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Newdegate Silo Mural

Artist: Brenton See

Asset Type: Mural

Year of Work: 2018

Location: Newdegate

Provenance: Town of Newdegate

Description: Newdegate. Salt lake and wildflower country. Wheat and barley country.

In May 2018, faced with a row of CBH silos high above his head, Perth artist Brenton See conquered his fear of heights to paint four huge murals which draw inspiration directly from the flora and fauna of the area.

One features a local resident, the Western Bearded Dragon (Pomona minor minor), namesake of the nearby Dragon Rocks Nature Reserve. Another local, the Red-tailed phascogale (Phascogale calura), a rare marsupial found only in the Wheatbelt, features in another. Only 10 cm long, this creature can jump an incredible twenty times its own length.

On the neighbouring panel, Brenton has painted the profile of a Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata), the bird symbol of the Wheatbelt and a regular of the Newdegate area.

The final panel is an emblematic depiction of the region, says Brenton. It features a shape like a drop of water, half-white, half-teal. The white represents the salt lakes; and the teal represents the freshwater lakes and rain. In the background are coloured squares showing how the land appears from above: green for the bushland areas and brown, orange and red for the dirt and rocks.

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Cowara Mural

Artist: Brenton See

Asset Type: Mural

Year of Work: 2018

Location: Pioneer Park

Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River

Description: Cowaramup means ‘place of the cowara’, referring to the purple-crowned lorikeets, a swift, screeching bird that can still be found foraging in the treetops.

The fast-flying birds can be difficult to spot but are often sighted in nearby karri forest, nesting in the hollows of old trees.

This magnificent, larger than life mural pays homage to the traditional owners of the land, the Wadandi people and their connection to country, animals and flora.

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Moon Haven

Artist: Brenton See

Asset Type: Mural

Year of Work: 2020

Location: Cowaramup Main Street

Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River

Description: Cowaramup means ‘place of the cowara’, referring to the purple-crowned lorikeets, a swift, screeching bird that can still be found foraging in the treetops.

The fast-flying birds can be difficult to spot but are often sighted in nearby karri forest, nesting in the hollows of old trees.

This magnificent, larger than life mural pays homage to the traditional owners of the land, the Wadandi people and their connection to country, animals and flora.

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Red Tail Black Cockatoo

Artist: Brenton See

Asset Type: Mural

Year of Work: 2019

Location: Swan Avenue, Shire of Dardanup

Provenance: Shire of Dardanup

Description: Do you know anything more about this artwork? Please comment below or contact us on:

info@museumofperth.com.au

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Carnaby Black Cockatoo

Artist: Brenton See

Asset Type: Mural

Year of Work: 2019

Location: Russel Road, Shire of Dardanup

Provenance: Shire of Dardanup

Description: Carnaby's black cockatoo, also known as the short-billed black cockatoo, is a large black bird with a white facial patch on each ‘cheek’, and a fan of white feathers under the tail. They are only found in Western Australia from Kalbarri to Cape Arid. This species is classified as Endangered, due mostly to the loss and fragmentation of their preferred habitat, which is heathland plants like banksia and hakea flowers, and fruit and nuts from larger eucalypt trees.

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Spotted Pardalote

Artist: Brenton See

Asset Type: Mural

Year of Work: 2019

Location: Ferguson Road, Shire of Dardanup

Provenance: Shire of Dardanup

Description: The Spotted Pardalote is one of Australia’s smallest birds at eight to ten centimetres in length. The wings, tail and head of the male are black and covered with small, distinct white spots. As well as spots, the males sport white and yellow flashes of colour near their eyebrows, rump and a bright yellow throat/chest, so despite their small size are very pretty. Females have similar markings but slightly more dull in colour.