Early September 2020 Urban Exploration
Still catching up ! A few sculptures in this post – I never thought to include them in ‘street art’ but they are one of the original versions of ‘street art’.
Myfanwy Macleod Sculpture
I noticed this cool sculpture on Bay St at the beginning of September. Blogto just did entire article about it.. Turns out it’s by Myfanwy Macleod. Can’t wait until they remove the fencing around it.
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YorkVille Murals
This years Yorkville Murals Festival finished up with a mural by Bird0. I haven’t seen it.. it’s a the top of a parking lot and the only people that can see from one of the condos above.
If you have a drone you would get a great shot.
Jason Botkin Mural
The mural by Jason Botkin replaced a paste up by Mr. Brainwash
I wasn’t a fan of the Mr. Brainwash piece and it was flaking away in a few spots… so the new one is much better.
Young Jarus Mural
My fave of the whole Yorkville Murals Festival is of course this one by Young Jarus.
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Leeay Mural
This by Leeay was done back in 2018.
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Hemps & ArtChild Mural
Found this new collaboration by ArtChild and Hemps.
They worked on this as well. Skam – ArtChild and Hemps do a lot of work in this particular alley.
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WhatsVictorUpto Sidewalk Artwork
Mr. Victor Fraser is back and working away painting on the sidewalks.
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Remain Sticker Art
I found this sticker on the other side of the street of the Paula Tikay mural.
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Julii McMillan Bell Box
A little further down I stumbled on this new Bell Box by Juli McMillan. She says it was inspired by Georgia O’Keefe.
Fuck 12 Graffiti
I’ve seen ‘Fuck12″ a lot this year. I had to Google it.. now I know !
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Bird0 Mural
Got a way better photo of the Bird0 mural that I posted a month ago.
Pac Men Graffiti
Someone has been putting this Pac Men type characters around the area.
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Peru143 Mural
This is by Peru143 that he did years ago.
Victor Fraser Sidewalk Art
More ‘Good Vibes’ from Victor Fraser.
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Mekar Graffiti Burner
A cool burner !
Luvs & Javid Jah Mural
A new collab by Luvs and Javid Jah in the middle of Graffiti Alley.
Luvs Mural
Another new mural by Luvs in Graffiti Alley.
RowellSoller Mural
Yes… another new mural by RowellSoller. This is his spot !
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Movember Mural
That is actually the headquarters for the Movember Foundation.
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Sweet Jesus Art Installation
So I should know the story behind this by now.. but I do not. A lot of condo developments put these types of artwork in front of their entrance.
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Leeay Traffic Signal Box
Another work by Leeay
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Construction Artwork
Amazing artwork at another construction site.
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Jaume Plensa Sculpture
So I was watching a documentary last month about Jaume Plensa and I thought wow.. I wish Toronto had one of his sculptures..
Turns out the documentary was a bit of teaser.. because we have not one but two now. Apparently there’s another one of his works at the airport terminal. But this is the first giant figure in Toronto. It’s in the middle of the business district and it’s perfect spot for this.
I was walking by a couple of weeks ago and I saw this giant head but it looked like it was getting ready to be unveiled. So I couldn’t see the entire sculpture because of the plywood etc. But I knew right away that it was by Jaume Plens – because of the documentary I had just watched. Apparently it’s been in works since 2017.
I went back again and it’s a wow experience ! The sculpture appears like an optical illusion.. it’s incredible to see in person. I took so many pictures that I think I made the security guards nervous. There was a small placard at the base that simply says “Jaume Plensa Dreaming 2017”.
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