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Tag: trompe l’oeil

Chillin’ at Home

48th St and Third Avenue, New York
Posted on May 20, 2018May 13, 2018Categories Candid, Interior, PhotoTags candid, Manhattan, New York, passerby, storefront, street, trompe l'oeil, urbanLeave a comment on Chillin’ at Home

Painted Wall

89th and Columbus

I’ve tried to capture this one several times. The trompe l’oeil is rapidly disappearing under graffiti and peeling off.

Posted on February 27, 2011February 28, 2011Categories Photo, Still life, StreetTags abstract, Adam Isler, Columbus Ave, geometry, graffiti, Isler, Manhattan, New York, NYC, paint, pattern, photography, street, trompe l'oeil, urban, W 89th St, wallLeave a comment on Painted Wall

Rubik’s Wall and Tree

89th and Columbus
Posted on January 25, 2011February 28, 2011Categories Landscape, Photo, StreetTags abstract, berry, branch, Columbus Ave, cube, Isler, leaf, Manhattan, New York, NYC, photography, red, street, trees, trompe l'oeil, W 89th St, wall, winterLeave a comment on Rubik’s Wall and Tree

My Favorite Wall

89th and Columbus
Posted on September 19, 2010September 16, 2010Categories Photo, Still life, StreetTags abstract, Adam Isler, architecture, brown, Columbus Ave, Isler, Manhattan, New York, NYC, paint, pattern, quadrilateral, silver, street, trompe l'oeil, W 89th St, wallLeave a comment on My Favorite Wall

Trompe L’Oeil

Tenth Ave

This is actually pyramidal in shape, sticking up about 8 inches, but gives the illusion of depth

Posted on December 11, 2009December 5, 2009Categories Photo, StreetTags Adam Isler, architecture, frame, frameshop, geometry, glass, Isler, Manhattan, New York, NYC, optical illusion, portico, pyramid, reflection, storefront, street, Tenth Ave, terrace, trompe l'oeil, windowLeave a comment on Trompe L’Oeil
 

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