Nick Hornby, born in 1980, is a British artist living and working in London, England. He is known for his monumental site-specific works, that combine digital software with traditional materials such as bronze, steel, granite and marble. His work is the physical meeting of historical critique, semiotics and digital technology; behind hand-crafted sculptures of marble, resin or bronze are computer-generated models, expanding shapes, silhouettes and shadows. Nick has recently unveiled his first of 3 major sculptural public works for London, POWER OVER OTHERS IS WEAKNESS DISGUISED AS STRENGTH (2023) located at Orchard place, St James Park, depicting a man on horseback referencing Richard I and a curling line, referenced from Laurence Sterne's experimental novel 'Tristram Shandy'. This 6.5 tonne sculpture is made up from 165 pieces of Corten steel and stands at 5 meters tall.
Hornby studied at Slade School of Art and Chelsea College of Art where he was awarded the UAL Sculpture Prize. In the UK, he has exhibited at Tate Britain, The Southbank Centre, Leighton House London, CASS Sculpture Foundation and the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge. And internationally at The Museum of Arts and Design New York and Poznan Bienalle, Poland. Residencies include with Outset (Israel), Eyebeam (New York), and awards include the UAL Sculpture Prize. In 2014 he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Sculptors. His work has been reviewed in the New York Times, Frieze, Artforum, The Art Newspaper, The FT, and featured in Architectural Digest, Cultured Magazine and Artsy among others.
Zygotes and Confessions, his first major solo institutional show at MOSTYN, Wales UK, curated by Alfredo Cramerotti, November 2020 - April 2021. Upcoming a monograph published by Anomie.
