SYDNEY

ARTWORK

MY HOME | KINGS X | BALMAIN | ROXY THEATRE

Not everyone’s built for this city; it has an edge that can wear you down if you let it. I personally have always felt energised by the pace and used it as inspiration. Growing up in Carlingford (in the Parramatta region) I was surrounded by hills and the smell of conifers, but also 5 minutes walk from a Westfield, which made for some great bike riding and a few too many close calls on my hand painted skateboard.

In this Sydney series, i’ll be creating a mix of my favourite places growing up, and other iconic places that I think sum up life in this town…starting with home.

home

I could write a book on this quarter acre and the memories it gave me, but all i’ll say is i’m thankful for the childhood I had there and the family I shared it with.

It’s where I spent my first 26 years, and somehow every time I go back I revert back to my younger (sometimes much younger) days.

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kings x

I never spent much time here (and I wasn’t around when it looked like this), but the few times I went it was for the music. There were a couple of multilevel industrial / gothic clubs in the area, one right in the heart of the sleaze strip.

Love it or hate it, it’s a part of Sydney history and makes for some great photography during the day…just get out before dusk and you’ll be ok.

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BALMAIN

Not somewhere i’ve been often, but every time I did I loved it. The old sandstone buildings, awesome food and atmosphere, and then the view across the water from Illoura Reserve was pure magic.

I also have a memory of a new years eve party there…easily the biggest night (and following day) of my life, but that’s a story for another time… but that’s why I decided to have some fun with the signage in this.

The location is the intersection at Darling and Johnston Streets.

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ROXY THEATRE

The Roxy in Parramatta was one of my favourite buildings, and one I spent a lot of time around. There was a carpark directly behind that I used every week for years (going to classical guitar lessons above the mall).

I saw a few movies there and other events, but my favourite was an AC/DC event. When their live album came out in the early 90’s, my local music shop ‘Le Disc’ sold it with a ticket to see the live (recorded) concert at the Roxy. From memory it was a rainy midnight session, that’s why I included rain in this artwork.

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I’m always on the lookout for reference photos from the 50’s - 90’s.

Do you have any you’d like to share?