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Vandalist: 99 Luftballons

By Posterchild

Once a week, Vandalist features some of the most interesting street art and graffiti from around Toronto. You should contribute.
2011-02-10-balloon.jpg

BY:   Artist unknown
LOCATION:   Gerrard and Elizabeth
SHOT BY:   Tahouse
FIELD NOTES:   Someone has been actively painting balloons around downtown Toronto: maybe not 99 yet, but many indeed. These balloons are always depicted as free from an owner, seemingly floating away. It makes for a nice symbol of the joy of letting go of a piece of art and the fleeting nature of street art. Of course, we don’t know what the artist’s intentions are, but what with the real concerns over the impact of freed balloons on marine life, and of course, peak helium, perhaps painted balloons are the green alternative?

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  • http://piorkowski.ca Jarek Piórkowski

    Looks like the same artist as the person with strong feelings about a camera at Spadina and Phoebe: http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net…

  • http://twitter.com/sniderscion Scott Snider

    Looks similar to this one too:
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/s…/

  • Trachevin

    You sure them isn't supposed to be spermies?

  • http://twitter.com/vgedris Vic Gedris

    These are also all over the Junction Triangle area and the West Toronto Railpath: http://vic.gedris.org/node/379

  • http://twitter.com/greg_a_elliott gregory alan elliott

    Yes, these are ALL over Toronto. Kensington, Rosedale, Parkdale, etc… I like the gestural simplicity of image… some have been filled in with blue paint. So, these would be 99 blue balloons, not red.

  • http://twitter.com/greg_a_elliott gregory alan elliott

    Yes, these are ALL over Toronto. Kensington, Rosedale, Parkdale, etc… I like the gestural simplicity of image… some have been filled in with blue paint. So, these would be 99 blue balloons, not red.