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Daniel Simmons Jr. is a Neo-African abstract expressionist painter, a published author, poet and philanthropist. Simmons played an instrumental role in the conceiving of and co-producing the hit HBO show Def Poetry Jam, and won a Tony Award for the Broadway version of the show. He is the older brother of hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons and rapper Joseph Simmons. He is the co-founder and ...
Danny Simmons, Jr., is an American abstract painter from Queens, NY, who once coined his particular style of painting as “neo- African Abstract Expressionism.” His talent and passion for the arts reaches beyond the canvas; He is a published author, poet, painter and art philanthropist.
Danny Simmons, Jr., (1953 – ) is an American abstract painter from Queens, NY, who once coined his particular style of painting as “neo-African Abstract Expressionism.†Among the most impressive artists of his day, The New York Times says that he “injects freshness†into his abstracts, and that they are “meticulously rendered and decoratively impressive.â ...
For over four decades, Danny Simmons (b. 1953) has created paintings, works on paper, and assemblage informed by the spirit imbued in indigenous and African cultures. As the founder of the artistic movement Neo-African Abstract Expressionism, Simmons reclaims traditional African motifs used in modernism through his use of dots, textiles, and ...
Aug 26, 2016 · Russell Simmons is now a multimillionaire mogul, Danny is a painter and author, and Rev Run was one-third of the hip-hop trio Run-D.M.C. Even super-siblings bicker sometimes TIME Logo
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View Danny Simmons’s 71 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. See available paintings, works on paper, and prints and multiples for sale and learn about the artist.
Danny Simmons is a contemporary abstract-expressionist artist, poet and author from Queens, NY. His art work can be seen all over the world in such prominent establishments as Chase Manhattan Bank, The Smithsonian, the United Nations, Deutsche Bank collection and more.
