Monday, October 28, 2013

Fighting Graffiti

This mural has appeared on a wall along College St that has been a site of continuous tagging no matter how many times it was painted over. The owners contacted a city-sponsored group called StreetARToronto (StART) which has the mandate to promote street art while counteracting graffiti. The artists for this mural are Viviana Astudillo & Logan Miller and they have done a fine job with the result being that no further tagging has taken place. 
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22 comments:

  1. donOctober 28, 2013 at 10:46 AM

    It's a fine mural and such a good idea to replace graffiti with something attractive.

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  2. EG CameraGirlOctober 28, 2013 at 10:51 AM

    I guess this appeals to would-be graffiti artists so they don't want to ruin it.

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  3. KarenOctober 28, 2013 at 11:09 AM

    What an awesome mural!

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  4. Billy Blue EyesOctober 28, 2013 at 11:16 AM

    Awesome, that is what I like to see, I hate mindless tagging

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  5. PerthDailyPhotoOctober 28, 2013 at 11:38 AM

    How cool is that Pat, a strong mural and a positive outcome, sounds good to me!

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  6. AnonymousOctober 28, 2013 at 12:26 PM

    Does the heart good -- both the mural and knowing that taggers respect art.

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  7. TexWisGirlOctober 28, 2013 at 12:55 PM

    it is a neat mural, and SO glad they are respectful of it!

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  8. VPOctober 28, 2013 at 2:06 PM

    This is the right way to fight taggers: I hope they will be ashamed and will try to learn something from the authors of this excellent mural!

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  9. AnonymousOctober 28, 2013 at 4:44 PM

    I guess good works like this one are respected and untouched.

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  10. Gerald (SK14)October 28, 2013 at 6:17 PM

    love that rhino

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  11. John @ Beans and I on the LooseOctober 28, 2013 at 6:25 PM

    A wonderful mural. It seems when the city welcomes the street artists that the other forms of graffiti seem to fall by the wayside more times than not. Thanks for visiting my steamboat.

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  12. LowellOctober 28, 2013 at 6:46 PM

    That is just wild! And a curious combination of rhino and pelicans, etc. Lots of thrashing about. Love it!

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  13. William KendallOctober 28, 2013 at 7:55 PM

    It's a beautiful mural!

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  14. Chattahoochee Valley DailyOctober 28, 2013 at 7:55 PM

    Interesting that the more 'destructive' taggers/graffiti artists respect these pieces.

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  15. hamiltonOctober 28, 2013 at 9:16 PM

    I guess the trick is to create something even the taggers would enjoy seeing!

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  16. JackOctober 28, 2013 at 10:37 PM

    Toronto seems to have a real problem with taggers. Good luck to the owners and artists of this mural.

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  17. RandyOctober 28, 2013 at 11:40 PM

    That's a nice one.

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  18. AndyOctober 29, 2013 at 4:51 AM

    I know this mural. It's so wide making it difficult to get it into one single photo.

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  19. UnknownOctober 29, 2013 at 4:55 AM

    Nice graffiti!

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  20. ArtandArchitecture-SF.comOctober 29, 2013 at 11:32 AM

    Love it! Wow you have a city sponsored street art program too - glad to see other cities are understanding the value of such programs.

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  21. Laura. MOctober 29, 2013 at 2:27 PM

    Rincerontes and pelicans struggling ... I like the mural

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  22. UnknownOctober 30, 2013 at 7:23 AM

    Fantastic! What a great artist.

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