Heading east along Mountain Highway you will find the Knox Community Arts Centre and see the playful mural by Ghostpatrol and Carla McRae. Continue across Mountain Highway and discover the array of small-scale artworks and interactive sculptures at the Marie Wallace Bayswater Park playground.
Bayswater is home to a variety of restaurants and cafes offering cuisines from across the globe. Walk the public art trail and then settle in for lunch or dinner afterwards.
This trail is approximately 2 km and suitable for walking or cycling.
Public Transport Victoria info: Bayswater Station (Belgrave Line).
1. Aeroplane Boy sculpture, 2020
- Artist: Matt Calvert.
- Location: Bayswater Station, 750 Mountain Highway, Bayswater.
Aeroplane Boy was commissioned as part of the Bayswater Level Crossing Removal Project with funding from the state government. The artwork was created using recycled glass and steel, and depicts the image of a boy with his arms outstretched. The prevailing silhouette is captured in the skyline and can be seen from different vantage points across Bayswater.
2. Connecting to Place, Connection to People mural, 2020
- Artists: Carmen Davies and James Beattie (aka DVATE).
- Location: Bayswater Station, 750 Mountain Hwy, Bayswater. Pedestrian underpass.
This mural was commissioned by the Victorian Government Level Crossing Removal Authority for the Mountain Highway underpass. Project managed by Carmen Davies and DVATE in collaboration with First Nations artists Adam Magennis (Bunurong), Mandy Nicholson ( Wurundjeri) and Marbee and Ngarra Williams (Boonwurrung Wiradjuri). The artist’s mentored local school children from Bayswater Secondary College to create the mural and learn more about First Nations culture and history.
3. Tanz sculpture, 2014
- Artist: Martin George.
- Location: Knox Community Arts Centre, 790 Mountain Highway, Bayswater.
This modernist sculpture stands proudly at the entrance to the Knox Community Arts Centre. Created with corten steel, the sculpture is part of George’s ‘Dance’ series. The Yiddish word for dance, Tanz, captures a moment of charged intimacy between two performers as they turn into one another and begin to move together. With curves that suggest balance and movement, this work considers the inherent beauty of humans in motion. It is a deliberate and sensual narrative, embodied in the ever-rising vertical entanglement of its two curves.
4. Waiting in the Wings mural, 2020
- Artists: David Booth (aka Ghostpatrol) and Carla McRae.
- Location: Knox Community Arts Centre, 790 Mountain Highway, Bayswater.
A mural by Ghostpatrol and Carla McRae that references the work of Ikko Tanaka, a well-known 20th-century Japanese graphic designer. They pay homage to his 1970s and 80s theatre posters and have added a fresh look to the Knox Community Arts Centre. The mural is almost like a stage. It is playful and joyous with layers of bold shapes and mask-like images that encourage the viewer to discover more about the theatre program on offer within.
5. Playing Great and Small mural, 2018
- Artists: David Booth (aka Ghostpatrol) and Carla McRae.
- Location: Marie Wallace Bayswater Park playground, King Street, Bayswater.
This brightly painted mural extends across the playground, encouraging interactive use by playground users. The mural designs include a parade of native animals alongside a child exploring their local environment and wildlife by torchlight.
6. Animal Plaques sculptures, 2002
- Artist: Anderson Hunt.
- Location: Marie Wallace Bayswater Park playground, King Street, Bayswater.
These interactive, playful sculptural works include themed bronze plaques, small creatures and large interactive animals for children to climb. Anderson Hunt is known for his creative ability in specialist metalwork skills and design. There are also sculptural works in the Welcome to the Jungle area of this park by artists Louise Skačej and Peter Corlett OAM.
7. Water Monitor sculpture, 2005
- Artist: Louise Skačej.
- Location: Marie Wallace Bayswater Park playground, King Street, Bayswater.
8. Hippopatami sculpture, 2002
- Artists: Peter Corlett OAM and Louise Skačej.
- Location: Marie Wallace Bayswater Park playground, King Street, Bayswater.
