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Sara Watson Born 1987 or 1988 Nationality British Field trompe-l'œil painting on three-dimensional object Training University of Central Lancashire Movement trompe-l'œil Works invisible car (untitled?) Sara Watson (born 1987 or 1988) is a British artist famous for her illusory, trompe-l'œil art. In May 2009, she attracted international attention when she painted a car in such a way as to "merge" it with its surroundings, thus making it "invisible".[1][2]
Watson is a second year student in Drawing and Image Making at the University of Central Lancashire.[1]
The artwork took three weeks to complete, outside the artist's studio on the university grounds, in Preston. After completion, the car was "used for advertising by the local recycling firm that [had] donated the vehicle".[1][2]
The Daily Telegraph described Watson's illusory art as "reminiscent of the work by pavement artist Julian Beever, whose [sic] attempts to trick people's minds into seeing perspective on the flat surfaces of paving stones."[1]
External links
- Photos of the "invisible car" artwork in "E la studentessa di grafica creò l'auto invisibile", La Repubblica, May 3, 2009
See also
- Disappearing Model, a famous trompe-l'œil body painting by Joanne Gair
References
- ^ a b c d "Artist creates invisible car". London: The Telegraph. May 2, 2009. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5261752/Artist-creates-invisible-car.html. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
- ^ a b "Art student's car vanishing act". British Broadcasting Corporation. May 2, 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lancashire/8030766.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
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