Juandres Vera, of Mexico, finishes his submission for the 3D Pavement Art category at the 2011 Sarasota international Chalk Festival.
A chalk mosaic pays homage to modern collages made from hundreds of digital photos. (Apt. 46/Flickr)
One artist blends past and future with an homage to apples and Apple products. Sarasota, Fla. officials estimate over 100,000 visitors attended the free festival. (Apt. 46/Flickr)
A chalk depiction of the ancient gods for the category of Traditional Street Paintings, Pre-1940s. (Zinnia Jones/Flickr)
Melanie Stimmel Van Latum, one of the Sarasota Chalk Festival’s signature street artists, is a founding member of the Street Painting Society, and the only woman to win the title of Maestra Madonnara. (Melanie Stimmel)
Wide-pan view of the 2011 Sarasota Chalk Festival. The festival’s end on Nov. 7 saw a high-pressure street washer wipe all the art away, leaving only photos through which to remember the gallery. (Apt. 46/Flickr)
This LEGO terracotta army was inspired by the giant LEGO man found on a Sarasota beach, as well as the Terracotta warriors of ancient China. (Zinnia Jones/Flickr)
The finished LEGO terracota army by Planet Streetpainting of the Netehrlands. (Zinnia Jones/Flickr)
Mother Earth, in pastel chalks. Many chalk artists see the event as a performance art, but many patrons were unhappy about the decision to wash away the artwork immediately. (Apt. 46/Flickr)
Lindsay Zeltzer works on a realistic chalk rendering of Jack Nicholson’s The Joker from the Tim Burton “Batman” movie. (Zeltzer)
A full 3D scene from the movie “Avatar.” This piece was part of a 24-hour competition between professional artists at the Sarasota Chalk Festival. (Apt. 46/Flickr)
A 3D shot inside a library by Eduardo Kobra, of Brazil. “The most important thing was to learn, socialize and learn, especially with all these great artists,” Kiobra said. “It was a unique experience that will certainly be repeated again.” (Milton Jung/Flickr)
Water reflections are recast in chalk near one of the parking lots near the 2011 international festival.
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