A large street art mural painted by Color Fighter depicting a tiger in a resting position, which can be found at a small alley in Chulia Street, George Town. Reposted from 2017.
Penang Street Art (The Tiger Mural)
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Butterworth Street Art Alley (Art Walk)
Various murals depicting the history of Butterworth and its local economy can be found on the walls of the Butterworth Art Alley or Butterworth Art Walk. This series of arts were painted by local artists.
A collaboration between Think City and Zaini Zainul to kick start the local art scene, this small alley, which is right next to Lodge 18 Hotel, was converted to an outdoor gallery of art works. The local artists who contributed to this ‘art gallery’ are Shazwan Jalil, Syamsul Addenno, Suhaimi Ali, Hadi Ramli, Nazmi Jamarudin, Amir Andha and Azmi Husin, along with a monkey sculpture created from mesh-wires by Shahidan Muhamad and Zaini Zainul.
Lodge 18 Hotel is located near the main road of Jalan Kampong Gajah in Butterworth, beside the Dewan Dato’ Haji Ahmad Badawi field and not far from the ferry and train terminals.
Google Map Location: https://goo.gl/maps/r89hFHGByfJ2
More murals here:
Penang Street Art (Balik Pulau’s Old Fisherman Mural)
The Old Fisherman mural at Balik Pulau town.
Penang Street Art (The Covered Lady @ Art Lane)
Art Lane @ Beach Street, George Town.
Penang Street Art (Balik Pulau Bread Man Mural)
A large art mural depicting a popular local bread seller in Balik Pulau town. According to local artist Andhar A. Samah who created the mural with several others, the bread seller known as Uncle Muniandi (or “Uncle Roti”) is a legend in Balik Pulau who is recognized by everyone there regardless of race. The mural was also created in conjunction with the Balik Pulau Festival.
Penang Street Art (The Grandmother and the Granddaughter by Julia Volchkova)
The latest mural drawn by Julia Volchkova, a street artist who had also created a number of street art murals in Penang. This latest art work reveals a the relationship portraiture of a family, with a grandmother looking over her small granddaughter, and was inspired a real family that she met.
This large mural is painted on the side of a flat near the Batu Lanchang Market.
Penang Street Art (The Chinese Opera)
A large mural depicting the portrait of a Chinese opera (or Peking opera) performer, which can be found within the interior of Art Lane at Beach Street, George Town.
Penang Street Art (The Dripping Dragon)
This large art mural is created by UK artist Thomas Powell, as part of his Chinese Zodiac art series in Penang. Named “Dripping Dragon” by the artist, the art work depicts a dragon on horseback, who is wearing an ancient Chinese warrior costume. This art work can be found at Hutton Lane, George Town.
Butterworth Street Art: Fishing
A large mural painted on the back wall of an old shop at Butterworth’s old town, featuring a man sitting above the sea with a fishing rod. This art work showcases the origin of the area whereby it was a fishing village and jetty that later thrived into a busy trading port. This mural is part of the series of works of the Butterworth Street Art Alley.
Butterworth Street Art: The Ship
An old man cycling past a large mural of a ship at an alley in the old town of Butterworth. The Butterworth’s old town area on the mainland side of Penang used to be a bustling trading port that had its origin from a small fishing village.