Some uplifting reverse graffiti spotted in downtown Calgary.
Walking along Stephen Avenue? Flash a smile!
15 Saturday Feb 2014
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Airport pardner
12 Wednesday Feb 2014
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One of the many pieces of art to adorn the public spaces at Calgary International Airport.
Art is everywhere … and it’s not all western/cowboy themed.
There a life-size rock climber overlooking the main public lounge, a huge horse sculpture near the customs exit, aircraft hanging over one of the departure terminal, metallic etchings and carvings amid the floor tiles.
Every time I fly or pick someone up, I try to find something new, a little visual adventure to pass the time.
Shadow of Venus
11 Tuesday Feb 2014
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This lovely shadow is cast from a sculpture called Venus Victorious by Renoir and Guino, displayed at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
Evolving art
10 Monday Feb 2014
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Today, we revisit a post from last fall, Things you find in alleys.
Since I first snapped a photo of this mural, tucked away in a narrow alley in Calgary’s Kensington neighbourhood, I notice it’s been altered. Sometime near the holidays, I presume, someone added Christmas trees and decorations to all the windows. And this kitty had has grown some a pair of eyes … right where they shouldn’t be!
Montreal’s adhesive art
06 Thursday Feb 2014
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On every visit back to Montreal, the place where I grew up, I take great pleasure in just walking around, looking for all kinds of stickers and posters placed by street artists.
The truly gifted creators will have made something that rises above the morass of vandals’ visual cacophony — something worthy of permanently adorning the backside of street signs, the faces of traffic light control boxes, lamp posts, bollards, parking meters, bike stands and more.
Indeed, Montreal is full of unremarkable, annoying stickers and posters … but there are so many gems, too.
Here are some of my favourites.
Incomplete thoughts
05 Wednesday Feb 2014
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Firmly in winter’s grip
04 Tuesday Feb 2014
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Happy Year of the Horse!
31 Friday Jan 2014
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To all those celebrating the lunar new year, I wish you a happy and healthy Year of the Horse!
Knitting granny
20 Monday Jan 2014
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Granny here is part of a larger piece of wall art that’s popped up in the last few weeks (maybe months?) in Calgary’s Kensington neighbourhood.
Chinatown gate
18 Saturday Jan 2014
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Ricky Leong 