The Fine Art Of 3d Street Painting

Here's a progression of imagery that illustrates the process of making a three-dimensional image based on an original work of art:

Take pictures, it will be cool to see on the sidewalk.

TL Mair
tlmair.com

You're right, T L. And the juxtaposition of the artist against the background of a two-dimensional painting executed in 3D will show the scale of the work, as well as the illusion of the subject rising out of the pavement.

Very cool Patrick...

Marvelous. I wish I could attend. I'm tied up on home improvement projects, as soon as the weather warms up a bit. But I wish I could come meet you and see your work firsthand.

Will there be video? Wishing you the best weather and good fortune.

I'd like to see the finished work too!

Yes Patrick my friend, I am impressed with your exuberance for your art, on sidewalks, on canvas always exciting to see.

How I wish that I could come watch your artistic genius in person. Please get someone to make a video for all of us.

Thank you very much, Ed and Gregory!

Vanesa, Nola and Phyllis...as for some kind of documentation of Bonafish rising, either stills of the work in progress or video clips - personally, I'd like to see a time lapse video - all I can tell you is that, because of its size, we'll be pretty darned busy just getting the thing completed. It's possible that we may find an assistant to help with photography, but I'm going to start working with Jennifer tomorrow @ 2PM to lay down the tempera paint ground and fix the pounced template, and then we'll see if we can work it into the production.


Re: The Template

It's cool that we'll be using some of that good old-fashioned technology from the days when billboard designs were transferred using paper upon which outlines had been "pounced" or perforated using a mechanical pouncer to punch tiny holes...I believe Jennifer will be using a pouncing wheel (even a kitchen fork would do, though it would definitely be labor intensive!).

Thanks, Sydne, for your unwavering confidence in me and for supporting me in even the craziest of ventures...I really do appreciate it!

What a great time you will have! And warm sunny Florida sounds SO good!

So cool - too far for me but I'm trying my best to think of everyone I know who might be near enough to check you and your work out. Good luck.

Sounds like it's going to be a great opportunity for some media exposure Patrick, I'll be watching the news in hopes of catching a glimpse of a senior guy with knee pads and a hat. Lol
Just kidding! Your art is amazing and it sounds like you will have your work cut out for you in a very challenging way. Good Luck!

Fantastic work Patrick! Hope you get featured in the papers! Take lots of pictures and post a link for us to see the finished work. Sigh, one of these days I hope to see the all fantastic art at the Lake Worth Street Painting Festival.

Wow, how thrilling! Can't wait to see!

Thank you very much, Val, Nikolyn, Mario, Chrystyne and Valerie!

Here's the first capture of the street painting in production; that's me in the upper right corner, with Jennifer Chaparro right in front of me and Nate Baranowski, lower right, working on Friday, January 20, to transfer the sketch to the street using a template that's been perforated with a pounce device. The Bonafish image is upside down.

I am in awe.

Thanks, Marlene!

As Day One draws to a close, I kick back with a cold one and hope that tomorrow we'll have enough time to finish.

This photo was taken at the end of day 1; now you can see Napoleon rising from a subterranean sea, up through the asphalt and into downtown Lake Worth.

its wonderful P and a shame u cant sell street painting, dig up the road and fill it back in , how did Banksy make his wealth? from what i read other people remove it and sell it.... im on my way

edit: dont remove street art/paintings and sell em. i was joking.

Thanks, Jason!

Ephemeral works of art such as this chalk painting are doomed from the start; they cannot be permanently preserved.

In fact, I just left the Street Painting Festival in Lake Worth (it closed down at 6 PM) and police have now allowed traffic to resume en route to and from the island of Palm Beach via the drawbridge, which means cars and trucks will be driving right over the paintings we left behind, tonight.

Here's a snapshot of the finished piece:

Just incredible. All that time and effort to create a gorgeous work of art, and then you give it back to the universe. INsane! In the best possible way, of course. ; ) Congrats, Patrick and Co., on an amazing experience. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Thanks, Valerie!

Here's a better pic:

I could never in my wildest dreams do one of these...but I did catch this gorgeous one in progress in Florence last summer.

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing.

Thank you so much for all the in progress pics as well as those showing us the finished work. Wonderful!

Great work, Patrick, thanks for the updates.

I'm not up on the street art circuit, but I imagine the way someone would make money at this is from appearance fees. Towns with street art festivals could leverage participation by a celebrity artist into increased entry fees, vendor booths, program sponsors and art demonstrations.


Dan Turner
Dan Turner's Seven Keys to Selling Art Online

excellent work Patrick and a great opportunity.

3d Street Painting ....?



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Very, very cool Patrick.

I Hope you got paid well Patrick, that sure looks like a lot of hard work. The end result is very impressive!

Thanks, Mario!

I did not ask for compensation in any form - although many artists were sponsored and did receive remuneration in various forms - and as a result, I was not paid; the reason for this is because I was initially approached by street painting artist, Jennifer Chaparro, who asked for my permission to use one of my paintings in this show...by the way, this show is the largest of its kind in the United States with 600 artists participating during the two-day event...and it may be the largest in the world. Anywho, I said YES!

When she presented me with a plan to recontextualize my painting, Napoleon Bonafish, using a 3D-anamorphic program, I was blown away! She asked me if I would be a part of creating it on the street, and I said, "Absolutely!"

