Whimsical art is a vibrant and playful style of art that is childlike and carefree. It is characteristically (but not necessarily) bright, colorful, and fun.
Located at the Hilton Canvas hotel, this mural was painted in 2022 by Dutch artist Eelco van den Berg for Festival Inspire. This non-profit festival aims to establish art in public spaces, promoting accessible, community-engaged art. More information about the festival can be found here: www.festivalinspire.com More of Eelco van den Berg’s murals can be…
Multi-disciplinary artist and musician Lysanne Lombard painted this mural in 2018 for Festival Inspire, a non-profit street arts festival based in Moncton, NB. The festival aims to establish art in public spaces, promoting accessible, community-engaged art. More information about the festival can be found here: www.festivalinspire.com More of Lombard’s artwork can be found on Instagram:…
This mural by Brian Porter (@porter_the_artist) is located at “The Hub,” an outdoor parking lot lined with various murals created for the 2023 Halifax Mural Festival.
Abstract machine spouting gold into passing carts while jewellery is shot into the air.
Mural at the front of Four Brothers Pizza by Hamilton based artist The Dope Chief, completed in 2021 in aerosol.
This black cat mural was painted in 2023 by Duane Jones aka vereduanejones (@vereduanjones). Duane Jones is a Bermudian artist and web content specialist based in Nova Scotia. Located at “The Hub” at 1580 Grafton Street, this mural was created for the Halifax Mural Festival. Funding was provided by the Gritty to Pretty grant program,…
This mural was painted in 2023 by Corey Pane (@coreypaneart).
This 100 x 40ft mural is painted on the Historic Hudson’s Bay building on Stephen ave. and 1st St SW in Calgary AB. The composition is centered around the avenue’s namesake Baron George Stephen who is surrounded by symbols celebrating the buildings history and his importance to Canadians today.
On side of Sigla Books wall.
A five panel mural following a person walking through a garden of seedlings. The person shrinks to find themselves wandering through the seedlings which are now the size of trees that they climb.
A colourful mural on the Splash Pad pump house depicting the seasons with the sun on one side and the moon on the other.
As part of the Davie Village Pride Festival, the mural was conceptualized to demonstrate the multitude of LGBTQ2S+ identities and vastness of queer love.
The mural depicts a smiling Black woman looking off into the distance, surrounded by a warm background that includes fruit trees and a sun emanating from behind her.
The mural depicts the hands of ted northe, a gay rights activist and drag queen, reaching out to embrace a community of hands in the colours of the progress pride flag.
A colourful mural stands on the side of the West End Community Centre on Denman St. in downtown Vancouver.
The mural is about connection. Artist Jessica Fortner moved to Vancouver during the pandemic, and chose the heron and the sea to depict the importance of community, and finding connection to nature, art, movement, and more.
A celebration of animal companions. This mural, painted by artist Siobhan Joseph, is located on the wall of a vet clinic, and features three animals the clinic most often services: a dog, a turtle, and a parrot.
The bear is central to this mural, which depicts the friendly creature walking through a neighbourhood. Artist Cynthia Tran Vo wanted to remind the public that bears have lived in the area before it was urbanized, and are no strangers there. Stressing the beauty of coexistence with nature and sustainable city living, the artist depicted the scene in lively colours and simple geometric shapes.
A large-scale, glitch-type mural depicting colourful flowers is located on the Capilano University campus, in front of the student garden.
This large mural on the side of a popular coffeeshop depicts a bird carrying twigs and flowers to build its nest, preparing for better days of prosperity to come. The chrysanthemums symbolize wisdom and evolution; depicted against a dark grey backdrop nodding to the grey Vancouver winters, the elements of life and nature inspire light.
A collaboration between artists DEF3 and Renos depicts a scene reminiscent of the classic film Jurassic Park.
The first ever mural of artist Sebastian Curi depicts a clown-like figure picking and smelling a flower. Curi is a digital illustrator and was trained by Vancouver Mural Fest’s team of artists to scale up the work in order to produce this massive outdoor mural.
The mural depicts a whimsical garden filled with flowers and a hummingbird, reminding us to appreciate the good moments, however fleeting they may be.
In this mural, artist Alex Stewart seeks to break up the grey monotony of the modern cityscape by covering it with the vibrancy of nature. By introducing colourful organic shapes on a sleek, minimalist building, Stewart hopes to spark conversations around preservation of nature in urban environments.
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