- John F. Simon Jr.
John F. Simon Jr. (1963,
Louisiana ), is anew media artist who works withLCD screens andcomputer programming . He currently lives and works inNew York .Biography
John F. Simon Jr. holds several degrees: a BA in Art Studio and a BS in Geology from
Brown University inProvidence ,Rhode Island , (1985), aMaster’s degree in Earth and Planetary Science fromWashington University inSt. Louis ,Missouri (1987), and a MFA in Computer Art from theSchool of Visual Arts inNew York (1989). He is the recipient of the Trustees’ Award for an Emerging Artist from theThe Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum inRidgefield ,Connecticut in 2000, and the Creative Capital New Media Grant in 1999. [ [http://www.geringlopez.com/artists/john-f-simon-jr/bio/ Gering & López Gallery - John F. Simon Jr. - Biography ] ]Simon has exhibited internationally, including
New York ,Santa Fe ,Berlin andHaifa . His work is found in prominent museum collections such as theMuseum of Modern Art , New York, theSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum , New York, theWhitney Museum of American Art , New York, and theLos Angeles County Museum of Art ,California . Simon's forthcoming solo exhibition, Color and Time, will be held at [http://www.galeriajavierlopez.com/ Galería Javier López] inMadrid ,Spain .In the 1990s, Simon began using digital software coding, which he writes himself, to create visual imagery. His screen works display digital abstractions that vary infinitely due to random sequencing. Because the pieces are software based, the visual elements are generated in real time.
More recently, Simon has made a series of large-scale compositions that incorporate laser-cut Formica and
LCD screens with perpetually changing software. Each LCD screen is housed in cabinet-like structure made from Formica, which is also created by Simon’s coding. In addition to his screen work, Simon is also known for his Formica cutouts, drawings on paper and digital projections of his custom software.Gallery
References
[http://clox.com/review/ John Simon Jr. At Gering & López, written by Nancy Princenthal, Art in America, April 2008]
[http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/art/23527/john-f-simon-jr-winds-across-the-inner-sea John F. Simon Jr., Winds Across the Inner Sea, written by Barbara Pollack, Time Out New York, October 2007]External links
* [http://www.numeral.com/ Art Projects by John F. Simon, Jr.]
* [http://www.geringlopez.com/artists/john-f-simon-jr/ John F. Simon Jr. at Gering & López Gallery]
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