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Medium: Found Objects
"Petroleum Bubble Sunsets" Custom ALIFE sneakers, Abstract dimensional paint
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Petroleum Bubble Sunsets (pair)" is an original artwork by PJ Linden and is made from dimensional paint on ALIFE Leather Suede Sneakers. This piece measures 6.5"h x 8.5'w 11"d each shoe. Linden uniquely refines the use of non-traditional mediums, such as the kitschy, dimensional fabric paint, oft-referred to as puff paint, seeking to transfigure the biological into the supernatural, as filtered through the prism of a consumerist culture predicated upon the synthetic and the mass-produced. Born 1985 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. PJ Linden is a New York City and Pennsylvania-based fine artist known for her abstract, three-dimensional work. She paints with machine-like precision, creating microscopic patterns on found objects, fashion, and technology. Linden got her start working with Patricia Field, creating custom, one-of-a-kind art and fashion under the name Wonderpuss Octopus. At Field's iconic, namesake boutique, Linden's work caught the eye of celebrity clients including Beyonce, Willow Smith, Kelly Osborne, and Solange Knowles...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Leather, Paint, Found Objects, Textile

"BEACH CIGS" Assemblage cigarette sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "BEACH CIGS" is an original painted sculpture by Jim Houser made of assembled objects. This piece measures approximately 7”h x 12”w x 3.5”d. It includes the pictured cigarette...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic

Jo Yarrington, Raging Women Behind The Veil, 2020, Mixed Media
Located in Darien, CT
Jo Yarrington has always been interested in chance and the found {moment, object, person}. How random experiences click in to place, form a narrative, reveal a truth. All the work ...
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2010s Conceptual Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Linen, Thread, Found Objects

Untitled Curio Appropriation
Located in Bozeman, MT
Patrick Dean Hubbell is Dine' (Navajo). He is To'ahani'(Near to Water Clan), Born for Dibe'lizhini (Black Sheep), Maternal Grandfather is Kinyaa'aanii (Towering House People), Patern...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Canvas, Found Objects, Oil

"J.P. s Trip", Abstract Patterns, Geometric Abstraction, Woodcut Monoprint
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "J.P.'s Trip" is an original piece by Alexis Nutini and is made from a woodcut and and found object stencil monoprint mounted on panel ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Panel, Monoprint, Woodcut, Paper

Waiting to Exhale, Accumulation Cigar Sculpture by Arman
Located in Long Island City, NY
A unique sculpture by the French artist, Arman. This collection of world-class cigars encased in clear resin is a quintessential piece from Arman's 'Accumulations' period in which he...
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1990s Modern Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Mixed Media, Found Objects

"Cornbread The King Of Graffiti Shield (Blue)", Acrylic on Street Sign, Graffiti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This artwork titled "Cornbread The King Of Graffiti Shield (Blue)" is an original artwork by Cornbread made of acrylic paint on a retired Amsterdam street sign. The piece measures 80...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic

"Tripod", Reconstructed egg assemblage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Tripod" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, and PVA. This piece measures 10”h x 9”w x 6.5”d. Kate VanVliet is a sculptor and p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Mica, Organic Material, Acrylic

Leslie Fry_Stand_2025_ceramic, cast iron base, pigments_Feminist Figurative
Located in Darien, CT
Leslie's public projects respond to site, history and the body. Figures are female or hermaphroditic, of imaginary descent, often melded with animal, architecture and plant forms. I ...
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2010s Feminist Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Iron

"Dripping Dots - Rainbow Surf" Colorful Abstract Oil Painting on a Surf Board
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses thick textured oils and hand embellished piece...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Oil

"WELCOME TO MY BOOK COLLECTION" Vibrant Assemblage, Still life sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "WELCOME TO MY BOOK COLLECTION" is an original artwork by Jim Houser and is made of assembled objects. This piece measures approximately 2...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic

