HALIFAX A well-known piece of public art in downtown Halifax will soon vanish from public view, eclipsed by a new development, but the artist who painted it says that s simply the nature of the work. The massive, surrealistic mural depicting an octopus and a blue heron battling over a fish, covers most of the exposed side of Freak Lunchbox, a popular retro candy store on Barrington Street. It was painted in the fall of 2015 by Montreal-based artist Jason Botkin, who admits he initially took some heat over the mural, but it was one of the most interesting and significant projects of his career.
Napier-based artist paints vast wall mural on Auckland s NZ Maritime Museum
7 Feb, 2021 01:44 AM
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The ocean-inspired mural spanning the entire western wall of the New Zealand Maritime Museum on Hobson Wharf in Auckland s Viaduct. Photo / Nathan Clark
The ocean-inspired mural spanning the entire western wall of the New Zealand Maritime Museum on Hobson Wharf in Auckland s Viaduct. Photo / Nathan Clark
The unveiling of one of New Zealand s largest wall murals took place last week and was created by Napier-based artist Cinzah Merkens.
At 150m long and eight metres high, the Sea Wall spans the entire western wall of the New Zealand Maritime Museum on Hobson Wharf in Auckland s Viaduct.