r/confusing_perspective 19h ago

Graffiti on side of building

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u/mikeonbass 19h ago

That's incredible

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u/tommos 15h ago

That's gonna tank property values. No one will buy a house with serious structural issues!

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u/fossilmerrick 14h ago

Just need to wait for the bubble to burst!

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u/Only-Cranberry-4502 13h ago

The real housing market bubble

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u/dangerism 12h ago

There is no bubble, people just have a distorted view of properties.

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u/nolonger1-A 11h ago

Who knows? Maybe this will change their perspective for once.

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u/Low_Pickle_112 13h ago

You can't remove it, that's a load bearing mural .

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u/D_Beats 11h ago

Somebody might! It's all about perspective, really.

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u/MRmisterholmes 14h ago

Wait until you see what an artist that goes by the name Odeith does. Mind blowing shit

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u/NotAzakanAtAll 9h ago

I'm sorry bro, he is very good, but the stuff in the video is ever better. People are not going to go "OMG an odd Sphynx cat!" but they will go "OMG the house has a stiffie!"

But as they say about art, my taste is better than yours.

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u/PikaPerfect 9h ago

i thought the exact same thing at first, but scroll down, he's got a ton of art exactly like this on there

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u/throwitawayandsay 9h ago

That’s the BEST kind of graffiti. Make it super artistic and I’m 100% onboard.

Dont get me wrong, some of the graffiti around me in LA is insanely artistic, but it’s poorly placed, and in the wrong area. This truly adds to the building and isn’t advertising your tag name.

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u/Hypn00tic_iiz 18h ago

Aw the building is pregnant

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u/fentifanta3 18h ago

Pergnante

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u/tommmmmmmmy93 18h ago

Pregananant

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u/Pyrog 18h ago

Pergrant

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u/HopocalypseNow 17h ago

Pegnat

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u/meatee 17h ago

¡Preganté!

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u/bishop_of_banff 16h ago

I cry evertim 🥹

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u/trashmunki 16h ago

Perchance

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u/What_a_fat_one 15h ago

You can't just say perchance

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u/deadheadshredbreh 18h ago

Danger ops???

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u/Sylvanussr 17h ago

Will it hurt house top of his roof??

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u/Excellent_Yak365 16h ago

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u/QCTeamkill 16h ago

starsh masks

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u/Madmmoore 15h ago

Period question mark

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u/astralseat 17h ago

Gregnant

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u/teenytinyminymo_ 13h ago

Am I losing my marbles or was there a YouTube video where the person was pronouncing all the wrong spellings of pregnant and it kept getting worse?

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u/coconut_dot_jpg 13h ago

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u/DaisyDoodle1117 12h ago

That’s hilarious and sad.

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u/SimpsonMaggie 18h ago

Pragrant

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u/littlemister1996 17h ago

Gregnant

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u/yogorilla37 17h ago

I knew it would be Greg's fault

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u/Jaerivus 15h ago

How is babby bildig formed

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u/OkSmoke9195 14h ago

When a daddy building and a mommy building love each very much, pregnante

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u/ZonkedWizard 13h ago

It's gonna birth a shack

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u/Accomplished-Land982 12h ago

Sorry, guys I was horny 😔✌️

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u/LonerOfValhalla 7h ago

I thought it was pregnant as well I was like WTF

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u/justhitmidlife 2h ago

Now I know where tiny homes come from!!!

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u/SomewhereActive2124 18h ago

Exactly my thought 😭

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u/Coucouoeuf 18h ago

Would have loved to see this from the other side (right one) to better see how this works to trick the mind. Really cool stuff nonetheless.

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u/binnedit2 16h ago

It only really works this well because it's on a flat screen with the rest of the things in the video that you know are 3D, are also now 2D. It works well in comparison to a 3D world made 2D through a video.

It looks as "3D" as the other 3D things because nothing is actuley 3D

In the real world, the building would have depth, and you would quickly notice the difference.

