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 sculptural forms crafted through silicone, oil, and glass, my practice explores how identity is shaped by place, particularly within the context of Southern culture and the lived experiences of young men of color. Building three-dimensional objects, I merge symbolic gestures, humidity, and foliage to convey how our Southern identity becomes infused with our environment.
For young men of color in the South, there's often a pressure to perform masculinity in visible ways. This is communicated through the body as a kind of ‘flexing’ and holding space. These gestures function as a form of protection and coded language, signaling inclusion, strength, or defiance in spaces where vulnerability can feel unwelcome.
My work explores these bodily expressions as complex, adaptive strategies, drawing parallels between them and how Nature 'flexes' in its own way– how a tree might fan out to take up space, or how a flower opens up to display its beautiful colors. Layering delicate florals with symbols of masculinity, each piece becomes a meditation on embodiment and how we present the identities we adopt. Through sculptural language, I seek to display the complexities of Southern masculinity and offer a refreshed perspective through which it can be represented.