Nick Hornby (artist)

Nick Hornby (born 1980) is a British artist. He received his education at the Slade School of Art, University College London and Chelsea School of Art, a constituent college of the University of the Arts London. Hornby’s work is known for his art-historical references and use of digital technology.

Nick Hornby
Hornby in his studio in London
Born
Nicholas Hornby

London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma materSlade School of Fine Art, University College London
Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London
ElectedRoyal British Society of Sculptors
Websitenickhornby.com
Synthetic Marble sculpture by Nick Hornby in Andaz 5th Avenue, 485 5th Avenue at 41st Street, New York, USA

Career
Bird God Drone, 2013, DUMBO, New York, USA.

He received his education at the Slade School of Art, University College London and Chelsea School of Art. On graduating, he was awarded the "Clifford Chance/University of the Arts London Sculpture Award,"[1] described by ES Magazine as “The New Gormley” [2] and picked for the Evening Standard “Who to Watch in 2010”.[3] He is a Fellow of the Royal British Society of Sculptors.

Notable exhibitions and commissions
"Twofold," 2019, Harlow, UK

Nick Hornby’s largest sculpture to date titled Twofold was commissioned by Harlow Art Trust. It is the 100th piece in Harlow’s public sculpture collection[4] which includes works by Auguste Rodin, Barbara Hepworth, Henry Moore, and Elizabeth Frink, among many others, so is a fitting environment for an artist whose subject is frequently the canon and its construction. For this commission, Hornby has crossed one of the most canonic of figurative sculptures, Michelangelo’s David, with a curving line from a 1925 Kandinsky drawing. In one rotation, David is visible; in another, it is Kandinsky’s abstract line.


"Muse Offcut #1," 2017, Glyndebourne, UK

Other notable commissions include a presentation of monumental sculpture at Glyndebourne Opera House[5] in the UK, and 'Bird God Drone,' Commissioned by Two Trees Management Co, in partnership with NYC Parks’ Art in the Parks program for outdoor presentation in DUMBO, Brookyn, NY,[6]

He has exhibited his work in the UK, the US, Greece, and India, including Tate Britain (UK), Southbank Centre (UK), Eyebeam (New York, USA), The Museum of Arts and Design (New York, USA),[7] The Hub (Athens).

Critical responses

He has been reviewed in the New York Times,[8] Frieze,[9] Artforum,[10] and featured in Dazed, Wired, and Time Out, among others.

References
  1. "Playing to the gallery". 10 March 2008 – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. "Introducing... a new Gormley".
  3. "Who to watch in 2010".
  4. Harlow, Council. "100th public sculpture unveiled in Harlow Sculpture Town". harlow.gov.uk.
  5. Villarreal, Ignacio. "Monumental sculptures by artist Nick Hornby at Glyndebourne Festival 2017". artdaily.com.
  6. "Art in the Parks Current Exhibitions : New York City Department of Parks & Recreation : NYC Parks". www.nycgovparks.org.
  7. "Out of Hand: Materializing the Postdigital". madmuseum.org.
  8. Rosenberg, Karen (17 October 2013). "Nick Hornby: 'Sculpture (1504-2013)'" – via NYTimes.com.
  9. "Nick Hornby". frieze.com.
  10. "Nick Hornby - artforum.com / critics' picks". artforum.com.


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