For the nest few months, three big, bold, and colourful images are on display at Ontario Square on the waterfront. These are “Joy in Resistance” by Frizzkid aka Hana Shafi.
This is one exhibit where the “words on the wall” work well! This is how Frizzkid describes her work: “They are celebrations of diversity and of LGBTQ+ joy, where we envision a bright future; where people can flourish and dream wildly, and be wholly themselves without danger or hate. I have a love of 60’s and 70’s popular culture aesthetics, which spans from the golden age of Bollywood, to Studio 54 disco fever, appearing throughout my work to convey a warm nostalgia amidst the psychedelia. I believe in the beauty of reinvention and fluidity, and to make each piece feel transformative. My chaotic use of colour is meant to invoke powerful emotions that jolt people out of apathy and the exhaustion of doom-scrolling on their phones and to invite them to imagine their ideal future, one where they feel at home in their own skin and beloved by their communities.”
On display until 5th Nov 2023
as I walk Toronto 