A man sitting in an art gallery, sitting on a chair with his hands clasped, with two paintings in the background, one abstract and the other depicting a person with their back turned.

Tiago Caria is a London-based figurative artist working in oil.

His work explores psychological presence and restraint in the human figure.

Oil paintings on canvas | Figurative contemporary art | London

Tiago Caria, The Drowning Heart That Refuses to Sink, 2026, oil on canvas, close-up figurative oil painting detail of a submerged hand in deep blues, dripping paint and tensioned gesture conveying psychological presence.
Tiago Caria, Private Eden, 2025, oil on canvas, close-up figurative oil painting detail of a male back and neck, warm flesh tones against blue and purple fields, restrained psychological presence.
Tiago Caria, Almost Touch (after Michelangelo), 2024, oil on canvas, framed contemporary figurative painting installed in a dark green interior, luminous figure contrasted against shadowed wall, restrained emotional presence.
Tiago Caria, The Drowning Heart That Refuses to Sink, 2026, oil on canvas, close-up figurative oil painting of a submerged face in deep blues and ochres, distorted features expressing psychological tension.
Tiago Caria, Private Eden, 2025, oil on canvas, close-up figurative oil painting detail of an apple beside a reclining torso, sharp shadows and muted light suggesting emotional narrative and tension.
Tiago Caria, Exhibition View, 2026, photograph, gallery entrance with visitors viewing contemporary figurative artworks through glass, nighttime street context, conveying public engagement and psychological presence.

Selected Works

  • Tiago Caria, Almost Touch (after Michelangelo), 2024, oil on canvas, contemporary figurative oil painting of a fragmented male figure reaching forward, dark ground with green and blue gestural strokes, psychological tension.

    Almost Touch (after Michaelangelo)

    Oil on Canvas (100 × 100 cms)

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  • Tiago Caria, Private Eden, 2026, oil on canvas, figurative oil painting of a male head in profile, against blue-violet ground, conveying quiet psychological tension.

    Private Eden

    Oil on Canvas (100 × 80 cms)

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  • Tiago Caria, The Drowning Heart That Refuses to Sink, 2026, oil on canvas, contemporary figurative oil painting detail of a floating torso and hand suspended in dark blue space, fluid gestures suggesting emotional restraint and tension.

    The Drowning Heart That Refuses To Sink

    Oil on Canvas (100 × 80 cms)

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About

Tiago Caria’s practice centres on figurative painting and psychological states.

The work avoids literal storytelling. Meaning emerges through gesture and absence.

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