I went back to Graffiti Alley the other day.
When I was just east of Niagara Street I noticed these eyes looking at me.
A small blue Stickman sneaks into the photo too!
Three faces painted on a garage door by Jon Todd.
by Jimmy Chiale
…and a mouth too!
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Located at the northwest corner of Regent Park Blvd and St. David St.,
(which is south of Dundas East and east of Sackville)
painted on the wood hoardings around a construction site.
This wall was painted as part of The Patch Project
PATCH = “Public Art Through Construction Hoarding”
Unfortunately, one photo that is missing is one of the section of the wall that is a large section that says “Conquer Adversity with Diversity”, the title of this work.
More information on The Patch Project
Graffiti in a Cabbagetown lane.
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Behind 509 Dance, Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre on Parliament Street.
There will probably always be some controversy surrounding graffiti and and street art. Some people like it and some don’t. There is street art with a lot of artistic merit. There are a number of drab grey places in the city that are improved by adding street art.
Graffiti is temporary by nature. Time and weather affect it. Sometimes it evolves over time as others add stickers or comments. This is a strength and a weakness. All it takes is a marker or a can of spray paint to make your mark on a wall, a doorway, or any surface you want for that matter. Unfortunately, there are people who destroy rather than create.
There are many examples of the juvenile nature of some taggers so these are just a few.
Stupid and clueless. The mural on Croft street commemorating the Fire of 1904 has also been tagged over.
Great comment. Written on a black and white tag that was painted on top of a street art picture
The City of Toronto has a Graffiti Management Plan.
They try to encourage Graffiti Art while getting rid of Graffiti Vandalism.
Where the West Toronto Railpath meets Dundas West. The graffiti and street art that were here were painted over with grey paint, probably by the city.
Graffiti on a wall on Queen St. West
at the west side of Trinity Bellwoods park.
Unfortunately, there is now an ugly black tag on the lower left corner.
A few guys that I encountered the other day.
I walked around the corner and down a small dead end lane and this is what I saw.
near St. Clair West
Wile E. Coyote is still chasing the roadrunner…..
right out of Looney Tunes and onto a wall in a Toronto lane.
Street art seen in a small lane, on the side of 314 Adelaide East.
above: painted by Aaron Li-Hill
above: painted by IAH Media
people painted by Elicser
314 Adelaide East is the home of Artik, a custom T-shirt (and other things) printing company.
Stand Together,
a mural on Richmond St. East between Church and Jarvis streets.
Painted by Spud, 2014
The center part of the mural is a little 3D Toronto under a rainbow.
The CN Tower is there as well as a few cranes. Perhaps you recognize other buildings?
It even has a painting of the mural in it!
as I walk Toronto 