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| Star Wars fans praise new Mandalorian mural | Star Wars fans praise new Mandalorian mural |
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| Artist Demograffix created the images of Baby Yoda and the Mandalorian in a park on the outskirts of Norwich | Artist Demograffix created the images of Baby Yoda and the Mandalorian in a park on the outskirts of Norwich |
| Star Wars fans have praised a new mural which has appeared in a park featuring two cult figures. | Star Wars fans have praised a new mural which has appeared in a park featuring two cult figures. |
| Professional artist Mark Tanti, who works under the name Demograffix, was one of the seven people who created the mural at Thorpe Marriott, near Norwich. | Professional artist Mark Tanti, who works under the name Demograffix, was one of the seven people who created the mural at Thorpe Marriott, near Norwich. |
| He recently moved to Norwich from Luton and said it was "great" that there had been such an outpouring of praise. | He recently moved to Norwich from Luton and said it was "great" that there had been such an outpouring of praise. |
| Hundreds of people liked a social media post by Norwich Star Wars Club UK about the Mandalorian art work. | Hundreds of people liked a social media post by Norwich Star Wars Club UK about the Mandalorian art work. |
| An artists' collective created the mural earlier this year | An artists' collective created the mural earlier this year |
| Mr Tanti, 40, said the sprawling mural at Thorpe Marriott park, off Pendlesham Rise, was completed in just a day as part of an Instagram challenge to showcase street art from across the world. | Mr Tanti, 40, said the sprawling mural at Thorpe Marriott park, off Pendlesham Rise, was completed in just a day as part of an Instagram challenge to showcase street art from across the world. |
| He said the group was set the Star Wars theme and a colour scheme, before he launched into creating the images of Baby Yoda and Mandalorian in spray paint. | He said the group was set the Star Wars theme and a colour scheme, before he launched into creating the images of Baby Yoda and Mandalorian in spray paint. |
| Artists from a WhatsApp group created images and bold graffiti on the rest of the wall, which Mr Tanti said measures about 80ft (24m) long. | Artists from a WhatsApp group created images and bold graffiti on the rest of the wall, which Mr Tanti said measures about 80ft (24m) long. |
| "It's nice to know people are seeing the artwork and appreciating it," he said. | |
| "That's why I do it - to produce artwork that causes some sort of emotion or feeling within people. | "That's why I do it - to produce artwork that causes some sort of emotion or feeling within people. |
| "When they let you know they like it, it makes you feel good - it's encouraging - I do it to brighten up other people's lives." | "When they let you know they like it, it makes you feel good - it's encouraging - I do it to brighten up other people's lives." |
| Mark Tanti, aka Demograffix, has just taken over as a community centre chairman in Norwich and hopes to run children's street art workshops there | Mark Tanti, aka Demograffix, has just taken over as a community centre chairman in Norwich and hopes to run children's street art workshops there |
| Mr Tanti said it had been important to choose an area where it was acceptable to create street art. | Mr Tanti said it had been important to choose an area where it was acceptable to create street art. |
| The father of one said he started doing graffiti when he was about 15 while growing up in Brixton, South London. | The father of one said he started doing graffiti when he was about 15 while growing up in Brixton, South London. |
| He said his love of art resulted in him achieving a top grade in the subject at school before he gained a community arts degree. | He said his love of art resulted in him achieving a top grade in the subject at school before he gained a community arts degree. |
| It led to him running children's art workshops and creating public art, including a project to celebrate the history of Milton Keynes. | It led to him running children's art workshops and creating public art, including a project to celebrate the history of Milton Keynes. |
| Having spent the last 10 years living in Luton, he followed his mother and brother in relocating to Norwich last autumn. | Having spent the last 10 years living in Luton, he followed his mother and brother in relocating to Norwich last autumn. |
| Mr Tanti said the Mandalorian mural had inspired him to recreate more superhero figures for his appearance at the upcoming Luton's Comic Con. | Mr Tanti said the Mandalorian mural had inspired him to recreate more superhero figures for his appearance at the upcoming Luton's Comic Con. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Street art | Street art |
| Star Wars | Star Wars |