Frankston city centre’s skyline is to be transformed during the inaugural Big Picture Fest that runs from Friday March 23 until Sunday March 25. The three-day festival aims to bring the community together by commissioning experienced street artists to transform drab walls in high profile locations in Frankston’s city centre.
The program boasts international street artist Smug from Glasgow plus an art walk, street party, photographic tour, group street art work and large-scale artworks across Frankston. The event will be overseen by Brecknock Consulting and Joel Van Moore, the creator of the popular Port Adelaide Wonderwalls Festival.
The experienced artists include Smug, known for transforming multistorey facades of buildings in Glasgow into works of art. Although originally from New South Wales, Smug has gained a reputation in Scotland for photo realism.
Other artists are DVATE who uses street art to celebrate our natural environment paying homage to native animals. Lucy Bonnin transforms spaces in Adelaide with bold colours and geometric shapes. Tristan Kerr creates patchwork for text, imagery and colour to transform spaces and starts conversations. Finally, ZEDR works to celebrate significant figures such as musicians Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain.
