Something different as busking goes, this is the work of one of the featured performers of the event, Chalkmaster Dave, a street artist who specializes in rendering three dimensional work. He can be found on Facebook.
In this case, the dragon in the first shot takes a three dimensional look when one photographs it from a second angle.
VERY interesting, William!
ReplyDeleteNice street art.
ReplyDeleteSome people have great artistic talents.
ReplyDeleteVery nice work!
Dave has talent!
ReplyDeleteI've seen some of this 3-D work before, yet it always surprises me.
ReplyDeleteGreat talents! He can really paint!
ReplyDeleteI like those 3D paintings very much, they look so amazing real.
ReplyDeleteThese must be magic!
ReplyDeleteI'm amazed to see artists work so hard to create something so ephemeral. He's very talented.
ReplyDeleteFabulous !
ReplyDeletecheers, parsnip
That's very nice work. It's a pity there's a shadow over your second photo.
ReplyDeleteLOVE Batman stuff. Are these permanent installations?
ReplyDeleteLOVE Chalk art. It is really trending now. Most health food stores have chalk artists, coffee shops, etc. Then other places, like university campuses, consider it vandalism!
ReplyDeleteJanis
GDP
Great works by those artists. Nicely done.
ReplyDeleteIt is always good to see something new and different...
ReplyDeleteHe certainly uses a different plane for his work. You found a very talented chalkmaster.
ReplyDeleteA very special talent.
ReplyDeleteWow...he's really good!
ReplyDeleteVery, very cool.
ReplyDeleteThese guys have a real sense of perspective!
ReplyDeleteThey do wonders.
ReplyDeleteTomás ( The last from Bozeman, Montana, tomorrow to Madrid again)
Great work and what a cool name 'Chalkmaster Dave'.....
ReplyDeletereally cool!
ReplyDeleteDave is very talented.
ReplyDeleteTres cool William, love the pavement art, we don't see much of that here in Perth unfortunately.
ReplyDelete@Cloudia: thank you!
ReplyDelete@Orvokki: definitely.
@Gunn: he did beautiful work with this.
@Andy: he certainly does.
@Revrunner: I was lucky to get the shots in. The last shot here was actually my last shot of the festival- my camera batteries were rebelling and demanding to be recharged.
@Nancy: he has great skill at this.
@Marianne: they certainly do look real.
@Marleen: it's an entirely different kind of busker work, but really works well in a festival.
@EG: he definitely is.
@Parsnip: quite so!
@Jan: I took the second shot at a different point in the weekend. I thought it worked only to serve to show the difference an angle in the shot can make. The third shot was late in the afternoon on Monday, so the sun was at a different place.
@Birdman: no, they only lasted as long as the weekend; the chalk would have been washed away with the first rain.
@Janis: we don't have a lot of it here- this is the only instance I can think of in terms of chalk art during a given year, but one will often see chalk on sidewalks in terms of children's games.
ReplyDelete@Blogoratti: thanks for stopping by!
@VP: it certainly is.
@Red: he really did well with his choices.
@Sharon: indeed.
@Norma: he is!
@Whisk: quite so.
@RedPat: indeed. I'm sure he'll turn up in your area.
@Tomas: definitely.
@Geoff: it's a good name to go by!
@Tex: oh, yes.
@Denise: yes he is.
@Grace: it's rare here, but I've seen it in previous festivals- quite likely he's been up here regularly.
Fun!
ReplyDeleteLove. Wish I had something like this to photograph...
ReplyDeleteCoolio!
ReplyDeleteAmazing stuff. I guess when you've got this much talent it isn't so painful to see your work washed away in the rain.
ReplyDeleteI love it when the have the chalk art contest here during the Weed Show. Some are so talented.
ReplyDeleteCreativity is such a wonderful thing!
ReplyDeleteThese chalk artists are truly phenomenal.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't resist! I drove into town today from the cottage to use wifi to check email, FB, and my photo blog. Guess I cannot exist without technology; a bit disappointed in myself.
I've always been fascinated by people who can do this. And it always brought to mind how easily the eye is fooled...which means, in most cases, that eye-witness testimony isn't worth a fart in a thunderstorm.
ReplyDeleteThis is really beautiful and impressive street art...sad that it will not last too long.
ReplyDeleteHe does good work. It does look three dimensional.
ReplyDelete@Jennifer: it was quite something to see.
ReplyDelete@Ciel: I can't recall seeing one this year.
@Shelly: very much so.
@Kay: true.
@Mari: thanks!
@Lynette: it is.
@Kate: thanks!
@Lowell: it's talent.
@Beatrice: alas, it is short lived.
@Jack: it really does.