Those of you who have followed Filosofa’s Word for a while know that I LOVE street art! Cute critters and street art are two of my favourite topics for Saturday Surprise and this week I got lucky in finding a new street artist!
Meet David Zinn, an artist from Ann Arbor, Michigan who is well-known for his “ephemeral art,” created on the streets and composed entirely of chalk, charcoal, and random objects found on the premises. Cracks, holes, and small grooves are enough for Zinn to notice the figures they suggest and that’s where he gets most of his inspiration from; his work is done on the go. David has been drawing since 1987, making various quirky chalk-and-charcoal creatures in site-specific areas that helped the drawings wash away with the rain. His professional commissions included theatrical posters, business logos, educational cartoons, landfill murals, environmental superheroes, corporate allegories and hand-painted dump trucks, and his less practical creations involved bar coasters, restaurant placemats, cake icing, and snow.
“The honest truth about my art is that I am inspired by the absence of perfection as a possibility: between the irregularities of the stained concrete and the limited hours of available daylight outdoors, perfection is blessedly not an option. Instead, there is just the lunatic joy of finding the most satisfying option that exists within those limitations.”
‘Lunatic joy’ … that is absolutely what I felt when flipping through some of his artistic endeavours and I hope you will, too!
I hope these made you smile! Now go forth and have a wonderful weekend ahead!
Reblogged this on Carla Loves To Read and commented:
Do you enjoy sidewalk art. Thanks to Jill at Filosofa’s Word for sharing these.
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My pleasure! Thank you, my friend!
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Wow, these are awesome. Rebloggng this.
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Thank you so much for the re-blog, Carla!!! I’m glad you enjoyed them!
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I LOVE this artist. Have seen pieces of his work before but not as many as you have shared and unfortunately none in person, only in pictures. Thank you so much for sharing this whimsy and making me smile!!!
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I’m so glad you enjoyed Mr. Zinn’s artwork! I haven’t seen them in person and likely never will, but the pictures certainly bring a smile to my face! Thank YOU for dropping in and enjoying the drawings!
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Namaste, Miss Jill! I had some Gem sleepovers. This is a Super Saturday Surprise. But guess what? David Zinn is not a surprise to me cause I already knew about him since last year. Gem gets email letters from lots of places and one told her and she told me. And guess what else? Then Gem got me his book called The Chalk Art Handbook and a humongous box of special chalk too. I have another book and a calendar in my bedroom by him that I got for Christmas. The calendar is so cool! I love drawing with chalk on my big blackboard but drawing on the driveway and sidewalk is more fun. It’s okay cause the rain washes it all away and then I draw some new pictures. I’m not very good yet but it’s really fun trying. I try to remember something that a saint said that I learned : Good, better, best. Never let it rest. Until your good is better and your better is best. Neck-buster hugs and big kisses. Bye for now and thank you.
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No suggestions, additions and/or corrections were permitted by Benjamin. WHAK!! Thank-you!
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And none were needed! I’ve read his comment at least five times, smiling each time. It did my heart good to see a comment from him! WHAK!!!
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Namaste, my dear friend Benjamin!!!! I am SO HAPPY to see you here! I’m glad you liked the artwork of David Zinn and it comes as no surprise at all to hear that you were already familiar with him! I know you’ve probably enjoyed his book and tried a few chalk drawings yourself! Next time you do one, I’d love to have a picture of it! Someday perhaps you’ll be famous like Mr. Zinn and I will say, “I knew him when he was a little boy!” Neckbuster hugs and lots of kisses back to you, dear Benjamin! 💖
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These are all just incredible–wow!
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I’m so happy you liked them! I wish I had such talent!
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Incredible talent and sense of humour. You could truly believed you are looking at 3-D figures.
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Definitely talent, humour, and imagination! I’m jealous!!! Glad you enjoyed the artwork!
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What a great imagination! Seems so simple, but this is true art.
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I agree … great imagination and great talent!!! I’m glad you enjoyed them!
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Reblogged this on Michael Seidel, writer and commented:
Some creative art to give you a smile in these times that can feel so heavy.
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Many thanks for the re-blog, Michael! I’m glad you enjoyed the art and hope your readers will, too!
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You’re welcome.
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Amazing how this type of artist sees things most of us would/could never visualize. Nice share!
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It takes a special kind of imagination, coupled with artistic talent, I think. Glad you liked it!
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Lol, thats so wunderful. Thanks for sharing, Jill! I love this more than traditional paintings. 😉 xx Michael
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I hoped you would enjoy these! I like these more than traditional paintings too … they are whimsical and each one made me smile! xx
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:-)) xx
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quite brilliant. gentle, harmless fun
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I’m so glad you enjoyed them! How I wish I had even half of his talent!
Cwtch
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Keep these guys coming, if you can find the rocks they are hiding under.
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Much fun, aren’t they? I will definitely be looking for more!
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OMG! Those are amazing and so creative! Thanks for giving me a smile this morning…have a good weekend friend!
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I’m so happy they brought a smile to your face!!! You have a good weekend also, my friend!!!
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These were great, Jill. Thanks for sharing them.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed them, John! I was just amazed when I found them … each one is so creative!
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Each is, Jill.
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Fantastic!
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Glad you liked it!!! He’s got more talent in one finger than I have in my entire body!
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What an imagination this guy has! I don’t think I can even pick a favorite; they’re all incredible. (And really cute!)
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Definitely so! Like you, I couldn’t pick a single favourite … each one I came across became my favourite for that moment. I loved them all! I do wish I had such talent. Glad you enjoyed them!
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these are so good! I have to keep staring at them to convince myself it’s just an illusion!
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I know!!! I was amazed … how I wish I had such talent!
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I love this!
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I thought you would! I’m so glad you enjoyed it!
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🙂
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Thanks, Ned!!!
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Quite creative, turning things that may originally have been, eye sores, into, something, that’s, very cute…
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I agree! I’m glad you enjoyed the pictures … how I wish I had talent like that!
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Awesome drawings. Thanks for sharing
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I’m so glad you enjoyed them!
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😎👍🏼
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How delightful
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Definitely so! I’m glad you enjoyed them! I wish I had his talent … I’d be outside with a bucket full of chalk all day long!
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Me too!
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Those are adorable 💚
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I’m so glad you liked them! They made me smile, and that’s no easy feat these days! 😊
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