Explore Figurative Artists
Discover artists working in the Figurative style
Théo Mercier
Paris, France
French polymath: sculptor, stage director, painter, photographer, and scenographer. His surreal, contrarian works interrogate history and form. Based in Paris/Mexico.
Macaparana
São Paulo, Brazil
Self-taught Brazilian painter, draftsman, and sculptor known for figurative, primitivist-inspired works. Born in Pernambuco, lives in São Paulo.
Aldo Chaparro
Lima, Peru
Peruvian–Mexican contemporary sculptor working in stainless steel and industrial materials to explore mirror, void, form, and post‑industrial aesthetics across public and gallery spaces.
Matthias Bitzer
Berlin, Germany
German artist (b. 1975) merging drawing, painting, sculpture, photography, collage and sound into poetic, historically‑referential installations around memory and identity.
Phoebe Collings-James
London, United Kingdom
Collings-James's multimedia works, encompassing sculpture, video, and performance, explore themes of sexuality, race, and the body. Her practice challenges dominant narratives and power structures.
Penny Goring
London, United Kingdom
Goring's raw and emotive paintings, drawings, and sculptures explore themes of trauma, vulnerability, and the human condition. Her work is marked by a sense of visceral honesty.
Maria Pinińska-Bereś
Warsaw, Poland
Pinińska-Bereś's sculptures and installations, often incorporating soft materials and feminine forms, explore themes of gender, sexuality, and the body. Her work is marked by a sense of playful subversion.
Raul De Nieves
New York, United States
De Nieves's sculptures and performances, with their intricate beadwork and theatrical elements, explore themes of identity and transformation.
Curtis Talwst Santiago
Edmonton, Canada
Santiago's miniature dioramas and sculptures explore themes of history, memory, and cultural identity.
David Zink Yi
Berlin, Germany
Zink Yi's multimedia works, including sculpture and film, explore themes of cultural identity and representation.