Yesterday I resolved to take a picture of every image of a guitar that I saw on my walk through downtown Toronto. I guess you could say that I was engaging in some casual fieldwork on guitar culture. The interesting thing for me is the variety of ways that images of guitars are used to represent different ideas.
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| From the Metro free paper - a Royal Bank ad for student loans - the guitar is a luxury item, as opposed to the more necessary schoolbooks |
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| The window display at Remenyi Music, a store catering to Royal Conservatory of Music and University of Toronto music students. The electric bass is nestled among more traditionally 'legit' instruments. |
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| From the same window, an ad for the upscale Lowden acoustic guitars. |
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| Shredding for change at Bloor and Yonge. |
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| Pointy guitars have become a retro rock and roll symbol, suitable for belt buckles. |
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| Window display at the weird, dusty music store on Yonge. |
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