neat highrise in Chicago

[caycifish_IHB]

From afar:

Getting closer:

Wait a minute...?

Holy ****! Look at that!

 

[Geotpf_IHB]

I dislike anything fake, and that certainly qualifies.

 

[Astute Observer_IHB]

I dislike anything fake, and that certainly qualifies.

So your t-shirt is the plain white variety, and your dress is unbleached cotton?

There are always certain degree of fake-ness in architecture, and you just have to appreciate some of it. I say some, not all, depends on how tasteful implemented.

 

[bkshopr_IHB]

I dislike anything fake, and that certainly qualifies.

Nothing could be more fake than tract communities. By installing an arch window and the home is called Spanish Colonial style.

This style of paint illusion is an artistic form called "trompe l'oeil" started during the Renaissance and reached its zenith during the Baroque period. During the era of Renaissance not every wall surface had relief because of masonry engineering limitation. Artists such as Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel domes and vaults to create a visual story while other artists painted architectural element with shadows to give interests to a blank wall surface.

While everyone knew the fresco scenes were fake everyone was intrigued how close the trompe l'oeil depicted realism due to the artists' master skill.