Edgar Mueller Super Artist
Great Crevasse Edgar Mueller. Hard work: Together with up to five assistants, Mueller painted all day long from sunrise to sunset. The picture appeared on the East Pier in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, as part of the town’s Festival of World Cultures.
He spent five days, working 12 hours a day, to create the 250 square metre image of the crevasse, which, viewed from the correct angle, appears to be 3D.
He then persuaded passers-by to complete the illusion by pretending the gaping hole was real. “I wanted to play with positives and negatives to encourage people to think twice about everything they see,” he said. “It was a very scary scene, but when people saw it they had great fun playing on it and pretending to fall into the earth. I like to think that later, when they returned home, they might reflect more on what a frightening scenario it was and say, ‘Wow, that was actually pretty scary’…”
Mueller, who has previously painted a giant waterfall in Canada , said he was inspired by the British ‘Pavement Picasso’ Julian Beever, whose dramatic but more gentle 3D street images have featured in the Daily Mail.
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This guy is amazing no matter how you look at it!
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wow! those are amazing…I think it would freak me out to walk down them, especially the fire pit one
stevenasnthony would like you to read ..Friday Phone call…
So cool! Stuff like this is always a treat. Thanks for posting. xo d
diane would like you to read ..If You Can’t Say Something Nice About Someone, Come Sit Next to Me
WOW! Those are some seriously impressive paintings! Very cool!
debi9kids would like you to read ..If only I was 3 again….
Errr…I wouldn’t even walk on it.
I am a big fat wuss.
But wow that is so impressive.
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Sarah in Italy would like you to read ..Dear So and So…..redoing the house edition
This is a very artistic work. I like it so much!
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Fascinating artwork, i feel jumpy just looking at it, not to think of driving over it.
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I’ve seen these before and am always amazed at how cool they are!
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Wow, what a cool way to spice up the streets. It would be neat to see those in person.
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oh my gosh, that is so amazing. I don’t know if I could drive on it though! I’d love to see it in person.
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I don’t think I could drive on these streets. Nope. I think this is really awesome art and such a different idea. But I couldn’t drive on it.
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i have seen these before…crazy! it took some wicked creativity….
brian would like you to read ..search & seizure
I love when artists do that! It boggles my mind how they can “see” that and actually make it happen!
Bren would like you to read ..WW – Picture day (again)
That is amazing.
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Whoa! Very cool!
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Amazing pictures.. a great talent
Vodka Logic would like you to read ..Friday Flash 55
That is amazing, I’d love to see it up close and personal.
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these are awesome. even though it’s art, it would freak me out walking across a street like that
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That was pretty neat looking at those pictures!!
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I don’t think it was so silly, I rather found it to be genius.
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NOPE~NOT ME! I DON’T THINK SO! THAT’S AWESOME!
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That is so incredibly cool, but I’d be scared to walk or drive on it!
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I can’t even fathom how someone can create scenes like that. It’s amazingly freaky, but just awesome!
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Justine would like you to read ..Sunday Scramble 3-14-10
I love that guy’s paintings! But NO, I could not drive on that, just thinking about it gives me anxiety!
To answer your question, no. Those are amazing but they freak me the hell out.
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This is so incredibly cool!!
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Those are awesome, I would love to walk or drive on those streets. Great site Sassy.