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David Tobey |
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 Einstein's Clock welded steel, 13" x 13" x 8" |
 Orchid welded steel, 29" x 19" x 15-1/2" |
 Knight on Horseback welded steel, 21" x 24" x 24" |
 String Theory acrylic on canvas, 60" x 36" |
 Reaching For The Cure acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48" |
 Desert of Madness acrylic on canvas, 40" x 40" |
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Artist Profile
David Tobey, son of the late well-known historical painter, illustrator and muralist Alton S. Tobey (1914-2005) started painting in his early childhood in his father’s studio. He also had a serious interest in music, fostered perhaps in no small part by his mother Rosalyn Tobey, who was a distinguished concert pianist. In his teens, David studied art at The Art Students League in New York and violin at The Music Conservatory of Westchester. He subsequently gained admission to The Julliard School of Music and graduated there with a performance degree in 1975. He also holds a Master's degree in Studio Art from The College of New Rochelle. Tobey's art has been published on the album cover First Flight by Oren Fader, on posters at New York's Lincoln Center and his work is in the collection of the George Bush Library. He has published his art as prints with Scafa, Modern Art and Ray Greenberg Art Publishing. He has had many exhibitions of his paintings and sculpture, including a one-person exhibition at Pleiades Gallery in New York, NY, as a benefit for the American Cancer Society. He specifically created and donated his painting "Reaching For The Cure" (see above) to the Society for a fund-raising auction. He also exhibited with The Contemporary Artist’s Guild (CAG) at Broome Street Gallery in New York City. In addition to being a painter, sculptor, and teacher Tobey performs with many New York City freelance orchestras and with Broadway shows. He is also a member of The Westchester Philharmonic. He has appeared on radio and on TV discussing his art. David Tobey states, "The expression of energy and momentum, abstraction and surrealism is all part of the tools I use to make a statement. I have been fascinated by the elements of physics in relation to the forces in energy in nature, and also by the clear commonality between music, with which I am intimately involved, and abstract painting and sculpture. I find just as in all art forms and in the sciences, the concept of relationship and balance is crucial." Praise for David Tobey
". . .mesmerizing -- so much movement and color."
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