miami FLORIDA
Troy SIMMONS: This work explores the evolution of urbanism and nature’s persistence to coexist.
- Troy SIMMONS, “Perception II.”, Concrete and Acrylic Sculpture
- Troy SIMMONS, “Wall.”, Concrete and Acrylic Sculpture
- Troy SIMMONS, “Genesis II.”, Concrete and Acrylic Sculpture
- Troy SIMMONS, “3 A.M.”, Concrete and Acrylic Sculpture
- Troy SIMMONS, “Botany.”, Concrete and Acrylic Sculpture
- Troy SIMMONS, “Allamanda 2055.”, Concrete and Acrylic Sculpture
Artist Troy Simmons has immersed himself in his latest work, exploring the evolution of urbanism and nature’s persistence to coexist. His massive, large-scale concrete canvases are a mix of aluminum, acrylic paints and raw concrete. At first glance, the magnitude of his work is clearly realized. Most of his pieces weight over 100 pounds. A rough and raw relationship recently described by Luxe Interior & Design Magazine “as a cataclysmic illustration of urbanism.”
Simmons work has been compared to the “Arte Povera genre” where the inclusion of simple, re-purposed material takes an integral part in the creation of the art. His pieces create a playful mix of hard and soft, revealing the hidden common ground between different entities and exposing the ideological perceptions of binary relationships.
The inspiration behind his latest series evolved after a recent trip to Germany. He spent time exploring (Architect) Rainer Disse’s Feldberg Church, in Baden-Württemberg located in the southern part of the country. The postwar Brutalist Architecture is a fragmentation of Germany’s traditional heritage mixed with simple modern geometric construction.
Simmons currently works as a full-time artist, but his educational background is in Architecture and Environmental Science. He studied at Sam Houston State University and worked as an Environmental Lab Technician in Houston, Texas. He later went on to Oklahoma State University and earned a degree in Architectural Design.
Find out more at: www.troysimmonsstudio.com or @troysimmonsstudio
