It’s All Over Now Baby Blue

On By ResaIn Faces, Street Art

This is the Blue Face that lured me to an abandoned convenience island in midtown.

I have found many blue faces on walls over the years.

They are a braw high octane bohemianism to me.

Big Asp square sunglasses are all important for that je ne sais quoi look.

Someone had tagged this with an RIP done in felt pen.

I removed the bit from the chin on some, and left the rest.

Love those car reflections!

Pics taken by Resa – June 19, 2023

Toronto, Canada

The artist: Unsigned

103 thoughts on “It’s All Over Now Baby Blue”

  1. There’s something eerie about this mural. Could be the combination of the RIP tag and the strange entities surrounding her. I too love the car reflections! Beautifully captured, dahling! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

    1. Yes… blue faces are haunting, RIP and “strange entities”…like the trash (seen only in the header, I’ll add that to the bottom. The trash is of significance)
      Also the other art is other worldly.
      It was so filthy there that I sprayed my sneakers with alcohol when I got home. (kills eggs and nits)
      Still, I had to have this!!
      Thank you, dahling!
      xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoooxoxoxoxo

  2. Timothy Price's avatar Timothy Price

    It’s a bit of Shocking Blue as well. “Like a goddess on a mount top…” I think Venus was her name.

        1. Yes, but noms are over and I did my bit.

          The nominees will be announced mid July.
          Actual voting will begin early/mid August.
          So, from mid July until late August…I will be royal blue from watching shows.

          Oh… The Weird Al movie is interesting. I did nominate it, but don’t know if it will get an actual nomination.
          It is a docu-drama made in a time when many remember it all, and the subject is still alive. That’s a tough call.
          Even that Weird Al himself was involved in it, only helps to a point.
          The young Madonna kinda bugged me in the “Like a Surgeon”scenes.
          The actress did have Madonna’s body/dance movements down, though.
          Being a Weird Al Uber Fan, you might like it a lot. xx

          1. Timothy Price's avatar Timothy Price

            I might like it. LIke Mikey! I liked UHF, but it was more of an excuse for parody videos. Did you ever see David Byrne’s True Stories? Great mockumentary that was a great excuse for music videos.

            1. No, but I’d love to see it!
              I just checked, and it doesn’t appear to be on any of the stations/streams I get. All I found was trailers and clips on Youtube.
              Rats! I will keep my eyes open for it.
              Thanks for the tip! xx

              1. Timothy Price's avatar Timothy Price

                That’s too bad. It’s old 1986. It was a cult film in the architecture circles. Byrne makes great commentary on architecture, food, fashion and weird culture. I hope you can find it.

                    3. LOL! That was fab!
                      Byrnes sure had his hands on the pulse of music genres and sub-cultures. He’s quite the genius.
                      My fave song (although I adore many) is “Life During Wartime”.

                    5. That was most interesting. Music with a message. AI was mentioned. 1986 and Byrnes evokes “1984” and its furtherance.
                      Very cool. Thanks Tim!

  5. Hi Resa, again a powerful image and it so reminds me of the 80’s and VHS video tapes. I say this because the shades of blue remind me of the blue filters used on posters (and VHS tape box cover art) for 1980’s era thriller movies. If you want to be technical I think the colours match pretty close to LEE Lighting Filters #068 Sky Blue and the darker shade being #713 JWinter Blue! Though a lot of lighting is now LED based and don’t rely on sheets of filter gel sheets.
    Thanks again (it reminded me of my stage lighting designer days!)

      1. Hi Resa, I originally went to college/Uni to study music production to work as a producer but there wasn’t much in the way of Sound Engineering courses near me. However my local college did set up a Performing Arts and Music Tech course where I learnt the theatrical side of entertainment while studying the music. One of my tutors was the man who designed the lighting for Phantom of the Opera on the London West End. Sadly the course was abandoned when all the musical students left after learning they had to do more theatrical content (they just wanted to have Jam sessions). I stuck the course out as long as it lasted but never got qualifications. I sort of knew a bit but not enough… and getting into a theatre or lighting company was nigh on impossible. I did use what I knew to work in a cabaret comedy act that toured the UK – our show incorporated a full stage show, lights, a big sound system and 30+ costumes!
        So my skills weren’t totally wasted.

        1. Interesting.
          I wonder if somehow lighting and staging led to what you do now with graphics?
          LOL! You can’t blame musicians for just wanting to play music.
          Take care, Tyeth!

          1. Possibly, people do say most things happen for a reason, or one thing follows another.
            And regarding the musical students, to be fair we were promised more than what was delivered by the college so it’s not surprising they left the course. I was halfway through and figured that anything I learnt might still come in useful later so I stuck it out. And now I’m here. MTFBWY!

    1. True!
      I love that you use the term “great art”.
      Many think wall art is not art.
      It is illegal in many places.
      I figure it doesn’t matter where it’s painted or drawn, art is art.
      I do draw a distinctions between street art, murals and graffiti.
      I bumped into this question.
      Would legalizing graffiti be “going against its very nature?”
      I say YES!

  7. Your photos are excellent and show off Baby Blue in the finest light. I can’t imagine someone taking a felt pen to a work of art, but that’s just me I suppose. Thank you for this lovely piece, Resa. 🐂 🐂 🐂 🐂

    1. You are welcome, John.
      The fate of all art in the streets is partly in the hands of taggers. Most street art is destroyed by taggers.
      It’s quite an interesting point to note art that has survived for years, and not been tagged.
      Some street art has “cred” some does not.
      At least this person used a felt pen. Most use a spray can.
      🎨🐂 🐂 🐂 🐂🎨

        1. Agree!
          Odd, but some of yesterday’s taggers turned out to be today’s artists.
          My street art hunt for today is cancelled. I had my calendar cleared, but the smoke is thick as porridge here today, very unhealthy to go for a long walk in smoke.
          I’m going to do something healthy. I’ve decided to bake cookies. 🙄
          🍪ꭓ 🐂 🍪ꭓ 🐂

                1. I have no pain.
                  I forgot how great these are for backache and other aches.
                  Okay, the band is starting up. Time to draw!
                  🎨𝖃 🎨𝖃 🎨𝖃 🎨𝖃

  8. Hi Meece, this is haunting wall art. The messages and the camouflage plus the sunglasses, it’s a real working art whatever it is telling us. Thanks for going and getting it for us. It’s amazing. xoxoxo

    1. It’s saying something for sure.
      Love the street artists!

      Yes… the sunglasses. You know why I was thrilled to see those big asp square sun glasses. Lol!
      Now I feel quite cool about that particular SC drawing. I have always thought many trends and fashions had their beginnings in the street.
      Speaking of which, I have been chipping away on the drawings. Things are shaping up!
      Sheheraholly II will be my next post.
      Eeeee!!!!
      🐭xoxoxo🐭

            1. Lol. I barely know. I think it’s because you put 1 heart and 3 Meece in a previous comment, that I thought … okay. Maybe the 3rd Meece was a type-o. Then I thought it could be a comments box Freudian slip.
              Meece Resa, Meece Holly and Meece Creative Expressions.
              After all we have come up with a lot of creative product together. …. Boogapony, PBH, RR, the AGMs, A Tangle of (Sails, Sunflowers, Antlers, Music, Scribbles, Stars) which are all my drawings based on your poetry. There’s more, and now we have Sheheraholly.

              SO, therein lies the 3rd Meece; our shared creative output.

              You’ll have to excuse me, the cookie hasn’t worn off yet!

              I finished a drawing last night!!!!!
              I have to go do stuff, but will send a pic when I get back!
              xoxoxo

              1. You just made my day Uber Meece! Three Meeces… I was probably in the cookie jar again , but let’s go with your hypothesis, I love that more. ( maybe she was me beside myself?). Here come the men in the white coats again .
                We’ve had so much fun , It’s such an honor and delight to hook my poetry wagon to your enormous creative gifts. Love you gf! ❤️👯‍♀️

                1. Yay! I’m having a blast with you! ❤️👯‍♀️
                  Okay, I sent the first finished drawing for the SC. I explained the lighting in the mail.
                  We have options!!!!!
                  Love you too, dear Meece! 💖❦🐭🐭❦💖

  10. A compelling mural, Resa, but why on earth anyone would use a felt pen on it is beyond my comprehension. I feel the same way about littering and a myriad of other annoying things. 🙂

    1. I agree with you. Public spaces are not public toilettes or trash bins.
      Still, I’m thankful they used a felt pen, not a spray can. 🙂

  11. A strong woman who knows what she wants…she has attitude and I love that. No one’s gonna make her do ANYTHING she doesn’t want to do. I really think the blue is the most wonderful color. Fabulous.👏🏻

  12. I really like the face, Resa. What’s that on the right, do you think? An angel creature? And I like the “glow” on her back. This one makes me wonder about the symbolism. It’s quite beautiful.

