Monday, September 8, 2014

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I passed by this wonderfully painted utility box and did a fast U-turn to get a pic. The city has been hiring artists to paint these boxes in an effort to discourage graffiti and since most of the artists involved have deep roots in the graffiti world, their work is being left untouched. I think this one by artist Peru 143 is one of the best I've seen. He says on his site that his latest work is "a celebration of the feeling of home". It works for me!
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28 comments:

  1. AndySeptember 8, 2014 at 8:44 AM

    I wish they would do this in Pickering.

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  2. PerthDailyPhotoSeptember 8, 2014 at 8:54 AM

    It really is a fantastic idea Pat.. this one is perfect in it's urban location.

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  3. RevrunnerSeptember 8, 2014 at 9:02 AM

    Interesting that there should be honor among graffiti artists.

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  4. SharonSeptember 8, 2014 at 9:03 AM

    This really is a great one. It works for me too.

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  5. Luis GomezSeptember 8, 2014 at 9:53 AM

    Love this one Pat.

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 8, 2014 at 10:27 AM

    Very cheery looking!

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  7. TexWisGirlSeptember 8, 2014 at 10:45 AM

    really, really like it!

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  8. John @ Beans and I on the LooseSeptember 8, 2014 at 10:46 AM

    This is great. More cities need to take on this idea.

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  9. LoisSeptember 8, 2014 at 10:49 AM

    What a wonderful idea! I wish they would do that here. It really spruces it up and I'm glad the graffiti taggers are leaving it alone!

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  10. Stefan JanssonSeptember 8, 2014 at 10:51 AM

    It is a great idea. I have suggested it to local politicians but it looks like I will have to do it again.

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  11. LúciaSeptember 8, 2014 at 11:24 AM

    What a nice way to support the artists and make those boxes look nice! ;-)

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  12. StephanieSeptember 8, 2014 at 11:32 AM

    We have those here in the valley as well. It is certainly a great idea. Great capture!

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  13. Jackie McGuinnessSeptember 8, 2014 at 12:37 PM

    Seen a lot of these around lately. I like this one.

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  14. cieldequimperSeptember 8, 2014 at 2:47 PM

    Super! Ours are pretty but way too classical, I like this a lot!

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  15. GosiaSeptember 8, 2014 at 2:58 PM

    so interesting.

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  16. GosiaSeptember 8, 2014 at 2:58 PM

    so interesting.

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  17. jennyfrecklesSeptember 8, 2014 at 3:15 PM

    That's very classy: graffiti-like but clearly not graffiti.

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  18. William KendallSeptember 8, 2014 at 4:14 PM

    That's the second time today I've seen that motif. We see the odd utility box here painted in a different design, but this is more artistic.

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  19. RandySeptember 8, 2014 at 8:36 PM

    Better than just a plain gray box.

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  20. JackSeptember 8, 2014 at 9:12 PM

    Hey! We did the same thing today! As you know, I am not fond of graffiti, but this kind of work is authorized and juried, and takes pretty utilitarian gray boxes and turns them into something. I like this trend a lot.

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  21. CloudiaSeptember 8, 2014 at 10:18 PM

    That really POPS and what a good idea!




    ALOHA from Honolulu
    ComfortSpiral
    =^..^= . <3

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  22. KarlSeptember 9, 2014 at 8:39 AM

    This is really a great one, I like it !

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  23. HalcyonSeptember 9, 2014 at 11:13 AM

    I love painted utility boxes. The bright colors here are perfect!

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  24. Laura. MSeptember 9, 2014 at 6:12 PM

    Good idea. Very original and colorful;))

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  25. Oakland Daily PhotoSeptember 10, 2014 at 12:37 AM

    I can see why you made the u-turn. this is a growing trend and you can see why. One could sell this idea to cities in the savings to recovering tagging alone. Bravo. Thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.

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  26. EG CameraGirlSeptember 10, 2014 at 10:25 AM

    Very cool. I hope it'll weather our crazy cold winters and hot summers.

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  27. UnknownSeptember 10, 2014 at 12:38 PM

    So cool!

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  28. 黄清华 Wong Ching WahSeptember 13, 2014 at 8:59 PM

    Haha, this is nice!

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