Rob Ford Launches Graffiti Street Art Initiative and mobile app
The city of Toronto officially announced their new plan for how to deal with Toronto’s “graffiti problem” on Wednesday, April 18th, 2012. Mayor Rob Ford first declared to the crowd of City staff, politicians and other on-lookers that the...
Rick Mercer not helping anti-graffiti cause: Mississauga councillors
“Rick Mercer needs to know that he’s not doing anybody any good with his rants down the graffiti-tagged alley.” -Mississauga councillor Katie Mahoney Do you know what he’s doing good? Showing all his viewers how diverse art can...
Graffiti affected by war
Today is remembrance day here in Canada and I thought it’d be appropriate to post some photos of graffiti with a war theme. There is so much out there so I thought I’d try to focus on graffiti done on actual military hardware...
Tripoli’s growing urban art
Now that the population of Tripoli has reclaimed their city, artists are pouring their hearts into the street walls. This is very good social progress to finally be able to express many years of frustration publicly. I’m also really glad to see that journalists are taking an interest in covering urban art in the middle east. Now that Muammar Gaddafi has completely lost control, I hope to see the population taking more positive and creative control of their country and themselves.
See more coverage & photos at Aljazeera
Also check out the Washington Post
Tripoli Graffiti of Gaddafi Running near Dahra bus station
Toronto Mayor inspired Graffiti
Here is a collection of the various artworks which have been inspired by our Mayor (Rob Ford) in regards to the heavy laws against graffiti.
City “Graffiti” committee?
Looks like the city is attempting to actually separate “good” graffiti and “bad” graffiti. Makes me wonder what this opinion is going to be based on. Is urban artwork going to be recognized? Or only...
Mayor Ford’s portrait art
In a back alley just off of Earlscourt Ave at St.Clair West here in Toronto, was the scene a few months ago of our Mayor Rob Ford taking action against graffiti. Here he posed for some media photos doing the grimy work of scrubbing off the graffiti. Afterwards the wall was commissioned by the city by a ‘real’ artist to beautify it. Although yes it is much a cleaner look as before and I personally believe that any commission art by the city is a step in the right direction, another graffiti artist didn’t think so. This unknown artist took the liberty at making a new portrait of our dear Mayor.
http://torontoist.com/2011/06/spotted_rob_ford_returns_to_graffit_wallas_graffiti.php
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/06/26/graffiti-artist-targets-ford
