Julian Beaver is bringing his latest 3D pavement drawings to the streets of New Orleans. This renowned British street artist has been making pavement drawings for 10 years and has worked in the U.K., Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Germany, the USA and Australia. Thanks to a grant from New Orleans’ Downtown Development District with and the J.W. Marriott Hotel, Beever was able to make a pavement drawing reflecting New Orleans’ city life. The theme for his drawing, which he calls “anamorphic illusions drawn in a special distortion in order to create an impression of 3 dimensions when seen from one particular viewpoint” was ” Louis Armstrong if I can get a likeness…If I can’t, then it’s just any musician!” Looks pretty Armstrong-like to me. But the drawing isn’t just in New Orleans or on the street. Beever sees the big picture (no pun intended):
It doesn’t worry me at all that this drawing will disappear after a couple of days in the rain, because the final product is the photograph… It’s that photograph that goes on the Internet. Then thousands of people will see it. It will be there forever. It doesn’t vanish, really. The drawing on the ground is just a vehicle.
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Where are your wonderful drawings in New Orleans? We will be there this weekend.
Thanks.
Sandra Josepha mi me vale verga si se puede en una lcd pero los dibujos de beever son vergones
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4852e35ae1 June 13, 2008 | 5:19 pm ESTHI, Your pavement art is just amazing, are your photographs for sale? I am truly amazed. You are a extremely talented artist. Linda
LindaI am somewhat of an artist, pencil, but the depth and angle of your art is amazing. If you stand
Elaine Poynerat the wrong end of it I bet it doesn’t look the same, and that is how amazing it is, it’s all so
beautiful. I am so impressed, great work, I wish I had an ounce of your talent. Did you teach
yourself, have some art lessons, what? I need to keep studying!!!!!
A Big Fan, \
Elaine
Your work brings joy to so many people, what a talent!
Cyndy CollinsI heard about you on the morning news. Think you do wonderful artwork. Thaks for sharing it with the news and the country. Lainey from Burlington, VT
Helaine RappaportThank you Julian for sharing your amazing, unique talent. I’m not fortunate enough to afford travel to New Orleans so I’m thankful you thought to preserve and share your work with the world! - Donna
Donna L. Pohlman