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The Craziest Optical Illusion Street Art

These op art street artists created works of art that will blow your mind.

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Optical illusion street art is hard to resist. Instead of just creating unbelievable renderings, these op artists transform the world you live in, turning sidewalks into canyons and making street signs disappear. It's no wonder that such visual tricks have gone viral across the Internet.

Artists like Eduardo Relero, Manfred Stader, and Kurt Wenner use chalk to render 3D scenes on flat surfaces. Others have employed colorful tape and painted camouflage to produce mind-blowing works out on the street. Explore our list of some of the most successfully executed creative works by masters of deception, visual manipulation, and trickery. This is The Craziest Optical Illusion Street Art.

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Location: Los Gatos, Calif.

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Location: Navarra, Spain

Location: Atlanta

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Location: Part of a 26-site installation across Wales, Ireland, Germany, and Denmark.

Ella & Pitr

Location: Saint-Étienne, France

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Location: Geldern, Germany

Cayetano Ferrer

Location: Chicago

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Michael Qi

Location: Beijing

Location: London

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Location: London

Location: Columbia, S.C.

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Location: Toronto

Daniel Siering and Mario Shu

Location: Potsdam, Germany

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Cayetano Ferrer

Location: Chicago

Location: Kofu, Japan

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Location: Guangzhou, China

Location: Lodz, Poland

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Location: Christchurch, New Zealand

Location: Rome

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Location: Bangkok

Location: Vitry-sur-Seine, France

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Location: Europe

Location: San Francisco

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Erik Johansson

Location: Sergelstorg, Stockholm

Location: Dijon, France

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Location: Europe

Location: Porsgrunn, Norway

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Location: Bettona, Italy

Location: Stavanger, Norway

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