Some Stunning Street Art,

from a Mexican artist based in Guadalajara,

CarlosAlberto GH, who specializes in anamorphic street art representing all sorts of surrealistic scenes that come to life when seen from just the right angle,

from birds and reptiles seemingly coming out of walls, to whales floating above urban pavements, 

the former archaeological restorer focusing on Mayan sites and artefacts, the 31-year-old artist now dedicates all his time and attention to anamorphic art and detailed street murals,

looked at from just the right angle, 

a good artworks gives the sensation that the depicted scenes are right in front of your eyes, and also allow you to pose as part of the picture,

we have mentioned anamorphic art many times before,

and still enjoy looking at artists works when ever I see them.

The Video Below,

is an example of,

anamorphic art,

the spider is the work of  Portuguese street artist Odeith, who we have featured before, 

 photographs © Odeith, spay-painting on differently-angled surfaces and corners, Odeith is able to create some truly stunning optical illusions, like giant spiders and other insects that look ready to lash out at prey, or elaborate lettering that appears to float in midair,

 Odeith has been making graffiti art since the 1990s and is constantly honing his art, not only remaining relevant but also becoming an inspiration for aspiring graffiti artists,

  “I was kind of tired of the conventional regular 3D letters, so I was always searching for something original, this was till I got the first leg from one of letters coming out of the wall, making a cool effect. Since then I’m always trying to reach a new level,” Odeith said about his anamorphic art,

 take the artist’s latest project, a realistic-looking wrecked bus spray-painted on a giant concrete block,

 unless you saw the “before” photo, you could swear that was a real bus,

although he still does freehand work, the Portuguese artist says that whenever he is working on an elaborate project he firsts uses a computer to do a preview of the artwork, before starting work on the wall,

bove another short video of his work, for more amazing graffiti illusions, check out Odeith’s official website, as well as his Instagram and Facebook, what an amazing artist.

This Depiction Of The Bank of Philadelphia,

is one of the only two surviving works looking at the historic financial building,

 titled “Horizontorium” (1832), a hand-colored lithograph, 22.5 x 16.5 inches, it is a anamorphic illustration, which refers to the optical perspective of this kind of picture, the building itself was designed by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 

  at the time, it was the unofficial bank of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that sat at the southwest corner of Fourth and Chestnut streets, the structure was razed in 1836,

 but before that in 1832, artist John Jesse Barker added depth to the drawing by Philadelphia-based William G. Mason to create an optical illusion titled “Horizontorium.” it is a part of a tradition of anamorphic works,

 Horizontoriums became popular throughout England and France in the 18th century, although this piece is the only one known to be made in America,

viewers would set the lithograph on a flat surface and perpendicularly position their face at the center of the work (note the semicircle on this lithograph suggesting a spot for a chin) to peer over the image, the sharp angle would produce a distorted perspective that appears to project the building and its passersby upward, what a neat art form.

We Both Like 3D Street Art,

and below is great example of it,

 the illusion was made by street artist Leon Keer who took 6 days to complete it, we have featured his work before last time it was Gummy bears, but the one with the car just looks so good,

it is an example of anamorphic art, you have to stand at a certain spot for the drawing to make sense like this one,

 form Legoland in Germany, he also has recently coloured some of the wooden floor of an exhibition room in the Museum Arnhem in the Netherlands, for us it is just mind boggling to even think about where to begin with a drawing like this, but help is at hand, here is a guide to help if you want a career in street painting or anamorphic art.

Way Back In October 2015,

we featured the work of a 3D artist,

 German artist Stefan Pabst. was born in Russia, but has been living in Germany since he was 15-year-old. In 2007, he started painting and drawing portraits, but quickly got bored with it and began looking for a way to somehow traverse the 2D border of a sheet of paper, all photographs Stefan Pabst/Facebook,

 as he continued to explore the limits of his talent, Pabst stumbled upon the art of anamorphic illusions, and he hasn’t looked back since. Although he continues to create commission portraits, the German artist has become much more known for his mind-blowing optical illusions,

 sometimes his work is so good it fools himself!

 “After I did the spider painting, it made me feel a little queasy,” Pabst told BuzzFeed. “I knew it wasn’t real, my head kept telling me it was dangerous and disgusting.”

asked about the message he wants to convey to his audience, Stefan Pabst said that he hopes to inspire people that they can do anything if they really put their mind to it, he has big plans for the future as well, hoping to combine anamorphic art with his portraits in order to make his subjects seem like they are looking out from the paper, what skill and talent he truly has.

