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Artist: ​Stephanie Boutari
Category: Murals
Address: Bramalea Civic Centre (2nd Floor), 150 Central Park Drive, Brampton

​Unfolding Blossom seeks to activate its site with three-dimensionality, visual depth and directionality whilst acknowledging Brampton's significant history in the greenhouse industry and slogan 'The Flower City'. Its composition uses geometric shapes, bold colours and shadows to pull the viewer’s gaze forward, exaggerating the existing perspective view and drawing focus to its vanishing point. Large angular blocks of colour make the wall appear to be faceted and folding, gradually opening up to reveal an abstract world of oversized florals beyond - this geometric unfolding an abstract interpretation of flower petals blooming open. 

image of Unfolding Blossom, 2022

​Stephanie Boutari (b. 1987) is a Canadian/Egyptian artist and muralist. Her practice currently focuses on the creation of murals for public and commercial spaces. Stephanie’s artistic approach is strongly influenced by her background in architectural design, often employing geometric abstraction, visual depth, gradients, and bold, vibrant colours to engage the viewer through a play on visual perception. 


Stephanie has painted murals throughout Waterloo Region, London, The Greater Toronto Area and other cities in Ontario. Notable past clients include Google, Shopify, Shutterstock, Colliers International and HIP Developments. Her work has appeared in numerous local publications and media including Grand Magazine, Toronto Star, Doors Open Ontario and Waterloo Region Record.

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