A street art project under the P\u00e4rnu Highway viaduct in Tallinn is taking shape, which aims to make the areas beneath the viaducts more visually attractive.<\/p>\n
Graphic designs will cover an area of nearly 450 square metres under the viaduct around Tehnika and Koidu streets and Tallinn Secondary School.<\/p>\n
Artists were given creative freedom under the viaduct, but the designs had to take into account the architecture and scale of the viaduct as well as the urban space as a whole.<\/p>\n
The brief stressed that the designs must serve as a calm and balanced backdrop alongside a busy highway. The winning images were chosen by Tallinn’s Environment and Public Works Department.<\/p>\n
At the beginning of July, the surfaces were prepared and the artists were given until August to complete the works.<\/p>\n
“We want to turn the previously grey and anonymous, heavily graffiti-covered areas under the viaduct into a beautiful and distinctive place. International experience has shown that high-quality street art is the most effective way to combat vandalism,” said Tallinn Deputy Mayor Kristjan J\u00e4rvan (Isamaa) ahead of the project.<\/p>\n
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