Julian Beever is the greatest pavement artist
How is this marvelous art created?

His art is created with chalk. First, like a skillful architect, he first designs his creations on paper. Once he starts, Julian places a camera at a distance of the art and keeps observing it through the lens of the eye. The reason is simple: the camera has a wide angled lens that can create an optical ilusion that can distort the actual size of objects. "I think because the camera limits what your brain can do," he said, "it limits the brain's ability to judge distance, it makes you only use one eye. And therefore you can make the brain believe stuff that otherwise it wouldn't believe." This is what is known as anamorphism. Once he gets started on his creation, he goes back and forth from his art to the camera a few hundred times to gain perspective. Once it's created, the results will appear extraordinary as evidenced in the photos on this lens. it will slowly disappear due to nature. He is not worried about it disappearing, since he and millions of others are able to capture photographs of his creation that will forever live in the internet
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Amazing artwork of Julian Beever
Some sampling of his amazing work.
1. People actually avoid the sidewalk thinking there is a hole.

2. Hang on!

3. With Spiderman

4. Water rafting

5. Two people on top of a tower.

6. Batman and Robin, quickly save Julian, he's falling from a building!

7. Feeding a seal

8. Ready for the pool?
/>9. Waterfall. Simply amazing..and the art isn't bad too.

10. Time for a coke, are you thirsty?

11. Earth

What it actually looks like from the side.
Julian's artwork poll
More information on Julian Beever
Julian Beever's pavement drawings from his own site
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Trompe l'oeil is perspective illusionism. It is often seen in church murals with flat surfaces looking like they are being arched. What you see in the picture does not really exist, it is painted.
Julian Beever Shows you how he does it
How the "Pavement Picasso" Does It
A time lapse video of Julian Beever creating the Aveeno Fountain of Youth chalk drawing in Union Square, NYC on 01/15/07. See a full gallery of Julian's work at http://www.flickr.com/photos/pavementpicasso/sets/.
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What do you think about Julian Beever and his art?
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- skiesgreen skiesgreen Nov 19, 2009 @ 2:36 pm
- The man is a genius and his art should be hanging in people's homes and galleries. He must have a very sore back bending all the time. Great work in bringing this wonderful art alive for your audience. It is no small feat but it is great stuff. 5* fave and lens rolled.
Norma
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- MCM MCM Nov 9, 2009 @ 6:37 pm
- Great job! I love ur artwork! I think ur absolutley amazing!
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- amy1980 amy1980 Oct 6, 2009 @ 9:53 pm
- This is incredible! I wish I could actually see one of these great pieces of art. Thank you for bringing it to me.
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- Mary Mary Aug 17, 2009 @ 6:55 pm
- I saw something new today the name of an amazing and talented artist, thanks for sharing your creations
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- TopVA4U TopVA4U Jul 23, 2009 @ 3:59 pm
- I have seen an email with Julian Beever's work on it and it is so totally amazing!! I didn't know what his name was until I stopped in to view this site. Great Lens!
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