Category Archives: The Beach

Toronto’s Largest Hashtag #BEACHTO

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Monday, July 16, 2012

Early in the day, I biked to the Eastern Beaches of Toronto to see what remained of the giant Clover Leaf Triskelion Labyrinth I had made for St Patrick’s Day back in March. The Labyrinth’s broad outline could be recognized if you looked carefully enough and knew what was there before. To an unfamiliar eye, [...]

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Pebble Bends — Woodbine Beach Toronto via Houston

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Monday, June 16, 2008
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Spent the afternoon with software and serpentines on the mind… When I was younger, I ran the Canadian operations for a software company based in the 1960 area of Houston with headquarters on a Drive named Pebble Bend. Hence, the title for this afternoon’s Boa Constrictor inspired Stone Outstallation on Woodbine Beach, Pebble Bends. You [...]

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Spiral Sand Stones at Woodbine Beach Toronto

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Thursday, May 25, 2006
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A Giant Question Mark from Batman’s nemesis The Riddler Spiral Jetty on the mind It’s warming up and summer is coming Early this morning at Woodbine Beach in Toronto’s east end, I became morose at how low the water level of Lake Ontario was. This giant art outstallation shows how the connectedness of water and [...]

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“Full Circle” Toronto — Remembering Nagasaki on 60th anniversary of the atomic bombing

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Bird's eye view of Luminarias on the boardwalk, (flash turned off).

Full Circle Toronto at Woodbine Beach — Remembering Nagasaki on 60th anniversary of the atomic bombing. You might also enjoy:The Beach is His CanvasNov. 2 ☑ KERry — MESSaGE FROM CANADAPebble Bends — Woodbine Beach Toronto via HoustonGiant George Bush Photomosaic — Faces of The FallenPeace Rocks — Rocky Mountains, British Columbia"Showing some hometown pride [...]

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The Beach is His Canvas

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Tuesday, August 9, 2005
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Artist and photoblogger HiMY SYeD likes to claim Woodbine Beach as his canvas. See him do so tonight as he creates a lantern work of art monument to spell out Nagasaki Hiroshima. The Full Circle project is an offshoot of a series of events taking place worldwide. SYeD has charted the progress of a group [...]

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Nov. 2 ☑ KERry — MESSaGE FROM CANADA

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Monday, November 1, 2004
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The day before Election Day 2004. You might also enjoy:Peace Symbol — Sutro Baths Beach, San Francisco2,000 TOO MANY – Candlelight Vigil in TorontoAlchemy Art Jam — I LIKE YOU VERYVERYMUCHKurt Perschke’s RedBall Project meets T. — Luminato Festival of ArtsMiSSioN PEACEk – Silicon Valley, Fremont California"Showing some hometown pride in Kensington" — blogTO

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Peace Symbol — Sutro Baths Beach, San Francisco

By HiMY SYeD | Published: Saturday, October 2, 2004
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Discovering this location over the weekend here in San Francisco and I knew I hadda, just hadda, create my beloved giant walk through peace sign that I often create back in T.O. You might also enjoy:himy makes peace on the hillFailure – Giant Peace Symbol upon Marin HeadlandsThe Beach is His Canvas2,000 TOO MANY – [...]

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