Street painting has been around for quite sometime and designs can be seen all over the world. Chalk artist sidewalk designs are forms of artwork on streets and sidewalks that are drawn by an artist that uses chalk. Realistic 3D looking designs take a lot of visionary work on the behalf of the artist. Chalk artist sidewalk designs originated in Europe during the 16th century. Since then, chalk artist sidewalk designs have become more advanced and realistic looking. One of the first well known chalk artist sidewalk displays in the US was made by a man who was known as Sidewalk Sam. His designs were seen in the streets of Boston in the early 70's.
As chalk artist sidewalk displays became more popular other artists began creating murals on streets, sidewalks, intercity parks and many other areas throughout the city. The art form of chalking designs on streets has an urban element that makes it unique among all other art forms. During the early 1980's Kurt Wenner, a chalk artist sidewalk performer, started painting streets with chalk in Rome. In the 1990's, a well known chalk artist sidewalk performer named Michael Kirby began his legacy of street painting in Europe. Michael Kirby focused mostly on contemporary art with his chalk artist sidewalk displays.
This well known chalk artist sidewalk performer has artwork all over the world. He became a master street painter, and his work can be found in Germany, Holland, Italy, Colombia, Mexico and many other countries in the western world. Chalk artist sidewalk designs today are extremely impressive and many artists are painting the sidewalks in 3D. Street painting enthusiasts from all over the world visit many well known sites that display the work from many well known street painters. More information about chalk artists can be found by searching online. Anamorphic art, street art, street artists and many other terms are used for this type of artwork.