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Arizona: ‘Grand Canyon Illusion’ at National Geographic Visitor Center

 

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An unidentified visitor examines the sidewalk artwork "Grand Canyon Illusion" by Kurt Wenner outside the National Geographic Visitor Center at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon near Tusayan, Ariz.
An unidentified visitor examines the sidewalk artwork "Grand Canyon Illusion" by Kurt Wenner outside the National Geographic Visitor Center at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon near Tusayan, Ariz.
Joel Kramer / National Geographic Visitor Center

Uninspired by modern art, Kurt Wenner set out to learn how European masters made architecture soar and figures float in ceiling frescoes. What started off as two-dimensional chalk and pastel art on the streets of Rome decades ago, mimicking what Wenner saw in Renaissance classicism, morphed into an art form of his own — one that makes objects appear to rise from or fall into the ground in three-dimensional pieces. His latest piece unveiled just outside the Grand Canyon has visitors perched atop spires and starting down a winding trail that seemingly plunges into the depths of the massive gorge. Grand Canyon Illusion is on display through October at the National Geographic Visitor Center in Tusayan, near the South Rim.

Details: www.explorethecanyon.com or 928-638-2468.

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