Trompe L'Oeil

...a style of painting in which objects are depicted with photographically realistic detail.

Creating an illusion is what you see

can you peer through the window in reality

it is really deceit at its finest and best

imagination of the mind is the real test

is what you see authenticity or a pigmented allusion

which you decide is your own unique conclusion

Reviews

[Deuces]

You know I love rhyme. You killed it in this piece.

The topic is one I also love and ponder daily. You personified this style of painting and analogized this with the human mind and condition. It is funny how not only others can paint an illusion that we fall for, but at times we paint the illusion ourselves and therefore have no one else to blame.

Truly enjoyed this one. You have a lot up your sleeve.

[Frieda P]

Whoa deep review, I love it...so glad you like this one Cyn, I am really terrible at rhyming, not my style, but this one I just felt it. Thanks so much for your great review.

[Deuces]

No problem. You're actually good at the rhyme. Try it more.

[Frieda P]

It always feels so strained to me, not natural, I don't think in rhyme, well I do but that's another story ;-)

[Blue Ivory]

Wow yeah that gives me something to think about! Sometimes I wonder the same thing. I love the way you put it.

[KAOlmsted]

Well, I guess we all have to rhyme sometime ;-) I have some of this art work on my own walls...it's amazing stuff, really. I can't even draw a stick figure xD Nice work, lady.

[first second third]

this is beautiful. again wonderful as always:)

[Frieda P]

Thanks kindly forsaken.

[first second third]

you are welcome

[quinfinn]

i retracted my original review of this because i was so far off kilter it was embarrassing, but this is stunning prose, absolutely gorgeous!

[Frieda P]

Silly man, good, bad or indifferent, you're always welcome here...thanks quin x

[quinfinn]

:)

[Renée]

is it live or is it memorex lol ... oh boy.. I live in the O C and I see a lot of illusions ..
love the line "deceit at its finest" that it is....

[Frieda P]

Haha, yes so true...forgot that line. Thanks so much Renee...

[Renée]

a pleasure q ;

[Frieda P]

Is that memorex? ;-P

[Renée]

oh no dear.. stamp art lol

[Frieda P]

ha :-D

[Renée]

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[beautiful dreamer]

i love your ryhme scheme!

[Frieda P]

Gee thanks, I'm really not very good at rhyming, much appreciated bd.

[kublakhan27]

Deceit in reality...you must have looked through the same window I did haha A nice little assessment of visual art and its varying effects on an individual...you still get all the cool captchas though ;P

[Frieda P]

I think so...I can't believe you never get any good captchas, I'm not the only one here, I've had other people tell me the same that they relate, you must have the abstract version, like you... ;-P

[kublakhan27]

Haha no it doesn't surprise me one bit ;P

[Frieda P]

haha...me either! ;-P

[kublakhan27]

;P

[Holly Mason]

these words are so true...
beautiful picture...have you ever seen intense sand art?I am originally from Florida and the art is amazing...would be even more so with your words*)
the illusion of perfection but do we really know
thank you for sharing

[Frieda P]

Yes it's fantastic, one of my writes has a photo included with sand art, I forget which one...thanks so much for your review Holly.

[khalid]

we are living in the age of allusion. between reality and imagination there is a very tiny transparent thread which makes reality an allusion. it was said, dont believe everything you see nor half of what you hear, but i think now, we cant believe neither what we hear nor what we see since the reality has never become clear as it was. most pictures are made up, most talks are treated in a way to make it be fake...

but i really believe, your poem is unbelievable..

[Frieda P]

So sweet always in your review khalid, thanks so much for your insightful words.

[khalid]

sweet poems must be reviewed with sweet words, i do my best..