Marrickville, mural

 
This mural has been painted on the roller shutters of a shopfront on the corner of Marrickville Road and Victoria Road in the inner west suburb of Marrickville. It was created in 2025 by Jotados Graffiti, a Colombian realist graffiti artist and muralist. It is an advertisement for 'Victoria Yeeros', a Greek restaurant located next door. The artwork depicts a Greek mythological character and ancient Greeks eating Greek food including a yeeros or gyros.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Mosaic Monday, Aww Mondays.

Mortdale, mural

This mural is on the side of a shop along Morts Road, in the southern suburb of Mortdale. "Life is Better With Gelato" was created by street artist DevilsOner.
Linked to: Monday Mural, Aww Mondays.

First Fleet Park, Vivid Sydney

Looking at First Fleet Park at The Rocks, near Circular Quay, during the Vivid Sydney Festival. "Embrace" was an art installation that takes inspiration from children's paper chains. The circle of life-sized silhouettes respond to human touch, creating striking light patterns. "Samsung Chorus of Light" is an immersive art installation that unites humanity through our hopes for the future. The technology manufacturer is a major sponsorship partner of the festival. The office building and hotels rising above have also been illuminated.

Linked to: Skywatch Friday, Wordy Wednesday.

Darling Harbour, Tumbalong Boulevarde, Vivid Sydney

This installation was located outside the International Convention Centre Sydney, along Tumbalong Boulevarde at Darling Harbour for the Vivid Sydney Festival. "Kia Kaleidoscope" has the body of the car transformed into a literal kaleidoscope of pattern, colour and movement using light projections. The car manufacturer is a major sponsorship partner of the festival.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday, Words Welcome.

Westfield Sydney, chandelier

This giant chandelier hangs near a Pitt Street Mall entrance of Westfield Sydney. Formerly known as Centrepoint, the shopping centre is bounded by Pitt Street Mall, Market Street and Castlereagh Street, with Sydney Tower above. They chandelier can change colours but it is currently set to pink. A lot of businesses have jumped on the Barbie movie bandwagon, selling pink products and creating pink displays in their shops and retail spaces.
Linked to: Wordless Wednesday, My Corner of the World, Communal Global, Pink Saturday.

Haymarket, Capitol Theatre

The Capitol Theatre is located along Campbell Street, in the inner city suburb of Haymarket. It was originally built in 1892 in the Federation Free Classical style for use as the Belmore Markets. In 1916, the building was converted to a hippodrome designed specifically for the Wirth Bros circus. It was converted into the Capitol Theatre in 1928 by John Eberson, a renowned American designer of theatrically themed theatres. In 1981, a conservation order saved it from demolition and it was restored and reconstructed in the 1990s. It is currently hosting another run of the musical Beauty and the Beast. 

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday, Pink Saturday.

Chinatown, Lunar New Year, Rabbit

This artwork has been installed along the Dixon Street pedestrian mall in Chinatown, in the inner city suburb of Haymarket. The Jigsaw Rabbit was created by Australian-Chinese artist Chris Yee to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Rabbit. SBS is the Special Broadcasting Service, a public service broadcaster which provides multilingual and multicultural radio and television services.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Little Things Thursday, Thankful Thursday.

Marrickville, sculptures

These retro sculptures were installed on the awning of a menswear shop along Marrickville Road, in the inner west suburb of Marrickville. More than a dozen were originally commissioned by the City of Marrickville as a novelty tourist attraction to coincide with the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics. Created by Ces Camilleri, only six displays remain on the shopfront awnings but the council removed and stored the rest, so they may appear elsewhere in the future.

Linked to: Little Things Thursday, Signs, Signs, Thankful Thursday. 

Cruise Bar Rooftop, Vivid Sydney, Centurion

The Cruise Bar Rooftop at the Overseas Passenger Terminal has been transformed into the American Express Light Lounge for the duration of the Vivid Sydney Festival, which is running from 27 May to 18 June 2022. At the entrance to the bar is this large neon light installation of a centurion which is the symbol for American Express.

Linked to: Souvenirs, Tuesday Treasures, Travel Tuesday.

