Street Art (Julian Beever Part 5)

As usual, Julian Beever has great interactions with spectators in addition to strategically inserting himself into his creative productions.

Note that he creates the illusion of a miniature person on the beer by using distance.

Street Art (Gregor Wosik Part 2)

Gregor Wosik's art form resembles a bit more closely to Julian Beever than Kurt Wenner or Edgar Mueller. Kurt Wenner tends toward symbolism with a religious touch while Edgar Mueller is more inclined towards large scale landscape project with his successful "The Streetpainters" company. Gregor Wosik and Julian Beever both have styles that attracts attention through radical conceptions or powerful emphasis on a single element.

For example, the single eye catching point of the gate piece is the curious dog poking his head out from behind the gate. A very fascinating artistic use of emphasis.

Each of the street artist has a disposition towards a certain style. Gregor Wosik and Julian Beever's styles are just one of the many styles but this style is very visually enticing and fun. Involving spectators into the artistic production is an excellent way to humanize and add a bit of realism to the work. Interacting with spectators also works wonders to emphasize a scale effect.

Note that some of these compositions were joint productions with other artist such as Edgar Mueller, Marion Ruthardt, and Manfred Stader.

Street Art (Gregor Wosik Part 1)

Gregor Wosik is a street artist from Poland. Although he is not as well known as Julian Beever, Kurt Wenner or Edgar Mueller, his quality work is quickly earning him an admirable reputation. This video below shows not only one of his fascinating work but also how the anamorphic effect only works at a single angle. This art illusion looks distorted from every other angle.

Whether the art pieces are composed of natural scenery or fantasy, they are always quite a sight to see. Some of Gregor Wosik's other works can be seen below.

Cylindrical Anamorphosis

This type of anamorphic art involves using a cylindrical mirror in the middle of the art piece to display a completely different image through the reflection. I am curious to how the artist carries out creating the curvature required to produce the appropriate reflection in the cylindric mirror. The video displays several anamorphic illusions using the cylindrical mirror.



The cyclindric illusions below were drawn by István Orosz, a talented Hungarian artist. Although he specializes in many different forms of art, today I will only cover some of his cylindrical mirror works. Similar to numerous other works using anamorphosis, this art form unveils at a specific perspective.

The Well (1997)

Anamorphosis with Column (1994)

Anna draws a circle (1998)

Cupola (1990)

Dionysos Anamorphosis (2007)

The Dyonisos Theatre (1986)

Self-portrait with Albert (2002)

Edgar Allan Poe: The Raven (2007)

Jules Verne (1983)

Street Art (Edgar Mueller Part 4)

This is the second cave piece created by Edgar Mueller (First piece here). This artistic work was created in Geldern, Germany which is where the previously discussed Lava Burst piece was completed. This was also done for the International Street Painting Competition.

Rain is one of the greatest enemies of street artists. Much effort must be put into precautions against rain or all the difficult labor done will be wasted.

The third of Edgar Mueller's cave project can be found in Ptuj, Slovenia. The mural was completed in four days right in time for the Culture Festival that took place in Ptuj.

A challenge Mueller faced here was the rough surface of the roads. Poor surface condition is a challenge faced by street artists everywhere. This is one reason some street painters prefer doing their work on a canvas to remove any problems with floor conditions.

Street Art (Edgar Mueller Part 3)

This anamorphic art piece by Edgar Mueller was commissioned by Unbranded, an italian communication agency. The purpose was to promote Austria tourism which works because anamorphic art are an eye-catching method of advertisement. In this video, it seems like he is working alone this time instead of working with others from Die Strassenmaler. "Die Strassenmaler" or "The Streetpainters" is a business led by Edgar Mueller and Manfred Stader.

Edgar Mueller created the next massive anamorphic art piece in West India Quay, London, UK. According to Mueller, the cave idea was inspired by the caves he visited in Shandong, China.

Street Art (Edgar Mueller Part 2)

Edgar Mueller completed this chaotic fiery piece in Geldern, Germany. This was during the anniversary of an international street painting contest.

The incredible artwork below was created for Tepli-Stan Mega Mall in Moscow, Russia. It was mentioned that the air was full of smog that made it difficult to breathe but the smog seems to fit nicely with the painting.