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Troy Pillow, Sculptor Troy Pillow 2014 Cover Image: Rocas Negra:2014 Back Cover Image: Acer 2008
For over a decade, I have been creating unique sculptures that capture attention and engage the imagination through simple design and kinetic movement. My sculptures interpret nature's genius, a balance of complex function and simplistic beauty. Inspired by organic forms and sacred geometry, my pieces are multi-layered and deconstructed. The underlying mathematical language can be broken down into numerical sequences that, when charted, create symbols that echo their surroundings and streamline harmoniously into human consciousness. I incorporate metals and glass into my sculptures materials taken from the earth and refine them into elegant curves, giving the feeling of movement in their static rest. My pieces create a union of ease between modern design and nature, blending fluidly with their environment and elements. The feeling is heightened by kinetic factors that accentuate the shared effects of the environment, as both sculpture and viewer react to the same force. I live and work in Seattle. I have owned and operated a studio since 1995. I studied Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado, but my work primarily developed through experimentation and instinct. I have enjoyed working with a wide spectrum of clients including government public art programs, private developers, and individuals. In creating site specific sculptures I have served beside engineers, architects, project managers, and groups in all phases of construction. I utilize computer design programs that interface with industry standards. This allows me to communicate clearly and continuously through the conceptual stage to the coordination of installation. It would be my pleasure to work with you.
Alignment, 2013 12 x 30 x 12 City of Sunnyvale Public Art, CA, Intuitive Surgical 9 polished stainless steel figures
COLLABORATIVE DESIGN Evolution, 2008 20 x20 x20 Art in Public Places, Bend, OR stainless steel, kinetic
Work directly and collaboratively with clients through the conceptual stage, ensuring their design and spatial needs are met. Aspira, 2010, 8' x 4' x 2' Aspira Building, Seattle, WA powdercoated steel, bronze
Within Reach, 2013, 12 x 14 x 7 FLUC Building, Seattle, WA painted stainless steel, integrated Led lighting
Divergence, 2010 7' x 8' x 2' AvalonBay Towers, Bellevue, WA stainless steel, acrylic, powdercoated base
SOLE SOURCE Elevate, 2010 12 x6 x6 Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA stainless steel, acrylic, kinetic
Designed and fabricated in studio. Transported and installed on-site. Seed, 2007 14' x 5' x 5' 128 State Street, Kirkland, WA Bronze, acrylic, powdercoated base
Karat, 2006 14' x 5' x 5' Everett Public Art Program, Everett, WA stainless steel, glass
Kensho, 2009 15' x 5' x 2' Veloce Building, Redmond, WA bronze, acrylic
SPEAK THE LANGUAGE Yakaya, 2010 30' x 30' x 30' Art in Public Places, Bend, OR painted stainless steel, 9 kayaks
Roca Negra, 2014, 7 x 4 x 6 Urbana Apartments, Seattle, WA Blackened Steel
Flow, 2010 15' x 10' dia. Via, Essex Property Trust, Sunnyvale, CA stainless steel, glass
Ability to convey designs via cutting edge animation/ video and 3-d graphics programs. Will work creatively with architects, engineers and project managers to address placement, scale, design and installation. Convergence, 2010 30' x 5' x 5' AvalonBay Towers, Bellevue, WA stainless steel, glass, kinetic
Healing Tree, 2007 9' x 4' x2' St Josephs Hospital, Pheonix, AZ patinaed steel, glass
Connected, 2013, 14 x 6 x 4 AVA University District, Seattle, WA stainless steel, polished stainless and wood kinetic panels
Reflection, 2012 15 x10 dia. Towbin Motorcars, Las Vegas, NV stainless steel, kinetic
Karma, 2009 8' x 3' x 2' El Camino Real Hospital, Mountain View, CA bronze, acrylic, kinetic
THE VALUE OF ART Belly of a Whale, 2010 9' x 4' x 4' Burien Library, Burien, WA painted stainless
Pursuit, 2012, 14 x 3 x 2 AVA Ballard, Seattle, WA bronze
Public art has the power to energize our public spaces, arouse our thinking, and transform the places where we live, work, and play into more welcoming and beautiful environments. Connections, 2010 12' x 8' x 8' Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA stainless steel, acrylic, kinetic
T R O Y P I L L O W Commissions 2014 Trammel Crowe, Austin TX 2014 Urbana, Equity residential, Seattle,WA 2013 Intuitive Surgical Sunnyvale, CA 2013 AVA University, Seattle, WA 2013 Fremont Lake Union Center, Seattle, WA 2012 AVA Ballard, Seattle WA 2012 Towbin Motorcars, Las Vegas NV 2012 Prescott Apartments, Seattle, WA 2011 Swedish Hospital, Issaquah, WA 2011 AvalonBay Communities, Seattle, WA 2011 Essex Property Trust,, Sunnyvale, CA 2011 King County Libraries, Richmond Beach 2010 Intuitive Surgical, Sunnyvale, CA 2010 King County Libraries, Burien, WA 2010 Art in Public Places, Bend, OR 2010 Aspira, Seattle, WA 2010 AvalonBay Communities, Bellevue, WA 2009 BRE Properties, Bellevue, WA 2009 El Camino Hospital, Mountainview, CA 2009 Trammel Crow Residential, Redmond, WA 2008 Art in Public Places, Bend, OR 2008 Wallace Properties, Seattle, WA 2007 Salt Lake City, Nine muses project, UT 2006 St. Josephs Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona 2006 Alvarado Place, Union City, CA 2006 Trammel Crow Residential, Kirkland, WA Boulevard State Street 2004 Sutter Health Hospital, Fairfield, CA 2004 Phillip S. Miller Library, Castle Rock, CO 2003 City of Lakewood, Lakewood, CO 2003 Lakewood Heritage Center, Lakewood CO 2003 Pinnacol Assurance, Denver, CO 2002 Metropolitan Homes, Denver, CO Avalon Development Hidden Valley Development Moon Shadow Development 2002 Denver Art Company, Littleton, CO Waterpark Building, Lobby A Waterpark Building, Lobby B 2002 City of Lakewood, Lakewood, CO Link Recreation Center Temporary Installations 2009 Downtown sculpture Exhibit, Everett, WA 2008 Atlanta Botanical Garden, Sculpture in motion, Atlanta, GA 2007 Maryhill Museum of Art, Sculpture Invitational, WA 2006 Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition, Bellevue, WA
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