Abstract art uses visual language of shape, form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.
“New Paradigm” is a simple representation of the natural evolution of life through the use of abstract realism.
The vertical composition brings the viewer through time as they scan the mural from bottom to top; seeing the mural transition from a flower bud to a flower at full bloom and then to a hopeful woman gazing into the future.
Text taken from yycbump.ca
Acrylic on wall. Painted on Ke Charcoal Grill & Sushi.
Beautiful warm coloured combinations and minimal geometric shapes.
Located on the south wall of the Hemisphere Building in the deer+almond parking lot, this mural was a continuation of a project done by Kenneth Lavallee. In 2013 he painted a mural during Nuit Blanche Winnipeg in 2013, and the following year he found himself collaborating with 3 other artists on a mural on the neighbouring wall. A year later in 2014, Lavallee added the waving lines to the second story of the mural.
Located in the deer+almond parking lot, this piece was painted by Kenneth Lavallee during a live mural painting bloc party at Nuit Blanche Winnipeg in 2013. A year later, a second mural was added to the neighbouring wall of the parking lot.
This signal box, painted with a vibrant yellow background, displays a number of creative and unique faces appearing in different and odd angles, painted in a dark blue. Between the faces, hearts, eyes and bubbles decorate the box, giving one much to look at as they wait for the bus.
Located at the home of the Ignite Teen Centre and Steam Education Centre, Protocol IK is meant to excite the youth that visit the centre.
Protocol IK speaks to our digital future, and how youth are working to navigate that frenetic landscape.
“Playfully Jumbo” Is set in at Waterworks Park were Jumbo can be seen and enjoyed by adults and kids alike. The warm colours are a view of love and connection against a grey wall that reads as inviting and playful. With a couple simple elements like a hidden mouse and the bubbles coming from his trunk Chris wants people to not only see it as a piece about Jumbo but little hints of what we know about all elephants.
A fun and playful take celebrating Jumbo at Rosethorn Park painted by Emily Jacques-Hawco.
The mural is epic, 85 feet high, adding depth & beauty to one of the concrete piers of the St. Thomas Elevated Park in the Kettle Creek valley.
The design is a reimagining of the dynamics between Audrey Hepburn & Gary Cooper in the classic film, ‘Love in the Afternoon’, and ultimately is a meditation on the need to transcend nostalgia & move forward … nostalgia is composed of two Greek words — ‘nostos’, which translates as ‘to return home’, and ‘algos’, which means ‘pain’.
Found on the rear of the Curling Club, this mural connects to the Whistlestop Trail that runs alongside it. Find examples of the vibrancy of nature we find in Ontario SW, from the native Bloodroot flower to the powerful force of summer storms.
Found behind the old storefronts of Talbot Street find this vibrant and lively mural connecting to the market space of the Horton Farmers’ Market. Food is something that binds us together and is celebrated the world around, find that connection and vibrancy when visiting this mural!
Painted by artists Chris Golding and Ben Vandevooren for the 2017 Iron Horse Festival.
A Jumbo inspired mural completed by the talented Laura Woermke, a local artist and Executive Director of the St. Thomas-Elgin Public Art Centre. Find Laura’s masterpiece at the Joe Thornton Community Centre, looking sharp on a red brick backdrop and reminiscent of her popular style of landscape painting!
Conveying the idea of a beautiful night out in the city, and the energy of meeting someone new & imagining all the possibilities that come from that kind of illuminated moment in life.
Using very a intricate technique to create the details of this mural, the elements represent the beauty of community connection and diversity. The mural is considered a contemporary piece that uses innovative transitions to the different elements.
A reproduction of the St. Thomas Artist Clark MacDougall’s painting, the bright contrasting colours against the dark shadows and outlines perfectly depicts a talbot street of the past.
A series of murals were made to ask questions about our experience: Emily Rose Michaud’s mural was installed at Sainte-Cécile de Masham’s Elementary School. The mural provoked reflection on a series of questions to which the public was invited to respond. Two science and health professionals – a data scientist and a health advisor on COVID – developed the questions. A QR code displayed on the murals then directed the public to a web platform with the questions to solicit answers.
This bright and bold mural acts as a welcoming sign to Central Commons Park, inviting people in and encouraging them to enjoy the outdoors. This park will be a main source of play and fun for kids, represented by maidenhair ferns which symbolize innocence.
Planting Seeds of Change–a fence mural co-created alongside young women, transgender and non-binary students at Heydon Park Secondary School as a part of Youth Challenge International’s Innovate My Future Program. Students were invited to respond to the question: What would a world where we’ve taken the steps to combat climate change look like?
Combination of three dimensional abstract geometric shapes with realistic portrayals of people, nature, and industry from the Sault Ste. Marie community.
Digitized rendition of a Cannabis leaf painted on brick facade, making use of the unique pattern of the bricks.
Made with Street Art Toronto for Conlins Road Cycle Track. For the theme of Body, I created an energetic design full of colourful moving bodies, dancing and overlapping.
This mural was created with the Junction BIA and Articulations. Located at 2802 Dundas St W, the mural’s overarching theme celebrates art in some of it’s most basic elements– line, shape & colour. Articulations provides art supplies for all levels of creators to play and experiment with these concepts in their artwork. Inspired by Heather’s theme of ‘taking a line for a walk’, these abstract shapes and lines reference the beginnings of forms found in nature and, like the start of a creative project, explore the potential to become anything.
Located at 2802 Dundas St W (ARTiculations Art Supply), “Composition with Abstract Shapes and Lines” overarching theme celebrates art in some of its most basic elements – line, shape, and colour.
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