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Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
Yellow Totem Abstract New Age Surreal Sculpture by Mickey Kane
Located in Soquel, CA
Yellow Totem Abstract New Age Surreal Sculpture by Mickey Kane Dramatic construction of a 1980s Surf Totem or wild Sci-Fi rendition of a Galactic Throne by the local Santa Cruz arti...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plywood, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

Windfall Series II No 7 - smooth, carved, abstract, Applewood resin sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Shayne Dark has elevated the natural beauty of applewood burls by creating unique contemporary sculptures. The Canadian artist collected gnarled burls from old orchards in Prince Edw...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Wood

ART DECO CLOUD STEPS, Glenn Green, Santa Fe, art deco sculpture, silver steel
Located in Santa Fe, NM
ART DECO CLOUD STEPS, Glenn Green, Santa Fe, art deco sculpture, silver steel Fabricated steel sculpture. Natural stone base available separately.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Windfall Series II No 9 - smooth, carved, abstract, Applewood resin sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Shayne Dark has elevated the natural beauty of applewood burls by creating unique contemporary sculptures. The Canadian artist collected gnarled burls from old orchards in Prince Edw...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Wood

Syncopation XIV
Located in Burlingame, CA
Soft yellow and creamy white low fired glazed ceramic on wood sculptural wall work of art from Pop Art pioneer Jane B. Grimm, whose artistic career began in the 1960’s, when her free-form sculptural jewelry exploded onto the fashion scene in NYC. Her designs spoke to a new generation well into the 1970's, when they were regularly featured in, and graced the covers of, Harper's Bazaar and Vogue magazines. In the 1980's, Grimm shifted her focus to clay while earning her MFA from the California College of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Wood Panel

Joel Urruty - Silver and Black Sentinels, Sculpture
Located in Stamford, CT
"As an artist I strive to create elegant sculptures that capture the true essence of the subject matter. Form, line and surface are used as the visual language. The figure is abstrac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Concrete, Silver

Waita - Song, Contemporary Maori Sculpture, Aotearoa, facial moko, tatoo, male
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Waita - Song, Contemporary Maori Sculpture, Aotearoa, facial moko, tattoo, male
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

French Contemporary Sculpture by Arnaud Billotet - Éclat
Located in Paris, IDF
Unique piece Pedestal 20 x 10 x 2.5 cm - 7,8 x 3,9 x 1 in Arnaud Billottet who lives & works in Paris is an artist resolutely turned towards contemporary art with various influences...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer

Joel Urruty - Lady in Black, Sculpture
Located in Stamford, CT
Medium: Mahogany, Paint, Lacquer, Cast Concrete As an artist I strive to create elegant sculptures that capture the true essence of the subject matter. Form, line and surface are us...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Bringing Love Home Version 2, original sculpture, abstract, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
When you all around this work the image changes and the works appear saying Love and then as you move to the right of the work it says home. Bringing Love Home by Sena Shah is a new ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Felt

“Untitled” Alma Allen (b. 1970) Grey Marble Sculpture Minimalist Smooth Signed
Located in Yardley, PA
Carved during Allen’s early years, this intimate grey marble sculpture has the quiet gravity of something discovered rather than made. Allen has always favored materials with their o...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Gridlock Series Purple - layered, intersecting, forged aluminum wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The inspiration for Shayne Dark’s stunning minimalist sculptures is often nature. Dark originally collected sticks of ironwood from the forests near his home. ‘Gridlock’ became an in...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Conny Goelz Schmitt "Out of This World" Vintage Book Parts Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
"I create geometric collages, assemblages and sculptures with vintage book parts. My work is a never-ending story where I play with deconstruction and reconstruction, and changing di...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Tupuna, ceramic series, ancestor s cloak, contemporary sculpture, Maori
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Tupuna, ceramic series, ancestor's cloak, contemporary sculpture, Maori
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Windfall Series No 07 - smooth, polished, natural wood abstract carved sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This abstract sculpture from the Windfall Series by Shayne Dark is made from one of the applewood burls collected from apple orchards in Prince Edward County, Ontario. Many of the lo...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Wood

