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Medium: Ceramic
Totemic White Ceramic Sculpture — Contemporary European Artist - Laura Pasquino
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Created specifically for the exhibition Timeless Remnants in Knokke, "Milkmaid" is part of Laura Pasquino’s new totemic ceramic series. This standing sculpture, composed of stacked, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze, Stoneware
"Pompeii, " Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life.
Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest.
Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Porcelain, Overglaze Paint, Vessel, Functional, Mythos Flask, Sam Chung, 2025
By Sam Chung
Located in St. Louis, MO
Porcelain, Overglaze Paint, Vessel, Functional, Mythos Flask, Sam Chung, 2025
Sam Chung lives and works in Tempe, AZ. He is a ceramic artist and Professor of Art at Arizona State Un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint
Katharine Morling, Porcelain Camera Sculpture with Long Lens, Black and White
Located in Dallas, TX
Honor your inner superstar with a unique porcelain ceramic artwork from Katharine Morling's newest series, "The Paparazzi Collection". This sculpture titled "Camera with Long Zoom Lens" is handcrafted and especially designed in the artist's signature monotone black & white style by award winning ceramicist Katharine Morling.
Morling's ceramic sculptures have been shown internationally at Bergdorf Goodman in New York, Liberty’s London, Miami, Italy, Kuwait, Algiers, Germany and France. She has also had solo exhibitions in Sweden, The Netherlands and throughout the UK.
In 2019, Katharine Morling’s work was selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. It was the fifth time that Katharine Morling has exhibited in the Summer Exhibition and “Cut”, an over-sized chainsaw is the largest piece which Morling has shown to date.
After graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2009, she was awarded first prize at the 2010 World Crafts Council Triennial in Belgium. Morling also represented the UK at the 2010 European Ceramic Context in Denmark. For COLLECT 2011, she showed a new installation Out of the House in the Project Space of the Saatchi Gallery. Other projects include created a large wall mounted installation for the new children’s ward commissioned by the Royal London Hospital through Vital Arts and a contemporary dance piece at the Royal Opera House...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Porcelain, Slip, Ink
Potato Tree with Yellow Vines, Vince Palacios, 2021, Colorful Glazed Ceramic
By Vince Palacios
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vince Palacios (b.1961, Flint, Michigan) has been working in the fields of ceramics since 1992 and currently serves as Professor of the Ceramics Department at El Camino College in T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
"Crocheted Porcelain Tea Cup Number 110", Contemporary, Porcelain, Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
Jeremy R. Brooks was born in Detroit, MI in 1979. He received his BFA from Grand Valley State University & MFA from Alfred University. Jeremy has balanced his career between working ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pigment
House clay sculpture of urban city row home w/ multiple Black History references
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Rather than being literal reproductions of buildings, Leroy Johnson’s iconic, signature house sculptures are alive with texture and symbolism, celebrating the resilience of communiti...
Category
Early 2000s Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled #1 - abstract geometric, organic pale green glazed porcelain sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Joan Lurie
Untitled #1
Pale Green Glazed Porcelain
23" x 12" x 10"
2019
Artists Statement:
My interest is in exploring ways of building structural forms in ceramics. Many ideas for ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Silver Linings No. 1 - contemporary, handcrafted, ceramic sculpture
By Loren Kaplan
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary ceramic black floral shaped vessel is by Loren Kaplan.
A gifted ceramicist, Loren Kaplan’s strikingly elegant work is highly regarded by international collectors. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Haptic Vessel (Scraped) - abstract, glazed, vessel, ceramic sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This unique tall ceramic vessel is handmade.
Bill Greaves creates handsome contemporary ceramics inspired by the colours, forms and textures found in nature. The Canadian ceramicist...
Category
2010s Abstract Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Around", Abstract, Gestural, Ceramic, Brown, Stoneware, Sculpture
Located in Franklin, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's "Around" is a gestural 20 x 9 x 8 inch ceramic sculpture in deep chocolate brown. It is constructed out of chocolate stoneware with semi matte glaze with accents ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze
Covered Relief Vessel I - abstract, glazed, ceramic, vessel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary ceramic vessel is by Bruce Cochrane.
A masterful ceramicist. Cochrane has been firing clay for more than fifty years, having developed a signature style that is de...
Category
2010s Abstract Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Amass X - contemporary, abstract, porcelain, wall sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary sculptural ceramic wall composition is by Paula Murray.
Amass is an elegant new series by ceramicist Paula Murray of contemporary wall art that references an ancie...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Amass XI - contemporary, abstract, porcelain, wall sculpture
By Paula Murray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary sculptural ceramic wall composition is by Paula Murray.
