{"id":79995,"date":"2020-01-28T07:38:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T07:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=79995"},"modified":"2020-02-13T06:50:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T06:50:45","slug":"rising-blue-world-tallest-mural-single-artist-karachi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/rising-blue-world-tallest-mural-single-artist-karachi.html","title":{"rendered":"Rising Blue \u2013 World\u2019s Tallest Mural by Single Artist in Karachi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In This Post:
<\/strong>– Rising Blue<\/a>
– Who is Giuseppe Percivati?<\/a>
– I AM Karachi<\/a>
– International Public Art Festival<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karachi has become home to what is believed to be the world\u2019s tallest mural by a single artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stunning 286-foot tall public art installation named \u2018Rising Blue\u2019 has been painted by renowned Italian artist Giuseppe Percivati, more commonly known as Pepe Gaka. The iconic mural illustrates the scenic coastline of this magnificent city with special emphasis on the endangered mangroves in Pakistan. It has been painted on the sky-high Centrepoint Tower on Shaheed-e-Millat Expressway near KPT Interchange in Karachi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rising Blue is a part of the upcoming International Public Art Festival (IPAF), which is an initiative of I AM Karachi (IAK) \u2013 a city-wide movement by that aims to improve the public image of the City of Lights by rebuilding its social and cultural fabric. Percivati\u2019s work is also being seen as a good example of public-private partnership for the creation of public art, as it was completed in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy, TPL Corp and Berger Paints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take an in-depth look at Rising Blue, which is claimed to be the world\u2019s tallest mural by a single artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rising Blue<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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