"Dream Portal" Extira wood with automotive paint sculpture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Mary Lai is a multifaceted Korean-American artist based in Los Angeles, California.  Her outlook is that “Art is a universal language that can speak to anyone” and her dreamer mindse...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Automotive Paint

Two Ring Temps Zero Pink with Ball 2/10 - abstract, stainless steel, sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Hot pink pops from this elegant minimalist and modern sculpture created by Philippe Pallafray. Inspired by natural forms, the Quebec-based artist cuts, shapes and welds industrial ma...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

East Wind - blue, translucent, flowing, glass, intersecting tabletop sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Metaphors of time, space, earth and its elements are reflected in the elegant and glowing glass sculptures by Canadian artist John Paul Robinson. In this table-top piece, gently curved tubes of azure blue glass move together mimicking the effect of wind on water. Historically, the east wind...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Purple White Origami Pendant
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Handcrafted stained glass ceiling lamp with brass hardware, decorative cloth covered cord with wall plug. Purple and white glass. Ready to hang. Multiples available but each one is ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Seven Rings Temp Zero Wall Relief - abstract, stainless steel, wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Painted in vivid colours, this intriguing modern metal wall sculpture was hand forged by Philippe Pallafray. Six stainless steel rings of varying sizes—painted in red, orange, yellow...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Blue White Checkerboard Pendant
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Handcrafted stained glass ceiling lamp with brass hardware, decorative cloth colored cord with wall plug. Baby blue streaky and whiteglass. Ready to hang. Multiples available but e...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Afterlife No 3 - blue, black, nature inspired, elongated, ceramic vessel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this new piece by the celebrated Canadian ceramicist Steven Heinemann the viewer is immediately drawn to the beautiful deep blue of the bowl’s interior. The exterior of this oval-...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Blue on Blue Origami Pendant
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Handcrafted stained glass ceiling lamp with brass hardware, decorative cloth covered cord with wall plug. Turquoise and slate blue glass. Ready to hang. Multiples available but each...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Glass River - Abstract Wall Sculpture with Cloth and Glass
Located in Soquel, CA
Glass River - Abstract Wall Sculpture with Cloth and Glass Abstract wall sculptures by Cassandra Jacobs (American, b. 1964). This piece features an intriguing interplay of materials...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Canvas, Stretcher Bars, Glass

Platonic Solid Goes Digital - big outdoor steel sculpture. colorful motherboards
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A stainless steel cube is laser cut on three sides with the outline of a digital circuit board in this intriguing outdoor sculpture by Jake Goertzen. Beneath each of the three sides is a reflective coating of lively turquoise-green, sky blue and cerise. A former engineer, Goertzen pulls on his knowledge of mathematics in titling the work -- a platonic solid...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

"Ghost (Get Out of Town), " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2022
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technica...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Withstand II by Neil Wood Figurative Contemporary Steel Sculpture
Located in DE
Neil Wood is a professional sculptor and fine artist with many years' experience lecturing in fine art and sculpture at institutions in the UK. He has worked in various settings; in ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

A Sardines Sentence
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to premiere the latest works by American artist Darren LeGallo. Our second exhibition, Darren LeGallo, "From Destruction" has just opened at our West Hollywood gallery...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Mixed Media

Exuberant - textured, layered, white, modernist, biomorphic glass wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Layered petals of white glass frit are composed within a black lacquer frame by artist Cheryl Wilson Smith. Wilson Smith's work is created by forming minute glass particles, known as...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Outcrop No 10 - yellow, brown, textured, layered glass, sculpted wall relief
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Cheryl Wilson-Smith’s striking wall sculptures are inspired by the remote rugged wilderness that surrounds her home in Northern Ontario. This is one of a series of finely layered gla...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Windfall - playful, red, blue, yellow, black, painted, wood, standing sculptures
Located in Bloomfield, ON
These bold sculptures by Shayne Dark are made of apple wood roots that are coated in the artist's signature primary colors in an ultra matte finish. Poised between abstraction and ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Four Ring Temps Zero White 3/10 - Stainless steel rings with white interior
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Rings of stainless steel, polished to a high sheen on the exterior and matte white on the interior, intersect at dynamic angles in this elegant sculpture by Philippe Pallafray. This ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Joel Urruty - Open vessel #8, Sculpture 2025
Located in Stamford, CT
Medium: poplar, ink, lacquer As an artist I strive to create elegant sculptures that capture the true essence of the subject matter. Form, line and surface are used as the visual la...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Poplar, Ink

