Striking New Public Sculpture In Philadelphia About the artist. miguel antonio horn is a sculptor from philadelphia with colombian and venezuelan roots. he received a certificate in 2006 from the pennsylvania academy of the fine arts and apprenticed for five years with mexican artist javier marin. he creates large format sculptures using digital and analog processes in a variety of media. Miguel horn lives and works in philadelphia, pa. he maintains his studio at el cubo, a space he founded in 2019 in the parkside neighborhood of west philadelphia. he lives in south philadelphia where he is raising his two children with his wife and community.
Miguel Horn вђ Philadelphia Sculptors When artist miguel antonio horn fished a large sculpture of his father out of the delaware river in 2019, he thought: “i’m done with it.” just weeks after he had installed the enormous translucent acrylic bust, called “abu” after his father, in the marina outside the independence seaport museum as part of an aquatic group exhibition “flow,” a sudden nor’easter ripped it apart. After it went viral in late august, critics, artists and the general public from philadelphia to france, italy, and russia have shared comments and published stories about horn’s artwork. sculptor miguel antonio horn and his piece called "contrafuerte" in the 1200 block of cuthbert street sept. 13, 2021. read more tom gralish staff. By jessica stewart on october 12, 2021. philadelphia is known for its public art, and now another incredible piece has graced the city. contrafuerte is a new sculpture that was installed in center city by local artist miguel antonio horn. created for the city's acclaimed percent for art program, it shows a tangled mass of humans clinging to and. Meet our artist in residence, miguel horn! @miguelantoniohorn is a visual artist from philadelphia with colombian and venezuelan roots. he received a certificate in 2006 from the pennsylvania academy of the fine arts and apprenticed for five years with mexican artist javier marin.
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