Pugh is used to people's amazed reactions when they pass his murals.
He said: 'They say "wow did you see that. I thought that was real."
'Public art can link people together and stimulate a sense of pride within the community.
'These life-size illusions allow me to communicate with a very large audience.
'It seems almost universal that people take delight in being visually tricked.'
The one with the two Jaguar statues (2K) looks sort of Mayan, but I'm not sure. He also used pillars and a huge tidal wave about to crash on three children... Kind of grim if you ask me!
I should have actually read the article: "The temple-like interior apparently exposed features jaguar gods, regarded as the creators of earthquakes by the Mayans."
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