Spotted at Beverley and some small street just north of Queen. Funny, I did not know there were hippies in the neighbourhood–this moldy oldie was inscribed just past a brand-new condo building, to boot!
Category Archives: Graffiti of the Day
GRAFFITI OF THE WEEKEND: A message to Barry Bonds…
Spotted this in Pittsburgh. There were a few of these on a pedestrian bridge not far from the stadium.
Of course, a pre-BALCO Bonds started his career with the Pirates in the late 80′s. I think he was only a XXL back then.
GRAFFITI OF THE DAY: Going off the Rails on a Gravy Train
Only in Toronto would a graffiti artist made famous by painting the mayor’s face on public property be given a gallery to showcase his work. Such is the case of SPUD, a local tagger whose paintings, including the masterpiece “Going off the Rails on a Gravy Train,” will be on display at the Don’t Tell Mama Gallery on Ossignton until the end of the month.
While I wouldn’t consider all graffiti to be artistic, I hafta hand it to him for his depiction of Mayor Ford’s face on Thomas the Tank Engine crossing a sea of cheese, curds and gravy. Check it out:
GRAFFITI OF THE DAY: The Cult is Alive!
Spotted on a dumpster behind Shopper’s Drug Mart, Bloor and Walmer.
Would’ve looked more tr00 and grimm if they’d used a colour other than hot pink…
GRAFFITI OF THE DAY: Now THERE’s a deterrent to speeding!
Spotted on Roblin Blvd in Winnipeg.
It’s one thing to spray-paint your message on a sign somewhere, but quite another to break the locks on an electronic traffic sign and change the message to a not-so-subtle reminder to watch your speed. According to the National Post, another sign was altered to “a ribald rhyme urging women to show a little skin in honour of the Jets.” Though I’ve never seen nor heard the word “ribald” before, I think I can figure out what it means. Remember those chants from the Red Mile back in the day, Flames fans? 
UPDATE 6:30 PM: You didn’t think I’d really rest until I found the sign with the ribald rhyme, did you? Turns out, there were two of them, but this friendly poster at Winnipeg Heights has combined them into one animated GIF. Very Red Mile, I must say, though that wasn’t my first guess.
Now, it would’ve been really funny if someone one-upped the sign hacker by adding a “C” to the second sign, then took a picture of his rear end with his pants around his ankles. Then again, JETS ARE BACK SHOW YOUR CRACK could certainly be misconstrued in the city of Winnipeg, I suppose…
GRAFFITI OF THE DAY: How do we know it’s election time?
This was spotted by the Toronto Star in the St. Paul’s riding, around Yonge and Eg/Yonge and Mount Pleasant:
Why do I get the feeling that the artist of this piece posts on torontosun.com as MCGUINTYISALIAR?
Some street artists make their point with spray paint. Others put up posters…
Spotted a buncha these on the west side of Bay St, between Gerrard and College. No, that’s not a flyer for a punk rock gig, but a subtle reminder that those accused in the G20 protests will soon be going on trial…
GRAFFITI OF THE DAY: Someone drew the singer of Ghost on a garage in The Annex
I mean, can’t you see the resemblance?
Okay, so maybe it’s not the best portrait, but it’s the closest that Toronto will get to seeing the Satanic Pope this year, since Ghost just dropped off their North American tour with Enslaved. Anybody wanna buy my ticket off me?
GRAFFITI OF THE DAY: How do you know that it’s frosh week?
Answer: There’s a cock drawn in chalk on the sidewalk! (seen on Queen’s Park Crescent, U of T campus)
GRAFFITI OF THE DAY: The REAL question on everybody’s minds…
Spotted on Bay Street, south of Gerrard:
