Moustache - WHY WAIT FOR NOVEMBER?

On my first good walk after returning home, I went north towards Brighton.

Just opposite the Brighton Railway Station is a bricked up tunnel that used to run under Beach Road. There has always been some form of artwork there but I was very surprised to see this new mural.

Painted by John Lawry, it cleverly links the history of the St Kilda and Brighton Railway Company with the tunnel.

Built in 1861, the tunnel was created to link the railway line, at Brighton Beach Station, with the pier that was apposite.

The new artwork is painted in the Trompe l’Oeil style (French for ‘deceive the eye’) which dates back to ancient Greek and Roman times. By using perspective the mural gives an illusion of depth and dimension.

It suits this space perfectly.

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