Painted fish swim in a real tub full of fake water.
(Click to enlarge)

Artist Riusuke Fukahori creates fool-the-eye art by combining real objects with painted goldfish set in layers of resin. He paints his fish on clear resin, one layer at a time. When he’s done, his optical illusion is complete: the fish look three-dimensional, and the clear resin simulates water.

His art is both painting and sculpture.
(Click to enlarge)

View more of his work at this Flickr slideshow: Goldfish Salvation>>

Watch him at work:

"Goldfish Salvation" Riusuke Fukahori ????

See other artwork created in layers (this time painted on glass) at this Deceptology post: These 3D artworks are slices of reality>>

Riusuke Fukahori (Japanese)>>
Found via Riusuke Fukahori Paints Three-Dimensional Goldfish Embedded in Layers of Resin, This Colossal>>