If you’ve never heard of Julian Beever. . .you have now.

And if you’ve never seen Julian Beever. . .

. .  .you have now.

Sure, nothing spectacular stands out about him. . .Of course, the picture makes him look a little goofy, and his name seems to tag along side of that thought.

Truth be told though, Julian is probably one of the most talented artists you’ll ever see.  His specialty is quite unique though: chalk drawings in public places.  As you’ll see however, he is so talented its quite unfair to label him a “glorified street artist.”  His skills are far beyond that. . .

Amazed? Its sure hard not to be. Even on this video (low quality at that), his illusions are absolutely mind boggling. . .Its no wonder passer-bys stand in awe.

But how does he do it? Its a well-calculated process. . .

Besides the extreme skill, unique creativity and attention to detail, what is it that really mesmerizes about Julian’s drawings? . . .Seems that its all about perspective.

Perspective is a curious thing. . .We all have one, and each one of our perspectives has been influenced by an innumerable amount of things: from culture to family and peers to personal experiences to intelligence in all its forms to religion/philosophies to government and the list continues.

And yet, rarely do we realize the extent of our perspective on a particular topic or issue until it takes something to shake it or open our eyes to it. . .In other words, our perspectives seem so natural and “correct” to us that it takes another perspective, often a different one, to help us realize our own!

So leave it to Beever and his drawings to amaze us. . .and to also give us a new “perspective.”

- IgniteTheMind

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