Why do we love the city of Toronto? One of the main reasons is that there is no entry fee to see the beauty of artistic views. Toronto's art gallery is a place that brings in an immense vibrant expression of Canada. The streets of Toronto turn dreams of the site artist into reality. All you need is a good pair of shoes, a camera, and a beautiful set of eyes to capture the glory of the world's most stunning contemporary art.
The renowned artists such as Anish Kapoor, Julien Opie, James Turrel, along with other nationally known sculptors and installation artists, like Michel Snow, Sorel Etrong, Douglas Copeland, etc. are here to set pride of art by displaying an example of best street art and public sculptures in the city.
Visit the aesthetic city of Toronto through this blog, which guides you with some well-known and new art of the city.
Creation: 2016
Medium: Bronze
Location: West Don Lands
The Garden of Future Follies is a great sculpture made with stainless steel. A sculpture garden, it flaunts the elements of 80 exciting architectural details and public sculptures from Toronto.
The sculpture garden is made from the existing Toronto sculpture fragments by using the Cinefoil casting technique. The cinquefoil technique is the method of pressing the material on the sculpted surface, generating over 50 unique impressions cast in bronze. The Garden of Future Follies resembles the political and historical recollection of the city. While designing the sculpture, the artists Hadley Howes and Maxwell Stephens selected the utmost elements of monuments into a folly. The silly and purposeless follies built in an extravagant style ask some challenging questions from the past regarding the memorialized histories and reconsider how we venerate events and people.
Creation: 2012
Medium: Stainless steel
Location: 188 University Avenue, Shangri-La Hotel
Zhang Huan has created history by building the first public art commission in Canada. The Rising's well-known philosophical reflection is a polished stainless-steel sculpture built in a twisted tree branch just like a dragon's body. Consisting of countless doves, the entire sculpture is an international symbol of peace.
The sculptures form an analogy that our planet is facing. The work is a sign of the consequences of how a man is breaking the harmony between himself and nature. What is best to see is how the sculpture is designed around the building. However, the structure reinforces the relationship between the art, which is meant to represent nature and the structure that is man-made.
Creation: 1999
Medium: Stainless Steel
Location: 40 Bay Street, Air Canada Centre
Hockey is one of the best sports to play and watch out for when it comes to a city like Toronto! Wins/Losses/Ties' artwork is made in a typical Lexier-style for each season of Hockey played from 1931 to 1932 and from 1997 to 1998.
The entire artwork is made from stainless steel columns depicting the wins, losses, and ties depending on the categorization. The artwork resembles the way of commemorating the history of Toronto Maple Leaf. Other work that conveys Toronto's love for Hockey is the lovely audience by Michael Snow, Hockey Knights in Canada by Charles Pachter, and Our Game by Edie Parker.
Creation: 2014
Medium: Concrete Poles, LED's, and a computer
Location: Weston Road & Dennis Avenue
Unravel the way of love portrayed through public artwork at the corner of Weston Road and Dennis Avenue in Toronto's Mount Dennis. The art named Nyctophilia means 'love for the night.'
The artwork consists of ten utility street light poles jotting in different directions. It is created in a neglected space to pave the way for a kind-light show.
Make love in every moonlight under the 20 randomized lights glowing with various colours.
Creation: 1999
Medium: Polystyrene Foam and acrylic stucco coating
Location: Taylor Creek Park
Elevated Wetlands is the best place designed to stand out from the major Toronto buzz. The public art is made up of six polystyrene canisters loaded with recycled plastics. As the artwork is a sustainable eco-art project, these plastics act as hydroponics planters that are made from natal plants of the Don River Valley.
It helps in clarifying the polluted water from the river using plastic waste and wetland vegetation. The clean water is then released into the soil, which hydrates the natural surroundings. The public artwork draws the public's attention towards the ecosystem and is considered as one of the seven green tourism locations.
Creation: 2018
Medium: Bronze and ceramic
Location: 111 Queen's Park, Gardiner Museum
A voluptuous cartoon with a quirky flask standing on two tiny golden legs, it resembles a clever work that serves as a homage to Kintsugi's 16th-century Japanese tradition. Synonymous with Boyle-art practice, the artwork resembles broken pottery repair with lacquer mixed with powdered gold.
The art showcases the tradition of breakage and repairing of an object's history. The Canadian Wheat pattern drawn on the front of the vase is the artistic effect of mass-produced tableware designs made popular during the 1960s. The creation speaks of ceramics' versatility and shows us more about history.
