The Eighth Planet Descends!
The Eighth Planet is our muralist crew working this summer in Art Starts’ Graffiti Transformation Project made up of Andy Atkins, Navardo Ingram, Katherine Mackay & Quentin Vercetty. Working with our Coordinator Rea McNamara and Lead Artist Joshua Barndt this crew will spend the next 6 weeks turning Yorkdale Station’s underpass walls and pillars into the most amazing public mural. Basing this mural on the Neptune community they have called their crew the Eighth Planet and are already working hard on their creative process. For up to date pictures, videos and a timeline of what will be a phenominal mural follow their journey at :
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August 13th, 2010 at 7:03 am
this is to complain about the yorkdale project…….why is there a man holding two guns, this is bad for the area, are we all gangsters here no!…i see a lot of afican american people but no asians……muslims….no jewish…italians…this comunity is full of many nations……” not just africa”….where is a canadian flag…are we not canadians!!!!….i will let the t.t.c. in on ths and also the city area mp….just to let you know that i am also black and a proud canadian………thank you
August 18th, 2010 at 11:36 am
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August 18th, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Thank you for your feedback in regards to our Yorkdale subway station underpass mural, “Knowledge is Power”. For the past six weeks, our lead artist and four youth artists have been involved in not only designing and painting this mural, but also delivering on an on-going community consultation that involved talking to folks such as your self.
It has always been our intention to honestly reflect the neighborhood issues that affect local communities. Many of the residents and commuters we encountered spoke with a mixed sense of pride and loss for a vibrant and multicultural area that’s struggling with violence and a true sense of ownership. It was with a deep sense of responsibility that our artists tackled these complicated issues that’s most likely magnified by the fact that it’s a public mural, and therefore a work-in-progress before everyone’s eyes.
So while we have had our numerous supporters, we’ve also had our critics who — while rightly justified to their own opinions — haven’t perhaps stopped to talk with our artists in-depth on these issues, and therefore have even misconstrued the community mural’s images and intentions.
Ultimately, these reactions have ultimately shown how effective our Eighth Planet mural team (http://eighthplanet.tumblr.com) has been in engaging with the Neptune and Lawrence Heights communities in identifying the challenges that affect them.
I hope then that the next time you stop by our mural this week, you’ll re-assess the final product, and look close enough to see reflections of a truly diverse Canadian community.
Thanks, Rea
Yorkdale Graffiti Transformation Project Coordinator
October 23rd, 2010 at 10:19 am
i like the mural it nice to see young kid passing and see Graffiti about how to make change love the project.