Some people really love optical illusions. So much so that they are willing to have a deceptive tattoo inked permanently onto their body. I suppose tattoos are not always permanent. They could be removed at some point in the future, but it would come at considerable cost (and pain). Take a look at the following […]
Inspired by his two-year old son, J.D. Hillberry created the following trompe l’oeil drawing. It features an impossible scenario of his son putting together a puzzle that is actually himself. Hillberry remarks that: At this age, he was just beginning to learn about himself and what the world has to offer. I believe that this […]
Do you notice anything remarkable about Saint-Georges Theatre shown below? It appears that the side of the building is covered in windows. In reality, most of them were painted onto the building by mural painter Dominique Antony. In fact, all of the upper windows are fake with the exception of the one on the far […]
Edgar Mueller is a very talented pavement artist who has created a number of outstanding works. The time-lapse video below demonstrates how he created ‘The Crevasse’, which happens to be one of my favorite 3D street art pieces. It is very interesting to watch how far back the team starts the painting so that it […]
John Pugh is an American artist known for this large three-dimensional trompe l’oeil wall murals. One of his most famous murals, titled Academe, was painted on a wall on the side of Alva P. Taylor Hall at Chico State University in California. As a passerby, it appears that the wall of the building has crumbled […]
Every year, the Sarasota Chalk Festival attracts artists from all over the world. At the 2011 festival, Leon Keer, Ruben Poncia, Remko van Schaik and Peter Westerink created the following anamorphic pavement chalk painting inspired by the Terracotta Army of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. Two videos detailing this street painting […]
In 1948, M.C. Escher created a lithograph called “Drawing Hands” which depicted two hands drawing each other into existence. This surreal work has inspired many artists over the last 64 years. One such work is “Escher’s Nightmare” by J.D. Hillberry. His version, a charcoal and pencil drawing on white paper, has a twist. Instead of […]