"Pelvic Pelt" Abstract, dimensional paint on found object
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Pelvic Pelt" is an original artwork by PJ Linden and is made from dimensional paint on found object. This piece measures 22”h x 25”w x 6”d. Born 1985 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. PJ Linden is a New York City and Pennsylvania-based fine artist known for her abstract, three-dimensional work. She paints with machine-like precision, creating microscopic patterns on found objects, fashion, and technology. Linden got her start working with Patricia Field, creating custom, one-of-a-kind art and fashion under the name Wonderpuss Octopus. At Field's iconic, namesake boutique, Linden's work caught the eye of celebrity clients including Beyonce, Willow Smith, Kelly Osborne, and Solange Knowles...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Paint, Found Objects

"Siamese Horse Cat with Foal Kitten" Found vintage ceramic animals
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative sculpture titled "Siamese Horse Cat with Foal Kitten" is an original artwork by Debra Broz made of secondhand ceramics and mixed media. The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Found Objects

"A FLATNESS IN THE EYES", Assemblage Wall-Hanging, Found Objects, Threat, Paint
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This artwork "A FLATNESS IN THE EYES" is an original assemblage artwork by Jim Houser. Incorporating various dimensional elements and techniques, such as painting and found objects, ...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Thread, Found Objects, Acrylic

Large Abstract Rusted Metal Composition "Matisse 2 Study 1"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Siamese Horse Cat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative sculpture titled "Siamese Horse Cat" is an original artwork by Debra Broz made of secondhand ceramics and mixed media. The sculpture measure...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Found Objects

Contemporary Mixed Media Wall Sculpture, Installation, Crocheted Found Material
Located in St. Louis, MO
John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled in him an appreciation for the handmade with their collections of Native American a...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media, Other Medium

"#71 – THEN IT S HOPELESS?", ink, pencil, gouache, found vintage book, poetry
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"#71 – THEN IT'S HOPELESS?" is from Amy Williams' series A Farewell to Arms – wherein the artist is working directly onto page 71 of a found copy of Ernest Hemingway's WWII romance novel. The artist selects certain words and phrases from the page to isolate as a poem, and then draws, inks, redacts and paints the rest of the page according to the text of the poem. Here the poem reads: "Then it's hopeless? / But sometimes I cannot hope. / I cannot." Note the poem is outlined in dark red and purple radiating lines, while outside there are lighter violet, blue and white lines. From Amy Williams – "My recent work is focused on making treated book pages using a found vintage...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Gouache, Pencil

KINDS OF PLANTS
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"KINDS OF PLANTS" is an original assemblage artwork by Jim Houser measuring 18" x 18". Jim Houser was born in 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the city where he currently reside...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Acrylic

Ubik by Lesley Hilling - Contemporary salvaged wood Sculpture
Located in DE
This piece gradually transitions in tone from white through grey into black, creating a delicate and intricate structure that houses small artifacts of memory. The found objects and ...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Wood, Found Objects

Superpowers
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fabric work titled "Squeaking By" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand embroidery, stickers, glitter paper and acrylic paint on paper. The piece measures 13”h by 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Found Objects

Feather Wall Art, Tree Rings and gold leaf, 2021
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Growth Rings IV" by Spanish artist Henar Iglesias is a one of a kind organic shaped abstract partridge feather and gold leaf work. This work mimics the growth rings of a tree. The f...
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

Swans
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Swans," 2013. Found materials collage. Figurative, abstract, pattern, swans, yellow, orange, red, purple, black, blue, and white.
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Paper, Found Objects

Open Surgery
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Open Surgery," 2013. Found materials collage. Figurative, abstract, pattern, candle, anatomy, yellow, tan, green, red, purple, black, blue, and white. ...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Paper, Found Objects

