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The Oscar-winning epic Life of Pi was released on DVD, Blu-ray, and 3D Blu-ray earlier this week. However, if you thought the special effects in the film were cool, you should really check them out in chalk art.
To commemorate the home entertainment release, chalk/street artist Tracy Lee Stum was commissioned to create an interactive 3D street drawing at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles. It will be on display from now through Saturday, March 16, 2013.
Based on the novel of the same name, Ang Lee's Life of Pi follows Patel (Suraj Sharma), a 16-year-old boy who survives a shipwreck with a variety of exotic animals – most notably a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. A key scene from this breathtaking tale of survival is what inspired Stum's work.
"My 3D chalk art makes you feel like you're part of the scene," she says. "It makes you feel like you're really there."
Sadly, as Stum states, her artwork is not meant to last. If you can't make it out to the display before this weekend, check out the time-lapse video and her completed work in the video below.
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