During one of the presentations on Wednesday, Julian Beever’s artwork was shown. I had seen one of his pieces online a long time ago, but I had forgotten about it. I was intrigued by his work and wanted to learn more about this amazing artist.
Julian Beever is an English, Belgium-based chalk artist. He creates renderings of old masters and large pastel portraits of famous people. He has been creating trompe-l’oeil chalk drawings since the 90s. When viewed from the correct angle his creations look three-dimensional. His artwork takes three days to create. He keeps his camera on a tripod in the same spot and continually checks it. He also doesn’t kneel at all when designing. He has a stool he leans on to remove some of the physical stress. Some may ask why he does this. He states, “My art is for anybody, it’s for people who wouldn’t go into an art gallery. It’s art for the people.” I think he’s doing a great thing because if you’re walking down the street with a drawing on it, it’s kind of hard to miss. They way he plays with perspective is truly amazing! The fact that he is able to draw well and incorporate the perspective into it is mind boggling! I would love to see one of his creations in person.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2006/01/27/pavement_picasso_feature.shtml
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