On the banks of the Loire River in the charming French city of Gien, there's a 115-foot water tank with a huge painting on it. The magnificent tower, painted in a gorgeous pastel tint, stands out against the uninteresting-looking little houses surrounding it. Spanish artist Taquen produced this piece of art.
In one of the three nearby water tanks, Taquen painted local birds, including gray herons, ospreys, and common terns drifting down the Loire.
The artist's second collaboration with the urban art agency. He asserted that this new venture was unique from the others because it presented him with greater challenges and an opportunity he had never imagined. The hardest thing was the weather changes. "After 12 days of rain, wind, cold, heat, and sun, we succeeded in completing this amazing job. On his website, Taquen states, "I'm grateful to Mathieu, Seb, Pepe, and everyone else who helped make it happen and collaborated with me along the way." "The flatlands in the Loire Valley make the weather unpredictable.
The process of painting the enormous tank was somewhat challenging.
Though Taquen has just been creating art professionally for the past three years, he has been creating art for a very long time.
"When I was thirteen, I started painting graffiti in high school. After that, I studied fine arts in Madrid, Spain," he said. To be honest, I can't recall when it all started for me. Although I have just recently been able to dedicate myself professionally, I'm sure my ambition existed long before then.
The artist explained, "I used birds that dwell along the banks of the Loire, a river that runs through Gien, France, because the painting speaks of everlasting movement, water cycles, and the importance of water for life.”
Taquen has a passion for birds. Many of his other street paintings feature them.
When we questioned why he chooses birds for his murals, he replied, "For me, they are remarkable species, which assist me in communicating symbolically about themes relating to human beings, notably mobility, migration, and freedom." It's also a way to raise awareness and have direct conversations about nature.
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