The Wanderers - Guido Van Helten

The series profiles six of Australia’s most exciting street artists as they take their work on the road to unexpected and unusual parts of Australia - discovering the influence of a new environment on their individual artistic styles. This episode follows artist Guido Van Helten, as he paints seven freight train carriages in the flour milling town of Manildra, 300 km west of Sydney. With a population of 500 people, Manildra represents the quintessential regional Australian farming town. His artwork, titled ‘Salt of the Earth’ features portraits of people local to the area, painted from photographs taken by Guido during his interactions with the town. The artwork aims to celebrate the everyday characters of regional Australia. The moving canvas will send these messages across the country, hoping to surprise and pique the interest of its viewers, and to cast a light on a facet of Australian culture that is often overlooked. This is a series about discovery of self; of new cultures and place; and of Australia’s next generation of contemporary artists.