A street artist claims that his enormous mural, which completely changed a section of the city, is intended to "bring light into people's lives.".
The piece of art was made by 37-year-old Nathan Murdoch and is located in Peterborough at the intersection of Gladstone Street and Bright Street.
With his mural of the Unity hands, which American rapper Ice-T tweeted about, the artist won praise from all over the world in 2020.
The new artwork, according to him, was the result of "collaboration" between various communities in order "to bring some good to our city.". ".
Over the course of two weeks, "six of seven" solid days of painting were dedicated to creating the colorful mural, Hello My Beautiful People.
I've had so much love, said Mr. Murdoch, a father of two from Werrington in Peterborough. My 24-year journey into graffiti has felt like a bucket list of achievements.
It was emotional. ".
"50 cars per minute passing the scene every day," he claimed, could see the mural. " .
I've now completed my largest solo project in my hometown on a structure I used to spend time in, he continued.
"I can assure you that getting here has involved many detours. I'm definitely feeling emotional. I've received a lot of love. ".
The project was funded by Arts Council England and is called Diesel Streets: One Year of Street Art with Battle Lines Korporate Industries C5.
In order to help people improve their lives, Mr. Murdoch of Street Arts Hire Ltd. has been collaborating with Unspoken.
According to him, the mural depicts one of the good deeds that the organization made possible.
In recent years, Mr. Murdoch's work—including images that spread anti-racist messages and a tribute to Prodigy frontman Keith Flint—has gained widespread attention.
However, he claims that his goal in creating this mural is to improve people's perceptions of Peterborough.
According to Mr. Murdoch, "We wanted to make people smile.".
"We employed very vivid colors. Infuse people's lives with happiness, joy, and light was what we aimed to do.
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