Discover the enchanting world of street art with 'Chance Encounters: Temporary Street Art' by David Zinn. This stunning book captures the ephemeral magic of Zinn's chalk and charcoal illustrations, which bring ordinary streets to life with whimsical, three-dimensional characters. Over the last two years, Zinn has transformed sidewalks, manholes, and urban spaces around the globe into vibrant canvases teeming with creativity. From a googly-eyed green monster to an amusing flying pig, each page reveals a new artistic treasure, showcasing Zinn's unique talent for finding beauty in imperfections such as sidewalk cracks and weeds. This vibrant collection not only highlights Zinn's imaginative process but also celebrates the transient nature of street art, preserving these extraordinary drawings in vivid color for art lovers and enthusiasts. Each captivating image, paired with insightful captions about its origin, offers a glimpse into the artist's playful world where the streets become a playground for creativity. Ideal for art aficionados, this book makes a delightful gift and a beautiful coffee table addition, inspiring readers of all ages to appreciate the spontaneous joy of urban art. Embrace the ephemeral charm of street art with 'Chance Encounters' and indulge in the electrifying visuals that David Zinn has created on sidewalks around the world. Capture the essence of Zinn's art that seduces passersby and brings happiness to city life, now available in a splendid hardback format for you to treasure.

David Zinn's amazing street drawings are created using chalk, charcoal and found objects, and each extraordinary drawing is only ever temporary. This book preserves Zinn's art in all its colorful, hypnotic glory by collecting together never-before published images of his eye-popping creations. Created over the last two years on streets across the globe, these adorably zany and deceptively three-dimensional characters come to life on manhole covers and streetlamps, village squares and subway platforms. Zinn's most frequent characters are a bright green googly-eyed monster and a phlegmatic flying pig-but the diversity of his menagerie is limited only by the size of the sidewalk and the spirit of the day. In a brief introduction Zinn describes his creative process, explaining how he seeks out everyday imperfections to situate his art-such as sidewalk cracks and chips, tufts of weeds and sewer grates-and brief captions describe the provenance of each work. While these amazing drawings can no longer stop pedestrians in their tracks on the streets, they live on in book form to mesmerize and inspire readers of all ages.
Author: David Zinn Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Bind: hardback
Dimensions: 170 x 210 mm
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 15-03-2022