3rd & 4th Pieces – w/n/w in the underpass on Bloor at Dufferin.
Fox (ish) & Skulls
Extras
The entire Skulls bit!
The Artist’s signatures..
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Pics taken by Resa, June 21 , 2015
Toronto, Canada
Two Wilds in One
Category: Street Art
Dead Man’s Garden
Maria from Tropical Flowering Zone is a GLaM Rockstar! Check this out!
“This is my favorite mural it has no name so I call it “Deadman’s Garden”. It depicts a man growing a plant out of his chest cavity.”
“The man is dead with his head covered. The plant, however, has no flower, but a heart is depicted as being the bloom.”
The bird on the dead man’s legs is a San Pedrito (Puerto Rican Tody), an endemic bird on the island found nowhere else in the world.
“The heart was painted with lots of detail. Perhaps there is an analogy of the heart with the flower since both need air; the plants through transpiration, and humans through respiration.”
Pics taken by Maria I Firpi Mazur – June, 2015
Puerto Rico
THANK YOU MARIA!
Artist’s Signature
OMG! Will Maria find more amazing street art?
TBC (I hope!)
Woman of Wild Side
2nd Piece – w/n/w in the underpass on Bloor at Dufferin.
“Smokin’!”
The Artist’s signature..
Pics taken by Resa, June 21 , 2015
Toronto, Canada
Scoundrel, Visionary or Humanitarian?
Bill, from BW Thoughts & BW Fiction sent us this fab historical mural. (worth a click for a better look!)
Circa 1870, Mr Pullman built a town so the factory workers in his factory could have clean air, running water, plumbing & good schools for their kids.
He financed the town with bonds & charged the people rent. The company did all the maintenance and kept the houses, landscaping and parks clean & pristine.
Then came a recession. He cut wages. but didn’t cut rents. This started the rail-road strikes. Pullman was reviled, became called despicable & un-American.
Now, over 100 years later, some of these houses are still in use.
Pics taken by Bill Webb – July 3, 2015
Pullman, Chicago, Illinois
THANK YOU BILL!
And Thank you for allowing me to paraphrase your words!
A Walk on the Wild Side
43 Toronto street artists came together to paint the underpass on Bloor at Dufferin.
It is a very, very long underpass, & the art is on both sides. It is magnificent!
This will be at least a 12 part post, so I will publish guest posts & a couple of book reviews in between.
Might as well start at the beginning. Here’s Cruz1!
I would not be surprised to find out Cruz1 organized this art fest.
Pics taken by Resa, June 21 , 2015
Toronto, Canada
Buenos Aires Myth’s-tress
This sweet bit of street art was sent in by Amalia aka Aquileana of La Audacia de Aquiles.
The woman with the wave could be a Nereid from Aquileana’s post “The Nereids, Fifty Sea Nymphs”
“Reference: Old little Ticket Office where train tickets were sold….It is still placed in front of the actual Tren de la costa Station. San Fernando Buenos Aires Argentina.”
Also from Amalia –
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Reference: Inhabited house placed in Victoria. San Fernando Buenos Aires Argentina.”
Pics taken by Amalia Pedemonte – 2014 & 2015
Buenos Aires, Argentina
THANK YOU AQUILEANA
Puerto Rican Iguana
Maria from Tropical Flowering Zone has also sent us this Iguana.
“This mural has very good technique. It depicts a Green Iguana, officially declared as an ‘invasive species’ on the island. The unknown artists of this mural painted the Iguana as a huge monster holding a Coqui Frog in its hand. “
“Here you can see the detail of the Iguana holding the Coqui Frog. The truth of the matter is that Green Iguanas do not attack Coquis, so at the time this mural was painted, there was a misconception of the Green Iguana and the reptile, which has been stigmatized ever since. The Green Iguana is a beautiful reptile and its diet is strictly vegetarian. I love Green Iguanas and will do anything to rescue and protect them from being harmed.”
Pics taken by Maria I Firpi Mazur – June, 2015
Puerto Rico
THANK YOU MARIA!
See “DEAD MAN’S GARDEN” from Maria in 2 weeks!
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