Spanish painter Silvestre Santiago, better known as Pejac, creates incredible street art. Playing with perspective, he produces trick-of-the-eye pieces that surprise and thrill.
Seemingly magical works include gravity-defying shoes on lamp poles in London, a shark fin on the sidewalk in Tokyo, and an artwork themed around the pandemic-related social distancing on a cemented wall at Valdecilla general hospital in Spain. Cleverly, Pejac’s art invites people to move in close, then take a step back, invoking an “ah-ha!” moment as they realize what they’re looking at.
The detail in his images is exquisite, showing a dedication to the artistry that began some 20 years ago as a student in Milan, when he first discovered urban art. At night when the streets were empty, the budding young artist would spend his time painting on walls before returning the next day to see peoples’ reactions….