Pepper's Food & Drink

 

Location: 189 Wallace Avenue

Date photo taken: 23 October 2023

Painted in 2021, this mural can be found on the west side of Pepper's Food & Drink, a take out spot with hot comfort food to go plus Korean  prepared foods and a wide selection of Asian snacks and ramen. As for this toad, what's in store? A tasty treat or a shocking snack? I'm leaning toward the former. Armed with that bottle, I think this toad knows exactly what it's about to chomp down on. 

Garden of Future Follies

 

Location: Front Street at Bayview

Date photo taken: 1 June 2019

This installation created by Canadian art duo Hadley+Maxwell playfully attacks our city's historic monuments, bringing them to the people and into the present. Their folly is comprised of over 150 unique elements copied from 80 different monumental works around the city. The original pieces are often oversized, elevated and designed to inspire awe. By taking fragments, juxtaposing them in whimsical ways and placing them at our level, the artists invite us to get personal with the pieces, and to re-examine their stories. It also makes me wonder if any monument buffs out there have successfully mapped back the various pieces. This excellent 2016 article from Spacing Magazine gives a few of them away.