Detail of a trompe l’oeil painting by Francesco Farolfi - Florence, 2014
Detail of a painting on canvas to be glued on a ceiling, by Francesco Farolfi - Firenze, 2013
Original and customized trompe l’oeil murals
Paintings and murals ispired by ancient style
As the Pompeian frescoes show, since the origins the wall painting has the aim to suggest the optical illusion of an opening towards the outside, also thanks to the use of illusionistic architectures, called trompe l’oeil, from French: "deception of the eye", where perspective takes in consideration standpoint of the viewer
Francesco Farolfi beside his handmade trompe l’oeil wall painting in a bathroom. Acrilics on wall. Florence, 1995
*In addition to the ability of amazing and engaging the viewer by way of the optical deception, realistic wall paintings have often an important evocative role, by making recall the presence and the memory of places, people or animals dear to the client, as in the two paintings by Francesco Farolfi below
Both of the paintings in this section, designed and handmade by Farolfi, have in the center the portrait of a pet belonged to the clients, as well as elements of the landscape expressly requested
Another form of pictorial wall decoration consist of the use of stylized natural elements, geometrically and harmoniously arranged, with repeated and symmetrical motifs, as in the picture below o
Detail of a painting on a ceiling, inspired by the Art Nouveau style, to match the age of building's construction . Francesco Farolfi, Florence 2019
Francesco Farolfi also
makes commissioned oil or acrylic paintings on canvas, including portraits
of people and animals.
On request he has also made copies of ancient
masterpieces
IMAGE GALLERY
of some Farolfi's
artworks
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