Philippe Hiquily, French sculptor and designer, was distinguished by his sculptures characterized by organic elements.

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After serving in the army, Hiquily studied at the Beaux-Arts in Paris from 1948 to 1953. There he meets the artists Jean Tinguely and Germaine Richier, for whom he makes sculpture bases. In the 1950s, he turned to metal work and exhibited his work for the first time in 1955 at the Palmes Gallery in Paris. His success was immediate, as evidenced by the rapid acquisition of his works by the prestigious New York museums that are MoMA and Guggenheim.

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Hiquily diversified by designing furniture and bronzes in the 1980s. He continued his search for formal balance by using recycled materials, which brought him closer to New Realism. Although he is not affiliated with any particular artistic movement, the influence of surrealism is felt in his work, and kinetic art can be seen in his sculptures, preserved in museums around the world. The eroticism that pervades his work has even led some to see Hiquily as a harbinger of the sexual liberation of May 1968.