Philippe Bertho Hand-Signed digital pigment print on canvas:"Mondrian Hotel"
Artist: Philippe Bertho
Title: Mondrian Hotel
Image Size: 36.25 x 27.375 inches.
Medium: Canvas; digital print
About the Artist: Philippe Bertho is classically trained having enrolled in art school in Reims, France in the early 1990s. There, he spent considerable time studying decorative trompe loeil painting. Tromp loeil (to fool the eye) is a technique used by artists to create the illusion of a 3rd dimension on a flat surface. It is obvious from Berthos artwork that he fools much more than the eyehe draws one in by the heart and also quite frequently by the funny bone. Despite his ability to perfectly render reproductions of masterworks, Bertho was drawn to the world of fantasy and illusion. As his style developed, he drew inspiration from renowned contemporary trompe-loeil artist, Jacques Poirier. In his early work, Bertho exhibited ingenuity by including unusual materials in his paintings. Employing objects that others found useless corrugated iron, rusted metal boxes, old light bulbs he was fascinated with his ability to bring his art alive by creating dimension either by the addition of these items directly onto his canvas or later through the technique of trompe loeil.
Title: Mondrian Hotel
Image Size: 36.25 x 27.375 inches.
Medium: Canvas; digital print
About the Artist: Philippe Bertho is classically trained having enrolled in art school in Reims, France in the early 1990s. There, he spent considerable time studying decorative trompe loeil painting. Tromp loeil (to fool the eye) is a technique used by artists to create the illusion of a 3rd dimension on a flat surface. It is obvious from Berthos artwork that he fools much more than the eyehe draws one in by the heart and also quite frequently by the funny bone. Despite his ability to perfectly render reproductions of masterworks, Bertho was drawn to the world of fantasy and illusion. As his style developed, he drew inspiration from renowned contemporary trompe-loeil artist, Jacques Poirier. In his early work, Bertho exhibited ingenuity by including unusual materials in his paintings. Employing objects that others found useless corrugated iron, rusted metal boxes, old light bulbs he was fascinated with his ability to bring his art alive by creating dimension either by the addition of these items directly onto his canvas or later through the technique of trompe loeil.
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