International Artists Code FC and Jack Haslehurst to Participate in 2012 London Paralympic Games' Shoreditch Wall 'Peace' Mural

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International Artists Code FC and Jack Haslehurst
to Participate in 2012 London Paralympic Games'
Shoreditch Wall 'Peace' Mural
(1888PressRelease) Graphic artist Jack Haslehurst
and street artist Code FC will participate in the
'peace mural' project for the London 2012
Paralympics to celebrate Lord Bates' 'Walk for
Truce' Baroness Grey Thompson's' 'Plight of
Britain's Disabled' on a major wall in London's
fashionable East End. Clients have included End
Of The Line, Disney, 20th Century Fox, Universal,
Beck's Beer Namco's Soul Calibur
V. Shoreditch, London and Santa Cruz,
California- Today, the London Art Ad Wall
Group announced that London artists Code FC and
Jack Haslehurst are to participate in their
Shoreditch Art Wall (www.shoreditchartwall.com)
'peace mural' project, to celebrate Lord Michael
Bates' 'Walk for Truce' and broadcast Baroness
Tanni Grey Thompson's 'Plight of Britain's
Disabled' for the London 2012 Paralympics. Code
FC, an established graffiti artist, who holds a
degree in Public Art and Design from Chelsea
College of Art, will show his newest work,
entitled '2012,' at the Curious Duke Gallery in
London next month. Code has been weaving his
stenciled works throughout London over the past
two years depicting Olympic athletes with
camcorders and cameras in place of their heads,
to show what a large role the media and
corporations now play in the Olympic Games, in
direct contrast to the early days of the
Olympics. Jack Haslehurst, also from Chelsea
College of Art, has an incredible body of work,
which is bright, bold and crisp and intended to
convey 'peace and harmony' and bring beauty to
urban spaces. Jack will also be designing a
special flag for the Olympic period, to signify
'peace and harmony,' which will be presented to
the various leaders and dignitaries who Lord
Bates met with on his trek, as well as to the UN
Security Council and U. S. President, Barak
Obama. Limited edition T-shirts will also be
available with his designs, to benefit the
Paralympics.
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Lisa Foster, the US-based spokesperson for the
London Art Ad Wall Group commented, "We are
happy to be associated with these talented
artists who have agreed to donate their
incredible work for this good cause." Continuing,
"All the participants share the same message of
'peace' and global awareness." The Peace
Mural The two themes that will be the subject
of the mural for the London 2012 Paralympics will
reflect be Lord Michael Bates' recent solo walk
across Europe and Asia, meeting with
international leaders along the way, calling for
all warring countries to lay down their weapons
during the 2012 Olympics, as was the practice
during the first Olympic games, and Baroness Grey
Thompson's endeavor to call attention to
Britain's desperate need for wheelchair
facilities for it's disabled. The backdrop of the
mural will be the beach scene from 20th Century
Fox's 1981 "Chariots of Fire," which is to be
re-released by the British Film Institute (BFI)
to coincide with the London 2012 Games. SAW -
the Established Shoreditch Outdoor Media
Venue SAW is used by major advertisers, as well
as a canvas for new and established artists.
Those who have featured on this space courtesy of
London art agency, End of the Line and
Posterscope,, have included Beck's Beer, Walt
Disney Company for 'Tron Legacy' 20th Century
Fox for 'The Rise of the Planet of the Apes'
Universal Pictures for 'Killing Bono' the launch
of Namco's new game, Soul Calibur V in addition
to 'up and coming' graphic artist, Jack
Haslehurst and renown graffiti artists, Roid and
Horfe. This high-profile sixty square meter
floodlit wall is located in London's fashionable
East End, just two miles from the Olympic
Village, near great clubs, pubs and restaurants.
SAW can be rented any day of the year, by the
day, week, or month and has it's own team of
professional painters furnished by End of the
Line. For more information, please go to
www.shoreditchartwall.com or contact us as
below
In London The London Art Ad Wall Group Jane
Mackeonis
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jane ( _at_ ) londonartwall dot com 44 (0) 7530
152032 In the US Peter Mackeonis / Lisa
Foster peter ( _at_ ) londonartwall dot com / lisa (
( _at_ ) ) londonartwall dot com The London Art
Ad Wall Group 1.831.840.3729 http//www.londonar
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