Street Art

When I started my project, titled ‘Street Art In Penang, I had no idea of the work done by Maria Wulff Hauglann to document the street art of George Town, Penang. So, I changed my approach to include street art discovered during my travels in Malaysia.

Others have also undertaken this effort, but Maria’s approach evolved as a travel advisory. The viewer might find that my work will include an image or two of what was previously done, but I have expanded outward to include areas outside of the section of George Town that on the 7th of July 2008 was awarded World Heritage Site status by UNESCO.

Unfortunately, some original images in George Town have failed the test of time and weather conditions, are now worn and faded. While others were painted over and, in some instances, replaced by new images. In addition, images of an enormous size are seen on new multi-storied apartment buildings at various locations on the island, and on the mainland, in Butterworth. I have also included images of street art in Kuala Lumpur and other locations in Malaysia when encountered during my travels. Images are noted by place/date/time as displayed to the right.Thanks for viewing!

Terry Randolph, Photographer

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