Illustration

An illustration is a decoration, interpretation or visual explanation of a text, concept or process, designed for integration in published media.

  • The Lucid Dream

    The mural, painted on five walls of an industrial building by Spanish artist Ruben Sanchez includes elements of cubism, graffiti, graphic design, skateboard aesthetics, tribal art, and the Mediterranean lifestyle.

  • The Death Paintings

    This mural was a part of Astum Api Niikinaahk, an Indigenous-led housing project at Circle of Life Thunderbird House, the goal of the project to end and bring attention to homelessness. Five Indigenous artists were invited to create public art for the new housing site.

  • Bear

    This mural was a part of Astum Api Niikinaahk, an Indigenous-led housing project at Circle of Life Thunderbird House, the goal of the project to end and bring attention to homelessness. Five Indigenous artists were invited to create public art for the new housing site.

  • Sea Goddess Building the Land

    Bunker mural painted on all 4 sides by FPMONKEY in aerosol, featuring a sea goddess inspired by Chinese mythology building the land which turns into the Toronto skyline. Theme given to artist was “the land.” Yachts are seen in the water to reflect the nearby boat pier along the waterfront. Located at Coronation Park, funded by stART Toronto. Completed in 2023.

  • Black Snake Defeated / ᑲᐢᑭᑌ ᑭᓀᐱᐠ ᒥᓯᓂᐦᐋᐤ

    This painting is called ‘black snake defeated’ and depicts the fields of war I stood on in 2016, when pipeline security deployed attack dogs on peaceful Indigenous water protectors at Oceti Sakowin in the early days of Standing Rock. The painting represents the full story arc of how colonization has turned us against each other: the figures holding the dogs, and those being attacked by them, are one and the same.

  • KAYAK Mural

    This mural was part of a project by Creative Retirement, the making of “The Labyrinth of Lifelong Learning,” a mural also at this location. KAYAK is short for Kommunity and Youth Art Konsortium, which consisted of students from Mulvey school, Wolseley Family Place and from Art City, all who helped create this piece. The mural represents indigenous values and the medicine wheel. One panel reads; “All Nations Hold These Teachings.” Different coloured hands hold animals which represent different teachings. The last two panels show a heart and a sun. The heart consists of many faces within it, showing that love paves the path for all our relations. The sun is the provider of light and energy, and is filled with flowers which symbolize this life.

  • BLM – Spirit of the Ladder

    My works are made on various supports, such as paper, cloth, acrylic, self-sticking vinyl for cloth, magazine clippings, newspapers, as well as objects found that were consecutively attached to the works. In some cases, I use digital assemblies, my own images and images from the web, and scan organic and inorganic objects found on public roads and integrate them to my works. These digital/manual collages, stencils, illustrations, prints, looms and sculptures are not intended to explore unknown worlds, but rather to setup a connection with the imaginary that founded my childhood in Colombia, the memory of blackness and recreation of myths that left an imprint on my identity. These works also seek to build the story of a mythical landscape I use color and build characters based on the recreation of ancient myths according to my perspective of the world. The invisible stuff of my works are dreams, stories and objects of my childhood, as well as fears and images that appeal me from the Pacific Ocean and the dense forest I used to cross to get to the mountains. Those experiences remain dormant, like a second skin in my senses. The images that I create are a fickle body that speaks for itself by whispering their own universe where my hands screen their bodies.

  • Wind of the Supernatural

    Bubzee and Sage Nowak work together to combine the ancient art of the Pacific Northwest coast First Nations and settler pagan mysticism. Sage’s traditional art is glimpse into the supernatural world making visions tangible. Bubzee is a powerful wind; from the howl a whisper tells old stories that bring you to the roots of magic in nature. Their works weave together two cultures creating a powerful tapestry of reclamation. Their work is political, environmental, and spiritual. Their art creates awareness and touches on topics such as missing and murdered indigenous woman, fish farms, land and water defense, and indigenous/human rights issues in a variety of mediums including sculpture, painting, printing, beading, fashion, design, and performance. They are both professional independent artist that have been collaborating over the past five years and will continue into the future.

  • N/A

    The mural represents the “Indigenous significance of the Inglewood area where the Bow and Elbow rivers meet, recognizing past and present, the existing vibrant community and a connected future through stewardship of the land.”

  • Ohkoi’sski

    The mural has two separate but connected pieces.

    First, the mural on the wall depicts eagle feathers, animal tracks, and the confluence of the Elbow and Bow Rivers. Both artists felt the symbolism in the mural mattered most.

    The eagle feather is the feather of a golden eagle that has lost its spots and is now an adult eagle.