Mr Clavijo and Mr Delgado have been working on their painting from a mechanical platform on a large crane in the town of Walpeup, 458km north west of Melbourne.
The process, which took a month and hundreds of litres of paint, has become a spectacle for both locals and motorists who pass through town from all over Australia.
The first day we were painting, a couple stopped and put out some chairs in front of the silo and left them there. Those chairs (then became) a place where people sat for hours to watch us work.
Camilo Delgado
Painter and sculptor, Julián Clavijo, next to the mural dedicated to teenaged soldier, Harold Thomas Bell. Credit: Supplied / Julián Clavijo
Despite Waldeup itself only having a population of just over 150 people, the GrainCorp silos, equivalent in height to a nine-storey building, are situated beside the busy Mallee Highway with an average of 100 cars passing by daily.
Julián Clavijo and Camilo Delgado with the unfinished mural. Credit: Supplied / Julián Clavijo
Paying tribute to ANZAC sacrifice
As a member of the famed light horse brigade, Mr Bell would have charged Turkish trenches on horseback armed with just a handheld bayonet.
Harold Thomas Bell, the subject of the mural, was just 16 when he died during World War I. Credit: Supplied / Julián Clavijo
Mildura Regional Development CEO, Brett Millington, said the mural would allow passers-by to “pause and reflect on the young man’s sacrifice”.
We hope that locals, travellers and passers-by can enjoy the mural while reflecting on and remembering a powerful legacy that is an important element in the identity of many Australian regional cities.
Brett Millington
Experienced mural artists
Mr Clavijo and Mr Delgado are experienced mural painters with Mr Clavijo the creator behind the Nylex Silo art work in Melbourne.
“It was my first experience painting a (tower) in Australia. It was a bit challenging in the sense that at first there were going to be three artists, but in the end, I ended up painting it by myself. So, the workload was a bit heavy,” he said.
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