Tool of the art: sticks of chalk and a gift of patience. Good chalk art murals take days, not hours, to create.
It was 86F at 9 am when I went to the annual Pasadena Chalk Art Festival. As I write this just after noon the temperature is 108F. That’s 42 Celsius, folks. And I hope all the artists have escaped to someplace cooler than the plaza at Paseo Colorado. (It is supposed to be hotter tomorrow!)
Mike Prest copied a poster for the Endless Summer surfing movie. The heat in Pasadena certainly felt like sizzling mid-summer. Dangerously hot.
After receiving a complaint recently that I failed to include artists’ names in previous years, I am including names this year. If you are interested in hiring any of them, search online for the name. Many are professional artists who will gladly create a birthday mural on a sidewalk in front of your home or a unique piece of art on your patio for a party.
There was also a car show on Green Street adjacent to the Chalk Art Festival which I will write about it in my next post.
Here are some of the works at this year’s event:
Thanks to Lupita Anaya for letting me photograph her chalks. Rock musicians are always a popular lot. This work, called ‘Chalk of Fame’ is by Lacey O’Leary. One of two works honoring the late David Bowie. There were also works in memory of Elvis and Muhammad Ali. David Bowie joined other icons who were memorialized at this year’s Chalk Art Festival. Shuji Nishimura did this one. One of several 3-D effect artworks. This one is by Four Hands Murals and is entitled ‘Falling Floor’. This work, entitled ‘Going Cray’ designed by Peter Zaslav intends to give a 3-D effect when completed. Sadly, it was half in light, half in shade so the effect isn’t as clear as it could be. Students from the Barnhart School worked on a design of their own creation at the Pasadena Chalk Festival. This work by an artist who calls himself El Cucuracha was boldly labeled ‘original art!’ I think there should be a tip of his hat to the late Carlos Almarez. Melissa Slight was creating a traditional work of art copied from an old European painting. Chalk art festivals began in Europe by artists reproducing famous works on plazas and streets outside of churches. I forgot to get the artist’s name, but I love the originality of this chalk art dog.
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