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.
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.
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.
Painted bunker as part of the Western Beaches Containers project supported by stART Toronto. Painted by Andrea Manica.
Mural by Mesthree (@mes.three) of clouds for the 2022 KJ BIT Laneway jam.
Mural by June (@junekima.rt) of a dragon in her signature style for the 2023 KJ BIT Laneway jam, with the theme “GLOW.”
Garage door mural by Bareket (@bkez) for the 2023 KJ BIT Laneway jam, with the theme “GLOW.” Supported by Canada Council for the Arts and the Toronto Arts Council.
Garage door mural by Stephanie Avery (@stephvonawesome) for the 2023 KJ BIT Laneway jam, with the theme “GLOW.” Supported by Canada Council for the Arts and the Toronto Arts Council.
The project, an initiative inspired by Murdoch and acclaimed artist and activist Christi Belcourt, was designed to help the two artists get their message out to the public. That message, noted Murdoch “is simply to create awareness that water is important to us all and as such we are encouraging every Canadian to stand up and do something positive for the environment. If we can find the strength and resolve to work together for the betterment of the planet, then we have taken a step forward in helping to ensure that humankind will be able to survive well into the future. You cannot overstate the importance of a healthy environment and that begins by protecting our water. To emphasize that importance, we became involved in creating two murals on the same weekend, one in Edmonton and the other in Ottawa.
The concept of this mural is a narrative one. The front is inspired by talented craft artists that enrich our city – A display of vibrant art goods. The side is all about the process of making. And the back is my own interpretation of what ornamentation means to me. This mural is also my response to Loo’s essay (Ornament and Crime), and to practice the act of permanent ornamentation. I treated this mural like a tattoo – bringing bold colours and design to the skin of the building (my own tattoo also makes a vague cameo).
In partnership with Minbid Art Auctions & Gallery and Grindstone Theatre.
On front wall of All Seasons Garden Centre
Communities in each province and territory across Canada will create sections of the overall mural that will connect Canada through art. Every participating city or town will create a section of the mural made up of 400-750 individual tiles that symbolizes their community.
Each of these Community Mural sections will stand alone as a mural for that particular community. Then, each of these sections of the mural will be become one of the many storybook pages within the overall mural to form the ultimate visual time capsule and create a legacy for a proud nation.
As each painting is part of a community mural, each community mural is part of the Canada Mosaic Mural. Each community mural virtually connects to other community murals resulting in a massive coast to coast uniflied mosaic.
Throughout the Country, this equates to 100,000’s tiles that will comprise an overall image of train cars connecting Canadians from far and wide!
Funded by Edmonton Arts Council and the City of Edmonton.
Collaboration mural by Toronto based Paul Jackson (@pauljacksonlives) and LA based Matt Gondek (@gondekdraws) supported by Playground Collective.
Large scale mural by Emily May Rose featuring her signature raccoon characters, for Guru Energy Drink with assistance from Kadence World & Murus World.
First Billion Buns mural by Chairman Ting with assistance from Cody Swinkels and supported by North Office Architects. Completed in 2022.
Outside The Box traffic box mural organized by stART Toronto. Titled “Jungle Science” by Rob Judges, 2019.
Mural is located on the 4th Avenue side of École Whitehorse Elementary School.
Located above the main entrance to the Centre de la francophonie.
Our inspiration for this one came from the natural initiatives happening in Edmonton, like the bee hotels seen around the city and the goats who eat noxious weeds in Rundle Park. We were interested in urban animals and our relationship to them in terms of navigating this urban space mutually. And of course, TrashCo is always interested in playing with mythology and urban legends, so we had to throw that into the design mix. With a nod to the Muttart Conservatory fans in the center.
For Rado Alley Mural Fest.
For Rado Alley Mural Fest.
This mural was originally painted by artist Dawn Oman in 2004 for her gallery in Annapolis Royal.
In 2014, Dawn purchased a decommissioned church and converted it into her new gallery in Bridgetown, where the fish are now proudly on display. Dawn intends to add more artistic flair to the railing of the gallery.
Anya Kazimierski completed this mural in 2022 for Endless Shores Books & Other Treasures. The book spines were hand-painted onto metal panels that were in turn installed onto the side of the bookshop.
Bookstore owner Jennifer Crouse envisioned a mural of book spines and invented the titles featured on the mural.
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