Temps Zero White 3/10
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Three rings of stainless steel, polished to a high sheen on the interior and matte white on the exterior, intersect at dynamic angles in this elegant sculpture by Philippe Pallafray....
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Earthshine (Maquette) - small, polished brass and soapstone tabletop sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Solid steel rods coated in brilliant brass rise out of a soapstone base and reach upward in this stunning table-top sculpture by Canadian artist, Tonya Hart. Hart creates work that...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Brass

Shibari Heart (Blue)
Located in Bristol, GB
Resin, steel, chrome and jute with white pedestal AP aside from the main edition of 10 Not signed or numbered Artwork in excellent condition. Minor scratch and scuffs on base of scul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Mr. DOB (Gold), limited edition sculpture
Located in Aventura, FL
Cast vinyl sculpture painted in colors. Size: 9.25 x 10.8 x 7.8 inches. Limited edition of 250. Published by BAIT × SWITCH Collectibles and ComplexCon, California with their stamp...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Offset

Tipping Tulips in orange
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Tipping Tulips" in orange, free standing sculpture. Enamel on aluminum and steel sculpture created by artist Gary Bukovnik that reflects the cascading beauty in his watercolors and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Steel

Farbenlichthaut no. 160 - contemporary modern organic sculpture painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Farbenlichthaut no. 160 is a brand new unique small size contemporary modern organic sculpture painting relief by German artist Freddie Michael Soethout. The relief is made from doze...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Silicone, Plate Glass, Pigment

"The man without a rod №5" Bronze Sculpture 10 x 3 in. Ed. 2/9 by Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"The man without a rod №5" Bronze Sculpture 10 x 3 in. Ed. 2/9 by Sergii Shaulis 10" x 3" x 2'' inch Weight: 8 lbs "The man without a rod" series: The artist spent almost ten yea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ready To Soar - Sweeping elongated forms in sleek stainless steel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Graceful finely curved shapes in stainless steel intersect and sweep through the air as if taking flight in this small-scale sculpture by Kevin Robb. The highly polished stainless-steel pieces reflect both light and shadow. Working as a sculptor for more than 35 years, Robb is renowned for his deep understanding of both positive and negative spaces. Price in USD...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Singing Bowl Mercury - gold, black, meditative, stainless steel garden sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Artist Marlene Hilton Moore continues to explore the theme of listening with the creation of more beautiful ‘singing bowls.’ Like ancient vessels they are intended to be objects of m...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Joining Forces - Sweeping elongated forms in sleek stainless steel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Elegantly curved geometric shapes appear to dance around a central form in this table-top sculpture by Kevin Robb. The American sculptor is known for his exquisite abstract metal sculptures that play with both negative and positive space. The highly polished stainless steel interacts with the environment and reflects shadow and light. Price in USD...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Love (Blue, White Red) polystone sculpture in original case Ed. 500 by Indiana
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Polystone sculpture by Robert Indiana, 14.8 x 14.2 x 6.4cm, ed.500, with its original case. The present work is accompanied with a certificate by Edition Studio.
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Flourish II - white, textured, abstract, modernist, layered glass frit sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Like a glacial wave building momentum before cresting, delicate layers of glass frit have been fired into a striking circular band that overlays itself exuding quiet fluidity. Wilso...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Contemporary Abstract Ceramic Sculpture, Stoneware, Glaze, Colorful Design
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Abstract Ceramic Sculpture, Stoneware, Glaze, Colorful Design José Sierra is a self-taught artist and ceramicist, born in Mérida, Venezuela in 1975. His work draws ins...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze

