We’re getting outside to enjoy the summer while still maintaining some distance as the COVID numbers drop… a few of the restrictions have been lifted and life is little less constrained. Patios are filling up again and a larger selection of stores are open. The following photos were taken downtown on a sunny day a week or so ago…. as I re-learn how to take candid shots of people!
Posts Tagged ‘scooter’
emerging
Posted: July 8, 2021 in peopleTags: 3D Toronto sign, bikes, city hall, cyclists, food truck, Mercedes, people, pigeon, posing, scooter, sitting, summer, walking, Yonge Dundas Square, Yonge St.
Go Go Gadget
Posted: September 19, 2018 in graffiti and street art, locationsTags: #keep6hah, airplane, alley, Dave Setrakian, flags, hand, Inspector Gagdet, Kensington, lane, mural, painting, palm tree, parrot, passport, realistic, scooter, television, TV, yellow car
There’s a new mural in one of the Kensington alleys! It was painted recently by Dave Setrakian. It is also too long, and the alley too narrow, to get a good picture of the whole mural.
below: A parrot, an airplane and some Italian.
below: An Immigration Canada stamp from the 29th of May 1986 beside an Italian flag just out of reach.
below: Inspector Gadget appears on TV – a kids’ cartoon produced in the 1980’s.
below: A little yellow car with an Armenian flag in the back passenger window.
below: A large palm tree grows here, along with a Kuwaiti passport stamp and Kuwaiti flag
water bound and rising high
Posted: May 29, 2017 in galleries, people, public art, waterfrontTags: couple, downtown, duck, hug, Kajama, kids, lake, Lake Ontario, mother, people, scooter, water, waterfront
The water levels in Lake Ontario are higher than normal this spring – some beaches are under water and a large percent of the Toronto Islands are flooded. In front of the Power Plant Art Gallery the water level is even with with the concrete walkway… but not high enough to deter people from enjoying the waterfront this past weekend.
It seems appropriate that the artwork on the exterior wall (facing the lake) of the Power Plant features an image of water – white crested waves on a large lake. The piece is “Bound, Hupfield 2017” by Maria Hupfield; it is 19 feet high and 31 feet wide. The central image is a seascape painted by the artist’s mother, Peggy Miller, many years ago. It is being wrapped (unwrapped?) with grey felt-like material.
Is it a treasured artwork that is being readied for storage?
Is it a painful memory that is being covered up to be forgotten?
Is it a family heirloom that is being brought out for someone to admire?
If you are interested in more information about Maria Hupfield, check the CONTACT website.
“Objects contain meanings beyond their materiality, meanings that we bring to them or receive from them. Objects are the result of an action, entail a trace of a human gesture, and trigger reactions and memories. They have the potential to be read collectively or personally. In her artistic practice, Maria Hupfield reveals the interrelational potential triggered by objects between humans or cultural environments.”