    1. I don’t know what’s on the right. It appears Asian, Oriental perhaps…dragon-like.
      I’ve blown up the script, but it makes no sense to me.
      Yes, the glow…. It’s definitely a street art technique.
      As this art is not paid for, or on anyone’s property with permission, I’m sure it holds meaning from the artist.
      I adore it!

  14. This is definitely an arresting piece and I can understand you wanting to go in there and capture it.
    That they wrote RIP with the dates within the heart makes me wonder if they knew who this was. (Not that it is right to do such.)
    Wonderful piece of art!

    1. Yes, arresting…I returned to capture it!
      I don’t know what that tag is all about. For sure someone was memorializing.
      ⚡️💥

  15. It’s awfie braw actually. Murder to think that these wonderful pieces get written on but like that wondering if there is a story behind the tagging here.

    1. I thought of you when I used the word “braw”. I was using my Roget’s Thesaurus when I bumped into it. I thought “One for Shey”!
      Yeah, obviously someone was memorializing a death. I doubt if it was the original artist.
      Nonetheless someone thought this face was beautiful enough for their tribute, and also beautiful enough not to desecrate the art with a spray can while doing so.
      It’s not enough that street art suffers wind, snow, hail, rain, sleet, sun, deteriorating buildings and demolitions, it suffers the abuse and humiliation of taggers. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    1. Not in the purest sense, in that one would have to chop out chunks of walls and curate them somewhere.
      Although when Banksy was here years ago he painted (in the dark of night) 7 pieces. By morning, chunks of wall had been removed with the art. They did not go to a museum, though. Those chunks, in private collections, are worth $$$$$$.
      That’s more like art heists.
      However there is Wynwood Walls. They call it a museum, but I say it’s more of an evolving art gallery. https://thewynwoodwalls.com/
      This is why I feel driven to document the art. It is like us, ephemeral.
      MUAH

      1. No, not in the literal sense, but it seems to me that we could have the architecture manifested in a VR sense at the least.

        Yeah, that is heisting right there. And too bad for all the people who might have come upon a piece of his art in their travels. Gone to the monied peeps.

        Oh yeah, I see what you mean!

        You are groovy as all get out.

        MUAH!!

          1. Cause you’re a groovy chica, that’s why.

            I don’t know, it really should be. The world, or at least the world of words, would be a much better place.

            Rut? Did you say rut? My fortune cookie tonight said “It takes guts to get out of ruts” LOL.

            MUAH!

    1. Yes, I had to go back!

      Thank you for the link, Merril. I’m excited to read the article.
      Philadelphia is famous for its street art and murals. I found out about Philadelphia when I just started collecting street art.
      I’d love to do a street art trip there, but hubs thinks if we do an art trip it should be in Europe’s galleries.
      Can’t blame him.

      Hey… is it smoky where you are today? It’s thick as porridge here.

      1. Well, I hope you enjoy whatever you end up doing!
        It doesn’t look smoky to me–not like it was–but we have an air quality alert. I saw someone said it was very bad in Ohio.

    1. It is scrawled, and it is an RIP tribute.
      Street art attracts many minds and emotions.
      Thanks, Alaedin! 🤙🥰🤙🥰
      I think in some ways today’s street art is like the frescoes of yesterday.

    1. I’m so happy about having this in my collection.
      As far as street art goes, I think it’s top notch.
      I’m glad you got to see it. xo

    1. I hate tags. They ruin the art. I don’t take pics of tagged art, normally.
      Most tags are done with spray paint. As this was felt pen, and I could retouch it out, I figured I’d shoot it anyway.
      After all, I travelled across the city to find it.

      Ah… those aren’t bars. Those are spaces between the wood boards, a finishing feature of the building.
      However, the artist could have chosen that wall because of the spaces…because they look like bars.
      You are the first to bring this up. I have thought of the bars effect, and wondered.
      Great comment!

        1. Yes, tags are vandalism, by idiots!
          Tags are for ruining the art, or dominating the art, or showing a bully type street superiority.
          When artists catch taggers, they try to educate them. Still, the vandalism to street art is an ongoing and annoying reality.
          YES, the bar thing is effective!
          I’m driven to document the art before it’s destroyed.
          Will my virtual collection be of any future use? Unknown, but I sure love the art!

          1. Okay, I thought that was the case. We don’t get that here as far as I know. We do get graffiti but not vandalism of street art. We don’t have that much street art so maybe people appreciate it more 🤷‍♀️. Recording art in the now can only be a good thing. Maybe one day your pictures will be in a museum 💕

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