Wheat silo's bringing art to the bush.

Happy Camper · Senior Member

Wheat silo's bringing art to the bush.

Happy Camper · Senior Member

I didn't take this picture but thought it was worth sharing.
Hope it brings tourists to Thallon Qld as it has to similar ones in Victoria.
Cheers, John

Camp Oven Nerd · Veteran Member

I look forward to seeing these on our travels some day.

Jeff

Happywanderer · The Master

I think they are wonderful. Whenever I see an unpainted lot I wish for someone to come forward with idea to get it painted.
Not sure where Thallon is but go there to see this.

Desert Dweller · Guru

Unfortunately the ones in Victoria have turned some nice quiet locations into tourist hot spots. Not happy.

the rocket · Guru

Oh wow. I enjoy seeing these painted. Saw straw bales wrapped in plastic n one bale was santa n other bales were the reindeer pulling him. Much fun.

Mike Harding · Guru

Those Thallon silos are terrific!

In November last I visited Brim in NW Victoria to see the silos there - again, most impressive.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-07/brim-grain-silos-guido-van-helten-art-wimmera-victoria/7072768

Excellent to see such project bringing much needed tourism and money into country towns so desperately in need of support.

Cruising Cruze · Guru

magic job looks a lot better than the plain concrete

HunnyBunny · Senior Member

I love them! People ( like me) who live in these tiny rural towns are thankful for the tourist money that comes to our towns.

meetoo · Guru

Will get to check out the Victorian ones in a few weeks. I think they are great and am sure the locals love the extra money being dropped in their towns. Will find out for sure soon.

Cheers, John.

-- Edited by meetoo on Monday 20th of February 2017 12:39:41 PM

Lancelot Link · Senior Member

As long as it art and not legalised graffiti as some of the garbage that has been allowed in Benalla. Also, the is the issue of maintaining the art work. As Benalla has an ongoing forum for this, they are now looking for walls, they do run out! I am not for this art movement because the councils cannot maintain the artworks and the artists appear to be in it for the name! Who, from overseas, is going to pay airfares to come back and touch up weather damage? Call me a cynic or whatever, I would rather see a good photo of a silo with a fair dinkum thunder storm coming in than a weather worn painting that needs touching up!

Mike Harding · Guru

The artist who painted the Brim, Victoria silos is not from overseas but from Brisbane - see the ABC link in my previous post to this thread.

It's a good job they didn't take your view 500 years ago:

"OK, OK, Pope Julius - I know he gave you a very good price and I'm sure it will look great but who's going to maintain it when Michelangelo is back in Venice?".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel_ceiling

Mike Harding · Guru

And a very timely article on the BBC website covers the artist who painted them (Guido van Helten) and the silos at Brim - probably the only time this tiny Victorian town has received international attention?

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-39023899