“I like Frank’s work for it’s thoughtfulness, intensity, use of colour and quite mature technique. He is adventurous, bold and not afraid of a big canvas.”
“There is drama in a Frank To painting. A brooding mental energy that sucks you in and leaves you wondering what, why, where? There is always something or someone or even part of someone emerging from the depths of one of his paintings. This is probably because this engaging, highly focused artist stirs himself into the work in a way that many of his peers, of all ages, do not.”
“Powerful art often hits you like an explosion, making you step back. Frank To takes it further by incorporating mini-explosions into his work, using gunpowder to scorch the paper. He harnesses the chaotic nature of gunpowder so that even he doesn’t know exactly how it will turn out. In doing so, he is transforming an instrument of violence into a creative act.”
Humanium Metal Initiative
Humanium Metal is a brand of metal made by melting down illegal firearms seized in conflict zones.
‘Not Again People’ - COVID-19 Letter Art Project
Upcycling the UK Government highlighting the COVID-19 Pandemic sent to the tax payer on April 2020.
Edinburgh Castle Royal Regiment of Scotland Commission
Commissioned to portray the One O’Clock Guns of the Royal Regiment of Scotland at Edinburgh Castle.
Artist-in-Residence at Perth Museum & Art Gallery 2018
Commissioned to be Artist-in-Residence at Perth Museum & Art Gallery in 2018 as part of Perth & Kinross Platform Festival.

