Then and Now 2010 by Diliana Popova, Explore Mount Dennis Public Art, ArtworxTO, 1167 Weston Road, Toronto, ON

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Then & Now Mural
1167 Weston Rd. (North facing wall of building)

We start the tour with the oldest mural, called Then & Now, which was painted in 2010 by lead artist Diliana Popova with the help of six local youth whose names are at the bottom left of the mural in a yellow semi-circle. The project was funded through the Graffiti Transformation Program and designed by Diliana and the youth in consultation with UrbanArts and the property owners to reflect the history of the Weston-Mount Dennis area.

An information panel is painted on the wall in a box to the left of the mural explaining the imagery and features a quote that is not attributed to anyone that reads “The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.” These are the words of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. who was a US Supreme Court Justice from 1902 to 1932.

On the left are featured two local Meals on Wheels volunteers who served this community in the 1970s. According to the panel they represent charity, one of the community values the artists wanted to emphasize, especially with it being on the side of Humber Community Services for Seniors. Beside that are three images of different vehicles that operate on rails, two old streetcars and a train, referencing the area’s historical importance as a rail hub. The contrast between the sepia-toned image of the old streetcar on the left and the colourful, fancy new train on the right is meant to lead the eye forward through time and evoke the idea of progress. To the right of the train is a man with a camera, a symbol of the contributions the Kodak plant has made to this community throughout its growth and into the present and future.

It’s holding up well considering it is over 10 years old. Speaking from experience, one added challenge for an artist working with a team of youth volunteers who might be painting a mural for the first time or even painting for the first time is finding work that can be done by beginners, and breaking the picture into areas of flat colour like this is a great way to give people a simple job that they are less likely to mess up. You transfer the outlines of your design onto the wall by projector or however, and then assign each area a colour to be filled in. Then all you have to do is teach your volunteers to spot areas that need two coats and how to make the edges nice and clean by keeping the brush very wet and moving slow.

Taken in: Canada / Ontario / Mount Dennis (show map)

Taken on: February 4, 2023

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