HI There..just to
update my recent activity that is my trip to Penang. I have never felt bored of
exploring Penang, i like the food, the interesting places to visit, and all the
old building surrounding the town..and not to forget the Penang beach where you
can capture the moment of sunset...one of the interesting activity you can do
is, you can take a walk and find all the Penang Street Art and take
photos...but please ensure you have the Street Art Map so that you will not get
lost of finding all the streets...
bare in mind also if you are traveling during
the school holidays then you will need to be patient to queue up and take
photos. Especially the famous art street in Penang such as "Boy on a Bike
“ or “Reaching Up” Street Art. The Penang Street Art has become famous among
tourist so you need to queue up to take the photos….below are some of the
photos I manage to take…there is a lot more of the Penang Street Art but
unfortunately I have limited time to search for it. May be I will repeat again
next time to search for all the Street Art.
Little Children on a Bicycle is a mural on the
wall of a shophouse on Armenian Street, George Town. It is one of the two
murals along that street painted by London-trained artist Ernest Zacharevic, in
conjunction with the 2012 George Town Festival. It depicts a little girl taking
her younger brother on a bicycle ride. The joy in their faces echoes down the
street, providing a ray of cheer and adding character to Armenian Street.
"Skippy",
or in full, "Skippy Comes to Penang", and often called simply as the
Giant Cat Mural, is one of 12 murals depicting cats and dogs that will grace
the walls of George Town in conjunction with George Town Festival 2013. The mural
is a project called 101 Lost Kittens, the work of a group of artists which
calls themselves ASA, or Artists for Stray Animals. It comprises Tang Yeok
Khang of Bukit Mertajam, Natthaton Muangkliang of Thailand and Louise Low of
Kuala Lumpur.
The Giant Cat mural
is one of the murals being painted to create awareness of the need to protect
animals and get people to foster a love for pets. As the name 101 Lost Kittens
suggest, the artists plan that eventually the 12 murals and other artforms will
total 101 stray animals, all but one being cats, the one exception being a dog.
This will help reduce the population of stray cats and dogs in the city. The
mural is painted using environmentally friendly paint that will eventually wash
off in two years. As it is not expected to be a permanent piece of art,
visitors wanting a glimpse of it should pay it a visit while it is still fresh.
"Bee doo bee doo minion" mural situated at Ah Quee street.
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| "Bee doo bee doo minion" mural situated at Ah Quee street. |
"Brother and
Sister on a Swing" is a mural by young local deaf-mute artist Louis Gan.
It graces the wall of the printing warehouse in an alleyway off Chulia Street
Ghaut, in George Town, Penang. This is by far the most exciting mural to have
appeared in George Town since Ernest Zacharevic burst on the scene.
Brother and Sister
on a Swing depicts two young children, a boy and a girl, standing on a swing.
It celebrates the intimacy of sibling relationships, just as Louis has with his
brother. The subjects are the children of the proprietor of the printing firm,
SBS Paper Products. Having learned about Louis from news articles of him
appearing in The Star and Kwong Wah, he invited Louis to paint the mural
depicting the children. The printing firm had already installed a swing set and
even created a street sign called "Step by Step Lane" on the
otherwise nameless back alley.
A wall art mural
depicting two children playing basketball located just at the back of the old
Kwong Wah Yit Poh building. The building is located along Chulia Street Ghaut
and this mural was also done by local artist Louis Gan, the same local artist
who painted the other mural across the street, Children on the Swing / Step by
Step Lane.
Reaching Up is a
mural painted on a wall along Cannon Street, George Town. It is located across
the street from the Anak-Anak Kota clubhouse, and within a short walking
distance to Khoo Kongsi and the Acheen Street Mosque.
"Reaching
Up" depicts a little boy reaching for a hole in the wall. He appears to be
standing on a chair and inching himself as high as he could reach. The painting
was created by Ernest Zacharevic in conjunction with the 2012 George Town
Festival. Since its completion, it has grown increasing number of visitors
coming to take photos with it.
Boy on a Bike is a
mural on the wall along Ah Quee Street, in George Town, Penang. The painting is
the work of Lithuanian-born artist Ernest Zacharevic, who was commission by the
Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) in conjunction with the 2012 George Town
Festival.
"Boy on a
Bike" is painted on the sidedoor of a shophouse. It shows a boy hanging
out on his motorcycle as he watches the pedestrian traffic passing by along the
street. The mural is immediately to the right of another Zacharevic piece,
"Little Boy with Pet Dinosaur".
