Monday, December 12, 2011

Unbelievable!

Have you ever come across something that really made you stop and say, "...WOW!"? Well if you have then you'll know what I mean, and if you haven't, then feast your eyes on this!




Amazing right?!?!

This amazing chalk artist (also known as illusionist) has been creating tromp l'oeil pieces of art ever since the mid 90's! (those of you unfamiliar with the french term, tromp l'oeil means to deceive the eye) This art technique creates an optical illusion by involving extremely realistic imagery to portray a flat drawing in three dimensions. Julian Beever has demonstrated his talents on the pavements of England, France, Germany, Australia, Belgium, and even here in the US! While some pieces are only about five feet in size, others range up to thirty feet long and appear to be three feet high! Can you believe that?! It's crazy how a simple piece of colored chalk can create such a masterpiece. "My art is for anybody, it's for people who wouldn't go into an art gallery. It's art for the people." said the artist in a recent interview. Glorious, gasp-woethy and even eye-stopping cannot suffice the glory in this unique art. Hope you guys were as starstruck as I was!

xox Lenka

1 comment:

  1. Art is so cool ! Gossh I love these hallucinating pictures !

    xx
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