Illustration

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

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    This mural was designed for Parks Canada to raise awareness for the White Bark Pine Tree- an endangered species in the National Parks. after a National Artist call out that Parks Canada I was so honoured to be chosen to design and paint this mural

  • Bones of our Past

    This is a piece that speaks towards the history of the residential school system and powerfully depicts the survival and strength of Indigenous people, even through historical violence. Kalum paints a girl in traditional regalia with her buffalo skull staff, ravens fly around her ushering her forward. This mural sits high above Mohkinstsis, on High Park and should serve as a reminder of what it really means for all of us to exist on this land, and how much more work there needs to be done for true reconciliation. At BUMP we hope to continue programming incredible Indigenous muralists whose public art shifts our perspectives in real time, whose transformation of public spaces around the city is necessary and profound.

  • Bee Together

    In my conceptual design I challenge the viewers experience through scale and dimension. Through the illusion of flight and colour, I challenge the perception of reality, as I question how surreal it actually is. With negative space in transparent wings, I represent both the source of their survival and path to extinction. Through scale and dimension, I flip the table on intimidation, ultimately putting myself, and the community around me in a lesser position of power, amongst the swarm of survival.

  • Bump

    My practice is an investigation into how nature acts as a crossroad for developing concepts such as growth, death, adaptation, and cooperation, and perhaps most importantly, our emotional and physical selves. My work is whimsical, ethereal, playful and vibrant. I am inspired by the interplay between humans and
    animals, folklore, myths, and the power of narrative based artwork. I am interested in how images can create worlds that tell stories in which the viewer is invited to free their minds to imagine and fantasize without limitations.

  • Beyond Your Limits

    When painting this piece, she chose shapes, patterns and colours that integrated well with the wall’s architecture. The mural represents going outside your boundaries, which is why she painted literal boundaries here with the map of the Beltline, mountains and rivers. There are also five bike patterns painted into the mountains — the bike, handle bars, the seat, chain wheel and pedals. She recommends taking a photo from across the street to capture the entire mural, but then getting up close to look at the graphic patterns.

  • Buffalo Nations Stand and Be Noticed

    The Buffalo with the Camp and simple landscape represents all the Buffalo Nations that hunted and lived off the Buffalo. The dragonflies represents the month
    of August and also I wanted to tie the Beltline mural project with it…. during August and late July the dragonflies are in full effect and is good to help time the
    changes in the seasons. Under them are traditional otter designs which are common design in Treaty7 territory. The riders are youth and elder riding together
    representing parenting, mentoring, and the balance.

  • All Together

    All together” mural depicts a gathering of funny monsters and robots. The heteroclit crowd tend to celebrate acceptance and the richness of difference and multiculturalism in a fantastic and playful way.

  • Joy & Fertility

    This mural was imagined during the lockdown because that’s when human activity slowed down and nature was able to catch its breath. I represented this return of nature to the city through these two goddesses.

  • Entanglements

    I have a deep appreciation for the place-based nature of murals, so usually when visiting a place to paint a mural I start by getting a sense of the Calgary area including the flora and fauna. I have done this many times, but the process of studying the Calgary ecosystem in Calgary was peculiar because it was so
    familiar to me; I had lived in Alberta (including Calgary) for my entire life until I left ten years ago. The beings I was learning about as I spoke to Calgary experts, read books and websites, and walked around Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, including aspen trees, grasses such as grandma’s eyelash, dogwood, and pussy willow, had surrounded me when I was young to the extent that at one point I thought they were everywhere and saw right past them. What I once thought of as ubiquitous is actually very fragile and rare: the grassland ecosystem is among the most endangered in the world due to monocropping (see this photo we took on the way out). These discoveries had me reflecting on how strange and interconnected our lives are and visiting an old city had me doing the same, so I represented this through creating a dense study of plants interlocking with each other. The Calcutta Cricket Club has already created an environment full of lush natural beauty, so it was a nice place to create a mural encouraging passers by to see their natural surroundings with fresh eyes.

  • Tinkiling & B-Boy

    This mural highlights the importance of dance in FilipinX culture through the ages. The FilipinX dancer on the right is doing a traditional dance called the “Tinikling”, mimicking a bird’s speed and grace as it navigates bamboo poles. The bird behind the woman is known as “Tikling” which is what inspired the traditional dance.

  • Burbon Street Mural

    Design-wise this was relatively simple one for me. The owner of the Bourbon Street Cafe provided a lot of the pictures of things that he wanted on the wall representing Bourbon Street. So I had a theme, and all the source materials! He had photos for me so all I had to do and is piece everything together into a cohesive scene. I made a few things up and it was done. In fact I don’t think I made a rough sketch before I started; I just went in there with my photographs and I designed it in my head; I used the photographs with the overhead. This was the first location I used the overhead projection method. The people of the Bourbon Street Cafe were fantastic and a big help. They’d give me hamburgers! It was really nice. I’ve never experienced a job site where I’ve had quite that level of kindness and generosity and good will and warmth conveyed to me.

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    Garage door mural by Kara Pyle for the 2023 KJ BIT Laneway jam, with the theme “GLOW.” Supported by Canada Council for the Arts and the Toronto Arts Council.

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    Garage door mural by Erika James and Andre Castro for the 2023 KJ BIT Laneway jam, with the theme “GLOW.” Door painted by Tito JH. Supported by Canada Council for the Arts and the Toronto Arts Council.

  • Unknown

    Waterfront BIA utility box artwork by Nelson Wu (@instant_onion). Original artwork was part of “Midsummer Mix Vol. 1” including music by biosphere, as part of a “Playing in Public” series led by The Bentway Conservancy and sponsored by the Waterfront BIA.

    The Waterfront BIA decided to expand on Nelson’s art with a more permanent home by adding it to the utility boxes along Toronto’s waterfront.

  • Sea Goddess

    Large bunker mural at Coronation Park done in aerosol by FPMONKEY, titled “Sea Goddess” and supported by stART Toronto. Features a sea goddess character with a dragon like body wrapped around the back, building an island that contains the Toronto skyline, with yachts on the water. The theme given was “the Land.”

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    Mural by Ashton Hawk for the 2022 KJ BIT Laneway jam, with the theme “INSPIRE.” Supported by Canada Council for the Arts and the Toronto Arts Council.

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    Mural by Phillip Saunders (@ahayahisone) for the 2022 KJ BIT Laneway jam, with the theme “INSPIRE.” Supported by Canada Council for the Arts and the Toronto Arts Council.