Americans think that anywhere outside a capital city is the Outback. I've met thousands of people travelling around Queensland stations and farms for work over the last 40 years (about 500 000 kms) and very few of them consider that they live in the Outback - they live in the BUSH.
@@warrenturner397 Yeah, I'd consider anything north west of Broken Hill NSW outback. Nothing in VIC. Anything north of the Flinders Ranges in SA is outback. 80% of WA is outback. Anything west of Longreach in QLD and anything south of Tenant Creek in NT.
Tell that to station owners in the outback , where they have spent decades breeding the best quality dorper , merino & dormer sheep and Outback Western Australia has some of the largest grain, canola, legume and fodder producers .
'Outback' has no strict meaning and what it has referred to has changed over the decades. Officially 18% of Australia is classified as 'Desert', while the rest outside of large populated areas is classified as 'Rangelands'. www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/rangelands
I've been following these artists for years. Adnan and Guido have been commissioned all over the world to paint these master pieces on buildings, dam fronts, silos etc. Absolutely stunning and so incredibly talented 💖👌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼.
My husband visit our daughter in Adelaide every couple of months. We drive down from Sydney taking a different route whenever possible to visit country towns to admire their solo art. One town has a film of it history projected onto some silos for night viewing.
@joannedickie7863 Yes, the night display in Quorn is fascinating. Remembering the size of Quorn when I was a kid, and the important part it played in Australian history, especially during WWII, it's a little sad to see how this lovely town has lost so much of its population
Ryan the silo shown @ Wirrabarra in Sth Australia with the timber man & bird brought me to tears. My hubby’s great grandfather was accidentally beheaded by an early wood splitting log machine, leaving his wife & 8 children fatherless the goodness of the community was amazing towards the family. Beautiful & poignant vlog, including the WW1 nurse, Simpson & his donkey & a light horsemen. Thx for sharing. Best wishes from South Australia🦘🐨🇦🇺💐
I was lucky to see Guido Van Helten putting the finishing touches to the silos in Coonalpyn SA in 2018. The small hamburger store across the road was doing a roaring trade! Guido has done quite a few silos, water towers etc overseas, particularly in the US.
Guido did the cement works silos in Portland NSW where I live. As soon as I saw the silos in Coonalpyn SA I knew whose work it was. He used to knock off for lunch and take the crane to the top and sit dangling his legs over the edge while he ate his sandwich. Most of the time go only seemed to have a single sheet of paper in his hand as he worked. His work uses ink rather than paint for the images
I used to make cakes for First Responders. I did cakes for on small town, Police Station. I did it depicting their silo art. It worked out really well.
It was a Squirrel glider not a sugar glider as they are endangered. These small towns were losing money and now have been put back on the map and now have visitors going to the small towns to check out the art work and perhaps buying lunch at the local pub or shop.
i recently did a silo route. we drove a long way to one town that had a pub and a general store. thats it. the silos were worth the visit.. they mostly represent the history , the culture, flora and fauna and the people of the towns. they are not all remote. there is one in my town and we are only 25minute drive from the melbourne CBD. there is also a lot of wall art in the towns. they are art for the people.
Ryan, as an Australian 🇦🇺 born and raised, it’s an absolute pleasure to watch you talk about my country the way you do and show so much Respect when you’re watching some of our greatest things down under and learning about the history of Australia 🇦🇺 in the process. Thank You, we’re not as dumb or stupid as some people think from (and I have to say sorry) the USA 🇺🇸. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@ Thank you for your kindness, we were truly the lucky ones, I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else in the world and we’ve done some travelling and it’s always nice to be Home, Safe and Sound. Have a Wonderful Weekend 😊
I’m an Australian by choice, emigrated here when I was 11. Give thanks every day that my father had the foresight of a better life for his family. Australians are far from dumb, collectively with all our ethnicities, we are a country with some of the greatest innovators on our planet. Necessity is the mother of invention. Some people see a silo, others see a blank canvas and look at what they painted. Gotta ❤🇦🇺👍🏻
Happy Arvo Ryan, your every review is now a good surprise! I love these, such beautiful art can be anywhere but the subjects here are always meaningful to their environment too, including the colours and characters! 💖
We would! They project pictures onto them most of the year from an office window. It means we get a change: Christmas themes, new year & others. Sometimes, though, the picture is not dark enough, or clear enough. When it’s good, it’s great. A gift from Bega & the Peanut Company of Australia.
I’m in the Quirindi, NSW Australia! We have a pretty cool one! Was cool to watch it be painted each day too! We have a light show on ours every night - so cool!
There is an incredible one about 40 Km from me in rural NSW. I really liked the ones with the Kelpies, (of course), and the one with the soldier and the horse, a Lighthorseman which my grandfather was.
