The Peter Pan Mural, New Brighton - seaside town regeneration project 2019
Art from A and K
The second large scale mural in New Brighton was created over a week in Spring 2019. The brief was to make a mural that inspired and uplifted the local youth. We chose to go with the boy that never grows up - Peter Pan. Peter Pan and Wendy are the focal point of the wall and we referenced The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo on the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling by having them touch fingers. The New Brighton skyline is depicted across the mural and features the New Brighton Tower which was the tallest tower in the UK before it came down in 1919.
A quote from Peter Pan runs alongside a wall at pavement height and has become a popular insta spot for locals and tourists alike, with many poses captured alongside this inspirational quote;
“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.” - JM Barrie.
It was during this mural that we began to involve the local teenagers in the area. The community was fully supportive and expressive to the works we were creating. This was the beginning of our murals becoming social enterprises, working with and developing the creative skills of the next generation.
By giving these local boys the opportunity to brush and paint on to the walls that make up their city streets the responsibility and relationship you create between them and their home can make a difference to the entire community.
Zac was a local boy with a passion for art, when we first met him he skated home to bring back his sketch book to show us all his work. We could all see he had a passion for painting and we felt it was only right that he should sign off the Peter Pan mural. He went on to work with us on all of the remaining murals we did in New Brighton.
Local Artist Tia came and added some wings next to the quote 🧚♀️
we love this picture !
