They were on the Children On A Bicycle and Boy On A Bike murals.
All the Tan siblings wanted was to get on a big red bicycle and have a bit of fun. Little did they know that they would be immortalised in an iconic mural in Penang, which became one of Malaysia’s most well-known tourist attractions.
Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic with siblings Tan Yi and Tan Kern at the Children On A Bicycle mural which depicts them when they were children. PHOTO: ERNEST ZACHAREVICThe children took a liking to the adult-sized bicycle, and although it was too big for them, that did not stop them from clambering onto the vehicle.
The siblings’ father, Mr Adrian Tan, said Mr Zacharevic told him he wanted to paint the children as part of his series of murals on the streets of Penang. Mr Mohammad Shahrul was 11 and learning to play the yo-yo outside his house when he unexpectedly became Mr Zacharevic’s source for Boy On A Bike mural.
His parents initially did not believe he was featured in the mural but his elder brother met Mr Zacharevic to get the confirmation.
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