Frida Espectacular - Amazing Frida - Mexican Folk Art Cactus Fine Art
By Taller Alfonso Castillo Orta
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
Dimensions: 12" x 16" x 6" in or 30x 40" x 15 cm Artisan: Taller Alfonso Castillo Orta =================================== MATERIALS =================================== Natural Clay ...
Ceramic, Acrylic
Familia del Mezcal - Mezcal Family - Mexican Folk Art Cactus Fine Art
By Taller Alfonso Castillo Orta
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
Dimensions: 7" x 8" x 5" in or 17" x 20" x 13 cm Artisan: Taller Alfonso Castillo Orta =================================== MATERIALS =================================== Natural Clay ...
Copper
Vendedor de pájaros - Bird seller - Mexican Folk Art Cactus Fine Art
By Taller Alfonso Castillo Orta
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
Dimensions: 8" x 10" x 5" in or 20 x 25 x 13 cm Artisan: Taller Alfonso Castillo Orta =================================== MATERIALS =================================== Natural Clay =...
Copper
Sold
H 9 in W 9 in
Cuadro Cocina Talavera - Talavera Kitchen - Mexican Folk Art Cactus Fine Art
By Taller Alfonso Castillo Orta
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
Dimensions: 9" x 9" x 2" in or 24" x 24" x 6 cm Artisan: Taller Alfonso Castillo Orta =================================== MATERIALS =================================== Natural Clay =...
Ceramic, Acrylic
Sold
H 16 in W 16 in D 13 in
Cocina de Puebla - Puebla Kitchen - Mexican Folk Art Cactus Fine Art
By Taller Alfonso Castillo Orta
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
Dimensions: 6" x 6" x 5" in or 16" x 16" x 13 cm Artisan: Taller Alfonso Castillo Orta =================================== MATERIALS =================================== Natural Clay ...
Ceramic, Acrylic
$2,063Sale Price|24% Off
H 13 in W 19 in D 11 in
Carreta Herencia de mi Tierra / Wood carving Alebrije Mexican Folk Art Sculpt
By Manuel Cruz Prudencio
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING TO WORLDWIDE! Artisan: Manuel Cruz Prudencio MASTERPIECE Made with Copal wood, woodcarving technique gouges, machete and sandpaper, decorated with acrylic paintings ...
Wood, Acrylic
$1,300
H 13 in W 14 in D 5 in
Caballo Carrusell / Carousell Horse - Mexican Folk Art Cactus Fine Art
By Miguel Martinez
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
Caballo Carrusell / Carousell Horse This Mexican Wood Horse was made with Copal wood, wood carving technique gouges, machete and sandpaper, decorated with natural dyes and acrylic pa...
Wood
$975Sale Price|25% Off
H 8 in W 15 in
8'' Vasija Multicolor / Ceramic Mexican Folk Art from Mata Ortiz
By Martin Olivas Quintana
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE! Artisan: Martin Olivas Quintana MASTERPIECE Carved polychrome jar decorated with a sgraffito and painted hummingbird, flowers and geometric design. - Dime...
Ceramic, Clay
Mexican Abrijes Figurine Set Folk Art Wooden Toy
By Agustin Cruz Prudencio
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
A set of colorful Mexican alebrije figurines depicting four animal friends drinking "Corona" beer and having a good time. This humorous Folk Art piece by renowned Mexica woodcarver, ...
Acrylic, Wood
$3,550
H 17.33 in W 16.15 in D 7.88 in
Mexican Arbol de la Vida Tree Life Dolls ColorFolk Art Ceramic Clay Candelabra
By Marco Antonio Castillo
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
This colorful tree of life (árbol de la vida) with a toy like aspect is a unique piece by Marco Antonio Castillo, son of renowned artist Alfonso Castillo. Hand made with natural clay...
Ceramic, Clay
$2,400
H 24 in W 20 in D 18 in
24'' Nativity Avion Wood carving Alebrije Sculpture Mexican Folk Art
By Agustin Cruz Tinoco
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING TO WORLDWIDE! Artisan: Agustin Cruz Tinoco MASTERPIECE: Made with Copal wood, woodcarving technique gouges, machete and sandpaper, decorated with acrylic paintings wi...
Wood, Acrylic
$2,100
H 6 in W 16 in D 8 in
Aguila - Eagle - Mexican Folk Art Cactus Fine Art
By Manuel Cruz Prudencio
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
Aguila - Eagle Alebrije This Mexican Aguila - Eagle Alebrije made with Copal wood, wood carving technique gouges, machete and sandpaper, decorated with acrylic paintings with Zapotec...
Wood, Acrylic
$2,100Sale Price|30% Off
H 12 in W 21 in D 7 in
21" La vuelta al mundo Woodcarving Alebrije Sculpture Mexican Folk Art
By Zeny Fuentes Mendez
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING TO WORLDWIDE! Artisan: Zeny Fuentes Mendez MASTERPIECE Made with Copal wood, woodcarving technique gouges, machete and sandpaper, decorated with acrylic paintings with...
