Scott Troxel : galerie bruno massa

SCOTT TROXEL (USA)

Born in 1971, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Lives & works in Marmora, NJ, USA

Scott Troxel draws on the aesthetics of bygone technology and the forward-looking designs of the Atomic Age and mid-century modernism to make dynamic, retro-futurist wooden sculptures that evoke nostalgia as much as they look to the future. Fascinated pieces of technology, culture, and design reveal their age, Scott aims to make works that cannot be pinned to a specific era. Are they new or where they designed and created in the 1950’s? In his latest body of work termed “Small Pops” (2023-2024), Troxel focuses on smaller, chunky, modernist, and minimalist inspired work that taps into his mid-century modern sensibility. The Small Pops Series uses 2” deep solid wood combined with bold colour palettes, wood grain and sometimes surface textures. Troxel states “I developed the Small Pops Series as a reaction against the very large commission pieces that I do for my public space projects. These large pieces normally take weeks or months to complete and involve a lot of fabrication. For me the Small Pops offer a type of artistic instant gratification, as I can produce several in a week, due to the size. I can also tweak and play with them, as they are much nimbler to produce.” The common denominator for these pieces are both the retro infused colour palette and the mid-century influence evident in the compositions. Troxel states “I strive to produce work that feels very clean and modern yet has a strong retro futurists nod to the past. I named them "Small Pops" because they are small is size, but they are clunky off the wall and feel much bigger than they are due to pallets, shapes, and way they command the space.”

Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Art Fair in NYC, Texas Contemporary, SCOPE Miami, SOFA Chicago and Art Wynwood.

Scott was industrial designer and product developer, graphic artist, and brand manager prior to transitioning to a full-time artist in his early 40’s. His background in commercial products, graphics, design, and aesthetics mirror similar artists like Andy Warhol who honed their artistic skills through real world applications prior to the shift into fine arts. He currently works in his studio and wood shop by the ocean in Southern Coastal New Jersey, near the Philadelphia area, where he was raised. His works are held in corporate, hotel and private collections across the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia and South America and can be seen in iconic buildings like The Hotel Del Coronado and The Shard London.

The artist predominately works with wood as my base medium, due to its strength, dimension, and organic nature. The inherent texture of wood combined with paint and other man-made materials allow me to capture a sense of time in my work and often combine the feeling of different eras within a single piece. Scott sees this as a direct parallel with human life, as we too grow older and interact with other generations, both younger and older. He particularly inspired by mid-century modernism, where wood and organic shapes were combined with other materials to suggest a type of futurism, though now they are considered vintage. Time has passed on, but these pieces remain in that context of when they were designed. Scott wants this work to feel this way, somewhat nostalgic, aged, and organic with the feeling that it could also be from a future time. In the words of Frank Stella “What you see is what you see”. Ultimately, it is up to the viewer of his work to decide what Scott's pieces convey based on the context of their life experiences and what they bring to the piece.

Education

Temple University - Bachelor Of Arts (BA)

Signature Artist

The Noyes Musuem At Stockton University, Pomona, NJ, USA

Artist Collectives

Member in Liquid Group, Philadelphia, PA, USA

The Museum for Art in Wood

Former executive board member, Philadelphia, PA, USA

Solo Exhibitions

2024 LA ART SHOW, galerie bruno massa, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2016 Line & Grain, Ocean City Arts Gallery, Ocean City, NJ, USA

Group Exhibitions

2024 SEATTLE ART FAIR, galerie bruno massa, Seattle, WA, USA
2024 Affordable Art fair Austin, Shewolf Gallery, Austin, TX, USA
2024 DIAF, Gallery Jeon, Daegu, South Korea
2024 More than Words, NoName Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2024 Mysterious Tones, Art Gotham, New York, NJ, USA

2023 4Hands, Nunez Gallery, Milburn, NJ, USA
2023 Autumn Salon- Parlor Gallery- Asbury Park, NJ, USA
2023 Down Na Shoor, Parlor Gallery, Curated By Ben Mcbrien (Farmhaus), Asbury Park, NJ, USA

