- adding depth to our pavements -

You know those angsty pavement artists who are so protective of their work? Yes yes they are amazing drawings and it's always a pity that they get such a fleeting existence, but it's no excuse to be a dick about it. I had one in Melbourne where all I wanted to capture in picture was the artist and the emotion she put into her work. I had almost started to admire her when she barked and me and made me pay her royalties. True true, I am a cheapscape. But if I had thought her drawing was amazing and deserved a picture then I would've given her money anyway, even if just a little (although not as little as 5 euro cents Martin). Forced charity really isn't a pleasant experience.

Julian Beever is a pavement artist who puts a comical and illusory stamp on his surfaces. Seen from one angle it is of complete irrelevance, but walk a bit more and turn 180 degrees and you will see a completely different world. Sometimes godly figures would be bathing in the middle of a mall, at other times a giant packet of crayons would be seemingly there for you to pick up. Here are some of his amazing anamorphic illusions:






Thanks Alfred for the forward :)