Fernando Mastrangelo Explained

Fernando Mastrangelo
Birth Date:1978
Field:Art + Design
Training:M.F.A. Sculpture, Virginia Commonwealth University

Fernando Mastrangelo (born 1978) is a New York-based artist best known for his collectible design, as well as his large scale sculptures and experiential installations. Mastrangelo is the founder of Fernando Mastrangelo Studio (FM/S).

Practice

Mastrangelo's works are sculpted by hand from natural or repurposed materials such as sand, salt, silica, and crushed or powdered glass. His artistic language is influenced by ecological issues, cultural metaphors, and a reverence for nature that borders on devout.

Fernando received his M.F.A. in Sculpture from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA (2004), and his B.F.A. from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle (2002). Fernando worked for Matthew Barney before launching his own studio, Fernando Mastrangelo Studio (FM/S). Mastrangelo is a pioneer of the independent design studio structure, allowing clients to work directly with the artist.

As a sculptor, Mastrangelo has exhibited extensively throughout the US and internationally in both group and solo shows. In 2008 the Brooklyn Museum[1] acquired Mastrangelo’s Avarice Sculpture, composed of corn maize and inspired by the Aztec Calendar. This work was included in the critically acclaimed exhibition Connecting Cultures[2] in 2012.

Mastrangelo debuted his first furniture line at the 2014 Sight Unseen Offsite[3] and in 2015 was the first independent designer to be featured in Collective Design Fair.

After a 4,000-mile motorcycle journey from Santiago, Chile, to Patagonia— a trip which inspires a great deal of his work— the artist made his first foray into limited edition sculptural furniture with the Drift Collection. In 2017, Mastrangelo designed four collections: Ghost, Thaw, Escape, and Ridge.

Mastrangelo founded In Good Company in 2017,[4] a non-profit that honors creativity and the spirit of the avant-garde by providing a platform for emerging artists & designers to exhibit work without commercial or creative constraints.

In 2019 the artist drew crowds with his Tiny House installation in Times Square, an immersive space where his vision for the future of design could be experienced in real life.

Mastrangelo currently has works in numerous private collections worldwide, as well as works residing in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum and the Cooper Hewitt Museum.[5] He has designed custom works and spaces for top-tier brands such as Audemars Piguet, Stella McCartney, and Dior.

Fernando Mastrangelo currently resides in Upstate New York where he continues to create bespoke works for clients and collectors. He is a judge on Ellen's Next Great Designer on HBO Max.

Selected exhibitions

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

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2012

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2009

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2004

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brooklyn Museum. 2021-04-20. www.brooklynmuseum.org.
  2. Web site: Brooklyn Museum. 2021-04-20. www.brooklynmuseum.org.
  3. Web site: 2014-10-06. 2014, Part I. 2021-04-20. Sight Unseen. en-US.
  4. Web site: Martin. Hannah. Are Designers The New Gallerists?. 2021-04-20. Architectural Digest. 13 September 2017 . en-us.
  5. Web site: Fernando Mastrangelo People Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. 2021-04-21. collection.cooperhewitt.org.
  6. Web site: 2021-01-17. Audemars Piguet and Fernando Mastrangelo Team Up at Art Basel. 2021-04-21. www.lofficielusa.com. en.
  7. Web site: 2019-05-21. Fernando Mastrangelo, Design Dissident. 2021-04-21. SURFACE. en-US.
  8. Web site: 2019-11-11. The Capital Collection by Fernando Mastrangelo captures Dubai's essence. 2021-04-21. ArchiPanic. en-US.
  9. Web site: 2018-05-24. Anna Karlin and Fernando Mastrangelo combine efforts for Chunk tables. 2021-04-21. Dezeen. en.
  10. Web site: ZONAMACO Diseño Exhibitors 2018. 2021-04-21. zsonamaco.com.
  11. Web site: Martin. Hannah. Fernando Mastrangelo Unveils a Carpet Collection with Edward Fields. 2021-04-21. Architectural Digest. 11 September 2017 . en-us.
  12. Web site: Escape - The New Collection by Fernando Mastrangelo - Maison Gerard - Exhibitions & Fairs - Maison Gerard. 2021-04-21. www.maisongerard.com.
  13. Web site: 2017-07-06. The Mountain-Inspired RIDGE Series by Fernando Mastrangelo. 2021-04-21. Design Milk. en.
  14. Web site: 2017-05-05. fernando mastrangelo: 'thaw' + 'ghost' series at collective design fair. 2021-04-21. designboom architecture & design magazine. en.
  15. Web site: 2016-05-13. Fernando Mastrangelo casts Fade furniture from dyed cement. 2021-04-21. Dezeen. en.
  16. Web site: 2016-05-04. fernando mastrangelo: 'drift' series at collective design fair. 2021-04-21. designboom architecture & design magazine. en.
  17. Web site: Magazine. Wallpaper*. 2016-01-28. Heavy hitter: Paris design gallery James makes solid Art Gèneve debut. 2021-04-21. Wallpaper*.
  18. Web site: 2015-02-23. Fernando Mastrangelo: Nothing - Mike Weiss Gallery. 2021-04-21. Art Week. en.
  19. Web site: 2015-07-15. Gold. 2021-04-21. Wall Street International. en.
  20. Web site: 2014-12-03. Institute for the Development of Emerging Art & Kowal + Odermatt Projects Present IDEA Miami 2014. 2021-04-21. World Red Eye. en-US.
  21. Web site: RSOAA barriococo: a sculpture show. 2021-04-21. en-US.
  22. Web site: Artdaily. Exhibition at Kasher/Potamkin features works from over forty artists. 2021-04-21. artdaily.cc. English.
  23. Web site: 2013-08-23. GOLD The Bass Museum of Art Contemporary Art Miami. 2021-04-21. The Bass Museum of Art. en-US.
  24. Web site: Fernando Mastrangelo MedallionsIsabelle Kowal. 2021-04-21. www.isabellekowal.com.
  25. Web site: AMMA Studio Adds New Flavor to the High-End Home Décor Scene . 2021-04-21. hauteliving.com. 11 June 2014 .
  26. Web site: Maize y Mas: From Mother to Monster? (2014) - MACLA. 15 February 2014 . 2021-04-21. en-US.
  27. Web site: Fernando Mastrangelo. 2021-04-21. Socrates Sculpture Park. en.
  28. Web site: Charest-Weinberg Fernando Mastrangelo BLACK SCULPTURE. 2021-04-21. en.
  29. Web site: Charest-Weinberg HERD THINNER. 2021-04-20. en.
  30. Web site: Preview: Basel Week Miami '09 – CHIMERA @ SCOPE « Arrested Motion. 2021-04-21. ArrestedMotion. en-US.
  31. Web site: admin. Data Panic. 2021-04-21. en-US.
  32. Web site: "VOLTA 2009: Age of Anxiety" Art Fair . NY Art Beat . 21 June 2024.
  33. Benjamin Sutton, "Whatever Remains", L magazine, Feb. 2009
  34. Web site: NYAB Event - "intransit" Exhibition. 2021-04-21. www.nyartbeat.com.
  35. Mastrangelo. Fernando. Malicia.
  36. News: 2006-01-13. The Listings: Jan. 13 - Jan. 19. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-04-21. 0362-4331.
  37. Web site: HACKETT. REGINA. 2005-02-25. Lively 'Ergonomicon' plumbs environments awash in fantasy. 2021-04-21. seattlepi.com. en-US.

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