I stopped to watch 'Chalk Master' work at the corner of Yonge and Dundas this morning. He had only finished the head of his piece when I arrived and it was stunning. I stood nearby enjoying the feeling you get when you watch art being created in your presence. As I observed, a clearly strung out individual walked past the scene. He or she (I couldn't really tell for sure) was walking in the street and against traffic. Barefoot. On Yonge Street. When he passed the chalk art, he paused briefly to look at it, and tears sprung to his eyes as he moved on up the street. I like to think that in his state, the beauty he had encountered was so overwhelming that he was moved to tears. I returned to the same spot later in the afternoon to see his finished chalk 'painting'. And I stood amazed at what had not existed a few hours earlier, and would no longer exist in just as many hours. It's sad that the current world doesn't have a broader place for such talented individuals to succeed in. I hate that a person, who can create something like this, finds that his place is on the street with two plastic buckets and hope for nothing more than your spare change.
I stopped to watch 'Chalk Master' work at the corner of Yonge and Dundas this morning. He had only finished the head of his piece when I arrived and it was stunning. I stood nearby enjoying the feeling you get when you watch art being created in your presence. As I observed, a clearly strung out individual walked past the scene. He or she (I couldn't really tell for sure) was walking in the street and against traffic. Barefoot. On Yonge Street. When he passed the chalk art, he paused briefly to look at it, and tears sprung to his eyes as he moved on up the street. I like to think that in his state, the beauty he had encountered was so overwhelming that he was moved to tears. I returned to the same spot later in the afternoon to see his finished chalk 'painting'. And I stood amazed at what had not existed a few hours earlier, and would no longer exist in just as many hours. It's sad that the current world doesn't have a broader place for such talented individuals to succeed in. I hate that a person, who can create something like this, finds that his place is on the street with two plastic buckets and hope for nothing more than your spare change.
Posts
