Discover Sculpture Artists

Georg Herold is a German artist associated with the "Neue Wilde" movement, known for his unconventional, often provocative use of materials like bricks, mattresses, and found objects. His diverse practice, spanning sculpture, painting, and installation, humorously critiques societal norms and artistic conventions.

Paloma Varga Weisz is a German sculptor known for her exquisitely carved wooden figures that blend folk art aesthetics with psychological depth. Her enigmatic works, often depicting distorted or uncanny human forms, explore themes of vulnerability, transformation, and the subconscious with unsettling beauty.

Trenton Doyle Hancock (b. 1974) is a prodigious American artist known for his complex, mythopoeic narratives. His vibrant paintings, drawings, and sculptures delve into an expansive personal mythology, featuring a cast of characters that explore themes of good versus evil, race, and identity within a fantastical universe.

Tuan Andrew Nguyen (b. 1976) is a Vietnamese-American artist whose multifaceted practice spans film, sculpture, and installation. His work often investigates historical memory, post-colonial conditions, and the legacies of war, drawing from personal and collective narratives to explore themes of displacement and cultural identity.

Matthew Ritchie (b. 1964) is a British artist whose expansive practice creates elaborate visual systems to map complex scientific and philosophical theories. His works, spanning painting, drawing, sculpture, and digital media, form intricate, interconnected networks that explore fundamental principles of information, time, and existence.

Yinka Shonibare, CBE (b. 1962), is a British-Nigerian artist celebrated for his multidisciplinary practice exploring post-colonialism, identity, and race. He famously uses vibrant "Dutch wax" fabric to create sculptures, installations, and photographs, challenging historical narratives and the complexities of cultural authenticity.

Richard Long (b. 1945) is a pivotal British conceptual artist and a leading figure in Land Art. His practice involves long walks in remote landscapes, transforming natural elements like stones and mud into minimalist, site-specific sculptures and poetic text works that mark his journey and connection to the earth.

Elias Sime (b. 1968) is an Ethiopian artist known for his intricate, large-scale assemblages crafted from discarded electronic components. His tactile works transform circuit boards, wires, and buttons into vibrant, textured surfaces that explore the intersection of technology, nature, and human civilization, often evoking landscapes or abstract forms.

Don Brown is a British sculptor known for his elegant, minimalist figurative works, predominantly depicting his wife, Yoko. His practice explores themes of idealized form and presence, often rendering the human figure with classical precision and a contemporary sensibility in materials like bronze and acrylic.

Matthew Barney is an American artist internationally acclaimed for his elaborate, multidisciplinary art films and sculptures, notably "The Cremaster Cycle." His complex mythology interweaves biological processes, athletic prowess, and art historical references into visually stunning, often disturbing, narratives.