Perspective is how you look at things

Here’s an interesting match of two visual arts: drawing and photography. Photography brings to the drawings what they in themselves do not have: a fixed audience perspective. How do you look at reality?

waterfall

As noted on Wikipedia:

Julian Beever is an English chalk artist who has been creating trompe-l’œil chalk drawings on pavement surfaces since the mid-1990s. His works are created using a projection called anamorphosis, and create the illusion of three dimensions when viewed from the correct angle.

Some more intriguing examples:

And of course, the artist has his own web page with tons more of his work to see.

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