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Last Weekend’s Pasadena Chalk Festival Deluged By Spectacular Art

Under clear, sunny skies, the chalk masterpieces in Pasadena will live on

Published on Monday, June 22, 2020 | 10:28 am
 

The COVID-19 pandemic prevented artists from adorning Pasadena sidewalks with massive works of chalk art over Father’s Day weekend, but it couldn’t stop creative minds from all over Southern California and the globe from showcasing their talents at the Pasadena Chalk Festival.

Instead of leaving their mark on the grounds of the Paso Colorado, as usual, artists were asked to draw their masterpieces on their own, then post pictures online to create a massive online gallery for the public to peruse.

The artists were encouraged to post pictures of their works to Facebook and Instagram, tagging them with @pasadenachalkfestival and #pasadenachalkfestival. The images are also being posted on the Pasadena Chalk Festival website.

“We’re being deluged by spectacular art,” Tom Coston, head of the nonprofit arts organization Light Bringer Project, which hosts the Pasadena Chalk Festival, said in a video message posted Sunday via Facebook.

Entries included everything from abstract pieces and replications of classical masterpieces to cartoons.

They came from all over Southern California, and even as far away as Europe and Japan, Coston said.

“It’s a virtual tour de force,” he said. “(But) It’s really not virtual. It’s only virtual if you look at it online. It’s actually happening right now, everywhere, we just can’t be with each other. But we are with each when we make art.”

Artist Nuria Martinez created her “Henri Rousseau Landscape Painting” outside IPIC Theaters, 42 Miller Alley.

Simon Estrada left his mark, titled “Animation Style,” in the 900 block of North Summit Avenue.

Artistic team Ruston Harker and Joe Flowers each created half of their two piece “Toy Story” mural, organizers said. Ruston drew his half at his home in Pasadena, while Flowers worked from his home in Redondo Beach. The halves were merged via computer software to create a single work.

While there is no rain in the immediate forecast, there is no telling how long the temporary artworks will last.

There were no judges  or awards this year, and the traditional silent auction of canvasses created by the chalk artists was cancelled due to the pandemic..

“We’re going to be back next year, obviously. It’s really going to be meaningful, because we won’t have seen each other — a lot of us — for a couple of years.”

The Pasadena Chalk Festival was named the largest street painting festival in the world by the Guinness World Records in 2010.

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