Scott Troxel
Marmora, NJ, United States
About Scott Troxel
From an early age, I have been obsessed with modern art, color and design. I studied filmmaking and art at Temple University before moving into a career in product development and industrial design, graphic design, visual communications and brand marketing.
Over the past few years, I have started creating mixed media work with an emphasis on very modern, geometric and architectural, abstract art. Sometimes I work with acrylic and canvas, other times I focus on wood wall sculpture.
I love good design. The color, balance, composition and energy that radiate from a really good piece of art is what all artists seek to find, no matter the subject or medium. I like to look at objects, emotions or colors and break them down to the root or essence of their abstract form. The way these abstract forms then interact with color, energy and balance on the medium, form my technique.
More recently, I have been exploring very clean, cubist-like, angular and architectural abstracts like bridges, ships and cityscapes. I am also heavily influenced by the flat, plastic like tones of the 50’s, 60’s and 70s’. I love painting razor sharp lines, but sometimes I get out brushes and just paint with raw emotion, similar to Abstract Expressionism or action painting.
This year I am very focused on the combination of wood and hard edge geometric painting in wall sculptures. I am very inspired by artists like Frank Stella, who did not limit themselves to rectangular shapes to showcase their work, but instead broke free and allowed the shape of the piece to rise to another level of meaning. This is what I also strive to achieve.”
I am currently showing at Saatchi Art and UGallery (Online) The Holtzman Gallery, ArtBox Gallery, The Ocean City Fine Arts League Gallery.
Education:
B.A. Arts -Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Associate 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:
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:
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
