Odyssey Magazine Issue 4, 2015 | Page 89

m n o i t o with its revolutionary design and it will be tagged by all the artists and become a roving billboard for the festival. 'The artists really enjoyed turning the Juke into a work of art and they will use it for the duration of the festival. We have also supplied Nissan NP 200 and NV 200 support vehicles to help festival organisers transport the artists,' says Graeme Birch, General Manager of Marketing Communications at Nissan South Africa. The Festival was started by local graffiti guru Rasty, who with a group of local organisers have created a platform for this unique art form to be celebrated and allow for local and international artists to share notes, inspire and encourage newcomers and of course to create awe inspiring murals. 'The festival is by its very nature inclusive. The art and creative process is shared with the city's residents and children in town get to participate in arts projects hosted by the local and international artists,' says Rasty. The Festival roster reads like a 'who's who' of well C known graffiti artists. Rasty will be joined by Above from reated to showcase top class graffiti artists from the United States, Adnate from Australia, Mediah fro