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Showing posts with label cruz1. Show all posts

7 Jul 2022

Bell Box - Angel Carrillo

 Bell Box decorated with a mural of a blue jay bird on a red background

Location: Morrison Street
Date photo taken: 24 March 2022
Image #16 in the Bellbox Series

Here's another painted Bell box courtesy of the Bell Boxes Murals Project, a nonprofit street art program. This one is in New Toronto and was done in 2021. The artist is Angel Carrillo and if you love the style, he also happens to be a tattoo artist and co-owner of Southside Ink. 


6 Apr 2022

New Toronto Toad

 Mural painted on a large door of an orange toad

Location: Laneway between Fifth and Sixth streets in New Toronto
Date photo taken: 24 April 2022

Walking in New Toronto recently I was drawn down an alley by a riot of colour. Among the murals was this handsome fellow. The work of cruz1 and Zegar, it was part of a Wallnoize project in 2021. 

1 Aug 2018

There's Something on the Garage

A garage painted with a mural of a piranha

Location: in laneway between Logan and Ferrier
Date photo taken: 13 February 2017

On August 3 1978, just in time for long-weekend trips to the lake, Piranha hit theatres. I vividly remember seeing this movie and refusing to go swimming for days afterward. These memories return whenever I see this garage, painted by cruz1 (Angel Carrillo) as part of a Wallnoize event back in May 2015. Wallnoize9 brought a number of artists to brighten the walls and garages surrounding the small parkettes running west from Pape Station. Themes were nature, animals, characters, and kid friendly.