Dear Sir:
Please accept this letter as my praise for the remarkable outdoor artist in your midst. I refer, of course, to the individual(s) who painted the “Enbridge Valdez” on the CNR bridge abutment.
A more fitting environment for artwork of such vibrancy and creativity would be in full view on the facades of downtown buildings rather than languishing on the largely unseen foundations of an old railway bridge.
Whoever this individual may be, he or she is far more deserving of the title “Artist” than many who produce the puerile scrawlings one often sees in so-called art galleries.
We certainly hope that artists of such high calibre are welcomed, recognized and encouraged to pursue their craft in your fair city. I am not, nor ever have been, a “graffiti artist,” but I do recognize creativity when I see it.
Milan Lacika,Houston, B.C.