On our trip into the country last week we passed through Northam, another small country town in the Avon Valley as I was really keen to take some shots of the work by large-scale artists Phlegm and Hense. A CBH grain receival point, these 36mt tall silos would have been a challenge with both artists having an extended stay in the country :) The bold, bright colours used by USA artist Hense above depicting the agricultural area around the wheat-belt, seen a few posts back, and the astoundingly detailed work (so worth looking closer) of English artist Phlegm inspired by hot-air ballooning that the area is famous for. A CBH partnered with FORM project. FORM's long-term goal is 'to create an 'art trail', where people from the
city could take a day's drive to various towns in the Wheatbelt and see
some internationally-renowned artists' works'.. I'm on the trail already :) Happy Monday, take care and stay safe..
I can imagine just how challenging that could be.
ReplyDeleteMust have been a challenge to create these murals, that would be something to see.
ReplyDeleteVery colorful silos. It looks like quite a challenge to paint them.
ReplyDeleteA very nice challenge! Arianna
ReplyDeleteWow. Some really great artworks here.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful & Thanx 4 Sharing
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Those murals are quite incredible. How do they do that?
ReplyDeleteEspectaculares estes grafites, verdadeiras obras de arte.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e bom Domingo.
Andarilhar
Love them both but particularly the Phlegm work, Grace!
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Oh how I wish I could discover who owns some of our ugly gray silos so I could send them photos of these wonderfully painted buildings. They are probably the most unique murals I have seen! Such gifted artists!!
ReplyDeleteand I thought Michelangelo was an acrobat!
ReplyDeleteI really like those vibrant colors!
ReplyDeleteThat would be a fun trail to follow. Looking forward to more. I like the ballon pics best.
ReplyDeleteI've seen a lot of grain elevators around the Midwest but never anything like this. The top image is dizzying. Kansas could use some brightening.
ReplyDeleteGreat way to jazz up some old silos.
ReplyDeleteOnly 8 more silos to go!
ReplyDeleteThe later ones with little colour are my favourite. What a delightful name the artist has.
ReplyDeleteThat is SO cool!!
ReplyDeleteAmazing clicks
ReplyDeleteAmazing work, so glad those drab silos are being painted.
ReplyDeleteWow, what a great work. Very nice.
ReplyDeleteWhat a difference art can make, Grace! That´s a great idea to get people drive to the country like that.
ReplyDeleteWOW, amazing. Love them both.
ReplyDeleteI'm not afraid of heights, but this is a project I don't think I'd want to take on!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is pretty amazing work on a surface that can't be very easy to work with. These artists are very talented and adventurous too!
ReplyDeleteI have a photo collection of grain silos and elevators from the area where I live, but none are painted like these. Thry have graffiti instead. I'd love to start a new trend.
ReplyDeleteWow, amazing art works, Grace !
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