Voidz (artist)

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Voidz (artist)

Career

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Voidz started posting digital animations to [[Instagram]] in 2018, combining real footage with digital animation to create surreal reinterpretations of Toronto streetscapes and landmarks.{{Cite web |last=Bensadoun |first=Emerald |date=Nov 20, 2018 |title=Local artist Voidz Toronto is giving the city a surrealist makeover |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/local-artist-voidz-toronto-is-giving-the-city-a-surrealist-makeover/article_181dc834-2454-542b-9ea2-33f4a83ae563.html |url-status=live |access-date=April 5, 2026 |website=The Toronto Star|url-access=subscription}}{{Cite web |date=Feb 20, 2020 |title=This Toronto artist creates some seriously surreal views from the 6ix |url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/this-toronto-artist-creates-some-seriously-surreal-views-from-the-6ix-1.5469113 |url-status=live |access-date=April 5, 2026 |website=CBC}} An early works was a digitally altered reinterpretation of Toronto's "[[Hooker Harvey's]]", which received coverage in local media. Other videos show outdoor city spaces where a sinkhole appears in the middle of an intersection,{{Cite web |last=Voidzto |date=2018-08-20 |title=Sankofa Square |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BmtqSabgPFF/ |access-date=2026-04-09 |website=[[Instagram]]}} skyscrapers start dancing or sculptures spin.{{Cite web |date=March 13, 2020 |title=Witness the amazing motion graphics of Voidz |url=https://owlconnected.com/archives/voidz |url-status=live |access-date=April 6, 2026 |website=Owl Connected}}
Voidz started posting digital animations to [[Instagram]] in 2018, combining real footage with digital animation to create surreal reinterpretations of Toronto streetscapes and landmarks.{{Cite web |last=Bensadoun |first=Emerald |date=Nov 20, 2018 |title=Local artist Voidz Toronto is giving the city a surrealist makeover |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/local-artist-voidz-toronto-is-giving-the-city-a-surrealist-makeover/article_181dc834-2454-542b-9ea2-33f4a83ae563.html |url-status=live |access-date=April 5, 2026 |website=The Toronto Star|url-access=subscription}}{{Cite web |date=Feb 20, 2020 |title=This Toronto artist creates some seriously surreal views from the 6ix |url=https://www.cbc.ca/arts/this-toronto-artist-creates-some-seriously-surreal-views-from-the-6ix-1.5469113 |url-status=live |access-date=April 5, 2026 |website=CBC}} An early works was a digitally altered reinterpretation of Toronto's "[[Hooker Harvey's]]", which received coverage in local media. Other videos show outdoor city spaces where a sinkhole appears in the middle of an intersection,{{Cite web |last=Voidzto |date=2018-08-20 |title=Sankofa Square |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BmtqSabgPFF/ |access-date=2026-04-09 |website=[[Instagram]]}} skyscrapers start dancing or sculptures spin.{{Cite web |date=March 13, 2020 |title=Witness the amazing motion graphics of Voidz |url=https://owlconnected.com/archives/voidz |url-status=live |access-date=April 6, 2026 |website=Owl Connected}}


Voidz collaborated with the musician [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] on a video that shows Drake on a basketball court, surrounded by floating, digitally animated basketballs as he shoots a hoop. His work on FKJ and Masego's ''[[Tadow]]'' 5th anniversary [[Non-fungible token|NFT]] project combined interactive digital art with a visual representation of the music-making process.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Jiggy |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Masego Releases ‘Tadow’ NFT Collection with Quincy Jones Backed Company, OneOf |url=https://thesource.com/2022/04/01/masego-releases-tadow-nft-collection-with-quincy-jones-backed-company-oneof/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=masego-releases-tadow-nft-collection-with-quincy-jones-backed-company-oneof |url-status=live |access-date=April 5, 2026 |website=The Source}} In addition to his collaborations with musicians, Voidz has contributed to a group art exhibit hosted by Intel.{{Cite web |last=Frye |first=Brendan |date=June 24, 2024 |title=Intel Brings AI Art Exhibit To Toronto’s Distillery District |url=https://www.cgmagonline.com/news/intel-ai-art-exhibit-torontos-distillery/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |url-status=live |access-date=April 5, 2026 |website=CG Mag Online}}
Voidz collaborated with the musician [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] on a video that shows Drake on a basketball court, surrounded by floating, digitally animated basketballs as he shoots a hoop. His work on FKJ and Masego's ''[[Tadow]]'' 5th anniversary [[Non-fungible token|NFT]] project combined interactive digital art with a visual representation of the music-making process.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Jiggy |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Masego Releases ‘Tadow’ NFT Collection with Quincy Jones Backed Company, OneOf |url=https://thesource.com/2022/04/01/masego-releases-tadow-nft-collection-with-quincy-jones-backed-company-oneof/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=masego-releases-tadow-nft-collection-with-quincy-jones-backed-company-oneof |url-status=live |access-date=April 5, 2026 |website=The Source}} In addition to his collaborations with musicians, Voidz has contributed to a group art exhibit hosted by Intel.{{Cite web |last=Frye |first=Brendan |date=June 24, 2024 |title=Intel Brings AI Art Exhibit To Toronto’s Distillery District |url=https://www.cgmagonline.com/news/intel-ai-art-exhibit-torontos-distillery/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |url-status=live |access-date=April 5, 2026 |website=CG Mag Online}}{{AI-retrieved source|date=April 2026}}


In 2023, Voidz produced and curated an official [[Nuit Blanche]] Toronto exhibition, at IDFK gallery, titled ''A Void: Meditations on a Boring Dystopia''.{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2026 |title=A Void |url=https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/nuitblanche/nuit-history/?project_id=a2ca80f3-de16-4e18-8421-0de142a91123 |url-status=live |access-date=April 6, 2026 |website=Toronto}}{{Cite web |date=September 25, 2023 |title=Nuit Blanche Toronto extends 17 art projects until September 29 |url=https://www.toronto.ca/news/nuit-blanche-toronto-extends-17-art-projects-until-september-29/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 5, 2026 |website=Toronto}}
In 2023, Voidz produced and curated an official [[Nuit Blanche]] Toronto exhibition, at IDFK gallery, titled ''A Void: Meditations on a Boring Dystopia''.{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2026 |title=A Void |url=https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/nuitblanche/nuit-history/?project_id=a2ca80f3-de16-4e18-8421-0de142a91123 |url-status=live |access-date=April 6, 2026 |website=Toronto}}{{Cite web |date=September 25, 2023 |title=Nuit Blanche Toronto extends 17 art projects until September 29 |url=https://www.toronto.ca/news/nuit-blanche-toronto-extends-17-art-projects-until-september-29/ |url-status=live |access-date=April 5, 2026 |website=Toronto}}
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