Stan Matwychuk does not like bland, blank, monochrome walls and it shows. A Squamish resident, Stan’s work can be found in several places around Squamish and Whistler where his war on taupe if being fought.
“When people travel through, they can see that there is life there – there is actually some energy directed towards a communication or dialogue.”
The Water Wall Mural on the Centennial Way Underpass depicts a salmon swimming upstream, a homage to the fish that breathes life into so much of the wilderness that surrounds us.
Students from the Squamish Youth Resource Centre helped Stan complete the mural back in 2015 in time for the Squamish Wind Festival, which is happening at the end of July this year (2017).
“Whether its Indigenous Peoples canoes, sailing ships, or tugboats, Squamish has a storied past and the ocean is a part of that story,” says Matwychuk. “I hope to celebrate the nautical past to show that we as a community value the oceans and its marine life in order to become ambassadors and keepers of a healthy ecosystem.”
