Street artist brings hope to cyclone-ravaged Rockhampton

Internationally renowned muralist Lucas Grogan leaves Rockhampton with more than a bad cyclone memory.

10 Mar 2015 12:00

Gina Fairley

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Visual Arts

Photo Christine McKee / The Morning Bulletin

Just two weeks after Tropical Cyclone Marcia ravaged the city of Rockhampton on the morning of 20 February, a Melbourne street artist paints a message of hope and solidarity.

Lucas Grogan has transformed Quay Lane with a mural painted in his signature blue and white patterning, which has an uncanny connection to swirling vortex of the recent cyclone.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina