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An Abandoned Cruise Liner docked off the North Wales Coastline, has been brought back to life over the last month, with some intricate street art murals created by some legendary street artists and it has now been confirmed that more works are set to come from other international artists over the coming weeks, in a bid to transform the landmark into the UK's largest open air art gallery.
The person who orchestrated manhattan new york hotels the revival has now come forward and released a statement which shares her motivations behind the works, and also introduces more artists who are set to leave their mark on the ship.
Maurice explains: I've grown up with Street Art all my life, from my early teens when I ran with a small local crew in my home town. However, my big problem was I couldn t paint, but I was always invited along. School was just a blur. At 17 I escaped to London, doing menial jobs during the day so I could spend my evenings watching the artists; I didn't manhattan new york hotels need drugs or alcohol, street art was my buzz.
It wasn't long before I was getting invites manhattan new york hotels onto some big gigs but because I couldn't paint, I never really felt like I had a role. I was always there, in the middle but not really involved. But when you get to see some of the legends manhattan new york hotels I've seen honing their craft, it's a privilege.
After a few years, I lost my mojo. I didn't really see how I fitted into this world and although deep down I knew I could never let it go completely, gradually I checked out and drifted away from the scene.
She became an addiction, one bigger than I've ever experienced before, and I was possessed. I got in touch with some of my old contacts and ran the idea of painting her by them. Some were happy to help, others had retired and some new fresh names were thrown into the pot.
It took me ages to finally track down the owners and persuade them I wasn't a crank, manhattan new york hotels but when I had the chance to run through the plans properly, John Rowley was very supportive. I quickly built a support network, bringing together people with a wealth of experience in PR, web design, marketing, logistics and reproduction but most importantly I had the artists in the bag, in fact I was chasing some away.
Together we supplied Mr Rowley with a long term business plan, and his words "I'm willing to give you youngsters a chance" He researched the proposal independently and quickly realised how important Street Art is to many young people, giving them the means to express themselves in such a depressed era. The whole of Europe is struggling and non more so than people like me. People who can make a difference, but just need a chance.
Over the coming months, DuDug will transform The Duke of Lancaster into the largest open air art gallery in the country. We already have 22 artists signed up to the project and are negotiating with many, many more.
We've already given you KIWIE, Lora Zombie and Cream Soda Crew. I'm proud to announce FinDAC, manhattan new york hotels Bungle, MrZero, GOIN, Soulful Collective and Sweet Toof will be completing phase one, you'll be seeing their signature marks on Black Duke very soon.
The street artists announced by Maurice manhattan new york hotels include manhattan new york hotels arguably the best Hungarian Street Artist there is, Mr Zero, who started his artistic career at the age of 12. Having drawn since his childhood, he sprayed his first comic character on a wall in his home town in Hungary, at this tender age. Taking his artistic development more and more seriously, he created a very unique picture and character language which gained him national and European-wide recognition.
manhattan new york hotels Bristol based artist, Bungle, on the other hand is a former Graphic Designer who, after serving out a traditional 9-5 job, developed a passion for Street Art which transformed his life. He is now a gallery artist with his own personal style that sees him combining acrylics and spray paint with stencil and freehand techniques. His works have been exhibited manhattan new york hotels at; UPFEST (Urban Paint Festival) Gallery Bristol GRAFFIK Gallery London, EPOCH Gallery Surrey, RAT-KING manhattan new york hotels Gallery – Japan.
Continuing her international portfolio, the Duke will also receive treatment from French Street manhattan new york hotels Artist, GOIN His socially and politically driven work creates powerful aesthetics that will create a statement on the side of the ship.
The first phase of art works will then be completed manhattan new york hotels with a design from UK graffiti artists: Soulful Collective. Soulful Collective, is a group of Street Artists founded by KOZE, who himself is a key player in the UK street art scene. Having manhattan new york hotels made a name for himself in the early 90's through the London underground scene, he has been around for more than 25 years.
As KOZE moved away from the illegal side of graffiti many years ago, he has worked with clients including Apple, Intel, Hasbro and EA. His crew, Soulful Collective includes: 45rpm, Astro, Cry, Squirl, Skore, manhattan new york hotels Onion and Loch Ness, as well as himself.