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| 75
metre mural executed on the new retaining wall
of the carpark below Barga |
The long running story of the new cark park being built
just below Barga Vecchia took a new twist this morning
with the discovery that during the night a graffiti artist
had used the new concrete retaining wall as a canvas
for his latest “masterpiece”.
As the above image shows, the 75 metre long retaining wall
that had only been erected less than a week before was
now longer
a pristine
white but a colour design stretching the full length and
width of the wall.
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| the
wall during construction |
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| earler
this month |
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The sheer size of the work has surprised many. The absence
of a moon over the weekend must have made the work extremely
difficult to do in the dark but of course also helped
to keep the whole thing hidden from the eyes of passing
motorists, that is until the dawn came up to reveal the
completed image.
Local authorities are not that amused by the whole affair
but are slightly more relaxed about the incident in the
knowledge that the wall will be covered in earth in the
coming weeks. Local people and the occasional tourists
with cameras have been seen gathering on the road above
the wall to look at and photograph the wall before it
is once more hidden from view.
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| other
work by BRUTE! in England |
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| other
work by BRUTE! in France |
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In the bottom right hand corner of the wall there is
a signature which reads “BRUTE! 2003” A search
on the internet brings up the information that the name
BRUTE! is used by an artist living in England called
Aiden Hughes who has created other works of art of large
dimensions such as the Barga Wall in other places in
Europe including Britain, France and the Czech Republic.
A statement from Aiden Hughes about
the work can be seen here.
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| other
work by BRUTE! - click on any image to enlarge |
This morning large crowds where out in force on the
road above the carpark after the following article appeared
in Il Terreno newspaper.
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| article
in Il Terreno april 2003 |
The art of Aiden Hughes was on view
to the public for a total of only 5 days. Yesterday afternoon,
6th April 2003, the wall was covered up.
close
up of the now covered mural - april 2003 |
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