Anamorphic Illusionistic ~ 3D Street Art?

Street art; something that appeals to everybody. This art form has come as a great way for expression and a perfect portrayal of depth and dimension. I find this a my most favorite style; using the street and surroundings as your personal art gallery. Today’s post will discuss brief history of street art.

All that is Interesting says, “though the medium is widely regarded as a modern art, street art traces its origins back to the Renaissance.” Of everything I heard about this art form, I never heard about it’s origins in the Renaissance.

Kurt Wenner could be classified as today’s modern street art founder. The key words are could and modern. The reason I say this is because he was not the first person to start this style, for he was born until the 1900s. He traveled to Rome, Italy in 1982 to discover the madonnari unique form of art. After his return the U.S., he traveled to Santa Barbara Museum of Art to introduce his findings; thus, becoming the founder of the American style.

Mentioned before, “madonnari were italians that traveled between festivals that lived off of coins simply thrown to the side due to their visual talents.” They were the first founders of street art and they prospered in the time of the Renaissance. Madonnari wasn’t a family or person’s name, it was the title branded to a type of people based on occupation.

Kurt combined today’s modern style of street art with classical style painting to create his own form, now known as 3D street art. The original name of this style is called anamorphic illusionistic.


His painting and drawings have now become a sensation and discussed in at least a dozen different broadcasts, magazines, newspapers, and blogs since his return from Italy. Down below are two examples of Anamorphic Illusionistic style drawings.

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"Street Gone" photo

"Temple Fall" photo

"Waterfall" photo