Wood
$3,200
H 14.97 in W 14.97 in D 6.3 in
Mexican Folk Art Wood Carving Traditional Dance Handmade Alebrije One of a Kind
By Manuel Cruz Prudencio, Ruby Fabian
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
The young dancers wear an armor of threads over their bodies, showing off an ancient indigenous art form. Colorful thread combinations characterize the huipil dress, a rectangle of c...
Acrylic, Wood
$5,280 / item
H 12.205 in W 7.48 in D 5.906 in
Lladró Beautiful Catrina Figurine by Raul Rubio. Limited Edition.
By Raul Rubio, Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Limited edition Mexican Bella Catrina figurine in black gloss finish porcelain, adorned with three handmade flowers. The people of Mexico have a special relationship with death, to t...
Porcelain
$795Sale Price|68% Off
H 16 in W 10.5 in D 12.2 in
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd" La Gioconda " Mexican Huichol Beaded Art Sculpture
By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
BEST OF CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd, Huichol Sculpture . . . ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experienc...
Mixed Media
$650
H 11.5 in W 25 in D 6.5 in
Oaxaca Wood Alebrije Mexican Folk Art Sculpture Signed By Pepe Santiago
Located in Tampa, FL
A striking example of traditional Oaxacan folk art, this hand carved and hand painted wood sculpture is signed by renowned artisan Pepe Santiago. Dating to the 1970s, the work exempl...
Wood, Paint
$3,850
H 31.75 in W 10 in D 11 in
Vintage Sergio Bustamante Papier Mâché Parrot Sculpture, Mexican Modernism
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exceptional vintage papier mâché sculpture is the work of renowned Mexican artist Sergio Bustamante, internationally celebrated for his imaginative, surrealist vision and master...
Paint, Paper
$250
H 14 in W 12 in D 6 in
8'' El Jinete / Wood carving Mexican Folk Art Sculpture
By Gabriel Isidro Perez Rajon
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING TO WORLDWIDE Artisan: Gabriel Isidro Perez Rajon Made with Cedar wood, woodcarving technique gouges, machete and sandpaper, decorated with acrylic paintings with diffe...
Wood, Acrylic
$2,979 / item
H 30.32 in W 13.78 in D 9.45 in
Frida Ceramic Sculpture by Massimo Giacon for Superego Editions, Italy
By Massimo Giacon, Superego Editions
Located in Asti, Piemonte
Frida model glazed ceramic sculpture from the new collection École d'Art s by Massimo Giacon for Superego Editions. The sculpture is made up of three separable elements Limited editi...
Ceramic
$1,200
H 10 in W 11 in D 8 in
11" Fusion Caracol-Venado / Wood carving Alebrije Mexican Folk Art Sculpture
By Taller Manuel Jimenez
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING TO WORLDWIDE! Artisan: Taller “Manuel Jimenez” MASTERPIECE Angelico Jimenez Carrillo & Isaias Jimenez Hernandez Made with Copal wood, woodcarving technique gouges,...
Wood, Acrylic
$1,000
H 23 in W 22 in D 10 in
23'' El Autobus / Wood carving Lacquer Mexican Folk Art
By Meliton Zeferino Acevedo
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING TO WORLDWIDE! Artisan: Meliton Zeferino Acevedo Made with Tzomplantli wood, woodcarving technique gouges, machete and sandpaper, decorated with traditional lacquer ba...
Wood, Lacquer
Carousel Day of the Dead Ceramic Mexican Folk Art by Familia Castillo
By Marco Antonio Castillo
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Beautiful folk art piece made by La Familia Castillo. Handmade in clay and painted with acrylic paint. Day of the Dead theme. Created by master artisan Soledad Martha Hernández and...
Ceramic
Figurative sculptures mix reality and imagination, with the most common muse being the human body. Animals are also inspirations for these sculptures, along with forms found in nature.
While figurative sculpture dates back over 35,000 years, the term came into popularity in the 20th century to distinguish it from abstract art. It was aligned with the Expressionist movement in that many of its artists portrayed reality but in a nonnaturalistic and emotional way. In the 1940s, Alberto Giacometti — a Swiss-born artist who was interested in African art, Cubism and Surrealism — created now-iconic representational sculptures of the human figure, and after World War II, figurative sculpture as a movement continued to flourish in Europe.
Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon were some of the leading figurative artists during this period. Artists like Jeff Koons and Maurizio Cattelan propelled the evolution of figurative sculpture into the 21st century.
Figurative sculptures can be whimsical, uncanny and beautiful. Their materials range from stone and wood to metal and delicate ceramics. Even in smaller sizes, the sculptures make bold statements. A bronze sculpture by Salvador Dalí enhances a room; a statuesque bull by Jacques Owczarek depicts strength with its broad chest while its thin legs speak of fragility. Figurative sculptures allow viewers to see what is possible when life is reimagined.
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