World’s tallest mural in Calgary officially complete
Posted Jun 30, 2022 10:56 am.
The world’s tallest mural in Calgary’s Beltline is officially complete.
The Beltline Urban Murals Project (BUMP) says this helps Calgary to become “a creative hub for artists.”
The mural was painted by German artist, Mirko “DAIM” Reisser.
DAIM used a swing-stage to spray paint the mural on the east wall of Hazelview’s First on Tenth in the centre of the Beltline, across the train tracks from the Calgary Tower.
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The mural project was part of the BUMP festival, an annual street art festival that started in 2017 as a community driven project to support Calgary artists.
BUMP festival announced its completion in a tweet.
????WORLD’S NEW TALLEST PAINTED MURAL COMPLETED IN CALGARY, CANADA! Painted by the legendary German graffiti artist @DAIMorg (DAIM) in collaboration with @yycbump, the mural stands at an official height of 310-ft, 9-inches (~95 metres). pic.twitter.com/o4U5wboFNP
— BUMP Festival (@yycbump) June 25, 2022
“The mural stands at an official height of 310-ft, 9-inches, (~95 metres).” said BUMP.
The mural took 130 litres of primer, 207 litres of paint, and 543 cans of spray paint to complete.
