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."