The Graffiti Alley in Toronto, Canada, near Queen Street West and Spadina Avenue, is a tourist hotspot covered with resplendent and bright paintings, sketches, and graffiti.
However, in the recent past, the conventionally dazzling alley has been repainted and has transformed into a sombre tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement.
The artworks, murals, and paintings now represent heroes and symbols of the African-American community. Artists now have painted figures of Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and George Floyd, who is wearing a black band across his mouth with the words ‘I can’t breathe’ written across. The artist, however, added the words ‘But we can hear you’ around his face.
Here is a beautiful artwork of Martin Luther King Jr.:
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Some new art down graffiti alley. #blacklivesmatter #icantbreathe #mlk #mentalhealth
Here is another one supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
Another artwork shows a raised fist with the words ‘Still Fighting 4 Black Lives’ written.
Here is another graffiti with the words ‘Black Lives Matter’ written across a red background.
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New beautiful piece in #centralsq’s #graffitialley #blacklivesmatter #cambma
Aren’t these some fantastic artworks to support the anti-racism movements? What do you think? Do let us know your views in the comments section below.
