Laurel Farrin's Mondrian series of trompe l'oeil works shows why the genre - which translates to "trick the eye" in English - has fascinated viewers for centuries. Trompe l'oeil pieces create optical illusions via extremely realistic images two-dimensional images that appear to be three-dimensional - thus the trick. This modern series of trompe l'oeil works are an homage to Piet Mondrian, the Dutch painter, creator of an iconic style incorporating grid of vertical and horizontal black lines and three or four primary colors. Farrin's paintings call up Mondrian's grids and lines incorporating them into works that fool the eye into seeing fabric, slips of paper, and sewn lines where there is only paint. Wholly entertaining and intriguing on the surface level, Farrin's works also provoke thought about the more subtle messages communicated by her choice of objects incorporated into the grids.

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