Amass is an elegant new series by ceramicist Paula Murray of contemporary wall art that references an ancie...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Seven Story Mountain - contemporary, abstract, ceramic wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This sculptural wall-mounted vessel is by Steven Heinemann.
For decades, the sublime artwork of Steven Heinemann has challenged the traditional boundaries of ceramic art. Internatio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Marbles for Atlas 7
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand Built and glazed ceramic. Free standing, safe for outdoors.
My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused on creating ...
Category
2010s Abstract Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Crevice by Sharon Brill - Wall sculpture, mixed media, ceramic, square, movement
By Sharon Brill
Located in Paris, FR
Crevice is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Sharon Brill. This sculpture is made of porcelain, wall putty and paint on wooden frame, dimensions are 40 × 40 × 12 cm (15.7 × 1...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Paint, Wood Panel
Random by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, totem, blue
Located in Paris, FR
Random is a unique fired clay constructed, painted and mounted on MDF sculpture by contemporary artist Patricia Volk, dimensions are 98 × 21 × 21 cm (38.6 × 8.3 × 8.3 in).
The sculp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Dorothy Mayhall, Rock Crystal, 1995, Terracotta, Acrylic Paint
Located in Darien, CT
Dorothy Mayhall's small sculptures are little monuments to be toyed with and handled. They should be picked up, fondled, and examined like a rock or shell you collect on the beach be...
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Acrylic
Serendipity 2 by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, totem
Located in Paris, FR
Serendipity 2 is a unique fired clay constructed, painted and mounted on wood sculpture by contemporary artist Patricia Volk, dimensions are 95 × 35 × 18 cm (37.4 × 13.8 × 7.1 in).
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Wood
Assembly by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, construct
Located in Paris, FR
Assembly is a fired clay constructed, painted and mounted on MDF sculpture by Patricia Volk, dimensions are 51 × 46 × 25 cm (20.1 × 18.1 × 9.8 in).
It is a unique signed piece and c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"Ocean Canyon", ceramic sculpture, porcelain shards, saggar, blue, rust Kintsugi
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Ocean Canyon" is a saggar-fired porcelain sculpture by Alison Brannen. It measures 13" high by 9" wide by 9" deep, however the sculpture can be arrange...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain
Vase sculpture by Annick Bailly
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Vase-sculpture by Annick Bailly
On peut afficher à 1590 euros
A vase-sculpture by French contemporary sculptor Annick Bailly. With its abstract, plant-like forms, this vase-sculptur...
Category
Early 2000s Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Colourfield by EDMUND DE WAAL - Ceramic, Minimalist, Contemporary British Artist
By Edmund de Waal
Located in London, GB
Colourfield by EDMUND DE WAAL (b. 1964)
Ten glazed porcelain vessels
Largest 9.2 high x 19.9 cm in diameter (3 ⁵/₈ x 7 ⁷/₈ inches)
Impressed with the ar...
Category
Early 2000s Minimalist Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Foam Clay Draped Relief Sculptural Painting in Deep Blue Tones on Fir Wood
By Vera Vizzi
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Foam clay relief in deep blue tones on fir wood that sculpts a draped form, suggesting an enclosed oceanic presence at the edge of the field. This sculptural painting is executed in ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
"Veer", Contemporary, Abstract, Whites, Brown, Ceramic Gestural Sculpture
Located in Franklin, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's "Veer" is a 18.5 x 12 x 20 inch ceramic gestural sculpture in neutral whites and variegated shades of brown constructed by combining three different colored clay b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
"After the Fire" - Mixed Media Composition in Clay and Acrylic on Wood
Located in Soquel, CA
Striking abstracted landscape by Linda West (American, b. 1953). A bold red landscape is dotted with the charred remnants of trees. The sky is a dull teal c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Plywood, Acrylic
"Large Vessel" - abstract sculpture - Barbara Hepworth
By Susan Hable
Located in Atlanta, GA
Susan Hable is inspired by the work of David Hockney, Milton Avery, Henri Matisse, Alex Katz, Howard Hodgkins, Hilma af Klint, Georgia O'Keeffe, Barbara Hepworth and Constantin Brâncuși.
With humor and a bit of mischief, Susan Hable’s “Don't Pick The Flowers!” is a body of work that is at once a refuge and a playground. Inspired by her sumptuous garden just outside of her Athens studio, Susan flows from one medium to the next from painting to collage to sculpture. Susan sees her garden as a place for adventure and daydreaming, challenging her perceptions of what her Art can be. Even a weedy ground cover has caught Susan’s eye, an overlooked invasive is seen in a new light becoming a dreamlike fairytale path. Her work asks us to engage in life, go for a walk and play.
