How This Chalk Artist Creates Illusions on Pavement | Obsessed | WIRED

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  • Опубліковано 21 гру 2022
  • "Everything we think is real is, in some way, an illusion." Former NASA illustrator Kurt Wenner makes incredible, brain-busting chalk illusions. His works start with diligent planning, beginning with pencil and paper. Kurt even prototypes by using an iPhone's camera to mimic human sight. He then maps these prototypes onto large street canvases where his ephemeral art can be enjoyed by the public.
    Director: Charlie Jordan
    Director of Photography: Malcolm Cook
    Editor: Joshua Pullar
    Talent: Kurt Wenner
    Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
    Associate Producer: Melissa Cho
    Production Manager: Eric Martinez
    Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila
    Audio: Will Miller
    Cam Op/Gaffer: Dominik Czaczyk
    Production Assistant: Devin Beckwith
    Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
    Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
    Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
    Assistant Editor: Diego Rentsch
    Special Thanks: Additional festival footage by Alessio Cuomo and Sander de Nooij. Filmed at the Sarasota Chalk Festival, courtesy of Denise Kowal. Special audio thanks to Dylan Bergeson.
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  • @buggibii
    @buggibii Рік тому +125

    People who can... MENTALLY figure this stuff out, let alone actually do it, boggle my mind to unfounded degrees 🤯

    • @lorenzoblum868
      @lorenzoblum868 Рік тому +6

      This is what happens when you grow up in good company.

    • @xfg007
      @xfg007 Рік тому +4

      He had a good father

  • @jopo7996
    @jopo7996 Рік тому +411

    I don't know how he does this, but I guess you could chalk it up to his perspective of things.

  • @drivethru6155
    @drivethru6155 Рік тому +13

    These could be great permanent installations too, this art is accessible that almost anyone can appreciate and enjoy. Usually I have no idea what people on about with most art but I can get how beautiful and interactive this is.

  • @stampscapes
    @stampscapes Рік тому +43

    Amazing. I remember the LA Times had a cover story on him in their magazine, I'm guessing, around 30 years ago. Didn't realize it was him until they showed those old photographs and that Dies Irae piece.

  • @juangrandefranco1297
    @juangrandefranco1297 Рік тому +7

    "What illusion does fundamentally it tells us or reminds us that everything we think is real is, is in some way an illusion" the 60s was a helluva drug.

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo Рік тому +65

    Completely amazing, I saw one that was so real it had people nearly tripping over the illusion

  • @spectrum3460
    @spectrum3460 Рік тому +15

    The amount of chalk this guy has rivals my maths teacher

  • @pippa3150
    @pippa3150 Рік тому +22

    This is without doubt one of the best channels on youtube, and this video adds to the collection quite well. Thank you Wired!!

    • @pippa3150
      @pippa3150 Рік тому +1

      Wondering if you all would ever cover cylindrical mirror art? Such a lost art and so amazing.

    • @sherriebrand1771
      @sherriebrand1771 Рік тому

      @@pippa3150
      Just your question here is unfortunately a lost art of sorts (on me) as I've never heard of "what you said."😉 But, thank you! Off now to Google "what the art form is that I questioned over on WIRED's YT channel. . . ."

  • @sngray11
    @sngray11 Рік тому +27

    This man is a legend!

  • @KimberlyGreen
    @KimberlyGreen Рік тому +20

    Student: I don't wanna learn math. I'll never use it in real life.
    Teacher: Oh really?

  • @nerd26373
    @nerd26373 Рік тому +26

    That looks immensely impressive. Thank you for your consistency. Happy Holidays.

  • @divyanshmathur6831
    @divyanshmathur6831 Рік тому +65

    This is mind boggling!

  • @potatoface4698
    @potatoface4698 Рік тому +10

    I've always been so captivated by this type of art

  • @michellelittle9184
    @michellelittle9184 Рік тому +12

    He’s absolutely amazing!

  • @Bachconcertos
    @Bachconcertos Рік тому +29

    Out of this world - so amazing - incredible.

