Dan Bergeron
Through his use of photography, Dan Bergeron, aka fauxreel, has changed the face of street art
in Toronto, as well as the viewer’s perception of it. For those unaccustomed to looking at street art in its
traditional graphic forms, his approach is immediately accessible, discernible and engaging. His work speaks
to our relationships with fellow citizens and the spaces we collectively inhabit. It doesn’t present itself
as a self-serving territorial display like much of the work typically associated with graffiti, but instead
elicits intuitive responses, engaging the viewer intellectually and formally. With this project, fauxreel
shifts the focus from the people who inhabit the city to the structures that house them.
Gabriel Reese
Specter, born Gabriel Reese, has equally redefined Toronto street art by employing a three dimensional
and illustrative approach to the altering of public spaces. Focusing on architectural environments as a
whole, Reese transforms the viewer's understanding of the space through skillful interventions. Using
found materials, Specter’s work is varied in both approach and technique. His sustained objective however
is to create site-specific work, reinterpreting these spaces to create a dialogue with the viewer.
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