I met Kwest while he was painting this. Nice guy!
I was sad because he was painting over the Metallica(ts) Mural
He said the wall was crumbling, and the old mural with it.
Kwest told me he only signs a mural when it is finished. There is no signature as of now.
I’ll post an update when and if!
Pics taken by Resa – October 13, 2014
Toronto, Canada
They’re Lovebots, they’re “paste ups”, and they are all over Toronto.
Here’s a 7′ (2.13 m) Lovebot with his 2′ (.61 m) mini-mebot.
Mini-mebot hangs with the bike.
This 7′ (2.13 m) Lovebot is cool….
…. hanging out on the parking lot wall of Stones Rhino.
Lovebots can be quite sneaky….
… hanging out lower down with greenery….
… or running away below the brick.
Yeah, there’s bad-boy Lovebots. Their insistence on being pasted-up in the ally can lead to urban scars.
This Lovebot covers the black that covers Phoenix Queen I believe it was painted by Shellac Attack. I met the artist during the painting of Phoenix Queen .
Tagger got Lovebots face.
I FOUND A CINDER-BLOCK LOVEBOT!
Good glue!
Pics taken by Resa – Spring- Fall, 2014
Toronto, Canada
Traditional or not, it’s a feast. You’ve got popcorn, pizza and bacon.
i see fried eggs, hamburgers, french-fries, bagels, hot dogs and drumsticks.
I see ice-cream cones, donuts and … that’s dessert! Enough food!
Whatever you eat on this Canadian Thanksgiving, be thankful you’re eating & for anything else you can think of!
Pics taken by Resa – July 27, 2014
Toronto, Canada
Okay, here is Birdo’s bird.
Here’s the entire Graf Mural that “Prairie Girl” is part of. You will notice the birdo is wearing a Chief’s Bonnet as well!
I put the slideshow in order starting with the graf writing at the beginning (extreme left). The close-up of the “birdo head” is quite cool.
I’m ending this post with a shot of “Prairie Girl” that was not in the last post because if it wasn’t for her I would not have been so daring to capture all of this.
Pics taken by Resa – October 6, 2014
Toronto, Canada
I climbed a fire escape, hoisted myself up to a roof next door, deeked electrical wires & crossed 2 flat roofs.
She’s not perfect, but she’s worth the risk! I cannot believe I did this w/o Sherrie. I was dizzy the entire time.
She’s part of a graf mural, the best part.
It’s by Birdo and Wales. I guess she’s more Wales, but who knows because Birdo paints faces. I’ve just never seen a Birdo girl’s face except in Welcome to the Alley , which is Birdo and Wales, again.
Fill in the blanks.. SE…
I’ll finish the insanity next post.
Pics taken by Resa – October 6, 2014
Toronto, Canada
This was a very famous place in it’s day.
In 1923 they had the “Water Nymph’s” Contest. It was advertised in the papers and more men than women showed up.
The Bathing Pavillion you see below is still in existence, although now a fun restaurant on the beach.
Between the Pavillion and Toronto’s now renovated “Palais Royale”, where Count Basie, Duke Ellington and many greats played (Even the Stones played there much later)….
…. was a boardwalk & the most modern midway with rides, games and food. The Roller Coaster was the biggest in the world, and made of wood.
The next 2 shots attempt to show the entire mural, but don’t. It’s longer than I could capture.
It’s painted in an Impressionistic style on stucco, which makes for more photography woes. Also it’s at least 12 years faded.
The Beach Park is painted in the center of 3 strips. Above you have an early air show. Below is a painted garden.
It’s bordered by a parkette, and the summer they fill it with the same flowers that the artist painted on the mural.
Many historical writings say the beloved Toronto Amusement Park was burned down, an act of arson to make way for the Gardner Expressway. I’d love to back in time and spend a day here!
Pics taken by Resa, on October 15, 2012 & March 16, 2014
Toronto, Canada
I was walking along Queen W.W. and met up with this guy!
It’s a 3D piece of Graf Writing.
This is the weekend of “Nuit Blanche”, and I suspect that this is an installation
It was raining. I did my best.
There could be more to come on this side. I’ll try to come back, then update the post, hopefully with the artist’s name. However, it will be gone Monday!
Back around to the face.
Direct on main view
ARMS WIDE
ON THE FLIP SIDE
Pics taken by Resa, on October 3, 2014
Toronto, Canada
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