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Temu\u2019s character-centric style draws from anime and pop culture, utilising bright colours and exaggerated proportions to create a fresh and lively effect that stands out as a unique approach. Most importantly, Temu admits that her primary reason for working in this style is because it\u2019s fun, and it\u2019s something she would love to see more of across the city \u2014 and once you see her work, we are sure you will too!\r\n\r\nTemu has created one of her signature anime-styled characters for the Little Street Art Festival at 211 Manchester Street - the former home of GapFiller\u2019s iconic Dance-O-Mat.", "image": "artwork/_XS08786.jpg", "watermarked_image": "API_artwork/_XS08786-watermarked.jpg", "cropping": "0,60,2500,1607", "cropped_image": "", "photo_credit": "Sofiya R", "photo_credit_email": null, "city": null, "link": null, "location": "SRID=4326;POINT (172.6395597909316 -43.53141804002823)", "validated": true, "street": "211 Manchester Street", "admin_notes": "", "map_enabled": true, "smart_cities": true, "slug": "fresh-faces-temu", "submitter_description": "", "submitter_name": null, "submitter_email": null, "video_url": null, "artists": [597], "crews": [], "likes": [], "checkins": []}}, {"model": "streetart.artwork", "pk": 1097, "fields": {"category": 39, "title": "Gazer", "commission_date": "November 2023", "status": 1, "decommission_date": null, "description": "\u014ctautahi painter and designer Jessie Rawcliffe is a perfect example of the type of artist whose work is a perfect translation for the Little Street Art Festival \u2013 the painterly strokes and sense of engagement evident in her figurative works are perfect for capturing a public audience in frozen moments that can never quite be replicated in larger-scale formats. Rawcliffe\u2019s suite of site-specific paintings, with colour palettes inspired by the urban environment in which they are placed catch the audience in unexpected moments. Locking eyes with the tightly cropped figures, the paintings extend the artist\u2019s interest in challenging the dynamic of the gaze, something that becomes even more powerful in the public realm. Created in pairs, the works position the audience in the middle of two glances, unsure if they have become the subject or are awkwardly caught in between a conversation.\r\nThe Gazer series was produced as part of the inaugural Little Street Art Festival - a celebration of smaller scale street art and the diverse potential of urban creativity...", "image": "artwork/202311_Little_Street_Art_Festival-0966.jpg", "watermarked_image": "API_artwork/202311_Little_Street_Art_Festival-0966-watermarked.jpg", "cropping": "0,48,2000,1285", "cropped_image": "", "photo_credit": "Centuri Chan", "photo_credit_email": null, "city": "Christchurch", "link": "https://www.littlestreetartfestival.co.nz/jessie-rawcliffe", "location": "SRID=4326;POINT (172.6386190908117 -43.52967514799901)", "validated": true, "street": "New Regent Street", "admin_notes": "", "map_enabled": true, "smart_cities": true, "slug": "gazer", "submitter_description": "", "submitter_name": null, "submitter_email": null, "video_url": null, "artists": [551], "crews": [], "likes": [], "checkins": []}}, {"model": "streetart.artwork", "pk": 1132, "fields": {"category": 30, "title": "Wizards - Leave No Trace Trail", "commission_date": "2024", "status": 1, "decommission_date": null, "description": "As part of the Leave No Trace trail, this work is both a tender recollection of a past icon of \u014ctautahi Christchurch and a playful reminder that the city is a place for play.\r\nPart of the artist's wider Ghosts on Every Corner project, the work is a recreation of a coin token from beloved video game parlour Wizards, formerly located on Gloucester Street where the token is fixed. The token is a small-scale piece of public art, but is actually larger than a real token. The tokens were used to play the many games inside the dark Wizards building - although stories remain of creating static electricity by rubbing your soles on the carpet, bypassing the need for tokens. 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The train carriage carries the FSA crew name, but at either end, authority figures look for the now vanished assailants. Fittingly, the work is painted behind Manchester Street's bus stop shelters, connecting our local public transport to the story, while also giving commuters a more vibrant environment in which to wait.\r\nPainted by FSA members YSEK_7, Kophie a.k.a. 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