Contemporary Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn, born in 1966, is a leading figurative sculptor whose work is inspired by such masters as Michelangelo, Bernini and Rodin. Exhibited internationally, his monumental public art and smaller, more intimate pieces transmit his passion for eternal values and authentic emotions.
Building Bridges, Italy
He is best known for expressive recreations of human hands. ‘I wanted to sculpt what is considered the hardest and most technically challenging part of the human body’, he asserts. ‘The hand holds so much power – the power to love, to hate, to create, to destroy”.
Dolce Vita, England
Vroom Vroom, England
Mine Not Mine, India
A Dangerous Game, Miami
This is not a game, Italy
Support, Italy
Building Bridges, Italy
Lorenzo Quinn studied at the American Academy of Fine Arts in New York, planning to be a Surrealist painter. However, at 21 he decided that his future lay in sculpture, which could better accommodate his energy and originality.
Hand of God, Shanghai
Harmony, London
Stop Playing, Italy
Give from the Heart, Private Collection
The Force of Nature, Ireland
The Force of Nature II, Shanghai
Tight Rope II, Spain
Love, England
Quinn’s creative ideas spark quickly into life: ‘The inspiration comes within a millisecond’, he says, as he is driven to sculpt by observing life’s everyday energy. Yet a finished project takes months to release, and it has to carry clear meaning. Quinn usually conceives each work in writing, and the poetic text is ultimately displayed with the sculpture, as an integral part of the piece, not merely explanation.
Two Sides of Nature
Finding Love
Moments
Tension
What Goes Around Comes Around
Quinn's work appears in many private collections throughout the world and has been exhibited internationally during the past 20 years.
Harmony Ring
Gravity
Keeping Me On My Toes
Canned Society
Four Loves
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