On the Front Street Promenade in the Canary district there resides an interesting sculpture entitled The Water Guardians. Created by Toronto artists Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins, the painted steel and concrete piece was installed in 2015. The Water Guardians… Read More »“The Water Guardians”
It was a sunny Sunday (finally!) this past weekend, so I opted for a little wander through Queen’s Park to shoot a few of the statues, monuments and memorials there. Tribute to Salome Bey, Canada’s Queen of the Blues Hours… Read More »Statues & Monuments of Queen’s Park
The last couple of times I’ve passed through Yonge-Dundas Sqaure I’ve noticed these odd gyroscope things, with people spinning them around. It turns out this is a project entitled Optik. Optik is an interactive installation that incorporates sound, light, and… Read More »“Optik” at Yonge-Dundas Square
Is it a whiskey still? A droplet of liquid? A man and woman dancing? Myself, I’ll go with the idea of a whiskey still. The sculpture in question – Still Dancing – is by artist and creator Dennis Oppenheim. He… Read More »“Still Dancing”
So, I don’t know if shots from 2014 qualify for inclusion in my so-called series From The Vaults (i.e. old shots of Toronto). I found these the other day while browsing and thought I’d post them as they are a… Read More »Eaton Centre & The Bay, 2014
Ah yes, the famous egg beaters… Located at the very foot of Yonge Street at Queen’s Quay East/Lake Ontario sits a curious sculpture entitled Between The Eyes. Established in 1990 by the artist Richard Deacon, this enormous piece resembles a… Read More »“Between The Eyes”
The Rosetta McClain Gardens at 5 Glen Everest Road in the east end of Toronto is a beautiful park filled with rose gardens, a rock fountain and a pergola, among many other things. Perched near the top of the Scarborough… Read More »Rosetta McClain Gardens
I hadn’t originally planned on publishing two posts on the same day, but I learned earlier this afternoon that today is officially City of Toronto Day; it seemed worthy of notice here on TOcityscapes…. What exactly is City of Toronto… Read More »It’s “City of Toronto Day”!
In front of Regis College at 100 Wellesley Street West there resides a bronze statue inspired by Matthew: 25. Homeless Jesus – aka Jesus the Homeless – was installed in 2013 by Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz. It highlights how Christ… Read More »“Homeless Jesus”
The Cabbagetown area is home to many colourful and interesting murals. Here’s a few I’ve encountered during a walkabout in the ‘hood: Darling Lane West of Parliament Street, south of Wellesley Street East Doctor O Lane South of Carlton Street,… Read More »Cabbagetown Murals
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