A talented artist and musician from New Zealand, Jamie Harkins has been keeping busy
creating fun optical illusions and 3D images on beaches that keep
passers-by bewildered and delighted. Using a simple stick and a selection of rakes they can create textures, contrast and perspective to create an optical illusion. Designs have included skate ramps, circus scenes, surrealist landscapes - and even a toaster. Harkins employs the same trick of perspective that sidewalk chalk artists employ when they fool us into thinking that their 2D illustrations are actually 3D. It’s called anamorphosis, and it requires that the viewer observe the art from a certain perspective for its illusion to work. He adds an excellent, mind-bending touch by getting people to pose within his images, further blurring the line between reality and illusion.
3d painting with sand
