Monday 23 March 2015

The Rocks, Community Mural

This is part of the Community Mural which is on the walls of the King George V Recreation Centre along Cumberland Street at the Rocks. It depicts the history of the area and acknowledges the Gadigal people, the Aboriginal clan who originally inhabited the Sydney area. It was created by Peter Day in 1983 on the viaduct wall of the southern approaches to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Painted in the Tromp L'Oeil technique which creates an optical illusion by an imagined landscape and arcades painted. In 2010 the mural was restored and extended with original residents and community groups helping to complete it.

19 comments:

  1. It says many things on seeing this murals...

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  2. Love the Trompe L'Oeil effect and the leaves of the trees in front. Nice contrast!

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  3. Colorful and lively! I love that big old lizard!

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  4. I was there early March and took a great Aboriginal walking tour!

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  5. Nice to see some aborginal art Jim.

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  6. Thats a real aboriginal lizard on the wall. Nice mural.

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  7. The upper diagonal line of the mural on the left creates quite a dramatic highlight of the lizard. So lovely.

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    1. Yes that's created by the stairway from the viaduct down to the street where I was standing.

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  8. Great mural, I like the colours and the lizard in it.

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  9. This is great Jim. Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  10. Hi Jim,

    That giant lizard gives me the chills. (shudder)

    Happy Blue Monday!

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  11. Nice one! I like the lizard and the fact that the mural was restored.

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  12. Brilliant colors and lots of blue and always a great share! I like that people care about things where you live. We live in such a throw away society. Have a great week and thanks for the share.

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  13. Thanks Jim for the post and it is wonderful to read people's comment. This mural is one of the largest community mural in the Southern Hemisphere created by Peter Day.

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