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these spray paint can, which led to entirely new art techniques, wasn't invented until 1949.
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But since then, it's found uses in everything from model cars to real cars, airbrushed T shirts to airbrush makeup and famously graffiti or street art.
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Even that's come a long way from illegal vandalism toe public murals paid for by local governments.
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It's like a therapy, a form of therapy, you know, it's what I do is what I do to make me feel part of this big spin involved.
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Yeah, it is.
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Street art has come a long way.
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From its humble and rebellious beginnings.
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It's become popular the world over, from Instagram to the most prominent of art galleries.
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It's celebrated today in circles that once looked down their noses at it.
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There's something uplifting about seeing publicar and seeing Miralles going up around.
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It changes the face of a city sometimes mhm thistles.
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Nomad Plan, a British street art duo, have made a big name for themselves Globally.
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They've painted giant murals in cities all over the world, commissioned by governments, galleries, NGOs, companies and brands.
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They've been invited to exhibit everywhere from the gilded horse of London's and Paul's Cathedral to the jungle refugee camp in Calais, France.
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Social, environmental and humanitarian issues are often focus.
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Street art has always been about putting a message out.
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Questioning things and getting people thinking and talking on just cause we paint like giant public art murals doesn't mean that we want Thio remove those elements from our work.
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Their works are set apart by a strong focus on local history and culture.
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Way like Thio.
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Have our murals connect with the place that we painted them in?
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It does help sway city councils authorities because they're often quite proud of it.
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Or wanting to use that as an angle for terrorism.
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Works like this require detailed planning is a mistake on this scale isn't easy to fix.
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It's the most intense Part of it is getting the sketch down and getting the sketch on it right?
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Because that's your framework, then is toe that you build from in 2017 the pair created the U.
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K's tallest mural.
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He was part of a project called a City less gray, aiming to inject color into the urban streets of leads.
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Seven months, planning one month in creation on over 300 spray cans later.
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Athena rising stands at 150 ft tall on 36 ft wide.
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That's around the same height as the Statue of Liberty.
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E think one of the things we do is mash up the story telling element with some of the heritage stuff, maybe social issues that were touching on.
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But we're presenting it in a way that everyone can enjoy on a visual level.
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E Every time we paint a mural, one of our ideals is making sure that the local community have a sense of ownership over it.
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What are the ones that are gonna see it every day when we go way look everyday way mhm.