Most of you have probably seen these pictures as the first things that show up on a Google image search of "street art". These fun optical illusions are made by German street artist Edgar Mueller. He has street painted all over Eastern and Western Europe, and also in Canada, for different festivals and events.
He uses a trompe de l'oeil style that at first glance confuses passerbys, but then entertains them as the street becomes a playground whith which they can interact creating their own illusions.
They can only be seen from one perspective, which makes the work much harder to plan and successfully create while also demanding an effort from the viewer to fully appreaciate the picture rather than just simply presenting it on the asphalt. Here's two perspectives of one he made for Jaw Moose in Canada:
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Montreal should definitely think about inviting him for a summer.
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