Big picture: How artists including Rone paint enormous silo murals and city art 30 Apr 2021, 10:19 p.m. As more and more murals crop up on silos throughout the countryside and on towering city walls, it's hard not to crane your neck upwards and wonder how the artists do it. The final stop on the silo art trail is Nullawil with art from SMUG. Sea Lake. The Silo Art Trail is quickly gaining national and international fame as the fifth instalment of the mesmerising trail has been completed; this time by world renowned artist Rone.The Lascelles Silo stands proud at over 30 meters tall within the rural Victorian countryside and to say these are large in scale is definitely an understatement. He referred the grey nomads detouring their caravans in order to visit the silos, dropping some cash into the local economy along the way. Silo art has become extremely popular in Australia recently. It has silo art from Drapl and the Zookeeper. Instead of being a tourist drawcard like the other silo trails I have visited, it seems this one has been forgotten about less than a year after it was completed! Nullawil. I did indeed run into quite a few grey nomads during my silo pilgrimage. Rone, a world-renowned street artist, who has returned to his home town of Geelong, has turned three unused silos from an eyesore into an artwork that celebrates the city. Lascelles Silo, Rone. Massey assured me that the Silo Art Trail has brought positive impact to the local community. As more and more murals crop up on silos throughout the countryside and on towering city walls, it’s hard not to crane your neck upwards and wonder how the artists do it. They are one of the more challenging canvases I have ever had to work with. Lascelles to Sea Lake (122 km) In Lascelles, renowned Melbourne artist Rone painted a couple whose families have farmed the local lands for four generations.Right by the silo you can visit the Stockman's Hut Gallery, filled with quirky corrugated iron art. The Silo Art Trail was conceived in 2016 after the success of the first silo artwork in Brim. The Silo Art Trail can also be approached from Mildura. Rone, who was born Tyrone Wright, began to paint “Jane Does”, anonymous women, in 2004 as a reaction to the masculine imagery that dominated street art … He's created a portrait of a farmer and his kelpie sheepdog, painted in his trademark photorealistic style. I'm very lucky to have painted a few of them around Victoria. Finish up the Silo Art Trail in the tiny town of Nullawil, to see the work of street artist Sam Bates, or 'Smug'. Start in Patchewollock and work your way down through to Rupanyup. Geelong Cement Works Silo Art by Rone – L-R: Corrina Eccles, Cor Horsten & Kelly Cartwright – November 2018. Although the silo art is impressive, the place isn’t very welcoming. If you’re going to do the Silo Art Trail, do the Silo Art Trail properly and see it all! Renowned Melbourne Street Artist “Rone” has painted the images of a local couple Geoff and Merrilyn Horman on the silos at Lascelles in the Wimmera-Mallee Victoria. Big picture: How artists including Rone paint enormous silo murals and city art. Sea Lake is next on the list and is the biggest town on the trail. Head back south for the town of Lascelles which has silo art from Rone. Back to Walls ©2020 by Rone. The silo was the fifth of six being painted on a 200km outdoor art trail. In mid 2017 Rone worked for two weeks to transform these two 1939 GrainCorp silos which now portray Geoff and Merrilyn looking over their hometown forever. Trail was conceived in 2016 after the success of the first silo artwork in Brim city.... 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