Pierre delavie wraps versailles in dior trompe l'oeil canvas

PIERRE DELAVIE WRAPS PALACE OF VERSAILLES IN DIOR TROMPE L’OEIL CANVAS all images courtesy of pierre delavie AS THE PALACE OF VERSAILLES UNDERGOES A MONUMENTAL INTERIOR AND EXTERNAL

RENOVATION, AN ENORMOUS CANVAS DESIGNED BY FRENCH ARTIST PIERRE DELAVIE MASKS THE RESTORATION OF THE ROOFS OF THE PAVILLON DUFOUR AND THE VIEILLE AILE, UNTIL ITS COMPLETION IN MARCH 2015.

the artistic undertaking sees the historic site team up with french luxury fashion house dior once again, furthering their collaboration and creative exchange which dates back to 1947.

delavie has interpreted their shared history as ‘to all the glories of france’, a massive and magical trompe-l’oeil artwork stretching across the chateau’s facade. photographs of dior’s past

and current designs are situated in a setting of stone and greenery and appear as a window, to which viewers can peer within the royal court onto the gardens. the canvas wraps the historic

building during its restoration work the canvas stretches across the chateau’s facade the trompe-l’oeil treatment allows the viewer to seemingly peer into the courtyard the gates of

versailles open up onto the palace and it’s canvas covering image © didier saulnier dior imagers patterns the surface the skewed perspective warps the sense of reality image © didier

saulnier the illuminated palace at night image © didier saulnier nina azzarello I designboom sep 10, 2014