21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

First Bite,female figure holding apple,garden of eden,bronze sculpture Williams First Bite, female figure holding apple, garden of eden, bronze sculpture Expressing Situations and Beings in Human Form Sculptor Troy Williams unites the timeless and the contemporary in sculptures of rare beauty and meaning Beyond all the narrative potential of the three obvious physical dimensions of Troy Williams’ sculpture there are many other considerations that contribute greatly to the enjoyment, appreciation, and understanding of his entrancing 360-degree works of figurative art. Among these are the emotional responses and intellectual interpretations that first go into the artist’s creative process and then into every subsequent spectator’s viewings at least somewhat differently each time. Some artists insist on leaving these entirely up to each viewer, but Williams is glad to enrich the experience by inviting the viewer in for a little insight into the artist’s intention. Certain ambiguities and unintended provocations might otherwise arise, as Williams uses original combinations of materials or ideas in highly original ways. For the sophisticated clientele of Glenn Green Galleries Williams specializes in figurative and facial sculptures hewn from fallen woods he finds while running near his home in the mountains of north central New Mexico. Williams has in the past worked with exotic woods, but now avoids them in a desire to protect the people, plants, and animals that depend on a vibrant, healthy, and unexploited local ecosystems. Finding dead and downed wood also introduces an element of serendipitous chance into the sculptor’s process of selection and inspiration. Nature provides an exquisite mass of workable solids, surfaces, patterns, and curves in cottonwood and the many varieties of juniper this sculptor favors. Troy Williams simply rescues these from the elements and then elevates them to timeless treasures by relating them to themes that express our deepest nature. Awake to the most beautiful twists, turns, and striations already present in these found mediums, Williams is naturally and passionately drawn to every stage of freeing the underlying sculpture. Following the wood’s ingrained tendencies is always a creative guide for Williams. Growing up in an Indiana farming community, his dad a family practice doctor and his mother an artist, Troy has always felt an affinity for the earth and especially its mountains. He initially came west to study agriculture at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, attracted there by a setting where his athletic nature could find full expression. His interest in an agriculture career gave way to his love of the mountains. In order to continue living in them and enjoy the hiking, climbing, and running he also loved, Troy worked for several years in a solar business, progressing from manufacturing to installations to design. On a fortuitous errand for a cousin back home, Troy happened into silversmithing and began producing simple, hammered ear cuffs. At this point the artistic nature that he had earlier suppressed in favor of athletics began to emerge strongly, and he expanded into more complex designs as he learned and mastered goldsmithing and lapidary. Another quantum leap occurred when he made his first copper face for a pendant. He couldn’t wait to see the face on a larger scale and was eager for the challenge of learning another art. He began sculpting metal, then stone, then came upon wood as his medium of choice. Wood had immediate allure: scented, expanding, contracting, and seeming to breathe. Williams was seduced by its warmth, the play of light on the complexion of its grain, and the inherent life force so evident in wood. He also learned to coax creative advantage from some of wood’s pitfalls, like soft spots, tricky grains composed of woody xylem and softer phloem; and to avoid the conditions that make it splinter. A quality of segmentation or fragmentation characterizes Williams’s sculptures and provides great visual satisfaction along with intriguing thematic provocation. One is struck by the beautiful outlines that might never be apparent had Williams not removed segments or created interior voids expressly to reveal them. When sculpting a face, Williams focuses on aspects that are mask-like, floating, and alive with contours that might not be visible were the artist to sculpt the full head. The segmentation in his exquisitely refined female figurative works incorporates solids, hollows, and curvilinear elements for reasons that are at once artistic, philosophical, and experiential. Besides attending basic college art classes, to understand more fully the human figure, Troy spent a summer in Europe...

Artist 1: Jeff Koons, American (1954 - ) Artist 2: Howard L. Bingham, American (1939 - ) Title: GOAT: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali - CHAMPS Edition Book: Hardcover Book in Clamshell Box, signed and numbered on Frontispiece by Artists and Muhammad Ali Koons Sculpture Title: Radial Champs Sculptures: Blow Up Dolphin, Tire Sculpture...

Jurate's work explores the materiality of textiles and engages with themes of femininity, identity, and the cultural codes embedded in everyday life. Incorporating threads, non-woven...

LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE ! ! ! Kinetic Light Scultpture . . . This SPACEMAN CAN SCULPTURE is unique to CHROMA’S body of work! Please see our attached video. You can project your w...

Standing Arms Crossed, 2000 Julian Opie Paint and vinyl on wood, black on white sculpture Signed in pen on underside From the edition of three, each a unique colour variant Sculptur...

Frans van Straaten (1963) should be called an artist of balance always searching for harmony between force and movement in combination with space. B...

This figurative mixed media textile wall sculpture was done by American fiber artist, Norma Minkowitz (b. 1937). The interlacing technique that Minkowi...

