''Shifting Landscapes'' is a mural painted on Henderson Bridge in

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, by Canadian artist

James Ruddle James Johnson Ruddle is a Canadian artist, born in Hamilton, Ontario, on July 8, 1981. Ruddle currently lives in Pickering and works in the medium of Performance art, Christian Art, sculpture and burn painting. While at McMaster University, as a ...

in 2015. The painting begins with boldly colored trees, rocks, and sky that develop into an urban environment with a mix of natural elements. The mural was commissioned by the city of Markham as a community-based art project and was painted with the help of eight local students. The painting incorporates a "

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" style along with modern

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art and features words such as "reflection", "technology", "revitalization", "nature", "

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". The mural embodies the artists' depiction of the continual changes in the competitive landscape of business, such as globalization, technological innovation, regulatory restructuring, demographic shifts, and environmental pressures.

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