Barking Mad?

Levi van Veluw's photo series of a forest on his head and shoulders

23 year old Dutch artist Levi van Veluw turns his head into works of art. His creations include turning his skull into a forrest using tree barks, pebbles, carpet, hair and yoghurt.

When asked why he uses his body rather than canvas he said it’s because it’s ‘always available’ and a ‘very direct way’ to express his ideas.

Some of his self portraits take 11 hours to complete but his work has paid off, earning him international recognition and many awards including Photographer of the Year at the IPA International Photo Awards in America.

Pavement Picasso

Out of sheer serendipity whilst researching Banksy on the web, I came across English chalk artist Julian Beever, whose pavement artwork creates the illusion of three dimensions when viewed from the correct angle. His trompe- l’oeil drawings, which he has been doing since the mid-1990s, are created using a projection called anamorphosis and appear to defy the laws of perspective.