A mural featuring a portrait of an old man (a local silversmith) found at the wall of an old shophouse in the Balik Pulau town. This ‘reverse graffiti’ mural is painted with using just water by Ernest Zacharevic, the artist who started the famous street art in George Town, Penang. This is his contribution to the Urban Xchange conference held last November in Penang.
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Nagore Square: Urban Xchange Street Art Festival
Nagore Square‘s Nagore Mews, a small area comprising of old empty heritage houses, has now become the canvas for the Urban Xchange International Street Art Festival. Featuring artists from a number of countries, the festival aims to promote the expression of arts in Penang. Organised by a Berlin-based urban arts centre and Hin Bus Depot Art Centre, the festival will have murals painted by international artists as well as local artists at various spots in George Town.
Location of Nagore Mews;
Penang Street Art (Girl in a Tee Portrait)
A large mural at Tye Sin Street, George Town featuring a portrait of a girl clad in what appears to be a Penang inspired T-shirt. This mural can be found beside Sum Min Primary School, and can be easily spotted along C.Y. Choy Road.
Penang Street Art (The Local Legend)
Located along Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah (Sultan Azlan Shah Road) at the Batu Uban intersection, this large art mural depicts the portrait of the local legend, P. Ramlee. P. Ramlee who was both a versatile actor and musician, had contributed a lot to the Malaysian entertainment scene.
Location to this mural;
Penang Street Art Map (Part 7)
Map to the location of the Magazine Road Ghaut’s series of murals and Monochrome Portrait of a Boy mural.
For other street art locations, please click HERE.
Penang Street Art (The Five Foot Way Illusion)
This large portrait print of a ‘five foot way’ pasted on a side wall of a building at Armenian Street provides an illusion of a continuous walkway.
Penang Street Art (The Chinese Bard)
This art mural depicts a local Chinese bard named Tan Tong Tong who was famous as a Yue Qin (a traditional Chinese lute) musician during the 1950s to 1960s. He had a local radio program back then which was broadcasting his recordings before it got cancelled.
This rather secluded mural can be found along a small alley between Bishop Street and Light Street which also connects King Street and Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling (Pitt Street).
It is right at the back of the Delta (office furniture shop) building. For its precise location, please click HERE.
Penang Street Art (P. Ramlee, a Local Legend)
P. Ramlee was a Malaysian entertainment legend popularly known for his contribution in the country’s movie and music industry. He was a movie actor, director, singer, songwriter, composer, and producer. Till now, he is still considered as the icon of Malay entertainment in Malaysia, Singapore, and Sumatra.
P. Ramlee was born on 22 March 1929 in Penang and was educated in Penang Free School. During his times as both a prolific actor and singer, he had starred in more than 50 movies and made more than 300 songs. He passed away on 29 May 1973 due to a heart attack and was subsequently honored with titles as well as a number of streets in the country named after him (including Jalan P. Ramlee in Penang).
This large portraiture mural of P. Ramlee is located at Batu Uban, Gelugor, Penang and is part of the The Silent Figures Project by Lebuh Acheh Interpretation Center, Penang.
For more info on the project, please visit https://www.facebook.com/LebuhAcheh.
