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The Auburn Series (3 in the Series) were created for a gallery solo show entitled "Line and Grain". These pieces were made from black walnut planks that I purchased from a lumber mill. According to the owner of the mill, the walnut was refused by the gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson, who had planned on making gun stocks out of the wood. This wood was refused because it did not have enough curly grain in the wood. The lumber mill purchased the want and it sat in a barn in NJ for the last 10-15 years. I love the idea that this wood was slated to be made into a firearm, but in a ironic twist of fate, has now been made into art. A much better use of walnut in my opinion. My inspiration for this series was simple. I wanted to create a modern, minimalistic abstract wall sculpture in rustic wood. Not always an easy task, as the roughness of the wood tries at every turn to undercut the modern feeling of the piece. I love creating pieces that offer different and juxtaposing textures (For example, sleek and modern against rough and grainy). In the end I think I achieved my goal of making these wood wall sculptures that can be both elegant and modern, while also offering warmth and nostalgic. Finally, the name Auburn comes from the accents of Auburn coloring in all three pieces. While the colors of all three vary, they are all linked by this Auburn color, whether in paint or in rough edged , raw mahogany wood. Each wall sculpture in mounted on a heavy duty MDF backing which is painted and secured to the wood. Each piece is wired to hang and acrylic paint and washes are finished with Liquidtex semi-gloss varnish. The walnut in Auburn1 is raw and has not been treated other than sanding. The large mahogany top and bottom pieces (Whitewashed in the photos) are semi-glossed and frame the piece with a beautiful modern feel.
The Auburn Series (3 in the Series) were created for a gallery solo show entitled "Line and Grain". These pieces were made from black walnut planks that I purchased from a lumber mill. According to the owner of the mill, the walnut was refused by the gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson, who had planned on making gun stocks out of the wood. This wood was refused because it did not have enough curly grain in the wood. The lumber mill purchased the want and it sat in a barn in NJ for the last 10-15 years. I love the idea that this wood was slated to be made into a firearm, but in a ironic twist of fate, has now been made into art. A much better use of walnut in my opinion. My inspiration for this series was simple. I wanted to create a modern, minimalistic abstract wall sculpture in rustic wood. Not always an easy task, as the roughness of the wood tries at every turn to undercut the modern feeling of the piece. I love creating pieces that offer different and juxtaposing textures (For example, sleek and modern against rough and grainy). In the end I think I achieved my goal of making these wood wall sculptures that can be both elegant and modern, while also offering warmth and nostalgic. Finally, the name Auburn comes from the accents of Auburn coloring in all three pieces. While the colors of all three vary, they are all linked by this Auburn color, whether in paint or in rough edged , raw mahogany wood. Each wall sculpture in mounted on a heavy duty MDF backing which is painted and secured to the wood. Each piece is wired to hang and acrylic paint and washes are finished with Liquidtex semi-gloss varnish. The walnut in Auburn1 is raw and has not been treated other than sanding. The large mahogany top and bottom pieces (Whitewashed in the photos) are semi-glossed and frame the piece with a beautiful modern feel.
The Auburn Series (3 in the Series) were created for a gallery solo show entitled "Line and Grain". These pieces were made from black walnut planks that I purchased from a lumber mill. According to the owner of the mill, the walnut was refused by the gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson, who had planned on making gun stocks out of the wood. This wood was refused because it did not have enough curly grain in the wood. The lumber mill purchased the want and it sat in a barn in NJ for the last 10-15 years. I love the idea that this wood was slated to be made into a firearm, but in a ironic twist of fate, has now been made into art. A much better use of walnut in my opinion. My inspiration for this series was simple. I wanted to create a modern, minimalistic abstract wall sculpture in rustic wood. Not always an easy task, as the roughness of the wood tries at every turn to undercut the modern feeling of the piece. I love creating pieces that offer different and juxtaposing textures (For example, sleek and modern against rough and grainy). In the end I think I achieved my goal of making these wood wall sculptures that can be both elegant and modern, while also offering warmth and nostalgic. Finally, the name Auburn comes from the accents of Auburn coloring in all three pieces. While the colors of all three vary, they are all linked by this Auburn color, whether in paint or in rough edged , raw mahogany wood. Each wall sculpture in mounted on a heavy duty MDF backing which is painted and secured to the wood. Each piece is wired to hang and acrylic paint and washes are finished with Liquidtex semi-gloss varnish. The walnut in Auburn1 is raw and has not been treated other than sanding. The large mahogany top and bottom pieces (Whitewashed in the photos) are semi-glossed and frame the piece with a beautiful modern feel.
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Auburn 1 Sculpture

Scott Troxel

United States

Sculpture, Wood on Wood

Size: 10.5 W x 36.5 H x 2 D in

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The Auburn Series (3 in the Series) were created for a gallery solo show entitled "Line and Grain". These pieces were made from black walnut planks that I purchased from a lumber mill. According to the owner of the mill, the walnut was refused by the gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson, who had planned on making gun stocks out of the wood. This wood was refused because it did not have enough curly grain in the wood. The lumber mill purchased the want and it sat in a barn in NJ for the last 10-15 years. I love the idea that this wood was slated to be made into a firearm, but in a ironic twist of fate, has now been made into art. A much better use of walnut in my opinion. My inspiration for this series was simple. I wanted to create a modern, minimalistic abstract wall sculpture in rustic wood. Not always an easy task, as the roughness of the wood tries at every turn to undercut the modern feeling of the piece. I love creating pieces that offer different and juxtaposing textures (For example, sleek and modern against rough and grainy). In the end I think I achieved my goal of making these wood wall sculptures that can be both elegant and modern, while also offering warmth and nostalgic. Finally, the name Auburn comes from the accents of Auburn coloring in all three pieces. While the colors of all three vary, they are all linked by this Auburn color, whether in paint or in rough edged , raw mahogany wood. Each wall sculpture in mounted on a heavy duty MDF backing which is painted and secured to the wood. Each piece is wired to hang and acrylic paint and washes are finished with Liquidtex semi-gloss varnish. The walnut in Auburn1 is raw and has not been treated other than sanding. The large mahogany top and bottom pieces (Whitewashed in the photos) are semi-glossed and frame the piece with a beautiful modern feel.

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Sculpture:Wood on Wood

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Size:10.5 W x 36.5 H x 2 D in

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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, retrofuturist wooden sculptures that evoke nostalgia for the past as much as they look to the future. Fascinated by the way pieces of technology, culture, and design reveal their age, Scott aims to make works that cannot be pinned to a specific era. Scott has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Art Fair New York, and his works are held in private collections across the United States, Canada, Europe, and South America. As a purely abstract artist, I explore form, line, color, shape, texture and mass. Since I am usually not relying on a recognizable object in my work, I create through the process itself. I start out with a sketch or design and work through the creative process, hands on. My pieces always take several weeks to finish as I constantly change them, until they just feel right. I really like to give my pieces a feeling of juxtaposition and a balance of opposites, in terms of textures and materials. For example, I will combine a recycled 60 year old cherry table top with a piece of modern manufactured Azek decking. The ideas of young/old, past and future, modern versus outdated, technology, nostalgia and futurism all seem to find a place in my work. I also believe this ties into a distinctly human theme. For example, you can pinpoint a person’s age by the technology they grew up with (Black and white TV, Rotary phone, landlines, etc.).

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