Creativity has its place
Issue 25

Garden Block

Each issue we ask an artist to create a block using the medium
and approach of their choice.

BY: Alex McLeod

Graphic cube filled with roses sits on colourful backdrop. — Alex McLeod’s computer-generated work depicts flowers in various stages of bloom. The materials represented include carpet, coral and precious metals.

“I’ve been working a lot with flowers recently as a way to talk about life cycles and energy,” says the artist. “The block holds flowers as a vase or as a portal to another world.”

19 Duncan Street

The 1KM Guide Located at the nexus of Queen West and the historic fashion and entertainment districts, 19 Duncan Street in Toronto is surrounded by trendy cafés, restaurants and bars, unique boutiques and world-class entertainment venues.

Eyes Open

Make room for the arts Fans may recognize Shepard Fairey’s distinctive socially minded, colour-blocked art from Barack Obama’s presidential campaign poster (with one word, “HOPE,” emblazoned at the bottom) or from his iconic clothing line OBEY’s logo.

Uvagut by Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona

Made The wall hanging commissioned by Canada Goose titled Uvagut, which means “all of us” in Inuktitut, is Kabloona’s monochromatic take on the medium and only her second wall hanging ever.

Beyond Code

The Conversation Starting in 1985, B.C.-born activist Rick Hansen rolled across 34 countries—40,000 kilometres in total—in his wheelchair, raising awareness about people with disabilities and their potential.

Block Magazine

Garden Block

Each issue we ask an artist to create a block using the medium
and approach of their choice.

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19 Duncan Street

Eyes Open

Uvagut by Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona

Beyond Code

Block Magazine

Each issue we ask an artist to create a block using the mediumand approach of their choice.

Related Articles

Each issue we ask an artist to create a block using the medium
and approach of their choice.