This bright and colourful mural celebrates women throughout the world. Part of The Church Street Mural Project, the mural project sprang out of a desire to spruce up the neighbourhood and leave a lasting legacy for WorldPride festivities.
Project curator Syrus Marcus Ware says there was a lot of interest from artists to get involved with the project, which allowed the selection committee to choose projects that reflected the community.
Alex Flores is the founder and Artistic Director of Las Perlas Del Mar Productions Inc. Flores has extensive mural and multimedia production experience, including ten years of experience as an independent filmmaker, using documentary video production and web design. He has been a visual artist for 18 years.
Artist Statement:
“When I create a painting, my energy becomes happy and positive. Through meditation, I dream I am in forests full of trees, with people and animals in different colours, the shapes become houses where all human beings live in harmony, surrounded by the beauty of the earth.
My paintings are like big urban cities or the jungle in spring, or like people gathering on a cold winter night. I paint my hometown in Mexico City mixing ideas with my home in Toronto.
My mind flies away onto the white canvas with ideas of colourful buildings, faces, trees, pets and harmony around all humans.
I want to show my vision about living in a safe world, where justice and peace and love come together.
The different shapes and structures in my paintings may seem surrealistic; this is an aspect of my technique that I love. I like people to think about what they see in my artwork.”
