Weston GO/Union Pearson Express Station Mural 2018 by Mahmood Popal and Jesse Albert, The Murals of Weston, ArtworxTO, 1865 Weston Road, Toronto, ON
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Weston GO/Union Pearson Express Station Mural
1865 Weston Road
In the parking lot next to the Weston GO and UP Express station is a large mural done by Mahmood Popal and collaborator Jesse Albert. The mural is an interesting compilation of imagery of historical aspects of Weston including a lifesize photo of the local library and, of course, the penny farthing bicycle and a box of Kodak film, two items synonymous with Weston’s manufacturing past.
The artist used “rudimentary” pieces created by members of the community throughout the design. Community members of all ages participated through workshops hosted by Popal and Albert by using stencils created using pieces of paper, rags, plastic, and other objects.
He said by “crumpling it up and dipping it, pressing it, [it] makes a mark.” “It makes a pattern and if you start repeating those patterns you start to get an art piece.”
At a closer glance you will notice that the top half of the mural is vinyl and the lower half is painted. There had been a large print affixed to the wall the year prior, but people were tearing at the material. It is interesting to see how the artist continues the patterns of the vinyl using paint.
Weston GO/Union Pearson Express Station Mural 2018 by Mahmood Popal and Jesse Albert, The Murals of Weston, ArtworxTO, 1865 Weston Road, Toronto, ON
Excerpt from webapp.driftscape.com/map/d53a7cae-f2a3-11eb-8000-bc1c5a8...:
Weston GO/Union Pearson Express Station Mural
1865 Weston Road
In the parking lot next to the Weston GO and UP Express station is a large mural done by Mahmood Popal and collaborator Jesse Albert. The mural is an interesting compilation of imagery of historical aspects of Weston including a lifesize photo of the local library and, of course, the penny farthing bicycle and a box of Kodak film, two items synonymous with Weston’s manufacturing past.
The artist used “rudimentary” pieces created by members of the community throughout the design. Community members of all ages participated through workshops hosted by Popal and Albert by using stencils created using pieces of paper, rags, plastic, and other objects.
He said by “crumpling it up and dipping it, pressing it, [it] makes a mark.” “It makes a pattern and if you start repeating those patterns you start to get an art piece.”
At a closer glance you will notice that the top half of the mural is vinyl and the lower half is painted. There had been a large print affixed to the wall the year prior, but people were tearing at the material. It is interesting to see how the artist continues the patterns of the vinyl using paint.