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USA: Feature Rates Apply CREDIT: Kurt Wenner/Rex Shutterstock. Only for use in this story. Editorial Use Only. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission Mandatory Credit: Photo by Kurt Wenner/REX/Shutterstock (5613359a) The Big Lunch; Client: The Big Lunch; Location: London, England The 3D pavement art of Kurt Wenner - 2016 FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/s4fj Children balance precariously on towering buildings, while otherworldly creatures drag themselves from cracks in the Earth. Behold, the amazing 3D street art of Kurt Wenner. The former NASA space illustrator employs the mind-bending art technique of Trompe-l'?il, French for "deceive the eye". Kurt invented 3D pavement art in 1984, inspired by the use of the ?anamorphic? perspective of the European classical masters. Using his homemade pastels, Nevada-based Kurt has created works in more than 30 countries, including a London tube station in Brussels and the Grand Canyon emerging from a building. He has just completed the 3D Museum of Wonders, a 25,000 square foot museum devoted to his work in Playa del Carmen, on the Riviera Maya. This is touted as the world's largest illusion museum designed and executed by a single artist. Kurt also continues to headline important international arts events, such as last month's (March) Dubai Canvas.