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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDutch Artists Paint Giant Bookcase On An Apartment Building Featuring Residents' Favorite Books
By Sofie Tapia
While many street artists choose abandoned buildings and old train tracks as the canvases for their explosive masterpieces, Dutch street artist Jan Is De Man chooses to go another route by realizing lively works for local communities who want to connect. His aim is to create projects where everyone can identify themselves by asking for the involvement of the residents who commission him. Jan Is De Mans most recent gift to a neighborhood a whimsical tri-level trompe loeil mural bookcase on an apartment building in Utrecht, Netherlands. The artist was aided by fellow street artist Deef Feed who, he told Bored Panda, had worked on a few other murals with him and is the co-owner of their tattoo shop Blackbook Tattoos in the center of Utrecht.
Street artists Jan Is De Man and Deef Feed teamed up to create a literary mural for a neighborhood in Utrecht, Netherlands
The location for the mural came before the concept said Jan Is De Man, I know the people who live on the ground floor very well. Theyve wanted a mural by my hand for a while. They also wanted to let me feel free in my design as long as it would bring something positive to their neighborhood. The first idea was to paint a smiley. A very big smiley. Because I believe people become more happy when they see a smiley every day. But this idea didnt feel complete, it felt too simple.
After studying his canvas he came up with the idea for an loeil mural visual illusion in art, especially as used to trick the eye into perceiving a painted detail as a three-dimensional object. He said, I studied the shape of the house and the location where this house stands in and suddenly the idea of making a huge bookcase hit me. I love making illusions on walls and I like to see smiles on peoples faces and this idea (I thought meanwhile) could bring all this together.
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https://www.boredpanda.com/street-art-utrecht-apartment-building-transformed-into-bookcase-jan-is-de-man/
Irishxs
(622 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,432 posts)I wish I could see it in person.
3catwoman3
(23,820 posts)Jan Is De Man is indeed "The Man" - very talented.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)❤️👍😍
softydog88
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eppur_se_muova
(36,227 posts)Trailrider1951
(3,409 posts)There is still vision and beauty in the world. We need much more of this!