So Often,

when looking at photographs,

 Photoshop has been used,

 but in all of these,

 photographs, the software is not used at all,

photographer John Dykstra says he believes in the power of perspective, his photo style is created entirely with practical effects and simple ingredients, such as paint, chalk, and glass, rather than digital image manipulation techniques, “My goal is to create photographs that dabble between abstract truths and concrete reality,” Dykstra says. “By drawing connections between illusions of realism and the subjectivity of human experience, my work lingers between daylight and daydream.”

here’s his account of how his first anamorphic illusion (shown above) came about: 

My first idea came to me when I thought about how our perspective can trap us, and how so many of our boundaries in life are self-imposed and illusionary. Combining that thought with anamorphic illusions lead me to the idea for “Penalty Box,” a self-portrait that depicts me as drawing the illusion of a box around myself in chalk. At first I tried drawing the illusion on paper, but that didn’t work at all. Then I remembered the work of John Chervinsky, who I discovered a month earlier just after his passing. He was using chalk on chalkboard to create these very interesting photographs, and I knew I had found the solution to creating my piece. I quickly built a small 8’ x 8’ x 4’ plywood stage in my parents’ garage—God bless them for letting me use that space—covered it with a pint of chalkboard paint, set up my camera, and then the magic happened.

it just goes to show what can be done without Photoshop, You can find more of Dykstra’s work on his Facebook, and Instagram, looking at photographs without the use of Photoshop reminded me of the days of when I had my own dark room, and other than changing the exposure time or a little fogging for me that was it.

Street Art,

with a difference,

 French artist Julien Malland aka Seth Globepainter, continues to create childhood-inspired interventions around Paris and the world, earlier this year he had a major museum solo show at MoCA Shanghai which included elaborate sculptures and site-specific installations. He also painted one of his largest pieces to date on the banks of the Seine in Paris, and took part in a creation associated with the upcoming museum of street art at the Mausa Vauban, Malland’s poetic murals resonate with audiences of all ages, 

  “Sweetness and innocence from childhood regularly contrasts with the chaotic environments I choose to put them in,” the says in an interview, 

 He often places the children in environments with books as a reference to their imagination and creativity. After intensively traveling to over fifty countries during the last two decades, 

 Malland is very much aware of the way globalization and modernization are influencing local traditions. “We read less and less with the proliferation of screen habits,” he explains. “While reading we create our own images suggested by words. The screen makes us lazy and spoils our imagination.” 

 later he took part in a project initiated by Itinerrance Gallery and the Paris City Hall, painting the banks of Seine along with 1010, Momies, and Nebay, the four artists created a long stream of colorful artwork that following the riverbed for a little bit over a mile, along with 1010’s trompe l’oeil abstraction of an abyss, Momies’ graphic composition in the colors of the French flag, and Nebay’s calligraphy, Malland painted an anamorphic piece visible exclusively from the Pont de la Concorde, the work depicted a child sailing on a paper boat through a rainbow vortex,

 finally, back in June this year he created two pieces inside of Mausa Vauban, an upcoming museum of street art in Neuf-Brisach, France, once again he explored the idea of children at play, oe work is a compelling installation of a little boy breaking a wall and leaving a pile of colorful bricks stacked around the room and an open passageway,

 Malland is currently preparing for solo shows in London (November 2018), and Shaghai (January 2019), as well as an outdoor project in a pediatric hospital in the US, and is also working on several new books,

You can follow his travels throughout the globe on Instagram.

I Have Just Seen Another Piece Of Street Art,

that is anamorphic,

meaning you can only see the image if you stand in one particular place, it is mural painted on the stairs of an old tobacco factory in Morlaix, a city in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France,  ZAG painted this portrait of a young woman wearing a traditional Brittany clothing, what a great talent to be able to create works like this.

The Day Started Out Well,

we had a telephone call to say that our printer had arrived,

 so off to TukCom to pick up our brand new Epson T13,

and very nice it looked too, so insert that disk that came with it to download all of the drivers and a few other things, all no problem at all, next switch on to start printing, disaster!

this message appeared, despite going through all of the change the ink cartridge options always one or three cartridges would not be recognised, so back to the shop, why is it that when ever I buy some thing electrical this sort of thing happens? anyway after the same thing happened in the shop a new print head was fitted and it seems that all the problems were fixed,

so on to a bit of fun, well at least I thought it was, a Rubik cube, but it is not quite what it seems, it is a anamorphic print of one, it looks 3D,

 but if you turn the paper it is printed on it's true shape is seen,

 it is in fact almost as long as the paper,

 but by moving the paper and camera the perspective is altered,

 you can get a better effect if you cut the paper it is printed on,

 but move the camera angle just slightly and the true picture is revealed,

 the same with Diana's tape, all looks fine,

 until the paper is turned,

 then the distortion of the picture is seen,

again for a better effect I cut the paper the image was printed on to give a better 3D effect, I know too much time on my hands!

 of course if you are really clever you can make the same effect with writing like this sign,

but move the camera angle and all is seen as it is, the only excuse I have is that it was a quiet day, in the evening we watched a couple of films on satellite television and a few more from Swamp People that we had not seen before, then for us we were off to bed.