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Mueller painted for five days to create this illusion. Covering about 400 sq m, this 3D painting is even bigger than the waterfall!
This piece of Mueller's is called 'Crevasse,' created during the Festival of Culture in Ireland.
Edgar Mueller is a famous German 3D street artist known for creating magnificent optical illusions.
At the time of its creation, this piece was the largest 3D street painting ever done, covering about 280 sq m.
This piece in progress of Mueller's is called 'Turning Riverstreet into a river.'
Mueller poses on his 'Frozen' fresco painted in front of Paris City Hall as part of a communication operation for Disneyland Paris.
This piece of Mueller's is called 'Use Your Eyes.'
Mueller appears to be teetering on the edge with the characters of 'Ice Age' in his anamorphic pavement art in London.
Street artist Kurt Wenner has also made a name for himself as a 3D artist, with performance included, as you can see from this incredible piece in Waterloo Station, London.
Wenner is quite playful with his art. This piece was inspired by The Big Lunch, which encourages neighbors to come together in a simple act of friendship and community.
Wenner wows again at Waterloo train station.
Wenner unveils his impressive creation of the Terracotta Army and Emperor Hanin at Waterloo station as part of promotion for 'The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.'
Wenner brought two of America's biggest tourist attractions to the same place, presented by Smithsonian Channel's Aerial America.
Wenner created a beautifully interactive piece at the 3D Museum of Wonder in Playa del Carmen, Mexico.
Whether you call it sidewalk art, street painting, pavement art, or any of its other names, creating masterpieces where people usually walk goes against the idea that art must hang in the walls of galleries. Instead, it integrates art into the streets, and into people's daily lives—and that's where we need it most.
Beyond that, there are also street painters and pavement artists who have taken their work to the next level, creating incredible optical illusions in public spaces.
Click through to see some mind-blowing pieces, both in style and stature, right beneath people's feet.
Volunteers painted "Black Lives Matter" on the street near the White House following protests triggered by the death of George Floyd. The mural was so powerful that that section of 16th street was renamed "Black Lives Matter Plaza."
This anamorphic piece is a 5x5 m work in London.
Wenner crafted this piece for the cycling team Sky, who made it their mission to bring awareness to the endangerment of the rainforest and help save a billion trees in the Amazon.
French street artists Zag and Sia take street painting up a level (or a few levels) by creating art on staircases.
French street artist Sia poses on her and Zag's playful work in Paris.
French artist Saype (Guillaume Legros) is famous for creating giant land art frescoes, like this one of a girl dropping an origami boat into Lake Geneva, painted to support the cause of the NGO SOS Méditerranée, which specializes in the rescue of migrants at sea.
The giant fresco covers 5,000 sq m, but don't worry: it was produced with biodegradable paints made from natural pigments.
This 600-m long painting by Saype depicts hands joined together at Paris' landmark Champs de Mars gardens in front of the Eiffel Tower.
Saype really outdid himself with this piece showing two kids pointing at Les Crosets in Switzerland.
M&M'S World Las Vegas celebrated the opening of its new candy wall with a 3D chalk art installation by We Talk Chalk.
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This is Wenner's contribution to the Canvas Festival, a 3D pavement art event in Dubai.
Saype created another giant piece in Istanbul, aiming to create the biggest human chain on the planet. Fun fact: the biodegradable and eco-friendly airbrush paint he uses was actually his own invention!
Street artist Juandres Vera's giant 3D mural of The Beatles, a 24-m long by 6-m wide work that stole the show at The James Carling International Pavement Art Competition.
Like Mueller and Wenner, Saype plays with 3D elements, but you do have to regard his works from much farther away.
Impressive street paintings beneath your feet
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LIFESTYLE Art
Whether you call it sidewalk art, street painting, pavement art, or any of its other names, creating masterpieces where people usually walk goes against the idea that art must hang in the walls of galleries. Instead, it integrates art into the streets, and into people's daily lives—and that's where we need it most.
Beyond that, there are also street painters and pavement artists who have taken their work to the next level, creating incredible optical illusions in public spaces.
Click through to see some mind-blowing pieces, both in style and stature, right beneath people's feet.