  • @berrybestfarmer9614
    @berrybestfarmer9614 Рік тому +1

    The photography to capture this for generations to come is pretty amazing too.

  • @fran6b
    @fran6b Рік тому +5

    Those kind of perspectives are called anamorphosis. Since they were a thing in the baroque era in Italy, I'm surprise the artist didn't mention that. But it don't take nothing form him. What an artist! He's amazing!

  • @MightyCaullie
    @MightyCaullie Місяць тому

    3D street art is so fascinating and beautiful to look at like imagine being a rich youtuber and comissioning one of these to be painted in your garden, and then filming a video with you in your garden with your camera at the perfect perspective whilst you you talk to the audience

  • @fireaza
    @fireaza Рік тому +6

    This guy's art, as with all art, is often a matter of perspective.

  • @Joshua-gm5ts
    @Joshua-gm5ts Рік тому +4

    A master, and it is a pleasure to have worked with him.

  • @kcmsterpce
    @kcmsterpce Рік тому +13

    Julian Beever comes to mind with these. Mindblowing.

  • @ice-val1539
    @ice-val1539 Рік тому +6

    😍 Wow! Just amazing how he uses geometry with art! Beautiful! 👍🏼💪🏼🤎

  • @totodenis9078
    @totodenis9078 Рік тому +3

    Hated focal point physics practicals in high school. First time I have found it interesting. Wish I had a physics teacher who was more profound in explaining things

  • @BirdsTheWurd
    @BirdsTheWurd Рік тому +10

    Those are insane. He's cracked the code to life for sure

  • @markus8222
    @markus8222 Рік тому +5

    Rain must be this guys nemesis

  • @junerobertson4389
    @junerobertson4389 Рік тому +1

    Anyone this talented should be making millions.........

  • @fidelfajardo5566
    @fidelfajardo5566 Рік тому +7

    Awesome artist, doing the best amazing 3D illusions.

  • @chefhomeboyardee8
    @chefhomeboyardee8 Рік тому +9

    Perspective is more important than it gets credit for.🤯🤘🙏

    • @ufosrus
      @ufosrus Рік тому

      And it's a pain to learn.

  • @pentachronic
    @pentachronic 9 місяців тому

    He’s giving the public such a wonderful experience and gift. Bonding, communication and appreciation all rolled into one! Bravo!!!

  • @smith9808
    @smith9808 Рік тому +2

    What the human brain is capable of achieving is utterly incredible.

  • @janetf23
    @janetf23 Рік тому +7

    Ephemeral yet endlessly fascinating!👏

  • @frankd.5695
    @frankd.5695 Рік тому +2

    I love his art works.

  • @Coastal_Ace
    @Coastal_Ace Рік тому +3

    absolutely incredible

  • @parkerstoops6058
    @parkerstoops6058 Рік тому +8

    I’d love to see the history or development of this genre of art! Great video though

  • @katyakaplan225
    @katyakaplan225 Рік тому +71

    me watching this, barely able to draw a stick figure 😳

  • @andrewdavis6917
    @andrewdavis6917 6 місяців тому

    Wonderful to see something like this

  • @markpieexplores
    @markpieexplores Рік тому +7

    A true genius

  • @jonbutcher9805
    @jonbutcher9805 Рік тому +24

    All for the craft. Otherwise how do you make a living with art that fades away as you working on it.
    Incredible.

    • @ao1778
      @ao1778 Рік тому +6

      By photographing it.

  • @waltermattei5994
    @waltermattei5994 Рік тому +1

    So interesting. When I took art class I didn't invasion mixing squaring off with foreshorting. With 2 point perspective. What an epiphany

  • @feralbluee
    @feralbluee Рік тому +3

    Wow! these paintings are absolutely, incredibly, utterly fantastic! he is an Artist. 🌹🌱

  • @ricanzombie5731
    @ricanzombie5731 9 місяців тому

    Its amazing these type of artist r really special

  • @zach_harrison
    @zach_harrison Рік тому +1

    ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.

