Today, small prints done by Tea Rose aka Know Self, series looking like Canadian banknotes (same size) that I had completely forgotten in my computer's hard drive :
But during my Street Art walk last weekend, I found a cool paste-up done by Know Self in 2020 and everything came back in memory. Here is the catalyst 😀 :
Completely different style but the name was written and I suddenly remembered the Banknotes series
"This image is from a series im painting that explores the idea of intimacy in various forms.... I think the hidden away alley spot they are in is only adding to this intimate vibe.." - Tea Rose about this work ^ (source : Instagram)
WHERE
Mainly on Duluth Avenue, Montreal, Canada.
🗺️ Position on Google Maps
With Cess Pool aka Isaac Bell
WHO
Tanita Rose Sawchuk aka Tea Rose aka Know Self is illustrator, photograper and painter based in Montreal. She studied Visual Arts with specialities in photography and film in the Camosun College in Victoria (Canada), then Fine Arts at the Concordia University in Montreal.
Her main themes are rather social and philosophical (hence the Know Self) :
"*Conceptually, my art explores philosophy and, feminist theory surrounding notions of identity, relations, and embodied memories. *" - (source : Tanita Rose Sawchuk)
You can see more paste-up done by Tea Rose on :
WHEN
- 2019.
Sources
Instagram :
Tea Rose
Isaac Bell
My Previous Posts about Street Art
#350, Scribe, Montreal
#349, Hest1, Montreal
#348 Tshoko & Louis Letters, Montreal
#347 Axe Lallime, Montreal
#346 ArtGang Crew, Montreal
#345 Nivanh Chanthara, Montreal
Bonus Pic
With a tag done by Cryote
And just for comparaison an old Canadian banknote :
