Anamorphic Art: Explore 3D Illusions in Street Art

Explore the fascinating world of anamorphic art, where perspective plays tricks on the eye. This archive dives deep into the techniques and artistry behind these mind-bending 3D illusions found across urban landscapes. Discover how artists manipulate geometry and perspective to create breathtaking murals and street art that appear to defy reality. We’ll showcase some of the most talented anamorphic artists and delve into the history and evolution of this unique form of visual expression. Prepare to be amazed by the creativity and skill involved in transforming ordinary surfaces into extraordinary works of art.

Painting Favelas: Boa Mistura in Sao Paulo

Some weeks ago I informed you about the brilliant anamorphic mural paintings by Spanish Boa Mistura crew, now they published the corresponding video documentary! Boa Mistura’s project Luz Nas Vielas has been carried out in Vila Brasilândia, São Paulo, during January 2012. The project is part of the Crossroads series: Boa Mistura’s participative urban art interventions to modify rundown communities using art as a tool for change and inspiration. Between the 4th and 16th of January BOA MISTURA had the opportunity to live in Brasilândia, hosted by the Gonçalves family, having this way direct contact with the community. After preliminary studies and analysis, the defined framework are the narrow and winding streets that connects the urban net, known as Vielas and Becos. The dialogue with residents and their active participation has been decisive for the Project. Beleza, Firmeza, Amor, Docura andOrgulho are the concepts chosen by the collective for the interventions. ...

Anamorphic Graffiti - TSF Crew

Attentive Urban Art Core readers should already know what the somehow cryptic slogan Anamorphic Graffiti describes - those of you who have no clue should definitely check out the brilliant paintings by Italian art collective Truly Design, the latest stuff by Spanish urban art collective Boa Mistura, the murals by Ninja182 or these most current anamorphic graffiti works by French TSF crew! Using anamorphic painting techniques, makes it possible to create impressing murals, which can only be seen in their completeness from a specific angle – otherwise they look strange and distorted. As my Wikipedia-friends know, Anamorphosis is a distorted projection or perspective requiring the viewer to use special devices or occupy a specific vantage point to reconstitute the image. The word anamorphosis is derived from the Greek prefix ana-, meaning back or again, and the word morphe, meaning shape or form. ...

Typography Murals in Sao Paulo

boa mistura - typography murals Spanish urban art collective Boa Mistura (who did this crazy TV Kills Your Brain installation) just created some amazing perspective typography murals in Vila Brâsilandia, one of the favelas in Sao Paulo! The five-headed crew repainted several vecos and vielas - those winding streets, being the true articulators of the internal life of the community - in bright colors, presenting words like beauty, pride, sweetness, firmness and love as anamorphic paintings, making the poor suburb a little more colorful… ...

Truly Design: Anamorphic Medusa

It seems the international anamorphic art scene has some new superheroes! Italian art collective Truly Design just created one of the best and most impressing anamorphic paintings I’ve ever seen… In an old factory in Turin, the crew composed of Rems182, Mach505, Ninja1 and Mauro149 showed how to use spray-paint, perspective and space to generate mind-blowing effects. This masterpiece is definitely an eye-catcher and I hope to see some more of those artworks in future! ...

Ninja182 - Anamorphism Graffiti

Anamorphosis, which means something like deformed image, is the recent urban art project by writer and graffiti artist Ninja182 - and it’s all about perspective! Ninja182 uses innovative (but not new) contemporary painting techniques to create mind-blowing graffiti artworks, which can only be seen in its completeness from a specific angle in the room - from every other angle, the intended image looks distorted and unrecognizable. Although this technique has been used many times by artists, Ninja182 nevertheless impresses. With this action, he made not only a good style job, but occupied an abandoned house! High-level art in urban landscape…Yes! ...