Marie III is a tall, elegant bronze sculpture of a human figure. Nando Kallweit is a German sculptor working in bronze and oak. Kallweit carves the original piece from a piece of...

Sculpture by the Spanish artist AMANCIO GONZALEZ Iron and bronze. Very popular artist in Europe and Latin America AMANCIO Gonzalez ( Leon 1965 ) Amancio González is a sculptor from ...

Edward III is a tall, elegant bronze sculpture of a human figure. Nando Kallweit is a German sculptor working in bronze and oak. Kallweit carves the original piece from a piece o...

‘I have created characters since I was a child. I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture. I do not have an intellectual proc...

Plastic Jesus is a Los Angeles based street artist that specializes in bold stencil and installation work, inspired by world news events, society, the urban environment, culture and ...

“Guilt of Innocence” (Postage Due Mr. Lee) Most of us don’t realize the true cost of the lifestyle we enjoy. There is a price paid by humanity that lives in our shadow. Unfair trade practices have stripped multitudes from their means of subsistence, thus forcing them to bow down to the system that has taken from them a meaningful life. The sculpture “Guilt of Innocence” depicts the American consumer’s role in this tragedy. Who is Mr. Lee? Lee Kyung was a South Korean farmer whose family farm is now a parking lot due to the WTO and unfair trade practices. Farmers in South Korea, who once made a good middle class living on their land, are now impoverished by the dumping...

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A sculptural bust in vivid turquoise cement, “LarA 017” is an original collectible artwork by Spanish artist José Perozo, part of his celebrated LarA series. Blending architectural g...

Waita - Song, Contemporary Maori Sculpture, Aotearoa, facial moko, tattoo, male

Melanie Sherman Cup with Interior III (Hand-Painted, Gold Luster, Vase, Flowers, Bookcase) Porcelaneous Stoneware, Underglaze, Glaze, Porcelain Paint, Hand-made Vintage Decals, Gold ...

AVAILABLE TO COMMISSION Betsy Enzensberger sculpts works that create a visceral longing and remembrance of the most nostalgic delights from childhood. The artist uses the familiarit...

Antonio III is a tall, elegant bronze sculpture of a human figure. Nando Kallweit is a German sculptor working in bronze and oak. Kallweit carves the original piece from a piece ...

Porcelain sculpture with embedded china shards

Its dynamic form is reminiscent of an ancient vessel. For American artist Heather Allen Hietala the vessel is a muse; a symbol of solitude, life’s journey and change. Hand formed in ...

RYSZARD PIOTROWSKI (born in 1952) Sculptor. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. His works include intimate, small forms in marble, bronze and silver. He specializes...

A classic Canadian symbol—the maple leaf -- appears in stunning detail in this unique new work by sculptor Dale Dunning. He creates inspired metal sculptures using the image of the h...

A unique wall mounted steel sculpture made of stainless steel cut-outs, floated on a glossy black board.

Strands of steel aircraft cable are woven into a silent, glittering mask by sculptor Dale Dunning. Strand ends frame the mask like a radiant, glimmering halo. Canadian sculptor...

Earthenware and glaze "Flat Pot XVIII" (2019) Glazed earthenware flat goblet wall sculpture Hanging system on back side Earth tones, cream and brown on terracotta clay Certificate o...

Ivars Miķelsons (1962)

The elegant form of a nude female figure is captured in this sculpture by Canadian artist Richard Tosczak. This table-top piece is named after ‘Taygete’ one of the Pleiades--seven sister nature deities (nymphs) found in Greek mythology. She stands, head bowed, arms clasped around her neck as if in deep thought. Known for his beautiful figurative work, this piece retains the artist’s signature highly textured appearance and rich earthy patina. Tosczak’s pieces are first conceived on paper in quick pen and ink drawings. The spontaneity of this approach is evident in the almost abstract appearance of the sculpture. Edition one of eight. “What inspires/informs my work? In a word, observation. I notice things…a gesture…an accident.” Richard Tosczak Born in Belgium, Richard Tosczak studied philosophy and sculpture at the University of Alberta. At that time, Tosczak began working in steel and was influenced by a number of his professors who appreciated the work of a British abstract sculptor, Sir Anthony Caro considered one of the greatest sculptors of his generation. Further studies were pursued in France with another internationally acclaimed classic sculptor, Martine Vaugel...

Famous Homage Sculpture "Resting in Place" in the style of Mexican Huichol Style. ALTERATION ART . . .is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fin artist and art dealer wi...

A large, bronze baby macaw struggles and screeches from an awkward position on the ground. Loud, self-confident and active, macaws are the symbol of creative intelligence, inspiratio...

LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE ! ! ! Kinetic Light Scultpture . . . This SPACEMAN CAN SCULPTURE is unique to CHROMA’S body of work! Please see our attached video. You can project your w...

