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Artists from the different
part of the globe go to street painting festivals – to paint it red. With
chalks, pastels and paints in their hand, artists transform the street into a
palate for all.
Jay Schwartz during an interview said that “Street painting is an
extension of my fine art background. My initial exposure to the medium was as a
student at UCSB. I stumbled into the
role of street painter by accident. The purity, tradition, and inspirational
qualities are my main attractions to the medium. My approach to the street as
canvas is much like any other visual communication problem: start with a
strategy (subject matter, diagrams, keylines, etc.) and infuse my style into
the project, all the while trying to maintain an overall view of the big
picture. For the most part street painting is unique, mainly because of the
physicality of the medium. I make a lot of my own chalks, so I can use colors
that can't be reproduced through any other medium.
One of the best among street painters is Manfred Stader who specialized
himself in pastel. It is with self-manufactured pastel chalks that he paints
copies of masters like Corregio, Bronzino, Bouguereau and many others.
Edgar Mueller, also a renowned street painter, has been in the craft for
more than 15 years. During this time he created a lot of paintings. A
collection of his paintings gives a view of his most beautiful ideas as an
artist. Street painting 3D
Wenner, a master street painter,
uses anamorphic principle in his paintings. Anamorphism is the style used in
the seventeenth century which combines architectural elements with
illusionistic painting forming an extraordinary combined image. Wenner's unique
and innovative use of this creates unforgettable images that combine the painted
surface with its surroundings into a single composition.
How do you treat the
street as a "canvas"? Well, it depends on what approach you will use.
Those who are aspiring to become a popular street painter you can have the
aforementioned artists as your inspiration or you can create your own style for
that matter. |