With
skillful articulation and honed technique, Tobias
Canfield (b. 1983) uses his work to express the conflicts
between personal identity and social preconceptions.
Canfield graduated from the University of the Arts,
Philadelphia, in 2005, with a BA in sculpture. As
a student, he studied metal casing, integrating materials,
and carving both stone and wood. During his time as
a student, he demonstrated a consistency in the conceptual
direction of his work. |
Canfield
participated in the sixth and seventh annual New Ideas
in Medallic Sculpture exhibitions, which traveled
internationally and included the work of students
from art institutions in Brazil, Portugal, and Russia.
His medallic sculptures are in the permanent collections
of the New Approach Contemporary Medallic Sculpture
Collection and Research Center in New York, and the
Saint-Petersburg State Artistic Industrial Academy
in Russia. This is Canfield's first one-person exhibition
at Medialia ... Rack and Hamper Gallery. |
