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Monday, 4 November 2024

Monday Murals - Once upon a time

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…







https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1799tdn7wd/
(short movie of the inspiration for the mural)


"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."


52 comments:

  1. I love the semi-realism of the men carrying a huge box up the stairway. The realistic figures on the ground level are also neat. Very good find! And the artist’s bio is also inspiring.
    Thanks for hosting Monday Murals.
    best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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    1. Thank you Mae. The artist has quite a few nice murals around Perth.

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  2. ...typically I like color, but this monotone is very effective. Thanks Sami for hosting, I wish you a wonderful week.

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    1. Thanks Tom. Monochrome murals are quite rare I think.

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  3. This is a masterpiece of a mural. Good, detailed life on the wall.

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  4. I like this! It has a lot of energy and the art is excellent.

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    1. Thank you Jeanie. You can almost see it happening :)

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  5. What a great mural!
    Take care, have a great week.

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  6. Je l’aime beaucoup. Il est très amusant et se lit comme une bande dessiné. Bonne semaine

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    1. Yes it looks like a comic strip, thanks Kwarkito

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  7. That's such a great story and I love his work in Wolf Lane.

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  8. Brilliant mural works, Great to read.
    Have a nice week ahead.

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  9. So very charming. I love how the building tells a story.

    Susan

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  10. Chapeau. Self-taught with this background - wonderful work!

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  11. Wonderful mural that still reminds me a bit of laurel and hardy also having to deliver a piano somewhere. Well done.

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    1. Oh yes, those could very well be Laurel and Hardy. lol. Thanks SC

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  12. I'll get back to you a little later! 😊
    All the best, Traude

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    1. Thanks Traude. Enjoyed your NY art and murals.

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  13. What a great mural. I love how it is so realistic.

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  14. Um trabalho fabuloso de um artista que desconhecia. Na verdade pouco sabemos do que se passa na Austrália:-)
    Os Melhores cumprimentos.
    Desejo-lhe uma boa semana!

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    1. Obrigada Rui. Nao e dos artistas mais conhecidos pelo Mundo, nem mesmo na Australia, mas gosto do estilo dele. Boa semana Rui

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  15. Dear Sami,
    this is a great and entertaining mural - very lovable characters in a wonderfully nostalgic style that I like - and an interesting, touching story about the artist. I wish I could paint like this WITHOUT tremors... Thanks for hosting and for your nice comment on my blog!
    All the best from Austria, Traude
    https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2024/11/weltreise-2024-8-station-new-york-new.html

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    1. Thank you Traude. I too wish I could paint like him :)

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  16. Lovely mural. I hope to return to Australia to visit and would like to see Perth. A very interesting artist with a very innovative take on the subject. All the best from Sweden. Christina

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    1. Thanks Christina, lots of new murals being painted all the time. If you come to Perth let me know :)

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  17. Muy buena decoración tiene la casa, con esos artísticos murales.
    Que tengas una buena semana.

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  18. Very nicely done! A lot going on in these scenes..funny that it is the title of my post this week 😀
    https://flightsofthesoul.wordpress.com/2024/11/04/a-lot-going-on/

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  19. How fantastic! These are stunning!

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  20. I find this paintings with people very interesting. My link is without painted walls...but I think these old ones tell some stories.
    All the best
    Violetta

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  21. I agree with the Laurel and Hardy reference.

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    1. Yes, there is something similar there Linda

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  22. Loved learning about "Shakey" since that's what's stopped my creativity, the tremors. Now I must rethink that!

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    1. You could be a great artist after all and create your own style of painting. Good luck Barbara

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  23. Such a good story and a lovely mural.

    Have a happy weekend.

    All the best Jan

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    1. The comment had gone to spam Jan. Thanks

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  24. Oops! My first comment disappeared! I'll try as anonymous!

    Great story and lovely mural.

    All the best Jan
    https://thelowcarbdiabetic.blogspot.com/

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