Many of the artists in the street painting show believe as I do that showing people how we create art, right there before their very eyes, and telling them about our process and what it is that inspires us, all helps shift the general attitude that they have toward their own creativity in a direction of the acceptance that anyone can do art, they just have to believe they can.

I call it, Ars Gratia Artis, or more accurately, Ars Artis Gratia, which means: art for art's sake.

Here's another final capture, taken just before the streets were reopened and the images were all erased:

Nice!

Thank you very much Vanessa, Dan, Richard, Vale and Kevin!

Absolutely marvelous!

Rebecca

Bravo, Patrick!!...for the final image and the effort/desire to participate!

I'm thanking all over both of you, Rebecca and Lawrence!

I am absolutely in awe Patrick! Both of the art you accomplished with your friends at the festival (it a a breathtaking piece!), and by the fact that you did it purely for the joy of opening people's eyes to the possibilities that lies inside of each of them... each of us, myself included. You are an extraordinary man, perceiving - and pursuing - the possibilities in yourself, and this world is a better place this past weekend having your art, and the may others that contributed at the festival. Many blessings to you!

captivating! LOve this work /highfive

Patrick,

When so many these days have decided to sit on their butts in front of the computer, and expect the world will come to them.

You , not only get out there, but on your hands and knees, create this phenomenal work of art.

How fortunate are those able to see the actual work

Fantastic work Patrick! Thanks for sharing the pictures of the progress and the finished piece.

Thank you very much Gregory…you’re right; we must all strive to live up to our creative potential and that means inspiring others to discover and realize their own.

I’m fond of telling those who claim they can’t even draw a stick figure that they are more creative than they think, that because they dream during REM sleep – whether or not they’re able to recall those dreams – they are intrinsically creative…after all, from whence did those dreams come if not the deep recesses of their own fertile and creative imaginations?

All they're lacking is a skill set that will help them realize those wild imaginings!

Thank you, Melissa, Roger and Chrystyne!

Roger. The show attendance was said to have exceeded 100,000 art-loving people...as evidenced by my nearly losing my voice!

I think next year, I'll print up T-shirts that have a list of answers to FAQ on the back!

Oh, and even with kneepads and foam mats, my knees are still sore, not to mention my left hand and arm from propping myself up while I applied chalk with my right. One other side effect is the amount of soft pastel every artist ends up wearing, even after shedding their clothes; I actually had chalk dust in my hair!

Fortunately you had a cold Michelob to wash down the chalk dust

Looks great---congrats

Patrick, the final work is amazing to say the least. I could not stand and watch cars drive over that without screaming in pain for you....

I really joined seeing the whole process, thank you for sharing it. I don't envy you your knees!

Thanks for sharing your unique experience and the inspiring process, Patrick.

You're one of my most favorite painters on this site. I wish I could have been right at that location to view those 3D paintings (including yours) by my own eyes.




The Creator


like
a young guy
makes love with his newly wed
trying to create
his first
child

the artist turned to the left
he twisted to the right
he leaned back and forth
he propped up and down
in his best
effort
to
find most enjoyable position
for each of his dedicated move

he could feel sharp pain on
his neck
his back
his hands
his knees
and his entire body
as if he have just had sex for endless rounds

he had no problem
since he could show his wife
some paint
on
his hair
his shirt
his pants
even on his butts

he enjoyed the process of creating an illusion of reality
through his three-dimension art
on hard asphalt
of a city
street

unlike God
Who created only once
but keeps holding his work
by requiring humans
to worship Him
for good

the contemporary creator had no worry
to let his kids go free
unconditionally
so soon as
they could

since
he always feels
as if his art would stay
inside his heart
forever


Thao Chuong
2015-02-24

Right you are, Mo! And thanks! (Except it was a bottle of Blue Moon that I was drinking.)

Thank you very much, Phyllis and Dorothy!

And to my good friend and Brother of the Brush, Thao Chuong, I send many thanks for your kind words of praise, as well as for your poignant and heartfelt poem, which expresses so well that for which it is difficult to find the right words.

Here's a pic of my neighbor, master street painter, Rod Tryon, busy working on his chalk anamorphic (3D) street painting at the world famous Lake Worth Street Painting Festival.

Thanks for posting that, Patrick. Those kinds of street painting are mind-blowing. Do you have it from the opposite side? The artist has to forget what his eyes are telling him and focus on the correct viewing angle to achieve the illusion.


Dan Turner
Dan Turner's Seven Keys to Selling Art Online

You're quite welcome, Dan!

Nah, we just use a grid to keep the anamorphic aspect true.

Here's an aerial view taken using a quad-copter drone:



Look closely at the reins...they appear to be made of real leather, lying there loosely on the pavement: Chalk painting is amazing!

WOW WOW Patrick!!!!!

I will second that WOW. It's so great to see the process, too. Thanks for sharing!

You never cease to amaze me Patrick. Your passion for art is only exceeded by your great talent and brilliant mind. Congratulations.

Patrick,

Thanks for showing us. Great works of art.

Dave

Really amazing work! Thanks for sharing.

I thank you, one and all, for your generous words of praise and for your support: Sydne, Patricia, Debra, David and Sarabjit!

Napoleon who?