Lettering

Lettering is an umbrella term that covers the art of drawing letters, instead of simply writing them. Lettering is considered an art form, where each letter in a phrase or quote acts as an illustration.

  • The Hero

    ‘The Hero’ mural, crafted by the artistic talents of Hardthirteen, Trevor Peters, and Annaliza Toledo, not only ranks as their largest creation but also signifies a monumental achievement for EMF. It is a striking work of art, radiating both immense presence and boundless inspiration.

  • Untitled

    Outside The Box mural supported by stART Toronto by Elicser, as part of the 10 year anniversary refresher. This is a new mural that has gone over Elicser’s last OTB mural in 2013. Painted in aerosol.

  • Escape Into Action

    I was super excited to be invited! They were offering a really large piece of real estate and I wanted to come correct. The wall would be the largest mural I’ve had the opportunity to paint at 91’x28′. The concept came from my love of vintage movie posters painted by the masters Bob Peak, Frank McNamara, Drew Struzen and Rock’n Jelly Bean, to name a few. Their painted and illustrated posters always had jam packed action scenes worked into an intuitive narrative about the movie. I wanted my work to have the same graphic composition. I love working with themes in my work so once I had the story of a movie poster about graffiti, the ideas started flowing. The movie “Escape into Action” is about a graffiti writer in ’70s New York City navigating the cultural landscape on his quest for fame. The mural has cops in pursuit, explosions, rival gangs, sultry vixens, and a heavy dose of graphic design. I included some movie copy at the left of the mural giving insight to the mural’s content and included my crew’s names in the credits. The mural took a total of nine days to complete and over 200 cans of Sugar Artistic Acrylic. The process had its fair share of obstacles including some rain delays and getting stuck in the lift due to local kids stealing the keys while I was up at 30′ painting. SMH… Cool heads prevailed and I’m really excited to share the finished results. Prior to arriving in Canada I spent so much time in the design stages of the mural’s concept that I produced an actual movie poster print to accompany the painted mural.

  • Goddess Victory

    Painted by duo PichiAvo on one of the most visible walls of Edmonton Downtown.
    This big-sized horizontal wall, covered in graffiti, represents goddess Nike (Victory) leading a chariot horse.
    Four storeys tall and stretching 36 metres across.

  • The Terminator

    This graffiti hyper wild style piece was painted with a mixture of Montana Cans spray paint and roller paints. A true graffiti foundation with modern application for the front of the gallery that hosted a large art show with all of the artists from the festival in attendance.

  • N/A

    I wanted to stay true to my graffiti roots and produce work that embraced traditional graffiti culture. Graffiti paved the way for all forms of street art so representing it was very important to me. I included a “wizard” character that is trying to control a caged earth. This is a metaphor of otherworldly forces trying to control our destiny but inevitably struggling to maintain their hold (represented by fire). The right side of the wall displays a merchant type of figure. He represents the temptations we all face but need to have the strength to turn down. Centered on the wall is a person trapped in their ways. The fence and barbed wire was inspired by the adjacent train yard.

  • Embrace the Journey

    This mural was created as part of the Nelson Beautification Project with The City of Brampton. The project included three murals throughout the downtown core including this one at The Downtown Brampton Transit hub that transformed the space with a vibrant artwork that injects colour, love and creativity into the daily commute.

  • Olesia Mural (наступна революція буде в культурі)

    The title of this mural translates to “The next revolution will be in culture,” and the small print reads “Music from the deepest layers of the Ukrainian Tradition.” This work shares stories and music of Ukrainian culture, and promises immigrants a rich and fertile future. The red poppy represents the blood of those who are hungry with self-determination and reflects ideas of revolution and creativity. This poppy also comes from a 1996 music project by Ukrainian Artist Alexis Kochan, titled Paris to Kyiv.