Surfing

Surfing occupies a particularly dynamic place in contemporary sculpture, as a motif at the crossroads of surf culture, maritime imagery, and the representation of movement in all its fluidity.

Rooted in Polynesian and Hawaiian traditions, where it was a fundamental spiritual and social practice long before becoming a global phenomenon, surfing emerged in the 20th century as one of the most powerful cultural expressions of a coastal, free-spirited lifestyle. It was popularized through Californian cinema, the music of the Beach Boys, and an instantly recognizable visual aesthetic that would go on to deeply influence design, fashion, and graphic arts.

This exceptional cultural and visual heritage makes it a privileged field for contemporary artists, who use it to explore a wide range of approaches: nostalgic celebration of a way of life, critique of its commercial appropriation, or formal experimentation with the objects that define it.

The surfboard, in this sense, is a particularly rich sculptural support: its organic and streamlined shape, human scale, and smooth surface naturally lend themselves to pictorial interventions, formal reinterpretations, and hybrid compositions where urban, graphic, and pop references intersect.

Figures of surfers in motion, stylized waves, and marine environments also offer sculptors opportunities to explore frozen movement, and the tension between fluidity and resistance, lightness and the raw power of natural forces.

On Artsper, this selection brings together sculptures in which artists transform a functional object into a fully autonomous artistic surface, highlighting how a culture of movement can generate works of constantly renewed energy and formal diversity.

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Sculpture, Surf LV, Ghost Art

Ghost Art

Sculpture . 160 x 37 x 3 cm Sculpture . 63 x 14.6 x 1.2 inch

€3,300

Photography, That beach, Corinne Dubreuil

Corinne Dubreuil

Photography . 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography . 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch

€1,500

Sculpture, Surf LV, Ghost Art

Ghost Art

Sculpture . 160 x 36 x 3 cm Sculpture . 63 x 14.2 x 1.2 inch

€3,300

Painting, Surfeuse, Karine Bartoli

Karine Bartoli

Painting . 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting . 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€1,200

Painting, Agia Anna, Antoine Renault

Antoine Renault

Painting . 70 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€4,400

Photography, L'attente, Olivier Morin

Olivier Morin

Photography . 76 x 115 x 1 cm Photography . 29.9 x 45.3 x 0.4 inch

€950

Sculpture, Surfer, Michel Haddi

Michel Haddi

Sculpture . 95 x 35 x 63 cm Sculpture . 37.4 x 13.8 x 24.8 inch

€14,000

Print, La Grière, Jean Jullien

Jean Jullien

Print . 52 x 76 cm Print . 20.5 x 29.9 inch

€2,500

Painting, Dream Surf, Gino Bonnaud

Gino Bonnaud

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€800

Painting, Stay wild, Pola 4.0

Pola 4.0

Painting . 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€8,300

Fine Art Drawings, Vive les fleurs, Seb Paul Michel

Seb Paul Michel

Fine Art Drawings . 21 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8.3 x 11.7 x 0 inch

€69

Print, The 3rd Waves, Fake

Fake

Print . 70 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€750

Photography, Hercule Surf, Emre

Emre

Photography . 85 x 120 cm Photography . 33.5 x 47.2 inch

€7,000

Painting, Unique Surfboard, Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf

Painting . 195.6 x 50.8 x 6.4 cm Painting . 77 x 20 x 2.5 inch

€121,774 €103,508

Photography, #3, Romane Grammond

#3

Romane Grammond

Photography . 30 x 22.5 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 8.9 x 0 inch

€150

Painting, Surfer, Hervé Maury

Hervé Maury

Painting . 100 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,400

Painting, Arone011, Karine Bartoli

Karine Bartoli

Painting . 50 x 64 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch

€1,100

Photography, Imsouane, Rodrigo

Rodrigo

Photography . 25.4 x 19.1 x 0.1 cm Photography . 10 x 7.5 x 0 inch

€1,299

Painting, Chill on the Board, Victo

Victo

Painting . 45.7 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting . 18 x 24 x 1.5 inch

€902

Fine Art Drawings, Riding life, Manon Gribouille

Manon Gribouille

Fine Art Drawings . 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings . 25.6 x 19.7 inch

€200

Design, Take off, Jean Jullien

Jean Jullien

Design . 82 x 23 x 2 cm Design . 32.3 x 9.1 x 0.8 inch

€450

Painting, Surf. Happiness, Gala Bond

Gala Bond

Painting . 90 x 90 x 4 cm Painting . 35.4 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch

€2,255

Painting, Donald surfer, Fat

Fat

Painting . 58 x 66 x 3 cm Painting . 22.8 x 26 x 1.2 inch

€1,900

Painting, Small waves, Peter de Boer

Peter de Boer

Painting . 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

€1,380

Painting, Stay Wild, Pola 4.0

Pola 4.0

Painting . 100 x 80 x 1 cm Painting . 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch

€7,100

Photography, Point Break, Tanguy Mendrisse

Tanguy Mendrisse

Photography . 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€160

Painting, Surfer, Peter de Boer

Peter de Boer

Painting . 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting . 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

€900

Painting, Windy Day, Klimenko Olena

Klimenko Olena

Painting . 41 x 31 x 2 cm Painting . 16.1 x 12.2 x 0.8 inch

€550

Painting, Riding the wave, Richard K

Richard K

Painting . 50 x 80 x 4 cm Painting . 19.7 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

€2,070

Painting, D29295120C, Wo$h

Wo$h

Painting . 85 x 85 x 3.5 cm Painting . 33.5 x 33.5 x 1.4 inch

€1,200

Print, The 3rd Wave, Fake

Fake

Print . 70 x 70 x 0.2 cm Print . 27.6 x 27.6 x 0.1 inch

€750

Painting, Surfspot, Peter de Boer

Peter de Boer

Painting . 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,300

Painting, Dreamspot, Peter de Boer

Peter de Boer

Painting . 200 x 300 x 2 cm Painting . 78.7 x 118.1 x 0.8 inch

€10,000

Photography, Caleta Beach, Slim Aarons

Slim Aarons

Photography . 76 x 51 cm Photography . 29.9 x 20.1 inch

€2,545

Painting, Lacanau, Véro Blaise

Véro Blaise

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

€2,899

Painting, Fouesnant, Véro Blaise

Véro Blaise

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2.5 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 1 inch

€2,899

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