Category Archives: Giant Outstallation Art

“This is to HïMY whom I accidentally met at Budapest Park creating his biggest ground Labyrinth in Canada (!!!)” – Octagon Labyrinth – Wading Pool – Budapest Park – Sunnyside – Toronto

Kseniya, Grateful for your Kind & Generous Acknowledgment. Thank you. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kseniya Tsoy 🇨🇦/🇺🇿 (@al.fergani) “This is to HïMY @labyrinthsdotca whom I accidentally met at Budapest Park creating his biggest ground Labyrinth in Canada (!!!). I had noticed that and many other wading pool Labyrinths in parks […]

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“HiMY SYeD started making Labyrinths as a child. Now they’re enjoyed by children across Toronto” – Jessica Dee Humphreys – Toronto Star

HiMY SYeD started making labyrinths as a child. Now they’re enjoyed by children across Toronto https://t.co/nxfQOyA9rO via @torontostar — Jessica Dee Humphreys (@jessicadeehum) November 10, 2021 What a wonderful profile and article!! — Maria Birmingham (@mkbirmingham) May 16, 2021 His labyrinth at our park, Earscourt, has saved our sanity during this pandemic when we weren’t […]

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“If you’ve ever noticed the intricate beauty of a Labyrinth painted into a splash pad in a Toronto park, or even taken a few meditative and reflective minutes to walk its lanes, you can thank this artist, HiMY…They are a gift for which I am deeply thankful.” — Noah Aiken-Klar

Noah, Grateful for your kind, most kind, generous, and unexpected acknowledgement. Thank you. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Noah Aiken-Klar (@nmlak) “If you’ve ever noticed the intricate beauty of a Labyrinth painted into a splash pad in a Toronto park, Or even taken a few meditative and reflective minutes to walk […]

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“Ever wonder who painted the Labyrinth in the wading pool at Bellevue Square Park? Or Christie Pits? Or Grange Park? Or High Park, or Sunnyside, or… Meet the wonder-ful HiMY SYeD in The Toronto Star” – Jessica Dee Humphreys

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jessica Dee Humphreys (@jessicadeehumphreys) HiMY SYeD started making labyrinths as a child. Now they’re enjoyed by children across Toronto https://t.co/uR4YQ8Abom via @torontostar — Peter Terence Milne (OG) (@petermilne) May 16, 2021 #SundayRead: @LabyrinthsDOTca /@HiMYSYeD started making labyrinths as a child. Now they’re enjoyed by children across […]

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“Sweet Little Stone Labyrinth by the Seawall on False Creek. Yay for Urban Meditation.” – Vancouver Public Labyrinth

Christmas Eve 2020 at The Vancouver Public Labyrinth, Stones remain in place, Path remains well trodden . . . View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amira Emma Routledge (@amira_at_large)

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“Today the City of Toronto Removed Our Labyrinth… It always seems to show up, magically in the night, until The City destroys it again.” – Labyrinth – Grange Park – Downtown Toronto

“Today the City of Toronto removed our Labyrinth as “graffiti” while leaving the actual graffiti on the benches and park furniture alone. Every year they do this. This year, When this is my kid’s post-school calm down space, It’s particularly frustrating. Why can’t we have community art? Luckily I know it will come back next […]

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“I wonder what is the logic in removing the Grange Park Labyrinth” – Downtown Toronto

THAT’S ENOUGH THOUGHTFUL CONTEMPLATION, TORONTO, NOW GET BACK TO WORK — Oliver Moore (@moore_oliver) September 16, 2020 Removing the labyrinth, eliminating nearly all garbage cans, driving trucks over the grass, ignoring drainage issues… The park could use better caretakers. — Ryan (@theZube) September 16, 2020 Who's going to be there tonight to paint it back? […]

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Labyrinths in Islam – Traffic Island Labyrinth – Masjid Qiblatain – Madinah, Saudi Arabia – Tuesday May 31 2011

Today is Day 26 of Ramadan 2020. This video is from my journey to Madinah, Saudi Arabia in May/June of 2011. I was walking from my youth hostel to visit Masjid Qiblatain. Masjid Qiblatain is known for having two Mihrabs, or Prayer Niches. Originally, Muslims had faced north west from Madinah towards Masjid Al Aqsa […]

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What’s VicTOr Fraser Up To ? – Labyrinth – Kensington Avenue – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

The work in the foreground is by Victor Fraser. The Labyrinth in the background is by me. View this post on Instagram #toronto #sidewalkart #whatsvictorupto #artistsoninstagram #urbanphotography #urbanart #artfreeforviewing #mural #streetart #artist #art #streetartphotography #streetphotography #streetartistry #streetartist #makesmehappy #streetart #torontoart #torontoartist #urbanstreetart #arteverywhere #artistsoninstagram #sprayart #spraystyle #spraypaint #murals #wallpainting #artinthestreets #graffitiart #graffiti A post shared […]

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Looking South – Labyrinths – Augusta Avenue – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

Augusta Avenue is a one way street with northbound traffic flow from Dundas Street West to College Street in Downtown Toronto. If one is new to the city or a visitor, and travelling by vehicle or public transit streetcar, they may look south and miss Kensington Market altogether. I’d like to think my painting of […]

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“Travel the globe in Kensington Market” – Labyrinths – Augusta Avenue – Downtown Toronto

I’d hoped my painting of the letters spelling “# K E N S I N G T O N M A R K E T” atop Augusta Avenue may serve as a Gateway announcement into Kensington Market neighbourhood outside of Pedestrian Sundays. Another image suggesting my hope is being realized . . . View this […]

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“Most of Canada plays Road Hockey, in Kensington Market Toronto we have Road Mazes and Road Art.”

In Vancouver, Canadians play Hockey ON Labyrinths ! View this post on Instagram Most of Canada play’s #roadhockey, in #KensingtonMarket #Toronto we have Road Mazes and Road Art. #streetart #maze #watchoutforcars #torontoart A post shared by Todd Pinnell (@toddwith2ds) on Aug 26, 2019 at 11:23am PDT

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Repainting and Painting – Labyrinths – Augusta Avenue – Pedestrian Sunday – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

Video clip of me repainting Street Labyrinths on Augusta Avenue on Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market. This month I also painted Giant Letters : “# K E N S I N G T O N M A R K E T” As a kind of Gateway into the Neighbourhood . . . View this post […]

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Somewhat North of Graffiti Alley… – Labyrinth – Augusta Avenue – Kensington Market – Downtown Toronto

I’ve never accepted that my painted Labyrinths are Graffiti nor even Murals. They stand apart. They are their own thing. They are interactive, you can walk through my Street Labyrinths. Yet they are also visual, you can enjoy looking at them or looking at people walking them. View this post on Instagram A post shared […]

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“Love Labyrinth and cute kids park 🥰” – Grange Park – Downtown Toronto

Didn’t realize that the tiny blue arrow I painted pointing to the Entrance of The Labyrinth, also points to the pi symbol, π, I often include in the triangular Exit from the Centre of The Labyrinth . . . View this post on Instagram Love labyrinth and cute kids park 🥰 #GrangePark #Toronto #Labyrinth A […]

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