Occasional Toronto: Fool The Eye

Monday, March 31, 2014

Fool The Eye

This probably the most famous and the best mural in Toronto. The "FlatIron Mural" is found appropriately on the back of the Flat Iron building and was created by Canadian artist Derek Besant in 1980 after a competition run by the city. Although it incorporates a few of the windows from the building itself, the facade it depicts is actually that of the Perkins Building across the road on Front St E. I love it!
Taking part in Monday Murals. Click here for more murals.

29 comments:

Anonymous said...: FANTASTIC!; March 31, 2014 at 8:58 AM
Luis Gomez said...: This is so good! Wonderful!; March 31, 2014 at 9:00 AM
Revrunner said...: It's great!; March 31, 2014 at 9:14 AM
Lowell said...: Fantastic, good, wonderful, great - I agree with all of those descriptions of this piece of art. It amazes me how artists can work with perspective in such a way that it looks so real!

Super post!; March 31, 2014 at 10:05 AM
TexWisGirl said...: fabulous!!!; March 31, 2014 at 10:12 AM
Sharon said...: A fantastic example of trompe l'oeil. I love this kind of art.; March 31, 2014 at 10:13 AM
Stefan Jansson said...: Fantastic it is.; March 31, 2014 at 10:30 AM
Karen said...: Trompe l'oeil is an amazing art form!; March 31, 2014 at 10:50 AM
Halcyon said...: A great trompe l’œil!; March 31, 2014 at 10:51 AM
ArtandArchitecture-SF.com said...: How Fun!; March 31, 2014 at 11:29 AM
Tanya Breese said...: now that is awesome! kind of reminds me of those bikini t-shirts!; March 31, 2014 at 12:19 PM
Karl said...: Wow, great !!
Wonderful piece of Art!; March 31, 2014 at 12:43 PM
Billy Blue Eyes said...: That is amazing; March 31, 2014 at 12:47 PM
Andy said...: The flat iron build has been there for eons but I never knew about the mural. It's pretty cool looking.; March 31, 2014 at 3:06 PM
cieldequimper said...: That's a brilliant trompe-l’œil!; March 31, 2014 at 3:46 PM
Kate said...: This is really cool, and inventive, and creative. You have found a real winner here!; March 31, 2014 at 3:58 PM
VioletSky said...: I love this one. And you got a beautiful blue sky day to shoot it!; March 31, 2014 at 5:00 PM
s.c said...: Stunning one. I like it.; March 31, 2014 at 5:01 PM
Oakland Daily Photo said...: A very impressive piece. No wonder it's a favorite and is so well preserved. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.; March 31, 2014 at 5:13 PM
Chattahoochee Valley Daily said...: Very cool mural.; March 31, 2014 at 7:10 PM
EG CameraGirl said...: This mural is fabulous, RedPat! I love it too.; March 31, 2014 at 8:07 PM
Randy said...: That's fun.; March 31, 2014 at 9:42 PM
Jackie McGuinness said...: Been away for a while...makes me think of home1; March 31, 2014 at 10:41 PM
Mike@Bit About Britain said...: That's a truly amazing mural!; April 1, 2014 at 4:43 AM
biebkriebels said...: This is a great mural!; April 1, 2014 at 5:40 AM
Laura. M said...: Than the original ... I love Pat. It is a work of art!; April 1, 2014 at 11:33 AM
Unknown said...: This is fabulous! So well done.; April 1, 2014 at 1:03 PM
Anonymous said...: That's great.; April 1, 2014 at 6:01 PM
Jack said...: Wow! Back to back to back architectural triumphs!; April 1, 2014 at 9:01 PM

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