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Vandalist: Rob Ford, Muse
Once a week, Vandalist features some of the most interesting street art and graffiti from around Toronto. You should contribute.
| BY: | DMC | |
| LOCATION: | Near Queen and Spadina | |
| PHOTO BY: | Georgette P | |
| FIELD NOTES: | Maybe it’s his eloquent way with words, his dashing good looks, and/or his unconditional support for all forms of art, but Mayor Rob Ford sure is admired by the good folks of the Toronto graffiti community. I might go so far as to call him a muse to those who seek to enrich our public spaces with their art. How else could you explain his surge of popularity in street art imagery? Take this mural. The artist’s admiration for our mayor could not have been contained in a simple portrait, but instead, Mayor Ford is portrayed as a self-breeding, ever-growing, ooze of an entity ready to engulf our city. Frankly, we’re not totally enamoured with Ford caricatures that focus on the mayor’s weight as his most mockery-worthy feature. But, at the same time, we suspect that ignoring Toronto street artists’ affinity for this girth-based levity won’t make it go away. |