Scott Troxel

Scott Troxel

Marmora, NJ, United States

About Scott Troxel

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 The ideas of young/old, past and future, modern versus outdated, technology, nostalgia and futurism all seem to find a place in my work.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.).

Education:

Bachelor or Arts -Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

Signature Artist- The Noyes Museum at Stockton University.

PROFESSIONAL WORK

Visual Artist, Graphic Artist, Product and Industrial Design. Visual Communications and Art Direction. Fine Art to Product development.

Events:

Banished for the Good of the Realm- Philadelphia, PA 2020

Art Wynwood- Miami Florida 2020

Scope Miami- 2019

Semi-Finalist-Philadelphia: Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series

Official Selection- The Other Art Fair -November 2017

Temple University Alumni Weekend- Group Show- Tyler School of Art June 2017

Official Selection- The Other Art Fair- June 2017

November Juried Show- Ocean City Arts Center, NJ

Wood And Grain -Solo Show Ocean City Arts Center, NJ

Annual Juried Fine Art Show, Ocean City Arts Center, NJ

First Place- Black, White and Grey Show- Ocean City Fine Arts League, NJ

Honorable Mention- Abstract, Expressionistic and Surreal Show, Ocean City Fine Arts League, NJ

Honorable Mention- Flowers Show, Ocean City Fine Arts League, NJ

Honorable Mention- Annual Juried Show, Ocean City Arts Center, NJ

Exhibitions:

Banished for the Good of the Realm- 2020- Philadelphia, PA

Pop Western- 2020 MiXX Atelier- Telluride, CO

Art Wynwood-2020 Miami, Florida

Scope Miami 2019 - Miami, Florida

"New Now II" -InLiquid Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

"Works in Wood" Juried Show- New Hope Arts Gallery, New Hope, PA

"Extra Crispy"- Jen Tough Gallery, Benincia, CA November 2018

Texas Contemporary- Stella Ripley Gallery, Houston Texas- October 2018

"Moving Targets" - James Oliver Gallery, Philadelphia, PA- August 2018

"Artifacts" Group Show- One Art Space Gallery, Manhattan, NY - December 2017

The Other Art Fair- November 2017- Brooklyn, NY

Noyes Museum of Art At Stockton University Associates Artist Show- New Jersey December 2017

The Artist Guild of the Cape Group Show- Cape May, NJ

Holtzman Gallery - Atlantic City, NJ

Wood And Grain -Solo Show Ocean City Arts Center, NJ

Annual Juried Fine Art Show, Ocean City Arts Center, NJ

Anything Goes, Ocean City Fine Arts League, NJ

Bird’s Eye View, Ocean City Fine Arts League, NJ

Changing Seasons, Ocean City Fine Arts League, NJ

Nautical, Artbox Gallery, NJ

Sumertime, Ocean City Fine Arts League, NJ

Flowers, Ocean City Fine Arts League, NJ

Shore Medical Center Show, Somers Point, NJ

Windows, Ocean City Fine Arts League, NJ

Streets, Alleyways or Pathways, Ocean City Fine Arts League, NJ

Abstract, Expressionistic and Surreal Show, Ocean City Fine Arts League, NJ

Petite Show, Ocean City Fine Arts League, NJ