Tag: art
Penang Street Art: Urban Graffiti V
Penang Street Art: Love (Random Graffiti)
Deepavali in Penang
Some shots of Deepavali festive decorations at the malls in Penang. Happy Deepavali to all who celebrates it!
Penang Street Art (Ip Man, Wing Chun Master)
This mural depicts Chinese martial artist Ip Man practicing his Wing Chun techniques on a wooden dummy. It can be found at the wall of Ip Man Wing Chun Penang, a Chinese martial arts school in Solok Thaton, Pulau Tikus, Penang.
Ip Man was born in Foshan, Guangdong, China and later resided in Hong Kong. As a master teacher of Wing Chun, some of his students would become well known martial arts masters themselves, such as Wong Shun Leung and Bruce Lee.
Penang Street Art (A Scribbled Metal Door)
Penang Street Art (The Alley Retro Girl)
At one of the small alleys in Ah Quee Street is this recent mural of a retro style girl painted on the back wall of old shophouses in George Town.
Penang United Buddy Bears Art Exhibition
From August 31st till October 30th 2016, Penang will be hosting the 149 of the friendly buddy bears of the United Buddy Bears exhibition.
The United Buddy Bears is an international art exhibition that has been held in many countries around the world. The exhibition features more than 140 fiberglass bears in a hand-in-hand ‘peaceful’ circle that promotes tolerance, peace and understanding among the various cultures and different nations in the world. Each bear sculpture is painted by the respective nation’s artist.
This exhibition is being hosted at the open field of Esplanade, George Town.
Penang Street Art (Old Soy Milk Stall)
A recent art mural painted at an alley behind an old printing warehouse at Chulia Street Ghaut in George Town. This art work is created in collaboration by St. Xavier’s Institution, Homesoy and Vilmedia and depicts an old lady at a soy milk stall serving bowls of soy milk to children. This art work can be found just beside Children on the Swing mural.
Penang Street Art (Beastly by Anagard)
This new art mural is the work of Anagard, a street artist based in Indonesia. The mural is created in conjunction with the 2016 George Town Festival in Penang. The artist also has an art exhibition during the festival’s 1 month period at the Wisma Yeap Chor Ee gallery in George Town.