Monday, June 2, 2025

Nullawil Silo Art, Victoria Australia for Mural Monday

 


The Nullawil Silo Art, located in the small rural town of Nullawil in Victoria, is part of the renowned Australian Silo Art Trail. Completed in July 2019 by street artist Smug (Sam Bates), the mural features a striking and realistic depiction of a farmer and his working kelpie dog. The artwork celebrates the strong bond between rural Australians and their working dogs, symbolizing themes of resilience, community, and country life.

Painted on a disused grain silo, the mural has become a cultural and tourist landmark, drawing visitors to the otherwise quiet town. It reflects both artistic excellence and the spirit of regional Australia, contributing to the growing movement of turning industrial structures into large-scale public art. The Nullawil silo is praised for its incredible detail, lifelike quality, and emotional warmth.

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Upon returning home to Bendigo, I discovered that a fuse in the motherboard had likely blown. The house, being quite old, has required increasingly frequent maintenance, and the costs have begun to accumulate significantly over the years. It seems that last month’s wages will once again be consumed by repairs. Small wonder, then, that so many around us have resigned themselves to merely “lying flat,” doing only the bare minimum to keep the machine of life running.



35 comments:

  1. Working dogs are amazing! Here at the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Montreal International Airport, there are dogs who are trained to sniff out drugs, Covid-19, money and so many things! They are amazing. Beautiful photo of this lovely mural, dear friend.

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  2. Una gran iniciativa, convertir estas viejas estructuras sin utilidad en arte urbano.

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    1. It was initially a controversial exercise to paint on silos. It turns out very popular

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  3. Thank you. I have seen many of the silos on the trail but I don't remember the town of Nullawil.

    The other silos have simpler images with less colour and less complexity. Plus there is something uniquely Aussie about the kelpie.

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  4. That is a terrific looking mural. I also like the theme of working dog and human. With the three bins it took me a minute to understand the subject.

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  5. I love the picture. I am sorry about the electric and the cost. It is the same here in the US. We pray nothing every goes wrong.

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  6. Buen aprovechada esa estructura para confeccionar un artístico mural.

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  7. Australia: the country of fabulous murals.

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  8. When you have a house, it is always something!! Love the silo art, especially the man & his working dog portrayal!

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  9. The silo art is good, as is par for the course. Bad luck about the electrical problem, hopefully easily repaired.

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  10. I’ve never seen a silo with a mural. These are great!

    Susan

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  11. I just love the murals on the silos.
    Repairs to a house can be costly but once all done it lasts for a while..

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  12. The murals in the silos are amazing! Just like us, as houses get older they need more and more maintenance, which can become quite expensive unfortunately! Thanks for participating in Monday Murals.

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  13. I love these Silo murals along with others I've seen posted,

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  14. The silo art is amazing! Take care, have a wonderful week.

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  15. Can you imagine what it would be like to get up there and paint these? Not for me but hats off to the artist!

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  16. El arte callejero tiene grandes artistas y nos dejan obras como estas para el disfrute de los caminantes.

    Saludos.

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