First look inside Sydney Football Stadium | Photos

Fans will set their eyes on jaw-dropping artwork when take their seats for the NRL finals in 2022 at Moore Park’s state-of-the-art stadium.

The Saturday Telegraph has been given an exclusive first look at the seating ­design of the rebuilt Sydney Football Stadium.

Award-winning Indigenous artist Tony Albert was commissioned to create a design which covers all 42,500 seats of the new stadium.

The theme of the design is “Two Worlds Colliding – Water and Land”, with ­abstract designs featuring topographical views of ­Sydney, and whale and ­goanna totems.

Albert said the theme also reflects the sporting battles that are set to be held in the stadium.

“I was really thinking about this idea of a football stadium and the concept Two Worlds Colliding is the idea of friendly competition, two different elements or people coming together,” he said.

The seating design for the rebuilt Sydney Football Stadium features the theme of worlds colliding.

Virtual reality technology and high tech software was used to fine-tune the design.

While most may see the all-blue design as a nod to our Origin heroes, the ­colour actually has a practical purpose.

“The colour choices were already stipulated and that’s due to light reflection and heat retention, lots of restrictions already that are ­attached to stadium seating,” Albert said.

Creating the artwork for the seating was not as easy as just sketching out an idea – Albert had to use virtual ­reality technology and hi-tech rendering software to make sure his designs were pleasing to the eye from all angles.

Indigenous artist Tony Albert is responsible for the seating design at the new stadium. Picture: Rhett Hamerton

Virtual reality technology and high tech software was used to fine-tune the design.

“There’s new technology such as VR where we are able to be there without it actually existing, and with certain renders you can get different elevations or be able to look at it from different perspectives.

“So you might be up at one corner of the stadium or down on the playing field looking up.”

Construction on the Moore Park stadium is under way on the roof, facade and internal fit-out, with the government aiming to open the stadium by the NRL’s 2022 finals series, Sports Minister Natalie Ward said.

“We are proud to announce Tony Albert as the winner of the stadium seating design, and excited to see his design ‘Two Worlds Colliding’ come to life as the stadium is built,” she said.

 “Building this world-class sporting and entertainment venue is providing a boost to the economy, with around 800 people working on site currently, with more jobs to be supported after it is complete.”

Originally published as First look inside Sydney Football Stadium | Photos