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ELK 2014 Interestingly enough I've been through Tocumwal Ln every time I've been to Canberra expecting new murals. Not once did I stumble upon this hidden gem by Elk . I…

George Rose (2020) I first passed this mural near dusk during my first night in Canberra. It was too dark to take a decent photo and I got extremely lucky because  I rode past …

Warren Langley 'Vessel of (Horti)Cultural Plenty' 2009 Seriously, does art get better than this? This was the second sculpture by Mr. Langley I took during my first nigh…

Robert Woodward 'The Canberra Times Fountain' 1979 I had no idea this lit up at night until I arrived in the CBD and hired an electronic scooter for 3 days. The scooter ma…

Abyss Unknown Sometime around 2014 Abyss moved to Melbourne but not before starting his art career in Canberra. What's left behind are remants of this work and since Abyss w…

No plaque on this sculpture unfortunately and I haven't yet come across an artist whose gallery presents this wonderful sculpture. If I had to guess I would think it was Mat…

Ante Dabro 'Resilience' 2008 I couldn't find any information on this sculpture other than Artist, title and that the sculpture itself was on loan. It depicts an olde…

Ernst Fries ''Wind Sculpture'' 1981 I unfortunately went on a beautiful day and didn't get to see Mr. Fries sculpture activated by the wind. Despite the scul…

I once got asked who my favourist artist was and for what ever reason my mind went blank. Without a doubt I always get excited when I discover a Matthew Harding sculpture and wh…

Dai Cameron 'Passport' 2016 ? I loved everything about this mural. I'm more of a driver than a flyer but this makes me wandering soul sooo happy. The passport stamps…

I loved the story behind this sculpture. So the sculpture is called 'Illumicube' by Kerry Simpson (1988) and like the name suggests it illuminates. Now back in the day whe…

Phibs & George Rose 2017 The Grafitti Free Zone lists this as Braddon but since it's on the same block as the shopping centre I'll list this as the CBD. Braddon beg…

Stylized Impact & Byrd I can't tell you when this mural was produced but I can tell you it's located in Hillside Lane and make the entire lane quite the spectacle. A…

Jan Brown ''Icarus'' 2009 I love Greek mythology so Ms Browns 'Icarus' really resonated with me. For those who don't know the tale it pertains to an an…

John Dowie 'Father & Son' 1964 This is quite possibly the oldest sculpture I've blogged so far. John Dowie was an Adelaide based artist with  a long celebrated c…

John VOIR 2015 I've photographed this three times now. The above image was the first time back in 2020. I had a board leaning against the wall that was too heavy to move and o…

GraffikPaint 2018 Commissioned by KingO'Malley's, an Irish Pub you'll find this gem by GraffikPaint at the very end of Bible Lane. It looks a great deal older than it …

Three Poets by Cathy Weiszmann Found in Graeme Square outside KFC these three Australian Poets are immortalized by Cathy Weiszmann as busts with a sample of their poetry fixed t…

Isn't this marvelous?!! It's called Life Cycle 2010 by David Jensz and is just a marvel in both spectacle and metaphor David Jensz used stone and steel to create an outer …

Elk 2017 It seemed like 2016 is when Street Art really began to take off and ever since every town and city has been jumping on the the street art paddy wagon.  Luke Cornish A.k…