Penang Street Art (Burning / Air Pollution)

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Burning by Cloak Work is a street art that can be found on a wall of Ah Quee Street, Penang.

Note: After this art work was completed, someone scribbled the red paint word on it.

Penang Street Art (The White Tiger)

The White Tiger

This giant white tiger mural was painted at a small lane between two heritage townhouses at Stewart Lane, George Town. This mural was painted by Japanese artist TWOONE/ Hiroyasu Tsuri.

George Town Street View: MAGAZINE ROAD

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Magazine Road

Magazine Road

Magazine Road (Jalan Magazine) is one of the main roads in the heart of George Town, passing by the KOMTAR landmark and two hotels; Hotel Jen and St Giles. It is the first road of the Seven Streets Precinct area in George Town. There are also a number of pre-war heritage shophouses along the road.

Penang Street Art (The Rubber Tapper)

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Another large art mural drawn by Julia Volchkova in Balik Pulau town, Penang. This wall art depicts a woman doing rubber tapping, a process that collects the latex from a rubber tree through an incision made at the bark of the tree. Rubber trees plantations are common in Malaysia, rubber being of the main exports of the country.

For the mural’s location, refer to this map HERE.

Penang Street Art (Vhils’s Carved Portrait)

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As one of the invitees of the Urban Xchange street art festival 2015, Vhils (or his real name Alexandre Farto) is an accomplished Portuguese artist who is well known for his carved portraits on the walls of urban cities. He had also showcased his work worldwide such as Lisbon, Brazil, Paris and London. This large portrait can be found on the wall of an old two-storey building near the ferry terminal in Bagan Luar, Butterworth, Penang.

Penang Street Art (The Silat Master)

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This large art work portraying two people who appeared to be engaged in silat, a traditional Malay martial art, is the second mural painted by Russian street artist Julia Volchkova in Balik Pulau town, Penang.

For Volchkova’s other works in Penang, please refer HERE or for her Facebook page; https://www.facebook.com/volchkovastreetart.

Penang Street Art (The Old Fisherman)

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A large art mural portraying an old fisherman mending a fishing net can be found at the side wall of an pre-war shophouse in Balik Pulau town, Penang. This amazing and vivid painting was done by Russian street artist Julia Volchkova. This is one of the two murals painted by her in Balik Pulau town.

For Volchkova’s other works in Penang, please refer HERE or for her Facebook page; https://www.facebook.com/volchkovastreetart.

Penang Street Art (The Jungle Bird)

The Jungle Bird by Sabek

This large art mural depicting a bird in a jungle setting was painted by Spanish artist Sabek who came to Penang during the Urban Xchange 2015 street art festival. This painting can be found at the wall of Hotel Jen, facing 1st Avenue shopping mall at Lintang Street, George Town.

Location of the art mural;

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