Published on Wednesday, 19 March 2025 at 5:09:43 PM
The City of Nedlands is delighted to present our first commissioned James Giddy artwork, at Tresillian Arts Centre. James’ mural transforms an ordinary electrical box into a captivating work of art.
The artwork features a Nankeen Night Heron with the Tresillian building façade intricately painted within its form, set on top of a two-tone green background. On the other sides, a Silver Princess (Eucalyptus caesia) branch gracefully hangs down, adding a touch of natural beauty.
The Silver Princess can be found in the gardens at Tresillian, and the Nankeen Night Heron, a nocturnal bird commonly seen along the Swan foreshore and in local parks and gardens, served as key inspirations for the former Nedlands local.
There are more photos of James Giddy's art at Tresillian on City of Nedlands Facebook & Instagram pages.
Where to find it:
Tresillian Arts Centre is located at 21 Tyrell Street, Nedlands. The power box featuring James Giddy's mural is located in the garden of Tresillian, accessible via the Edward Street entrance.
Bonus tip!
Four other James Giddy murals nearby can be admired at Broadway Fair Shopping Centre, in the City of Perth.
About James Giddy
James Giddy is a multidisciplinary artist who has gained recognition for his large-scale public art works both domestically and internationally. A previous Nedlands local, Giddy was initially recognised through mural work for Form WA’s Public Project (2015) and completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Curtin University (2016 Degree Show).
With foundations in watercolour painting, Giddy pays homage to contrast and composition, looking to the natural environment and his near surroundings for inspiration. The immediacy and sense-of-place achieved by the French motif of ‘en plein air’ painting, translates through a lot of his mural and studio work.
Giddy’s works encourage the audience to question and bring their own contextual understanding to the composition, whilst providing a platform of familiarity in the subject and its action. Through these dynamics of a subject and its ground, Giddy often visits themes concerning the every-day and the common civilian, whilst using the public reach of his mural work to look at environmental awareness and conservation, drawing focus to nature in an urban environment or on a man-made structure.
Travelling around WA and internationally is one of the main reasons why James enjoys his work so much. He explains that living in Western Australia is extremely influential on his practice as there is so much diversity in our own backyard.
“My biggest motivation to continue and pursue painting and art as a career is the lifestyle that comes with it. Doing something that I love and incorporating that aspect of travel and working in different environments with different people and introducing something nice into their lives is what I love the most.”
Check out more on James Giddy's Instagram and Facebook pages.
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