Hi Ryan....Local personalities get their portraits painted..a fantastic way to honour the townsfolk and their roles in the communities...yes, it's not the Outback...just rural areas in different states. The Outback generally begins in the very arid and less populated regions such as far western NSW, northern SA, most of the NT, western Queensland and most of WA. Cheers
It's great the degree to which what is effectively informal street art has become more appreciated in recent decades. It is no longer exclusive to run down inner city areas.
My wife and I love to jump in our motorhome (or RV, if you prefer) and head out on what we call a 'silo run.' It’s basically a road trip to visit various silos, soaking up not just their incredible art but also the local history of the towns along the way. On one trip, we rolled into this small town and stopped to read a plaque. It was dedicated to the sacrifice of so many young men from the area who lost their lives fighting in wars overseas. It was a sobering reminder of how much small communities have given over the years.
My home town of Eugowra NSW that was almost totally wiped out in the November 2022 floods is known as the village of murals, a lot were damaged during the floods but they are in the process of getting them repaired & repainted. It is also the landmark of Escort Rock where bushrangers robbed a stage coach of gold & cash worth $10 million today, it's one of the biggest robberies in Australian history.
Yok, one of the 2 who painted the silo in Albany, has been painting murals around Perth since I was a teenager at the least, and I'm now 38.. As a teenage street artist, seeing Yok's pieces around the city and state was incredible, they would pop up in the most random places and were always high art quality 👌🏼 And to have painted some of the spots he did in the old Fremantle powerstation, he must have some solid climbing skills too!
There are two different silo art in the small town where i live in Gunnedah New South Wales. The first is a tribute to Dorothea McKeller who wrote one of our most famous poems about Australia called "My Country" which is about my area. The other is a tribute to Vietnam Veterans with soldiers and a helicopter. Its beautiful
@gracepower180 you have an amazing silo art as well. Then the added lights. Again who would have thought all people living so close would all be watch the same American you tuber bahaha
You should also have a look at the mural on the Wellington Dam wall in Collie, Western Australia. We love seeing the silo art around the place when we travel. There are also public toilet blocks, walls on the side or buildings, even the odd rock and so many other objects in the rural areas around Australia that have beautiful murals.
That's not the middle of the outback buddy. The first 6 were in the area that i live in. The area is called "The Wimmera" They are in the state of Victoria nothing to do with the "Outback"
Once the popularity started to rise these then began as a way to get tourists off the main highways and into small towns. It helps boost tourism, $$ coming into the towns - Family of 4 stop, buy a drink at the local store and thats $20 the shop wouldnt of gotten without them. and it saves lives. Due the vast distances we can travel, we are regularly reminded and encouraged to take driving breaks every two hours, People stopping to take pictures give the that quick break to stretch the legs and re energise. We also have cool things like "driver Reviver" which is a pop up coffee vans in truck bays for people to stop, pull over, grab a coffee and the money is donated to local volunteer organisations.
Basically a group of artists in Western Australia began painting murals on country silos in 2015. A similar group did the same in Victoria in 2016. They became so popular that country communities began inviting artists from all over Australia and around the world and the silo art movement spread across the land. That wasn't a kookaburra it was it's smaller kingfisher cousin. Likewise it was a squirrel glider and not a sugar glider which it is also related to. No worries mate, even us Aussies misidentify our wildlife all the time.
If you google on RUclips this name "Painting silo art on Kangaroo Island" you will see the silo art being painted on a silo in Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
About to undertake silo art trip next week with family from UK, central Victoria over to Wimmera and back to Melbourne. Stargazing at night also a highlight if no clouds/smoke. Lots of country pubs and bakery to try too.
Most / Possibly all of these are now heritage listed and no longer used for grain storage or railroad transport and yes northern Victoria is the home of these amazing works of art and have quickly been a great tourist attraction even by Victorians that have never been to many of these remote locations✌️
Happy arvo Ryan, Thank you so much for reacting to my request, much appreciated! I love doing road trips across my corner of Australia and have seen lot of silo art across Victoria, SA and a bit of NSW. The silo arts depict aspects of country life across the country, wildlife or local tradition or culture. My favourites of the ones I’ve seen are at Sea Lake Vic. (featured in the video) and Kaniva Vic. So far, I think we have painted 65 silos across the country but it’s a continuing project so maybe wrong on that. We also paint water towers and have mural towns scattered around the place. So, no matter where you go there will be art not too far away. There is a 4 minute timelapse video of the Kimba grain silo in South Australia being painted, worth a look in your own time or a reaction video for another day? “4 Weeks in 4 Minutes - Silo Art in Kimba South Australia” Thank you once again and have a great weekend!
When Graffiti first showed it's ugly head around 1970 people were aghast at this terrible vandalism. Some of it was really good, but most was absolute rubbish. The first good artistic one I heard of was done on the side of the Bowen Police Station. The Council & the Police's immediate action was to find who did this & charge them. However, the local people saw this a real Art not Graffiti & protested when the Council went to remove it. Even I, drove down from Ayr. People came from everywhere to see this wonderful Mural. The Council was persuaded to let it stay. The next one was done on the side wall of the Aboriginal Health Centre in Townsville. Honouring some great Aboriginal Aunties. It was beautiful. The Council wanted it down, but it got to stay. It's still there today some 55 years later. Then a few Shopping Centres had interior wall done. Later, Groups started covering up graffitied Noise Barriers alongside City Roads. They covered up eyesores. They were done for free with donated old paint that people had left over from home jobs. That's when the painted Silos started to appear. As the say, "From little things, big things grow." Australia, be Proud. Not only do we have big everything's, but we also have big Art."
There are several outdoor murals in Toowoomba. They’ve been there so long, I’m surprised they don’t seem to have faded. (Maybe they have, it’s a while since I was last there.)
Hi Ryan, would like to see you react to the “Australia Day 🇦🇺Lamb Ads”, these have ran every Australia Day for 30 odd years, with many looking forward to seeing each year & I’d say are an insight into what being Australian means over the years, with 1 common theme, the coming together over Lamb. They are satire but honestly & unabashedly AUSTRALIAN! 🇦🇺 Sam Kekovich is an Aussie Legend !!!
Yeah, in Victoria. The one at Fyansford is an outer suburb of Geelong, the second largest city in the state. All of these are alongside railway sidings in Australia (usually rural), to store and load trains with grain from the farms and head towards urban port facilities.
Close, it's actually a squirrel glider. It was painted to bring attention to the fact that they're a threatened species due to the disruption of the waters to the Campaspe River.
I truly admire the fact you readily admit you have no idea about some of the things you show but always make an attempt to find out. This is what makes science so amazing. For me, the most wonderful phrase ever is "I don't know, so I will try to find out". This is what all science is based on and what ALL conspiracy theories dismiss. You are a true scientist mate! Even when it comes to geography.
More "the middle" bits while this is still closer to the edges 😂 The outback seems to be a catch-all phrase , meaning everywhere that isn't the coast..at least to non Aussies.
There is a silo with "art" in Albany WA...a city on the best natural harbour in the world. Unfortunately it looks like it's incomplete.....very disappointing😒 g.co/kgs/6PsJjfr
Silo art is awe-inspiring and I don't care how many times I see the same silos. It's also great to see artwork on buildings, especially in country towns. Most of that is also well worth a visit, as are the rural and outback art galleries
When growing up in Australia the fairy bread usually was made with dollar sprinkles. Little kids party food. When grown up, chocolate long sprinkles are nice!!Cheers Ryan.👍👍👍🦘👽🧚👻
Ryan.... firstly these are not in the outback, rather rural areas, some like Brunswick and Fyansford would be considered urban. Fyansford being on the edge of Geelong (satellite city to Melbourne, equivalent of Jersey City to New York), and Brunswick is an inner suburb of Melbourne. When it says Victoria, that is the State, some are in New South Wales, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.
Ryan, these aren't in the outback. You wouldn't be able to grow crops in the outback to fill silos with. They're nearly all in normal agricultural areas.
It's not the outback, the outback is further inland. It's called the bush which is still not entirely accurate as there's not a lot of really dense bush left as it was cleared over a hundred years ago to make way for crops and grazing. A lot of these silos are in north western Victoria which is called the Mallee and to the south of there, the Wimmera, where mostly grain farmers (some sheep farmers) own huge properties. I was born and bred in Wormelang which is between Lascelles, Sea Lake and Hopetoun. Woomelang is an Aboriginal name which means poor or miserable which, when I was a teenager, seemed like a very appropriate name. The Silo Trail there is amazing and well worth the five hour drive north from Melbourne 😊 🇦🇺 🐨 🦘 🌏
We just returned from a road trip through Victoria and South Australia and saw many of these fabulous art pieces. The pictures really don’t do them justice.
The second video you watched was from the McKinney Silo Mural Project in TEXAS USA- did you not notice the accents? 😂 Yes it was an Aussie artist but that silo, the girl and the town were all American.
In 2020 I was fortunate enough to watch Jimmi Buscombe paint the Lismore Victoria silo at the golf course. He was in a bucket on a tractor I think there was a cherry picker as well, unfortunately this beautiful piece did not feature in the clip that you have. Lismore’s silo has two birds called Brolgas dancing.
Im happy the video covered a lot of Australia. There are more of these than just the ones shown here. Its a real adventure when travelling to see if the town you are comin in to has one.
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These would all be considered to be found in Rural (country) Australia. Not the outback. The outback is another level of remote all together.
Americans think that anywhere outside a capital city is the Outback. I've met thousands of people travelling around Queensland stations and farms for work over the last 40 years (about 500 000 kms) and very few of them consider that they live in the Outback - they live in the BUSH.
Came here to say this, only less well than you did
@@warrenturner397 Yeah, I'd consider anything north west of Broken Hill NSW outback. Nothing in VIC. Anything north of the Flinders Ranges in SA is outback. 80% of WA is outback. Anything west of Longreach in QLD and anything south of Tenant Creek in NT.
Must say, anything north of Bell Street is the outback to us Victorian hipsters.
@@warrenturner397 Yep 👍 there’s the bush and next there’s outback.
My town doesn't have Silos so we painted the supermarket, church and Pub with local wildlife. It looks so beautiful.
That's not outback, it's wheat country hence the silos. Outback generally starts where the crops and sheep end
Tell that to station owners in the outback , where they have spent decades breeding the best quality dorper , merino & dormer sheep and Outback Western Australia has some of the largest grain, canola, legume and fodder producers .
@@KarenStringer-e9k - there's always a few exceptions
'Outback' has no strict meaning and what it has referred to has changed over the decades.
Officially 18% of Australia is classified as 'Desert', while the rest outside of large populated areas is classified as 'Rangelands'.
www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/rangelands
😂😂
Why do some of these replies start with a "that's not the...." that's just pedantic and unnecessary FFS
Ryan I so enjoy your curiosity about Australian it’s very refreshing.
I've been following these artists for years. Adnan and Guido have been commissioned all over the world to paint these master pieces on buildings, dam fronts, silos etc. Absolutely stunning and so incredibly talented 💖👌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼.
My husband visit our daughter in Adelaide every couple of months. We drive down from Sydney taking a different route whenever possible to visit country towns to admire their solo art. One town has a film of it history projected onto some silos for night viewing.
@joannedickie7863 Yes, the night display in Quorn is fascinating. Remembering the size of Quorn when I was a kid, and the important part it played in Australian history, especially during WWII, it's a little sad to see how this lovely town has lost so much of its population
I really liked the tribute to those who served in WWi - the nurse, and I think Simpson and his donkey…it was just a wuick flash…
That one us about 35 ks from me. Very powerful images. Good a modern soldier was added.
Close mate, not Simmo just a Lighthorseman..
Those who served etc.
@@BobLouden-r9q ... where are you Bob I'm at Benalla
hello from Benalla 💜
Ryan the silo shown @ Wirrabarra in Sth Australia with the timber man & bird brought me to tears. My hubby’s great grandfather was accidentally beheaded by an early wood splitting log machine, leaving his wife & 8 children fatherless the goodness of the community was amazing towards the family. Beautiful & poignant vlog, including the WW1 nurse, Simpson & his donkey & a light horsemen. Thx for sharing. Best wishes from South Australia🦘🐨🇦🇺💐
I was lucky to see Guido Van Helten putting the finishing touches to the silos in Coonalpyn SA in 2018. The small hamburger store across the road was doing a roaring trade! Guido has done quite a few silos, water towers etc overseas, particularly in the US.
Guido did the cement works silos in Portland NSW where I live. As soon as I saw the silos in Coonalpyn SA I knew whose work it was. He used to knock off for lunch and take the crane to the top and sit dangling his legs over the edge while he ate his sandwich. Most of the time go only seemed to have a single sheet of paper in his hand as he worked. His work uses ink rather than paint for the images
@@travcat66live here too loved watching him work on the silos it’s so cool to see it come to life.. 🥰
I used to make cakes for First Responders. I did cakes for on small town, Police Station. I did it depicting their silo art. It worked out really well.
I’m a Rep on the road and drive past these on a daily basis, in regional areas and they always still impress me as an Aussie.
As an Aussie, the silo arts are amazing, and when i visit family in Adelaide l, there are always some and they're beautiful!
Greetings from Coonalpyn SA. Sometimes I just sit on the front verandah and stare at the art. Just beautiful and those are of local kids
It was a Squirrel glider not a sugar glider as they are endangered. These small towns were losing money and now have been put back on the map and now have visitors going to the small towns to check out the art work and perhaps buying lunch at the local pub or shop.
And most of them are fantastic to stop and admire.
Are you saying the Squirrel glider is vulnerable or the Sugar glider.
The conservation status of Squirrel Glider was re-assessed from Endangered in 2013 (DSE 2013) to Vulnerable in 2020
I watched those silos being painted in Rochy. The smaller silo you can see between those two in the photo is also painted but was done later.
We don't have squirrels in Australia
The night sky at Wirrabarra is incredible!!
Thanks Ryan for appreciation of there art works so large and refreshing in the middle of nowhere
i recently did a silo route. we drove a long way to one town that had a pub and a general store. thats it. the silos were worth the visit.. they mostly represent the history , the culture, flora and fauna and the people of the towns. they are not all remote. there is one in my town and we are only 25minute drive from the melbourne CBD. there is also a lot of wall art in the towns. they are art for the people.
I've seen several of these and hoping to add more in future travels. The artists mostly use boomlifts to do the painting
The painting of the silos is just beautiful 🎉. They are truly spectacular and brings the tourist dollar ❤
My hometown is on there! I love the silo artwork and it’s a squirrel glider and kingfisher ❤
I've came to see if Montos silos is there.
They are amazing in real life. To paint on that scale would be difficult
Very pleased you’re doing our beautiful silos
Ryan, as an Australian 🇦🇺 born and raised, it’s an absolute pleasure to watch you talk about my country the way you do and show so much Respect when you’re watching some of our greatest things down under and learning about the history of Australia 🇦🇺 in the process. Thank You, we’re not as dumb or stupid as some people think from (and I have to say sorry) the USA 🇺🇸. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Don't apologise Nellie (l know ur being polite mate)..
We've nothing to be sorry about, we sorta won life's lottery being born here!👍🏼
@ Thank you for your kindness, we were truly the lucky ones, I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else in the world and we’ve done some travelling and it’s always nice to be Home, Safe and Sound. Have a Wonderful Weekend 😊
@-nellie-m3711
Exactly!! Cdnt have said it better!!
You have a great weekend too mate, all the best.👍🏼
I’m an Australian by choice, emigrated here when I was 11. Give thanks every day that my father had the foresight of a better life for his family. Australians are far from dumb, collectively with all our ethnicities, we are a country with some of the greatest innovators on our planet. Necessity is the mother of invention.
Some people see a silo, others see a blank canvas and look at what they painted. Gotta ❤🇦🇺👍🏻
@@blacksorrento4719
Dead right mate!!
Everyone's welcome, barring idiots of course... we're all from somewhere.
The Wirrabara one is across the road from the house my grandmother was born in... the house remains in the family
Very nice :)
That’s cool 😊
Hi Jason. I grew up the next street over, with a view of the silos, well before the art was done. Your mum is my second. cousin.
@@alansizer2006 lol
@alansizer2006 yep the last name gives that away
Happy Arvo Ryan, your every review is now a good surprise! I love these, such beautiful art can be anywhere but the subjects here are always meaningful to their environment too, including the colours and characters! 💖
RYAN ...that last 10:13 silo painting seems to be an Aussie artist painting with empathy in your country .. old mate.
That’s what I got too. Ryan admits though that he is not good at picking accents.
Silos are usually storing wheat. So its in farming area.
Or peanuts if you're in Kingaroy. I wish they would put some art on those, the townsfolk would love it.
We would!
They project pictures onto them most of the year from an office window. It means we get a change: Christmas themes, new year & others. Sometimes, though, the picture is not dark enough, or clear enough. When it’s good, it’s great.
A gift from Bega & the Peanut Company of Australia.
Guido paints everywhere
@@kcrot2566
He does mate, these aren't all Guido's but... there's other artists involved.
I’m in the Quirindi, NSW Australia! We have a pretty cool one! Was cool to watch it be painted each day too! We have a light show on ours every night - so cool!
Hi Grace, this may be obscure, but do you know of any Crow/Crowe or Fitzpatricks in Quirindi? Trying to work out part of my family tree.
@ I don’t, sorry!
@gracepower180 No worries. Thanks for your reply.
They are great to view !! Such talent. You’re just driving along and boom you see them crop up in little towns . It’s fantastic 🎉
Love driving out in the country to spot these. Seen about 20.
it was a kingfisher, in the kookaburra family, they are smaller than the kookaburras
Azure Kingfisher, otherwise the Sacred Kingfisher.... get the two muddled.
@@LesleyClark-ph3lz, kookaburras are just larger kingfishers. Kookaburras will kill and eat snakes.
@PiersDJackson azure is correct
There is an incredible one about 40 Km from me in rural NSW. I really liked the ones with the Kelpies, (of course), and the one with the soldier and the horse, a Lighthorseman which my grandfather was.
Hi Ryan....Local personalities get their portraits painted..a fantastic way to honour the townsfolk and their roles in the communities...yes, it's not the Outback...just rural areas in different states. The Outback generally begins in the very arid and less populated regions such as far western NSW, northern SA, most of the NT, western Queensland and most of WA. Cheers
That Nullawil one with the Kelpie is sensational.
It's great the degree to which what is effectively informal street art has become more appreciated in recent decades. It is no longer exclusive to run down inner city areas.
My wife and I love to jump in our motorhome (or RV, if you prefer) and head out on what we call a 'silo run.' It’s basically a road trip to visit various silos, soaking up not just their incredible art but also the local history of the towns along the way. On one trip, we rolled into this small town and stopped to read a plaque. It was dedicated to the sacrifice of so many young men from the area who lost their lives fighting in wars overseas. It was a sobering reminder of how much small communities have given over the years.
My home town of Eugowra NSW that was almost totally wiped out in the November 2022 floods is known as the village of murals, a lot were damaged during the floods but they are in the process of getting them repaired & repainted. It is also the landmark of Escort Rock where bushrangers robbed a stage coach of gold & cash worth $10 million today, it's one of the biggest robberies in Australian history.
I looked it up on Google Maps & checked out the photos. Lovely!
Just another fun thing to see as you travel here
Yok, one of the 2 who painted the silo in Albany, has been painting murals around Perth since I was a teenager at the least, and I'm now 38..
As a teenage street artist, seeing Yok's pieces around the city and state was incredible, they would pop up in the most random places and were always high art quality 👌🏼
And to have painted some of the spots he did in the old Fremantle powerstation, he must have some solid climbing skills too!
There are two different silo art in the small town where i live in Gunnedah New South Wales. The first is a tribute to Dorothea McKeller who wrote one of our most famous poems about Australia called "My Country" which is about my area.
The other is a tribute to Vietnam Veterans with soldiers and a helicopter. Its beautiful
I’m in Quirindi!
I live in Tamworth and work in Gunnedah/Quirindi. 😊
@thommyk70 lol live in Gunnedah and work in Tamworth. We probably pass each other on the way to work. 🎶 its a small world
@gracepower180 you have an amazing silo art as well. Then the added lights. Again who would have thought all people living so close would all be watch the same American you tuber bahaha
@@erinmccabe1984 most likely, it is a very small world indeed.
You should also have a look at the mural on the Wellington Dam wall in Collie, Western Australia. We love seeing the silo art around the place when we travel. There are also public toilet blocks, walls on the side or buildings, even the odd rock and so many other objects in the rural areas around Australia that have beautiful murals.
I have seen a lot of these myself and they are stunning in real life ❤️
Seeing a few on my travels they are awesome the artists really capture what Australia is
That's not the middle of the outback buddy. The first 6 were in the area that i live in. The area is called "The Wimmera" They are in the state of Victoria nothing to do with the "Outback"
Yep, Silo Art is about rural Australia and its farming communities not the Outback. It recognises these towns proudly and is a drawcard for visitors.
Once the popularity started to rise these then began as a way to get tourists off the main highways and into small towns. It helps boost tourism, $$ coming into the towns - Family of 4 stop, buy a drink at the local store and thats $20 the shop wouldnt of gotten without them.
and it saves lives. Due the vast distances we can travel, we are regularly reminded and encouraged to take driving breaks every two hours, People stopping to take pictures give the that quick break to stretch the legs and re energise.
We also have cool things like "driver Reviver" which is a pop up coffee vans in truck bays for people to stop, pull over, grab a coffee and the money is donated to local volunteer organisations.
That was awesome thank you for show us this wonderful side of my country!🙌👏👏👏
Basically a group of artists in Western Australia began painting murals on country silos in 2015. A similar group did the same in Victoria in 2016. They became so popular that country communities began inviting artists from all over Australia and around the world and the silo art movement spread across the land. That wasn't a kookaburra it was it's smaller kingfisher cousin. Likewise it was a squirrel glider and not a sugar glider which it is also related to. No worries mate, even us Aussies misidentify our wildlife all the time.
If you google on RUclips this name "Painting silo art on Kangaroo Island" you will see the silo art being painted on a silo in Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Kls excellent!!
I go over a cpl of times a year (got mates there) it's like the Fleurieu used to be, before the hordes arrived.
It is a Kingfisher...same family as Kookooburra but much brighter blue and red.
My towns water tower has a kingfisher swooping down to the river
About to undertake silo art trip next week with family from UK, central Victoria over to Wimmera and back to Melbourne. Stargazing at night also a highlight if no clouds/smoke. Lots of country pubs and bakery to try too.
The Silo art at Murtoa in the Wimmera has a light show that repeats for about 2 hours when it gets dark.
@darrengray2309 😀 it's on the to do list. I even bought an old style map( a giant one made Melways) to mark all the towns.
We’ve dragged all the thunderstorms up here in Qld, so hopefully you’ll be right for the stargazing.
If you're dropping into Murtoa don't forget to visit the Stick Shed, that's worth a visit too.
Thank you Razza for taking so much inter in us ....... we all note it.
Most / Possibly all of these are now heritage listed and no longer used for grain storage or railroad transport and yes northern Victoria is the home of these amazing works of art and have quickly been a great tourist attraction even by Victorians that have never been to many of these remote locations✌️
Happy arvo Ryan,
Thank you so much for reacting to my request, much appreciated! I love doing road trips across my corner of Australia and have seen lot of silo art across Victoria, SA and a bit of NSW. The silo arts depict aspects of country life across the country, wildlife or local tradition or culture. My favourites of the ones I’ve seen are at Sea Lake Vic. (featured in the video) and Kaniva Vic. So far, I think we have painted 65 silos across the country but it’s a continuing project so maybe wrong on that. We also paint water towers and have mural towns scattered around the place. So, no matter where you go there will be art not too far away.
There is a 4 minute timelapse video of the Kimba grain silo in South Australia being painted, worth a look in your own time or a reaction video for another day? “4 Weeks in 4 Minutes - Silo Art in Kimba South Australia”
Thank you once again and have a great weekend!
When Graffiti first showed it's ugly head around 1970 people were aghast at this terrible vandalism. Some of it was really good, but most was absolute rubbish.
The first good artistic one I heard of was done on the side of the Bowen Police Station. The Council & the Police's immediate action was to find who did this & charge them. However, the local people saw this a real Art not Graffiti & protested when the Council went to remove it. Even I, drove down from Ayr. People came from everywhere to see this wonderful Mural.
The Council was persuaded to let it stay. The next one was done on the side wall of the Aboriginal Health Centre in Townsville. Honouring some great Aboriginal Aunties. It was beautiful. The Council wanted it down, but it got to stay. It's still there today some 55 years later. Then a few Shopping Centres had interior wall done.
Later, Groups started covering up graffitied Noise Barriers alongside City Roads. They covered up eyesores. They were done for free with donated old paint that people had left over from home jobs.
That's when the painted Silos started to appear. As the say, "From little things, big things grow." Australia, be Proud. Not only do we have big everything's, but we also have big Art."
There are several outdoor murals in Toowoomba. They’ve been there so long, I’m surprised they don’t seem to have faded. (Maybe they have, it’s a while since I was last there.)
Hi Ryan, would like to see you react to the “Australia Day 🇦🇺Lamb Ads”, these have ran every Australia Day for 30 odd years, with many looking forward to seeing each year & I’d say are an insight into what being Australian means over the years, with 1 common theme, the coming together over Lamb. They are satire but honestly & unabashedly AUSTRALIAN! 🇦🇺
Sam Kekovich is an
Aussie Legend !!!
We have a silo decorated where I live
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They are fabulous ❤
The details in them is just incredible.
Makes me even prouder to be an Australian.
They’re in the Outback because that’s where the wheat grows, and all the artwork depicts life in the Outback. They’re from many different artists too.
Yeah, in Victoria. The one at Fyansford is an outer suburb of Geelong, the second largest city in the state. All of these are alongside railway sidings in Australia (usually rural), to store and load trains with grain from the farms and head towards urban port facilities.
Water towers and above ground reservoirs as well have public art on them, at least in Qld.
At 3:00 it's a Sugar Glider - a small alpine possum that can glide between trees.
But hey - you went on to guess correctly.
Close, it's actually a squirrel glider. It was painted to bring attention to the fact that they're a threatened species due to the disruption of the waters to the Campaspe River.
They are awesome....love them
I have seen only a couple in person.. so seeing all of these is something new you have shared with me. 😘
I’ve driven from Canberra to Adelaide on numerous occasions, via the Murray Valley. There are beautiful paintings on a lot of them.
They relate to the towns ❤
You should also have a look at Wellington Dam in Western Australia- largest in the southern hemisphere painting
Just think about trying to get the perspective right on a curved surface!
see if you can find later ones. There have been so many more added since 2019
Wow I’m am Aussie and Ryan your post had me all emotional…
Awesome stuff isn’t it…
we do cool weird stuff well .. 😅
Farkin' oath we do...
😂
A lot of our country towns have art on buildings. This is next level!! 👏🇦🇺
Phlegm is pronounced "Flem"... Basically, mucus. 😅
They look great!
