Taylor Simmons

Taylor Simmons

BornNationalityBased In
1990N/ANew York City
Biography

Taylor Simmons' practice incorporates painting, printmaking and drawing to create predominantly figurative works that centre on the emotional and physical essence of the contemporary lives he depicts. His process stems from his archive of compulsively collated imagery, which merge and manifest in his canvases through loose lines, gestural marks, fluorescent washes and erasure –– scraping the paint away to reveal abstract details. By gathering and layering fragments of what is around him, his work creates a reflection of who he is and what he sees: a face, a pose, a moment, weaving them together as a means to question why they meant something in the first place. ...

Selected Artworks
Sleeping Girl
Whole Lotta Red
Von King
Unkillable
Big Feelings
What A Time
An Embrace
Lovers III
Vol. I
Taylor SimmonsVol. I, 2023
148.6 x 200.7 x 5cm
Patron
Taylor SimmonsPatron, 2023
144 x 114 x 4.8cm
Saint
Taylor SimmonsSaint, 2022
35.6 x 71.1 x 6cm
Spectators
Taylor SimmonsSpectators, 2023
61 x 61 x 2cm
Black in February
Taylor SimmonsBlack in February, 2023
104.5 x 195.6 x 4cm
Pull-A-Part
Taylor SimmonsPull-A-Part, 2022
171 x 409 x 6cm
Neck!
Taylor SimmonsNeck!, 2023
122 x 61 x 2cm
Composed
Taylor SimmonsComposed, 2022
51 x 41 x 3.6cm
Holding
Taylor SimmonsHolding, 2023
133.3 x 81.9 x 3.7cm
They Playin Our Song
20th Century
Taylor Simmons20th Century, 2023
50.8 x 45.7 x 2.8cm
Self as the Hero
Taylor SimmonsSelf as the Hero, 2023
45.7 x 45.7 x 3cm
Big Dog
Taylor SimmonsBig Dog, 2023
208 x 145 x 4.5cm
Show Some Leg
Taylor SimmonsShow Some Leg, 2022
48.3 x 96.8 x 6cm
Where’s My Hug At?
O.E
Taylor SimmonsO.E, 2023
61 x 61 x 2cm
8:30 Mass
Taylor Simmons8:30 Mass, 2023
132.1 x 157.5 x 3cm
Manic Repose
Baby Girl
Taylor SimmonsBaby Girl, 2023
71.1 x 35.6 x 6cm
Top of the Game
Taylor SimmonsTop of the Game, 2022
96.5 x 96.5 x 6cm
UMI Says 3:20
Jessica at 3:00
Steppin Out (after Kitaj)
Black & Mild
Shoes
Taylor SimmonsShoes, 2022
107 x 92cm
Gallery Representation
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