Étiquette : makeover

The artist, who goes simply as Voidz Toronto, now uses augmented reality, 3D manipulation and photography to create surreal art. He runs an Instagram account showcasing altered images of Toronto, such as Yonge-Dundas Square with a sink hole and the CN Tower tied in a knot. He said the account is an outlet to explore the urban landscape of Toronto through his art.

“We live in a very unique time where we are on the cusp of not being to distinguish real images from digitally fabricated ones,” he says. “I really enjoying injecting this idea into my art and allowing it to live trapped somewhere in that uncanny valley.”

He requested his name be kept anonymous. In keeping his name detached from his project, the artist says he hopes the art can speak for itself and he can create “a little less self-consciously.”

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To achieve the Toronto scenes, which include the Harvey’s on Jarvis and Gerrard Sts. with floating trays and drinks, and flying shopping carts at the Dufferin Mall, Voidz says he shoots photos or video with a camera — usually a DSLR or an iPhone — and uses visual effects software to recreate the scene in 3D, simulating the lighting and visual ambience of the location. He does most of the work on a computer “no fancier than what most people’s kids play computer games on.”

“It works much like real life so once I’ve recreated the scene in 3D I can pretty much add anything I want to the image and it for the most part looks real,” he says.