Taking it to the streets

[dmiller]

An e-mail to me today shared the art work of Julian Beever.

His "canvas"? Sidewalks, and pavement, with a liberal dose of chalk.

Looked at from the correct viewpoint, they are 3-D and mind boggling.

I've never heard of this guy before, but he reminds me of M. C. Escher

Here are some of his pics, drawn on flat pavement:

Others can be seen at THIS SITE.

And at THIS SITE HERE, it gives the location, and occasion,

for when these works of art were done.

Enjoy. :)

PS --- edited to add -- look close at the drawings.

You can see the pavement lines (despite the 3-D effect), of the drawings.

Edited February 19, 2007 by dmiller

[ChasUFarley]

TOO COOL!

[VeganXTC]

I'm impressed when someone can draw a straight line. His work is amazing!

[ex70sHouston]

I'd drive 300 miles to see his stuff. Its great.

[Cowgirl]

WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!

That guy is totally amazing, just fantastic !!! I love his stuff!

Here's a little bit more on him

http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/ar...o_feature.shtml

Thanks Dmiller, what a treat!!

Cowgirl

[Linda Z]

If you like Beever, you'll probably like Kurt Wenner, too. Someone showed me his stuff about 5 years ago, and it knocked my socks off. I think Wenner is more detailed and refined than Beever, but they're both clever!

Wenner reminds me of a cross between Dali and Escher.

Here's a link to one of his "street paintings," as he calls them. I looked around for a good site with lots of his stuff, but couldn't find one. His own Web site doesn't show much.

http://www.linesandcolors.com/2006/02/13/kurt-wenner/

[pond]

that is truly a gift!

amazing truly amazing!

wow how does he do that?

is he rich?

he should be

[dmiller]

Linda --- thanks for the link to Wenner I hadn't heard of him before either.

Now I have to go looking for his stuff too!

Pond -- here's a You Tube with

. :)

[dmiller]

Woooooo!! Kurt Wenner is awesome too!

Found these drawings of his on SNOPES.

:B) :B) :B)

Edited February 19, 2007 by dmiller

[Linda Z]

You're welcome, David. I wish I could find the site I once saw that had lots of his stuff displayed. I'll try searching again tomorrow. He had some paintings that darn near took my breath away.

[polar bear]

Totally amazing dude-I can't even write my name legibly-(I should have been a doctor).

Edited February 20, 2007 by polar bear