Troy Simmons Featured in LUXE Magazine, Spring 2015

 Miami Artist Troy Simmons was recently featured in Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine Spring Edition.  The publication highlights the most comprehensive collection of luxury homes and artwork from the best design experts in the industry.  

Check out the Radar Section of Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine for the write up on the works of Troy Simmons:

 

“Troy Simmons is so captivated by Brutalist Architecture that he translates the vernacular to canvas, juxtaposing raw concrete against sleek pigments. Approaching each piece like a construction project, his heaviest weighs 300 pounds. The Miami Artist creates 3-D rendering and drawings before chiseling away at the cement.”

Check out more on Troy Simmons by clicking here! 

 



Opening Night: "DURCHBRUCH" at JanKossen Contemporary Art Gallery

BLACK DAHLIA - 2014 Concrete / Acrylic / Aluminum 44"X54"X 8" (DOWN)

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK—Artist Troy Simmons stretched the viewer’s imagination in his visual translation of nature’s role as an independent entity challenging mankind.  He explores the theme of relationships in his latest series Revisiting Brutalism. Under the direction of JanKossen Contemporary Art Gallery at 529 W 20th St, 6th floor, New York, NY. Simmons will showcase his new concrete work during his first New York City Solo Art Exhibition May 7^th –June 6^th.

Troy Simmons

Simmons describes his work as an exploration of incompatible binary relationships. He continues to challenge himself by creating unique pieces that expose the stable coexistence of opposites.  Inspired by nature’s persistence to coexist despite the impact we impose, Simmons’ work is a contemporary re-incarnation of the Arte Povera genre. He uses concrete, color fields and organic forms to express his position on the harmonious existence of different entities.

Inspired by the devastating Guatemala City Sinkhole disasters of 2007 and 2010 Simmons has explored man’s inexorable transience and trauma of existence. His immersive mixed media work is constructed to explore both- the wake of disaster but also the persistence to survive.

Simmons’ more recent exhibitions include Art Paris (2015), The University of Miami Museum Gallery (2015), Boca Museum of Art  (2014), Audrey Love Gallery, Miami, FL (2014).
Sample of his current work at www.TroySimmonsStudio.com.

Exhibition "DURCHBRUCH" in ARTNET'S NYC Art Guide

 

Must-See Art Guide: New York/ Article Credit: Audrey Fair

NEW YORK, NY: What a joy to be in New York City in May! Forget scarfs, hats, and gloves, and welcome to cherry blossoms, picnics in the park, and art fairs. Starting with Spring Masters New York, Art Miami New York, and NADA Art Fair, among others, the main event is, without a doubt, Frieze New York! The fourth edition of the fair will feature over 190 world-leading galleries, hosted in a structure overlooking the East River in Randall's Island Park starting on May 14. And how better to anticipate the upcoming fairs than by visiting some of the most exciting galleries and museums in the city before the big rush. Trying to see all of them can be like trying to solve the mystery of Mona Lisa….impossible. Don't worry, we've got your back.

 

Exhibition: “Troy Simmons – Durchbruch"

When: May 7–June 6, 2015

Where: JanKossen Contemporary, 529 W. 20th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY

 

 

Read the rest of the article on ARTNET here http://tinyurl.com/lg7lpmu

 

 

 

DURCHBRUCH: Troy Simmons Solo Show

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK—Artist Troy Simmons stretched the viewer’s imagination in his visual translation of nature’s role as an independent entity challenging mankind.  He explores the theme of relationships in his latest series Revisiting Brutalism. Under the direction of JanKossen Contemporary Art Gallery at 529 W 20th St, 6th floor, New York, NY. Simmons will showcase his new concrete work during his first New York City Solo Art Exhibition May 7^th –June 6^th.

Simmons describes his work as an exploration of incompatible binary relationships. He continues to challenge himself by creating unique pieces that expose the stable coexistence of opposites.  Inspired by nature’s persistence to coexist despite the impact we impose, Simmons’ work is a contemporary re-incarnation of the Arte Povera genre. He uses concrete, color fields and organic forms to express his position on the harmonious existence of different entities.

Inspired by the devastating Guatemala City Sinkhole disasters of 2007 and 2010 Simmons has explored man’s inexorable transience and trauma of existence. His immersive mixed media work is constructed to explore both- the wake of disaster but also the persistence to survive.

Troy Simmons was born in 1975 in Texas and currently resides in Miami, Florida.  His educational background is in Environmental Sciences and Architecture. Simmons' work is influenced by nature and the Brutalist Architecture movement of the 1950s. He uses concrete, color fields and organic forms to express his position on the coexistence of different entities.  Simmons is represented by JanKossen Contemporary Art (New York/Basel, Switzerland) and is a resident artist at Bakehouse Art Complex in the Wynwood Art District.

Simmons’ more recent exhibitions include Art Paris (2015), The University of Miami Museum Gallery (2015), Boca Museum of Art  (2014), Audrey Love Gallery, Miami, FL (2014).

Sample of his current work at www.TroySimmonsStudio.com.