Australian Public tART

This is a business store mural.  You can locate it in Kambah on the wall of  Looking for Gamers on   Primmer Ct

Isn't this playground exquisite?!!! Interactive playgrounds in the guise of larger than life objects are becoming more common in Australia in the last few years. We've see…

I first added these to my map as BIG Beetles and upon visiting them I decided to take them off my BIG Things map. It wasn't until years later when I extended my map to include…

Across the road from the RMIT's BIG Coins are these BIG Red Cups. At first I believed they were disposable drinking cups. The kind you frequently see in American movies but up…

Money grows on fences at the Royal Australian Mint. I'm actually a bit of a coin enthusiast myself and really enjoyed walking around the gift shop and checking out the promo…

Look closely! Do you see it? It's probably not what Bruce Armstrong intended when designing his owl tribute for Belconnen but this sculpture, one of Canberra's most promin…

It's the kind of tackiness you expect from the 80's.  Every blogger whose ever blogged about this monstrosity is going to recite the content creator. I'm not that pers…

Matthew  Harding is an extremely successful and talented artist. Whether you're into Public Art or BIG Things his name will appear in searches and plaques as you travel and ex…

Another stunning sculpture by Robin Blau. I'm slowly discovering Blau's world and loved his artworks in both Liverpool and Bruce . You're also going to discover the s…

If you're talented with a camera you'll notice and be able to capture this sculpture with its blazing blue eyes. I didn't notice it but I went during the middle of the…

Philip Spelman 'Chit Chat' 2005 Phil... or Philip. The Plaques keep changing and now I'm confused on which name to use. Definitely not confused on where to locate th…

Phil Spelman ''Choice of Passage'' 2006 Bold & bright ''Choice of Passage'' is an interactive sculpture with oodles of symbolism. The columns…

This beautiful sculpture is called ''The Other side of Midnight'' by Anne Ross and was installed in 2012. It's a frivolous sculpture created by the artist wh…

Ahh, Matthew Harding , If I had to pick a favorite Australian artist it would definitely be, hands down,  Mr Harding. For those who don't recognize the name Mathew Harding cre…

FaithSprays 2019 Happy International Woman's Day! This mural is long gone now but it was commissioned by the city of Canberra for Woman's Day in 2019.  I believe this was …

You see carousels all the time in movies. The first time I saw this it was lit up and children were playing. I've since been back during Covid and the city center just doesn…

Titled ''The Big Little Man'' (1999) by Dean Bowen. The plaque states this is 1/3. There's a brother statue in Melbourne and I'm unsure where the third s…

Byrd ?????? Reindeer and horses, I'm getting Christmas carousel vibes. It's a real pity the utility box was tagged but that is the nature of street art unfortunately. fo…

Amanda Stuart Bush Pack (nil tenure) 2011 Have you ever seen the movie Silent Hill?? I watched my brother play the console version when I was younger and the first time I saw Am…

So I've been guilty of calling this a 'BIG cushion' for years but I decided this year to list Matthew Hardings sculpture as Public Art. It's not that it's not …