Rockdale, mural

This mural is on the wall of this cafe, in the southern suburb of Rockdale. The Welcome Swallow depicted is being used to promote the Swallow Coffee Traders cafe.

Linked to: Monday Mural, Blue Monday, Through My Lens, Pink Saturday, Floral Friday Foto, Garden Affair. 

Campbells Cove, Sydney Harbour Bridge,The Chain

 "The Chain" is a sculpture created as a promotion for the designer brand Bottega Veneta. The sculpture is a replica of the gold gourmette chain which is used by the brand as handbag straps or jewellery. This travelling sculpture has already visited ports in Japan and China. It is currently located at Campbells Cove in The Rocks, with the Sydney Harbour Bridge as a backdrop.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Bexley, Forest Inn Hotel

The Forest Inn Hotel was built is located along Forest Road between Stoney Creek Road and Kingsland Road South, in the southern suburb of Bexley. The hotel was originally known as Hotel Bexley. 

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Ruby Tuesday.

Martin Place, advertisement

This promotion in the middle of Martin Place was created by Remedy Kombucha, which is a fermented iced tea. Two colourful tents house a sideshow alley, an Australian term for the cluster of attractions at public events such as agricultural shows. They typically comprise of a variety of amusement rides, games, and concession booths, run by independent operators known as 'showies'. At Remedy Alley, they have knock down tin cans, the laughing clowns game, cannon blast and a whack-a-mole game.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Fences Around The World.

Botanic Gardens, floral display

This floral display which forms the words "Bite Me" is located near the Queen Elizabeth II Gates at Royal Botanic Gardens to promote "Plants with Bite", a display of carnivorous plants in The Calyx exhibition space.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Fences Around The World, Floral Friday Foto.

Martin Place, pop-up café

The Pukka Plantarium is pop-up tea café which which promotes an organic herbal tea company. This green oasis of plants and herbs is located in the concrete jungle of Martin Place.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Floral Friday Foto.

Kings Cross, billboard

This Coca-Cola Billboard is located at the intersection of William Street and Darlinghurst Road at Kings Cross, in the inner city suburb of Potts Point. The original neon logo billboard was erected in 1974, with the additional flex-faced billboard on the left added in 1990. This iconic landmark was first attached to the Kingsgate Hotel, later renamed the Millennium Hotel before being converted to Zenith Residences apartments. At 41 metres in length and 13 metres in height, it is the biggest in the southern hemisphere. The neon sign was upgraded in 2016 and in 2018 the brand logo on the flex-faced sign was flipped upside down, to celebrate 80 years Down Under, in Australia.

Linked to: Signs, Signs, Photo Souvenir.

Paddington, promotions

A fun display of giant balloons has been installed outside this business along Elizabeth Street, in the inner eastern suburb of Paddington. A couple had just been visiting the talent agency inside, Ministry of Talent, picked up a coffee at the cafe nearby, then just taken selfies in front of the balloons so were looking at them on their mobile phone as they walked past. The balloons look like they're spilling out of the first storey window and falling to the ground.

Linked to: Our World Tuesday, Tuesday Treasures, Pictorial Tuesday, Travel Tuesday.

Darling Harbour, boat

This boat is moored at Aquarium Wharf, the wharf outside Sydney Aquarium at Darling Harbour. It is painted with promotions for Discovery Channel, Shark Week.

Linked to: Weekend Reflections, All Seasons.

Pitt Street Mall, League of Giants

The "League of Giants" is an installation in Pitt Street Mall which was created to promote the 2017 Rugby League World Cup which is currently being held in Australia. It features larger than life, giant rugby league players which represent the fourteen participating nations in the tournament. Each player stands three metres tall and weighs 400 kilograms, glowing with internal LED lighting.

Linked to: Our World Tuesday, Tuesday Treasures, Pictorial Tuesday, Travel Tuesday

Centennial Park, Taste of Sydney Festival

The Taste of Sydney Festival was held last weekend at Brazilian Fields, near Loch Avenue and Dickens Drive, in the centre of Centennial Park. This promotional display on the back of a ute for 666 Pure Tasmanian Vodka featured lemons, limes, tomatoes, chilli peppers and bottles of vodka in wooden barrels. 

Linked to: Signs, Signs.