Bio

(b. 1991) Vincent Miranda is an artist from Broward County, Florida. Using sculptural objects in silicone and glass, his work depicts a lived experience as it intersects with Southern Hip-Hop, Masculinity, and Nature— unpacking how these entities shape Southern identity for young men-of-color.

Miranda received his MFA from California College of the Arts, and was a 2023 recipient of the South Florida Cultural Consortium Grant. Select Solo exhibitions include “Florida Jitt”, 2022, Museum of African Diaspora, San Francisco, California; “Purple Coming In”, 2017, IS Projects, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Select Group exhibitions include “From The Water”, 2021, Brooklyn, New York; “digital/room”, 2020, Slash Gallery, San Francisco, California; “Tell Me A Story”, 2019, Charlie James Gallery, Los Angeles, California. Miranda received The Fountainhead Residency, The Growlery Residency, and the CCA Alumni Sculpture Residency.

Statement

Using silicone casting and glass-blowing techniques, my work investigates themes of identity and place. Creating sculptural objects in the three-dimensional form, I merge bodily gestures, humidity, and foliage, to convey how Southern identity is shaped and connected to environment.

For young men-of-color in these surroundings, there’s an inherent need to ‘peacock’ or ‘flex’ masculinity, particularly through bodily gestures. My work explores this phenomenon by drawing parallels between these mannerisms and how Nature flexes in its own way. Juxtaposing fragile florals and hardened gestures pushes the viewer to re-imagine what it means to embody masculinity.

Another theme throughout the work is the idea of the “Come Up”; the need to present ourselves as having ‘come up’ out of certain socioeconomic conditions. Jewelry is often adorned to portray this status, and referred to as ‘water’ or ‘glass’ for its reflective quality. Playing off of these terms, the glass vessels and droplets on the castings, are ultimately used to represent this upward mobility.

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