The giant artwork 鈥 which Taylor Herring said is the biggest outdoor painting ever created in the UK 鈥 features Harlequins prop Joe Marler, Saracens lock Maro Itoje and Sale Sharks scrum-half Faf de Klerk, who won the Rugby World Cup with South Africa.
Gallagher Premiership Rugby briefed Taylor Herring to deliver a campaign to mark the restart of the season and promote awareness among fans after weeks of lockdown.
The activation took more than 100 hours of planning and eight artists spent more than 24 hours completing the pitch portrait using a bespoke computer program to generate the precise measurements required. Taylor Herring worked on the project alongside Premiership Rugby鈥檚 in-house communications team.
The image, which occupies most of the 7,000 square-metre pitch, was created using a grid of 13,420 elements, with each painted line in the portrait six inches wide. Nearly 1,280 litres of biodegradable pitch marker paint were used.
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In addition to the artistic pitch creation, the agency has produced social-media assets and placed media interviews with key players.
"We are so excited to restart the Gallagher Premiership Rugby season, and it鈥檚 been a Herculean effort to get here,鈥 Premiership Rugby chief executive Darren Childs said.
鈥淭he pitch portrait is such a spectacular way to celebrate the restart of the Gallagher Premiership Rugby season and let the fans know that rugby is back on our screens again. We won鈥檛 take our eyes off the ball when it comes to being safe and secure in the fight against Covid-19, and all precautions are being taken to allow our players to be back doing what they love most 鈥 playing rugby.鈥
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