Back on December 6, 2022 I published a post about the colourful murals outside a semi-neglected, mostly-deserted building on the southwest corner of Jarvis Street and Queen Street East (141 Queen Street East, to be exact). The only merchant in… Read More »Mural Update: iPot Cannabis
While in the Bloor Street West and Lansdowne area to photograph some utility box murals, I came across this colourful alley off Lansdowne Avenue, one block north of Bloor Street West. It was good to see a generous hit of… Read More »A Bit of Colour in an Unnamed Alley
Yesterday I thought I might go to Chinatown to shoot the events of the Lunar New Year celebrations at Dundas Steet West and Spadina Avenue (it’s Year of the Dragon, by the way). When I got there I found the… Read More »Vincent, Murals & Alleyways
Renfrew Place sounds like a posh street but in actuality is a back alley. It’s located one block north of Queen Street West and runs between Simcoe Street and John Street: An interesting and colourful segment of Renfrew Place is… Read More »Street Art in Renfrew Place
Today we look at Banksy’s Guard with Balloon Dog. Banksy is the pseudonym of a UK-based street artist, political activist and film director, whose real name and identity remain unconfirmed and the subject of speculation. Active since the 1990s, Banky’s… Read More »Banksy at One York
This is the third and last instalment of a 3-part post focusing on some of the murals and artwork in the Wilson Heights area of the city. Here, we visit some community artwork just outside of Yorkdale Mall. These murals… Read More »Wilson Heights, Part 3: Yorkdale Murals
This is the second instalment of a 3-part post focusing on some of the murals and artwork in the Wilson Heights area of the city. There is a newly developed area on the south side of Wilson Avenue called –… Read More »Wilson Heights, Part 2: Wilson Station South Exit
This is a 3-part post focusing on some of the murals and artwork in the Wilson Heights area of the city. First up are the Wilson subway station murals. These murals are located on Wilson Avenue under the Allen Road… Read More »Wilson Heights, Part 1: Wilson Station Exit to Wilson Avenue
Coming home last night I spied this new mural on the northeast corner of Gloucester Street and Church Street. Very fitting, I thought, as we’re one week away from Pride:
I came across these last weekend, painted on the side of a building on the northwest corner of Bay Street and Adelaide Street West. Quite good, I think. According to the bio on the right of the image, the creator… Read More »Street Art by Niyi Adeogun
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