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...
Wood, Pigment, Acrylic
$4,549
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
$2,706Sale Price|20% Off
Expressionist Carved Wood Head Sculpture on Steel Spring Conceptual Portrait
By Joan Priego
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Expressionist carved wood head sculpture exploring faith, instability and the fragility of human conviction. “Portrait of a Believer” is a unique ...
Wood, Pigment, Wax, Oil
$3,639Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Wood, Pigment
$4,013Sale Price|20% Off
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
$2,426Sale Price|20% Off
Contemporary Carved Wood Self Portrait Sculpture Anthropomorphic Piggy Bank
By Joan Priego
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Contemporary carved wood self portrait sculpture merging figurative art, satire and the symbolic language of the traditional piggy bank. In this unique sculptural work, Spanish arti...
Wood, Pigment
$4,083
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
$4,316
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
$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
$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
$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
$17,207
H 10.63 in W 19.3 in D 7.49 in
YVES KLEIN L'OURS POMPON Limited sculpture includes COA IKB Contemporary Design
By Yves Klein
Located in Madrid, Madrid
L'OURS POMPON - EDITION YVES KLEIN Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Artisanal resin and pigments Edition: 999 (few numbers available, assigned randomly) Size: Plexiglas bell size - 49 ...
Resin, Plexiglass, Pigment
$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
Marc Sijan "Security Guard" Sculpture
By Marc Sijan
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Sijan, Marc Title: Security Guard Date: 2024 Medium: Polyresin with oil paint and mixed media Signature: Signed lower leg Edition: Unique ...
Resin, Mixed Media, Oil
$1,200
H 22.25 in W 6 in D 4 in
Evangeline - expressive, textured, female, figurative, paper Mache sculpture
By Paul Duval
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Paul Duval’s engaging sculpted figures capture an emotional moment in time. One in a series of table-top pieces, the Quebec artist uses paper mache, wire and steel to create unique characters expressed through their colour, posture, and gesture. This figure of a woman, clothed in a long royal blue...
Wire
$1,800
H 29.75 in W 9.25 in D 9.25 in
Celestine - expressive, textured, female, figurative, paper mache sculpture
By Paul Duval
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This lithe, elegant female figure was sculpted by Quebec artist Paul Duval. One of a series of paper mache, wire and metal table top pieces, each one imbued with a distinct personality. Duval uses simple gestures, posture, and colour to convey each character’s individuality. Celestine is clothed in a royal blue gown...
Wire
"Coral Skull" Sculpture
By Dana Younger
Located in Denver, CO
Dana Younger's (US based) "Coral Skull" is an original, handmade sculpture that depicts yellow, blue, and red coral emerging from a human skull. About t...
Bronze
$2,576Sale Price|20% Off
H 49 in W 50 in D 0.75 in
Abstract Hanging Sculpture - Two Triangles by Mickey "Kano" Kane
By Mickey “Kano” Kane
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Hanging Sculpture - Triangle by Mickey "Kano" Kane (American, 1939-2002). This simple yet striking piece can be viewed from both sides. It is composed of two separate trian...
Plywood, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic, Handmade Paper