Ipswich street art emerges ahead of four-week festival

Wild Walls Festival/Tim Leggett New street art and murals have been painted across a town as part of a festival due to start at the weekend. The four-week Wild Walls Festival will begin in Ipswich on Saturday but various artworks have already gone on display. A large ladybird can be seen on the back of Ashtons Legal’s building on Portman Road, while other shops have been painted with colourful displays. One of the region’s largest ever murals – measuring 576 sq m (6,200 sq ft) – will be unveiled at the start of the festival at Ipswich waterfront. Wild Walls Festival/Nathan Murdoch Several artists have already visited the town to create their street art. Ashtons Legal’s mural was painted by artist Woskerski. He explained he wanted to make people smile but also to “make them stop and try to interpret the art in their own way”. “A cute ladybird makes people smile, and when you look closer, you realise some of its spots are missing,” he said. “Instead, you have members of the community make their own mark on the ladybird’s shell, which can also be seen as them making a difference.” Wild Walls Festival/Joe Barton Several others works have...