  • @antotheja251
    @antotheja251 Рік тому +19

    This is so fkn dope

  • @scottwyckoff5483
    @scottwyckoff5483 Рік тому

    So creative so cool,your passion and focus is inspiring

  • @boris8787
    @boris8787 Рік тому +1

    Imagine him drawing the whole village of Chillingbourne in 3D chalk.

  • @jeff__w
    @jeff__w Рік тому +1

    Had Kurt Wenner’s life taken a slightly different turn (or, perhaps, had he been born a few decades earlier), he might be renowned for making matte paintings for the movies.

  • @kerriemills1310
    @kerriemills1310 Рік тому +1

    Perspective and Technic 💜🎊👏 it’s fantastic! . Thank you so much for showing this older way of practicing and learning how to present, it’s art in its own right the tracing paper, paste board and diagrams to get the view points right, using the phone view, it all was excellent.

  • @seekittycat
    @seekittycat Рік тому

    The rendering is so gorgeous and they're so huge 🤯🤯

  • @TheScapegoat420
    @TheScapegoat420 Рік тому

    Beautiful

  • @terryallen7356
    @terryallen7356 Рік тому +1

    How complicated. It's amazing!

  • @greenmantis2158
    @greenmantis2158 Рік тому +2

    Can't imagine making a temporary masterpiece

  • @charlescabana7849
    @charlescabana7849 Рік тому

    Bravo! A wonderful talent.

  • @laurenf1966
    @laurenf1966 Рік тому

    Amazing!

  • @bradp767
    @bradp767 Рік тому +6

    Well this style of artwork is not new it is usually done with geometric shapes and sometimes artwork as this guy has done however this dude's talent is almost unbelievable! The idea is not what impresses me the most it's his actual ability to make things so realistic looking! And be interesting to see what else he has created with different mediums

  • @phoenixjim0527
    @phoenixjim0527 Рік тому

    Brilliant. Fantastic.

  • @dianegerlach2454
    @dianegerlach2454 Рік тому

    Fractals is fascinating

  • @christianherzog76
    @christianherzog76 Рік тому +1

    Amazing 👏

  • @justsayinfornow5274
    @justsayinfornow5274 7 місяців тому

    Awesome!!

  • @Frank-Y
    @Frank-Y Рік тому

    So talented.

  • @PastorKCLiu
    @PastorKCLiu Рік тому

    Amazing content and story!

  • @tadiafoster4460
    @tadiafoster4460 10 місяців тому

    Brilliant

  • @Canoneosmiami
    @Canoneosmiami Рік тому

    Genius!

  • @jorgeley
    @jorgeley Рік тому

    So good

  • @clementsunny1170
    @clementsunny1170 Рік тому

    Legendary artist

  • @SevenDeMagnus
    @SevenDeMagnus Рік тому

    Amazing skill, thanks for teaching us.
    I wish it was permanent, maybe cover with thick gloss, many layers.
    God bless.

  • @franciscody9622
    @franciscody9622 Рік тому +1

    Real rare talent.

  • @colt10mmsecurity68
    @colt10mmsecurity68 Рік тому

    Man, one must have the patience of a Gaboon Viper to produce these works of magnificent beauty! The Gaboon viper can stay motionless in one position for a week, waiting patiently for its prey. I wouldn’t have 5 minutes of patience trying to come up with an image in my mind.

  • @VinofLV
    @VinofLV Рік тому +3

    What?!?! Former NASA illustrator. What did he illustrate for NASA? Doubt it was the logo.

  • @gbresaleking
    @gbresaleking Рік тому

    Man this guy is chalk full of ideas

  • @gailjames6489
    @gailjames6489 Рік тому +1

    Totally way cool.👏👏👏👏

  • @beccaandcharliesworld5571
    @beccaandcharliesworld5571 Рік тому

    Amazing

  • @deloradeabel8487
    @deloradeabel8487 Рік тому

    Magical !