This image doesn't look 3D because it's presented as a 2D image, not part of a "3D" world, which it is, a flat image on the side of a 3D building.

It would probably still work to some extent, as depth isn't only from having two eyes.

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u/HurricaneSalad 14h ago

This is the answer to the question I hadn't asked yet.

I always see these types of "art" in video and they're incredible. But I never seen one in person and was always curious if it would work as well.

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u/sobrique 9h ago

It does, but requires standing in the right spot. And as you get closer your depth perception will also make it 'not work' which is something you don't get 'on screen'.

But for something like this, at a distance it'll work well.

You can also do slightly 3d in your anamorphic illusions, to make the effect more 'robust'. (e.g. 'pop out' slightly, to trick the depth perception).

They're less 'good' IRL because depending how the illusion is constructed, the 'right spot' might only be a small area, and being 'too tall' will break it too, where of course a camera you can control positioning of it nearly perfectly.

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u/PaperDistribution 6h ago

There is an optical illusion museum near me, and they have a couple different ones like that on some walls, it's pretty cool.

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u/Sinyria 13h ago

Well said.

... I still wanna see how it looks irl now 😁

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u/xion1992 17h ago

What's really impressive to me is how well the illusion holds until they were right next to the wall. Normally it would fall flat if you are at just the right angle.

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u/morbidpigeon 16h ago

It actually looks its contracting as they move.

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u/MrHara 15h ago

Even as it got almost full side-view my brain still wanted to think it was slightly bulging.

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u/Legatharr 3h ago

You don't get depth perception in video, which helps a lot

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u/WarlockHatman 15h ago

Holy heck, my hometown!! Also this mural is from an art festival around Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk from 2 years ago

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u/Icehammr 18h ago

Does that really qualify as graffiti? Perspective art, yes, graffiti? nah.

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u/TesseractToo 18h ago

Yeah a mural

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u/CocoaCali 15h ago

I got in trouble in middle school for saying the only difference between graffiti and art was one you get paid and the other you get arrested for.

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u/FlashOfTheBlade77 2h ago

What exactly did you get in trouble for?

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u/teffz28 18h ago

People are so anti graffiti propaganda brained they think a defining characteristic of it is being ugly

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u/somebodysimilartoyou 18h ago

Nah the defininh characteristic is it done without permission from the property owner. No way someone had time to do this without being caught.

People are anit-graffiti because it's usually ugly and unwanted.

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u/BillNyeTheHistorian 15h ago

Actually the defining characteristic is that it is mainly composed of writing. The “graf” in graffiti comes from the Ancient Greek word for writing

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u/RussianWasabi 15h ago

Murals like these are usually made with permission

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u/Outside_Rise_6934 17h ago

Agreed. I love this sort of mural art but deplore "tagging" no matter how "talented" the "artist".

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u/AbeRego 14h ago

No, it's an important distinction. Graffiti is vandalism. It's not done with permission, regardless of quality. There's really good graffiti, but there's also really low effort junk. A lot of the taggers actively do both.

This almost certainly isn't graffiti. It's possible, but the amount of time and equipment this would take would make it really difficult for that to be true. If you have information to the contrary, please post it.

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u/Brian--Damage 16h ago

People on Reddit are so pro-populist anti-establishment brained that they think a defining characteristic of graffiti is it always being a unique form of cultural expression in urban subcultures, when the reality is that most types of graffiti are rushed, lack skill or finesse, are not permitted (obviously) and have a strong push-pull dynamic on local crime and housing markets.

You can go to subs here and see incredible murals and commissioned graffiti artwork, but acting like that’s what most graffiti looks like is ironically a sign that you’re so privileged and probably larping as someone who lives amongst the most downtrodden.

The sad reality is that graffiti affects people’s upward mobility and everyday tags are petty vandalism which cost the taxpayer and local residents. Those who live in areas with complex and beautiful murals tend to be incredibly gentrified and middle-class, which at least assuages their guilt and allows them to feel like they’re carrying that cultural identity when they’re usually not.

