Trevor Toney

The subject of my sculptures are geometric in nature and focus on the ideas of visual perspective and balance. I play with this through formal elements and try to create tension and resolution within a piece. I enjoy pushing the limits of perspective to create tension while using color, texture, movement and shape to balance the discordant image and ultimately create harmony within the piece. I sometimes also use these formal elements to create illusions of dimensionality as well as flatness. This is often achieved by deliberate use of grain direction (or “wrapping” the substrate with a continuous grain pattern) and non-rectangular forms along with shading.

My work is about perception. It’s about how it takes time and investigation to understand. It’s about questioning our initial notion and avoiding the pitfalls of ignorance/arrogance. It’s about meditating on something to practice the art of observation. It’s about not knowing everything. It’s about removing filters from our senses and letting them guide us to a dispassionate realization. And ultimately it’s about learning how to recognize balance and harmony.