Street art is something that is becoming more and more appreciated over time. Thanks to the likes of the now infamous Banksy, public artworks and installations are admired, and for many, are now seen as a popular 21st century art movement.
Collectors and fans love the aspect of discovery and social enjoyment that street art brings and its audience is growing rapidly in numbers.
We decided to take a look at three of our favourite 3-Dimensional street artworks completed here on Irish soil.
Edgar Müller
Back in August 2008, the Festival of World Culture took place in the lovely Dun Laoghaire and renowned German street artist Edgar Müller wowed crowds with a simply spectacular creation.
Taking a huge chunk of the East Pier, Müller transformed the space into a dramatic ice age scene using acrylic wall paint and a trained camera lens on his work surface to help him fully visualise the idea.
Watch as he creates the large-scale 3D Street Art piece from scratch.
Eoin ‘The Sleeper’
The Internet has very little information on 3D street artist Eoin, who has earned the nickname ‘The Sleeper’ somewhere along the way.
However over on his website, artbyeoin.com, he explains the main objective behind his work: “My artwork is to create something an individual can connect with on a personal level. To achieve this I work in 2 different avenues, studio practice and outdoors.
“For much of my outdoor pieces I am drawn to areas of interesting atmosphere. Many of these pieces will never be seen in person, in turn, themselves becoming part of the setting. They are instead recorded with a still photograph capturing the setting in which the piece existed in that moment.
“The main influence of my outdoor work is the fragility, and strength, of that flickering light of Hope we experience during even the darkest moments along our journey in life. What drives me is the small glimmer of light that is sometimes so far away but always in reach. My aim is to bring people to that solemn moment, when we reflect, connect and dream.
Here are two of favourite Eoin pieces – the first is taken at an unknown location in the capital city and this image above can be seen along one of the country’s largest tourist attractions, the very scenic and beautiful Cliffs of Moher.
Watch Eoin in progress in this short video.
Vera Bugatti and Luigi Legno
Almost 150 years after it was first published, Alice in Wonderland still attracts new fans with every day that passes and at this year’s Wicklow Arts Festival, the storybook was brought very much to life thanks to two extremely talented artists.
Italian artist Vera Bugatti visited the Emerald Isle to participate in the weekend-long event. Alongside fellow artist and friend, Luigi Legno, Vera produced a wonderful 3D painting of Alice and the Mad Hatter climbing out a huge crevasse on the ground.
The Wonderland-themed piece took two days to complete and the pair produced the piece to reflect the festival’s theme, ‘explore’ and one of the most poignant parts of the artwork is the forlorn look on a young Alice’s face as she holds a tricolour, something that is open to interpretation.
Over the bank holiday weekend the lovely folk over at 7UP Free tried their hand at some 3D street art and launched 7UP Balloon Street on Coppinger Row in Dublin city centre.
From August 2nd to 8th, passers-by can enjoy the vibrant, colourful installation of hot air balloons in green, yellow, white and red, and the campaign aims to bring originality to the everyday.
For more information on 7UP Free you can check out Facebook or tweet at @7UPIRELAND using the #7UPBalloonStreet hashtag.