Susan Hable Smith is the artist and designer behind the boldly colored and hand drawn patterns of Hable Construction...
Category
2010s Abstract Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
"Resonance" Raku metallic glazed ceramic abstract stoneware sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hand-pitched Raku metallic glazed, speckled stoneware ceramic sculpture by Jessamyn Go.
Jessamyn Go's work is deeply rooted in the visceral, meditative experience of working with cl...
Category
2010s Abstract Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze
Post Modern Italian Passover Seder Plate Richard Ginori Art Porcelain Judaica
Located in Surfside, FL
Johanan Vitta, painter, born 1941, Jerusalem. Lives in Italy.
Education Firenze, Florence, Italy
He designed the famous La Sinagoga di Firenze poster. The poster features a painterly synagogue it was done for the “Comunita Israelitica"
He has also designed Judaic ritual objects including a menorah that is in a famous museum collection. Arman, Elio Carmi, Eugenio Carmi, Lucio Del Pezzo, Guy De Rougemont, Maurizio Galimberti, David Gerstein, Claude Lalanne, Marino Marinelli, Mimmo Paladino, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Tobia Rava...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Picasso Madoura Ceramic A.R. 142 Ice Pitcher
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Pablo Picasso A.R. 142
Ice Pitcher
1952
12.6” x 21.6” Pitcher Edition of 100
White earthenware clay, decoration in oxides, knife engraved on white enamel
Ramie 142 is a Madoura ceramic that one rarely sees come on the market.
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Orange Mound", Contemporary, Abstract, Ceramic, Sculpture, Porcelain Assemblage
Located in St. Louis, MO
"I work with a simple elemental form, a curve made from the most basic natural material, clay. I make and build with hundreds or thousands of these forms. The clay curve connects me ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Glaze, Pigment
Care by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, blue, white
Located in Paris, FR
Care is a fired clay constructed, painted and mounted on MDF sculpture by Patricia Volk, dimensions are 63 × 43 × 36 cm (24.8 × 16.9 × 14.2 in).
It is a unique signed piece and come...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Tower - Balance 5 - Ceramic, Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Sandra Shashou
Tower - Balance 5, 2024
Herend, Royal Stuart Harlequin, Wedgwood , Royal Albert and Winton Porcelain Roses, Jesmonite, White Base, Resin,
135 x 37 cm
53 1/8 x 14 5/8 in
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
PAX (MOUNTAIN TOP) - Geometric Abstract Sculpture w/ Reclaimed Building Material
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Coming Soon
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Dark Ceramic Sculpture with Texture, 2025 -
Coal scuttle
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Created specifically for the exhibition Timeless Remnants in Knokke, "Coal scuttle" is part of Laura Pasquino’s new ceramic series.
Rooted in ancient traditions yet free from narra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Crocheted Ceramic Sculpture, Colored Porcelain, Tea Cup, Multicolored
Located in St. Louis, MO
Hand Crocheted Ceramic Sculpture, Colored Porcelain, Tea Cup, Multicolored
Jeremy R. Brooks was born in Detroit, MI in 1979. He received his BFA from Grand Valley State University &...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Pigment
Porcelain Vase Form, China Paint, Mythos Cloud Flask, Sam Chung, 2025
By Sam Chung
Located in St. Louis, MO
Porcelain Vase Form, China Paint, Mythos Cloud Flask, Sam Chung, 2025
Sam Chung lives and works in Tempe, AZ. He is a ceramic artist and Professor of Art at Arizona State Universit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint
Entrapped 10 by Simcha Even-Chen - Porcelain sculpture, red
white, organic
Located in Paris, FR
Entrapped 10 is a unique paper porcelain sculpture by contemporary artist Simcha Even-Chen, dimensions are 38 × 40 × 23 cm (15 × 15.7 × 9.1 in).
The sculpture is signed and comes wi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Garden Variety
Located in New York, NY
Recycled textiles, thread, batting, glazed ceramic, metal table, spray paint
34 x 22 x 18 inches
Artist Statement
I hand-sew compound sculptural forms that are constructed from clot...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Textile, Thread, Found Objects, Spray Paint
$3,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Cloud Box - White Porcelain Box with Black and Orange Detail
By Sam Chung
Located in East Quogue, NY
This hand-built lidded vessel by ceramic artist Sam Chung exemplifies his signature fusion of functional form and stylized abstraction. The “Cloud Box” features Chung’s iconic floati...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Glaze
"Flying to the Inside", Contemporary, Ceramic, Sculpture, Geometric Patterning
By Judith Ernst
Located in St. Louis, MO
Originally from the Northwest with a B.A. from Stanford University, I have painted, published illuminated books, and lived and traveled extensively in Asia. Now working primarily in ceramics, I draw images from the deep well of past experience, always starting from a strong “mind’s eye” vision...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Santa Fe Bamboo 1
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand Built and glazed ceramic. Free standing, safe for outdoors.
