Main Street’s newest resident is a musician. Hailing from Egypt, this harp player just moved in at 215 E. Main St. She also happens to be 20 feet tall.
This giant woman is the creation of Chattanooga graffiti artist Seven, who has been practicing his art since 1993. His style is instantly recognizable; he has another well-known mural at the corner of McCallie and Central avenues.
“I’m just a local artist looking for outlets to display my talent and hopefully influence people’s perspectives about viewing graffiti as an art form and not just vandalism, or scribble on a wall,” he said.
Seven said he had never really heard of Main Street staple Niedlov’s Breadworks before, but fell in love with the building’s east wall when looking for spots to paint legally. “Initially I wanted to paint the other side, the side that you see coming into downtown Chattanooga,” he said.
Owner of Niedlov’s, John Sweet, suggested the opposite wall, and said he then gave Seven almost complete creative control.
The mural took the artist about two weeks to complete, working only after business hours and “a little on the weekends.”
Seven said these pieces will hopefully be popping up all over Chattanooga. He wants to expose
Chattanooga to the finer side of graffiti as an art form.
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