Art for After Hours: Street Painting Artist Michael Macaulay

STREET PAINTING ARTIST: MICHAEL MACAULAY

Artist Statement

Michael Macaulay’s love for drawing began when he first picked up a pencil at a very early age. Since that time, he has continuously developed his artistic skills, excelling in works on paper, canvas, walls, and on asphalt surfaces for street paintings nationwide. Michael’s 3-D street paintings designs range in subject matter from sports and superheroes to classic reproductions and event based themes.

Selected Highlights include:

First Place and People’s Choice Awards for street painting art festivals in Providence, RI, Syracuse, NY, Cambridge, MA and other locations in the Northeast.

A special street painting created on September 11th, 2004, honoring the firefighters in New York City.

Invitation to be the featured street painting artist in an online video story by the Syracuse New Times during an annual arts and crafts festival in Syracuse, NY. It was one of the most rewarding experiences of Michael’s street painting career.

Commissions for numerous projects throughout New England including town festivals, private business functions and even bi-annual events at a nationally recognized zoo in Providence, RI.

3-D illusionary street painting for the Sun Valley Wine Festival in Sun Valley ID in 2008 for Art for After Hours in 2008.

An interpretation of the Renaissance masterpiece ‘Angels’ by Raphael at the Artisphere International Arts Festival in Greenville, SC for Art for After Hours in 2009.

About Michael’s 3-D Street Paintings

Michael produced his first street painting in May of 2003 as a participant in a local street painting contest in his hometown of East Greenwich, RI. He received tremendous feedback throughout the day from numerous onlookers and ultimately won first place in the contest. From that day, Michael was hooked on street painting. It was such a thrill to create artwork as a performance art while under the close watch of the public eye.

With the growing excitement, enthusiasm, and support at each event that Michael participated in, he tried continuously to challenge himself in new ways. At his next work in Cambridge, MA, Michael incorporated a small surface pothole into his artwork as it became the open mouth of a baseball player sliding into home plate. The “blemish” in the pavement became the topic of discussion that day. Again, Michael was awarded for his efforts. Michael still enjoys creatively incorporating existing pavement cracks and flaws into his street paintings whenever it works well.

In 2005, Michael then started incorporating 3-D street paintings into his repertoire; the first being a street painting of Superman busting up through the pavement. This piece was featured in the Providence Journal; much more press coverage soon followed. He has developed more of a following with each street painting that he has created; Michael’s art has further developed as he pushes himself to perform at a higher standard with every artistic opportunity.

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Exhibitions

Super Hero Themed Street Paintings

Sport Themed Street Paintings

Special Themes

Street painting variation of 'Angels' by Michael Macaulay for Artisphere 2009 in South Carolina. This 9' x 10' street painting took 2 and 1/2 to complete, about 20 hours of work. Detail from 'La Madonna Sistina'; original painting by Raphael.

3-D Street Painting by Michael Macaulay for a wine auction in Sun Valley, ID - 2008. This street painting was 8' x 12' and took 2 and 1/2 days to complete. Original design by Michael Macaulay.

One of his street paintings that clearly stands out is an 8’x8’ piece that Michael created on September 11, 2004 that stirred emotion for many of the passersby at an event in Providence. The date marked the third anniversary of 9/11, and Michael created a street painting honoring the firefighters of New York City. The completed piece was extremely well received by the public as some were even moved to tears. Over one hundred artists completed street paintings but Michael was not only awarded the Judges’ First Place Prize, but also took home the Peoples’ Choice Award, voted on by viewers throughout the day. The highlight of the night was when someone was so moved by the artwork that they left a single rose lying on the street painting. Per numerous requests, Michael eventually created a painting on canvas similar to the street painting he had created that day.

3-D Joker & Batman street painting by Michael Macaulay for the Harvard Square Mayfair in Cambridge, MA - 2008. This street painting was 10' x 12' and took 5 hours to complete. Original design by Michael Macaulay.

3-D Superman street painting by Michael Macaulay for the Providence Street Painting Festival in Providence, RI - 2005. This street painting was 8' x 8', took 5 hours to complete and won the 1st Place Adult Award. Original design by Michael Macaulay.

Detail of 3-D Superman street painting by Michael Macaulay for the Syracuse Arts & Craft Festival - 2006. This street painting was 5' x 8', took 6 hours to complete and won the People's Choice Award. Original design by Michael Macaulay.

3-D Superman street painting by Michael Macaulay for the Syracuse Arts & Craft Festival - 2006. This street painting was 5' x 8', took 6 hours to complete and won the People's Choice Award. Original design by Michael Macaulay.

Slam Dunk 3-D street painting by Michael Macaulay for Arts on Main in East Greenwich, RI - 2008. This 4'x 4' street painting was completed in 3 hours and won the 1st Place Adult Award. Original design by Michael Macaulay.

Celtics 3-D street painting by Michael Macaulay for the United Way Block Party Event in Providence, RI - 2008. This street painting was 8' x 10' took 5 hours to complete. Original design by Michael Macaulay.

Yankees 3-D street painting by Michael Macaulay, featured artist, for the Syracuse Arts & Crafts Festival in Syracuse, NY - 2007. This 5'x 5' street painting was completed in 4 hours. Original design by Michael Macaulay.

3-D Football street painting by Michael Macaulay for the Providence Street Painting Festival in Providence, RI - 2006. This street painting was 8' x 8', took 5 hours to complete. Original design by Michael Macaulay.

Remembering Heroes street painting by Michael Macaulay for the Providence Street Painting Festival in Providence, RI - 2004. This street painting was 8' x 8', took 6 hours to complete, and the People's Choice Award. Original design by Michael Macaulay.

Halloween 3-D street painting by Michael Macaulay for the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, RI - 2008. This commissioned street painting was 8' x 12' and took 6 hours to complete. Original design by Michael Macaulay.

Circle of Life 3-D street painting by Michael Macaulay for the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, RI - 2009 for the Celebaration of Earth Day. This commissioned street painting was 8' x 10' and took 5 hours to complete. Original design by Michael Macaulay.

Michael Macaulay with his Circle of Life 3-D street painting for the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, RI - 2009 for the Celebaration of Earth Day. This commissioned street painting was 8' x 10' and took 5 hours to complete. Original design by Michael Macaulay.

The Hulk 3-D street painting by Michael Macaulay for the Harvard Square May Fair - 2006. This street painting was 10' x 12', took 5 hours to complete. Original design by Michael Macaulay.

Crowd taking photos of The Hulk 3-D street painting by Michael Macaulay for the Harvard Square May Fair - 2006. This street painting was 10' x 12', took 5 hours to complete. Original design by Michael Macaulay.

3D Street painting 'Scarecrow' by Michael Macaulay for Phantom Farms event, September 2009. Michael was the featured artist for this one day event and worked on his 9' x 14' street painting for about 8 hours.

Reverse perspective of the 3D Street painting 'Scarecrow' by Michael Macaulay for Phantom Farms event, September 2009. The upside down view appears distorted, but this is the correct drawing perspective to get the 3D dimension from the bottom of the street painting (left image).