Penang Street Art (‘Under Protection’ Mural)

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This large mural can be found painted on the wall facing a small alley of Hotel Penaga‘s Clarke Terrace. Phrases of “Under Protection” can be seen inscribed upon the art work, probably to mean the things that should be protected by people less they are extinct. The painting depicts a tiger caring for her cubs, an old pre-war house structure and a man resting on a trishaw amidst tropical trees and birds.
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Penang Street Art (Handcart Sculpture)

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This art caricature made of steel can be found installed at a building along Armenian Street. It depicts how back in the old days, hand-pulled carts are a popular mode of transportation around the port area of the island.

The Nine Emperor Gods Photo Exhibition

Sometime back in early July this year, there was a special photo exhibition along Cheong Fatt Tze Street which was featured as part of the events of Georgetown Festival 2013. This unique exhibition by freelance photographer Cheryl J Hoffmann touches on the Nine Emperor Gods festival which was widely celebrated by the locals. Below are some of her beautiful shots on display;

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Do visit the photographer’s page; http://cheryljhoffmann.com/ for more amazing photos.

Penang Street Art (The Bun Seller)

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As a recent addition to Penang’s famous street arts, the Chinese ‘Pao Seller’ or Bun Seller art mural is painted at the side wall of Wil House, a hotel boutique converted from the old Great Shanghai Dry Cleaning shophouse located along Leith Street, George Town. This art mural depicts an old Chinese man selling the pao (or Chinese buns) from a wooden stall back then with just a fraction of the prices these days.

For the art’s location, please click HERE for the map.

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Penang Street Art (Coppersmith’s Street)

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A steel caricature wall artwork which tells the reason local Hokkiens also named Armenian Street as the ‘Coppersmith’s Street’ due to a number of Malay folks who set up here to make brass and copper wares.