Pipe Dreams: African American collage painting w/ photographs figures, objects
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an abstract collage / painting created from acrylic and found objects. It is framed in a wide, dark wooden frame with gold accents. It includes several manipulated historic photograph of figures in many guises, arranged as if on stage. It is signed and dated by the artist lower left. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022. "Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements of 'real life' collaged and collapsed, as dreams are prone to do. If connections are made, all the better. I feel that life should remind us of our dreams." - Richard J. Watson Richard J. Watson is an icon in the Philadelphia art world. Much of his work relates to his experiences as a Black African American man. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1968), has taught at his alma mater, and has served in the Exhibitions Department at the African American Museum in Philadelphia since the 1980s. He has been exhibiting his work for decades, and has an extensive bibliography. His work is held in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; the Uniworld Corporation; Sony; the Federal Reserve Bank; the City of Philadelphia; Sprint; the Church of the Advocate; the poet Dr. Sonia Sanchez; and the Woodmere Museum...
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Mixed Media

Portals
Located in New Orleans, LA
Peyton Pickenpaugh says of her work… In my work, I explore the hidden histories of women, feminist reinterpretations of myth, and the spiritual resonance of materiality. Through lay...
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2010s Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Ceramic, Found Objects

Arrival, Shipyards tales. Iron vessel wall sculpture. 49x42"
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Nir Adoni's metal vessels sculptures have become his signature art and are displayed in public buildings around the world. We are offering limited editions ...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

"The Analysand" Large-Scale Contemporary Abstract Found Object Assemblage
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary large-scale abstract assemblage oil painting with various paint brushes, paint tube, and other found objects affixed to the surface of the canvas with a brown and black ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Canvas, Found Objects, Oil

Andra Samelson, Pemarom, 2013-2022, 1300 + cds, Edition of 5, Abstract Sculpture
Located in Darien, CT
The word in Tibetan for lotus is “Pema.” In Buddhism the lotus is a symbol of purity. The lotus is planted and rooted in the mud, but grows up through the water and into the vast sky...
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2010s Conceptual Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Mirror, Plastic, Acrylic Polymer, Found Objects, Other Medium

Contemporary, Mixed Media, Hanging, Sculpture, Wood, Metal, Glass, Found Objects
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary, Mixed Media, Hanging, Sculpture, Wood, Metal, Glass, Found Objects John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled i...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Metal

Trinket Net No. 3, John Garrett, 2023, Wall Hanging Installation Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled in him an appreciation for the handmade with their collections of Native American a...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Metal, Brass, Copper, Steel

The Greatest Show On Earth
Located in New Orleans, LA
It is a sign of an unhealthy society when fringe personalities are increasingly found not on the fringe but in its mainstream. They bring with them ignorance, prejudice, and irration...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Sounds of the Sea Vol. III
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Sounds of the Sea Vol. III" is painted on re-purposed drop cloth, embellished with black fringe and hung on custom brass hardware. Becca Fuhrman says of her work... My work aims t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper

"Ceremonial Hunting Shirt - Yoruba, Nigeria, " Glass Beads, Shells, Cloth
Located in Milwaukee, WI
For the Yoruba people of Nigeria, beads and shells are applied to ceremonial garments and headdresses. Beads are an important part of Yoruba culture. henry John Drewal has written th...
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1940s Folk Art Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Fabric, Glass, Found Objects

After 77 Years, Again in Fear? - Mixed Media Assemblage on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Title: "After 77 Years, Again in Fear?" - Mixed Media Assemblage on Canvas Discover the powerful and thought-provoking artwork "After 77 Years, Again in Fear?" by acclaimed contemporary artist Irena Orlov. This original mixed media assemblage, measuring H34" x W57", masterfully incorporates various dimensional elements and techniques, including painting and found objects, to create a captivating abstract piece with a profound global message. Medium and Materials: This extraordinary artwork is a mixed media assemblage on fine art canvas, skillfully hand-stretched over 1" deep wood stretched bars. The artist's creative vision weaves together an intriguing combination of materials, including plastic, original World War 2 chemical gas masks, copper mesh, and small metal round container...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Bronze

