Art Cube

A three-panelled mural celebrating local culture and commemorating local graffiti artist Adam ‘Bingo’ King (b. 4th October 1986 - 9th May 2003). Visible from Bunnerong Road, the new mural takes pride of place at Heffron Park Handball Courts, visible from Bunnerrong Road. The artwork features a portrait commemorating the late, great Adam ‘Bingo’ King.

Adam was a local resident from Matraville, as well as a talented young graffiti artist who died in a sudden Train accident, while spraying inside a tunnel in May 2003. Adam’s grief-stricken friends commemorated the 10th anniversary of his death by painting a mural on the back wall of the old Bunnerong Gymnastics Centre. The mural came to be a well-known and iconic portrait celebrating ‘Bingo’s’ memory, but had to be torn down in 2022 to make way for the new Heffron Centre. his nickname 'Bingo' came from the rhyme "Bingo was his name O" which his mother would sing to him as a child.

The new mural features a portrait of Adam and includes a mandala as a nod to the original mural. The icons surrounding the portrait of Adam represent the things he loved: a spray can for his love of art and graffiti; his scotty dog; a drum kit for his love of drumming; and Coldplay and Promoe for his love of hip hop and music. The mural further celebrates local Aboriginal culture and the history of Randwick City, with La Perouse being the only area in Sydney where the local Aboriginal community have had an unbroken connection to the land that long pre-dates European settlement.

Art Cube was created by local artist and proud Gadigal man, Dallas Clark. Matthew “Melnunnie” Brettschneider, a proud Wiradjuri & Ngiyampaa man, assisted Clark in the painting of the new mural. Speaking on his work, Dallas said, “the eastern and western faces are mirrored to indicate our ancient Aboriginal land and the modern fabric of Randwick City. The lighter green dots are indicative of the Aboriginal ownership and protection of the land, the importance of the coast to the local Aboriginal people and the many tribal groups and dialects spoken by traditional owners.”