(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…
Category: Behind The Wall
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 Toronto – December 6
Free Art Friday with Jeff Turner
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…
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…
Free Art Friday Toronto November 1
Good Morning Toronto. We hid 3 SPUD1 pieces of art on November 1st, 2013. Check out our Instagram or Twitter for details Location: 350 Dixon Road, steps away from “Ground Zero” 320 Dixon Rd. Toronto Location: TTC headquarters Location: Toronto City Hall
Legalize Potatoes, Vote Spud 4 Mayor October 27, 2014
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…
eloves me, eloves me not
“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…
Love-In Toronto
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…