"Duty Free"
By Chakaia Booker
Located in Astoria, NY
Chakaia Booker (American, b. 1953) "Duty Free", 2010, rubber tire assemblage sculpture, signed and dated on back, with two signed wooden cleats. 24" H x 24" W x 9" D. Provenance: Mus...
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2010s Assemblage Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Rubber, Found Objects

"Keeping Time" Contemporary Pastel Pink Yellow Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Exhibited in "Benji Stiles: A Human Day" at Reeves Art + Design. In “A Human Day,” a solo show dedicated to the work of contemporary multidisciplinary artist Benji Stiles, we explor...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Canvas, Gesso, Textile, Oil Crayon, Found Objects, Acrylic

Paintbrushes I
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Arman, French/American (1929 - 2005) Title: Paintbrushes I Year: 1991 Medium: Paintbrushes and Oil Paint in Epoxy Resin Sculpture, Signature and number inscribed Edition: 20,...
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1990s Dada Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Found Objects, Mixed Media, Oil

Study in Green with Pearls, 2021, Matt Smith
Located in London, GB
MATT SMITH (BRITISH) Study in Green with Pearls, 2021 Black Parian, Found Ceramic, Freshwater Pearls 29 x 14 x 14 cm 11 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (MS206) £ 4,000.00 UK-born Matt Smit...
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2010s Old Masters Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Found Objects

After 77 Years, Again in Fear? - Mixed Media Assemblage on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Title: "After 77 Years, Again in Fear?" - Mixed Media Assemblage on Canvas Discover the powerful and thought-provoking artwork "After 77 Years, Again in Fear?" by acclaimed contempo...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Bronze

Heads or Tails
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Call it in the air, heads or tails?" "Heads or Tails" is painted on re-purposed drop cloth, embellished with peach fringe and hung on custom brass hardware. Becca Fuhrman says of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper

American Story No.1776
Located in New Orleans, LA
KAT FLYN is a self-taught assemblage artist working presently out of San Diego. She began her career as a costume designer in Southern California. Over the years she amassed a trove of artifacts and collectables which she began using to create assemblage art in the 1990’s. In 2000 she sold her business and moved to Cuyamaca, a remote community in the mountains outside of San Diego to devote herself exclusively to her artwork. In 2003 her work was interrupted when the Cedar Fire swept through San Diego county and destroyed the forest, her home & studio along with almost all of her collections and works of art. Following the fire she relocated to San Francisco, where she spent a decade concentrating on her art in her studio in SOMA and exhibiting at galleries in the Bay Area. In 2015 she returned to San Diego and now works out of her studio in La Jolla, exhibiting there and in Los Angeles. Kat Flyn refers to herself as an Assemblage Sculptor and her works as Political Art or Protest Art. She separates herself from other assemblage artists in that she only employs “saved” as opposed to “found” objects in her work; and her pieces always have a political or cultural narrative to them rather than being surreal or abstract. She also constructs or refashions many of the pieces which she uses in her art, for example she turns a soft drink box...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Mixed Media

In the Nick of Time: African American collage painting w/ found objects figure
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"In The Nick Of Time" is an abstract collage / painting created from acrylic and found objects on leather mounted on round MDF panel. The work itself is 20" diameter, framed to 23" diameter in a wide, dark brown round wooden frame with two bronze painted rings. It includes several photograph of figures. It is signed and dated along the lower edge. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022. "Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements of 'real life' collaged and collapsed, as dreams are prone to do. If connections are made, all the better. I feel that life should remind us of our dreams." - Richard J. Watson Richard J. Watson is an icon in the Philadelphia art world. Much of his work relates to his experiences as a Black African American man. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1968), has taught at his alma mater, and has served in the Exhibitions Department at the African American Museum in Philadelphia since the 1980s. He has been exhibiting his work for decades, and has an extensive bibliography. His work is held in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; the Uniworld Corporation; Sony; the Federal Reserve Bank; the City of Philadelphia; Sprint; the Church of the Advocate; the poet Dr. Sonia Sanchez; and the Woodmere Museum...
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel, Leather, Fiberboard

