Episode 9: How the Nicky Winmar statue turned from idea to reality with Aaron Tyler.

This week is the anniversary of the moment in 1993 that indigenous footballer Nicky Winmar stood up to racist abuse, pulled up his jumper, pointed to his skin and yelled out “I’m black and I’m proud to be black!”

It’s seen as a pivotal moment in race relations in Australia, signifying the moment when it became obvious that racism has no place in sport, or indeed anywhere.

So, on this episode of The Right-brain Warm-up I talk to Aaron Tyler, the man I worked with to build a monument to this moment, which now sees a ten foot high bronzed replica of Winmar’s iconic stance standing outside Perth’s Optus Stadium, forever strong and proud.

Topics discussed:

1. What creativity is to Aaron.
2. How he used creativity to fund a statue of iconic indigenous footballer Nicky Winmar.
3. What we can all do to be more creative.
4. He then answers this question from The Right-brain Workout: "You are George Shaw. The year is 1797. Describe the platypus for the first time in your letter to Mother England."

Aaron Tyler Aaron is a freelance ad creative and artist from Melbourne. He is the brains behind various ideas for public awareness initiatives including ‘Tram Coach’ for Yarra trams and ‘Reverse the Threat’ for the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC). His art is about the Australian story. His art project ‘Straya Cash’ went viral and ignited a national conversation about icons and the Australian identity. www.aarontyler.com.au

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm