Julian Beever's larger-than-life Coke bottle is not your average hopscotch scrawl found on an elementary playground; it is a celebration of perception, proportion, and light. Beever’s work does not simply exist within a concrete plane; it transcends the physical barriers of the sidewalk and becomes an animate entity within society that the general public comes to accept and appreciate. The Coke bottle is an iconic drink that is recognized by people from all over the world, and easy to relate to from taste to smell. Although the size of the bottle is unrealistically large, its vast size is analogous to the industry’s influential power over people. When they see its captivating design they immediately attribute the good or bad experiences that they have had with it. In response to Beever’s technique, it is evident that there is a mastery of dimensional proportionality. The Coke bottle defies the two-dimensional properties of the sidewalk to the point where it looks as if it is about to roll towards an unsuspecting bystander. Once an artist blurs the fine line between illustration and reality, the audience is left to question their perceptive capabilities, and chalk on the ground that they once thought was a scribble of mundane images becomes a stimulating piece of art.
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