Dutch artist Leon Keer is famous for his incredible 3D Street Art works. Its ability to transform any flat surface into a multi-level masterpiece is unmatched.
Now, Leon has teamed up with another innovator to take his 3D Street Art masterpieces to the next level. As? Through the use of augmented reality.
The birth of “Shattering”
After being asked to create a mural for the upcoming Street Art festival in Helsingborg, Sweden, Leon began working on a huge blank canvas on the facade of a building. And yes, the "street" artist (which is a misnomer, in my opinion) is already very familiar with 3D murals.
He spent hours and hours standing on a platform on top of a crane to hand draw “Shattering” (how do you translate that? “Disastrous”?). They called it graffiti.
It is a painting that portrays four precariously stacked teacups that symbolize the fragility of life.
“Life is as fragile as a teacup,” the artist said to describe his Street Art work. “I want to show that our lives can be turned upside down in an instant. We could lose a loved one. Or our house. Or other great world artists, exponents of culture. That's why, on the teacups, I painted all kinds of apocalyptic scenarios. “
Street Art in augmented reality
The teacups depicted in the mural are the Rörstrand, mugs from a well-known pottery brand that has been popular in Sweden for hundreds of years.
Each individual cup features a scene illustrating the effects of climate change, from melting glaciers to drought to an oil spill. Street art, indeed pure pedagogy.
The teacups, which also represent the earth as a whole, seem about to fall at any moment. However, Leon is not content to leave them hanging in the balance.
Art in motion
With the help of the augmented reality designer Joost Spek, the Dutch artist created an animation that shows cups coming to life to shatter. This is street art.
To see the animation, all you have to do is download the Leon app and hold it up to the mural.
A breathtaking work of art free for everyone, as well as the app needed to achieve the full “Shattering” effect.
Leon hopes with his Street Art to raise awareness that we still have a chance to prevent the cups from falling out!
Find out more about the mural in the video here:
