Høylandsbygd shipping mural
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The Høylandsbygd shipping mural is a wall mural located in Høylandsbygd
in Kvinnherad
. It is currently the biggest painted mural in the world, with the larger of the two painted walls measuring 80 metres long and 16 metres tall. If including both paintings, the total area painted amounts to 1.500 m2
The mural was an idea originally conceived by shipping magnate Johannes Eide
in 2008, when he imagined the walls of a former shipbuilding hall being covered by paintings of old boats and images from the shipping industry. A few months later, a set of plans and drawings for the project was announced by Eide.
The mural itself began construction in late April 2009, when the entire hall was coloured white as a foundation. Soon after, scaffolding was erected around the hall to prepare for the paintings. The first wall was finished on May 27, 2009. Painting of the main wall began a few days later, but stopped in August and was postponed due to bad weather. On July 2, 2010, the painters resumed their work, which was finished a few weeks later. On August 6, the mural was officially declared finished and opened.
The artwork has been done by two Polish
artists, Magareth and Konrad Waraksa, and is a collage of boats and boats being built using old tools. The background is in fact the view behind the hall when seen from a specific angle.
On July 2, 2010, it was reported that a Polish TV channel is producing a special on the mural and it's painters.
Halsnøy
Halsnøy is an island in Sunnhordland in the county of Hordaland, Norway. It has c. 2,500 inhabitants, and is 38 square kilometres in area. It is the most populated island in Kvinnherad and was until 2008 the most populated island in Norway without a direct connection to land.- History :It was...
in Kvinnherad
Kvinnherad
Kvinnherad is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Kvindherred was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Fjelberg, most of Varaldsøy and parts of Skånevik merged with Kvinnherad on 1 January 1965.The municipality is the 5th in size in Hordaland...
. It is currently the biggest painted mural in the world, with the larger of the two painted walls measuring 80 metres long and 16 metres tall. If including both paintings, the total area painted amounts to 1.500 m2
The mural was an idea originally conceived by shipping magnate Johannes Eide
Johannes Eide
Johannes Malvin Eide is a Norwegian business man, entrepreneur and ship builder. He is one of the founding owners, and former CEO of Eide Marine Services.- Early life and career :...
in 2008, when he imagined the walls of a former shipbuilding hall being covered by paintings of old boats and images from the shipping industry. A few months later, a set of plans and drawings for the project was announced by Eide.
The mural itself began construction in late April 2009, when the entire hall was coloured white as a foundation. Soon after, scaffolding was erected around the hall to prepare for the paintings. The first wall was finished on May 27, 2009. Painting of the main wall began a few days later, but stopped in August and was postponed due to bad weather. On July 2, 2010, the painters resumed their work, which was finished a few weeks later. On August 6, the mural was officially declared finished and opened.
The artwork has been done by two Polish
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
artists, Magareth and Konrad Waraksa, and is a collage of boats and boats being built using old tools. The background is in fact the view behind the hall when seen from a specific angle.
On July 2, 2010, it was reported that a Polish TV channel is producing a special on the mural and it's painters.