I am not referencing the hopscotch, hearts and stars that are often scrawled across sidewalks by elementary school kids or children pushed outside to play. I'm referencing artists such as Edgar Mueller, Julian Beever, Kurt Wenner and Johnnie Walker. These men take it upon themselves to exquisitely decorate sidewalks with chalk and occasionally paint.
Now, I thought graffiti on walls was pretty cool, but this is absolutely amazing. Most of these chalk-creations are done so when viewed from the right angle they are completely 3-d.
This site (which I’ve tagged on delicious) has pictures and videos of a few paintings (drawings? chalkings?) being done-- http://weburbanist.com/2007/09/21/3-amazing-3d-street-artists-urban-graffiti-from-around-the-world/
This site just focuses on one artist-- http://www.rense.com/general67/street.htm
I’ll attach my favorites here =)
I have stumbled on pictures of this stuff on the internet before. It's incredible!! I was actually going to do a post on it somewhere down the line, but you beat me to it! I think it would be an amazing experience to watch one of the pieces wash away during a rainstorm... equally devastating. It is incredible to me that someone could spend so much painstaking time on something like this knowing how temporary it is. The only thing I can equate it to is writing a 20 pg. paper and then watching my computer shut down before I had a chance to save it... I couldn't imagine.
ReplyDeleteJulian Beever is the man! I love how point of view plays such an integral part is his art making and how precise his mark making is with such a temperamental medium.
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