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Portrait of Francisco Figueiredo Lopes -Portuguese Sculptor

Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

Nationality and Birth Year
Portuguese | 1998
Occupation
Sculptor
Styles
Sculpture, Found Objects
Location
Based in Lisbon, Portugal
"The act of sculpting is an ongoing negotiation between creation and destruction—two forces that are inseparable and mutually dependent. Each gesture is both an addition and a subtraction, a decision that reshapes material and meaning alike."

Artist Statement

Francisco Figueiredo Lopes (Lisbon, 1998) is a sculptor whose work explores the tension between creation and destruction. Based in Lisbon, he investigates cycles of extraction, transformation, and consumption through sculpture and installation. His practice merges industrial processes with manual interventions, producing works that oscillate between control and collapse, structure and spontaneity.

Engaging with materials charged with historical and symbolic weight, Francisco reshapes objects to challenge their intended functions. His Power Tool series critiques the aestheticization of violence and the spectacle of desensitization, while Attached examines the interdependence of extraction and production, exposing the forces that sustain and reinforce each other.

His work has been exhibited in various group shows, using sculpture as both a material and conceptual framework to interrogate contemporary systems of power, violence, and excess. Through his practice, Francisco questions the mechanisms that shape our relationship with objects, history, and industry.

Featured Works

SLAGHEAP by Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

SLAGHEAP

Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

Packed V by Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

Packed V

Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

Marble Bucket by Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

Marble Bucket

Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

Claw by Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

Claw

Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

SLAGHEAP - detail by Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

SLAGHEAP - detail

Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

Chambered IV by Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

Chambered IV

Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

Double ripper hook by Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

Double ripper hook

Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

Trojan by Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

Trojan

Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

Packed III by Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

Packed III

Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

KalashniToy by Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

KalashniToy

Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

RETRO, RETRO, RETRO by Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

RETRO, RETRO, RETRO

Francisco Figueiredo Lopes

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