Sunday, April 17, 2011

Trompe L'oeil


It's not all that often I can pull out the arty French terms I learned in college-- that Art History degree IS finally coming in handy after all. "Trompe l'oeil" is a term that means "deceive the eye" and here's an example of an otherwise bland apartment building in the southern part of town gussied up with faux monkeys and art supplies. Even the trim below the second floor windows is painted on. Really well done-- click on the pic for a better view. I snapped this on the way to a restaurant named "Premium Junkfood" which featured all sorts of stuff that's bad for you from double bacon cheeseburgers to deep-fried Snickers bars.

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