Top 50 Sculpture artists You Need to Know About (And Their Iconic Work)

I am a multi disciplinary artist working in a variety of mediums: oil on canvas, stone carving and clay sculpture and traditional hand cut photomontage. Drawn to the figure and working primarily in oils, I like to paint using the medium expressively. I also work in a contrasting linear style where I deconstruct the forms into flowing lines of simple geometry and flat colour – that’s the designer in me. In recent years my work has become more sculptural and monumental in form, it was inevitable that I would explore sculpture as a medium. Now clay forms and direct stone carving has become an increasing part of my creative output. The paintings and sculptures often portray the juxtaposition of a strong exterior presence but unmasking the soft vulnerability that lies beneath. Continually fascinated and inspired by the human form I draw upon feelings of isolation and alienation; people connecting or not connecting.

Nerissa’s work investigates change over time, not just eroding or decaying but new layers of growth, giving juxtapositions of structure and colour. Recent work highlights the issue of plastic pollution and the permanence of disposables through sculptures that combine embellished textiles and cement cast in plastic waste, inviting us to consider the packaging that we use and discard on a daily basis; objects that are so lightweight and seem so insignificant that we barely notice them. The concrete gives a sense of the legacy of this waste and the naturally inspired textures emphasise the way it becomes subsumed into the natural world around us. She creates coastal inspired textures using a combination of embellishing and embroidery; blending a variety of recycled fabrics to create subtle variations in tone. These are stitched inside waste plastic to cast true to life pieces with the concrete giving a distinct contrast between the manmade structure of the packaging and the soft natural textures of the textiles.

I am Andrea Solaja. When I was ten I lived in a bunker for several months while my country, Serbia, was being bombed. My sole source of relief to escape from the horrors of those days was imagining worlds and creating stories inside the light of the only candle I had. The shadows projected on the walls would turn into the shapes of the ever changing characters of my imagination, I can see my fingers weaving evanescent details which blended with the condensation and the cold. That light shone on an outer space which was too small for a child. I had to create one to become internal, immense. I hold my childhood and its dreams inside that small flame. I sealed the darkness I had inside with the wax, and with the wick I tied the memories of a life which was not going to be mine anymore. My art unfolds around the narration of that light. My paintings are symbionts of the game of contrasting light and dark which narrate without revealing, which drain my inner feelings on the canvas preventing the shapes from becoming obstacles.

Dan Gardiner is a self taught artist with a creative mind able to explore both human inner reality and human environment. His work is deeply inspired by punk music, graffiti and visual artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat and Kurt Schwitters. His mixed media collage work is aiming to communicate his various views of the world. Dan deals with the themes of mental health, climate change, injustices and present political issues. His assemblage sculptures (robots) show his funny and quirky side, as well as his love of sci-fi. Both art forms are grounded in a desire to be as sustainable as possible, mostly using recycled materials.