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Posterchild (street artist)
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Street art
Street art is any art developed in public spaces — that is, "in the streets" — though the term usually refers to unsanctioned art, as opposed to government sponsored initiatives...
ist based in Toronto
Toronto
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, Canada
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who may be best known for his Mario Blocks project, the purpose of which is to install homemade Mario
Mario
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blocks in public spaces. After being featured on Boing Boing
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the project has expanded as others have made and hung their own blocks.
Currently Posterchild also runs his own website, called Posterchilds Blade Diary. The term comes from the fact that graffiti stencils
Stencil graffiti
Stencil graffiti makes use of a paper, cardboard, or other media to create an image or text that is easily reproducible. The desired design is cut out of the selected medium and then the image is transferred to a surface through the use of spray paint or roll-on paint.The process of stenciling...
are cut using a blade. According to the artist, "I'm not writing this diary with a pen -- I'm using a blade to make my mark." The website features new artwork every weekday, typically a stencil. Usually there is a description of the inspiration for the piece written in the style of a blog
Blog
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. The website also features a large collection of photos of Posterchild's work, including sticker art
Sticker art
Sticker art is a form of street art in which an image or message is publicly displayed using stickers...
, poster art
Street Poster Art
Street poster art is a kind of graffiti, more specifically categorized as "street art". Posters are usually hand-made or printed graphics on thin paper...
, and various other creative forms of street art. There are also tutorials on how to create various types of street art.
Previously, some of Posterchild's artwork—a series of stencils of a Betsy McCall paper doll and her dresses—was featured on the front page of the fashion section of The Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
; the artwork was unsigned, which is typical of street art.
In response to the newspaper photo, Posterchild created a stencil of the featured model and placed it on top of the photographed wall in the same place where the model was standing in the photo.
In September, 2007, Posterchild collaborated with fellow artist Jason Eppink to create a series of "Magic Spigots", which were installed around Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
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and New York, New York
In 2009, Posterchild built and installed a series of Planter boxes designed to be installed in unused newspaper and flyer boxes.