Drawing on his own experiences and also referencing broader global issues, his diverse practice spanned assemblage works composed of found objects such as metal, stuffed
animals, discarded clothing, rope and electrical wire, and dramatically textured
paintings, as well as muted neo-expressionist works on paper executed in pastels,
charcoal and watercolor.
Starting out with
painting, Toivonen worked with different techniques, such as oil and
charcoal on canvas and chalk on chalkboard, eventually experimenting towards a more conceptual outcome, using him self or a dead
animal as means of
painting.
35,000 years ago, man picked up some bones and
charcoal off the ground and drew his first cave
painting - only instead of
painting a picture of himself, he
painted animals.