Technique: Ink and Watercolous
Support: paper 220mg
Size in cm: 21x29.7
First stage UK, 2024, second stage Italy 2025
Toronto among a family of Grizzlies
Toronto Rewilded – From Skyline to Fur
What if Toronto never disappeared but simply changed shape? In this surreal vision, the city doesn’t collapse, it transforms. Skyscrapers sprout from the ears of a colossal uncle bear. Roads curve up the strong shoulders of a father bear. And nestled in the glowing belly of a mother bear, the heart of the metropolis pulses gently, wrapped in warm fur and forgotten breath.
This artwork reimagines urban architecture as part of a wild family’s body, inviting the viewer into a mythic, tactile vision where nature does not reclaim, it coexists. Inspired by Gilles Clément’s idea of the “Third Landscape,” Toronto Rewilded speaks to a world where cities don't fight against nature, but surrender into it, gently and knowingly.
Part of the Urbanimal Collection, this one-of-a-kind signed piece celebrates the interweaving of memory, ecology, and dream. It’s not post-apocalyptic, but post-anthropocentric: a serene rebirth through the lens of animal myth.
💫 2. Emotional Impact
This piece stirs a blend of nostalgia and wonder. It may evoke:
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A sense of ecological hope and healing
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Melancholy for what the city has lost, and joy for what it becomes
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Connection to ancestral rhythms and slow time
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Dreamlike curiosity and gentle surrealism
It invites the viewer to breathe slower, deeper, and feel the pulse of a shared world.
🎁 3. Who Is It For? (Gift Suggestions)
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Urban dreamers and city lovers with a wild heart
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Environmentalists, ecologists, or nature-conscious thinkers
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Collectors of contemporary surreal or visionary art
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Architects or designers seeking symbolic, thought-provoking decor
💡 4. Why Invest in Original Art?
Original art is not just decoration, it’s storytelling, identity, and cultural capital. By owning this unique piece:
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You support independent, visionary artists
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You bring meaning and narrative into your space
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You invest in timeless, non-replicable value
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You collect an artwork that speaks to the future — and remembers the past
🧭 5. Introduction to the Urbanimal Collection
Urbanimal is a visionary collection that merges cityscapes and wildlife into surreal, poetic coexistence. Each work explores the blurred line between habitat and architecture, instinct and design, memory and future. Inspired by ecological thinking, urban melancholy, and animal mythology, the collection invites viewers to imagine a world where cities breathe and animals dream us back into balance.
Urbanimal is my way of saying that nature doesn’t disappear, it adapts, resists, and reappears through new forms. And this piece is one of them.
This series symbolically and surreally explores the cohabitation of animals with an urban landscape. Here the ecological approach that distinguishes human/nature relationship is central by inviting us to perceive the earth as a living entity, as a large garden in which all the ignored fragments of the landscape offer us opportunities for regeneration. This was inspired by Gilles Clément's concept of "Third Landscape." All works are signed and certified.
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