Neopaint has been breathing – or rather painting - new life into the gigantic and neglected sidewalls of Budapest for quite some time now. Their masterful works include the portraits of Hungary’s most applauded actors and actresses at Rákóczi híd (Rákóczi Bridge), the mural entitled Budapest Anno at Városháza tér, and the enormous creation on the corner of Kazinczy utca and Király utca right behind the playground.Their latest creation located in Rumbach Sebestyén utca called 6:3 was officially handed over on 16 October 2013.
Neopaint kicked off their project "TűzfalRehab" ("Firewall Rehab") in 2010 with the intent of turning Cthulhu-sized empty walls into canvases of larger-than-life pieces of urban art. Despite initial hardships, the project turned out to be a success story, and multiple-thousand square meters of walls were given an artistic facelift.
Neopaint’s newest creation, "6:3", commemorates the most famous national team in Hungarian football history referred to as the Aranycsapat (the "Golden Team"), and more precisely its decisive victory over England in 1953 in London’s Wembley Stadium. Hungary – and its era-defining superstar, Ferenc Puskás – defeated England 6:3, dismantling a team that had been undefeated for 90 years. The timing is no accident: the glorious victory has its 60th anniversary on 25 November 2013.
6:3 is undoubtedly Neopaint’s masterpiece, and also one of Hungary’s largest murals, covering approximately 1000 square meters. It’s 50 metres wide and 30 metres tall, and its completion took three weeks and 400 litres of paint.
The project's patron was Gyula Grosics, the goalkeeper of the Aranycsapat.
