Metamorphopsia 01 Painting

What metamorphopsis does Vidal refer to? What abstract deformation does it use? First, the perceived objects are somewhere else than they are. Secondly, the perceived world can be brighter, more expressive. Third, the distances between objects may change. Fourth, the objects themselves may be deformed. Vidal Toreyo's paintings go beyond mere deformation. This is abstract deformation. Vidal Toreyo invites the viewer to play. Viewing his paintings is a game. The image is real, but its associations are based on presumptions or conjectures. The viewer's brain looks for associations, evaluates the drawing, colors and tones. The mental picture changes and adapts to the picture, associations and memories. And each viewer deforms what he sees in front of him into his own image, creating his own metamorphopsis in his mind. Characteristic of a metamorphopsis is that the object is still recognizable, although it appears to have different properties from the real thing. The artist creates optical puzzles. He sets a task in front of the viewer. It requires him to find, imagine the subject himself. Therefore, the name of this series does not suggest what inspired the creator. The viewer has complete freedom to interpret the effects of the painter's work. Every association is good. The artist wants his paintings to develop viewers' imaginations.