The Victorian Government are working hard to change public perception of Frankston, with a celebration of street art – aka tasteful graffiti – called The Big Picture Festival taking place in March.
The festival will be funded through the state government’s Frankston Station Precinct Redevelopment project, an initiative pouring $63 million into the goal of improving people’s desire to “live, work, study, invest and visit” Frankston.
The festival’s biggest drawcard is Australian-born, now Scottish-based street artist, Smug, who’s photorealism graffiti work is mighty impressive.
Other artists included on the lineup are:
Loretta Lizzio – a fairytale-esque, wilderness-inspired, Melbourne-based artist.
DVATE – a Melbourne local who’s work we’re sure you have already walked past on inner-city walls and railway station underpasses.
Lucy Bonnin – another artist who’s work is so real it almost leaps off the wall, having begun her street art career brightening the drab walls of Adelaide.
Tristan Kerr – Styling himself as not only a street artist, but a typographer, sign painter and contemporary artist too, Tristan’s work is clean and colourful and of course, typography-heavy.
ZEDR – Famous faces and figures are the main game for this street artist. Expect depictions of big names like Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix.
An art walk, a street party and a group street art session are all programmed, so if you’ve never ventured to the end of the train line, perhaps March is the perfect time to make a trip to Franga.
