"Irish artist <a href=""http://findac.tumblr.com/"" target=""_blank"">Fin Dac</a>, created this piece, called ""Mauricamai,"" which stretches the height of the ship's stern. ""I create my art to keep myself happy. If others like it then that's a great by-product,"" he said."
{"Image ImageDescription": "Photograph by ?? Dan Callister www.dancallister.com\nAN Abandoned Cruise Liner January 30th docked off the North Wales Coastline, has been brought back to life over the last couple of months, with some intricate street art murals created by some legendary street artists - and it has now been confirmed that more works are set to come from other international artists over the coming weeks, in a bid to transform the landmark into the UK???s largest open air art gallery in Wales.\nThe person who orchestrated the revival has now come forward and released a statement which shares her motivations behind the works, and also introduces more artists who are set to leave their mark on the ship.\n Maurice explains: ???I???ve grown up with Street Art all my life, from my early teens when I ran with a small local crew in my home town. However, my big problem was I couldn't paint, but I was always invited along.???\nAfter moving to London at 17 Maurice began to really get into the scene: ???It wasn???t long before I was getting invites onto some big gigs but because I couldn???t paint, I never really felt like I had a role. I was always there, in the middle but not really involved. But when you get to see some of the legends I???ve seen honing their craft, it???s a privilege.???\nLike many street artists, money has never been a motivator for Maurice, but without the street art skills, she found herself being left behind her friends, who had hit the big time, and began to lose interest. It was after this time that she came across The Duke of Lancaster cruise liner. \nThe Duke had been brought to Wales with the intention of being transformed into a tourist destination, ???the Funship???, but after many well documented disputes with the council, it has lain abandoned since the mid-90s. \nAfter much research Maurice tracked down and contacted the owners with an idea to transform the ship, with the help of her old contacts, into a new tourist destination. \nShe comments: ???I ran through my plans with co-owner John Rowley, who was very supportive. I quickly built a support network, bringing together people with a wealth of experience in PR, web design, marketing, logistics and reproduction ??? collectively we called ourselves ???Dudug???. But most importantly I had the artists in the bag. In fact I was chasing some away.??? \nMaurice has confirmed that over the coming months, DuDug will transform The Duke of Lancaster into the largest open air art gallery in the country. They already have 22 artists signed up to the project and are negotiating with many, many more. \nThe group are determined to breathe new life back into the iconic Fun Ship. www.dudug.co.uk\n[Exclusive]\n[ Pictures]\n**?? DAN CALLISTER. FEE MUST BE AGREED BEFORE USAGE. NO WEB USAGE WITHOUT APPROVAL. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED** \nTel: +1 347 649 1755\nMob: +1 917 589 4976\nE-mail: dan@dancallister.com\nWeb:  www.dancallister.com\n3149 41st St, #3rd Floor, Astoria, NY 11103 USA\nPhotograph by ?? DAN CALLISTER  www.dancallister.com", "Image Make": "Canon", "Image Model": "Canon EOS 5D Mark II", "Image Orientation": "Horizontal (normal)", "Image XResolution": "300", "Image YResolution": "300", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Image Software": "Adobe Photoshop CS Macintosh", "Image DateTime": "2013:02:03 15:55:40", "Image Artist": "?? Dan Callister", "Image WhitePoint": "[313/1000, 329/1000]", "Image PrimaryChromaticities": "[16/25, 33/100, 3/10, 3/5, 3/20, 3/50]", "Image Copyright": "?? DAN CALLISTER", "Image ExifOffset": "3432", "Image GPSInfo": "3716", "Image Gamma": "11/5", "Thumbnail Compression": "JPEG (old-style)", "Thumbnail XResolution": "72", "Thumbnail YResolution": "72", "Thumbnail ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Inch", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormat": "3820", "Thumbnail JPEGInterchangeFormatLength": "6409", "EXIF ExposureTime": "1/200", "EXIF FNumber": "63/10", "EXIF ExposureProgram": "Manual", "EXIF ISOSpeedRatings": "50", "EXIF ExifVersion": "0221", "EXIF DateTimeOriginal": "2013:01:27 08:26:32", "EXIF DateTimeDigitized": "2013:01:27 08:26:32", "EXIF ComponentsConfiguration": "YCbCr", "EXIF ExposureBiasValue": "0", "EXIF MeteringMode": "Pattern", "EXIF Flash": "Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode", "EXIF FocalLength": "20", "EXIF SubSecTime": "90", "EXIF FlashPixVersion": "0100", "EXIF ColorSpace": "sRGB", "EXIF ExifImageWidth": "5616", "EXIF ExifImageLength": "3744"}