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| Could the bird on the left be a connection to his well known film "The Birds?" |
Alfred and his wife Alma spent part of their honeymoon in Lago di Como (Lake Como), Italy, and returned many times, and the suburb of Como was apparently named after this Italian locality.
The mural was commissioned by the Cygnet Cinema and painted in 2013 by an unknown artist.
The originally named Como Theatre designed in an Art Deco style, opened its doors in 1938 and is now heritage listed. Now named The Cygnet Cinema is part of the "Grand Cinemas" chain.
Just outside the cinema on Preston Street, stands this 2003 artwork by Peter Daily and Tunya Verlsuis, of old canisters and movie reels. It's an interactive artwork and you can turn the film in the projector to see historical and contemporary pictures of Como. How cool is that?
On another nearby wall of a Chinese restaurant another mural was being painted. The scaffolding and art material were there, but I couldn't see the artist.
Golden dragons and kids playing? Not sure I can figure out the association...
Have a wonderful weekend. We will be having a wet weekend in Perth.
Those last photo's are Indonesian Wayang hand dolls, used in theaters to tell stories against a black
ReplyDeletebackground. That is why the children jump to the sticks that are used to make the dolls move.
Thanks for that information Marianne, glad someone could explain that mural.
DeleteI wonder if the artist is Indonesian?
The Art Deco theater is fantastic! Love it. And Alfred is very well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jose, it's a lovely small movie house, I've been there to watch a couple of movies.
DeleteDearest Sami,
ReplyDeleteIndeed, above it got explained well by Marianne!
What a HUGE Alfred; how could you have missed it all those years?!
Funny things...
Hugs,
Mariette
True Mariette, how could I have missed this huge mural before?
DeleteBrrrr, "The Birds"really is a shocker.So much that the film made it to the Simpsons even :-)
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of teh projector, my Perth list grows again!
Also the last mural is beautiful, maybe not everything has to make sense?
Yes, it's not the type of movie I like watching...
DeleteI can take you to see this area, put it on your list, there's a nice restaurant there too with a nice view of the river.
That would be awesome! :-)
Delete:) Done!
DeleteThis is awesome Sami! It's amazing there's still so much art around Perth I still haven't seen yet
ReplyDeleteSo much to discover around Perth, there's new things coming up every day, I notice changes if I don't go into the city for a few weeks...
DeleteYeh me too Aimee :) Fantastic find Sami, I think the bird would definitely be a reference to the famous movie. I don't get over to Como all that often, there's just so much to see everywhere these days.. maybe between the two of us we'll finally cover it all :)
ReplyDeleteI agree Grace, between both of us we will find all these hidden gems!
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