Kurt Wenner

Kurt Wenner is an artist who originally worked for NASA as an advanced scientific space illustrator like painting projects and extra-terrestrial landscapes. He became very taken by the abilities of artists from the Renaissance, and he left NASA 1982 and moved to Rome to explore the works of the great masters.

Living in Rome, Wenner studied the masters and classical scuptures in the museums. In 1991, he was commissioned to create a piece to honor the visit of pope John Paul II to the city of Mantua. The event was broadcast live on television throughout Italy.

He now works in a variety of forms, and even designs houses, but one art form he has become famous for is street painting. His painting are combined traditional street painting , a little mix of his interest in classic art, a winning mix is fantasy and realisitc picture.

Many of the images use anamorphic techniques as well as trompe l'oeil, in order to create a world where fantasy and reality combine.

I think this video is much better than pictures