Current sculptors: the 18 modern sculptors of contemporary art most famous and their works

Glen Roberts

Glen Roberts nació en Estados Unidos en 1962. El artista se mudó en el 2002 a América Latina y renunció a su nacionalidad estadounidense, sin embargo, tampoco adquirió ninguna otra nacionalidad. En su perfil de Amazon se describe como “El hombre sin país”.

The artist is recognized thanks to his spectacular Mustang sculpture found in Dallas (Texas).The work is one of the largest equestrian in the world and was voted as the best public sculpture in 2012.This work is considered among the best sculptures in the world and its name among the main sculptors.

Glen was a student of anatomy all his life so he captures movement and essence in his sculptures in a unique way.In 2019 he received the prestigious Rungius medal for his contributions to the conservation of wildlife and for his artistic interpretations.The artist is one of the most famous sculptors of his generation.

Joan Abras

Joan is one of the most multifaceted current Catalan sculptors.Among the disciplines developed are sculpture, drawing, painting and ceramics.He is also jewelry designer.He studied at the Bisbal Ceramic School in Gerona.His artistic career begins by making ceramic murals and facades decoration.Some of his best known works are: naked woman torso, fishermen's partner, female face, gas to Fons ... Contemporary art in Joan Abras's sculpture is expressed with the style staff that the artist prints to all his works.

Jerzy Kalina

Jerzy Kalina was born in Poland in 1944.He is an artist who was dedicated to cinematography and theatrical scenography at the beginning.He was also an interpreter.In 1971 he graduated in Warsaw, at the Academy of Fine Arts.

This creator begins his artistic activity in 1971 and has presented the most recent work in 2020;A sculpture by John Paul II located in the National Museum of Warsaw.Among its multiple creations has many distinguished works such as: the Katyn monument in Podkowa Leśna and the monument to the victims of Smolensk's tragedy in Piłsudski Square (Warsaw).It is among the names of contemporary famous sculptors.

One of his most recognized works is anonymous passersby, discovered in 2005 in Wrocław and recognized as one of the most unusual in the world by Budget Travel, an American magazine.He has also been awarded several times due to his career and work.The most recent recognition was in 2019 in the Recognized Artist category with the Stanisław Ostoja-Kotkowski Medal.Jerzy Kalina's sculpture art is surprising and innovative.

Chong Fah Cheong

Chong Fah Cheong is a famous Singapore sculptor due to the numerous public sculptures he has made.His work, like that of other current sculptors, is distinguished by representing the lives of the people who live in their city, especially on the banks of the Singapore River.

From an early age he showed his inclination and talent with art.At age 14 he joined the novitiate brothers La Salle, who is a religious order in Penang, Malaysia.After seven years of training he received his title, but left the religious order.

He married and had two children, now he lives in Canada, although he still exposes in Singapore.In 2014 he received the cultural medallion (visual arts).Among the sculpture artists of his generation, Chong Fah Cheong is one of the most important exponents.

Pablo Atchugary

This famous Uruguayan artist has participated in more than 80 exhibitions in various countries.He is one of the most innovative Uruguayan sculptors in his work.His first sculpture was horse in 1971.He also made a version of La Piedad del Vaticano (Miguel Ángel) in Marble.This renowned artist represented Uruguay in 2003 at the Venice Biennale.In 2007 he created a foundation (Pablo Atchugary) to establish a direct relationship with the public.He is one of the best known Uruguayan sculptors.

Gyula Pauer

Gyula Pauer was born in 1941 in Budapest.He was an artist who stood out for his work as a sculptor and painter.He was also an actor and filmmaker.He studied at the Art Academy and for four years he served as a debatist alajos assistant.He has worked on several films as a costume designer, actor and set designer.He was also a professor of the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts (Budapest 1990) and member of the Academy of Literature and Art (1993).In 1993 they awarded the Mockacsy Award.

He is recognized for his 2005 work at the Danube dock, where together with Can Togay, film director, they erected a Holocaust memorial with his work of 60 pairs of shoes, in a length of 40 m.The sculptures and their authors wanted to represent the stripped Jews of their shoes that were thrown into the Danube after shoot.These two sculptors and their works leave an indelible historical reminder on the banks of the Danube.

Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd

Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd was a Swedish sculptor and painter.In 1986 he received the Prince Eugen Painting Medal.The artist is recognized for his famous sculpture called Non Violence, which shows a revolver with the tied tip in a knot.His contemporary art sculptures are a call to peace.

The work is outside the United Nations (New York City).There are only three originals and are in Mälmo, Sweden and New York, but there are versions of the work exhibited in other parts of the world.The work, like that of other current sculptors, has social content, since it is tribute to John Lennon after his murder and represents peace.Reuterswärd died at age 81 due to pneumonia, in Sweden in 2016.

