3D sidewalk art by Edgar Mueller

Edgar Mueller is a German artist who started life as a painter.  At the age of 25 he started street painting around Europe.  He went to high school in a town called Geldern in which the "International Competition of Street Painters" was hosted.  He gives credit to this town for inspiring him to become a street painter.    He competed for the first time when he was 16 and went on to win 3 years later.  Mr. Mueller has been labeled a "Maestro Madonnari" or "Master Street Painter" by winning so many competitions worldwide.

His work consists of literally taking paint of different colors and type and makes what appear to be three dimensional areas on the flat surface of the street.  This type of street art takes perspective and makes it almost absolutely necessary.  If you are standing within the 3 foot range where the image looks correct it is breathtaking, however stand a few feet off to the side and the amazing concept is somewhat lost.  This is due to the fact that creating a three dimensional sight on a two dimensional plane is very difficult to create from one vantage point, let alone many.  

Notice that the perspective is what makes the piece in all of these images.  He has done many pieces in many countries all with different themes.  However he has a style all his own in comparison to other street artists.  For instance, he uses a lot of cave type ideas with a heavy influence of water.  Other artists use anything from Greek mythology influences to coke bottles.  All in all, Mueller has an awesome style for street art and he really deserves the title of "Street art master".