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Submitted: October 8, 2012
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The Mechanical Phoenixby *JoshDykgraaf

Digital Art / Photomanipulation / Conceptual

I always enjoy making my city images and this one is no exception. Here I have worked with Toronto based photographer Jesse Blight. Check him out: [link]

Toronto is an interesting city, being the financial centre of Canada as well as the country's largest city, it is perhaps the true centre of power, dwarfing the capital of Ottawa. Much the same way that Sydney and Melbourne dwarf Canberra here in Australia.

Toronto is the epitome of the modern skyscraper city and has an iconic skyline to match with some fantastic architecture. The city seems relatively untouched by the economic crises and decay affecting much of North America.

That being said though, the city is for better or worse going through a period of change, with a number of seemingly mass-produced developments going up and the iconic skyline being changed, hence the title and form.

This one is well suited to being a wallpaper and I have put it up as one. Enjoy

All source imagery taken by Jesse, additional stock shots by myself.

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=thefantasim Apr 3, 2013 Digital Artist

This deviation is being featured at #Untold-Possibilities.

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*NEFUR-STUDIOS Dec 21, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

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*Urus-28 Nov 10, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Damn it

This is absolutly stunning

=ErikShoemaker Oct 24, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

love how original and creative your works are. Great!

*megan7 Oct 20, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Wonderful work

*Surehuinel Oct 10, 2012 General Artist

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*JoshDykgraaf Oct 11, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

Thanks. Nice feature.

*Surehuinel Oct 16, 2012 General Artist

My pleasure!

~CSuk-1T Oct 9, 2012 Digital Artist

It remind's me a lot of the 1986 Japanese anime movie, 天空の城ラピュタ aka 'Tenkū no Shiro Laputa' (Castle in the Sky).

ope it has permission to be in Canadian airspace...i would'nt want to see this fantastic work of art blown to piece's

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*JoshDykgraaf Oct 9, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

That's a fair call, I've had that before about some of my other airborne creations. Similarly my walking pieces have been compared to Howl's Moving Castle.

Haha for that to happen, Canada would first need a significant air force

. Just got to make sure it stays north of the US border. (As I understand it the Canadian Air force is just as negligible as ours is here in Australia)

Hmmm....that gives me an idea. I might weaponise a city soon. Maybe Washington DC or Beijing....

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