Tag: Urban Art

The Poser Bunnies

On By ResaIn Poser Bunnies

Poser Bunnies were some of the first graf art pieces I found when I began collecting in Toronto.

There was an ample supply all over the city.

Then they disappeared, for years.

They have returned, but they are different. They’re all happy.

The bunnies used to have other expressions: angry, devilish, rascally, indifferent, maniacal even.

Now, they’re just all happy!

Here’s the 2 above in their Graffiti Alley home.

Pics taken by Resa – 2023

Toronto, Canada

The Artist:

PS: I’m suppressing comments. I need to catch up visiting!

Mr. Rapscallion

On By ResaIn Kensington Market96 Comments

Toronto is reputedly the Raccoon Capital of the world.

True, there is the issue of when they get into your attic, and set up housekeeping. They can chew wires and destroy structure. They can carry rabies and disease dangerous to humans.

Still, they are crazy cute (especially the young ones). Okay, they eat your garbage, but isn’t that better than land fill?

I found this little muffin head bandit in Kensington Market. He was trying to get across to another trash bin. There were a gathering of people watching. You’d think they never seen a wild urban animal before. City folk!

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I shot this on a different day. I love how the lighting brought out the blue.

Pics taken by Resa – May 23 & July 3 & September 10, 2023

Toronto, Canada

The Artist: (The Half Decent)

Cameron House

On By ResaIn Street Art93 Comments

The Cameron House was built in 1880.

In 1895, the structure became the “John Burns Hotel.”

 In 1896, it became the “Cameron House”.

In the early 1920’s it became a working hotel.

In 1981 it became a venue/hotel for the bohemian arts crowd featuring music, performance, and visual art.

It remains so to this day.

The music venue holds about 60 people.

Pics taken by Resa – September 11, 2023

Toronto, Canada

The Artist:

We Rise Above

On By ResaIn Alley Gallery116 Comments

I went to Cabbage Town. There’s usually lots of art there.

Not much there this year, but WOW, pollinator gardens everywhere.

Butterflies, bees and crazy busy insect flight zones in every garden.

It was a wonderful happening.

Based on a true story, The Sapphires is a great movie about 4 girls who rose above.

Pics taken by Resa – July 22, 2023

Toronto, Canada

The Artist:

Rubble Rabbit

On By ResaIn Repurposed Materials Art114 Comments

In this remarkable work of street art by renown Portuguese artist Artur Bordalo, Rabbit’s nose is made from a sheet metal scrap with a few bolts, and metal flex dryer ducting.

I see perforated metal,

There’s old electric cords. Eyes… what are those black obsidian looking orbs?

Rabbit’s carrots are from traffic delineator posts.

Whiskers seem like windshield wipers.

There’s blue plastic paint bucket lids.

Plastic garbage can lids,  part of a recycling bin, black plastic snap together shelving shelves.

There’s something that looks like laminate flooring cut to give a fur effect, and orange cut baseboard moulding of sorts. All with a bit of paint here and there.

Looks like the outside of the right ear is a tire. I could be wrong.

CLOSE-UPS OF UTILIZED TRASH

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Pics taken by Resa – July 21, 2023

Toronto, Canada

The artist: click on his signature to visit his website!