amazing 3D murals painted on the sides of buildings


	amazing 3D murals painted on the sides of buildings
boozich
5-26-2009 4:44 PM
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boozich says:
The incredibly lifelike scenes are actually huge works of art, painted on the side of perfectly intact buildings...
The paintings, which have fooled many, were created by John Pugh, who specialises in trompe l'oeil - or 'trick of the eye' - art.
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Pugh paints people into the mural to heighten the 3D effect" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://muzich.blogspot.com/2009/05/amazing-3d-murals-painted-on-sides-of.html"><P class="imageCaption">Treasure<BR />trove: An Egyptian style mural adorns a wall in Los Gatos, California.<BR />Pugh paints people into the mural to heighten the 3D effect</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://muzich.blogspot.com/2009/05/amazing-3d-murals-painted-on-sides-of.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/muzich.blogspot.com/img/E57D62AC-E9DB-42D7-A0B9-32B0618D1F65" alt="pugh" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://muzich.blogspot.com/2009/05/amazing-3d-murals-painted-on-sides-of.html"><P class="imageCaption">Trick of the eye: John inserts a passer-by into the mural painted in Santa Cruz, California, entitled Bay in a Bottle, who is watching the ocean scene</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://muzich.blogspot.com/2009/05/amazing-3d-murals-painted-on-sides-of.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/muzich.blogspot.com/img/8973845B-CFC8-4D0C-B680-A23B798B00DB" alt="Take a pew: This looks like a nice spot to rest your weary feet on a sidewalk in Sarasota County Health Center, Florida" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://muzich.blogspot.com/2009/05/amazing-3d-murals-painted-on-sides-of.html"><P class="imageCaption">Take a pew: This looks like a nice spot to rest your weary feet on a sidewalk in Sarasota County Health Center, Florida</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://muzich.blogspot.com/2009/05/amazing-3d-murals-painted-on-sides-of.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/muzich.blogspot.com/img/0AF93F30-0092-4B6F-818C-128A0129010A" alt="pugh" /></div></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/A9C48A04-2D10-4162-B371-2468932CAB73/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>
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