BR 2-14: Don't Believe Your Eyes!

I read "Don't Believe Your Eyes!". This book has a CD, and some questions. This story is about an old paint technique in Italy.

Camogli is small town on Italian coast. There are many buildings, and they looks beautiful. There are windows on the wall and the flowers on the side of the window. They looks real, but they are just painted on the building. This painting technique is called "Trompe l'oeil".

In the past, Camogli's fisherman used to paint their house in bright color and unusual design. Then they could find their house from the water easily. This technique is difficult, and need detailed work, so there are a few artist now.

I thought that this book teach us the knowledge of old Italian painting technique. the most impressive sentence for me is "so don't always believe your eyes!". (Waring, 2008, P, 19) I thought it was a story about exercise of eyes, but it wasn't. I hope the culture to remain in the future.

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Reference

Waring, Rob. (2008). Don't Believe Your Eyes! [FOOTPRINT READING LIBRARY]. Melbourne: Nelson Australia Pry Ltd.