Lorenzo Quinn facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lorenzo Quinn
Quinn with his father, the actor Anthony Quinn at the 40th Annual Emmy Awards, August 28, 1988.
Born	(1966-05-07) 7 May 1966 (age 59) Rome, Italy
Occupation	Sculptor (1982–present) Actor (1988–1999)
Children	3
Parent(s)	Anthony Quinn (father)

Lorenzo Quinn is a famous Italian sculptor and a former actor. He was born on May 7, 1966. He is known for creating amazing sculptures, especially those featuring hands. Lorenzo is also the son of the well-known actor Anthony Quinn.

About Lorenzo Quinn

Lorenzo Quinn was born in Rome, Italy, on May 7, 1966. His father was the famous Mexican-American actor Anthony Quinn. His mother was Iolanda Addolori. Lorenzo grew up living in both the United States and Italy. Today, he lives in Barcelona, Spain. He started his art journey as a painter in the early 1980s. He studied art at the American Academy of Fine Arts in New York City. In 1988, he moved to Spain.

Acting Career

Before becoming a full-time sculptor, Lorenzo Quinn was an actor. In the late 1980s, he played young Antonio Stradivari in the 1988 Italian movie Stradivari. His father, Anthony Quinn, played the older Stradivari in the same film. Later, Lorenzo played the Spanish artist Salvador Dalí in a movie called Dalí. He even won an award for best new actor at the Biarritz Film Festival for his role as Dalí.

First Art Shows

Volare at Cadogan Place, London, England

In the early 2000s, Lorenzo decided to stop acting. He wanted to focus completely on his art.

Some of his early public art pieces include Encounters. This sculpture was given to Mallorca, Spain, in 2003. It can still be seen in Palma de Mallorca. Other works like Creation, Volare, and Crossing a Millennium are displayed at King Edward’s Wharf. These sculptures often show hands, human shapes, and circles.

In November 2009, Lorenzo had an art show called Equilibrium. At the same time, his sculpture Give and Take III was placed in Berkeley Square for six months. This show included new sculptures like What Came First? and Home Sweet Home.

Lorenzo's Forces of Nature sculptures have been shown all over the world. You could see them in England, Italy, the United States, Singapore, the Netherlands, Qatar, and Monaco. In October 2018, his sculpture Stop Playing was given to the city of Venice. It was placed in Forte Marghera.

Special Art Projects

Gravity in Fraga, Spain.

Memorial of Facundo Bacardí i Masso, 2009 Sitges, Spain

La dolce vita 2011 at Park Lane / Curzon Gate, London, UK

Dar y Tomar (Give and Take) 2013 on the Passeig Maritim, Castelldefels, Spain

Lorenzo Quinn has created many special sculptures for different groups and places. For example, in October 2005, he made the Tree of Life for the people of Birmingham. This sculpture remembers those who died during the Birmingham Blitz in World War II.

He has also made art for the Sports Academy ASPIRE in the Gulf states. He has done many projects in Spain, where he lives with his family. You can see his art permanently at the Rafart Gallery in Almenar, Spain.

Lorenzo designed the Ride The World trophy for the MOTO GP championships. This trophy was given to the famous racer Valentino Rossi in 2004.

In December 2020, his sculpture You are the World was placed at AFAS Software in the Netherlands. Earlier that year, his sculpture Give traveled across Italy. It was shown in Florence, then Palermo, and later in Pietrasanta.

In 2021, his huge wire sculpture Together was shown in front of the Pyramids of Giza. This was part of an art show called "Forever is Now."

Helping Others Through Art

Lorenzo Quinn cares about many charities. He supports environmental causes. For example, money from his sculpture Friendship Fish helped protect the environment. He was also a Young Artists Patron for Unesco.

He gave his sculpture Hope to the Blind Museum (Museo Tiflológico) in Madrid, Spain. He also designed an award for the Children In Need charity. This award was given to Heather Mills and Phil Collins in 2005.

Sculptures in Venice

Venice, Italy, is a city where many of Lorenzo Quinn's sculptures have been displayed. In May 2017, his sculpture Support was placed in the Grand Canal. It was a reminder about rising sea levels and climate change.

In 2019, the sculpture Building Bridges was put in the Arsenale basin in Venice. This sculpture shows six pairs of hands. They stand for important human values like Friendship, Faith, Help, Love, Hope, and Wisdom.

In July 2022, Quinn returned to Venice with a new sculpture called Baby 3.0. This mesh sculpture of a baby looks over the Grand Canal.

From April to September 2024, Lorenzo Quinn had an exhibition at the Ca' Rezzonico Museum. It was called "Souls of Venice." This show featured 15 statues made of metal weave, showing important historical figures from Venice, like Marco Polo.

FIFA World Cup 2022 and Hyundai

For the FIFA World Cup 2022, Hyundai asked Lorenzo Quinn to create a sculpture. He made The Greatest Goal.

Hyundai Motor opened the FIFA Museum with a World Cup Exhibition. There, Lorenzo Quinn's huge sculpture The Greatest Goal was officially shown. It looks like a giant frame made by two hands holding each other. This symbolizes the idea of creating a united world for a better future.

At the same time, another sculpture called Qatar Forward was placed in the ASPIRE area.

Galeria Gastronomica

Lorenzo Quinn is also a co-owner of an Italian restaurant in Barcelona called Galeria Gastronomica. Many of his sculptures are displayed there. He even designed some of the restaurant's items, like the cutlery.

Movies and TV Shows

Lorenzo Quinn acted in several movies and TV shows: