CORGIER

As recently as the 18th Century painted ceilings were very much a feature of interior decor, Christian Corgier continues to develop this tradition. A French artist who has lived in Britain for the past thirty five years working and sharing his craftsmanship in perspective and decorative painting. During this time he has developed one of the most specialised painting workshops in Europe, particularly in the art of ceiling decoration. The studio produces handpainted canvasses off-site whilst projects are in progress and installed with the minimum of fuss. The canvas is polyester resistant to damp and is washable. We hope this book will give you a taste of his work. You will see how he uses the law of perspective to create visual illusions, such as, feigning architecture in perspective on a flat ceiling in such a way that it seems to continue the existing architecture, or, the foreshortening of figures creating an illusion of perspective that is quite clearly impossible and see some of..