Kurt Wenner is an artist best known for his invention of 3D pavement art. Wenner was inspired by anamorphic perspective, but had to invent an entirely new geometry in order to create his astonishing 3D pavement art images. Kurt Wenner produced his first commissioned mural at the age of sixteen and by sixteen to seventeen he was earning his living as a graphic artist. He attended both Rhode Island School of Design and Art Center College of Design, before working for NASA as scientific illustrator.
In 1982 he left NASA and moved to Italy to study figurative drawing and art. Over the years Wenner’s work became known throughout the country and in 1991 he was commissioned to create a work of art to honor the visit of Pope John Paul II to the city of Mantua. Wenner lived in Rome for 25 years before returning to the United States.
In the 1980s Wenner first introduced 3D pavement art at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Shortly after that he founded the first street painting festival in the United States at the Old Mission in Santa Barbara, California. One often-overlooked fact of Wenner’s career is that he dedicated one month every year, for 10 years, to teach more than 100,000 students from elementary through university level how to work with chalks and pastels. For his dedication, he was awarded theKennedy Center Medallion for his outstanding contribution to arts education.
Wenner has not only become known for his own body of work, he has inadvertently become the father of an art movement. His work has been seen in 30 countries, and he currently creates work for clients all over the world. His bookAsphalt Renaissance is now available on the internet and at book stores worldwide.
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