This artwork is on a wall at Mashman Park, located along Victoria Avenue in the northern suburb of Chatswood. It is a tribute to William and Henry Mashman who operated Victoria Pottery on this site which produced terracotta and stoneware including chimney pots, urns, chicken feeders, bread crocks and storage jars. In 1959 the Royal Doulton Company bought the business but ceased trading in 2000. The factory was redeveloped into residential apartments in 2004 and this park. “Paydirt. A tribute to the Unknown Industrial Potter” is an environmental art design project by Peter Day and Jo-Anne Fuller which integrates the history of the site with a fountain's splash tiles and a brick bas-relief by Suzie Bleach and Andrew Townsend.
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This fountain is in Mashman Park, located along Victoria Avenue in the northern suburb of Chatswood. The park is named after William and Henry Mashman who operated Victoria Pottery on this site which produced terracotta and stoneware including chimney pots, urns, chicken feeders, bread crocks and storage jars. In 1959 the Royal Doulton Company bought the business but ceased trading in 2000. The factory was redeveloped into residential apartments in 2004 and palm trees were salvaged and relocated to this park. “Paydirt. A tribute to the Unknown Industrial Potter” is an environmental art design project by Peter Day and Jo-Anne Fuller which integrates the history of the site into the fountain's splash tiles and a brick bas-relief by Suzie Bleach and Andrew Townsend.
The Concourse is a cultural centre in the north shore suburb of Chatswood. It has been illuminated with light projections for the Vivid Sydney Festival, which is running from 26 May to 17 June 2017. "Future City, Smart City" is an animated feature which tells the story of a fantastical future where communities of airborne homes emerge, with greenhouses and water farms harvesting clouds, all powered by waste, wind and the sun.
Steampunk Waterworld is an art installation at the reflection pool on The Concourse, in the north shore suburb of Chatswood. The artwork was created by The Electric Canvas the Vivid Sydney Festival, which is running between 26 May and 17 June 2017.
Voxelscape is an art installation at Chatswood Interchange, in the north shore suburb of Chatswood. It fills the air space with more than 9,000 LED light spheres, creating a three-dimensional light show viewable from any level of Chatswood Interchange, the shopping centre which links Chatswood railway station with the bus terminal and Chatswood Mall. This view is towards the Chatswood railway station platforms and entrance. The artwork was created by The Electric Canvas for the Vivid Sydney Festival, which is running between 26 May and 17 June 2017.
These Prehistoric Aviary was located at Chatswood Interchange, in the north shore suburb of Chatswood. The artworks were created by The Electric Canvas and Erth for the Vivid Sydney Festival. A pedal-powered machine helped these avian dinosaurs take flight.
"Neon Dino Nights" is an animated projection illuminating the Anderson Street overpass of Westfield shopping centre, in the north shore suburb of Chatswood. It was created for the Vivid Sydney Festival in the retro style of Hong Kong and Tokyo's neon skylines adjacent to the Hawker Lane Asian street food court.
These Jellyfish Chandeliers were located at Chatswood Interchange, in the north shore suburb of Chatswood. The artworks were created by Ample Projects for the Vivid Sydney Festival, which ran from 22 May to 8 June 2015. Chatswood Interchange is a shopping centre which links Chatswood railway station with the bus terminal and Chatswood Mall.
The Concourse is a cultural centre in the north shore suburb of Chatswood. This year it has been illuminated with light projections for the Vivid Sydney Festival, which is running from 22 May to 8 June 2015. The building houses a library, theatre, concert hall, rehearsal spaces, exhibition hall, cafés, retail and commercial outlets and a boutique hotel. "The Nautilus and the Sea" is an animated feature which tells the story of Norbert the nautilus and his brave journey to find a new home.
