Sunday, October 6, 2019

Ordinary Folks, Extraordinary Lives


'Ordinary Folks, Extraordinary Lives' Mural by John Kuna (2016) in Etobicoke, Toronto.

The mural honours the six founding families of the Islington area.

Golfing in Islington


Golfing in Islington mural by John Kuna (2014) in Etobicoke, Toronto which depicts Islington Golf Culb in the 1920s. 

Butterflies are free


'Butterflies Are Free' mural by John Kuna (2018) in Islington Village, Etobicoke.

The mural is located on the second floor of the building and it depicts the wing patterns of eleven local species of butterflies.

Ontario Gothic


Ontario Gothic Mural by John Kuna (2011) in the Islington Village, Etobicoke, Toronto.

The mural adopts the famous 'American Gothic' painting by Grant Wood in Ontario settings. The scene portrays the Appleby family and their farmhouse in the Islington area ca. 1900.

Aftermath


Aftermath Mural by John Kuna (2011).

The mural is part of an outdoor gallery in the village of Islington, Etobicoke. On October 15, 1954, Hurrican Hazel struck Toronto. This mural is about the cleanup effort by the volunteers of the Islington fire brigade and 48th Highlanders.