Joan Priego (Barcelona, 1969) is a Spanish sculptor whose work explores the fragile and fragmented nature of human identity through figurative sculpture carved primarily from reclaimed wood. Trained in sculpture and holding a degree in Philosophy, he approaches the human figure as a living archive where memory, vulnerability and personal history remain visibly embedded in the material itself.
Working mainly with salvaged pine recovered from demolished buildings and urban waste, Priego transforms discarded timber into singular sculptures that preserve cracks, knots and traces of previous lives. Rather than concealing these imperfections, he integrates them into each work, allowing the material's own history to become inseparable from the psychological presence of the figure. Delicate polychromy, wax and natural finishes reinforce this dialogue between matter and memory.
His sculptures frequently occupy a space between the sacred and the everyday, combining an expressive direct carving technique with subtle irony and existential reflection. Themes such as duality, resilience, incompleteness and the possibility of renewal recur throughout a practice that understands sculpture as an act of reconstruction—both physical and symbolic.
Priego has presented solo and group exhibitions throughout Spain and internationally, including Germany, France, Portugal, the Netherlands and Denmark. His work is held in the collection of the Fundació Vila Casas in Barcelona, and has received several distinctions, including the Fondation Charles Oulmont Prize (Paris) and the Arte Laguna International Art Prize Special Award (Italy).
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Contemporary Carved Wood Couple Sculpture Expressionist Intimate Figures
By Joan Priego
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Contemporary carved wood sculpture depicting two intertwined human figures suspended between intimacy, tension and physical vulnerability. This unique figurative sculpture by Spanis...
Pigment, Acrylic, Wood
$2,998Sale Price|20% Off
Split Head Expressionist Wood Bust Sculpture Reclaimed Carved Portrait Artwork
By Joan Priego
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Carved reclaimed wood bust sculpture exploring fractured identity, memory and the symbolic wound through expressive figurative portraiture. The Wound That Precedes Me (La Herida Que...
Wood, Acrylic, Pigment
$4,036
Owl with Spread Wings Hand-Carved Reclaimed Cypress Unique Wood Animal Sculpture
By Joan Priego
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This hand-carved owl sculpture in reclaimed cypress wood captures the nocturnal bird with its wings fully spread in a dynamic gesture of flight, protection and alertness. Created by...
Wood
Tall Carved Cypress Wood Sculpture Expressionist Balancing Human Figure
By Joan Priego
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Tall carved wood sculpture depicting a balancing human figure merging bodily tension with organic and tree-like forms. “Epistemology of Balance” is a unique contemporary sculpture b...
Wood, Pigment
Organic Figurative Wood Sculpture in Reclaimed Vine and Pine “Grop”
By Joan Priego
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Figurative Reclaimed Wood Sculpture in Vine and Pine “Grop” is a unique hand-carved sculpture by Spanish artist Joan Priego. Created from reclaimed vine wood and pine, the work trans...
Wood
Yoga Figure in Tree Pose, Hand-Carved Cypress Wood Sculpture, Original
By Joan Priego
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This hand-carved cypress wood sculpture depicts a yoga instructor balancing in an unstable tree pose, combining figurative carving, expressive distortion and psychological tension. ...
Wood
Carved Wood Female Bust Sculpture Expressionist Figurative Portrait
By Joan Priego
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Contemporary carved wood portrait sculpture exploring memory, intimacy and emotional presence through reclaimed materials. “Portrait of Quina” is a unique figurative sculpture by Sp...
Pigment, Wood
Expressive Male Head on Moving Spring, Carved and Polychromed Wood Sculpture
By Joan Priego
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This expressive carved wood sculpture presents a polychromed male head mounted on a visible steel spring, allowing the portrait to move and gently oscillate. Created by Spanish arti...
Wood, Pigment, Wax, Oil
Great Capitalist Self Portrait Piggy Bank Human Head Carved Wood Sculpture
By Joan Priego
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Great Capitalist Self Portrait is a unique contemporary carved wood sculpture by Joan Priego that transforms the traditional piggy bank into a sharp reflection on value, authorship a...
Wood, Pigment
$3,747
Carved Pine Wood Double Figure Sculpture Exploring Duality Mirror Self and Human
By Joan Priego
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Carved pine wood double figure sculpture depicting two intertwined human forms joined through a single continuous gesture. The Other Self is a unique hand-carved sculpture in which ...
Wood, Acrylic, Pigment
$4,036
Large Carved Wood Standing Figure Sculpture with Geometric Assemblage and Totem
By Joan Priego
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Large carved wood standing figure sculpture assembled from geometric timber elements and expressive hand-carved forms. The Walker transforms the human body into an architectural con...
Wood, Acrylic, Pigment
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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
Invocation
Located in Los Angeles, CA
JOAN STRAUSS CARL 1927-2021 "INVOCATION" CALIFORNIA HARD WOOD, SIGNED DATED 2005 38 INCHES OVERAL -2021 Joan Strauss Carl was a Los Angeles artist, teacher, and humanitarian ac...
Wood
$2,400
H 9 in W 8 in D 9 in
8" Loteria Purpura / Wood carving Mexican Folk Art Sculpture
By Roxana y Jesus Hernandez
Located in Jesus del Monte, MX
FREE SHIPPING TO WORLDWIDE! Artisan: Roxana y Jesus Hernandez MASTERPIECE Made with Copal wood, woodcarving technique gouges, machete and sandpaper, decorated with acrylic paintin...
Wood, Acrylic
$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 symbols. At Cactus Fine Art...
Wood, Acrylic
Knife
By Kevin Kelly
Located in Westport, CT
This aqua resin and acrylic sculpture is an abstract female for created by Kevin Kelly. The dimensions are noted include a 4 inch high white base. The pedestal is separate. Kelly wor...
Resin, Acrylic
$625
H 13 in W 8 in D 8 in
Street Spirits: Fitting In - Abstract Expressionist Figurative Table Sculpture
By Soren Grau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from cultural icons and global events, Soren Grau's street art-infused Neo-expressionism invites art enthusiasts to be a part of a narrative larger than life. In ...
Concrete
$2,000
H 9.06 in W 3.15 in D 9.85 in
The Stone Carrier: rare German Expressionist Bronze Sculpture
Located in Norwich, GB
A rare bronze by the German sculptor Walter Scheufen, who died during the First World War in the Flanders fields when only in his mid 30s. Depicting a stone carrier straining beneath...
Bronze
$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 woo...
Wood, Acrylic
$1,200
H 11.25 in W 16 in D 5.5 in
"In Freiheit (In Freedom)", White Porcelain Horses
Located in Detroit, MI
This gorgeous porcelain sculpture from Hutschenreuther porcelain is of two galloping horses, sculpted in exquisite detail and signed by the sculptor, Max Hermann Fritz...
Porcelain
$1,800
H 14 in W 11 in D 6 in
Figurative Expressionist Sculpture, "Armor: Protection Series Small 5"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original figurative expressionist sculpture by southern California artist, Linda Literal. Its dimensions are 11"x14"x6". A certificate of authenticity will fo...
Porcelain
Fleet Moment
By Doris Caesar
Located in Greenwich, CT
Featured in the Doris Caesar catalog by Martin H. Bush, page 110.
Bronze