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Title: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: Jade on July 15, 2009, 02:49:14 pm My aunt sent me these pics. Edgar Mueller was the one who did them.
Together with up to five assistants, Mueller painted all day long from sunrise to sunset. The picture appeared on the East Pier in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, as part of the town's Festival of World Cultures. (http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh131/marajade312/street1.jpg) (http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh131/marajade312/street2.jpg) He spent five days, working 12 hours a day, to create the 250 square metre image of the crevasse, which, viewed from the correct angle, appears to be 3D. He then persuaded passers-by to complete the illusion by pretending the gaping hole was real. 'I wanted to play with positives and negatives to encourage people to think twice about everything they see,' he said. 'It was a very scary scene, but when people saw it they had great fun playing on it and pretending to fall into the earth. 'I like to think that later, when they returned home, they might reflect more on what a frightening scenario it was and \say, "Wow, that was actually pretty scary". (http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh131/marajade312/street3.jpg) (http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh131/marajade312/street4.jpg) You can find more of his artwork here: http://www.metanamorph.com/ (http://www.metanamorph.com/) Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: Rakoua on July 15, 2009, 02:55:26 pm Whooooooaaaa................
Someone actually drew this with CHALK? I'd say awesome but I'm speechless. Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: Jade on July 15, 2009, 02:59:12 pm I was shocked when I saw it too. He said he used a special kind of chalk to draw with, so it wouldn't flake off.
Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: Rakoua on July 15, 2009, 03:05:04 pm That's amazing... I would have thougt that it was real if I was driving or walking over it, honestly.And it really does look real too... Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: Saturn2.0 on July 15, 2009, 03:05:32 pm Wow, it looks like disaster has been drawn.
-You can draw that with chalk? Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: Destroyer Behemoth on July 15, 2009, 03:10:53 pm That is... amazing. =O
I'm good with colored pencils and pastel, but chalk... Man, that is just beautiful. Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: Jade on July 15, 2009, 03:11:35 pm http://www.metanamorph.com/ (http://www.metanamorph.com/) Here's his website. There's some more pics from different angles on there.
Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: guitaralex on July 15, 2009, 04:35:24 pm This is just awesome! :o
Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: Ddude The Insane on July 15, 2009, 04:58:21 pm Whoa....:o
that's epic. Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: Flash-әdge on July 15, 2009, 04:58:56 pm I've seen his work before. But I've never seen those pics before. Totally awesome!
That must be one fun hobby! Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: MsRowdyRedhead on July 15, 2009, 06:03:41 pm I am always amazed when I see his work! Thank you for posting this.
Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: Jade on July 15, 2009, 06:45:44 pm No problem. I love the last pic. Its so amazing!
Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: uraw911 on July 18, 2009, 01:23:39 am That's the digital blueprint. ::)
Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: Jade on July 18, 2009, 02:02:35 pm :-[ riiiight... I knew that :P
But, seriously, he's really good. Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: Saturn2.0 on July 18, 2009, 11:53:12 pm Thankfully nobody was hurt in the making of this :P.
Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: Obi on July 19, 2009, 09:09:53 am Awesome! This stuff is cool! Though there is a ring floating in the "air" where the sewer lid should be... =P
Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: Ddude The Insane on July 20, 2009, 11:29:49 am ...I wonder where i can get chalk like that...
Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: KnightsFan on July 30, 2009, 03:26:54 pm Lol, I should draw a huge gaping hole in a road somewhere and see how long it takes drivers to notice >:D
Just kidding. Seriously, that's amazing! I wonder how long this guy practiced? Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: Jade on July 30, 2009, 04:21:44 pm Thats a great idea >:D I know where to do it at too! :P
Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: Ddude The Insane on July 30, 2009, 04:33:26 pm I'd just draw the fake impact of a crater on the street >:D
Anyway...that really is cool. I wonder if that lady trying to get over the third one knew it was fake... Title: Re: Awesome Chalkwork Post by: KnightsFan on July 31, 2009, 01:31:28 pm Probably when you get close and have a different angle you'll notice it's fake. Plus the fact that nothing is moving at all would be noticeable after awhile.
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