Occasional Toronto: "Ontario Gothic"

Monday, March 25, 2013

"Ontario Gothic"

Another of the John Kuna murals in the Islington neighbourhood, this one is called "Ontario Gothic" and although it is based on a photo from the 1900s it is meant to be a parody of "American Gothic" by Grant Wood. Painted in 2011, it shows William Appleby and his sister Mabel standing in front of the family farmhouse which was a Gothic Revival cottage style.
Taking part in Monday Murals. Click here for more murals.

21 comments:

Anonymous said...: Yet another mural that just leaps out, amazing!; March 25, 2013 at 9:33 AM
ArtandArchitecture-SF.com said...: How fun. It appears to be quite a large mural too; March 25, 2013 at 9:58 AM
Anonymous said...: This guy is Amazing!; March 25, 2013 at 10:29 AM
Marleen said...: It is very well done, looks almost like a photo.; March 25, 2013 at 10:29 AM
Jack said...: Now, THIS is perfect. Kuna is very talented.; March 25, 2013 at 10:38 AM
John @ Beans and I on the Loose said...: Oh this is so neat to see. I went to Eldon, Iowa and saw the house in the original American Gothic. I wish I knew how to put a link to it in the comments so that you can see it. I don't know if this will work...
http://hwyfly.blogspot.com/2012/11/american-gothic-house.html; March 25, 2013 at 11:06 AM
PerthDailyPhoto said...: It's beautifully done Pat, but I didn't think Gothic when I saw it. You do have some wonderful murals around Toronto, did you ever think of printing a coffee table book of photos 'Murals of Toronto' seriously you should.; March 25, 2013 at 12:00 PM
Dzjiedzjee said...: This is very beautiful!

Greetings from the Netherlands,
DzjieDzjee; March 25, 2013 at 12:53 PM
Halcyon said...: A great idea! It's such a lifelike painting too. Neat find.; March 25, 2013 at 12:55 PM
Sharon said...: This is a beautifully done mural and the resemblence to American Gothic is certainly there. Thinking about it, one could probably paint a "gothic" scene in the mode of Grant Woods that would come from almost any country. Change the house behind and clothes on the two people and it could be a scene from anywhere.; March 25, 2013 at 4:17 PM
hamilton said...: Those clothes don't look exactly comfortable!
Very nice mural, though.; March 25, 2013 at 5:23 PM
Lowell said...: This is fantastic. Great parody! I can't believe all the wonderful murals you have in Toronto!; March 25, 2013 at 6:05 PM
Deb said...: Another great mural. This style always makes me think of the start of The Rocky Horror Show!; March 25, 2013 at 6:25 PM
Kay L. Davies said...: Amazing mural to have been painted on red brick.
K; March 25, 2013 at 7:09 PM
Randy said...: Interesting mural.; March 25, 2013 at 9:52 PM
Karen said...: Look at the tiny waist on that woman!!!; March 25, 2013 at 11:14 PM
Oakland Daily Photo said...: This is quite a find. Kuna is an incredible artist. Your comments make me wonder how many works have been inspired by American Gothic since its unveiling.; March 26, 2013 at 1:33 AM
Andy said...: There's lots of detail in this one.; March 26, 2013 at 6:27 AM
EG CameraGirl said...: Well done! The artist is so talented!; March 26, 2013 at 7:21 AM
VP said...: Impressive, creative and very well done!; March 26, 2013 at 3:01 PM
Unknown said...: You have wonderful murals in your city. This one is no exception!; March 28, 2013 at 11:22 AM