1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Nigh murals 1-3, 2022
- Artist: George Rose
- Location: Playpark 257, corner of Lupton Way and 257 Dorset Road, Boronia. Exterior of Boronia Police Station
This series of three murals explores the artist’s interest in endangered local flora. The largest mural appears prominently on the rear walls of the police station with two smaller murals that are visible from Boronia Station. Knox is home to several endemic and endangered plants that are represented in the murals, including cinnamon wattle, green scent bark and Yarra gum. Drawing attention to the local natural environment gives the community an artwork that is specifically ours.
4. Systems of Knowledge #1 mural, 2022
- Artist: Kent Morris
- Location: 217 Dorset Road, Boronia and flagpole site, located on Dorset Road near intersection of Boronia Road
Through a First Nations lens, Kent Morris reveals the continuing presence and patterns of Aboriginal history, culture and knowledge in the contemporary Australian landscape. The interaction of native birds with the built environment reflects resilience, adaption, continuity and change to ecological systems, reflecting on the ways in which First Nations culture survives and adapts.
5. Undergrowth (ferns and fungi) mural, 2023
- Artist: Jack Rowland
- Location: Rear of 170 Underwood Road, Ferntree Gully at the Apollo Service Station
This mural depicts a panoramic landscape scene and highlights the unique qualities of the surrounding hills that are only a short walk from Ferntree Gully Village. It suggests an other-worldly environment with the mist, ferns and fungi, and the use of cool-toned blues, greens and purples.
6. Drift (water purifier shed) mural, 2023
- Artists: Ambrose Rehorek and Chanel Tang (aka Creature Creature)
- Location: Tim Neville Arboretum, 98 Dorset Road, Ferntree Gully
The Tim Neville Arboretum in Ferntree Gully is home to a vast array of wildlife that visit the unique parkland throughout the year. The water purifier shed has been decorated with many of these animals, including dragonflies, pobblebonk frogs, sugar gliders and a large, grey heron. The shed houses the pumps that manage the purity of the water in the reserve, providing a healthy environment for the wildlife.
7. Superb Fairy Wren mural, 2016
- Artists: Leigh Ouwerkerk (aka ASKEM) and James Beattie (aka DVATE)
- Location: Cinema Lane, laneway between Dorset Road and Dorset Square
A large superb fairy wren and abstract motifs make up this large-scale mural created by ASKEM and DVATE. This mural was commissioned as a permanent installation for Immerse 2016, Knox's biennial festival of arts and culture.
8. Untitled, Paloma Lane mural, 2021
- Artist: DREZ
- Location: Paloma Lane, between 1322 and 1324 High Street Road, Wantirna South.
This orange and green geometric mural by Drez references modernism and op art, shifting and elevating perceptions of graffiti and art in public places. Using urban structures as his canvas, Drez responds with colour gradients, following the form of the location, subverting these structures to create immersive spaces of colour.
9. 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.
10. Kinematic, 2023
- Artist: Studio John Fish.
- Location: Knox Regional Netball Centre, 9 Dempster Street, Ferntree Gully.
Located at the entrance to the Knox Regional Netball Centre, this sculpture has a central visual motif that speaks to ‘kinetic movement’. This is presented by aligning with the architecture of the newly refurbished centre. The work reflects a sense of flow and inclusiveness, connected to the activities of the sports facility.
11. In-Line (Line 2) sculpture, 2024
- Artist: James Voller and Joel Zika.
- Location: Fairpark Reserve, Park Boulevard, Ferntree Gully.
The two In-Line sculptures were created using technology inspired by "hawk eye" and sports visualisations, often seen in cricket and other sports broadcasts. Using data taken from members of local sports teams, the artists created digital realisations, translating it into three dimensional sculptures. These works depict the action of a cricket ball hitting stumps and a netball goal being shot, into physical representations. By blurring the boundaries between art and sport, these works create immersive experiences that encourage exploration and play. The work was supported by the Collide Public Art Initiative and Urban Art Projects.
