The Silo Trail is Australia's largest outdoor gallery. It stretches over 200 km's linking six small towns in Victoria that becomes a map to the massive mural art that is painted on grain silo's dating back to 1938-39, donated to the project by Grain Corp. We had seen a couple on our way to Woomelang but decided to wait until we had done the whole trail before adding them to the blog.
Patchewollack
First on the trail of silo's was designed and painted by Brisbane based artist Fintan Magee. He met local sheep and grain farmer Nick "Noodle" Hulland and knew he had met the man he wanted to depict on the grain silo. Magee said he exemplified the no-nonsense, hard working spirit of the region. Now Noodle looks out across the vast, harsh terrain from a 35 metre silo.
Lascelles
Next in the trail was a silo painted by Melbourne based artist Tyrone "Rone" Wright, he has painted local farming couple Geoff and Merrilyn Horman, part of a family that had lived and farmed in the area for four generations. Rone wanted to portray his subjects as wise and knowing, nurturing the towns future with there vast farming experience.
Rosebery
Silo three is in the Rosebery. Kaff-eine spent time in the Mallee assisting fellow artist Rone on his Lacelles project. During this time she traveled to neighbouring towns acquainting herself with locals, business owners, families, farmers and children looking for her subject for her own silo art. With her subjects chosen she painted two silos one with a young female farmer who like her male counter part on the second silo face drought, fires and other hardships living and working in the Mallee.
Brim
This silo is of a multi-generational quartet of unidentified female and male farmers.The artists name is Guido Van Helten and was actually the first person to propose the silo to be painted in 2016.After gaining local and international attention, the silo arts success shone a spotlight on the Mallee region and so gave birth to the idea of the silo trail.
Sheep Hills
Number five in the trail is the inspirational work of Melbourne based artist Adnate. He developed a friendship with the Barengi Gadjin Land Council and met the people for his four silo mural. He depicted Wergaia Elder, Uncle Ron Marks and Wotjobaluk Elder, Aunty Regina Hood with two children Savannah Marks and Curtly McDonald. The night sky represents the local dreaming and the over all image signifies the exchange of wisdom, knowledge and customs from Elders to the next generation.
Rupanyap
Last but not least on the trail is the art work of Russian artist Julia Volchkova. Team sport is the highlight in her artwork and depicts Net ball player Ebony Baker and ARL player Jordan Weidermann and embodies the youthful spirit of strength, hope and camaraderie. Rendered onto a squat pair of steel silos. Team sports such as these give the young people in the bush a chance to build character and leadership qualities, but sadly some towns no longer are able to financially support their teams, or they just don't have enough kids to field a team.
As a side project to the silo work Melbourne street artist Georgia Goodie has painted a mural on the old Rupanyap shire office depicting a Fire fighter, also worth a look.
After being blown away and in awe of the work on the silos we stopped for a couple of nights at Taylor Lake, nice quite place or so you we thought, we had a group of young yahoos that partied from 7pm to 5.30am and weren't exactly quite about it. They left Sunday morning and we just kicked back and enjoyed the peace and quiet.
Patchewollack
First on the trail of silo's was designed and painted by Brisbane based artist Fintan Magee. He met local sheep and grain farmer Nick "Noodle" Hulland and knew he had met the man he wanted to depict on the grain silo. Magee said he exemplified the no-nonsense, hard working spirit of the region. Now Noodle looks out across the vast, harsh terrain from a 35 metre silo.
Lascelles
Next in the trail was a silo painted by Melbourne based artist Tyrone "Rone" Wright, he has painted local farming couple Geoff and Merrilyn Horman, part of a family that had lived and farmed in the area for four generations. Rone wanted to portray his subjects as wise and knowing, nurturing the towns future with there vast farming experience.
Rosebery
Silo three is in the Rosebery. Kaff-eine spent time in the Mallee assisting fellow artist Rone on his Lacelles project. During this time she traveled to neighbouring towns acquainting herself with locals, business owners, families, farmers and children looking for her subject for her own silo art. With her subjects chosen she painted two silos one with a young female farmer who like her male counter part on the second silo face drought, fires and other hardships living and working in the Mallee.
Brim
This silo is of a multi-generational quartet of unidentified female and male farmers.The artists name is Guido Van Helten and was actually the first person to propose the silo to be painted in 2016.After gaining local and international attention, the silo arts success shone a spotlight on the Mallee region and so gave birth to the idea of the silo trail.
Sheep Hills
Number five in the trail is the inspirational work of Melbourne based artist Adnate. He developed a friendship with the Barengi Gadjin Land Council and met the people for his four silo mural. He depicted Wergaia Elder, Uncle Ron Marks and Wotjobaluk Elder, Aunty Regina Hood with two children Savannah Marks and Curtly McDonald. The night sky represents the local dreaming and the over all image signifies the exchange of wisdom, knowledge and customs from Elders to the next generation.
Rupanyap
Last but not least on the trail is the art work of Russian artist Julia Volchkova. Team sport is the highlight in her artwork and depicts Net ball player Ebony Baker and ARL player Jordan Weidermann and embodies the youthful spirit of strength, hope and camaraderie. Rendered onto a squat pair of steel silos. Team sports such as these give the young people in the bush a chance to build character and leadership qualities, but sadly some towns no longer are able to financially support their teams, or they just don't have enough kids to field a team.
As a side project to the silo work Melbourne street artist Georgia Goodie has painted a mural on the old Rupanyap shire office depicting a Fire fighter, also worth a look.
After being blown away and in awe of the work on the silos we stopped for a couple of nights at Taylor Lake, nice quite place or so you we thought, we had a group of young yahoos that partied from 7pm to 5.30am and weren't exactly quite about it. They left Sunday morning and we just kicked back and enjoyed the peace and quiet.
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