Both murals are located in the suburb of Petersham in Sydney's Inner West, also known as "Little Portugal" or "Little Lisbon". And as tiles (azulejos) and Portugal go hand in hand these pieces of art are just in the right suburb!
The mural was then moved to the new local and inaugurated in March 2016 during the Bairro Português - Petersham Food & Wine Fair that attracts 16 thousand people to the area.
The 30mt (98.4ft) by 3mt (9.84ft) mural was created by Portuguese Australian artist Luis Geraldes, and it took 14 months to create and put together, using 8000 hand painted tiles.
The next mural from the same artist was just up the road in Audley Street at the Petersham Australian Post building.
If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme is for you;
just follow the Linky steps below. Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow posters. Looking forward to your mural finds this week. Thanks.
just follow the Linky steps below. Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow posters. Looking forward to your mural finds this week. Thanks.
Good how the community came together to save this.
ReplyDeleteYes it was nice of them.
DeleteIt is beautifully done and well worth preserving.
ReplyDeleteThanks William :)
Delete...the world sure is fragile!
ReplyDeleteAnd becoming more and more fragile... thanks Tom.
Deleteperth seems to be a city rich in murals and frescoes of all kinds. It's always a nice surprise. Have a good week.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kwarkito. These 2 murals are in Sydney, but both Perth an Sydney seem to have a great variety of murals.
DeleteI've seen these. They're great.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jim.
DeleteSuch an ambitious project — all those tiles! They used to do things like that in the Renaissance, but all the kings with vast amounts of money are gone. Wonderful that it’s appreciated by “real” people.
ReplyDeletebest... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
It was a huge project for sure Mae!
DeleteNice murals
ReplyDeleteThanks Adam.
DeleteSidney apaixonou a família quando aí estivemos.
ReplyDeleteQue cidade fantástica!
Bjs, boa semana
Sim e uma cidade bonita. Boa semana Pedro.
DeleteVery Portuguese feel to them. I love them
ReplyDeleteThey certainly are very Portuguese, thanks Debbie.
DeleteGreat the mural was saved.
ReplyDeleteI´m still a tad sad we saw more or less but the deep garage in Sydney, selling our car.
Good thing you show the better sides! :-)
Thanks Iris, you'll need to return and visit Sydney again after your Perth visit.
DeleteExcelentes estes belos murais, gostei bastante.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e boa semana semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
Obrigada Francisco, bem portugueses :)
DeleteNow mural with accompanying text are for eternity.
ReplyDeleteI think so too. Thanks Stef.
DeleteOh wow! And you're so lucky to have a Little Portugal!
ReplyDeleteThis "Little Portugal" is in Sydney, not Perth Rob. But in Perth we have a couple of shops and Cafes that sell Portuguese goodies.
DeleteLots of little details - very interesting!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week!
Thanks Lea, have a wonderful week too.
DeleteFabulous and they have a plaque!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jackie, glad you liked them :)
DeleteYes, fabulous. You win this week!
ReplyDeleteThanks Cloudia, glad you enjoyed them :)
DeleteThese are wonderful, Sami.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the Portuguese Azulejos. I must see if I can find something in my photograph collection.
Thanks Carole, I'm sure you'll find plenty there :)
DeleteGreat tile work!
ReplyDeleteThanks Pat.
DeleteWow! they are both great murals. I'm glad they could move the first one when the building was destroyed. Good thing tile is durable.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mary, I'm glad they could save the tiles and redo the mural.
DeleteWow! 8000 tiles sure is a lot! There must have been much hand cramping! Very lovely piece! Hugs...RO
ReplyDeleteI think my hand would surely be cramping after making all those tiles :) Thanks RO
DeleteTiles would be time consuming, but at least they can be moved.
ReplyDeleteThanks Linda.
DeleteSo much time and work in this beautiful piece Sami, love the colours and the Picasso'ish feel to it.
ReplyDeleteIt does look a bit Picasso like :) Thanks Grace
DeleteWell worth preserving.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Thanks Jan, I think so too :)
DeleteDearest Sami,
ReplyDeleteWow, a mural of thousands of tiles; what an enormous job.
Our bathroom tiles just got in today (2 days work) and tomorrow they probably will lay the shower floor tiles. No mosaic though... just plain!
Hugs,
Mariette