--- title: "Rosso Horse — an anamorphic sculpture by Jonty Hurwitz" description: "Jonty Hurwitz's Rosso Horse sculpture captures the wild spirit of horses, a potent optical illusion exploring freedom through the physics of form. 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Through this creative work of art, Hurwitz captures the wild spirit of horses, while simultaneously highlighting the irony of a world where they are largely 'owned'. The sculpture honours the idea that horses, and other domesticated creatures, possess an in-built understanding of independence, freedom and self-sufficiency in spite of the disconnection of modern civilisation from nature. This unique artwork explores the bond between the animal and its natural habitat, the power of freedom and its lack, and the ways in which our modern scientific civilisation attempts to rein it in", "creator": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz", "sameAs": "https://sentient.art/about" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dr. Yifat Davidoff", "sameAs": "https://sentient.art/about" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "sentient.art" } ], "isPartOf": { "@type": "CollectionPage", "name": "Edition of Originals" } } ] --- [ The Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff ](/) [ The Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff ](/) [](/ "Home") ![sentient.art](/sentient-art-icon.png)![sentient.art](/sentient-art-logo.png)![sentient.art](/sentient-art-logo-dark.png) # Rosso Horse Edition Size:  33 Artist Copies:  4 Year:  2022 Dimensions:  40w x 50h x 40d (cm) Materials:  Copper, Red Paint & Stainless Steel ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Rosso Horse, Copper, Red Paint & Stainless Steel, 2022](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-6c538db4-60dd-44a3-b696-a158ebb9ded6-compressed-1778928015913.jpg?width=1600&quality=85&resize=contain) ## Related concepts - [Perceptual Illusion as Medium](/concepts/perceptual-illusion-as-medium) - [Anamorphic Sculpture](/concepts/anamorphic-sculpture) - [Optical Illusion Sculpture](/concepts/optical-illusion-sculpture) - [Privileged Viewpoint](/concepts/privileged-viewpoint) - [Observer-Dependent Reality](/concepts/observer-dependent-reality) - [Anamorphosis](/concepts/anamorphosis) - [Mirror Anamorphosis](/concepts/mirror-anamorphosis) - [Mathematical Sculpture](/concepts/mathematical-sculpture) - [Anamorphic & Illusion Art Editions](/concepts/anamorphic-art-editions) ![Rosso Horse — Ascending-Horse-Rosso-Jonty+Hurwitz\_5.jpg](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/content-assets/6c538db4-60dd-44a3-b696-a158ebb9ded6/1762441527696-0-Ascending-Horse-Rosso-Jonty+Hurwitz_5-web.jpg?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) ![Rosso Horse — Ascending-Horse-Rosso-Jonty+Hurwitz\_1.jpg](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/content-assets/6c538db4-60dd-44a3-b696-a158ebb9ded6/1762441528692-1-Ascending-Horse-Rosso-Jonty+Hurwitz_1-web.jpg?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) ![Rosso Horse — Ascending-Horse-Rosso-Jonty+Hurwitz\_2.jpg](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/content-assets/6c538db4-60dd-44a3-b696-a158ebb9ded6/1762441531115-4-Ascending-Horse-Rosso-Jonty+Hurwitz_2-web.jpg?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) ![Rosso Horse — Ascending-Horse-Rosso-Jonty+Hurwitz\_4.jpg](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/content-assets/6c538db4-60dd-44a3-b696-a158ebb9ded6/1762441529434-2-Ascending-Horse-Rosso-Jonty+Hurwitz_4-web.jpg?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) ![Rosso Horse — Ascending-Horse-Rosso-Jonty+Hurwitz\_3.jpg](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/content-assets/6c538db4-60dd-44a3-b696-a158ebb9ded6/1762441530282-3-Ascending-Horse-Rosso-Jonty+Hurwitz_3-web.jpg?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) Jonty Hurwitz's sculpture is inspired by his early childhood experiences with the animal kingdom and his years spent with horses on the narrow bridle path near his home in the English countryside. It serves as a meditation on freedom by symbolising the suppressed inner nature of domesticated animals. Through this creative work of art, Hurwitz captures the wild spirit of horses, while simultaneously highlighting the irony of a world where they are largely 'owned'. The sculpture honours the idea that horses, and other domesticated creatures, possess an in-built understanding of independence, freedom and self-sufficiency in spite of the disconnection of modern civilisation from nature. This unique artwork explores the bond between the animal and its natural habitat, the power of freedom and its lack, and the ways in which our modern scientific civilisation attempts to rein it in Read more ↓ ## You might also like [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Flicker of Form, Acrylic, 2024](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-d0125b09-f6b6-488b-b729-7963bdc94a00-compressed-1778927982154.jpg?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) Flicker of Form Acrylic Print Edition ](/edition/flicker-of-form) [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, No way José (Oblique Steed), Aluminium, Resin, Paint, 2024](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-7d4b9df6-1d1b-40e2-87c1-d564d4a89186-compressed-1778935265159.jpg?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) No way José (Oblique Steed) Aluminium, Resin, Paint Edition of Originals ](/edition/no-way-jose-oblique-steed) [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Ascending Horse, Copper, Silver & Stainless Steel, 2020](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-e67251c7-cc67-44da-b036-078ca749b8a3-compressed-1778974524150.jpg?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) Ascending Horse Copper, Silver & Stainless Steel Edition of Originals ](/edition/ascending-horse) [View all editions](/) ## Contact for information, pricing and availability Re: Rosso Horse First Name \* Last Name \* Email \* Phone Message \* Notification preferencesI want to be notified when new pieces are created I want to be notified when the NFT collections are ready Submit [](https://www.facebook.com/ontyhurwitzart)[](https://www.instagram.com/jontyhurwitzart/)[](https://wa.me/447469152288)