Italy 1980 Annamaria Gelmi Metal Painted Red Sculpture Piccolo Eden
Located in Brescia, IT
This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the Italian artist Annamaria Gelmi. All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by the Certifica...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Athabasca Rust 1/10 - tall, modern, geometric, contemporary, steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This compelling minimalist sculpture by Quebec’s Philippe Pallafray is hand forged in stainless steel. The clean lines of the pillar become more interesting when jagged edges and a f...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Don Frost, Be Wild, Sculpture 2019
Located in Stamford, CT
Be Wild Fiberglass / Composites Filled Resin Base Turquoise Finish 37" x 18" x 10" "I am an artist, a sculptor not by choice but by destiny as each step in the path I followed guide...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Resin, Fiberglass

Small contemporary modern blue wall sculpture painting relief BLN15LHV
Located in Doetinchem, NL
BLN15LHV is a unique small size contemporary modern wall sculpture painting relief by German artist Dieter Kränzlein. This sculpture relief is carved from a single block of limestone...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Limestone

Whisper - bright, dynamic, narrative, painted stainless steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this series of outdoor ‘singing’ bowl sculptures, Marlene Hilton Moore continues to explore the theme of ‘listening.’ This stainless-steel bowl is laser cut with the word “Whisper...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Joel Urruty - Cherokee, Sculpture 2025
Located in Stamford, CT
Medium: bleached poplar, black concrete As an artist I strive to create elegant sculptures that capture the true essence of the subject matter. Form, line and surface are used as th...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Concrete

Book Seed contemporary modern organic beige wall sculpture
Located in Doetinchem, NL
"Book Seed" is a contemporary modern abstract wall sculpture by UK artist Mari-Ruth Oda. Made from Bath Stone Jesmonite, a fine art composite material based on acrylic resin, fibergl...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stone

Conviction, Blue - bright, blue, glossy smooth surfaced, abstract wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In Ford Shelby Blue, this dramatic sculpture by California artist Lori Cozen-Geller is rooted in minimalism. Using the rich glossy palette of cars—a nod to the west coast’s car cultu...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Laminate, Wood, Automotive Paint

Yoshitomo Nara 123 Drumming Girls Set Contemporary Art Sculptures
Located in Draper, UT
This 123 Drumming Girl Collectible Object exemplifies the aesthetic of its creator, Yoshitomo Nara: naive and cute but with an edgy undercurrent driven by the artist’s avid interest ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Resin, Acrylic

Tree of life #6
Located in Zofingen, AG
Description for all series "Tree of Life": "One day I was in the furniture workshop of my friends and noticed wooden logs in the corner. I have been working with wood all my life and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Moon Bowl No. 2
Located in Columbia, MO
Erica Iman received her BFA in Ceramics and BSE in Art from the University of Missouri Columbia in 2005 and obtained her MFA in Ceramics from Southern Illinois University Edwardsvill...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Clay

Untitled "Marble Fragment 5" 2019, oil, landscape, wall sculpture, clouds, blue
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Untitled "Marble Fragment 5" 2019, oil on Italian marble, landscape, wall sculpture, clouds, purple, blue
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

Once-Off 30 cm High Bronze Sculpture on Wooden Base "Protest"
By Herman van Nazareth
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Van Nazareth is somewhat of a reclusive personality and his bronze sculptures focus on primordial, illusive shapes. His figures are remote and uncommunicative, suggesting timelessnes...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

C15-1 (Minimalist Emerald Wall Sculpture on Two Panels)
Located in Hudson, NY
acrylic on panel Acrylic on 2 wood panels. 30 x 40 each. Horizontal or Vertical installation possible. Luminous green cross hatched painting on wood panel. This piece has a sculpt...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

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Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary abstract sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract sculptures created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Tony Moore, Roxana Azar, Sara Fine-Wilson, and Arozarena De La Fuente. Frequently made by artists working with Metal, and Ceramic and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary abstract sculptures, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available.

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