Discover Installation Art Artists
Browse our curated selection of artists working in Installation Art
Jim Lambie
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Jim Lambie is a British contemporary artist renowned for vibrant, immersive installations that transform everyday objects and spaces. His work, often using colored vinyl tape on floors, explores the psychology of color and space, creating dazzling, sensory experiences that blur the lines between art and environment.
Heike Kabisch
Munich, Germany
Heike Kabisch, a German artist, is known for her intricate drawings and installations that explore architectural spaces, urban landscapes, and the nuances of human interaction within these environments. Her work often features meticulous details and repetitive patterns, creating a meditative quality while examining themes of perception, memory, and spatial relationships.
Rosemary Mayer
New York, United States
Rosemary Mayer (1943-2014) was an American artist vital to the conceptual and feminist art movements. Renowned for her textile sculptures and ephemeral installations, she explored themes of memory, identity, and the passage of time. Mayer's work often incorporated natural materials and personal narratives, challenging conventional artistic boundaries with grace and intellectual depth.
Franco Mazzucchelli
Milan, Italy
Franco Mazzucchelli, an Italian artist, is a pioneer of "arte gonfiabile" (inflatable art), creating large-scale, often ephemeral sculptures. His work challenges traditional notions of monumentality and permanence, focusing on public participation and the dynamic interaction between art, space, and audience. Mazzucchelli's art is playful yet conceptually rigorous.
Juan Antonio Olivares
Lima, Peru
Juan Antonio Olivares, a Peruvian-American artist based in New York, creates nuanced sculptures and video installations that explore themes of identity, memory, and the human condition. His work often incorporates found objects and personal narratives, blurring the lines between fiction and reality. Olivares' art is characterized by its contemplative depth and subtle emotional resonance.
Vanessa Safavi
Lausanne, Switzerland
Vanessa Safavi, a Swiss artist, creates evocative sculptures and installations using diverse materials, often exploring the interplay between the organic and the artificial. Her work delves into themes of the body, sensuality, and contemporary anxieties, inviting viewers to engage with objects on a visceral and psychological level. Safavi’s art is subtly disruptive and deeply textural.
Sofía Salazar Rosales
Quito, Ecuador
Sofía Salazar Rosales, an Ecuadorian artist based in Berlin, creates intricate drawings and installations that explore themes of memory, migration, and botanical symbolism. Her meticulous works often feature detailed natural forms intertwined with architectural elements, reflecting on displacement and the resilience of culture. Salazar Rosales' art evokes a delicate yet potent sense of belonging.
Alvaro Urbano
Madrid, Spain
Alvaro Urbano, a Spanish artist based in Berlin, creates evocative installations and sculptures that transform spaces into theatrical narratives. His work often incorporates sound and light, alongside familiar objects, to explore themes of architecture, memory, and the uncanny. Urbano’s art invites viewers into dreamlike, subtly disorienting environments.
Petrit Halilaj & Álvaro Urbano
Kosterrc, Kosovo
Petrit Halilaj and Álvaro Urbano collaborate on installations and performances that weave personal narratives with public interventions. Their joint practice explores themes of memory, home, and collective identity through fantastical, often site-specific, creations that challenge boundaries between reality and imagination.
Nicola Martini
Milan, Italy
Nicola Martini's sculptural works often investigate the physical properties of materials, challenging their perceived limitations. His installations engage with spatial dynamics, creating immersive environments that prompt reflection on form, volume, and absence within a given context.