Aaron Scott
Born: 1974
Hometown: New York City
Based in: New York City
Aaron Scott was raised in the mountains and forests of Southwest Oregon. He studied philosophy at the University of Colorado, Boulder, followed by fine art at the San Francisco Art Institute. Since moving to NYC in 1998 Scott has worked in a variety of mediums – film, sculpture, writing and furniture design. Using a meticulous, labor-intensive process that relies on the hand and the eye, improvisation and experimentation, Scott has developed a body of sculptural furniture characterized by complex geometries, rotational symmetry and unconventional engineering. With each new piece Scott attempts to push the boundaries of the medium of wood and his own imagination, posing and re-posing the question to himself: Which parts of the volume are essential and which can be removed?
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Aaron Scott In The Studio
"All of my designs are the product of trial-and-error experimentation in the studio, where I work from sketches and plaster models. I’m interested in furniture and lighting whose forms suggest movement, dynamism and instability. Since 2010 I've worked exclusively in stacked-lamination, which allows me to treat wood as a plastic medium, capable of expressing compound curvature along any axis."
More About Aaron Scott
What inspires you?
Propellers, skelletons, mollusks, trees, desert landscapes, Pomo baskets, the photos of Karl Blossfeldt, the drawings of Victor Schauberger, evolutionary biology
Describe your creative process.
My process is sculptural: I begin with an image or idea from which I derive some simple sketches; I use these to generate models and mock-ups that explore the form at full scale.
What are 3 words that best describe your work?
dynamic, sensuous, rhythmic
Who are some artists that have influenced your work?
Umberto Boccioni, Henry Moore, Isamo Noguchi, Iannis Xenakis, Carlo Mollino, Zaha Hadid, Ruth Asawa
What is the most important tool when creating your work?
Wood glue!
Credentials
Education
University of Colorado, Boulder
United States of America, 1996
Exhibitions
"7th of March – 4th of April" Nextex Gallery, St. Gallen
2019
"Bienvenue" Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre, Paris
2019
"Aaron Scott, New Work" Designlush, New York City
2019
"140 Plymouth Street" ESTE Gallery, Brooklyn
2018
"Aaron Scott Design" IMM, Cologne
2017
"Aaron Scott Design" Dwell on Design, LA
2017
"Aaron Scott Design" ICFF, NYC
2016
Education
University of Colorado, Boulder
United States of America, 1996
Exhibitions
"7th of March – 4th of April" Nextex Gallery, St. Gallen
2019
"Bienvenue" Galerie Arnaud Lefebvre, Paris
2019
"Aaron Scott, New Work" Designlush, New York City
2019
"140 Plymouth Street" ESTE Gallery, Brooklyn
2018
"Aaron Scott Design" IMM, Cologne
2017
"Aaron Scott Design" Dwell on Design, LA
2017
"Aaron Scott Design" ICFF, NYC
2016