The Chalk Guy

After reading the last blog about image reproduction, by J.E. Nihilit it  reminded me of an email I received from my mother a couple of months ago. I get emails from her a lot but this  particular one really stood out to me. I don't know if anyone has ever heard of the "chalk guy" (Julian Beever) but  he is an amazing artist who uses sidewalk-chalk to create incredible images on sidewalks and streets, all over the world. Beever is an English artist who's famous for his art in England, America, France, Germany, Australia and Belgium. Beever has been creating trompe-l'oeil chalk drawings on pavement surfaces since the mid-1990s. His works are created using a projection called anamorphosis. Beever gives his drawing a 3D look. His images are drawn completely deformed which give a 3D image when viewed at the right angle. All of his images look as though the people are actually in them it is really amazing. This is a video I found on YouTube about his artwork. You can also find more information about where these sites are and more on him by just googling his name. This a one of the links I found after googling his name.  http://www.joevautour.com/funandgames/inbox/chalk.html It is incredible how these images stick out and seem so lifelike. The people in these pictures look as though they are interacting with the drawings because of how lifelike they are.