Frudakis zenos

Frudakis zenos was born in the United States in 1951.He is a recognized sculptor who has done very diverse works.From an early age he felt inclination for art.His first attempts were with the dough that his mother gave him when he prepared her to bake the bread.He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts (Pennsylvania).He also took sculpture lessons with Evangelos Frudakis (his older brother), and painting with the outstanding James Hanes.

For four decades he has made monumental creations among which are historical characters, sports figures, animals, etc..His most notable works are found in New York City, in the National Arlingtonen in Virginia, the Imperial War Museum in England, United States embassy in Pretoria ... His work Freedom located in the center of Philadelphia is one of the most acclaimed.

Bruno Catalano

Bruno was born in Morocco.In 1970 he left with his family to France.Began to venture into art and sculpture in Marseille in 1981.From 1985 his work begins, making great sculptures made in bronze.He has a particular style that differentiates him from the rest of the sculpturists from his generation, since his creations are recognized because they lack substantial sections, although their first works were conventional.

With a career of more 21 years, this artist has been present in the world's largest public and private collections.With his incomplete sculptures he arrived in England, Spain, Belgium, China, Switzerland ... is among the most original contemporary sculptors.

Tom Frantzen

Tom Frantzen was born in Belgium in 1954.His works are street images that are part of the surroundings of the city of Brussels and other parts of the country.He studied at the National School of Architecture and Visual Arts.He has studied in various parts of the world: France, Italy, Germany and the United States.Built its own smelter in 1977.He describes his work as that of a contemporary fantasy flamenco artist.It is one of the famous modern sculptors of the twentieth century.

Louise Bourgeois

Louise Joséphine Bourgeois was an artist dedicated to painting and engraving, although better known for his unique style sculptures.His name is among the famous painters and sculptors of his generation and among the main artists of the sculpture.

Throughout his career he explored various issues such as family, death, body, sexuality and unconscious.According to the artist herself were therapeutic processes of events that occurred during her childhood.Although he did not follow any particular movement, his work is related to feminist art and surrealism.

Petrus Spronk

Petrus is an acclaimed sculptor and ceramist.His works have been exhibited nationally and internationally for more than four decades.The most recognized is the work of public art that is outside the facilities the State Library of Melbourne.It is an architectural fragment that emerges from the Swauton Street pavement.It is one of the most outstanding sculpture authors of his generation and one of the best known current sculptors.

David Cerný

David Cerný was born in Prague in 1967.This sculptor is known for his themed controversial works.He studied design and then plastic arts (University of Applied Arts, Prague).He also studied at Boswil University (Switzerland) and then Ennueva York.Among his best known works are: Quo Vadis, The Pink Tank, The Statue of San Venceslao ... Viselec (Hung) is a famous artist sculpture and represents Sigmund Freud, a statue hanging from the roof of a building (Husova street, Prague).Due to its original and controversial work it is among the great sculptors of the world.

Sergi Aguilar

Sergi Aguilar was born in Barcelona (Spain) in 1946.He is a cartoonist, sculptor, goldsmith and great renowned photographer.He began by dedicating himself to jewelry, developing a novel and avant -garde style in relation to the forms and materials he uses.This among the best known current Spanish sculptors.

He studied and in the conservatori of Les Arts del Llibre (Barcelona).She has traveled around the world exposing her sculptures: Paris, London, Stuttgart, Prague and Menorca.Some of his best known works are: Julia, Sense return, interior limit, Fourteen, conversation ...

Andy Scott

Andy Scott was born in Glasgow and graduated from the art school of that city.He is one of the most important sculptors of his generation.He is recognized for his works that are large -scale figures, where modern manufacturing with traditional crafts mixes.Its creations are more than 80 pieces that are found in every corner of the world and in the United Kingdom.It usually works with galvanized steel.Among his most recognized works are The Kelpies and Bacon of Hope.

Kendra haste

Kendra haste is a sculptor who has been present in a large number of exhibitions since the 90s.His work is based mainly on the representation of animals, using galvanized wire meshes.The artist is among the best known modern sculptors.He has gained great reputation worldwide and his works are included in all types of collections.He is also a member of the group formed by the Society of Animal Artists (United States) and the Society of Wild Life Artists (United Kingdom).

Rowan Gillespie

Rowan Fergus Meredith Gillespie was born in Dublin in 1953.He is an Irish artist of renowned internationally for his bronze sculptures.His training years passed them in Cyprus.In 1969 he attended the art school (New York).There the bronze sculptor Sally Arnup announced for the first time the foundry process.

His works are found in the United States, Canada and in Europe.His human figures are natural size and present demacred and disturbing expressions.Like most famous sculptors and modern works, this artist breaks with the classic and presents a totally revolutionary style.

Current sculptors have moved away from traditional forms of sculpture, giving way to movement and the use of different types of materials that include iron, resins, stone, plastics and mixed techniques.Modern sculptors in general are not restricted to a specific style and freely express the various artistic movements.On many occasions their works form in part of the environment and offer the public the possibility of interacting with them.