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Unless you have lived the last few years in a cave, this won’t be the first time you’ll have seen something LIKE this before. If you are like me, you will have received one of the many little forwarded emails from a family-member or friend that has been forwarded onto them, and so on. Among the slew of cute kittens and funny animal photos with human-like captions added to them, there are a bunch of images being tossed around that have to do with 3D Street Painting.
This art form takes usually a day or two to create and involve taking up a good half-a-block of sidewalk or street area to paint a scene that, only when viewed from one perspective, gives the illusion of a 3-dimensional scene. More interesting ones utilize a concept where a bystander or pedestrian walking by can “interact” with the image for the humor and entertainment of those standing in the “sweet spot”. Take this example (below) done by artist, Manfred Strader.
Edgar Mueller
But what you perhaps have not come across is that of German street artist Edgar Mueller, who takes the concept one step further. When I say further, I mean in terms of square footage, and not just objects of fancy, or cute little scenes, but entire environmental scenes that take up the entire area. When seen from the right spot, the effect is nothing short of amazing.
Take a closer look at the following images that show the transgression from a blank area of pavement to the finished image. This particular event took place near West India Quay in London. It was called the Cave Project.
Day One
Day Two
Day Four
The Final Image
