Poetry of the Natural Form
The natural forms of the human body have long been a source of inspiration for visual artists and designers. From the figurative sculptures of ancient Greece to the world of photography, artists of varied styles and movements find beauty in its shapes, proportions, and movements. The body is also frequently depicted through art to express a diverse range of human emotions, as well as themes of culture, identity, and sexuality.
Our selection of artists using the human body as a means of poetic expression includes Ricky Cohete, Isabelle Lebret, and Michal Zahornacky. The photographic works of Ricky Cohete capture his subjects in a range of dynamic poses, often nude or partially nude, with some of his works referencing the classical sculptures of Antiquity through draped, cloth-like garments. Isabelle Lebret's monochrome paintings are visually powerful in their use of color, depicting mysterious and anguished figures that hide their faces. Fine art photographer Michal Zahornacky plays with color and distortion to push the boundaries of poetic expression in his works.
These three artists are just some of our current favorites using the human body as a form of poetic expression. Discover the whole selection today, with genres ranging from sculpture, to painting, to photography!
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Ricky Cohete
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
€3,755
Pond. Color figurative photograph
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€3,755
Water lilies
Ricky Cohete
Photography - 50.8 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.1 inch
€3,755
Sans titre
Serge Plagnol
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€500
Eliza in the meadow
Ottelien Huckin
Painting - 45 x 32 x 1 cm Painting - 17.7 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch
€1,670
Sans titre
Serge Plagnol
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€500
Sans titre
Serge Plagnol
Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 65 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 25.6 x 0 inch
€500
Cineris. De la serie Renascere
Aku Menditeguy
Print - 28 x 18 x 0.1 cm Print - 11 x 7.1 x 0 inch
€121
Man Throwing a Ball 2
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
€6,800
Beatrix and Zsuzsa Dancing in Greys
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 100 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
€6,200
Man running, Woman running
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 92 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€6,800
Man catching and throwing a ball
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
€5,900
Man throwing a ball
Milburn-Foster
Painting - 92 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch
€5,900
Half Angels Half Demons #29
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€2,347
Half Angels Half Demons #17
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
€2,347
Two starlings and a butterfly (Triptych) II
Ottelien Huckin
Painting - 34 x 68 x 1 cm Painting - 13.4 x 26.8 x 0.4 inch
€2,722
Emmeline and the butterfly
Ottelien Huckin
Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 cm Painting - 12.6 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch
€928
#11. From La Piedra Sustituta II Series
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 67.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 26.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
#2 From La Piedra Sustituta Series
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 58.1 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 22.86 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
#5 From La Piedra Sustituta Series
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 63.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 25.06 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
#11. From "La Piedra Sustituta II" Series
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 60.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 23.72 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
#18. From La Piedra Sustituta II Series
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 58.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 23 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
#7 From La Piedra Sustituta II Series
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 61.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 24.2 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
#21 From Un niño en el Chicle Series
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 66.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 26.3 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
#16 From El envuelto Divino Series
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 71.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 28.1 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
#6. From La Piedra Sustituta II Series
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 65.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 25.7 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
#5. From La Piedra Sustituta II Series
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 69.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 27.4 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
#2 From "La Piedra Sustituta II" Series
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 65.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 25.7 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
#1 From La Piedra Sustituta II Series
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 63.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 25.1 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
Untitled VII
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€3,286
Untitled VI
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€3,286
Untitled IV
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€3,286
Half Angels Half Demons #40
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€3,286
Untitled
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
€3,286
Untitled
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
€3,286
Untitled
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 inch
€3,286
Untitled
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
€3,286
Half Angels Half Demons #14
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€3,051
Half Angels Half Demons #4
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 101.6 x 152.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 inch
€3,286
Half Angels Half Demons #13
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€2,347
Half Angels Half Demons #11
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€2,347
Half Angels Half Demons #42
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
€2,347
Half Angels Half Demons #18. LImited Edition Photograph
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€2,347
Half Angels Half Demons #88
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 61 x 91.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 24 x 36 x 0.1 inch
€2,347
Untitled I
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 75.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 29.65 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
Deseo Insular X
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 62.5 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 24.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
Deseo Insular I
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 62.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 24.5 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
#20 From Un niño en el Chicle Series
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 64.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 25.3 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
#13 From Cuerpo en Tensión Series
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 67.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 26.6 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
Untitled III
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 58.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 23.19 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
Untitled IX
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 78.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30.81 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
Untitled VIII
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 73.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 28.9 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
Untitled VII
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 58.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 23.19 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
Untitled VI
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 73.7 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 29.01 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
Untitled V
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 74.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 29.5 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
Untitled IV
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 58.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 23.19 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
Untitled II
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 57.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 22.56 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
#3 From La Piedra Sustituta Series
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 56.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 22.36 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
#4 From La Piedra Sustituta Series
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 62.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 24.48 x 0.1 inch
€1,877
#6. From "La Piedra Sustituta II" Series
José Sierra
Photography - 101.6 x 61.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 24.24 x 0.1 inch
€1,877