Posts Tagged ‘Adeyemi Adegbesan’

is everyone nice?

Posted: January 11, 2024 in graffiti and street art
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graffiti in Kensington

There are two very different pairs can be seen on opposites sides of an old window on St. Andrew Street.

graffiti on a blackened window of an empty store in kensington, three pieces of graffiti on it, including a df606 david bowie in the center of an old rotary phone

below: On one side,  City Kitty is asking,  “Canada, Why is everyone so nice?” while sitting beside a D7606 David Bowie in the center of a rotary phone.  Is he waiting for a call?  Can you hear me Major Tom?

NYC based artist City Kitty cat reading a book about Canada and saying Canada why are you so nice beside a second pasteup of a rotary phone with David Bowie's face in the middle of it

below: On the other side two men, white on black, by Adeyemi Adegbesan (Yung Yemi), masked? or blinded?  in chains? or in armour?

black and white street art by Adeyemi Adegbesan of two Black males with elaborate jewellery and chains joining them, also a collar that looks like a metal jaguar or tiger roaring,

below: Close up of a kitty of a not so gentle nature.

black and white street art by Adeyemi Adegbesan of two Black males with elaborate jewellery and chains joining them, also a collar that looks like a metal jaguar or tiger roaring,

Black Lives Matter in Graffiti Alley

Posted: June 19, 2020 in alleys, graffiti and street art
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A while ago, a group of street artists took over Graffiti Alley and painted a number of murals and street art pieces dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement. This is a large sample of the work that was completed as part of that project ‘Paint the City Black’.

Graffiti on a wall in Graffiti Alley including the words Black Lives Matter

below: A tribute to Breonna Taylor by elicsereliot

a mural featuring a portrait of Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was killed by police in the United States, Her name is written there as well

below: Martin Luther King Jr with “Police brutality ends now.  RIP Jamal”

A portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. painted in a mural, along with words in green paint that say Police brutality ends R I P Jamal

below: Free the Revolution

A mural in Graffiti Alley, a black bird with a dark blue beak, with the words Free the Revolution

below: A Lovebot heart supported by a black hand a white hand working together.

A mural in Graffiti Alley, A red lovebot heart with tow hands under it and appearing to hold it up, one hand is black and the other is white

below: No Justice, No peace, a mandala by Opola Karim

A circular design in light grey on black in a flower shape with words under that say no justice no peace

below: A mural by @sumartist (Paul Glyn-Williams) – I can’t breathe, the last words of George Floyd, surrounded by the words “But we can hear you”.

A portrait of George Floyd who was killed by American police in Minneapolis, with lower part of his face covered with a black mask with words I can't breathe written on it.

below: A poser bunny

poser bunny mural in graffiti alley, giving peace sign, beside words that say black lives matter

below: RIP Jamal Francique by bubzart (aka Bubzlitto Brigante).  Jamal was shot by Peel Region police earlier this year.

tribute mural to the memory of jamal francique, with his portrait

below: A portrait of James Baldwin (1924-1987) painted by Phillip Saunders.  Baldwin was an American writer and activist.

portrait of James Baldwin, mural in Graffiti Alley, by Phillip Saunders

wall in Graffiti Alley, back of two storey building with exterior metal stairs, wall is covered with graffiti including words R I P to the black lives taken by police

below: A large paste up by Adeyemi Adegbesan

black and white and grey tones pasteup graffiti by yung of a woman with a hat that is a bird's head and large beak, many chains around her neck and her eyes are covered, lots of flowers covering the back of her head and neck

below: Leyland Adams painted this portrait of Malcolm X.
“You don’t have to be a man to fight for freedom.
All you have to be is an intelligent human.”

mural dedicated to Malcom X with his portrait and one of his quotes

two faces in two murals adjacent to each other, one is of a young woman and the other is a boy

mural of woman in bright colours, reds and pinks, wearing a blue mask, tribute to health care workers.