Toni’s work and ethos is centred around the idea of ceramics and its strong association with craft – as a material and its context within the fine art spectrum. He is interested in the history and connotations of porcelain and terracotta. The materials as symbols of trade, status, function, hierarchy; all are factors which correlate with the constant debate regarding crafts and its position within today’s society.
The focus of Toni’s work is the space of balance between function and non-function, tradition and breaking with tradition, craftsmanship-based art and idea-based art. He is fascinated by the state of constant flux, duality, and juxtaposition. Questions raised by this discourse resonate through his practice.
Toni works with both porcelain and terracotta. A fusion of coil building and levels of flux cause each form to oscillate, as if in response to attempts at fixed definition. Different percentages of flux are often added to the clay body causing sections or even whole pieces to warp. Recently, he has been exploring combustible elements with added pigment. Occasionally, he uses thrown elements for bigger compositions. Pieces are bisque fired, then glazed with a tin glaze and fired to 1220C.
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