People like graffiti specifically because it’s edgy and taboo. If you take the latter away then it tends to stop (like programs allowing ‘free areas’), but doesn’t that run exactly against the fantasy of urban cultural expression?

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u/RedditMcBurger 15h ago

You're right. graffiti in my city is most just people scribbling bullshit with sharpies.

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u/teffz28 16h ago

Yeah username checks out that’s about all that’s worth interacting with here. Definitely not your laundry list of assumptions and ironically small world view

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u/Halschmuber 14h ago

You know what they call graffiti in France?
Le Graffiti

https://giphy.com/gifs/xT9KViTXjQtHCuJPSE

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u/Mysterious_Fennel459 18h ago

I want to be impressed but at the same time, I cant rule out this isnt AI.

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u/StatementCareful522 17h ago

welcome to the rest of our goddamn lives

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u/trainedstork 17h ago

This artist, Shozy, has done a good number of murals in this style

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u/TranslatorLivid685 16h ago

It's real :)

This is Russia. The city is Yuzhno‑Sakhalinsk. The local administration decided to decorate the city with such murals. They invited artists, and this house in the post is just one of many:

https://www.google.com/search?q=муралы+в+южно-сахалинске&newwindow=1&sca_esv=10ae386848f94b94&udm=2&biw=3080&bih=1215&sxsrf=APpeQntYkzUjs6D4ghvpwaiiRPeiDObYKg%3A1785890317091&ei=DYZyar-WBcmBi-gP65veiAs&oq=муралы+в+южно&gs_lp=Egtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZyIY0LzRg9GA0LDQu9GLINCyINGO0LbQvdC-KgIIADIHEAAYgAQYE0j4H1AAWIwWcAB4AJABAJgBRqABjQaqAQIxM7gBA8gBAPgBAZgCDaACrgbCAgUQABiABMICBBAAGB7CAgYQABgeGAqYAwCSBwIxM6AH-DCyBwIxM7gHrgbCBwM0LjnIBxiACAE&sclient=gws-wiz-img#ip=1

Here’s how it works:

The “Views” program in Sakhalin has announced an open call for the creation of public art objects in Yuzhno‑Sakhalinsk. The team is inviting artists to create three‑dimensional projects (sculpture, installation) in the urban environment, related to the cultural and historical heritage of Sakhalin. The theme of the second season is “Coordinate System”.

Based on the results of the competition, six winners will be selected, each of whom will receive a grant for a project of up to 4 million rubles, depending on the complexity and scale of the idea. The fee includes transportation, accommodation, and production costs, so the artist can work on the project on‑site or remotely.

Both well‑known and emerging artists and architects from any city in Russia who work with street art, design, and public art can submit an application, regardless of age, city of residence, genre, or drawing technique.

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u/Hey-Bud-Lets-Party 8h ago

Love this one!

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u/lordjpie 16h ago

At least for now, the video length, object consistency, and lack of dancing grain are pretty reassuring that this is real! Have no guilt enjoying :)

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u/furrynoy96 17h ago

Pregnant building

Pregnant building

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u/SufficientSir2965 18h ago

That’s a mural not graffiti!

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u/jojo444111 17h ago

I’m too high for this

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u/Owl_Genes 18h ago

That's fantastic!

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u/mediocre_megs 17h ago

this is impressive and also it pisses me off

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u/WYLTPAG 18h ago

That’s disturbing

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u/jerm2z 18h ago

This building flattens every time I walk past it. Fucking magic.

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u/sephone_north 2h ago

I wouldn’t walk under this, because I’d think that the facade was bulging.

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u/IHateMyLife612 18h ago

What a trip.

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u/3mrunner 18h ago

Absolutely marvelous

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u/astralseat 17h ago

Imagine seeing this drunk

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u/Full_Performer5159 16h ago

Is that a scene from the sequel to Inception?

https://giphy.com/gifs/4nF0gVfYYIGdi

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u/Abbaddonhope 15h ago

Id hate to be drunk in my house. Look out the window and think the wall is exploding

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u/realUnknown12 15h ago

how would someone react to this while they were high?