My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused on creating ...
Category
2010s Abstract Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"The Wall" (2000) By Dwight Davidson, Original Stoneware Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
"The Wall" by Dwight Davidson is an original, handmade glazed stoneware sculpture that depicts a herd of cows attempting to pile up and climb over a brick wall.
Category
2010s Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze
Hold (2) by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, pink tones
Located in Paris, FR
Hold (2) is a unique fired clay constructed and painted sculpture by contemporary artist Patricia Volk, dimensions are 33 × 55 × 30 cm (13 × 21.7 × 11.8 in).
The sculpture is signed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Steel Harmony, Clay-infused fabric sculpture, for wall installation
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Painter and sculpture Artist Natalie Krainin creates artworks using the innovative method of Fabric Texture Art. This technique, which resonates deeply with her professional roots, a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Fabric, Cotton, Paint, Glaze
"NEW YORK NIGHTS", sculpture, clay, relief, abstract, contemporary
Located in Toronto, Ontario
NEW YORK NIGHTS, a ceramic relief sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by artist Harold Wortsman. The relief is ready to be mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
Contemporary, Mixed Media, Ceramic, Sculpture, Functional Mug, Utilitarian
By Matt Mitros
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary, Mixed Media, Ceramic, Sculpture, Functional Mug, Utilitarian
Matt Mitros was born in Philadelphia, PA. Upon completing his BFA at Penn State University, he was an Arti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Resin, Plastic, Putty
Abstract Painted Ceramic Tile Pop Art Painting Italian Neo Figurative Painting
By Italo Scanga
Located in Surfside, FL
This painted ceramic tile by Italo Scanga, epitomizes the characteristics of his oeuvre. Polychrome and vibrant art from the Memphis Milano era.
This is signed with his initials. This is reminiscent of the mid century work of Jean Lurcat and Jean Picart le Doux.
Italo Scanga (June 6, 1932 - July 7, 2001), an Italian-born American artist, was known for his sculptures, prints and, paintings, mostly created from found objects. In his youth in Calabria, Italy he worked as a cabinetmaker's apprentice and studies sculpture with a man who carved statues of saints.
Italo Scanga was an innovative neo Dada, neo-Expressionist, and neo-Cubist multimedia artist who made assemblage, collage, sculptures of ordinary objects and created prints, glass, and ceramic works. Modern Italian abstract geometric folk art.
Scanga's materials included natural objects like branches and seashells, as well as kitsch figurines, castoff musical instruments and decorative trinkets salvaged from flea markets and thrift shops. He combined these ingredients into free-standing assemblages, which he then painted. Although visually ebullient, the results sometimes referred to gruesome episodes from Greek mythology or the lives and deaths of martyred saints.
He considered his artistic influences to be sweepingly pan-cultural, from African sculpture to Giorgio de Chirico. He often collaborated with the sculptor Dale Chihuly, who was a close friend.
Constructed of wood and glass, found objects or fabric, his ensembles reflect a trio of activities—working, eating, and praying. These activities dominate the lives of those who live close to the land, but they are also activities that are idealized by many who contemplate, romantically, a simpler, bucolic life.
Italo graduated from Michigan State University where he befriended fellow artists Richard Merkin and David Pease. He studied under Lindsey Decker who introduces him to welding and sculpture after his initial interest in photography. Also studies with Charles Pollock, the brother of Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollock. His first teaching job was at University of Wisconsin (through 1964). where he met Harvey Littleton, a fellow instructor. He later moves to Providence, Rhode Island,I to teach at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Is colleagues with artists Richard Merkin and Hardu Keck. Starts a correspondence with HC Westermann. Spends summers teaching at Brown University; colleague of Hugh Townley. Moves to State College, PA, and teaches at Pennsylvania State University for one year. Meets artists Juris Ubans, Harry Anderson, Richard Frankel, and Richard Calabro, who remain friends throughout his career.
1967: David Pease helps him get a tenure track position at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA, . Artists he works closely with include Ernest Silva, Lee Jaffe, Donald Gill, and William Schwedler. Meets graduate student Dale Chihuly while lecturing at RISD and develops a lifelong friendship.
