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| W33 'Walsh Bay Wharves from Wharf 8-9' 1999 oil on canvas 61 x 101cm |
I was 'Artist in Residence' at the Woolloomooloo Fingerwharves during their redevelopment & refurbishment in the late 1990s. Many of the same construction workers later worked on the transformation of Walsh Bay Wharves a couple of years later, so they inherited me as 'Artist in Residence'.
I painted the derelict, fire-ravaged and soon to be demolished Wharves 6-7 from the interior of Wharf 8-9.
The green netting and bright yellow boom contrasts with the red brick and weathered timber of the wharves.
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| W33 'Walsh Bay Wharves from Wharf 8-9' 1999 oil on canvas 61 x 101cm |
I can't believe how much this area has changed since this painting!
Barangaroo has replaced the East Darling Harbour Wharves, aka 'The Hungry Mile', one of the last relics of Sydney's Working Harbour.
The residents of Millers Point have mostly been relocated, & the area almost resembles a ghost town.
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| W33 'Walsh Bay Wharves from Wharf 8-9' 1999 oil on canvas 61 x 101cm |
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