True North 2021’s “Ancestor” by Anthony Suber

“Ancestor,” Anthony Suber’s mathematically-designed and mind-blowing sculpture—part of True North 2021’s temporary public art project—is the artist’s interpretation of an ancestor, observing this life through the eyes of the sacred cardinal. Suber explains that “[c]hild-like exploration, anthropological discovery, and mysticism are the underpinnings of my work….Through personal interpretations of iconography and the reference of organic elements, I explore ways to preserve history while conveying mankind’s connections to the past.” And in a recent article for Houston Chronicle, Lifestyles, Andrew Dansby writes, “A graduate of the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and the University of Houston, Suber says his art lands in his own space of Afrofuturism, which he refers to as ‘ancient future.’”

Photo courtesy of Kolanowski Studio

A Texas native, Anthony Suber received his BFA from University of Houston and M.F.A. from Houston Baptist University. In the span of a 20-year professional studio practice, he has shown work regionally and internationally. Suber is on the advisory boards of Diverse Works and Art League Houston and is Instructor of Fine Arts at The Kinkaid School. He is a founder of the nonprofit The Black Man Project.

Photo courtesy of Kolanowski Studio

Of steel rebar and patinaed wood, “Ancestor,” which is currently located in the 1300 block of Heights Boulevard, is offered for sale by the artist at $11,000, and Suber and all True North artists will generously donate 20% of any sales back to the sculpture project.

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