Giant graffiti mural unveiled at street art project

THE final piece in the UK’s largest street art project has been unveiled in Liverpool with a giant design celebrating the city’s dynamic creative digital industries.

Adorning the two 20 metre by 20 metre walls of the art deco former Littlewoods building on Edge Lane – currently undergoing a £25m transformation into a new film and television studio – the design is inspired by four of the city’s hottest new talents across music, digital and TV.

Liverpool City Council, the Homes and Communities Agency and developer Capital&Centric have worked in partnership to deliver the £30m Littlewoods Studios project.

It is expected to attract and support the film and television industry as well as the wide digital sector in Liverpool.

A £4m conversion of the 20,000sq ft Bunker Building has already taken place at the site.

Capital&Centric is looking to create about 1,500 jobs throughout the project development phases.

The artwork is the fourth and final piece in the UK’s largest ever nationwide street art projet which has seen 788 hours of painting and more than 850 cans of spray paint used to cover a combined wall space of almost 1,400 square metres.

The mural pays homage to the burgeoning film and television industry, with dramatic reference to the SFX capabilities of the city. Liverpool’s heritage in the gaming space is also included with a nod to the cult game WipEout, dreamed up by city-based studios Psygnosis.

Also featured are bold flashes of some of the city’s freshest talent. These include musician and producer Lapsley whose fans include Sam Smith and Adele, and who recently played the Coachella Festival.

British actress Katherine Rose Morely who recently starred in the BBC hit drama “Thirteen” as well as “The Last Tango in Halifax” is also included alongside musician Louis Berry, a rock n roll singer from Kirkby, who was named “one to watch” by Liverpool’s GIT (GetItRight) awards in 2015.

The mural has been painted by globally renown street artist Replete and Liverpool talent Beta.

It was commissioned as part of the GetItRight campaign, which works to promote and increase awareness and respect for the value of the UK’s creative industries.

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