Occupy stencils

Sean Martindale and Pascal Paquette recently invited me to paint something on the wall they secured as part of their upcoming show at the AGO's Toronto Now gallery (running from from January 21st to April 1st, 2012).


It was a bit of a stretch to fill an entire wall myself just before the holidays, and I'm not super happy with the overall result; as always, it was an experiment.  But I am quite happy with the way these new stencils turned out:




They are based on photos of Occupy Toronto protesters and their signs taken by the esteemed Martin Reis.  Here are some details:









The wall has already been buffed to make way for the next artist, which is probably for the best.  Still, it was fun to try out painting on a legal wall.  Thanks to Pascal and Sean for the opportunity and the help!