LIFE UPDATE: Hey! John and Laura here. It’s been quiet on our feed the last few months, so we thought we’d share some life/studio updates. For those that don’t know, we recently had a baby! Baby #2. This time around we decided to take some much needed time off art-making to refocus our priorities.
💥 We've launched a completely new creative initiative. Check it out here ➡️ @cabinscape
And here's some new commercial art commissions you can see floating around downtown Toronto until tomorrow.
Photo 1: Just a pic of us inside an older art installation of our (in case you don’t know what we look like) 😊
Photos 2: "Waste Transparency" commissioned by Brookfield and CD Sonter. A transparent glimpse at the annual breakdown of waste generated and diverted at Bay Adelaide Centre. On view at Bay Adelaide Centre (east and west towers)
Photo 3: “Down the Drain” commissioned by Brookfield and CD Sonter. A interactive campaign that gives people a better understanding of the true cost of water. Using a water meter, microprocessor and LED strip light display, the installation(s) present the real-time financial cost of running a single tap of water, along with the energy consumed and carbon generated. On view at Exchange Tower and First Canadian Place. Electronics & Programming by Sam Pelletier. @prangtonite
Photo 4: Photo 3: “Down the Drain” detail
Photo 5: "Down the Drain” detail
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#earthweek #earthday2019 #earthday #torontoart #labspace #climatechange #waterconservation #climateaction
SPOTLIGHT on interdisciplinlary artist Emily DiCarlo, 1 of 4 artists we've commissioned to create new work inspired by Canadian books @torontowots #SculptingNewReads
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Emily's practice employs themes of 'time' and 'duration' as the subject, medium, and method. Her work speaks to aspects of the human condition like longing, loss and perseverance of will. We've paired Emily with "Stereoblind," a rich collection of prose poems by Emma Healey @flannerylawrence
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Click link in our bio to view a video spotlight on Emily and her work in progress.
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Sculpting New Reads runs September 22-23 @harbourfrontcentre .
#torontoart #artinstallation #canadianart #canadianartist #stereoblind
#publicart #artintervention #sundial #clock
SPOTLIGHT on artist Erin Vincent, 1 of 4 artists we've commissioned to create new work inspired by Canadian books @torontowots #SculptingNewReads
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Erin's work draws on a variety of repetitive and labour intensive processes, often using discarded or mundane materials that are simultaneously alluring and repellent. We've paired Erin with "Hard To Do: The Surprising, Feminist History of Breaking Up" by Kelli Korducki @kellikorducki
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Click link in our bio to view a video spotlight on Erin and her work in progress.
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Sculpting New Reads runs September 22-23 @harbourfrontcentre
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#torontoart #canadianartist #canadianart #sculpture #artinstallation #wots2018
SPOTLIGHT on artist Nurielle Stern, 1 of 4 artists we've commissioned to create new sculptutes inspired by Canadian books @torontowots #SculptingNewReads .
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Nurielle creates sculptural ceramics and immersive installations, often combining ceramics with mixed-media and saturating her pieces with texture and vibrant glazes. We've paired Nurielle with the book "Adjancenland" by Rabindranath Maharaj, a surreal and non-linear work of fiction.
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Click link in our bio to view a video spotlight on Nurielle and her work in progress.
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Sculpting New Reads runs September 22-23 @harbourfrontcentre .
#torontoart #artinstallation #canadianart #canadianartist
#sculpture #ceramic #adjacentland #ceramicart
SPOTLIGHT on artist/designer Ryan Phyper: 1 of 4 artists we've commissioned to create new sculptures inspired by Canadian books at @torontowots #SculptingNewReads
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Ryan's public art practice often integrates abstractions of architectural principles, creating tangible links between site and spacial forms. We've paired Ryan with Howard Akler's Toronto-centric novel, Splitsville, about a missing uncle, a city in protest and a behemoth expressway.
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Click link in our bio to view a video spotlight on Ryan and his work in progress.
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Sculpting New Reads runs September 22-23 @harbourfrontcentre .
#torontoart #artinstallation #canadianart #canadianartist
#sculpture #publicart #architecture #howardakler
We're back for a fifth year to curate #SculptingNewReads September 22-23 @harbourfrontcentre as part of The Word On The Street Festival @torontowots
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We've paired four contemporary artists with four newly released Canadian books. Each artist has been challenged to create a new installation inspired by the themes in their book. (This image is a sneak peek at one of Erin Vincent's sculptures.)
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Participating Artists:
Emily DiCarlo, Ryan Phyper, Nurielle Stern, Erin Vincent
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Participating Authors:
Howard Akler, Emma Healey, Kelli Korducki, Rabindranath Maharaj
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Click link in bio for full details and videos of the artists work in progress. @emilydicarlo@earthendreaming@r_phyper@erinvincentart@flannerylawrence@kellikorducki
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#torontoart #sculpture #canadianart #artinstallation #canlit #torontoartist
Our plastic sea creatures are up.🌊🐟
A precursor to a very large-scale sculpture called "Bait Ball" we'll be installing at @firstcanadianplace in a few months.
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Now on view in the main lobby of @firstcanadianplace and Exchange Tower in Toronto. Made entirely of salvaged plastic from the building.
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Commissioned by Brookfield Property Partners for Earth Week.
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#ditchplastic #plasticpollutes #recycledart #plasticocean #ditchsingleuse #publicart #sculpture #plasticart #akimboconnects #cbcarts #torontoart #ecoart #canadianart #plasticfree
Spring has sprung.🌺🌷🐝 The rest of our hive gardens floating around Toronto's financial district. #hivesinTO
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You can see all 4 site-specific installations until April 20th at Southcore Financial (18 York St), Commerce Court (199 Bay St), 200 King St West and 145 King St. West.
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Commissioned by QuadReal Properties in partnership with CD Sonter Environmental Consultants.
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#hexies #hexielove #hexigon #hivehealth #hivegarden #pollinatorgarden #publicart #beehive #bees #pollinatorhabitat #akimboconnects #cbcarts #earthweek2018 #artinstallation #sculpture #verticalgarden
Hive Garden 🐝🌺 The first of four installations we're mounting in Toronto’s financial district for Earth Week. Inspired by the beauty, complexity and vitality of the honey bee. #hivesinTO #pollinatorgarden
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You can see all 4 site-specific installations until April 20th at Southcore Financial (18 York St), Commerce Court (199 Bay St), 200 King St West and 145 King St. West.
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Commissioned by QuadReal Properties in partnership with CD Sonter Environmental Consultants.
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#hivehealth #hivegarden, #publicart
#origamiart #artinstallation
#torontoart #canadianart #akimboconnects #gardenwall #verticalgarden #hexies #hexielove #hexagons #bees #beehive #pollinatorhabitat #cbcarts #earthweek2018
