Topher Gallo

When I was much younger man than I am today, my father often said, “Remember who you are out there… You’re a Gallo and that means something.” I’ve spent over 40 years learning what he meant.

At an early age I found a path through art and music to what would be the clay that I have shaped my being. In my opinion, we are artists because we are driven to create something missing inside us… I am neither special nor unique regardless of my parents’ insistence. I simply express myself differently than others… Like us, a painting or work of art has a beginning and an end… but thankfully, art has the power to endure the test of time where for us it’s rather limited. And that’s truly the point where the art begins to tell our story for us.

Who, what, where, and why I am are nothing more than distractions from the beauty of the creation. With those insights, the viewer is forming artistic opinions based on verbal and scripted social media ideas fed to you rather than using your objective artistic eyes. We’ve all seen the results in the pursuit of public approval and the cruel mistress it can become… can we not enjoy the creation without objectifying the creator? 

My point is this, if you find a connection with my artistic endeavors, please let that be the defining moment of our relationship.  If upon viewing you have a real visceral feeling one way or another, I thank you for taking the time to look, listen, and feel…. It’s truly all I can ask. We are all artists in some form or fashion, but without the art, our worldly presence is inconsequential and irrelevant to those around us. It’s taken years for me to finally accept my artistic voice in this world, and I hope you enjoy and find your emotive journey in the viewing as I have in creating these works.     

“We are all artists,

we are all Topher Gallo” - enjoy