by John Philipp
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August 10, 2006

Photo by John Philipp

April 01, 2007 07:27 AM EDT (Updated: July 25, 2009 11:40 AM EDT)
views: 90 | rating: 10/10 (16 votes) | comments: 21
optical illusion,street art,april fool,art
Swimming in sidewalk art
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Comments: 21

John Philipp Apr 1, 2007, 7:35am EDT
The man is real, standing on the sidewalk he painted.
Sarah (is happy to be near a T.V.) G. Apr 1, 2007, 11:27am EDT
I love this guy. Do you know the name of the artist?
Brian A. Apr 1, 2007, 11:55am EDT
is this they guy that does all the rad sidewalk painting/chalking in europe? I have seen some of his other stuff. Really cool!!!
John Philipp Apr 1, 2007, 1:13pm EDT
Sarah, Julian Beever is an English artist who's famous for his art on the pavement
of England, France, Germany, USA, Australia and Belgium. Beever gives to his
drawings an amazing 3D illusion.

Thank you, Kathleen. I love it too. In a neighboring town, San Rafael, they have a four city block street chalk art/sidewalk painting contest every summer. Wish this guy were there!
Brian A. Apr 1, 2007, 3:56pm EDT
i have seen some of his stuf..its way awesome!
Jean E. Apr 2, 2007, 3:15pm EDT
awesome!
Austin Cushing Apr 14, 2007, 11:15pm EDT
Awesome.
Sophiya S. Apr 29, 2007, 11:05am EDT
wow
Landen Michaels Jun 2, 2007, 6:08pm EDT
Dude, I love this guys work. I did a post on him last summer on my xanga blog. Amazing artist.
gaelyn k. Jun 10, 2007, 2:03am EDT
You got me at first. Didn't get it until I read the caption. Great picture. Wish I could see it in person.
Lawrence U. Jun 10, 2007, 2:44am EDT
Very nice!
Tanya P. Jun 10, 2007, 7:57pm EDT
He is great at what he does, isn't he? Wow.
Don (are we Marxist yet?) H. Jun 10, 2007, 8:00pm EDT
nice
Michele (Misha) B. Jun 10, 2007, 8:16pm EDT
Great image - I've seen his art before and it's great.
John Philipp Jun 10, 2007, 10:11pm EDT
He is a master at what he does. Wish the photos had better resolution.
Kathryn W. Apr 20, 2008, 12:30am EDT
gotta love his trunks!
John Philipp Apr 20, 2008, 7:12am EDT
For sure, Kathryn.
~Sia McKye~ Jul 25, 2009, 12:55am EDT
How did miss this? I love this artist. I have a collection of pictures with his art on it. He's phenomenal!
John Philipp Jul 25, 2009, 9:49am EDT
I agree, Sia.

Would love to see these in real life.
~Sia McKye~ Jul 25, 2009, 11:40am EDT
Oh, me too. They're amazing.

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