Homer Simpson on a roof in Tilburg? It is surprising when you see the image of the main character from the well-known animated series The Simpsons. It was set there by the Cape Town art festival and by artist Frankey, who is also behind André Hazes’ life-size Lego version.
As part of the Cape Town art festival, Frankey made seven street art works that were placed in crazy places in the center of Tilburg.
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For example, Homer stands on top of a dance school on the Nieuwlandstraat and on the roof of the Domino’s Pizza on the Paleisring you will find a heron eating a pizza.
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In another place in the center, a horse from a merry-go-round has been put on a lamppost and a seesaw in the fountain on Willemsplein.
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During the festival, a large group of artists normally ‘hijacks’ Tilburg city center for three days. This year Cape Town has been canceled due to the corona virus. The festival organization wants to surprise a bit with Frankey’s works. According to Cape Town, the works will be on display all summer, “until they are no longer on display.”
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Hazes
Artist Frankey was in the news last month because his life-size image of André Hazes was beheaded on Dam Square in Amsterdam. The statue was made by Dutch Deco finish from Erp, which also repairs it.
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