Patricia Miranda, Dreaming Awake, 2020, nightdress, cochineal dyes, plaster,
Located in Darien, CT
Patricia Miranda's work includes interdisciplinary installation, textile, paper and books. The textiles incorporated in these new pieces are vintage linens from her Italian and Irish grandmothers and sourced from friends and strangers around the country. Each donation is documented and integrated into the work. Textile as a form that wraps the body from cradle to grave. The role of lacemaking in the lives of women both economically and historically is packed with metaphorical potential. The relationship of craft and women’s work (re)appropriated by artists today to environmental and social issues is integral to the artist's research. Her work is process oriented; materials are submerged in natural dyes from oak gall wasp nests, cochineal insects, turmeric, indigo, and clay. She forages for raw materials, cook dyes, grind pigments, ecofeminist actions that consider environmental impacts of objects. The process is left visible as dyestuff is unfiltered in the vat and finished work. Sewn into larger works, Miranda incorporates hair, pearls, bone beads, Milagros, cast plaster. The distinct genetics and environmental and cultural history of each material asserts its voice as collaborator rather than medium. The lace inserts a visceral femininity into the pristine gallery, and exerts a ghostly trace of the history of domestic labor. The combination of earth and lace references human and environmental devastation and the conflation of nature and women’s bodies as justifications for exploitation. Mournful and solastalgic, they are lamentations to the violence against women and the earth. Patricia Miranda is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, educator, and founder of The Crit Lab, graduate-level critique seminars and Residency for artists, and MAPSpace project space. She has been Visiting Artist at Vermont Studio Center, the Heckscher Museum, and University of Utah; and been awarded residencies at I-Park, Weir Farm, Vermont Studio Center, and Julio Valdez Printmaking Studio. She received an Anonymous Was a Woman Covid19 Artist Relief Grant, an artist grant from ArtsWestchester/New York State Council on the Arts, and was part of a year-long NEA grant working with homeless youth. Miranda currently teaches graduate curatorial studies at Western Colorado University, and develops programs for K-12, museums, and institutions such as Franklin Furnace. Her work has been exhibited at ODETTA, NYC; ABC No Rio, NYC; Alexey von...
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2010s Feminist Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Dye, Found Objects, Plaster

Spirit of Ecstasy - Pop Art Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Cheeky references to pop culture and the societal context. Grounded in a postmodern vernacular, Alben’s paintings and sculptures are a pastiche of art historical moments including P...
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2010s Pop Art Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Mixed Media, Found Objects

Hokusai Ocean Blue III - Abstract Mixed Media Work in White + Blue on Book Pages
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Jane Skingley b. 1963 Hokusai Ocean Blue III, 2024 mixed media on vintage book pages laid onto canvas 50 x 50 cm 19 3/4 x 19 3/4 in signed and titled verso Jane Skingley paints seas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Canvas, Found Objects, Mixed Media

Hitchhiker
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Better late than never." "Hitchhiker" is painted on re-purposed drop cloth, embellished with teal fringe and hung on custom brass hardware. Becca Fuhrman says of her work... My w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Catching Blessings: shadow box painting collage w/ figures found objects
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a shadow box construction approx. 13" x 9" x 2.5" with painted and collaged materials including historic photographs of Black figures and other found objects. Encased in a dark wood frame under glass. It is signed and dated along the lower edge. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022. "Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements...
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Glass

Sylvia Schwartz 3, 2018, fabric, 16" x 15"
Located in Darien, CT
Schwartz received a degree in fine art from the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia, and later studied sculpture at Columbia University. Her work has been shown in...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Fabric, Plastic, Silicone, Found Objects

Jo Yarrington, blue cylinder with red weaving and codes, mixed media, 16 x 12 in
Located in Darien, CT
Jo Yarrington has always been interested in chance and the found {moment, object, person}. How random experiences click in to place, form a narrative, reveal a truth. All the work ...
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2010s Conceptual Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Linen, Thread, Found Objects, Archival Paper

