Street art: First Nations Anaiwan beach scene
A couple of months ago, I passed a construction site here in Newcastle and the hoarding boards had been decorated with such a vivid, eye-catching art work. Here is an image I took of part of the art work.
Fortunately there was a piece written by the First Nations artist Rod Smith who created this piece and this added depth to the visual presentation.
He wrote:
'I am an Anaiwan man born and bred in Newcastle and even though I have travelled all around Australia and the world, I see our beaches as some of the best, and one of my favourite places to be.
My design idea comes from this love for our beaches and the connection it holds within our local aboriginal community.
Along the weaving beach foreshore, I've placed vibrant colour features which show the diversity of the people within our communities and where they lived. It represents how our people came together to make what we have today'.
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Street art: First Nations Anaiwan beach scene
A couple of months ago, I passed a construction site here in Newcastle and the hoarding boards had been decorated with such a vivid, eye-catching art work. Here is an image I took of part of the art work.
Fortunately there was a piece written by the First Nations artist Rod Smith who created this piece and this added depth to the visual presentation.
He wrote:
'I am an Anaiwan man born and bred in Newcastle and even though I have travelled all around Australia and the world, I see our beaches as some of the best, and one of my favourite places to be.
My design idea comes from this love for our beaches and the connection it holds within our local aboriginal community.
Along the weaving beach foreshore, I've placed vibrant colour features which show the diversity of the people within our communities and where they lived. It represents how our people came together to make what we have today'.
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