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.