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SPINE B7 — large-scale architectural mural painted entirely by hand by Avi Tal

Avi Tal

SPINE
B7

World-record scale, made by hand. Architectural murals for civic, cultural, and commercial commissions — across the United States and worldwide.

The Practice

Twenty years.
One medium.
No shortcuts.

Avi Tal works as Spine B7, through Shidrah Studio — the studio behind every commission, large-scale production, and installation.

The same scale that set a Guinness World Record, brought to walls that need to matter. A limited number of commissions each year, delivered direct — no agency between client and concept.

Don't
Lose
Your Spine.

Every surface drawn and painted by hand. No projectors, no scaled prints, no shortcuts.

Selected Works

Civic · Cultural · Commercial
Dimona Stadium — Guinness World Record mural, 21,947 sq ft, painted by one artist

Largest Mural by One Artist

Guinness World Record · 2016

The exterior walls of a public stadium, painted by one person in desert heat — no team, no shared credit. Guinness World Records confirmed it: proof that the scale most studios subcontract, this one delivers by hand.

Dimona, Israel · 21,947 sq ft (2,038.96 m²) · aerosol on concrete

Neot Hovav — largest public art installation in Israel, 2,500 m²

A Place Transformed

Public Art · Negev

An industrial complex in the Negev turned into the largest public art installation in Israel. Scale served the place — not the other way around.

Neot Hovav · ~2,500 m² (26,900 sq ft)

Art of Independence — masterworks reimagined at architectural scale, Be'er Sheva

Art of Independence

Permanent · Civic · 2021

A 184 ft permanent wall in Be'er Sheva's historic center, facing the regional art museum. Ten of history's masterworks, reimagined at architectural scale.

Be'er Sheva Old City · 2021 · with the municipality

Skyvan aircraft — first aircraft painted with spray cans in Israel, 2024

When the Surface Fights Back

First in Israel · 2024

A Skyvan aircraft has no flat planes, no right angles. Every surface hand-painted with spray cans — the first aircraft painted this way in Israel.

Skyvan · 2024 · aerosol on aluminium

Hostage Square — public art installation during the 2024 Democratic National Convention, Chicago

Hostage Square

Chicago · USA · 2024

Invited by the Israeli-American Council to a landmark public installation during the 2024 Democratic National Convention — a commission that had to carry meaning, not just scale.

Chicago, USA · public installation · 2024

Memory Has a Surface — heritage and memorial spaces for the Ethiopian-Israeli community

Memory Has a Surface

Heritage · Memorial

Over ten memorial and heritage spaces built with the communities they belong to — history pressed into material so it cannot be erased.

Ethiopian-Israeli community · since 2018

Pop-Up Museum Tel Aviv — four-story building façade, festival public art 2019

Pop-Up Museum TLV

Festival · Curation · 2019

A four-story building façade, covered in a single distinctive work for the Tel Aviv pop-up museum — temporary by design, unforgettable by intent.

Tel Aviv · 2019 · four-story façade

Guinness World Record · 1 March 2016

Largest spray-paint mural by one artist.

One artist. One stadium. Almost a year of work in the desert — the first three months spent preparing and cleaning the wall through heatwaves past 40°C. No projector. No stencil. No assistance. The previous record stood at roughly 600 m². This one nearly quadrupled it.

21,947
Square Feet
2,038.96 m²
1
Artist
No team, no credit shared
104
°F Desert Heat
40°C+
20+
Years Practice
Since 2002
Verify the record at Guinness World Records
Avi Tal (SPINE B7) at work on the Guinness World Record mural — Dimona Stadium, Israel 2016

On the Record

Selected Press & Recognition

Permanent collection: Museum of the Negev. Curated international events: Bat-Yam Beach Walk Graffiti (featured Bates), Dimona Street Art Festival.

Avi Tal — SPINE B7 — in the studio, Be'er Sheva
Studio

Twenty years in.
Still drawing every line by hand.

Avi Tal is a muralist and public art practitioner based in Be'er Sheva, Israel. He has worked as SPINE B7 since the early 2000s and under the studio name Shidrah for institutional and commercial commissions.

He has set a Guinness World Record, built permanent public works across Israel and the United States, produced heritage spaces for the Ethiopian-Israeli community, and taught the next generation of mural artists through Shidrah Studio workshops.

Each commission is taken direct. No agents, no intermediaries. The conversation starts with the client, and the wall gets painted by the same person who drew it.

BaseBe'er Sheva, Israel — available worldwide
PracticeSince 2002 · 20+ years continuous
ScaleUp to 2,000+ m² (single commission)
MediumAerosol, rollers, brushes — always by hand
Start a conversation
Commission

Let's talk about your wall.

SPINE B7 takes a limited number of commissions each year. Every conversation starts the same way: what the wall needs to say, what scale actually means for the space, and what it takes to deliver it by hand.

Reach out directly — a response typically arrives within 48 hours.

Be'er Sheva, Israel · Available worldwide

Your message goes directly to Avi — no agency, no assistant. Direct replies within 48 hours.