(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),…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
There is one self-proclaimed candidate that has caught our eye for the next mayoral election. He had been dependably consistent in his campaign. Like no other he has managed to leave his mark on every corner of the city. When asked what platform he would be running on he declared Free Art Toronto Everyday, and…
“If I had to go through all the heartache, all the disappointment, all the dating false starts to become the person I was when I found myself in a situation where I met the love of my life, and he fell in love with exactly who I was at that moment, then it was all…
Born to disrupt, and a track record to prove it, Matthew Del Degan shares his story about his motivation for positive disruption and change through art. Matthew grew-up in a loving five-person household on the outskirts of Toronto. When Matthew moved into the downtown core to begin his studies at OCAD he fell under the…
The recent Plywood Collective show at SPIN Toronto’s art show featuring 14 artists’ work inspired by the concept of “Time”, had us mingling with artists while dodging ping-pong balls, drinking Pabst beer and unknowingly stealing guitar picks. It was a very funny fond memory. We had met or previously met almost all 14 artists; all…