The street mural above - unveiled two days ago - is designed to get people involved in the creative side of things. Painted by grafftti artist Rick Walker, it was comissioned by the consumer initiative Get it Right From a Genuine Site. It measures 15 x 13 metres (49 x 43 feet), and is the third such artwork, the others being in Birmingham and Cardiff.
The astronaut at top right represents Bournemouth University's involvement with the National Centre for Computer Animation, and it's Oscar-winning visual effects work on the film Gravity. The two figures on the left are inspired by Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, created by Robert Louis Stevenson who lived in the town from 1884-87, while world champion breakdance crew Second to None is represented in the yellow area.
In the centre is AFC Bournemouth's captain Tommy Elphick, no doubt there because of the football club's recent rise to the top flight league for the first time in its history.
Only a few yards away, in a back alley, is the above artwork painted onto a studio's sliding door. Not as involved as its neighbour, but equally striking nonetheless.
Top: 12-24mm f/4 AF-S Nikkor. 1/320 second at f/8. Matrix metering. Polarising filter. ISO 400
Below. 24-70mm f/2.8 AF-S Nikkor. 1/100 second at f/5.6. Matrix metering. ISO 200
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