Julian Beever is a English chalk artist whose anamorphic trompe l'oeil pavement drawings are made to look three-dimensional when viewed from a certain angle. So, essentially, he's like Burt from Mary Poppins, except, unlike Dick Van Dyke's character, Beever's renderings only appear tactile. You can't jump into them and tap dance with penguins.
Whatevz. We'll follow Beever anywhere, especially because, as a performance artist, he plants himself in pictures of his own work, sometimes half-clothed.






- link:// Julian Beever
- related:// Mary Poppins Screen Shots






























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10.07.08
By Clara Stearns
Fantastic! Why don't I live near there so I can see them all?
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10.10.08
By linamarta
I've seen some very well done chalk drawings, but never a talent like this!!!!!
Fantastamagorical!
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10.11.08
By stevcrane
The most amazing thing I think I have ever seen. I would love to watch him draw a work of art from beginning to end. What a talent. This is work if it was in a show I would gladly pay to see.
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10.11.08
By Poopie
That is Hot. keep up the good artwork!!
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10.11.08
By Eve
Wow! That is amazing. That is what art is about, being different.
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10.11.08
By reegan
omg so cool!
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10.12.08
By judy
These are SO AMAZING!!! He should make a book of all his drawings (maybe he has, I don't know). I could seriously look at as many of these as he has done. I am going to google him to see if I can find more. Actually I got an email just the other week with some of these drawings and some others, but I would love to see more.
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10.13.08
By B. Darr
Judy .......Julian beever is this mans name thanks I didn't know . well his talent is so unique very very intensifying I could stare at it all day ...it is so mind absorbing.if you find a book with more of his art work .I want to see it also.... thanks Sis
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10.13.08
By keith
sweeeeeeeeeeeet!!!! i wish i could do that
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10.13.08
By koko
this is straight up one of the coolest things ever!
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10.14.08
By Linda Moorman
His chalk drawings are what Kincaid is to paint. Just beautiful. What a fascinating mind.
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10.16.08
By meldy
that is sooo awsome...........hey its my turn lol
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11.05.08
By Soseh
HE IS AMAZING...BRILLIANT...HE IS ORIGINAL...TRUE ART
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10.20.08
By Yagodich
This guy's faux work is off the hook. What a shame it's so temporary. He's a true artist. Keep On Chalking Baby !!!
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10.21.08
By MJ
This is truly beautiful artwork - I would love to see an exhibit on his art work, it is really amazing and I wish I could afford for him to draw a mural in my unborn child's room.
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10.22.08
By Parris Larrain
How is this done? My students will compete in a chalk art competition Nov. 1, 08. We've been working on illusion, depth, form, but i don't get this!! HELP
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10.24.08
By Mathew and Cheryl McFarren
How wonderful and witty!
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10.31.08
By GrizzyLyn
OMG, those drawings totally mess with your head. . . amazing!!
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11.09.08
By Dennis
Truly a wizard of perception.... and to place himself in the dreams is remarkable. An amazing artist.
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11.14.08
By Maryellen Wheeler
Honey, These are really cool!
Love you!
Me
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