Are you ready to explore fascinating worlds, thought-provoking concepts and get lost in our artists' creativity? As we reimagine Westfield Knox, come and discover the Knox Art Collection - a collection of murals and sculptures inspired by our local landscape, created by hand-picked artists, for our community to admire.

Visit us to get up close and read more about the inspiration behind each piece.

David 'Meggs' Hooke

David ‘MEGGS’ Hooke from Melbourne, Australia is a mural, street and fine artist recognised for his large-scale murals and detailed paintings that combine elements of nature, urban decay and abstraction to evoke a sense of flowing movement and states of change. His work explores core themes of sustainability, consumerism, and life’s dualities in a continuing personal journey of self-growth and finding connection to place.

About the artwork: Dandenong Ranges
The artworks for the new Active Kids Play areas at Westfield Knox are composed to compliment the usage and design of the spaces as well as compliment the surrounding backdrop of the Dandenong Ranges. The three levels of the play area and car park mural textures and colours are inspired by the natural layers of the Dandenong, moving from earthy reds and oranges into greens, then blues, as the eye line transitions upwards from earth, to trees and then to the sky. The shapes dividing these colours reference the eucalyptus tree bark patterns. The ‘third' Basketball level is predominantly blues, referencing the sky layer and includes shapes and brushstroke elements inspired by urban textures such as torn bill posters and street art techniques. The overall intention of the work is to create a comforting, yet engaging and positive, feeling of movement and growth.

Cezary Stulgis

Nothing is forever. Nature is reminding us of that fact over and over, with the ending of each season and birth of the next, through the endless cycle of life. Right there, within nature itself, is the source of inspiration for Cezary Stulgis, artist born in Poland and currently living in Australia. His interdisciplinary approach has made him recognisable and famous, be it the raw expression in the streets, his talent in sculpture-making or the ability to shift to the subtlety of classical techniques when it comes to painting. It doesn’t matter if it’s a large-scale project or work in a studio, Stulgis can express himself without any problems.

About the artwork: Terrain
This sculptural installation is titled ‘Terrain’ and explores the geometry and arrangement of the natural and physical features of the local area in a re-interpreted abstract geometrical landscape formation of Mat Dandenong and the Dandenong Ranges. The installation features sculpted-constructed rocks layered with various materials showcasing the different surface textures and formations within the landscape. Striped sections indicate a graphic diagram of rock formations in the area and the interaction with movement. The installation also features a local Wedge-Tailed Eagle soaring above the landscape.

Brook Andrew

Brook Andrew is an Australian Wiradjuri/Celtic artist and writer. His interdisciplinary practice is driven by the collisions of intertwined narratives, often emerging from themes of the “Colonial Wuba (hole)”. His practice is grounded in his perspective as a Wiradjuri and Celtic person with matrilineal kinship from the kalar midday (land of the three rivers), Australia.

Brooks’ artworks, research, leadership roles and curatorial projects challenge the limitations imposed by power structures, historical amnesia and complicity to centre and support Indigenous ways of being through systemic change and yindyamarra (respect, honour, go slow and responsibility). Brook is an Enterprise Professor in Interdisciplinary Practice and Director of Reimagining Museums and Collections at the University of Melbourne and is represented by Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney and Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris and Brussels. His studio is located in Melbourne, Australia on the lands of the Kulin Nations.

About the artwork: Gawugawu
gawugawu (spirit worlds) is a family of inflatable sculptures with black and white patterns inspired by the artist’s Wiradjuri inheritance and the cultural practices of carving trees and shields that exist throughout south-east Australia. Reflecting the artist’s imagination, the sculptures are vestibules for the spirits, connecting with experiences of space and time that are not fixed to a linear chronology.

gawugawu can link other worldly imaginations through dreamscapes activated by the gentle hypnotic patterns and lighting of the sculptures. The sculptures will appear different from morning to evening, depending on natural/artificial lights and shadows. Dreamscapes are important for storytelling and experiencing gawugawu is an opportunity to drift off into story lands.

The Young Family

Judith Young

Judith is a Waradgerie woman descendant from the Narrandera Sandhills. Her mum was a watercolour artist and her dad was an artefact maker who would burn their markings onto boomerangs and clapsticks. Her artwork is about the importance of healthy living, thinking and choices we can make. Coming out of illness and the pandemic, her goal as an artist is to paint into existence health, through connection to country.

Robert Michael Young

Robert is a Gunnai, Waradjurie man who is very passionate about his culture and people. Robert is an established artist and has created artworks all over Melbourne. He has created and been a part of significant moments that are shifting and changing the conversations around his people, culture and art.

Lyn-Al Young

Lyn-Al creates in the rhythm of her life song. Her creations celebrate her Gunnai, Waradjuri, Gunditjmarra and Yorta Yorta culture as well as promote a sense of wellbeing through her thoughtful and spiritual creative process. She brings her vision into focus through multiple mediums including dyes on silk, acrylic on canvas, watercolours/burning on paper and is enjoying exploring more.

Richard Young

Richard first sees himself as a husband, father and grandfather. Through his grandparents, on both paternal and maternal sides, Richard descends from First Nations peoples from across Victoria, Lake Condah in the west, Mooroopna in the north and Gippsland to the south and east. He is a part of a far-flung dynastic network, which includes politicians, artists, writers, sportspeople and musicians. From his parents of Gunnai, Yorta Yorta and Gunditjmara descent, Richard continues drawing inspiration from the traditions of his family and ancestors with a deeper connection with the Gunnai, who are the traditional owners of Gippsland, from the coastal areas to the southern slope of the Victorian Alps.

About the artwork: Borra Grounds
As we trace our footsteps back along the ancestral pathway, let the intricate cultural markings guide your way, intertwining each one through a sacred connection, safeguarding our heritage and sparking a tapestry of peace and boundless joy.

Diamonds represent our shields and protection of our ancestors. Lines represent journey throughout life and the generations and how staying connected to country and culture strengthens us on the journey. Circles represent coming together, connecting with family and clans as well as places of significance and waterholes.

The columns will read as individual scar trees which are located around Borra Ground sacred meeting and ceremony places. The markings are created through the introduction of the style type of marking to form very strong diamonds to circles, flow and movement.

The Oculus and Sky Canvas

A seamless connection between the two retail levels near UNIQLO and JD Sports is achieved through an ascending circular void, crafting the iconic shape of The Oculus- the central skylight. Going beyond being a mere architectural feature, the space houses the Sky Canvas, a dynamic lighting installation that breathes life into it's surroundings, emulating the soothing cadence of natural breathing. However, at the turn of each hour, a surprising transformation occurs as the lighting gradually intensifies, blurring the boundary between the outdoors and indoors when the oculus is bathed in soft hues inspired by the ever-changing sky- from the morning's sunrise to the midday sun, the evening's sunset, and the gentle dusk. This immersive experience pays homage to the wonders of nature, further enhancing the community's connection with the world outside.