I love murals and street art. If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme is for you. Just follow the Linky steps below. Once you start looking you will find murals everywhere. The "Monday Mural" meme goes live on Monday at 12,01AM, Perth, Western Australian time. Be sure to link back to this blog and visit your fellow posters. Looking forward to your mural finds this week.
Thanks, Sami
Painted in July this year by Jacob Butler aka "Shakey", at the old Harper’s Building in Wolf Lane, in Perth's city centre. (Same alley as last week's mural)
Inspired by Perth’s history and the entertainment style of the time the artist came up with a scene that tied the eclectic mix of personalities together, depicting a snapshot of a comical yet calamitous sequence of events involving the historical tenants of the Harper Building in Wolf Lane. You can see Nathaniel Harper overlooking what should’ve been a mundane collection of a Maple’s piano. Surely it couldn’t be that easy though…
"Shakey is a young, self-taught artist based in Fremantle, who in many mediums including acrylics, oils, pastel and aerosol. Jacob’s essential tremor that existed from birth got him branded ‘Shakey’, giving him his unique, free-flowing, intuitive style. His art career began in 2013, when he experimented using paint and colour for the first time whilst decorating his workmate’s hard-hats.
Since becoming a full-time artist he has been invited to paint live in front of large audiences for private concerts, gala balls, weddings and large charity events internationally, with his paintings yielding very successful results due to the raw energy put into his work whilst under pressure. Jacob’s passion and energy for art is contagious, his mission is not only to be the best artist that he can be, but also to inspire others to get painting. This was recently recognized within his nomination for a Disability Support Award, due to his successful art workshops catered for those living with disabilities. His story has been covered by the West Australian, Channel 7's Today Tonight, Radio and an award winning short film titled: Shakey’s Story."
