BLU Animates Wall Structures into Faces for his Mural in Rome

Known for his dynamic graffiti animations, Italian street artist BLU recently completed a massive

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Known for his dynamic graffiti animations, Italian street artist BLU recently completed a massive mural that wraps around two sides of a building in Rome. Adding riffs of charisma to the Roman military warehouse by covering the building in a colorful, rainbow range of painted characters, the mural utilizes 48 windows to form a quirky face spanning over three storeys. Take a look at some of the images above and check out BLU’s blog for more images and behind-the-scene footage on the project.

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