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‘Nuit Blanche’ in Toronto, street art encounters

We bring you, somewhat in a belated way, Nuit Blanche or when Toronto was transformed for one night only by hundreds of artists. Stroll all night long and get amazed by the works on display. A big thank you to Paul Snell for sending in the pictures below and no we aren’t jealous that he was out there and not us!

Green Invaders, 2012 | Yves Caizergues – Lyon, France
Light Installation – more about this project
Green Invaders, 2012  Yves Caizergues - Lyon, France  Light Installation

Vertical Constructions: Dancer #1 and #2, 2012 | Max Streicher – Toronto, Canada
Sculpture (left) – more about this project
The Way Things Are, 2012 | Chris Hanson – Brooklyn, USA | Hendrika Sonnenberg – Brooklyn, USA
Sculptures – painted street lamps (right) – more about this project
Vertical Constructions: Dancer #1 and #2, 2012  Max Streicher - Toronto, Canada  SculptureThe Way Things Are, 2012  Chris Hanson - Brooklyn, USA Hendrika Sonnenberg - Brooklyn, USA  Sculptures - painted street lamps

Pair, 2012 | Neil Campbell – Vancouver, Canada
Sculpture – more about this project
Pair, 2012  Neil Campbell - Vancouver, Canada  Sculpture

Applications for next year are already open, find out more here – http://www.scotiabanknuitblanche.ca/

Here below is a video of the event – A sneak peek of some of the projects that were on display across Toronto for one night only, during Scotiabank Nuit Blanche on Saturday, September 29, 2012.

Invaders goes deep and high

Invader‘s trademark, the so recognisable  pixelated alien character from the even more famous arcade game from the 80’s has been seen by a large amount of people on street corners across the world. The monster has now taken a dip in the ocean and can be seen deep down in the water.

Invader teamed up with sculptor Jason Taylor deCaires, known for his underwater sculptures, and stuck his characters of Jason’s works. The result is pretty surreal and I would like to get my scuba diving gear on and have a look at it.

Invaders goes under water | Art-Pie

Invader also went high, very high in the space. The artist engineered a device that propelled the alliens to back to where they belong, space. Luckily for us, Invaders thought of equipped the device with a camera so we can enjoy the astonishing pictures below.

Invaders goes high | Art-PieInvaders goes high | Art-Pie

Invaders goes high | Art-PieInvaders goes high | Art-Pie

Last but not least, we have included a video “Green Invaders” is a light installation by the French artist Yves Caizergues, based on the classic video game Space Invaders. It formed part of the 2012 Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, where the streets of Toronto, Canada are given over to a festival of street art. This installation was outside the Sun Life Financial Tower at 150 King Street West.