WORKS

Atif Toor

I am a New York-based artist and creative director. In my artistic practice, I seek transcendence through engaging with the inherent qualities embedded in materials—the wet-on-wet mingling of sumi ink and water on paper, monoprints that emerge from lines carved through coats of paint, the luminous quality of pigment suspended in wax through encaustic painting, or the tactile intimacy of charcoal on newsprint while observing the figure.

My mixed media works explore the interplay of positive and negative space through lyrical forms while drawing inspiration from action painting, automatism, and abstract expressionism. I am interested in activating every inch of the surface through line, color, form, and texture.

Since graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design, I have worked as a creative director for over 20 years, primarily in not-for-profit and cultural spaces, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Aga Khan Museum, the Institute of International Education, and amfAR. I have participated in group exhibitions in New York and Rhode Island and am currently pursuing my MFA in Studio Art at CUNY City College.