Kirk Hayes at Sean Horton Gallery, New York

An artist innovatively uses the trompe-l’œil technique to reveal our capacity to endure suffering while still living lives of joy and compassion.

Accepting Fragility, 2022, Oil on panel (trompe-l’œil)

By Daniel Gauss

Trompe-l’œil (sounds like: trump loy) is when an artist creates a super-realistic illusion of three…