Zacharevic to repaint fading iconic artwork, says Wong

Photo op: A tourist taking a photo of the Children on a Bicycle mural along Armenian Street, which has seen better days and is fading, in George Town, Penang. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Penang’s beloved street mural, Children on a Bicycle, will be given a fresh coat of paint by the original artist himself.

State tourism and creative economy committee chairman Wong Hon Wai said Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic has agreed to restore the iconic mural, which has faded away with time.