(above: Trinity Bellwoods Laneway) Last year StART funded a number of beautiful wall projects in Toronto in 2013. It was over one brisk October weekend between the launch of the Peperonata Lane project at Bickford Park and the Faile ribbon cutting ceremony on Davenport that Wllnttz was introduced to StART. (above: Councillor Mike Layton (right), Bickford…
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How Do You Eat Your Pizza Pie?
We sit down in MWFB’s kitchen, next to an assortment of illustrations of his close friends and mentors. The artwork by Goon One, Kizmet32 and Snail stand out in the small studio/living room/kitchen. The lights are dim and the smell of apple pie fills the small yet cozy apartment. Spray painting started for MWFB back…
Free Art Friday – January 3, 2014
Happy New Year Everyone! We have some exciting activities in the work for 2014. The first is Joe Boxer sponsorship for an artist photo shoot and interview with MWFB of Eat UR Pie. We had 3 packaged pairs of Joe Boxers left and were told we could keep them. Since the graphics are designed a…
Free Art Friday Toronto – December 6
Free Art Friday with Jeff Turner
StART with a Faile
Not too long ago Wllnttz gathered at the Tollkeeper’s Cottage to hear Patrick McNeil discuss Faile’s new wall at Bathurst and Dupont. “It’s much nicer to see something on a wall rather than grey paint. So many cities have so much dead space. When you go to a city that starts to embrace arts and…
Paint it Pink
To say that Pascal Paquette is a complex person would be an understatement. Beneath this artist’s painted sky of nacreous clouds gravity is strong. How does he keep his feet on the ground the way he does, yet manage to extend to the stratosphere at the same time? One could say Pascal is an original…
Mony Zakhour
What do Einstein, Bob Marley, Spike Lee, Mona Lisa and Eddie Murphy all have in common? Aside from the obvious of being legendary and having made significant creative contributions to our lives and the world, they are just a few of the subjects, of the eminent portraits by Mony Zakhour. Although always drawing and sketching…
Free Art Friday Toronto – November 22
This week we are proud to present artwork by Mony Zakhour. He kindly donated a Spike Lee poster and an Eddie Murphy Sticker pack. Check out his interview to get to know the influence and inspirations behind his work. Location # 1 The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema Location #2 The Lansdowne Cone
Wild to the Core
This past March, a friend asked me, “Do you know who puts up the duck? I see it everywhere on my way to and from work.” If you haven’t seen the plethora of WC tags or duck heads throughout the city, then you may be spending too much time with your head down playing Candy…
Free Art Friday Toronto – November 8
This week we will be hiding the beautiful work by Toronto visual artist Alex Garant. Her oil works offer a graphic quality combined with traditional portrait techniques. She is greatly inspired by early ink printing, vintage pop surrealism and retro kitsch. Check out her work at www.alexgarant.com and or follow her on Instagram @alexgarantart Check…