Jim Denevan made the world’s largest freehand drawing a few weeks ago on a dry lake in Nevada. How big is it? Three mile across, which took 100 miles of walking to draw the pattern:
… The artist says: “My drawings are made totally freehand - large, then shrunk (if photographed).” “At low tide on wide beaches Jim searches the shore for a wave tossed stick. After finding a good stick and composing himself in the near and far environment Jim draws– laboring up to 7 hours and walking as many as 30 miles. The resulting sand drawing is made entirely freehand with no measuring aids whatsoever.” …
The Art of Jim Denevan - official website
(via Dark Roasted Blend - The Largest Human-Made Art on Earth)
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DSD // Jun 23, 2008 at 7:49 am
What a very cool and unusual artistic path…
Great post Rick!
DSD
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