chalk shadows

26Nov08

Photographs of chalk-outlined shadows at night around the US. By: Michael Neff

http://michaelneff.com/chalk/new_york_ny_2007_03.jpg

http://michaelneff.com/chalk/new_york_ny_2006_01.jpg

http://michaelneff.com/chalk/new_york_ny_2008_02.jpg

http://michaelneff.com/chalk/bothell_wa_2007_03.jpg

http://michaelneff.com/chalk/shoreline_wa_2007_02.jpg

http://michaelneff.com/chalk/shoreline_wa_2007_03.jpg

http://michaelneff.com/chalk/new_york_ny_2007_01.jpg

http://michaelneff.com/chalk/new_york_ny_2008_01.jpg

http://michaelneff.com/chalk/shoreline_wa_2007_07.jpg

http://michaelneff.com/chalk/seattle_wa_2007_04.jpg

http://michaelneff.com/chalk/new_york_ny_2006_02.jpg

http://michaelneff.com/chalk/new_york_ny_2006_06.jpg

http://michaelneff.com/chalk/bothell_wa_2007_02.jpg

http://michaelneff.com/chalk/new_york_ny_2007_02.jpg

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93 Responses to “chalk shadows”

  1. 1 U

    Awesomesauce

  2. 2 NoctheniK

    wow… im going to try this soon :)

  3. 3 PizawL

    This is the type of work that makes the average joe more accepting and approving of art. Great stuff

  4. 4 Brabuss

    way better than graffitis

  5. awesome

  6. 6 John Watson

    Wow dude that is like just way too cool.

    Jess
    http://www.anonymity.cz.tc

  7. i love this

  8. 8 sprintmarathon

    I want to try this during the day as a time study.

  9. 10 FuNx

    Working example of IRL Photoshop: Apply Stroke. Cool stuff.

  10. 11 lotti-wa

    awshum. i love the bycicle

  11. 12 Jake

    That’s the shit. No doubt.

  12. Love this…thanks for sharing:)

  13. Interesting. The video was actually pretty entertaining to watch! Something I haven’t seen before!

  14. 15 Jenna Skarzenski

    I love this idea!

  15. 16 flickery

    AH This is so surreal, it’s like Mary Poppins meets Alice in wonderland!! Its almost like some of the stuff from “night of a 1000 drawings”, but this would look great anywhere, plus it could be a handy tool to make social comentary… really gets you thinking!

  16. 17 Tina

    awww…i love these photos..!

  17. wew,,,,simple idea,nice result…

    in bahasa:bagus banget..

  18. 19 beauty80

    WOW.. amazing..simply amazing…

  19. funny idea.. i love this, too :D

  20. nice art, beware of the rain,… :)

  21. 22 Justin

    Wow.. that’s awesome.. What a unique idea..

  22. 23 blakeandreriley

    cool, this is awesome!

  23. amazing photos…I love them

  24. this is what the french graffiti artist zevs has been doing for some time – http://www.patriciadorfmann.com/artist/zevs/works/464

  25. 26 Hayley

    Dude. That’s AWESOME!!!

    In a speech this morning, Barack Obama said, “This isn’t about big government or small government. It’s about building a smarter government.”

    When he heard this, President Bush said, “I get it. I get it. I’m leaving.”

  26. poetic,wonderful idea, photos and video ! I’ve never seen that before. Charming indeed!

  27. This is one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a long time! I love how original the idea is (or at least it’s new to me). I wonder what areas of the U.S these photos were taken?

    Awesome! Thanks for posting!

  28. very cool!!

  29. 30 asifbaloch

    wow…thats one of the most beautiful and amazing pics which i’ve never seen before…..bravo, bravo
    thanks for sharing

  30. 31 rand6

    The comments above said it all. They are awsome!

  31. Wonderful. For me the outlines evoke some interesting feelings beyond the tracings. I think it would be interesting to see what the outlines look like in the daylight with no relation to the structures that are making the shadows but standing out on their own. During the daytime, in the sunlight, we get no sense of the light sources that dominate the nighttime.

  32. 33 Rod

    That is awesome.

  33. 34 static monkey

    beautiful. the chalk really makes the shadows stand out as an entity to themselves. very fun.

  34. Wow! Absolutely amazing art!

  35. i truly love this idea. i am constantly looking for inspiration like this, as i am in the process of preparing my graphic design portfolio.

    and this is exactly the type of thing i was looking for. i just wish i came up with the idea before you did. haha

  36. Every child thinks of doing this. It look nice.

  37. Thats really cool! :)

  38. 39 realistic bird

    Wow, this is way cool!

  39. very interesting.. i wonder how it would look like during the day?

  40. 41 lguy

    lovely!

  41. 42 ankamueller

    very nice. I think I will try to copy this.

  42. Really cool.

  43. Beautiful…

  44. That’s a really great idea, very well executed. I love this series.

  45. 46 chinameca

    Well done amigo!

  46. Simple & élégant. the composition and colors are beatiful i love them all. They give me motivation to create and play with light.

  47. This awesome sweet!

  48. 49 ninad123

    IT IS AMAZING…………………

  49. 51 kulchaimigiz

    magnificent. Yo don’t need me to critique. All i will say is KEEP GETTING BETTER AND BETTER

  50. 52 Gem

    Way too cool! Love it.

  51. Those are fantastic photos. The colours chosen for the shadow seems to have a real impact on the colours too. They are awesome, and now I’m dying to try it.

  52. 54 yamsandpotatoes

    I really like this. It looks as if the shadow’s outline is glowing in various colors of light.

  53. 55 gaby!!!

    OMG!!!
    is amazing!!!

  54. beautiful!

  55. 57 michele

    i do agree with PizawL: this is what can make art living in everyday’s life, as i think it should be. thanks, gonna see the video ciao

  56. great blog. I love the photos

  57. Wow! just amazing!

  58. 60 apb148

    That’s pretty cool. How fast did it have to be drawn to keep the shadow where it was.

  59. This is absolutely awesome!!

  60. 62 joa

    wooow…!!! k molleja sta muii pavito!!!! ^^

  61. Hurry up, sun is moving down !!

  62. Hi everyone,

    I took one pic from this page to exhibit it in my own website. Hope you don’t mind, I linked everything necessary to recognize the real author btw.

    I like this kind of stuff. nothing more to say..

    See you around

    Bye (from France)

  63. 66 Doogie Howser

    thats so cool! i’d be awesome if they were permanent and you had to walk by at JUST the right time of day to see it line up!

  64. I did forget to mention where I linked your stuffed

    http://cabane.la.free.fr/laconic

  65. That’s like totally WOW


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