Ever Street Art

Ever attempts to make his work relevant to North Collinwood residence as his images of tools and workers celebrate the rich industrial heritage and blue collar unity of the neighborhood. 

A Communist metaphor, a Rust Belt reimagining or just some guy, Argentinian street artist Ever’s mural has a commanding presence as it watches over the intersection of Waterloo and E. 156th street.

Ever is the first artist to paint as part of the Zoetic Arts Project. Hailing from Buenos Aires, Ever has painted murals around the world. He got his start (like many street artists) painting letters in his neighborhood back in the 1990’s. As he evolved as an artist, he began to do more portraiture, often of people he does not even know.

His Collinwood mural is characteristic of his style as he juxtaposes the realistic with the totally abstract. His work is atypical of many street artists as such portraiture is not typically seen in the medium. Ever attempts to make his work relevant to North Collinwood residence as his images of tools and workers celebrate the rich industrial heritage and blue collar unity of the neighborhood.  

There is no question that this has been one of the more controversial pieces of work to be done in the neighborhood but it has, through that controversy, brought about discussion and debate about art in the neighborhood and what is means for the Waterloo Arts District as a whole.