Part tease, part tour de force, the art of trompe l’oeil (literally, of deceiving the eye) is one of inspired play. It mandates a duplication of reality that reaches beyond illusion to delusion, a mastery of volume, shadow, texture and color so complete that the line between fictive pictorial space and real space seems to disappear.

About Christian Thee

CHRISTIAN THEE is regarded as one of today’s leading practitioners of trompe l’oeil painting, his unique style being a direct and purposeful extension of his work as a scenic designer for the theater and his hobby of magic (sleight of hand), and the actual design of “illusions”. His distinctive creative style incorporates these elements in their various forms, and the results are often surprising, sometimes astounding, and always unique...read more.

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