  • @balatas07
    @balatas07 Рік тому +2

    Incredible artistic talent with an amazing surreal illusion painting and I can not event draw a beautiful flower.

  • @dannylaw7367
    @dannylaw7367 Рік тому

    Incredible artist.

  • @Rock_K9
    @Rock_K9 Рік тому +3

    My God, if I could have 1/1000th of the talent has, I’d be thrilled. Mind-blowing artist.

  • @rheffner3
    @rheffner3 Рік тому +1

    Cool beans. Unbelievable!

  • @Talk-Hub
    @Talk-Hub Рік тому

    i once did a cube in this crazy perspective in the park when I was 13
    didn't look like a perfect cube and the perspective was wonky at best, but I somehow nailed the illusion

  • @m_lomby1972
    @m_lomby1972 Рік тому

    Genius.

  • @ssengendonasser6293
    @ssengendonasser6293 Рік тому

    How is this possible. Wow 👌

  • @reginaldforthright805
    @reginaldforthright805 Рік тому

    Surely something like this existed back in the renaissance? The method is actually the reverse of how you create the illusion of a flat painting within a painting (you design the painting normally, overlay a rectangular grid, and then match the squares of that grid to a grid in perspective.) Wenner starts with the grid in perspective, draws normally, and then matches the distorted perspective squares to simple geometric squares. It’s simpler than this video makes it out to be.

  • @ImchautzuCHAUTZU
    @ImchautzuCHAUTZU 5 місяців тому

    7:50 Bro used Maho-NASA for the bluebrint for his Geometrical Bending Lines. They asked "would you see the picture as it is?" and he said "Nah, I'd distort"

  • @skullstickersco9866
    @skullstickersco9866 Рік тому +1

    imagine it rains as hes almost finished but no one saw it yet :0

  • @trishtomlin9431
    @trishtomlin9431 4 місяці тому

    Unbelievable! And unbelievably beautiful. It blows my mind how talented some people are. If things were left up to me, we would still be living in a cave and have square wheels. 😂.
    How truly amazing!

  • @lil----lil
    @lil----lil Рік тому +1

    Hey A.I. Make me a super 3D sketch same like Kurt Wenner.
    AI: Ok. Done.
    Like it or not, it's already HERE.

  • @aspekt7631
    @aspekt7631 9 місяців тому

    Sick

  • @christophedevos3760
    @christophedevos3760 Рік тому +2

    Incredible. Too bad it isn't permanent. Thanks for sharing.

  • @peacenow4456
    @peacenow4456 Рік тому

    Wow!

  • @Bachconcertos
    @Bachconcertos Рік тому +2

    He is a genius.

  • @fastbreak0822
    @fastbreak0822 Рік тому

    Respect

  • @KeizerHedorah
    @KeizerHedorah Рік тому +1

    es magico vato

  • @iamtheprogression
    @iamtheprogression Рік тому +1

    Guys a genius

  • @happytape307
    @happytape307 Рік тому

    Hop scotch got quite a few upgrades since the 80s 🤯

  • @ninagvasalia
    @ninagvasalia Рік тому

    How cool ))

  • @rjlong89
    @rjlong89 Рік тому +1

    Wild

  • @tonylove6199
    @tonylove6199 Рік тому +4

    ..PHENOMENAL ARTIST..A TRUE MASTER CLASS OF ARTISTRY BY THIS MAN...ABSOLUTELY BREATH TAKING...WOW..🙏❤🙏

  • @lukmanpah55
    @lukmanpah55 Рік тому

    Wow that's amazing this video I like that's

  • @adamkolendorski9953
    @adamkolendorski9953 Рік тому

    remember we used to have a store called beachcomber

  • @okhera1
    @okhera1 11 місяців тому

    Very Nice Bro! Get Good People!

  • @johncameron4194
    @johncameron4194 Рік тому

    Cool

  • @JesusHaroldChrist
    @JesusHaroldChrist Рік тому

    Rain: *Im about to end this man’s whole career*