Mural painted in Toronto, Canada. Commissioned by Eventscape, and located on the roof of their building facing the Gardiner Expressway.
The background was painted by KWEST of Toronto and STARE of Montreal, two of the most talented and respected graffiti artists in Canada.
"The image is an homage to one of my favorite artists, Alex Colville, referencing his iconic 1965 painting, "To Prince Edward Island". Colville, who passed away in 2013, was one of Canada's greatest artists.
I've been a fan of Colville's work since I first saw it as a kid, and felt it would be appropriate to paint this mural in Toronto, the city of his birth. His work often elevated and mythologized the commonplace, something I strive for in my own art. He also put a great deal of time and subtlety into his paintings, an aesthetic I share, which is at odds with our modern culture of increasing speed and decreasing attention spans. Describing his painting process, Colville said:
"It's a very unspectacular business, laborious, as I think it is with writers too. Every day you do a little bit and you hope it'll all come into focus."