Located at Second and Hurontario Streets on the side of what is now Cafe Chartreuse. The location was chosen because the old building had great visibility and both the wall and the brick were in good shape, and most importantly, the central location. Measuring 12’ x 84’, the mural has the colour and activity of a busy day on the main street of Collingwood in the early 20th century.
The mural was painted by award winning Toronto artist John Hood, using water based acrylic paint which becomes permanent when set. Busy Wagons is an artistic rendering of the view of downtown Collingwood looking north from the Town Hall including people doing activities of all kinds as well as images of horses, bicyclist and the original grain elevators. Horse drawn wagons and shop windows complete the mural. The artist created sketches for the mural from old archival photographs. I'm linking to Monday Mural.
This is a wonderfully executed mural - it looks to be very detailed. I am always amazed at the ability to create these on such large scale - just getting the perspective right would be so difficult!
ReplyDeleteBefore I read all the way through your text, I thought this looked like the style of John Hood whose work I discovered in Welland.
ReplyDeleteIt is a little exciting to be seeing familiar works and muralists through this meme!
This is another wonderful John Hood mural! Fantastic! My mind is a sive for names, but I agree with VioletSky this meme is amazing for learning about muralists and their works.
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As Linda says, you can't help but be awed by a composition this large. Getting a unified perspective seems like it would be so difficult. But maybe not to the artistic eye. These historical murals are like a time machine. They take you on a little walk through history. I'm impressed by the number of murals you can find in your area. As always Andy, thanks for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great place for visibility! Neat mural too!
ReplyDeleteHis talent is evident. This looks so realistic.
ReplyDeleteThe talent of these people is amazing! A super post Andy!
ReplyDeleteGreat street scenes. The brick gives the mural such an interesting texture and really adds to the quality of the work.
ReplyDeleteThe brick building fits perfect for the artistic rendition of the mural. The opening/door fit perfect and very well incorporated. Beautiful!
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