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Tony Toscani

 

Tony Toscani, The Observer, 2019

CONTEXT CLUES:

Tony Toscani is a contemporary artist, meaning he is still alive and creating art.

His figures are detailed and shaded, but the proportions are not completely realistic. Toscani said, “I am simply painting what it is like to be all of us. The heads are smaller because they are no longer of any use. Limbs continue to grow because their functions are still needed in order to survive.” Why do you think he feels this way? The only other object in the painting is a phone, but he's not using it - what do you think that means?

Look at Toscani's paintings. How do you feel? What choices did the artist make to create that feeling?

Other (NOT self-portrait) artwork by Toscani:










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