Eduardo Relero’s Mind-Blowing Optical Illusions

Hi there! How's it going, eh? Help yourself to a perky mug of coffee and a virtual treat to give your system a pleasant jolt. Say...from time to time I write about different artists. Well, here's an artist who takes realism to the public with his amazing street art. Take a look...

Argentinian street artist Eduardo Relero has the special talent of turning something as dull as pavements into incredible three-dimensional artworks that put people in danger of walking into lampposts starring at them.

48-year-old Eduardo Relero, who lives in Madrid, Spain, will spend up to two weeks working on one of his amazing 3D murals, which when viewed from the perfect angle look to be rising up from the pavement or sinking deeper into it. The talented artist began creating his beautiful artworks in 1990, on the streets of Rome, and has since then gone on to create breathtaking murals in Germany, France, Spain and America.

“I realized that by taking my art out in the public, to festivals, theaters and events, I would be free to make drawings more to my liking, ” the artist says, adding that it’s also a great way of getting ideas across to big groups of people. With themes ranging from flying lions, giant waterfalls and gaping craters to giant feet sticking out of gaping holes in the ground and ancient figures lying in tombs that are actually just the tops of public benches, Relero seems to be one of those artists that never run out of ideas.

Way to go, Eduardo! Neat stuff, eh! Want to see more of his work?

See ya, eh!

Bob