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Julian Beever

Anamorphosis

Julian Beever is a UK-based street painter, famous for his chalk drawing, often on a sidewalk. You'll only need one look at some of his work to realize he's a real master in this art form. Because the drawings are made on the ground, some of them have to be made anamorphic (distorted). You need a particular viewpoint to see the image in 3D (see anamorphosis for more examples). The art of creating an image that looks real is called trompe l'oeil.



Batman - Julian Beever, 2005

Batman - Julian Beever An absolutely insane chalk drawing on the pavement. Batman an Robin are going to save a man from a burning building. Don't you get high anxiety when you look at this drawing ? Note the level of details : the real pavement is actually casting a "shadow" on the buildings below it.

Coke bottle - Julian Beever

Coke bottle - Julian Beever No, this is not a cut-and-paste of a real coke bottle in Photoshop. This coke bottle is drawn. In chalk. On pavement. Really incredible, I'm sure you'll agree.

Swimming Pool - Julian Beever

Swimming Pool - Julian Beever It's hard to make a 3D drawing on the ground. This picture looks only good from one point of view. When seen from the other side it looks entirely different. Click on the enlarged picture to look from the other side.

Pavement - Julian Beever

Pavement - Julian Beever It looks like a piece of the pavement has been taken out.

Rembrandt - Julian Beever

Rembrandt - Julian Beever Can you believe this is just drawn with chalk ?

 Related sites

RatingJulian Beever's Pavement Drawings
The site of the artist, incredible pavement drawings in chalk.


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