Lorenzo Quinn, Figurative Sculptor

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.