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Bright new artwork to be launched at St Kilda Festival

Published 18 January 2012

Works are almost complete on a spectacular new public artwork funded through the City of Port Phillip Cultural Development Fund, which will form part of the St Kilda Festival on February 12, 2012.

St Kilda artist Mary Lou Pavlovic has created the artwork entitled Outsider, with the help of local community members who have contributed through painting and colour mixing.

The brightly patterned eighty-metre square brickwork promotes the theme of communication in the form of a TV test pattern and is located on the walls of the Telstra St Kilda Telephone Exchange at 62 Inkerman Street, St Kilda.

Acting Mayor Cr Frank O’Connor says, “The work is a kaleidoscopic delight, transforming a this area into one of community enjoyment. The City of Port Phillip is proud to support the work of local artists like Mary Lou Pavlovic who has created this work in collaboration with the local community.”

Mary Lou Pavlovic says the project came about as a direct call to Telstra requesting to paint their walls close to where she lives and works with many of the project participants.

“It acts as a type of intervention in the local landscape as now the area incorporates the artistic values of some of its residents, rather than what is put in place at the corporate or multi-million dollar level. I think we have come up with a unique beautiful art work, that not only individuates the area on a large scale - but practically everyone can enjoy it at some level.”

By Mary Lou Pavlovic By Mary Lou Pavlovic

For more information contact: Mary Lou Pavlovic maryloupav@yahoo.com.au, 0424 930 336

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