Pavement art

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Julian Beever is an English, Belgium-based chalk artist who has been creating trompe-l'œil chalk drawings on pavement surfaces since the mid-1990s. His works are created using a projection called anamorphosis and create the illusion of three dimensions when viewed from the correct angle.

“Street artist Alphons ter Avest paints intricate rugs right onto the pavement.”

Remember - this image is entirely flat, drawn on a flat surface - it's just an optical illusion!

You won't believe your eyes.

An art piece that parks bikes? That’s the new life of a slice of street pavement at the corner of Fell and Divisadero streets, which was recently converted from its former use as a car parking space. Unlike other merchants who request bike corrals, Madrone Art Bar owner Michael Krouse wanted the curb space outside his business to become something even more. When the SFMTA Bike

Meri Amber was so inspired by this artwork posted by Chlambo Kahia on Google+ that she wrote a poem based on it: www.meriamber.com/blog/2013/05/you-still-give-me-butterfl...

So just last week I completed my most recent session in a series of summer sidewalk chalk art classes at the George F. Johnson Library. Once again, as always seems to happen, we had a number of bea…

Amazing street art! More

These sidewalk chalk ideas are so awesome! Seriously, some people so creative!? There are so many fun ideas and so many great photo opportunities! I wish we had an asphalt driveway so we could try more of these out at home! Do you get a mental block when you have a blank canvas in front of you? And your kids are saying, 'Draw something! Draw something!' - I usually end up drawing a flower, or sometimes a rainbow, but then I'm stumped. I feel the same way with a giant blank driveway and…