"Wire Songs", Contemporary, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Plied Wire, Aluminum, Metal
Located in St. Louis, MO
John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled in him an appreciation for the handmade with their collections of Native American a...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Metal, Wire

Highly conceptual mixed media wall sculpture Contemporary Cat charm rabbit foot
Located in Buffalo, NY
No Fear (Trapper Keeper) UV print on aluminum, chain, jewelry, keychain, sticker, Croc Jibbitz, rabbit’s foot, Tamagotchi 18x48” 2019 $975 Eternal Flame i...
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2010s Conceptual Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Metal

Sylvia Schwartz 4, 2018, fabric, silk, wool, 14"H x 13"W
Located in Darien, CT
Schwartz received a degree in fine art from the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia, and later studied sculpture at Columbia University. Her work has been shown in...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Fabric, Found Objects, Wool, Silk

"Taahhutlu" Monotype with Chine Colle and Watercolor, Found Object Collage
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary abstract painting and found object collage composition with stamps, money, various types of paper, and watercolor by Michael Pauker (...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Found Objects

"Son Temps", Contemporary Abstract Found Object Collage with Watercolor
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful contemporary abstract expressionist collage/oil painting by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Antique stamps, currency, and letters from different places a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Found Objects

Welcome Mat (from Gross Domestic Product) - Street Art, Urban Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Banksy Gross Domestic Product (after) Banksy Welcome Mat, 2020 Medium: Doormat and refugee life vest Dimensions: 24.6 x 17.7 x 1.4 in (62.5 x 45.0 x 3.5 cm) Edition size: Undisclos...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Fabric, Organic Material, Polyester, Found Objects

"Saved from the Cannibals" Contemporary Abstract Painting w Found Object Collage
Located in Soquel, CA
A unique contemporary abstract expressionist painting with collaged found object elements, including a torn page from Robinson Crusoe, vintage stamps, and old letters by Bay Area art...
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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media, Oil, Magazine Paper, Found Objects

Woke
Located in New Orleans, LA
KAT FLYN is a self-taught assemblage artist working presently out of San Diego. She began her career as a costume designer in Southern California. Over the years she amassed a trove of artifacts and collectables which she began using to create assemblage art in the 1990’s. In 2000 she sold her business and moved to Cuyamaca, a remote community in the mountains outside of San Diego to devote herself exclusively to her artwork. In 2003 her work was interrupted when the Cedar Fire swept through San Diego county and destroyed the forest, her home & studio along with almost all of her collections and works of art. Following the fire she relocated to San Francisco, where she spent a decade concentrating on her art in her studio in SOMA and exhibiting at galleries in the Bay Area. In 2015 she returned to San Diego and now works out of her studio in La Jolla, exhibiting there and in Los Angeles. Kat Flyn refers to herself as an Assemblage Sculptor and her works as Political Art or Protest Art. She separates herself from other assemblage artists in that she only employs “saved” as opposed to “found” objects in her work; and her pieces always have a political or cultural narrative to them rather than being surreal or abstract. She also constructs or refashions many of the pieces which she uses in her art, for example she turns a soft drink box...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Mixed Media

Hokusai Covers I - Abstract Mixed Media on Found Book Cover, Green + White
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Jane Skingley b. 1963 Hokusai Covers I, 2025 oil and collage on book cover 28 x 18 cm 11 x 7 1/8 in signed, titled and inscribed on a label attached verso Jane Skingley paints seasc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Cloud
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: found aluminum cans, wire Available in multiple color/finish options (inquire with gallery). Installations are made to order, sizes and shapes of butterflies vary. Unique, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Stainless Steel

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Find a wide variety of authentic Found Objects art available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add art created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, green, purple and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Reginald K. Gee, Katie VanVliet, Melisa Taylor Metzger, and Kat Flyn. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Abstract, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Found Objects art, so small editions measuring 0.01 inches across are also available

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