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
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comments
Fantastic! Why don't I live near there so I can see them all?
by:// Clara Stearns - Oct 7th 2008
I've seen some very well done chalk drawings, but never a talent like this!!!!!
Fantastamagorical!
by:// linamarta - Oct 10th 2008
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.
by:// stevcrane - Oct 11th 2008
That is Hot. keep up the good artwork!!
by:// Poopie - Oct 11th 2008
Wow! That is amazing. That is what art is about, being different.
by:// Eve - Oct 11th 2008
omg so cool!
by:// reegan - Oct 11th 2008
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.
by:// judy - Oct 12th 2008
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
by:// B. Darr - Oct 13th 2008
sweeeeeeeeeeeet!!!! i wish i could do that
by:// keith - Oct 13th 2008
this is straight up one of the coolest things ever!
by:// koko - Oct 13th 2008
His chalk drawings are what Kincaid is to paint. Just beautiful. What a fascinating mind.
by:// Linda Moorman - Oct 14th 2008
that is sooo awsome...........hey its my turn lol
by:// meldy - Oct 16th 2008
HE IS AMAZING...BRILLIANT...HE IS ORIGINAL...TRUE ART
by:// Soseh - Nov 5th 2008
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 !!!
by:// Yagodich - Oct 20th 2008
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.
by:// MJ - Oct 21st 2008
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
by:// Parris Larrain - Oct 22nd 2008
How wonderful and witty!
by:// Mathew and Cheryl McFarren - Oct 24th 2008
OMG, those drawings totally mess with your head. . . amazing!!
by:// GrizzyLyn - Oct 31st 2008
Truly a wizard of perception.... and to place himself in the dreams is remarkable. An amazing artist.
by:// Dennis - Nov 9th 2008
Honey, These are really cool!
Love you!
Me
by:// Maryellen Wheeler - Nov 14th 2008