The World of Amazing 3D Street Art

Street art has had its fair share of hard times in the past, previously graffiti gave a bad name to artists who didn’t have access to studios and galleries and relied on the large canvasses surrounding their urban environment to tell their stories. But over the past decade or two, street artists such as Banksy have thrown the world of street art into the headlines. Now many street artists have “gone mainstream” with what is known as 3D street art, to the enjoyment of passers-by.

3D street art is depicts a story, a shape or just a simple expression into a detailed vision laid out onto the pavement, a wall or a building. 3D street paintings can consist of many different materials such as spray paints, chalk or even litter to form a sense of three-dimensional perspective that a 2D painting or drawing isn’t able to express.

3D street art plays with perspective so the viewer is drawn into the world the artist has created with a brush or a chalk. Reality seems to shift to another place, allowing these drawings come to life and pop-out at you, similar to a 3D film on the big screen.

This example of amazing 3D street art above shows a hole appearing in a regular street in Amsterdam. As you can see, when viewed from a particular angle, the drawing on the street stands out at the viewer as if it is real. A large crack opening in the pavement shows a subterranean river flowing under the streets.

It isn’t just regular 3D street artists who create these astonishing drawings, but also well-known artists take pride in leaving these forms of art for the general public to enjoy. Many artists believe that art should be enjoyed by everyone, as art is for all and that the way the 3D street drawings slowly fade away into the everyday lives of people who walk over them is a form of art itself.

This amazing 3D street art above encompasses an entire road and took many hours to complete. Featuring intricate cracks and warps in the pavement and the road, it convinces the viewer that the roadway has melted away and is laying atop a river of burning lava. Featuring a watery blue ocean underneath, this kind of large-scale optical illusion street art may come as a shock to motorists who drive down this road!

This form of street art illusion is a great way for artists to reach out to the public at large and get them to think about the places they live. With parks and public spaces always crying out for a makeover, street artists love to share their new designs and their unique view on our towns and cities, giving people something extra to smile about when they see this amazing 3D street art where they live.