2022 Chance Encounters, Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ, USA
2022 Looking Forward Through The Past, galerie bruno massa & Artnet, Paris, France

2021 Walking With The Trees, Carver Hill Gallery, Camden, MN, USA
2021 Wonder Lost, Muse Gallery, Special Guest Artist with Erica Gehringer, Philadelphia, PA, USA

2020 Sofa Intersect Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
2020 Unplugged curated By Johnny Romeo, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2020 Wallpaper Diaries, Strohl Art Gallery, Chautauqua, NY, USA
2020 Banished For The Good Of The Realm, In Liquid Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2020 Art Wynwood, Miami, FL, USA

2019 Scope Miami, Miami, FL, USA
2019 Connective Tissues, Stella Ripley with ARTSY, Quebec, Canada
2019 Catalyst The Yard curated by In Liquid, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2019 New Now IL, In Liquid Gallery, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA

2018 Noyes Musuem at Stockton University Associate Artists Show, Hammonton, NJ, USA
2018 Works In Wood, New Hope Arts Center, New Hope, PA, USA
2018 Texas Contemporary Art Fair, Houston, TX, USA
2018 Extra Crispy, Jen Tough Gallery, Benicia, CA, USA
2018 Group Show At The Curtis-Curtis Building Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2018 Moving Targets, James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2018 Group Show, The Holtzman Gallery, Margate, NJ, USA

2017 Artifacts Group Show, One Art Space Gallery, Manhattan, NY, USA
2017 The Noyes Museum at Stockton University, Associated Artists Show, Galloway, NJ, USA
2017 The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, NY, USA
2017 Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series, Semi-Finalist Philadelphia, The Painted Bride, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2017 Temple University Alumni Weekend Show, Tyler School Of Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2017 Featured Artist, Crate & Barrel X Ugallery, Chicago, IL, USA
2017 The Other Art Fair, Brooklyn, New York, NY, USA
2017 Artists Guild Of The Cape Group Show, Crow Creek Gallery, Cape May Courthouse, NJ, USA
2017 March Group Show, Nashville North Gallery, Linwood, NJ, USA
2017 April Group Show, Nashville North Gallery, Linwood, NJ, USA

2016 Annual Juried Show, Ocean City Arts Center, Ocean City, NJ, USA

Awards

2017 Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series, Regional Semi-Finalist Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
2016 First Place, Black, White, Shades Of Grey Ocean City Fine Arts League, Ocean City, NJ, USA
2015 Honorable Mention, Annual Juried Show Ocean City Arts Center, Ocean City, NJ, USA
2015 Honorable Mention, Abstract And Surrealist Show Ocean City Fine Arts League, Ocean City, NJ, USA 2015 Honorable Mention, Flowers Ocean City Fine Arts League, Ocean City, NJ, USA

Collections

The Shard Building, London
Hotel Del Coronado
Hilton Hotels
Northrup Grumman
Embassy Suites Hotels Sheraton Hotels
Wyndham Hotels
Westin Hotels
W Hotels
Northrup Grumman
Temple University
Four Seasons Hotel Group
Capitol One Corporate Headquarters
Price Waterhouse Cooper
Niko Residential Building, NY
Catalina Laredo Restaurant Group
Palms Casino, Singapore
W Hotels
Live! Casino

Cronos IV
2017
sculpture made with MDF, acrylic, cherry wood & Satin lacquer
73,6 x 53,3 x 7,6 cm - 29 x 21 x 3 in

Freshie
2019
sculpture made with MDF, pigmented lacquer & birch panel
80 x 73,6 x 6,3 cm - 31,5 x 29 x 2,5 in

Achtung VI
2020
sculpture made with MDF, pigmented lacquer, birch panel & stain
111,7 x 119,3 x 5 cm - 44 x 47 x 2 in

Divergence
2020
sculpture made MDF, birch panel, acrylic & satin lacquer
76,2 x 63,5 x 2,5 cm - 30 x 25 x 1 in