Near my house there is an alley behind Bloor Street that faces the subway tracks where they come above ground between Dundas West and Keele. It is COVERED in graffiti - a lot of really elaborate painterly compositions, simple tags, and everything in between. It's like a drive-through art gallery for the people looking out the window of the subway. I took a walk back there the other day and got sucked in to all of that colour. I didn't think I would take so many pictures - I find a lot of graffiti kind of tacky, and it can be a pretty cliche subject to photograph, but maybe it's all in the perspective and framing of the images? Mostly I focused on little details and juxtapositions of the graphic colours with the wild urban nature - that's where the beauty was for me.
Hi Carly! I found your blog through fieldguided's post. So funny, I was just telling my husband yesterday about the time we saw the Walkmen at that bar on College street (like 8 years ago!). I'm glad to see you are doing so well - your paintings are simply beautiful. Are they on display anywhere right now? Hopefully I'll be able to see them in person at your next show.
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Erin R.
Hey Erin! What a nice surprise. It's great to hear from you. Wow, that concert seems like a million years ago. I've got nothing on display right now, but as soon as something comes up, I'll definitely post about it here. Hope to see you around sometime.
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