I don't think it matters if artwork is large or small, art is art no mater its size, however there's something really cool and appealing to those pieces that dwarf the observer and here in Australia we have plenty of that; big art.
I recently headed north for a day trip to see a couple things, an open garden I wrote about here and the silo art at a place called Farrell Flat in South Australia. It was a bit of a drive from home but the weather was awesome and I love driving in the countryside; there was a picnic involved too, and I'm always up for a picnic.
Silo art is done to attract people to small rural towns that may otherwise struggle to attract people and revenue. Massive water tanks and grain silos are the canvas usually and the artwork generally reflects something from the local area and is often very impressive.
This particular piece shows the last passenger train to came through Farrell Flat back in 1986, a tourist-carrying train.
It's an RX locomotive built here in South Australia; 84 were built between 1885 and 1916 and this one, RX55, began service on November 13th 1913 and was retired in July 1964; it currently resides in the town of Loxton as a tourist attraction.
You'll see the train surrounded by wheat fields which reflect the local industry which opened up around 1870; with the relatively cheap and rapid transportation the railway presented Australian grain found its way to the lucrative world markets which brought revenue back to the locals.
The thirty metre tall artwork was completed around November 2020 and covers a total area of nine hundred square metres.
I would have loved to fly my drone up to capture some awesome aerial videos for you, but I do not have a drone which limits drone-flying operations of course; and besides, it's a no-fly zone as you can see. It was still impressive from the ground though and despite not being the best I've seen, I'm glad I took the drive to see it.
It's quite sad to see these small towns in decline, I won't go into it as I've done so before, however one of the positives is that these artworks are created in an attempt to bring people to them; it's funny to think they wouldn't exist if the town wasn't in decline.
I've done several of these posts now, following is a couple links to two of them if you're keen to check some out: Cowel and Kimba.
Do you folks have any street or silo art around your area and if so please feel free to drop an image of it and a comment below; I'm always happy to engage with y'all.
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Every image in this post is my own.
Samsung S22 Ultra was used to capture these images.
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