Dinos  Chapman (b. 1962, London, United Kingdom) is a British contemporary artist  best known for his provocative, conceptually charged works that explore  themes of violence, mortality, and the grotesque. Initially rising to  prominence as one half of the Chapman Brothers—alongside his brother  Jake—Dinos has, in recent years, developed a distinct solo practice marked by  a painterly engagement with psychological and symbolic  imagery.

Cactus (2022–23) exemplifies  this evolution. Executed in oil on canvas, the work juxtaposes beauty and  brutality through the image of a cactus—an enduring emblem of resilience,  isolation, and defense. Chapman’s expressive brushwork and haunting symbolism  transform the plant into an allegory of survival within an increasingly  desolate cultural and ecological landscape. The painting’s tactile surface  and surreal tone reflect his continued fascination with the subconscious and  the absurd, bridging the visual traditions of Romanticism, Surrealism, and  postmodern critique.

Chapman’s  works have been exhibited internationally, including at Tate Britain, Tate  Modern, the Royal Academy of Arts, and the Saatchi Gallery, London. His art  is held in major public and private collections, affirming his ongoing  influence as a key figure in British contemporary art whose practice  continues to challenge and redefine the boundaries of moral and aesthetic  experience.