Canan Tolon is known for inventive work in a variety of media, including sculptural installations. (She is also an architect with degrees from Germany, England and UC Berkeley, and has designed... Read full biography
Canan Tolon is known for inventive work in a variety of media, including sculptural installations. (She is also an architect with degrees from Germany, England and UC Berkeley, and has designed furniture.) Her approach with each material and discipline involves scrutinizing her materials and... Read full biography
Canan Tolon is known for inventive work in a variety of media, including sculptural installations. (She is also an architect with degrees from Germany, England and UC Berkeley, and has designed furniture.) Her approach with each material and discipline involves scrutinizing her materials and subjugating the raw elements to a test or metamorphosis. For example, to make drawings she uses a knife, manipulating oil paint over mylar sheets. Her sculpture, which can be kinetic, has employed rusting... Read full biography
Canan Tolon is known for inventive work in a variety of media, including sculptural installations. (She is also an architect with degrees from Germany, England and UC Berkeley, and has designed furniture.) Her approach with each material and discipline involves scrutinizing her materials and subjugating the raw elements to a test or metamorphosis. For example, to make drawings she uses a knife, manipulating oil paint over mylar sheets. Her sculpture, which can be kinetic, has employed rusting metal, sprouting grass seeds and mirrors. Education:. University of California at Berkeley. Master of Architecture, June 1983. Middlesex Polytechnic/ Architectural Association. Interior Design B.A.(honors). London, England, 1976-1980. Fachhochschule... Read full biography
Canan Tolon is known for inventive work in a variety of media, including sculptural installations. (She is also an architect with degrees from Germany, England and UC Berkeley, and has designed furniture.) Her approach with each material and discipline involves scrutinizing her materials and subjugating the raw elements to a test or metamorphosis. For example, to make drawings she uses a knife, manipulating oil paint over mylar sheets. Her sculpture, which can be kinetic, has employed rusting metal, sprouting grass seeds and mirrors. Education:. University of California at Berkeley. Master of Architecture, June 1983. Middlesex Polytechnic/ Architectural Association. Interior Design B.A.(honors). London, England, 1976-1980. Fachhochschule Innenarchitectur Diploma Trier, West Germany, 1979. Napier College of Commerce and Technology Department of... Read full biography
Canan Tolon - Artist Info
About Canan Tolon: Books
Books & Publications (2)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Withinsight Visual Territories of Thirty Artists (Exhibition catalog)