This alley has been painted over, except for a wee piece of the guy in the chair.
Lol, this guy, in his chair with wind blowing his hair, makes me think of Lonely Author
Love the part face in his tie/scarf that’s blowing in the wind.
There’s more that’s new.
There’s a kind of Mondrian-esque grid work with partial coloured faces and B&W faces.
It’s kind of Boho & sophisticated at the same time.
The other side of the alley has new writing…fresh and gorgeous. Below, I attempted to capture the alley in full.
Pics taken by Resa – August 31, 2018
Toronto, Canada
The Artists: Not sure. If you can read the writings, that’s the artists
As for the rest: I found this left of theMondrian-esque bit.
This was a thrilling find!
Graffiti Lux Art & More 
Very good. Thx for sharing.
You’re welcome!! I really enjoyed your latest post!
🙂 Pleasure.
Okay, one of my favorites now. Love the guy in the chair and the group of b&w faces, with inserts of color. Very cool images and you did a great job showing the whole alley. So cool. I’ll reblog it so more people can enjoy it. 🙂 ❤
It’s a fun alley. There’s lots of variety in a short 1/4 block. It’s still fresh and unspoiled. However, it’s in the worst area of the city for tagging. YAY! I got it fresh and unspoiled! 🙂 ❤
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I remember a commercial for a stereo system that had a man in a hair just like it. When the music started, his hair and scarf flew backwards. Same image, I’d swear to it.
You are right! However, it’s fab in its new incarnation in the alley! Thanks for you visit, today! I’ll be over for a visit soon. 😀 xx
Yes, it is a fab image. I remember the commercial as the heyday of advertising, before everything became targeting kids and making women feel inadequate.
I’m so over feeling inadequate! I’ve stopped wearing make-up unless I dress up. Then it’s for me. Even then it’s minimal. I’m going to watch the docu on Ruth Bader Ginsberg tonight, and get my empowerment into high drive.
EF, at least we have the right to vote.
RBG is terrific. My daughter wants to be like her. Yay!!
YAY!!!!!!!! Your daughter sounds amazing!
Well, I think so. 🙃
😜❤️
The image of the man in the chair is based on Steigman’s “Blown Away”, which I believe was used by Maxell Tape or Bose or one of those audio companies back around 1980 for advertisements. I love the untagged graphics.
I had to Google Steigman. I remember the ad, but didn’t know about Steigman. The only other pic I can find of his work is a Porsche Targa. There must be more! Anyway, I adore the adaptation in street art, especially with all the other stuff going on in the alley. Hopefully the graphics will stay untagged! Time will tell.
Timothy is right and as soon as I saw it I remembered the advert for Maxwell tapes. I’ve added a link to it below. It features Pete Murphy from Bauhaus.
https://youtu.be/IBem3x7G6bc ⭐️
Best wishes, Mr C 🙂
Exactly what I was thinking!
Although I do remember the ad, I didn’t know who Pete Murphy is. I went to his website & listened to some of his songs. I don’t know them, but there could be one in his long list. I watched the ad! TY for the link, Mr. C! 😀
This mural is absolutely fantabulous, Resa! Love, love, love it.
It was so fun shooting it. It’s so …urban and unruly!
Yes!
Very cool find. I also recognised the guy in the chair from some ad. Never knew it was Pete Murphy from Bauhaus though and forgot it was Maxell. Well played the posters above. What a cool reimagining of it in the alley. I like the other artworks too, kind of a goth/industrial/new wave type of alley.
Yes… it’s a goth/new wave alley! Great description. It’s a neat experience to be there, and take it all in! 😀
My kind of alley! I forgot to wish you right back a happy long weekend in the other post so I’ll add it here 🙂
I’m blown away too. That bad boy should be riding his Harley . love him so much! Great find Resa! 🏍🤗😘
Ah yes, the bad boy is gorgeous! If I knew who the artist is, I would make the suggestion that he be recreated on a Harley, or… on a rock concert stage with the BIG FAN blowing. 🏍 😀 😜
Oh, the guy in the chair is fabulous, Resa. The faces are amazing as well. Thank you for sharing ❤️
I really adore this alley! It’s freshly done, but still seems old…sort of. ❤
Yeah, the guy in the chair is excellent.
There have a gazillion interruptions since we chatted. Loved the dude in the chair. The details to make it seem as if he is zooming around in his chair is so perfect. Then, you mention me. Lol
Those are thoughts racing through my head and hair. Thanks so much for the mention. He does kind of remind me of me. Lol
Interruptions can be a good thing, in the sense that one thing leads to another.
I like the zooming around in the chair idea. Holly HOH thinks he should be on a motorcycle. He’s fab enough, for sure.
Well, he does make me think of you, and the way he’s surrounded by all the art, yet removed, isolated at one end, gives it that Lonely feel, in spite of all the movement and action.
I agree with Holly. And a poet as wonderful as her knows what she is saying. He gave me that motorcycle feel in that chair.
Your last paragraph made me smile and gave me a chill. I think of myself in that way sometimes. So isolated, yet surrounded by all of this great art in poetry in Blog World.
Thank you so much for the mention. And I really loved this one.
🏍💔🌹Welcome!
Mind blowing 🤯💨🌬💛 (Sounds redundant, maybe… but the redundance could be eloquent here. 😄) hugs and happy week dear Resa 😘
LOL! Yes dear Aq, it is mind blowing, 🧐🌬and 🌹eloquent. 🦄💜You have a great week, too & 👁know I will! Hugs! 👩❤️👩
Reading the comments, Resa, was ‘almost’ as interesting as the Alley find… Luv him in the chair.. What a cool dude! 🙂
xoxoxo
Hello Carolyn! Yeah, the dude is very cool! The alley is cool, and it was neat to be standing in it! 😀 xoxoxo
Love the racing couch! The eyes of the ladies drew me into the next section.
It is one heck of a fun alley! I love the way art is so varied. The eyes (and lips) drew me in, too.
Cheers … clink!
Here’s a hats off for the photography. It’s amazing how you find so much beauty on the walls of Toronto, but you photograph it and present it so well. Cheers, Resa!
Thank you, Bumba! Yeah, we got lots of street art here, for sure. I enjoy seeing it in real life. When I photograph it, I see more of it, and better. Also, I enjoy making presentations, so you guys can get a fuller feel. Cheers!
Cheers!
Quite an eyeful! Hope the surgery went off well. Take care, Resa.
YAY!! The second eye went way better than the first one. OH! Thanks for the reminder, it’s eye drop time. Whew!
Happy to hear that.
That’s a pretty cool alley! I miss finding stuff like this every day in Brazil. xoxo
I bet you miss the street art in Brazil! It’s fabulously rich there! xoxo
The eyes seemed to be staring. These are nteresting photos, Resa.
You managed to photograph a lot of details.
Isadora 😎
Thanks, Isadora! Yeah, those eyes are great! I like street art with lots of details to show. Otherwise, I try to put them in my side bars 1 Offs! 😀
I like how you document them!
Thank you, Maria! I do my best to show the art, fully!
Love it too. Thank you Resa!
You’re welcome, Michael!
Wow! 🙂 Great street art!
Agree! I adore it. 😀
where is this? id love to see it in person
An alley, east of Dufferin off College.