A few days ago I posted a series of photos of some of the graffiti and street art that I saw in Graffiti Alley between Portland and Spadina. This post is a continuation of that one as it consists of the photos that I took on the same day but in a different section of the alley, between Portland and Niagara streets.
Another walk down Graffiti Alley between Portland and Spadina.
Some new and some not so new.
below: Catching a glimpse of what goes on in it’s head
below: Batman descends on the city
below: This photo was taken about 2 weeks before. The graffiti KURST and the lettering below it have been painted over. Batman has taken its place.
below: Dazed and confused
below: Insane portrait of a woman
below: Another portrait of a woman, this one by Kairo
below: Making lemonade
below: This takes the place of the mural that had “I love sandwiches” that was there for quite a while (a couple of years?). The frame with the little figures cut into it remains.
below: Poser bunnies on a garage door
I wandered away again.
This time I went to Rochester New York where I discovered a lot of great murals!
You can find more on their own page.
Medecine Wheel is painted on the north side of the June Callwood Center for Women, Parliament Street.
It faces a vacant lot that is surrounded on the three other sides by chain link fence.
Locked gate. No entry.
MuralFest 2015 in Montreal – a few wonderful sunny days walking around Montreal. Lots to see and do! I spotted a few lovebots while I was there including this one:
More lovebot in Montreal pics on this site.
More Montreal (mostly street art and MuralFest) pics, also this site.
The Magical Garden, by Broadview Community Youth Group and Wallnoise
in a park just north of the Danforth between Ferrier and Logan.
One wall features four murals created by members of the youth group.
Local street artists have decorated the other fences in the park as well as a couple of garage doors in the lane adjacent to the park.
More art under another bridge over the Humber Recreational Trail, this time as the trail passes under St. Phillips Road (near Weston Rd and the 401).
Painted by Gabriel Specter and Dan Bergeron, it represents the energy of a hurricane. Sixty years ago Hurricane Hazel was responsible for flooding of the Humber River that killed people and destroyed many homes.
below: A purple graphic representation of a cyclone beside swirling water is the backdrop for the red slinky-like spiraling energy of the hurricane.
This spiral crosses under the road and connects the two side murals.
Fourteen murals are planned along the route of the Pan Am Path, a trail that will connect Brampton to Pickering running south along the Humber River and then east along Lake Ontario.
Highway 401 passes over the Humber River just west of Weston Road. Beside the river is the Humber Recreational Trail that follows the river. Just south of the 401 there is a break in the trail because of the train tracks so a short detour via Weston Road is needed if you want to continue walking. Otherwise, the trail runs south to Lake Ontario and north to the city limits at Steeles Ave.
Just north of the 401 is Pine Point park and that is where I went to access the bridge under the 401. It is a big bridge with a lot of concrete surfaces. In other words, it is a large canvas for street art.
The most eastern wall of concrete has been painted with a mural by Shalak, Smoky and Fiya as part of the the Pan Am Path. The path is a “legacy” from the Pan Am games and will result in a trail the goes from Brampton to Pickering. Most of this path will incorporate existing trails but new sections are also being built. Anyhow, the mural consists of two women lying on a bed of flowers, one at each end of the bridge. Both are holding a white mask. In the middle is a heart and a pair of lovebirds on the branch of a tree.
Facing the above wall, and on the other side of the trail, is a wall that has recently been painted by a group of street artists. A picture is better than my attempts at translation!
The following photos are from that wall.
There are at least four more walls in this underpass. Running parallel to the trail (all the photos above) is a tunnel like part of the underpass to the west. There is no trail or river in this section, just dirt and rocks. There is some older graffiti on the walls here as well as the beginnings of newer paintings. I think that the plan is to complete these walls too. In the meantime, this is a sample of what’s there now.
And lastly, along the river edge
Lovebot and Grominator seem to have developed a friendship.
They have begun appearing in public together.
Lovebot seems to have had an influence on Grominator.
on Queen St. West near Dufferin
But they can still be found on their own, all over town.
on Brock Ave., near Dundas West
at 1505 Dundas West
on Brock Ave., near Dundas West
on the Humber River
We’ll keep an eye open for other lovebot and grominator sightings!
There is a gorgeous new mural on both side of a small lane on the west side of the Lula Lounge, Dundas Street West. Painting by Fiya, Shalak Atack, Essencia, Smoky, Sweetman, and Sapiens.
at the end of the alley
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