This artwork of traditional Portuguese design in ceramic tiles was installed in the Queen's Park subway station in 2003 in recognition of the "50th Anniversary of Portuguese Emigration to Canada (1953 to 2003)". Designed by artist Ana Vilela, it was manufactured in Lisbon. Toronto, the most ethnically diverse city in the world, has the most extensive Portuguese population in North America.
We have many ceramic here too (but not a beautiful artwork like this in some subway station), Brazil was colonized by Portugal.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that there is an extensive Portuguese population in North America.
We could try some words in Portuguese next time. ;-)
How do you calculate that Toronto is the most ethnicaly diverse city in the world?
ReplyDeleteJulie - I don't know how they do it but the United Nations has designated it this way many times in a row.
ReplyDeleteCool mosaic! I wonder why so many Portuguese settle in Toronto. Hmmm.
ReplyDeleteHow nice to find wonderful mosaic artwork in a subway station!
ReplyDeleteWere the Portuguese women topless like the horn blowers when they emigrated?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful tile work. Any good Portuguese restaurants in town? I bet there is.
ReplyDeleteThat really is a nice piece of work.
ReplyDeleteVery cool! I love that type of Portuguese tile.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! It reminds me of toile de jouy.
ReplyDeletereally intricate work! I can only imagine how much time went into this.
ReplyDeleteI'm quite surprised, didn't expect this! :-)
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