SoHo Art Collection
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LAYER
LAYER is an immersive digital art installation introduced with our recent lobby renovation that explores the intersection of motion, colour, texture, and technology through the work of some of the world's most celebrated contemporary digital artists. The centre piece welcomes guests as they enter the hotel, providing an ever-changing visual from check-in to check-out.
Among the 30 featured artists are three of the most acclaimed names in contemporary digital art. Rus Khasanov is internationally recognized for his pioneering abstract photography and experimental visual compositions, creating hypnotic works. German visual artist Roman De Giuli is renowned for his groundbreaking fluid-art cinematography and macro photography. Also featured is Dutch digital artist Rik Oostenbroek, whose work reflects his signature fusion of movement, form, and emotion.
Together, these artists represent the forefront of digital creativity. Through LAYER, visitors to the SoHo Hotel Toronto are invited to experience a collection of works that challenge perception, inspire curiosity, and demonstrate the transformative power of digital art in physical space.
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Albert Watson
Widely regarded as one of the world's most influential and prolific photographers of all time. His 2006 iconic shot of Steve Jobs is one of the most recognizable and defining images of the late Apple co-founder. The black-and-white photograph uses strong contrast, dramatic lighting (with notable shadows emphasizing his face and personality), and a simple white background to keep all focus on Jobs himself. It's a close-up head-and-shoulders crop that conveys intelligence, conviction, and a touch of enigma—qualities often associated with him.
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Dale Chihuly
One of the most famous and influential American glass artists of the modern era, widely credited with elevating blown glass from a craft to a major form of contemporary sculpture and large-scale installation art. His Persian Ceiling installation can be seen from the street under the hotel’s main entrance overhang. One of his most significant installations is Fiori di Como,” which adorns the ceiling of the Bellagio Hotel’s lobby in Las Vegas, Nevada. Renowned for being the largest glass sculpture ever made.
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Peter Andrew Lusztyk
Peter Andrew Lusztykis (Peter Andrew) is a contemporary Canadian photographer born in 1982, based in Toronto, Ontario. He's a self-taught artist who has built a strong reputation for his precise, highly detailed, and often macro-scale photographs that elevate ordinary, everyday subjects into visually striking fine art pieces. His macro series Collectibles featuring Canadian banknotes is highlighted in many of the hotel guest rooms and an example can be found on the 2nd floor outside the Greenwich meeting room.
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Brendan Murphy
A prominent American contemporary artist born in 1971, best known for his vibrant, text-heavy chalkboard-style paintings and his signature Boonji spaceman sculptures. He's a self-taught artist who channels positive energy, optimism, and social commentary through his work, blending abstract and figurative elements with dense layers of drawings, words, symbols, and colorful forms. You will find an excellent example of his work outside the elevators on the 2nd floor.
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Peter Tunney
A contemporary American artist renowned for his bold, text-driven mixed-media works. His signature style features large-scale paintings and collages using acrylic paint, oil stick, vintage newsprint, dictionary pages, found objects, discarded materials, photography, and silkscreen elements. He layers these with powerful, repeated phrases that serve as affirmations or calls to action. On the 2nd floor outside the Gym entrance are two examples of Tunney’s work.
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Krovblit
David Krovblit (aka Krovblit) is a contemporary Canadian visual artist. He's best recognized for his hand-cut analog collage work, which blends vintage imagery with a modern, imaginative twist to create bold, layered compositions. If you're into surrealism, pop art vibes, or tactile mixed-media work, his pieces have a unique, memorable energy. If you happen to be in the Health Club’s indoor pool area, you can see three examples of his brilliant work.


