Julian beaver biography
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Julian Beaver: Pavement Picasso
Julian Beaver: Pavement Picasso
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Julian Beever
British sidewalk chalk artist
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Julian Beever in 2011 | |
Nationality | English |
Known for | Anamorphictrompe-l'œil chalk drawings on pavement |
Website | www.julianbeever.net |
Julian Beever (born c. 1959) is a Britishsidewalk chalkartist[1] who has been creating trompe-l'œil chalk drawings on pavement surfaces since the mid-1990s. He uses a projection technique called anamorphosis to create the illusion of three dimensions when viewed from the correct angle. He preserves his work in photographs, often positioning a person within the image as if they were interacting with the scene.
Biography
[edit]Beever grew up in Melton, Leicestershire, near the geographical centre of England.[2]: 9 His talent in drawing had emerged by the time he was 5 years old; he liked school, especially his art classes(optical illusion).[2]: 9
At the age of 18, he chose to study art, design, and psychology (as a last-minute substitute for English). He continued to excel in art, found design to be tedious, and discovered new insights into visual perception, depth perception, and the eye and brain in his psychology studies.[2]: 9 After a gap year wo