Hamilton's BOON Street art a success

The Underwater Collective worked in Frankton throughout Friday and Saturday putting together this cartoon style man in bathtub. Photo / Amanda Ratcliffe

Ten Frankton and Hamilton CBD walls were given some creative flare during the BOON Street Art Festival last week.

BOON co-founders Charlotte Isaac and local artist Paul Bradley, aka Paul Be, love their city and street art.

"When we started it felt like the city was dying," Bradley said.

For him, BOON is about making Hamilton a "creative place where people want to be" and to "give the city life".

The event is into its third year and Isaac said 2018 would see a total of 30 BOON installations around town, "landmarks" she said that often feature as selfie and media hot spots.

BOON 2018 artists ranged from third year Wintec student Liam Bourton to internationally renowned artists like Hayley King, aka Flox, and Charles and Janine Williams.

A massive kārearea (New Zealand falcon) will grace Victoria on the River's Sky City wall by Charles and Janine.

The South Auckland couple said they will return in the Easter break for about four days to complete the piece. In order to reach the full span of the manu's wing Janine said they will need a lift with more lift.

Fellow artists and BOON organisers, Paul Be and Wintec tutor Tim Croucher, acknowledged the "monster effort" the artists contribute to the event.

"It's not a festival without them. They're right at the core of it and it is amazing what they do," Bradley said.

Craig McLure of Creative Waikato said The Victoria on the River artwork was the most challenging wall to date at 35m x 19m

"Even the artist was going above and beyond what they have done in the past; it will certainly happen, just need to regroup," McLure said.