A public mural in the heart of Tauranga, New Zealand. Commissioned by the team at Creative Bay of Plenty for the Groundswell Festival. For this mural, I designed to a specified colour palette by the directive team.
Project Details
Mural art commissioned by Creative Bay of Plenty for the Groundswell Festival in Tauranga, New Zealand.
CLIENT - Creative Bay of Plenty, 2018.
CREDIT - Paint sponsorship by Resene. Read the interview here.
MY ROLE - Mural concept and painting.
Work in progress
The overarching theme 'Urban Jungle' provided the theme.
The location being down a laneway, called for a bright and contrasting colour palette.
Creating the initial concept by paper collage, I was able to play with shapes and colours to get the right balance.
As the largest scale artwork that I have worked on, it was imperative to get the scale right.
Initially creating the outlines by free-hand directly onto the wall, I then began blocking in each colour.
Finishing touches
The most satisfying moment, placing those last drops of paint and deciding it's finished!
Well except for the black stripe down the bottom.
One of my favourite projects to date, I am excited to paint my next mural!
See the mural
Want to go and see the mural! It's down the laneway off Grey Street, Tauranga. It's right outside Locus Research. Make sure you tag @pinchandpunch on Instagram!
