Some Over the Top Trompe l’Oeil Murals

Continuing with my Mural Monday Theme, several muralists are known for their over-the-top, grand, trompe l’oeil style. I’m listing just a few here.

1) Eric Grohe, as described in the article, “Move over Bansky…” from the London Evening Standard. (There are a lot more pictures to be viewed on this link + here’s a previous post.)

2) John Pugh’s 3-D work is described in the article, “Off the Wall…” on the Daily Mail UK.

3) Murals of Lyon, France by Halim Bensaïd (CitéCréation), as described on France Today:

Murals produced by CitéCréation were designed not just as decoration but to help the people of Lyon rediscover their local identity, to trace the history of a particular quartier, or district, and to make art accessible to everyone.

4) Anonymous over-the-top but fun murals on Zuzafun, appropriately enough.

5)  What I like about Steve DeLaitsch’s Mural in Hartland, Minnesota is it’s highly realistic old photo quality, plus painting directly on brick is difficult. I think it is just as well executed as some of the others above. Murals don’t have to be over the top to be good. I think it is the trompe l’oeil nature that makes these stand out.

Finally for now, here’s a  a link for reference on ArtInfo, if you don’t know who Bansky is, the artist who first article mentions. He has a secret following and supposedly no one, except only an exclusive few, might know who he is. He mysteriously paints murals  in unexpected places, while incorporating a natural element to the setting. Here’s’ one for visual reference — trompe l’oel but in a different, sparse way.

One last side note: a follow up  to the post where I mentioned the controversial Dostoevesky Murals in the Moscow Metro. This link on BookFox has more photos and explanation.

More murals next Monday….