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Wednesday 27 October 2021

International Dog Day Mural new Brighton

Coinciding with International Dog Day, the mural which is painted by internationally-renowned urban artist Aches, features a German Shepherd, Golden Retriever and a Labrador.

Located on Virginia Road within the town’s Victoria Quarter, the almost three-dimensional mural is typical of Dublin-based Ache’s style, who uses a layered colour separation technique in his work.

The mural is dedicated to Guide Dogs, a national charity which was founded in New Brighton in 1931 by Rosamund Bond and Muriel Crooke. 90 years on and they continue their work today by giving people with sight loss the confidence to get out and about safely and are world leaders in puppy socialisation: breeding and training more dogs than any other organisation in the world.

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Butterfly mural new Brighton

Tiananmen Bell ‘Peter Pan Wings’ – Windsor Street

Butterfly wings have since been added to the ‘New Brighton Peter Pan’ mural. From another local artist Tiananmen Bell, she paints under the name of ‘canvaslifeonline’. The wings also play to the Peter Pan theme and contain imagery from the famous story

Martin Luther King mural new Brighton

Martin Luther King by UltraKolor

Art by Alexander ‘Pride’- Perch Rock Hotel, Grosvenor Road / Hope Street

This first of a series of five murals in New Brighton from local artists led by ‘Art by Alexander’. The portrait of Martin Luther King is painted on the back of the Perch Rock Hotel. It takes it’s inspiration from the U2 song Pride (In the Name of Love). This was written about Martin Luther King and the portrait is the same as the image U2 featured on the front cover of the song. Beneath the portrait is included the second verse from the actual single. Around the portrait are a series of UK flags. Each have had their colours changed and replaced with flag colours from different nations. This is representative of diversification and inclusivity which the artist felt was important at the time of painting in April 2019. A time when the UK was gripped in rancour about the Brexit referendum. This was the first mural to be painted for what would become the New Brighton Street Art Gallery.