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Looking at the photos posted by others, it dawned on me that the map was if not unreliable perhaps a work in progress. So I set out again to cover the gaps.

In the mosaic click on any image for a larger version

“Pestilence” by Derek Edenshaw

ARI DE LA MORA + IRVING CANO – “Dance the Dance My Girl”

ARI DE LA MORA + IRVING CANO – “Dance the Dance My Girl”

ARI DE LA MORA + IRVING CANO – “Dance the Dance My Girl”

Not in the festival

Not in the festival

Not in the festival

DAVID SHILLINGLAW “Alive in the Human Hive”

DAVID SHILLINGLAW “Alive in the Human Hive”

And, once again, a number of murals were incapable of being captured into one shot so I have been doing some stitching again. These images are all on the flickr album and the Mural Festival site is also being updated with much more information, some of which I have copied here and to flickr.

Click on the image to be taken to the flickr page to get a much larger version

DAVID SHILLINGLAW – “We Are Croutons Floating in Cosmic Soup”

Artist Statement: The mural explores aspects if the human experience. Signs and symbols, patterns and forms that attempt to communicate a universal language. Inspired by board games and hieroglyphics, my mural works create a visual space to visually negotiate, a collection of separate parts that connect and can be read in multiple directions. The content is full on bold colour forms, a collision of shapes, some recognisable, some more ambiguous.

This one is not actually part of the festival: it was painted by Kids at Heart and is at the Beaumont Gallery

Two halves of the Community Mural

This mural is an exploration of water, as illustrated by artists and musican Jenny Ritter. Imagery includes, swimming, boats, creatures etc. Using a monochrome palette of blues, members of the community painted the mural using a paint by numbers technique.

TYLER KEETON ROBBINS – “Trees Burn While Flowers Bloom”

“Artist Statement: Look closely at the brush strokes – you will see trees, flames, smoke, yet blossoms. This mural is based off a painting depicting British Columbia’s natural ecology, how it is currently being impacted and in turn how nature and we as a community overcome.”

Carson Ting “Ride Wild”

In this piece, we depict to arms reaching from both ends of the mural. In the middle, we have two stationary vehicles waiting at the light. On the left, we see a large arm and hand holding a wheel entering the scene to help fix a broken black car. The left black car has opened up like a Russian doll to reveal a rabbit character sitting on a bicycle. In a similar fashion, the right side depicts a yellow car held by a giant hand. The yellow car also reveals a rabbit sitting on a bicycle inside. The concept behind this mural is based on a fun portrayal the modern commuter’s psyche in Vancouver. We are often faced with the dilemma of whether we should drive or cycle to our destination, but deep down we are often caught longing to be riding freely on our bicycles. This piece will hopefully help remind us to break out of our reliance on cars and ride our bicycles as free as wild rabbits. This mural is generously supported by Native Shoes.