The space now occupied by McInerney Reserve was once part of a thriving industrial business area that from the late 1800’s until around 1908 was called Carlton. There was originally to the right in the reserve (behind Bianco’s) a pug hole which was used for the clay by the Glanville Pipe Works. The area was later purchased from the Glanville Pipe Works and filled in by the...
In 2016 Gorilla Art was the recipient of the Encouragement Award from the City of Charles Sturt. This award recognised the work of the local community in their care and development of the Kilkenny Train Station garden and environment, the verge project on Wilpena Terrace as well as the Pole Painting within the Kilkenny area. To find out about the City of Charles Sturt’s...
This Mondrian pole was created by Brenton Cumshaw in 2015. It can be seen in Arkaba Street, Kilkenny SA. About the Design: It is a painting inspired by the work of Piet Mondrian. About the Artist: Brenton entered UniSA’s fine art degree upon leaving school. His main medium of study was photography but we think that Brenton’s painting skills are quite wonderful. To find out more and...
Kilkenny has existed since 1849 as subdivision 388. It has had a broad history within its ranks of days and years that spans the lifetimes of more than one or two generations. We used to compose of two suburbs in the area that the group currently exists within. Carlton was a suburb that ran along the railway line up to Aroona Road, over to Myponga,...
About the Design: Simon & I love to travel and our favourite destination is Thailand. The pattern on the south side of our pole depicts Thai inspired design. Seeing this each time I turn the corner into Arkaba Road it instantly provides me with a feeling of tranquillity and calm. The north side has the image of an elephant (Chang in Thai). I have a...
We started a few years back then stopped. But since Dec 2014 the group has flourished and with a council grant we have been able to paint the entire street plus some neighbouring areas and as a group we now have about 70 canvases (or street poles) waiting for a final design or paint application. To find out more and get involved with Gorilla Art please click...
About the Design: The Svia outdoor Cinema operated on this spot for 6 months in the early 1920’s. Gabrielle and her children created a design that reflected on that sites history for Gorilla Art in 2015. About the Artist: Gabrielle was born in Germany where she discovered a passion for art as a very young child. It is something that she has just always done and...
This poppies pole was created by Kelly Dann-Smith around 2013. About the Design: It is a painting of poppies bright red with green stems on a white background. I initially got inspired to paint poppies after Remembrance Day, 2012, as I had just completed a smaller version in canvas in our home. Poppies are such a gorgeous flower, and the colour really stands out...
