TORBAY WEEKLY | Street artist Szabotage and children bring Torbay school motto to life
Playground artwork inspires Hayes pupils to 'be all you can be'
Hayes School's playground art work
Children have teamed up with a world-renowned street artist to bring to life their Torbay school motto and aspirations.
Children have teamed up with a world-renowned street artist to bring to life their Torbay school motto and aspirations.
Pupils from Hayes School have been working with Gustav Szabo, better known as Szabotage, on an inspirational piece of art work.
It has been painted on the school's bottom playground and is believed to be Szabotage's biggest piece of work so far in the Bay.
Hayes School head Mark Hanbury said: "The school council, made up of representative pupils from years two to six, have been busy working with Szabotage on a conceptual design to be painted on a wall in the playground.
"The design has been created to inspire our children here at Hayes school.
"The wall features key characteristics and much-loved activities at the school, including the African Instruments the children learn to play as the orchestra ‘Orapa’.
"It also celebrates our school motto, to ‘Be all you can be,’ as well as reflecting the vibe of our excited and happy pupils, learning and discovering during their school journey with us."
He added: "I am so proud of the school council, who were integral in the design, and were keen that it reflected the fun and happy environment that the school provides for the children at Hayes.
"At Hayes we are all about creativity and providing moments of awe and wonder around the school. I’d seen work from Szabotage in the local area and soon realised that he could create a space for us that made you stop, stare and take the time to breathe it in.
"The piece has transformed the playground to a vibrant environment that is almost alive. It has inspired and impressed our entire school community and has greatly exceeded my expectations. We are hugely proud that the artwork reflects the buzz around our school.”
Szabotage, who recently moved to Preston, works in various formats, including walls, canvases, prints, sculptures, stencils and NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens). They have appeared around the world and are all characterised by his distinctive Koi tag.
Originally from Brighton, he trained as an architect and designer and went on to work in London before moving to Hong Kong. His work quickly achieved notoriety with sold out exhibitions and commercial commissions from iconic brands such as Prada and Louis Vuitton.
He has also worked in Thailand and had exhibitions in Singapore, but now he is living in Preston he has turned his attention to Torbay with a series of works collectively called ‘Torbaydos’ with brightly coloured canvases featuring Torquay, Paignton and Preston.
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