7.29.2004

Mystery Artist

As I walk to work over the last few months, I have noticed the appearance of spraypainted stencil art appearing along the way. The first few pieces that I noticed were quite impressive, and though the rate of production has increased recently, I'm of the mind that some may be a copycat production, as the skill of the designs has been declining. Here are some of my favorites.
















Whoever the graphic designer is has obvious skill. I'm of the mind that whoever designed them is painting them too, at least in some of the cases, because they are often situated such that at first sight they are at optimal distance. They are also placed in locations where they will be noticed, but not resented.

The question remains - whodunnit?

Locations:

"Adieu" - EPCOR power box at Garneau Towers, 86 Ave & 111 St (SW Corner)
"The Lady" - EPCOR power box at PC corp, 100 Ave & 109 St (SE Corner)
"The Man in the Hat" - Various; this one on High Level Bridge W sidewalk, S side
"Capitalist" - Various; this one at NE corner of intersection of 104 St and the alley S of Jasper Ave (by the parkade)
"Fresh" - NE corner of intersection of 104 St and the alley S of Jasper Ave (by the parkade)
"Shark" - Various; this one on E retaining wall of the S end of the Ribbon of Steel park, just N of High Level Bridge
"Eat More Fibre" - Various; this one on High Level Bridge W sidewalk, N side

2 Comments:

Blogger M said...

these are amazing! Where are they?

6:48 a.m.  
Blogger Sigma-6 said...

Stencil Graf.

Probably a number of artists. This stuff is bigger back east and in Van, but it's absolutely huge in the UK.

5:35 a.m.  

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