Street Artist Leon Keer Creates 3D Paintings That Trick the Mind

March 25, 2017 5:00 am
Dutch artist Leon Keer works at his installation for the exhibition "Magic City" in Dresden, eastern Germany, on September 22, 2016.
The exhibition "Magic City- The Art Of The Street" featuring 40 street artist runs from October 1, 2016 to January 8, 2017. / AFP / dpa / Sebastian Kahnert / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION        (Photo credit should read SEBASTIAN KAHNERT/AFP/Getty Images)
Dutch artist Leon Keer works at his installation for the exhibition "Magic City" in Dresden, eastern Germany, on September 22, 2016. The exhibition "Magic City- The Art Of The Street" featuring 40 street artist runs from October 1, 2016 to January 8, 2017. / AFP / dpa / Sebastian Kahnert / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo credit should read SEBASTIAN KAHNERT/AFP/Getty Images)
Dutch artist Leon Keer works at his installation for the exhibition "Magic City" in Dresden, eastern Germany, on September 22, 2016. The exhibition "Magic City- The Art Of The Street" featuring 40 street artist runs from October 1, 2016 to January 8, 2017. / AFP / dpa / Sebastian Kahnert / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION (Photo credit should read SEBASTIAN KAHNERT/AFP/Getty Images)
Dutch artist Leon Keer works at his installation for the exhibition “Magic City” in Dresden, eastern Germany, on September 22, 2016. (Sedbastian Kahner/AFP/Getty Images)

 

Dutch anamorphic artist Leon Keer has spent 25 years shocking and delighting people with 3D illusions that bend perspectives.

This street artist creates three-dimensional murals with either paint or chalk—often using some tape and string to help with the optical illusion.

His work has appeared across the world—the United States, Canada, Aruba, United Arab Emirates, as well as countries in Europe and Asia.

 

“Every street art piece is unique and belongs to the street and its residents, the temporary fact about this artform strengthens its existence,” Keer explains on his website.

See a few of his masterpieces below.

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