Monday, May 13, 2013

Famous Glasses

A new optical shop has just opened on College St and they have had this cool mural of John Lennon, wearing his famous glasses, painted in their entrance. The artist for this is Douglas VanAsselstine who seems to be involved in a lot of the art scene going on in nearby Kensington Market.
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19 comments:

  1. KarenMay 13, 2013 at 10:32 AM

    That's cool! I bet this mural will attract a lot of babyboomers to the optical shop!

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  2. TexWisGirlMay 13, 2013 at 11:21 AM

    really neat.

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  3. SharonMay 13, 2013 at 11:51 AM

    Very nicely done and clever of the store to use this image to advertise its business.

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  4. William KendallMay 13, 2013 at 2:18 PM

    I do like the colour scheme they used.

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  5. HalcyonMay 13, 2013 at 3:16 PM

    Hee! My first thought was Harry Potter! Perhaps I shouldn't admit that? :)

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  6. LowellMay 13, 2013 at 3:23 PM

    I like this a lot. Iconic picture of Mr. Lennon. Imagine that! :)

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  7. AnonymousMay 13, 2013 at 4:25 PM

    Wonderfully lifelike, great work!

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  8. DebMay 13, 2013 at 4:46 PM

    When I think of famous glasses I think of Dame Edna Everage!

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  9. Stefan JanssonMay 13, 2013 at 4:58 PM

    Imagine that.

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  10. JackMay 13, 2013 at 8:09 PM

    Those glasses came back into fashion in the last decade but I see them less often now. I like the cool blue colors the artist used.

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  11. Oakland Daily PhotoMay 13, 2013 at 9:18 PM

    Very effective portrait of John Lennon. While I can easily imagine stopping to study it, I don't think it would prompt me to walk in the door. But it definitely adds to the cityscapte. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.

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  12. RandyMay 13, 2013 at 10:04 PM

    Wonderful mural.

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  13. AndyMay 13, 2013 at 10:19 PM

    This is a really cool mural with a face that easily identifiable. Nice find.

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  14. UnknownMay 14, 2013 at 7:16 AM

    Have you seen this? "Yoko Ono Tweets Picture Of John Lennon's Blood-Stained Glasses In Anti-Gun Protest"
    http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/03/21/yoko-ono-tweets-john-lennon-blood-stained-glasses-anti-gun-protest-pictures_n_2923264.html

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  15. PerthDailyPhotoMay 14, 2013 at 7:26 AM

    Ahhh! ! John Lennon, the world lost an amazing artist the day he was shot.. Fab mural Pat.

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  16. EG CameraGirlMay 14, 2013 at 7:44 AM

    I was thinking Harry Potter when I first saw this. It never occurred to me that Potter and Lennon looked so much alike!

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  17. ArtandArchitecture-SF.comMay 14, 2013 at 10:56 AM

    Cool

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  18. AnonymousMay 18, 2013 at 9:26 AM

    Very cool ... those glasses were so much part of his image.

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  19. GunnMay 19, 2013 at 3:04 AM

    What a great find!!

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