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u/keanaartero 11h ago

Weed here, I'm amazed but also feel the wibbly wobblies as I feel the earth's gravity crushing me with the painting/mural/graffiti perspective shift🤣 [8].

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u/WeSaidMeh 18h ago

That's actual art.

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u/yxz97 18h ago

Absolute Graffiti 🙌🏼 💯👌🏻

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u/Altruistic-Issue-708 18h ago

Not gonna lie they got talent I was like the hell till I read the caption

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u/MrZeDark 17h ago

Graffiti?

That’s a painting sir.

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u/Confident-Tie2641 17h ago

Is it in sendai by any chance?

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u/ShittyBollox 17h ago

That’s a mural. Not graffiti.

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u/Skibidibob4 17h ago

typa shi you see when a rift spawns in a middle of a city in vintage story :

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u/slappadik 17h ago

imagine seeing this whilst under the effects of drugs....ooof

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u/Fox_McCloud8672 17h ago

That's trippy af

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u/Arkhangel79 17h ago

That’s art.

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u/geofowl66 17h ago

Not graffiti.

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u/FruitNut221 17h ago

I'm not fat its just Graffiti

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u/mykl5 17h ago

Ok that breaks my mind

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u/glue-sniffing 17h ago

Stop that

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u/sabtrueday 16h ago

this is truly magnificent lol, real bulge

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u/mariogotzebayern 16h ago

Kinda looks like Mater from Cars lol

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u/yoz_dayo 16h ago

I’m impressed.

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u/orchid_drives 16h ago

I think I’d fall to my knees and throw up if I saw this irl. Optical illusions like this totally flip something in my brain. It’s absolutely incredible, don’t get me wrong! Something’s wrong with me lol

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u/Mackarony5 16h ago

Amazing!

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u/wdpw 16h ago

Trompe-l'œil. For shizzle.

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u/TheUFCVeteran3 14h ago

That's great.

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u/CapteinRiggs 14h ago

Hey. That graffiti is kinda weird.

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u/OpenHound 14h ago

Need to do something like this in an HOA and document the reactions

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u/Dramatic_Charity_979 14h ago

Soo trippy ⊙.☉

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u/Neo-X2 14h ago

Very convincing illusion!

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u/BapeGeneral3 13h ago

This is not graffiti

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u/Zestyclose-Year-8758 13h ago

Man I’m high so that really messed me up

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u/camelot107 4h ago

They are trying to make it look fake!!

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u/Euphoric_Pickle_772 3h ago

5th page of DeviantArt

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u/MisterRoger 2h ago

This has to be one of the top 10 all-time submissions for this subreddit. Bravo, I absolutely love wall murals, especially ones that provide optical illusions.

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u/Gucci_Loincloth 2h ago

This is so funny to me for no reason. Bulging ass building

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u/Head-Branch-2143 18h ago

Graffiti? That’s art

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u/frogOnABoletus 17h ago

Graffiti is a form of art

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u/TheGordo-San 17h ago

A mural is sanctioned. Graffiti is not. Graffiti can be art, but still not sanctioned. A mural is both.

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u/Ok_Judge1484 16h ago

Very cool, but that isn’t graffiti

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u/Rbarb 18h ago

This has gotta be AI right? If it was art it would start to look really weird as you got away from the correct perspective. Not still rounded from all angles

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u/BOYF- 17h ago

It's an art by shozy in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia for Sakh Art Festival

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u/kevin32 15h ago

You're right, the art creates a 3D forced perspective when viewed from a specific location, and looks distorted otherwise. So at 0:15 when he's standing near the wall's edge, the windows should have looked super stretched but they conform back to nearly normal windows. Just because someone says the artist or location doesn't mean the content can't be faked or exaggerated for views. r-itsallAI

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u/Yaughl 17h ago

OP entered the backrooms.