You should have a look at the Wellington Dam Mural, Wellington National Park, Western Australia. There's a video of how it's done.
Worth checking out some of the stories behind the artwork. It’s very interesting 😊
I truly admire the fact you readily admit you have no idea about some of the things you show but always make an attempt to find out. This is what makes science so amazing.
For me, the most wonderful phrase ever is "I don't know, so I will try to find out". This is what all science is based on and what ALL conspiracy theories dismiss.
You are a true scientist mate! Even when it comes to geography.
Hey Ryan,
They are not in the outback. There in country Victoria, NSW and South Australia. The outback is more WA and Northern Territory ❤
Not really there is outback NSW, SA and QLD
More "the middle" bits while this is still closer to the edges 😂
The outback seems to be a catch-all phrase , meaning everywhere that isn't the coast..at least to non Aussies.
@@darrengray2309 not the outback Ryan's thinking of.
that's because people from overseas think anything 100klms or more from the sea is the outback
There is a silo with "art" in Albany WA...a city on the best natural harbour in the world. Unfortunately it looks like it's incomplete.....very disappointing😒
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Silo art is awe-inspiring and I don't care how many times I see the same silos. It's also great to see artwork on buildings, especially in country towns. Most of that is also well worth a visit, as are the rural and outback art galleries
The short video of the silos being painted by the Australian are in Texas, not Australia. But enjoyed the ones shown in Australia, thanks!
When growing up in Australia the fairy bread usually was made with dollar sprinkles. Little kids party food. When grown up, chocolate long sprinkles are nice!!Cheers Ryan.👍👍👍🦘👽🧚👻
Onya Wazza. New Australia Day lamb ad is out.😃
Are we allowed to say Australia Day?
@@darrengray2309say it anyway. ....we do still have freedom of expression.
@@Wyz369it's taken a while to get used to freedom of speech again after spending over 2 years in DANS Prison (AKA Melbourne) during Covid.
Ryan these are magnificent and large mostly in Western Victoria, I come the Mallee and we have some wonderful art on our silos
Ryan.... firstly these are not in the outback, rather rural areas, some like Brunswick and Fyansford would be considered urban. Fyansford being on the edge of Geelong (satellite city to Melbourne, equivalent of Jersey City to New York), and Brunswick is an inner suburb of Melbourne. When it says Victoria, that is the State, some are in New South Wales, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.
Thankyou Ryan amazing silo art 💕
The skies were really those dark purple and orange and pink colours because of the volcanic eruptions going on then on the other side of the world.
Ryan, these aren't in the outback. You wouldn't be able to grow crops in the outback to fill silos with. They're nearly all in normal agricultural areas.
It brightens the place up a tad
It's not the outback, the outback is further inland. It's called the bush which is still not entirely accurate as there's not a lot of really dense bush left as it was cleared over a hundred years ago to make way for crops and grazing. A lot of these silos are in north western Victoria which is called the Mallee and to the south of there, the Wimmera, where mostly grain farmers (some sheep farmers) own huge properties. I was born and bred in Wormelang which is between Lascelles, Sea Lake and Hopetoun. Woomelang is an Aboriginal name which means poor or miserable which, when I was a teenager, seemed like a very appropriate name. The Silo Trail there is amazing and well worth the five hour drive north from Melbourne 😊 🇦🇺 🐨 🦘 🌏
Look the one from Horsham Victoria Australia. It took just over two weeks to complete. 😮
You should see the carved trees in Tasmania
We just returned from a road trip through Victoria and South Australia and saw many of these fabulous art pieces. The pictures really don’t do them justice.
Did the silo art trip in Victoria recently. It’s amazing.
The second video you watched was from the McKinney Silo Mural Project in TEXAS USA- did you not notice the accents? 😂 Yes it was an Aussie artist but that silo, the girl and the town were all American.
WTH? I did notice the accent & didn’t put 2 + 2 together … thanks for pointing it out. 😊
I was "WTF is this?".
Sometimes I take living in Western Victoria for granted.
Brenton See does amazing artwork of native flora and fauna, on houses, fences etc for home owners in Western Australia. ❤
In 2020 I was fortunate enough to watch Jimmi Buscombe paint the Lismore Victoria silo at the golf course. He was in a bucket on a tractor I think there was a cherry picker as well, unfortunately this beautiful piece did not feature in the clip that you have. Lismore’s silo has two birds called Brolgas dancing.
Azure Kingfisher (not Kookaburra - related though) next to the squirrel Glider.
Im happy the video covered a lot of Australia. There are more of these than just the ones shown here. Its a real adventure when travelling to see if the town you are comin in to has one.
They're a maizing!
good one
Bit corny though!!!