Last year, during the Festival of World Culture in Ireland, German artist Edgar Mueller painted one his iconic optical illusions over a 250 square meter patch of asphalt. Using acrylic wall paint to create the scene, it took the artist five days, working 12 hours a day to paint the massive crevasse; which, from the right perspective, looks remarkably realistic.
The below video is a great time lapse piece depicting the creation of the illusion as well as the curious interactions people have with it.
Be sure to also check out the Mueller’s Lava Burst.
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simply brilliant, concept and video. Would love to see a slowed down version of reactions… or the image surrounded by hundreds of people. Smile when I think of what it could do to people under the influence.
February 27th, 2009 at 2:18 am
Wouldn’t want walk by that stoned on LSD !!
March 6th, 2009 at 3:16 pm