Artwork Inspires New Office

In early 2020 the team from STM Southern Sydney were excited and looking forward to moving into their brand new office space at Sutherland.

Then COVID-19 hit. The office was like a shiny new toy waiting for batteries at Christmas.

A mural by local artist Bruno Moto, was painted during the challenging time of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.

‘The role art plays in people’s lives has never been more important, how it can bring joy and comfort during difficult times.’

The Bright Shire was created by local artist, Bruno Mota, to represent the Sutherland Shire’s culture and lifestyle, illustrating the region’s abundance of beautiful landscapes, nature, beaches and friendly community.

I wanted to bring happiness and all the beautiful outdoor landscapes from The Shire inside the office, to make a positive impact on your mood and energy whilst inside.

With the return back to work and life as we formerly knew it, it’s even more important to connect back to our Community. I hope that this lovely artwork inspires my work colleagues to reconnect back to our Smarter Community family.

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Bring back fun!

Those of you that know me know that I love street art, I love the vibrant colourful walls of the Inner West and I love that our street artists are getting out there and appreciated for their art. But have we forgotten to have fun?
 
Recently someone has been brave enough to get creative with Brad Robson’s, Woman’s Honour mural, painted in 2019. It’s subtle and funny and when I saw this, you know what, I laughed. It’s clever and just the kind of thing that has always appealed to me.
 
When did we all get so serious?

This year has been horrible and serious and more than ever I’ve needed to have a good laugh. There was a time all I needed to do was walk the laneways of Newtown and find plenty of humorous writings on the walls to keep me entertained.
 
Don’t get me wrong I love Brad Robson’s mural, and I appreciate what the council is doing to colour our walls with art but god I miss the random writing on the walls.
 
Bring back graffiti, bring back fun!