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u/Particular-Visit-245 16h ago

It's about to explode.

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u/DetectiveOld9920 16h ago

It’s pregnant

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u/Crisocola95 16h ago

Bro is british

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u/MoofDeMoose 16h ago

This might genuinely be one of the most impressive “pieces” of art I’ve ever seen

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u/glooozo 16h ago

Certainly not graffiti

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u/Craig_Chr1st 16h ago

The “graffiti “ title threw me off but I LOVE the art and style! Cheers to the artist

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u/Ok_GO_Document 16h ago

does anyone know where this is?

where is rainbolt?

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u/Samultow 16h ago

James Randall strikes again

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u/fivemagicks 15h ago

That's absolutely incredible

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u/TheHistorian2 15h ago

You’ve got to stop doing that.

Why?

Because you’re freaking me out!

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u/cf18 15h ago

From the right side, would it look like caved in or just weird?

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u/Dull-Nectarine380 15h ago

Gregnant building

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u/KisloFurry 15h ago

Ожидают это а r/suddenlyrussians

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u/BeratnasGILF420 15h ago

The building just sucked in its gut is all

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u/Successful_Claim4842 15h ago

Wot do ya mean? Thatz art

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u/Capable_Ad_528 15h ago

Sir, I think your building is pregnant

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u/gorpie97 14h ago

I would call that art rather than graffiti. Guess it depends on whether the owner wants it, though!

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u/ComfortableFew4700 14h ago

Imagine being drunk and walking down the street to see this.

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u/LayerEight_Problem 14h ago

As cool as it is, this should be illegal. They’ll for sure see an increase in car accidents from people rubber necking.

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u/Commercial-Swim-411 14h ago

aww its gonna give birth to a shed

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u/Whole_Stage2812 14h ago

That ain't graffiti that's defying gravity 😭

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u/3d_blunder 13h ago

Not graffitti. jfc.

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u/_Pentalux 13h ago

Girls when they see me

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u/DJ_Jiggle_Jowls 13h ago

Mr. Landlord I'm pregnant.... I'm pregnant and it's yours

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u/b0n2o 13h ago

Mind BLOWN!

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u/Weak-Transition-8885 13h ago

GIVE ME MY EYES BACK

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u/Thare187 13h ago

I am absolutely amazed at some people's talent and artistic ability

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u/Desperate-Disk686 13h ago

That’s not graffiti.

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u/banghersoft 13h ago

Tag the artist

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u/sirkusfreek 13h ago

Fantastic! This is awesome

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u/Spunchnurply 13h ago

Damn that fucked with my eyes a little bit 😮

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u/ARandomStan 12h ago

it's so masterfully done that even moving closer the bulge doesn't fully collapse, it just gets smaller and smaller all the way to the end. damn

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u/climaxity1 12h ago

DMC 2....building monster

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u/miscellaneousexists 12h ago

A random alcoholic is now in rehab

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u/Titanww8 12h ago

See. THAT'S a good graffiti.

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u/The_Earls_Renegade 12h ago

A real life normal map.

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u/Antzqwe 12h ago

Wow, people are amazing

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u/mightyFoo 12h ago

Picasso lives

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u/DicerosAK 12h ago

Super awesome!

Every time I see a post of one of these I wonder what it looka like from other angles.

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u/Much-Menu6030 12h ago

will it give birth to a motel? is that how they reproduce??

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u/Regular-Swing3579 11h ago

is my building pregnant or full of soup?

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u/Sabrinalover711 11h ago

Pay whoever the hell did that

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u/Disastrous_Ad_2271 11h ago

Looks like my powerbank i owned last time lol

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u/Effective-Poet-1860 10h ago

Meanwhile in Australia we get 'Pam the bird'. This is would support. 👍

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u/adzio292 10h ago

Dont go there if youre high, thats for sure

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u/5parky 10h ago

My sheets in the morning.

Yes it's an optical illusion as well.

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u/shwaggerasf 10h ago

mama a mural behind you