John F. Simon Jr.’s art career spans over 25 years. He began with pen plotter drawings, continued onto Internet Art, then created software artworks shown as sculptural wall hangings with LCD screens called “art appliances.” Most recently, he uses computer controlled fabrication techniques to sculpt bas-relief wall hangings out of mixed materials. Having written his own software since the 1980s, he is fluent in the use of the computer, manipulating his tool’s potential in imaginative and innovative ways. He produces new artworks each year that continue to be exhibited internationally and acquired by museums.
A contemplative drawing practitioner, Simon’s daily drawings inspire his larger artworks. After carefully observing his own intuitive markings, he interprets them using the unique properties of digital media to create artworks in diverse mediums such as: software, laser engraved plastic, machine carved HDU, laser-cut linoleum, inlaid plastic laminate, charcoal, and hand painted gouache drawings.
His seminal work “Every Icon” was included in the Whitney’s Biennial Exhibition (2000). Simon’s artworks can be found in the permanent collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Phillips Collection, Collezione Maramotti, The Brooklyn Museum, and the The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others. He is represented by the Sandra Gering Inc. gallery in New York City.
