Because I associate this kind of mural painting with slums trying to tart themselves up on the cheap, I feel unqualified to comment on the artistic merit of the designs being applied to an underpass on Woodbine Avenue. I have promised to keep an open mind, and I am trying. The spray painter is wearing a protective mask and that’s definitely a good thing.
Above the work of the hired street artist, a popular illegal “canvas” has been decorated by POM. Since the shed is on railroad property, the city cannot remove graffiti from it and designs last quite a while before a competitor claims the spot.
Theory has it that taggers will leave the authorized wall alone, out of respect for the artist. I’m curious to see how it works out.