[1] Torreano is known for utilizing faceted gems in a variety of mediums in order to create "movement oriented perception" in his works.
[2] Torreano has worked in a variety of mediums and methods including paint, sculpture, relief, furniture and hand-blown glass.
[3] Other religious influences appear in his pieces as well: his work in the 1980s included bejeweled crosses, and in recent years his paintings have used gems to create space-like constellations such as Exploding Galaxy (1981)[5] and Star Field in Saggitarius (2003).
[6] Throughout his career Torreano has investigated the properties of real and fake gemstones in the differing contexts of lighting, placement and materials.
Because of this, Torreano's works can be considered more valuable than real gems because there are fewer of them and they are created by an individual artist, "making art value the highest value.