Leaving at 6.30am on Saturday morning we set off for Margaret River, 277km south of Perth.. after traveling 500km we arrived in Margaret River around 4.30. The first detour to add on the extra kms was to Collie, see trip on map HERE (hope the link works). More specifically we went to the Wellington Dam to see the 8000 sq foot mural painted on the dam wall by world renowned Australian visual artist and photographer extraordinaire GuidoVan Helten. A wonderful 2 minute video HERE that I would love you to watch, the artist 'always uses paint to blend in with natural environment'.
It is my personal opinion that really big things are appreciated much better seen in real life and this is big, described as the largest dam mural in the world :) I was cursing myself for not including my half fish-eye lens, it would have been perfect to capture the full curve of the dam seen a little clearer here from the lookout point. Van Helten has painted huge murals all around the world from Iowa to Jordan, from Finland to Spain and Italy, if you look HERE you might recognise his work in your city. A funny story and on to the next town tomorrow, happy Tuesday, take care and stay safe.. P.s. big catch up today..
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It is amazing, Grace! I looked at his site and his work is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThat is a great way to improve a dam! Wonderful mural. There are many grungy looking dams here in the USA that could use some artwork.
ReplyDeleteDearest Grace,
ReplyDeleteWell, THAT was so well worth the long drive!
Guido Van Helten (Dutch name!) is a TRUE artist. Would love to see his works in Tennessee and Florida, not too far away...
What I really appreciate most in him is that he works with the environment; no screaming colors!
Thanks for sharing.
Hugs,
Mariette
Huge, ginormous and epic, I can't think of any more really big words for this, astonishing how anyone could attempt to paint something so large and still have it make sense.
ReplyDeleteI remember visiting Margaret river back in 2003, had lunch there and also went into a furniture shop and fell in love with a wonderful (Karri? not sure) table, but no room on the plane to take it home.
Wow, amazing and beautiful to see.
ReplyDeleteour own country has so much to see, it's good you are getting out there.
ReplyDeleteThat mural is incredible.
ReplyDeleteWow. Just Wow!
ReplyDeleteMost of the time, I have a cold eye for wall murals...but these, well, surprising myself, I was more than OK with them.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is mind blowing and as you say, it blends into the environment so well.
ReplyDeleteNow I have to google dam murals. But I wonder how much damage is done to the painting.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe
Wow, you had to travel twice the distance to get there, but then you got to photograph the largest mural I've ever seen. Nothing like a bit of adventure. Stay safe.
ReplyDeleteWell, that is an ambitious piece of work! Not sure I'd go that far to see it, but I'm glad that you undertook the journey for me.
ReplyDeleteSomewhat comparable to Mount Rushmore. Great in 2 senses.
ReplyDeleteWonderful Grace! Never seen such before...
ReplyDeleteAmazing, Great murals.
ReplyDeleteLink works, Grace, so weird to see. We always traveled the other way round (read twice as "always", haha....).
ReplyDeleteWOW to the mural!
Reckon you have to return with that lens as.. lockdown... mimimi... cannot visit!
Great links! He sadly was not in Braunschweig.
Wow, it´s really a stunning mural!
Looking forward to more!
It's stunning and gigantic! I really want to go and see it in person :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for participating in Monday Murals Grace.
What a terrific idea! His work is amazing.
ReplyDeleteWow and we are only allowed to go 10kms from home!!! That mural is aaaaaamazing.
ReplyDeleteHave a good week Diane
They are hard to shoot but you did a fine job
ReplyDeleteWow, what a mural! I've never seen anything like it before.
ReplyDeleteOh. My. Gosh.
ReplyDeleteThis is unreal!
It must have been jaw-dropping to see this in person!
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ReplyDeleteCheers
Wow, wow and wow again.
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