‘Farmer Quartet’ is located on roadside on the Henty Highway and stretching out across all four of the Brim silos, this massive mural was painted in 2015 as a tribute to the drought-stricken farming community.
Created in van Helten’s famous monochromatic photo-realistic style, the mural instantly became a regional landmark and provided the inspiration for The Silo Art Trail project.
The project came to Brim out of the blue.
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| Van Helten (L) with Brim Community Active Group Shane Wardle |
Van Helten has done similar giant portraits in Ukraine, Norway, Italy, Denmark and Iceland, and he asked street artist management company Juddy Roller to find him silos in Victoria.
Brim Active Community Group put money towards the $10,000 project, along with Yarriambiack Shire and Regional Arts Victoria.Taubmans and Loop Paints donated
And has that paid off!! van Helten has turned the tiny town of Brim, with a population of about 100, into a tourist destination overnight, and social media is cluttered with photos of his work.
The paint was donated from local company and the Brim caravan park and pub provided free accommodation and meals for van Helten.
Brim Active Community Group put money towards the $10,000 project, along with Yarriambiack Shire and Regional Arts Victoria.Taubmans and Loop Paints donated
And has that paid off!! van Helten has turned the tiny town of Brim, with a population of about 100, into a tourist destination overnight, and social media is cluttered with photos of his work.
The paint was donated from local company and the Brim caravan park and pub provided free accommodation and meals for van Helten.
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| The silos in the sunlight |
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| The track behind |
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| The fine detail is amazing |
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| There are three men and one woman here |
There is no information re their identity (deliberate) but a lot of speculation about the mood or character of each figure.
When it was finished the publican Mr Holland and the locals thought it best the artist experience a "cut out" — a drinking session usually held in the shearing shed when shearers finish their last run. Van Helten's unwashed orange work shirt that he wore every day is now hanging proudly in the Brim Hotel.
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| Juddy Roller's magnificent photo!! |
Juddy Roller says
"the work captures the generational differences of those resilient enough to continue working the land, by representing a broad spectrum of the Brim Community portrayed in the archetypal form of different generations of the community, including an acknowledgement of the importance of female contribution to farming the land"
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