Former NASA illustrator Kurt Wenner created these amazing 3-D paintings at the Waterloo station in London. According to his website, Wenner began street painting in Rome in 1982, inspired by Renaissance frescos and sculptures. Wenner "translated the anamorphism - the technique used by classical artists to create the illusion of height - into a new way of painting to give depth to the street surface." Really breath-taking stuff.
This painting is Princess Aida from Verdi's opera being captured into slavery (click to enlarge). More paintings here. Hat tip to Jill of Estate Vaults.
wow thats sooooooo cool id be afraid to step o it thats how real it looks
Posted by: bob | February 01, 2009 at 11:32 AM