I'm linking up at Monday Mural hosted by Oakland Daily Photo.
September 2016 - Toronto ON
Found by surprise, on a walking tour "Lost Breweries of Toronto".
I was aware of them from other bloggers' posts.
The bold, colourful faces are just one aspect of the new murals that now brighten a once-desolate underpass in Corktown. The transformation is more than just a slap of fresh paint to cover the typical grey of transportation infrastructure; it’s a series by street artists Essencia Art Collective called Frozen Moments.
“Each pillar is kind of like a personification for a certain historical aspect of Corktown,” said Essencia Art Collective co-founder and co-director Elisa Monreal, a.k.a. Shalak Attack, the lead artist and project director.
This week I will show you the side with the faces.
A brilliant treatment of what is usually very ugly.
ReplyDeleteThese are enough to stop traffic.
ReplyDeleteLove these faces. So original.
ReplyDeleteThese are striking murals that add color and vibrancy to the neighborhood. Well documented.
ReplyDeletegreat murals!
ReplyDeleteSome very bold colours among these.
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