The renowned artists such as Anish Kapoor, Julien Opie, James Turrel, along with other nationally known sculptors and installation artists, like Michel Snow, Sorel Etrong, Douglas Copeland, etc. are here to set pride of art by displaying an example of best street art and public sculptures in the city.
Visit the aesthetic city of Toronto through this blog, which guides you with some well-known and new art of the city.
1. Garden of Future Follies
Artist: Hadley Howes & Maxwell StephensCreation: 2016
Medium: Bronze
Location: West Don Lands
The Garden of Future Follies is a great sculpture made with stainless steel. A sculpture garden, it flaunts the elements of 80 exciting architectural details and public sculptures from Toronto.
The sculpture garden is made from the existing Toronto sculpture fragments by using the Cinefoil casting technique. The cinquefoil technique is the method of pressing the material on the sculpted surface, generating over 50 unique impressions cast in bronze. The Garden of Future Follies resembles the political and historical recollection of the city. While designing the sculpture, the artists Hadley Howes and Maxwell Stephens selected the utmost elements of monuments into a folly. The silly and purposeless follies built in an extravagant style ask some challenging questions from the past regarding the memorialized histories and reconsider how we venerate events and people.
2. Rising
Artist: Zhang HuanCreation: 2012
Medium: Stainless steel
Location: 188 University Avenue, Shangri-La Hotel
Zhang Huan has created history by building the first public art commission in Canada. The Rising's well-known philosophical reflection is a polished stainless-steel sculpture built in a twisted tree branch just like a dragon's body. Consisting of countless doves, the entire sculpture is an international symbol of peace.
The sculptures form an analogy that our planet is facing. The work is a sign of the consequences of how a man is breaking the harmony between himself and nature. What is best to see is how the sculpture is designed around the building. However, the structure reinforces the relationship between the art, which is meant to represent nature and the structure that is man-made.
3. Wins/Losses/Ties
Artist: Micah LexierCreation: 1999
Medium: Stainless Steel
Location: 40 Bay Street, Air Canada Centre
Hockey is one of the best sports to play and watch out for when it comes to a city like Toronto! Wins/Losses/Ties' artwork is made in a typical Lexier-style for each season of Hockey played from 1931 to 1932 and from 1997 to 1998.
The entire artwork is made from stainless steel columns depicting the wins, losses, and ties depending on the categorization. The artwork resembles the way of commemorating the history of Toronto Maple Leaf. Other work that conveys Toronto's love for Hockey is the lovely audience by Michael Snow, Hockey Knights in Canada by Charles Pachter, and Our Game by Edie Parker.
4. Nyctophilia
Artist: Daniel Young & Christian GirouxCreation: 2014
Medium: Concrete Poles, LED's, and a computer
Location: Weston Road & Dennis Avenue
Unravel the way of love portrayed through public artwork at the corner of Weston Road and Dennis Avenue in Toronto's Mount Dennis. The art named Nyctophilia means 'love for the night.'
The artwork consists of ten utility street light poles jotting in different directions. It is created in a neglected space to pave the way for a kind-light show.
Make love in every moonlight under the 20 randomized lights glowing with various colours.
5. Elevated Wetlands
Artist: Noel HardingCreation: 1999
Medium: Polystyrene Foam and acrylic stucco coating
Location: Taylor Creek Park
Elevated Wetlands is the best place designed to stand out from the major Toronto buzz. The public art is made up of six polystyrene canisters loaded with recycled plastics. As the artwork is a sustainable eco-art project, these plastics act as hydroponics planters that are made from natal plants of the Don River Valley.
It helps in clarifying the polluted water from the river using plastic waste and wetland vegetation. The clean water is then released into the soil, which hydrates the natural surroundings. The public artwork draws the public's attention towards the ecosystem and is considered as one of the seven green tourism locations.
6. Cracked Wheat
Artist: Shary BoyleCreation: 2018
Medium: Bronze and ceramic
Location: 111 Queen's Park, Gardiner Museum
A voluptuous cartoon with a quirky flask standing on two tiny golden legs, it resembles a clever work that serves as a homage to Kintsugi's 16th-century Japanese tradition. Synonymous with Boyle-art practice, the artwork resembles broken pottery repair with lacquer mixed with powdered gold.
The art showcases the tradition of breakage and repairing of an object's history. The Canadian Wheat pattern drawn on the front of the vase is the artistic effect of mass-produced tableware designs made popular during the 1960s. The creation speaks of ceramics' versatility and shows us more about history.
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