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A mural by Casey Kawaguchi was deemed the winner, but everyone who witnessed the epic paint-off were the real winners.
A mural by Casey Kawaguchi was deemed the winner, but everyone who witnessed the epic paint-off were the real winners.
Lindsey Bartlett

Photos: Runway at Artopia Transformed Into Live Street-Art Painting Sesh

Lindsey Bartlett | February 27, 2017 | 8:42am
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Artopia 2017 was full of amazing performances, but a single scene encompassed the spirit and street-style feel that marked this event on February 25. Immediately after the Whiteout fashion show, the runway in City Hall's amphitheater was dismantled and the space transformed into a live-painting session space with walls for a handful of the most talented artists in Denver.

These street and gallery artists were invited to paint a piece on 8x8-foot canvas over the course of one hour and thirty minutes using only black paint. The contest was fun and engaged the audience, and the results were jaw-dropping. View our entire slideshow or the paint-off, and don't miss the work of winner Casey Kawaguchi.   

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Lindsey Bartlett is a writer, photographer, artist, Denver native and weed-snob. Her work has been published in Vanity Fair, High Times and Leafly, to name a few.

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