Monday Mural

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August 2019 - Toronto ON

Out on Ossington yesterday and found some new murals.

These are new since we were here in early July! That post also has links to more Ossington murals.

“IT’S A LIVING is not just a statement but it is also a life philosophy for Ricardo Gonzalez, a designer, and artist from Durango México currently living in Brooklyn. His signature script style can be easily recognized from large scale murals to commercial work for some of the biggest brands to a simple sticker in the streets. “

There was another mural here a month ago!!

I have never heard of Secret Walls, so I had to do some researching when we got home.
This is their website and it states:
12 YEARS OLD / 85 CITIES / 42 COUNTRIES / OVER 2000 SHOWS 
The "Fight Club" of the art scene, inspired by Marvel comics and graffiti.
A fixture in the global art community for over 12 years, Secret Walls (formerly Secret Wars) is the World's premier live art event.

We couldn't really see the other murals from Secret Walls as the place wasn't open today, and the outdoor space was covered with a tarpaulin. We'll go back on a weekday.
However, some of the artists from Secret Walls did some artwork near 146 Ossington Ave.

Mural reads OSS ING TON.

“Paul Jackson’s unique take on popular culture has gotten him noticed across the world. Inspired by everything surreal and sci-fi – he remixes the world to his vision."

“Lillipore is a contemporary artist with a deep fondness for the color and nostalgia. Her work is strongly influenced by dreams, the 80’s, being in love and the female figure. Originally from Colorado, she now resides in Los Angeles, California. “

You can see an edge of the tarpaulin covering the fence in the background.

Homer Simpson by Matt Gondek (you can see it in the link at the top) has been replaced by Pinocchio, also by Gondek.

“Lauren YS is a Los Angeles-based artist whose work is influenced by multiple stages of focus, both geographically and in practice. With dynamic bouts in academics, literature and writing, teaching, illustration, and animation leading up to her arrival in the urban art sphere, the influences of these phases of her own career add up to a robust style of murals and fine art.”

Drew Merritt

A collaboration by Paul Jackson and Matt Gondek.

John did manage to get part of another one, high on the side of a building.

Monday Mural

I'm linking up at Monday Mural

July 2019 - Toronto ON

We spent yesterday wandering around Ossington Ave. looking for new murals.

This is a great area (one of many) for street art and murals.

Click these links for more Ossington.

Ossington 1

Ossington 2

Ossington 3 Eat Your Veggies

Ossington 4 John's find - That Loser Smolik

Ossington 5

Ossington 6 Lots of Jimmys

Trekking Ossington seems like we took some of these today also so I will leave them out.

Ossington 7

These are the new ones we set out to see.

A non for profit group “The Laneway Project” taps into the potential of Toronto laneways. These were done in June this year.  Paul Jackson, Victor Fraser, Jeff BlackBurn & Alex Garant, That Loser Smolik and Alex Bacon were all creating art on walls, garage doors and sidewalks.

Alex Garant click on her name to find out more about her. She is known for her double eyes, and is new to us.

Victor Fraser is a sidewalk artist.

Paul Jackson

That Loser Smolik

Truck was blocking Jeff Blackburn's Billie Holiday. Looking at his gallery, I didn't think I've seen his work before.

As part of the "Outside The Box" project, artist Jeff Blackburn adds a touch of wildlife with pink grizzly bears and raccoons occupying the traffic signal boxes in front of The Rex and other places across the city.

So it seems I have seen his grizzly bear.

Alex Bacon - he can also be found in Liberty Village.

And we also found so many more new ones.

Birdo, almost completely blocked.

Done a few years ago by @konecki_art as part of the Activism project.

Another Birdo.

Paul Swanski is a Polish artist.

In speaking to an artist at 146 Ossington (see below) this was done by a well-known artist but was a private commission.

These murals are inside 146 Ossington and the artist invited us in to see them.
Formally the Ossington Tire store, it is now a pop up gallery.
And here's another Alex Garant.

Senor Melon

Matt Gondek

And another That Loser Smolik

Another Jeff Blackburn

And a final Birdo just off Queen St. West beside the Death and Taxes Free House.