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==Acquisition==
This sculpture was acquired as a permanent addition to the Art Center's ARTSPARK. A gift of Bob and Pat Anker, ''Imploding Cube'' was purchased from [[Shidoni Gallery and Foundry]] in [[Tesuque, New Mexico]], in the winter of 2002.<ref name="ARTSPARKMAP"/><ref name="ARTSPARKhandout">{{cite web|year=2009 |title=ARTSPARK |work=ARTSPARK |publisher=Indianapolis Art Center |url=http://www.indplsartcenter.org/userfiles/File/ARTSPARK_harndout_0209.pdf |accessdate=April 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100925191145/http://indplsartcenter.org/userfiles/File/ARTSPARK_harndout_0209.pdf |archivedate=September 25, 2010 }}</ref>
==About the artist==
Born in [[Rochester, New York]], and a self-taught artist, most of Simms' work involves the use of [[geometric]] forms such as [[circle]]s, [[triangle]]s and [[rectangle]]s.<ref name="ARTSPARKhandout"/><ref name="SimmsStatement">{{cite web | author=John Simms (sculptor) | title=Artist's Statement | work=Statement | publisher=John E. Simms | url=http://www.johnesimms.com/statement.html | accessdate= April 4, 2010}}</ref> Simms generally creates a [[maquette]] which can often weigh upwards of fifty pounds. Influenced by [[Euclidean geometry]], his larger works are created from aluminum or steel, with smaller and medium-sized works being created out of copper, [[stainless steel]] or [[bronze]]. A finish is usually placed upon the sculptures to add texture and color.<ref name="SimmsStatement"/> Simms has exhibited work at the Grand Teton Music Festival and other regional [[Western United States|Western]] events and his artwork is also seen in permanent collections of the [[Science Museum Oklahoma]], the [[Bellevue Downtown Park]], [[Hudson Gardens]], among others. Simms lives and works in [[Jackson, Wyoming]], where he is represented by Diehl Gallery.<ref name="CV">{{cite web | author=John Simms (sculptor) | title=Curriculum Vitae | publisher=John E. Simms | url=http://www.johnesimms.com/faq.html | accessdate= April 4, 2010}}</ref>
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