3D Chalk Art

Julian Beever Julian Beever is an English chalk artist[1] who has been creating trompe-l'œil chalk drawings on pavement surfaces since the mid-1990s. He uses a projection technique called anamorphosis to create the illusion of three dimensions when viewed from the correct angle. It is often possible to position a person within the image as if they were interacting with the scene.
Beever first designs his work on paper. Once finalised, a camera is placed at a distance from the art on the pavement which he returns to in order to observe the image through the lens a number of times, as the camera's wide angled lens can create an optical illusion which distorts the actual size of objects, which aids in maintaining perspective.
Beever works internationally as a freelance artist and creates murals for companies.
Besides this pavement art, Beever also paints murals with acrylic paints and replicas of the works of masters and oil paintings, and creates collages. Among his other work are drawings, usually themed around music.

Now this to me just screams Public Art!!!! I love this it lets the public interact with it and depending on which chalk drawing you look at you could swear its not chalk or that someone just photo-shopped it on the computer.




















4 comments:

Olivia said...

This is a great example of public art not only is it interesting to look at but it pulls the interest of the surrounding community.

Caitster said...

3D chalk art has always been one of my favorites! I like that people can interact with this and have fun with it. That really makes it great public art!

Larryian [Lari] Taylor said...

Scrolling through all of our blogs this immediately caught my eye. I like that this artwork actually pops out like people are really interacting with it.

Avia said...

This one is amazing because everything looks so real and it's something that individuals in the community can all participate.