1969: One person exhibition, Baylor Art Gallery, Baylor University, Waco, TX. Works very closely with students Larry Becker and Heidi Nivling (who later run a gallery in Philadelphia, PA), and Harry Anderson. Welcomes many artists into his home including Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, Bruce Nauman (a former student), Vito Acconci, Ree Morton and Rafael Ferrer.
1973: "Saints Glass" at 112 Greene Street Gallery, NYC. Installation at the Institute of Contemporary Art at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Meets Gordon Matta Clark and contributes to an artist cookbook. Goes to Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, founded by Dale Chihuly, as a visiting artist. He continues to work there annually through 2001. Works over the years with Pilchuck artists Richard Royal, Seaver Leslie, Jamie Carpenter, Joey Kirkpatrick, Flora Mace, Robbie Miller, Billy Morris, Buster Simpson...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
"Yellow Mound", abstract ceramic sculpture composed of individual porcelain rods
Located in St. Louis, MO
"I work with a simple elemental form, a curve made from the most basic natural material, clay. I make and build with hundreds or thousands of these forms. The clay curve connects me ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glaze
Untitled CA245, Organic Wall-Mounted Ceramic Sculpture with Glossy Earth Tones
Located in New York, NY
Ceramic wall sculpture, organic form, modern decorative art. This unique wall-mounted ceramic piece features an intricate arrangement of hand-formed, petal-like elements that radiate in a starburst or botanical-inspired composition. Finished in a glossy, subtly crackled glaze with earthy tones of gray, taupe, and warm brown, the sculpture adds depth and natural elegance to any interior. Its dynamic form casts gentle shadows, enhancing the sense of movement and dimension. A perfect accent for contemporary, organic modern, or minimalist spaces, this ceramic work brings the beauty of nature into the home through refined craftsmanship. Ready to hang, it works beautifully as a standalone piece or as part of a larger wall...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Black Ceramic Sculpture with Texture, 2025 -
Bucket
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Drawing inspiration from ancient ceramic traditions, including Korean pottery and the Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic, Laura Pasquino (Grège Gallery) explores the beauty of imperfection...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Stack by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, blue
Located in Paris, FR
Stack is a work by British artist Patricia Volk. For this piece, Volk has deliberately chosen a vibrant, deep cobalt blue juxtaposed with a contrasting aquamarine, which also forms t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Unity II by Delphine Brabant - Abstract geometric sculpture, terracotta, brown
Located in Paris, FR
Unity II is a unique terracotta sculpture by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 26 × 19 × 12 cm (10.2 × 7.5 × 4.7 in).
The sculpture is signed and comes with a cer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Quadrant by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay
Located in Paris, FR
Quadrant by Patricia Volk. Fired clay constructed, painted and mounted on MDF, 27 cm × 42 cm × 18 cm.
Patricia Volk is a member of the Royal Society of Sculptors (FRSS) and an Academ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Fiberboard
Picasso Madoura Ceramic A.R. 427 Banderilleros
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Pablo Picasso A.R. 427
Banderilleros
1959
16” round Edition of 50
White earthenware clay.
Ramie 427 is a Madoura ceramic that one rarely sees come on t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Beacon - Chrome metallic glazed ceramic sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hand-pitched chrome metallic glazed ceramic sculpture vessel by Jessamyn Go.
Jessamyn Go's work is deeply rooted in the visceral, meditative experience of working with clay. Drawn t...
Category
2010s Abstract Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze
CINCHES (SPALLED BRICK) - industrial reductive minimalist sculpture, orange
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This piece consists of pieces of spalled brick, which had crumbled from the artist's chimney. The artist has used natural string to tie these brick pieces in a neat package. The brick package is delicately placed on a pile of bright orange chalk powder.
Brian Russell...
Category
2010s Minimalist Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brick, Chalk
Motif spiralé (A.R. 404), Pablo Picasso, Design, Ceramic, Madoura
Located in Geneva, CH
PABLO PICASSO (1881-1973)
Motif spiralé (A.R. 404), 1957
Ed. 6/500 pcs
White earthenware clay, decoration in engobes, knife engraved, glazed underside
D. 24.2 cm I D. 9 1/2 in
Stampe...
Category
20th Century Post-War Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Faience
Tribute to Jean Arp
By Jean Arp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tribute to Jean Arp. This decorative piece has been painted by hand on glazed porcelain with an intense red color.
Jean Arp Sargadelos Porcelain Vase. last quarter 20th Century sign...
Category
1980s Abstract Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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