E-Wen Hooi: murals

Sunday, October 18, 2020

6 Street Art Places to Visit in Selangor

There are many street arts that you can visit in Selangor. Street arts can potentially help the tourism industry by turning the areas into tourist attraction areas. There are places such as Klang Valley and Shah Alam that feature these street arts which are picture perfect and well-loved by visitors.

Below are 6 street arts in Selangor that you can visit.

1) LAMAN SENI 7, SEKSYEN 7 SHAH ALAM

This art site is a continuation of Laman Seni 2 in Section 7 Shah Alam, close to i-City where it is a creative and beautiful place that aims to appreciate the arts. This area was completed by Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) to change the back lanes of commercial and industrial areas into safe, clean and quiet environments. Various arts were decorated such as 3D Drawing, 3D Installation, Street Furniture and many more. This Street Art 7 features the concepts of "Shah Alam Community", "Tourist Attraction" and also "Green Concept".

Laman Seni 7 from www.visitselangor.com

2) LAMAN SENI 2, SEKSYEN 2 SHAH ALAM

Laman Seni 2, Section 2 was the starting point for street arts in Shah Alam which later continued to Laman Seni 7. The theme for the artworks at Laman Seni 2 is 'back to school'. Get ready to breathe in the air of nostalgia where you will find a hanging chair on the wall, a school bus and animal paintings. Not only that, there is a food court nearby where you can take a break from taking pictures at the mural site.

Laman Seni Seksyen 2 from www.soalan70.com

3) SAFARI JEJAK WARISAN, KLANG

If you go to Royal Klang Town, it is a must to stop at the old town of Klang where there are many shops selling various goods for the Indian community. Visitors can also stop by to take pictures of the interesting murals with the "Safari" theme along the back alleys of shops in the old town of Klang. This mural art was officiated by Datuk Zainal Abidin Abu Hassan on 5 June 2020 where you will be fascinated by various types of animal paintings as if you are at a real safari.

Safari Jejak Warisan Klang from www.tourismselangor.com

4) SASARAN ART, KUALA SELANGOR

Since 2008, the Sasaran Art Organization has organized a large-scaled art festival every 3 years to create exposure towards street arts. There are various paintings on the outdoor and indoor walls which visitors can take pictures of. Apart from that, with the support of the Selangor State Government, a 2-storey art gallery named "Kuala Selangor Sasaran Art Gallery" is used as an art center which holds local and international exhibitions and festivals to promote culture and the arts.

Sasaran Art from www.sasaranarts.org.my

5) MURAL JALAN KENARI, PUCHONG

This mural area is located at Jalan Kenari 5, Puchong and decorated with various mural paintings behind the old buildings of located on the road. This mural artwork was completed by 103 final year students from The One Academy, Subang Jaya within 6 days. The murals show the beauty and elements of the Malaysian cultures and portray the uniqueness of the country.

Jalan Kenari Mural Puchong from only www.inpuchong.com

6) KUALA KUBU BHARU MURAL (KKB), HULU SELANGOR

Kuala Kubu Bharu town is located about 70km from the city of Kuala Lumpur. The town offers nature activities and extreme sports such as paragliding, water tubing and white-water rafting. Not only that, there is also a street art area featuring paintings on the walls of the old buildings in the KKB area. The 8 mural paintings were completed by 40 students and staff from ALFA College in 2014 with which describe the urban life in KKB.

Mural at Kuala Kubu Baru from www.easyuni.com

Street mural or Street art is not only interesting and beautiful, but visitors can fill their photo memories with pictures of unusual 3D paintings, a mix of paintings with furniture, unique-themed paintings and many more. This street art provides an opportunity for talented painters to display painting ideas on the walls of the buildings turning the areas into tourist attraction areas. Also, Tourism Selangor advises visitors to maintain physical and social distancing and follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs) set by the Government to prevent any COVID-19 virus transmission.

For more information, please log on to the official website of Tourism Selangor at Selangor.Travel.

Klang Mural

Saturday, October 13, 2018

Dancing Tour by Street Friends in the Heart of Kuala Lumpur

People think they are hopeless for living on the streets- homeless, unshowered and avoided. That is just the society for being judgemental and unkind. If we could untap their most valuable resources, we will not only generate revenue for the country but also restore the dignity of the street folks.

But what is their most valuable resources? The streets are all they know and they know them best! They have lived weaving in and out every nook and cranny of Kuala Lumpur and they know the charms of the unseen pockets of the city like the back of their hand. Who else would know the stories that was birthed at Lorong Berangan or the history of Jalan Tengkat Tong Shin like these street friends.

At one of the wonders at a corner of Lorong Berangan

Yes, the once homeless will be your tour guide. They will show you the less beaten path (which adventurers love) and enlighten you with the locals' idiosyncracies. AirAsia's award-winning inflight magazine travel360 is collaborating with NGO Yellow House and the local government Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) to empower its people and beautify the city.

As a travel organization with a heart, AirAsia is always keen in pioneering or supporting initiatives like this especially creative ones. Unseen Tours is truely one of the most unique program straddling in both charity and tourism.

Unseen Tours is creative collaboration between travel360.com and DBKL to support the livelihood of the homeless while making the city beautiful

Mesmerizing murals

According to the founder of Yellow House, Syam Priah, Unseen Tours is not poverty tourism. The tours are not showing the poor side of Kuala Lumpur. In fact, it's the exact opposite. The tours have simply turned the weakness of our street friends into strength by giving them opportunity to create something that they are proud of and something that we can all appreciate.

The music adds anther dimension into life

Even if you think have pounded the pavements of KL day and night, the Dancing Tour is nothing like any tour you have been on. Driven by music emanated from a set of headphones each, the delirium is like a pill that washes the slightest blue in you.