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- Cowgirl Kylie returns to her Neighbours
- Cowgirl Kylie returns to her Neighbours
- Kinky boots: Miley Cyrus dons risqué leather outfit
- Kinky boots: Miley Cyrus dons risqué leather outfit
- Katy Perry mocks internet sensation Rebecca Black
- Katy Perry mocks internet sensation Rebecca Black
- 'The most incredible gift ever': Mariah Carey give...
- 'The most incredible gift ever': Mariah Carey give...
- Have Britain's Got Talent judges found their winner?
- Have Britain's Got Talent judges found their winner?
- Not very Abbey: Cart-wheeling verger carpeted by c...
- Not very Abbey: Cart-wheeling verger carpeted by c...
- Middletons go home ... £250,000 poorer: Family’s h...
- Middletons go home ... £250,000 poorer: Family’s h...
- Her Royal Hotness will be next to wed...
- Her Royal Hotness will be next to wed...
- Same place, same pose... but two very different st...
- Same place, same pose... but two very different st...
- Whisked away by helicopter... but Wills's back to ...
- Whisked away by helicopter... but Wills's back to ...
- The universe's reaction to the royal wedding
- The universe's reaction to the royal wedding
- Happy and glorious: OFFICIAL Royal Wedding album i...
- Happy and glorious: OFFICIAL Royal Wedding album i...
- What honeymoon? A weekend away then it's back to w...
- What honeymoon? A weekend away then it's back to w...
- Music Core performances from April 30th
- Big Bang says goodbye with ‘Stupid Liar’ on Music ...
- CNBLUE performs ‘Love Girl’ on Music Core
- After School makes a comeback with ‘Shampoo’ on Mu...
- INFINITE says goodbye on Music Core
- The eight-tiered Royal Wedding cake decorated with...
- The eight-tiered Royal Wedding cake decorated with...
- Sure those hats were wise, ladies?
- Sure those hats were wise, ladies?
- Party at the Palace! Newly weds William and Kate d...
- Party at the Palace! Newly weds William and Kate d...
- How Kate's foxy sister Pippa stole the show
- How Kate's foxy sister Pippa stole the show
- Magical wedding for a Royal bride...
- Magical wedding for a Royal bride...
- Kate Middleton marries her Prince in stunning desi...
- Kate Middleton marries her Prince in stunning desi...
- A MILLION turn out for Wills and Kate
- A MILLION turn out for Wills and Kate
- Kiss me Kate! William and his new bride show their...
- Kiss me Kate! William and his new bride show their...
- 'You look beautiful': What William whispered to ra...
- 'You look beautiful': What William whispered to ra...
- Gala pre-wedding dinner held at the Mandarin Orie...
- Gala pre-wedding dinner held at the Mandarin Orie...
- When to see that dress and where to watch that kis...
- When to see that dress and where to watch that kis...
- Here comes the groom: William goes on a final walk...
- Here comes the groom: William goes on a final walk...
- A regal wave: Kate arrives with sister and mother ...
- A regal wave: Kate arrives with sister and mother ...
- Catherine Middleton, her mother Carole and sister ...
- Catherine Middleton, her mother Carole and sister ...
- Fans of the royal family take photographs on the Mall
- Fans of the royal family take photographs on the Mall
- Obama declares state of emergency as death toll fr...
- Obama declares state of emergency as death toll fr...
- The Royal tent city: If you were hoping for a spot...
- The Royal tent city: If you were hoping for a spot...
- Kate arrives to cheers from thousands camped outsi...
- Kate arrives to cheers from thousands camped outsi...
- Daesung performs ‘Baby Don’t Cry’ on M! Countdown
- f(x) makes their comeback on M! Countdown
- B1A4 debuts on M! Countdown with “OK”
- Turtles makes a ‘Hero’ comeback on M! Countdown
- Shin Dong Yup & Super Junior’s Leeteuk cast as double
- 'Last day of freedom': Biker Wills speeds off
- 'Last day of freedom': Biker Wills speeds off
- Very subtle! Kate Garraway shows her support for t...
- Very subtle! Kate Garraway shows her support for t...
- Heavily pregnant Natalie Portman
- Heavily pregnant Natalie Portman
- Get them to the (Abbey) on time!
- Get them to the (Abbey) on time!
- Inside the £5,000-a-night room where Kate will sta...
- Inside the £5,000-a-night room where Kate will sta...
- 'With so much love within our hearts'
- 'With so much love within our hearts'
- Crowds walk along Whitehall which will be part of ...
- Crowds walk along Whitehall which will be part of ...
- How Westminster Abbey is being turned into a £50k ...
- The final countdown: Middletons move to London wit...
- The final countdown: Middletons move to London wit...
- Royal Wedding brought forward? No, it's a William ...
- Royal Wedding brought forward? No, it's a William ...
- Full track for After School’s “Shampoo” released!
- Hundreds of servicemen stage spectacular trial run...
- Hundreds of servicemen stage spectacular trial run...
- A royal disappointment? How being official wedding...
- A royal disappointment? How being official wedding...
- Trees to the big day! Workmen create Kate's indoor...
- Trees to the big day! Workmen create Kate's indoor...
- Lindsay Lohan opens up about jail term
- Lindsay Lohan opens up about jail term
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Saturday, April 9, 2011
3D artist who is simply streets ahead when it comes to drawing on the public's imagination
Wenner produced a Northwest Fantasy in April 2010 in San Francisco for the British Columbia Tourist Board, but his Spider-man in Febuary 2011 at Universal Studios is even more impressive with a huge cardboard cutout completing the comic-book sceneKurt Wenner has been astonishing passers-by for many years now - but if anything his latest designs are his most stunning yet.The street artist extraordinaire, a former NASA employee, uses a clever technique that makes his creations appear 3D. And his most recent works, ranging Spider-man in Japan to gateway to the Caribbean in New York and a rainforest pathway on London's Embankment, are brought together in a new book. Bringing pavements around the world to life, Kurt, 52, a former NASA employee, uses a clever technique in his street drawings that make them look perfectly 3D. When viewed from the correct angle, street-goers standing on top of them look like they are floating in thin air and solid concrete appear as gaping chasms in a colourful illusion.Kurt, 52, from Michigan, started up in 1982 using pastels and paints to decorate the streets of Rome.He has since using complex calculations from his old job - creating conceptual drawings of extraterrestrial landscapes at NASA - to bring floors and walls to life.Using his unique knowledge inventor Kurt fused the concept of murals like Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel paintings - frescoes that give extra depth - with 16th century Italian street art. Pathway to glory: British Olympic cyclist Bradley Wiggins poses on his bike by A Forest Path in October 2010 on London's South Bank Wenner first came to prominence with models who appeared to be gazing at their reflections in Curtatone in 1987, right, and he used a pool in the ground again in Mexico in Queretaro, in 2010 when he produced three magi leaping out of waterKurt said: 'The book explores the birth Britain's street artists in the 1800s, and going back to its roots.'Pavement art like this began in Rome in the late renaissance period, so it's been around for 100s of years.'An image from Curtatone, Italy, in 1987 shows how he created amazing mirror images of real models on the concrete below them - the first ever interactive 3D street painting. Wenner created this visual feast in October 2008 at Waterloo rail station in London. Notes appear to float off the ground in The Moneypit He added: 'The pieces look real because they are calculated to be perfectly and mathematically accurate. It's exactly how they would look if the objects in my paintings were actually there. 'I use a piece of string to measure fixed points between the viewing location and the painting. This lets me calculate exactly how the perspective should be.'It takes me around five to seven days to complete an average-sized piece.His book, Asphalt Renaissance is published by Sterling Innovation. The cover of Kurt's new book Asphalt Renaissance displays some of his most memorable desings source: dailymail
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