12. Floodline sculpture, 2023
- Artist: James Geurts
- Location: Stamford Park Wetlands, Emmeline Row, Rowville.
Floodline is a site-specific artwork comprising of three oversized water-level sculptures positioned in a line that place the audience underneath the water of a great historic flood. Arranged eight metres apart, in a southwest direction, an invisible horizon of the flood level runs through the three sculptures, generating an abstracted mirror of the gauges on the illusory surface. Floodline materialises a phenomenon caused by refraction, where an underwater viewer sees everything above the surface of the water as a distorted reflection.
13. Aeolian sculpture, 2023
- Artist: David Ball
- Location: Stamford Park Wetlands, Emmeline Row, Rowville.
Aeolian, meaning ‘arising from the action of the wind’ draws on its surroundings to create a focal point in the landscape. The large scale artwork forms part of a series that explores the universality of life. Aeolian speaks of nature, geology, architecture and our human landscape. This piece represents a geological fragment of the earth’s crust that one could imagine having been forged in situ or deposited on the coastal winds from afar. Its faceted sections create elegant angles and curves that sit lightly in the landscape and embrace the sky. Its deep orange, rusted patina contrasts with the cooler colours of its new environment at Stamford Park Wetlands.
14. New-Natural murals, 2024
- Artists: David Lee-Pereira and Amina Briggs
- Location: 46 Station Street, Ferntree Gully.
Amina Briggs, a proud Boonwurrung, Ugar and Erub woman has painted traditional Boonwurrung diamond symbols alongside David Lee-Pereira’s maidenhair fern, endemic to the Dandenong Ranges. Located on Wurundjeri Land the work depicts Waa, the Australian Raven as the protector of the waterways, represented here as the train network, in conflict over a worm (train) that embodies Amina Briggs Boonwurrung people’s entanglement with an ever-evolving environment.
15. Deep Respect and Connection to Country mural, 2024
- Artist: Grace Brown (Wurundjeri).
- Location: 77-79 Station Street, Ferntree Gully (Yooralla building).
An enchanting exploration of the vibrant animal and plant life in Ferntree Gully, revealing the creatures that come alive at day and night. By highlighting the nocturnal and diurnal inhabitants, the work pays homage to the significance of these animals in the lives of the Wurundjeri people and the local community. The work features, Bunjil the Creator, the iconic Lyrebird, with its mesmerising calls, and the lush ferns, symbolic of the region's rich biodiversity. All serve as powerful symbols linking people to the natural beauty of their surroundings. Grace’s work is a testament to the intertwined relationship between the Wurundjeri people and the captivating flora and fauna that define the region.
16. Connection to Country mural, 2022
- Artists: Kamara Morgan (YortaYorta/GunaiKurnai/Dja Dja Wurrung/Boonwurrung/Taungurung)
- Location: Knox Library, Westfield Shopping Centre, 425 Burwood Highway, Wantirna South.
A central meeting place features in Morgan’s ceiling work, where symbolism depicts people coming together to collaborate and share stories. The meeting place within the artwork represents not only the library itself, but also its profound connection to the land and its people - the Boon Wurrung/Bunurong and Wurundjeri, the custodians of the Kulin Nations' ancestral territory. The lines extending outward from this central point symbolise the intricate web of connections, speaking of the library's commitment to honouring and acknowledging indigenous heritage. This project was supported by Narrm based creative agency, Little Rocket.
17. Lanternz sculptures, 2023
- Artist: Reelize:Studio
- Location: Erica Avenue, Boronia.
Lanternz is a series of geometric light sculptures that stand as contemporary totems, guiding and transforming Erica Ave into an illuminated pathway. These structures serve as a gateway and a beacon, embodying the unique identity of the area while offering an immersive experience that evolves with time and environment. Responding dynamically to weather patterns, these lanterns invite the community to engage with this public space in new ways.
