Painted silos in Tumby Bay, South Australia
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (325345)
Rockingham, Australia
July 31, 2018 2:48am CST
I’ve written before about painted grain silos and here is another beauty which we saw in Tumby Bay in South Australia. The mural covers 2200 square metres and was painted by Argentinean artist Martin Ron over a period of five weeks.
The artist spent over a week in the town looking over historical photos for ideas. Then he saw local kids jumping off the jetty and decided he had foud his subject. The artwork was quite complex because of the horizontal nature of the image.
The town has a population of about 2,600. A roomy carpark has been set up near the silos to allow tourists in pull in off the highway and take photos in safety.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
31 Jul 18
Nice paintings. I have seen those other silos that you shared.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
2 Aug 18
@JudyEv I haven't seen the other discussions. I can't catch up with all the discussions.
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@JudyEv (325345)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Aug 18
@jobelbojel I haven't written about all of them. It's impossible to keep up with everyone. You'd be here all day if you tried.
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@JudyEv (325345)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Aug 18
There are more in WA that we haven't seen yet but I'll be watching out for them.
@snowy22315 (169626)
• United States
31 Jul 18
It seems very well done. I have seen many a painted water tower here, but not sure if I have ever seen a painted silo.
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@JudyEv (325345)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Aug 18
The same artist did quite a few then someone else did some as well.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16518)
• China
31 Jul 18
It is a master piece with local colour.I think that It is no mean feat to draw such a large adornment picture on the silos.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
2 Aug 18
Those really are attractive. They certainly make what would have been just plain silo into something very special.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
1 Aug 18
good idea about the car park... I love seeing those types of mural ... very clever...
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@JudyEv (325345)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Aug 18
We saw a lot of murals on buildings too but some are much better than others.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
31 Jul 18
Very nicely done. You can see that some distance away.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
31 Jul 18
Wow, that's really creative! And the subject was really nice. It really looks great from afar.
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@moffittjc (118365)
• Gainesville, Florida
31 Jul 18
The artist did a great job with the mural. We just had an Argentinian artist come to our city and paint several murals on the sides of couple of our downtown buildings. The art murals have become quite an attraction, drawing more people into the downtown area to walk around and look at all the art.
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@JudyEv (325345)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Aug 18
The man who did this one, and several others in the district, is from Argentina.
@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
31 Jul 18
The artist is so creative; it's a beautiful painting using those silos as canvas.
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@JudyEv (325345)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Aug 18
I'm sure the townsfolk are very pleased with his efforts.
