About
Otero Fuentes sculpts material into potential, shaping glimpses of a reality where form and
function converge into an extraordinary concept that can be felt, reimagined, and fully
experienced. As both sculptor and architect, he transforms potential into beauty, crafting
each piece with precision and purpose. His work is a testament to artistry—where the
poetics of craft emerge through structure, movement, and vision, seamlessly becoming one.
Born in Puerto Rico (1986), Miguel is a migrant to the USA and a university-trained architect
licensed in New York and Florida, currently working at Front. As a sculptor, his practice bridges the
pragmatism, aesthetics, and harmonics of architecture with the transcendental —a
metaphysical thread woven through fine art. His work evokes feelings beyond the tangible,
expressing things we cannot hold but can feel. Through his sculptures, an ongoing
exploration unfolds, where the cosmologies of perception reveal patterns and cycles,
interrupted through thought and the creative act. Gaps, ridges, fleeting shadows of being,
and the spirit of form converge, shaping a dimension of intentionality where materiality and
meaning merge into a profound artistic language meant not to be dissolved by discourse, but
to be contemplated and lived.
Connecting with the divine…
As we contemplate the material realities and the physical capacity of form, we are
led to question how we relate to the creative act and nature. Powerful and
mysterious, creativity emerges from what can be imagined through reason and
feeling. It transcends mere material expression, unfolding through a body of work
and its elements. otero Fuentes’ sculpture connects the audience to potential realities borne of
the imagination, sustained by tangible expressions and embodied questions, all
conveyed through vision and story. Each sculpture is an element of a whole,
progressively shaped through the exchange between creator and audience,
maintaining a dialogic re-interpretation of art’s evolution, shaped both by its intrinsic
nature and the perspective of its observer.
Contingent circumstances constantly prompt us to encounter the otherness in others,
reformulating how we are defined in today’s and tomorrow’s society, holding within
us a latent present. Almost divinely guided, circumstances may seem orchestrated
by destiny, much like the compositions that merge through the opportunity of a
moment where an artist meets the essence hidden in material and its difference.
Drawing inspiration from the architecture of the Heavens, Miguel imitates the cosmic
experience as we assume it, joining essential modes into a proactive exploration of
truth. Cement and concrete serve as vessels to express latent forms of time, bridging
structure and meaning. For Otero, sculpting is not merely an act of making—it is a
meditation on becoming, on the unseen forces that shape our existence.
Words by: Alitza Cardona
Studio Spotlight | Otero Fuentes by Testudo on Vimeo.
function converge into an extraordinary concept that can be felt, reimagined, and fully
experienced. As both sculptor and architect, he transforms potential into beauty, crafting
each piece with precision and purpose. His work is a testament to artistry—where the
poetics of craft emerge through structure, movement, and vision, seamlessly becoming one.
Born in Puerto Rico (1986), Miguel is a migrant to the USA and a university-trained architect
licensed in New York and Florida, currently working at Front. As a sculptor, his practice bridges the
pragmatism, aesthetics, and harmonics of architecture with the transcendental —a
metaphysical thread woven through fine art. His work evokes feelings beyond the tangible,
expressing things we cannot hold but can feel. Through his sculptures, an ongoing
exploration unfolds, where the cosmologies of perception reveal patterns and cycles,
interrupted through thought and the creative act. Gaps, ridges, fleeting shadows of being,
and the spirit of form converge, shaping a dimension of intentionality where materiality and
meaning merge into a profound artistic language meant not to be dissolved by discourse, but
to be contemplated and lived.
Connecting with the divine…
As we contemplate the material realities and the physical capacity of form, we are
led to question how we relate to the creative act and nature. Powerful and
mysterious, creativity emerges from what can be imagined through reason and
feeling. It transcends mere material expression, unfolding through a body of work
and its elements. otero Fuentes’ sculpture connects the audience to potential realities borne of
the imagination, sustained by tangible expressions and embodied questions, all
conveyed through vision and story. Each sculpture is an element of a whole,
progressively shaped through the exchange between creator and audience,
maintaining a dialogic re-interpretation of art’s evolution, shaped both by its intrinsic
nature and the perspective of its observer.
Contingent circumstances constantly prompt us to encounter the otherness in others,
reformulating how we are defined in today’s and tomorrow’s society, holding within
us a latent present. Almost divinely guided, circumstances may seem orchestrated
by destiny, much like the compositions that merge through the opportunity of a
moment where an artist meets the essence hidden in material and its difference.
Drawing inspiration from the architecture of the Heavens, Miguel imitates the cosmic
experience as we assume it, joining essential modes into a proactive exploration of
truth. Cement and concrete serve as vessels to express latent forms of time, bridging
structure and meaning. For Otero, sculpting is not merely an act of making—it is a
meditation on becoming, on the unseen forces that shape our existence.
Words by: Alitza Cardona
Studio Spotlight | Otero Fuentes by Testudo on Vimeo.