Indigenous looking-woman holding feather fan in gold wear with graffiti-stylized gold lettering on left side of the figure. Tropical bird on right side of figure, flying.

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.

'ESCAPE INTO ACTION' text in middle in comic stylized red block font. Purple man in middle arms crossed with a girl on each side of him in provocative pose. Explosions in background people fighting.

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.

Collage of colours and graffiti writing on angel sculpture like figure (Goddess Nike).

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.

Shades of gray, black and white stylized graffiti writing with sharp lines and dots/spots in background.

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.

Graffiti-stylized lettering.

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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.

A photograph of the Berwick Centennial Mural viewed from across Commercial Street. The mural covers the entire surface of the building, which is 2 storeys high, and 115ft wide. The background colour of the mural is a bright blue, with the largest section of the mural including the phrase "Greetings from Berwick." Each letter of "Berwick" includes an image that relates to the community. The images include the wharf of Harbourville, the Harvest Moon Trail, the United Church Campgrounds, the hydroelectric and wind farms, a hockey player, and a tractor. Along the borders of the mural are pink and white apple blossoms. On the far right of the mural is an emblem with the words "celebrating 100 years 1923 - 2023." To the furthest section on the right is a large apple with the words "Nova Scotia's Apple Capital."

Berwick Centennial Mural

The Berwick Centennial Mural is to commemorate the upcoming 100th anniversary of the Incorporation of Berwick as a Town on May 25th, 1923. The mural project was conceptualized and commissioned by the Berwick Mural Society, and this project was our second annual Call for Proposals concept. The mural planning began with the selection of an artist through a Call for Proposals in April of 2022. The winning design – created by Kristen De Palma, KDP Letters in partnership with Jake Seibert, Talking Wall Designs – was chosen through several stages of deliberation. Painting began on May 13th and was completed on May 21st, 2022.

Love All Day

Love All Day

Created by renowned New York City mural artist Queen Andrea, this mural is displayed on the front of the Garrick Theatre. Andrea’s art style is known for her of usage of bright colour, bold designs, and dazzling typography. Sponsored by: Benjamin Moore, United Rentals, Take Pride Winnipeg, Dulux Paint, Synonym Art Consultation, Graffiti Art Programming and Wall-to-Wall Mural Festival.

The Readiness is All

The Readiness is All

Sergey Ryutin worked with the local community and as part of the design team to develop The Readiness is All, a temporary public artwork fin Thomson Family Park Working in conjunction with the Street Art Program for Youth, the mural considers both the cultural heritage of the site, and reflects the vision and desires of the community and the Thomson family.