Graffiti Art

Rob Ford stencil

I made this stencil during the 2010 election, and painted it for the first time a few days after Ford won. I didn't want to make fun of his weight or call him stupid, but I did want to tweak him and provoke angst in the general public.

Disclaimer: I did not do any of the writing in these photos.

This was the very first graffiti portrait of Rob Ford anywhere, at Queen and Dovercourt:

Photo by Michael Chrisman / Torontoist


Photo by Eric Parker		Photo by panvolta

He didn't last long in Graffiti Alley:


Photo by Francis Mariani		Photo by Martin Reis

Praying for gravy on Queen West:

The gravy boats were H's idea, but they didn't last long either.


Photo by Martin Reis		Photo by unknown

The stencils were picked up in some of the local blogs:

http://torontoist.com/2010/11/extra_extra_the_face_of_ford_the_page_of_agendas_and_the_paddling_of_ducks/
http://www.blogto.com/city/2011/01/rob_ford_gets_the_stencil_treatment/
http://www.blogto.com/news_flash/2011/02/the_rob_ford_graffiti_conversation_continues/
http://www.thegridto.com/city/local-news/the-rob-ford-graffiti-gallery/

http://www.blogto.com/arts/2011/03/the_rob_ford_graffiti_gallery/

There was also a blurb in the Saturday, January 22nd print edition of the National Post.

Interactive art exhibit

A guerilla exhibit that I made for Nuit Blanche 2010. With the help of some good friends I put one in each zone. The locations were:

1. Bay and Yorkville

2. Yonge and Gerrard

3. Queen and Ossington

The button didn't do anything.

Lightswitch stencil

Torontoist: "This simple, life-size stencil of a lightswitch gives passersby a delightful (and false) sense of control over their environment."


Photo by Caroline Ross	Photo by Sopwith / Torontoist

Painter versus bow

I designed the painter stencil way back in 2003, but didn't make use of it until recently.

This was part of a 'beef' we had with some friendly street artists. Unfortunately the building (Edmond Place in Parkdale) was finished, so they removed the plywood just a few hours later.