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Brooklyn’s man on the street

This street art is feet art.

The Pearl Street Triangle — a pedestrian plaza in Brooklyn — has been turned into a canvas for artist David Ellis’ multilayered painting “PST.”

It’s the image of a man on his back held by two massive hands.

“As soon as the painting sets, we’ll return the tables and chairs and plants that sit atop the plaza, and people will enjoy this at their feet,” said Alexandria Sica, executive director of the DUMBO Improvement District.

The art project was funded by DUMBO developer Two Trees Management.

Ellis, a Brooklynite who grew up in North Carolina, said, “I’m a painter who has studied jazz . . . What I do is improvise.’’

The work took six days to complete as he layered image on top of image.

He began by depicting a “pit,” a reference to the Ground Zero space. He painted water over it, with two giant hands emerging to show “we can pull ourselves up,” Ellis told The Post.

Look and you’ll see pipes woven through. Finally, he painted an artist resting and “contemplating the future of a great borough,” Ellis said.