Steve Tobin

Steve Tobin: Doors Photo: George Erml	Steve Tobin: Blue Doorway Photo: George Erml		Steve Tobin: Cocoons Photo: George Erml
"The castings of the Doors take their shape from portals which communicate a displacement from one place to the another. As one moves through these doors, however, one experiences diffrent emotions. The flowing patterns developed by the molten mass of glass during the making of the works have solified into clourful ornaments, as recollections of the material´s previous existence..." (Ulla Koskinen)			"The cocoon, a recurring shape in Tobin´s work, communicates to the viewer the spirit imprisoned in the body." "To many people, the Cocoon installations communicates a sublime, solemn atmosphere. They conceal spirits within them, but just what these spirits are and where they are going every person must imagine for themselves." (Ulla Koskinen)
"The "Doors" title or label itself indicates movement from one space to another." "The body is obstructed letting only the mind and emotions enter the space contained by the form. The colors and their textures define this space much like paintings does. But unlike paintings, which seem to be ideas of themselves, the volume and massive prescense of these Doors exists in three dimensional space and confronts the viewers physical self. It is this physical confrontation that I hope will shake loose the more sublime primal emotions that I am attempting to transform in the interiors of these Doors."			"The Cocoons are metaphores for the dialogue and transformation of body and spirit. They are human scale and lager to involve the viewer. The viewer can be overwhelmed standing in an enviroment of cocoons. One can get lost among the cocoons and feel caged by them as well. But ultimately it is the idea of metamorphosis that I am trying to introduce in relation to the human condition. What is the next for us? I don´t have any answers, only questions." (Steve Tobin)
THE EVENT ITSELF IS THE ONLY TRUTH "The message of Steve Tobin´s art is transformation, transition and the event itself. It is a tale of creation, in which the beginning and the end are one. The artist sets the chain of events in motion and captures the creative moment. Nature is the source of his information and his objective is the desire to imitate natural phenomena, atmosphere, even the process itself." (Ulla Koskinen)
ALL TIME IS NOW "There is no objective for mankind. There is only each person´s observation of the universe which becomes the indiviudual personalization of the truth. Our culture is moving towards a scientific definition of the universe. There are other equally valid alternative models to help us understand the universe. Science, philosophy and art ask and answers the same questions using different language." "If for one instant I can catch the viewer off guard with my presentation, the effect of the work may enter the subconcious before reason dissects it." "For that fraction of a second the unreal becomes real. Once this door is opened it can never be closed." (Steve Tobin)
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