Outdoor sculpture in polished aluminum. The figure of a face is constructed from old lead typesetting elements, welded together. A mold is then made and the face - which now acts as...

A bronze hand, modelled after the artist’s own, balances on its index finger atop a sphere in this imaginative pop art sculpture by Dave Sheridan. Called...

A unique artwork crafted from Plexiglas, featuring an engraved phrase that adds depth and meaning. Perched atop the artwork’s frame is a small figurine, creating a playful yet though...

A unique artwork crafted from Plexiglas, featuring an engraved phrase that adds depth and meaning. Perched atop the artwork’s frame is a small figurine, creating a playful yet though...

Famous Homage Sculpture "Resting in Place" in the style of Mexican Huichol Style. ALTERATION ART . . .is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fin artist and art dealer wi...

Brown alabaster, Pedestal - white limestone David Natidze is a Belgium-based sculptor born in 1969 in Georgia known for his refined stone sculptures that blend modernist tradition w...

Famous Homage Sculpture "Resting in Place" in the style of Mexican Huichol Style. ALTERATION ART . . .is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fin artist and art dealer wi...

DENIAL is a Canadian artist whose work critiques consumerism and the human condition. Though based in Windsor Ontario, DENIAL spends much of the year travelling and exhibiting thro...

Toronto artist Sophie DeFrancesca has always been fascinated by vintage fashion. Pictures of her mother wearing gorgeous frocks from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s served as a connection to...

ANNE-VALÉRIE DUPOND (b. 1976, France) Anne-Valérie Dupond, born in 1976, studied at Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg, and obtained her Master’s degree in Fine Arts in 2000. Sinc...

This beautiful one of a kind ceramic hand made NY Yankees cap is from Yael Yanay’s latest body of works. These hand-crafted ceramic hats are meticulously designed to resemble iconi...

Divyendu Anand - The Lost Civilisation, Edition 2 of 9 Patinated Bronze over Composite Granite H 63 x W 19 x D 12 inches Growing up with the thoughts of altruism, idealism and beaut...

"Flat Pot VII" (2019) Glazed earthenware flat tea cup wall sculpture Hanging system on back side Earth tones and pastels, light minty sage green on terracotta clay Certificate of au...

The collectible characters are the fresh bold air in the toy art industry at the intersection of art and interior design, fueled by passion and beauty. The TUD image encapsulates th...

Playful, colourful and imaginative, Viktor Mitic’s latest series of sculptures appear to merge pop art with science fiction. The colour palette is fun, bright and contemporary—a sunny yellow. These 3-D figures began as digital creations, sculpted out of resin and painted. Their form was initially inspired by the towering abstract sculptures Mitic produced from images of paint splashes on his studio floor. Edition one of ten. “This character has emerged from a shadow of one of my sculptures (as in the video) I have always been a fan of science as well as science fiction writing and movies. For me, X-O-X is a ‘being’ that came out of a technological world possibly from another galaxy.” Viktor Mitic “As an icon, or hybrid worthy Viktor Mitic- X-O-X has a synthetic, playful identity. It’s culturally a fusion of influences brought together in one formal public sculpture.” John K. Grande, author, poet, essayist He earned a BFA from the University of Toronto in 1995 with studies in art history at Sheridan College. He has exhibited his post-Pop inspired...

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Melanie Sherman Zierkarpfen (Koi) Year: 2016 Porcelain, China Paint, 24K German Gold Luster, Flocking Fired multiple times, Cone 6, Cone 018 Size: 1.25 x 16 x 7.75 inches Signed Exhi...

The striking figure of a nude female, arms stretched above her head is the subject of this bronze sculpture by Canadian artist Richard Tosczak. Known for his beautiful figurative wor...

Wild Running Horse Three-Dimensional Painting on Wood 40H X 30" W 2019 in Los Angeles Collaborative Artwork - Irena Orlov-Zeev Orlov SPECIFICATIONS: Combines Painting and Sculptur...

This is a unique bronze container. The figure has always been Deborah Ballard’s muse in her sculptures. Ballard works in bronze, cast stone, and plaster; her figures ranging from li...

Howdy, Rodger Jacobsen, bronze cowboy sculpture, gold patina, Texas edition registered, numbered, edition of 100 cowboy

The figure has always been Deborah Ballard’s muse in her sculptures. Ballard works in bronze, cast stone, and plaster; her figures ranging from life-size to hand-size. Ballard says, ...

Maeve Eichelberger is a Colorado native, capturing both urban and rural lifestyles in her artwork. Passionate about collage, Maeve specializes in a new form of 3 dimensional collage....

Brandon Schnur Green Turtle Flask Materials : Porcelain, Cork, Steel Dimensions : 7.5 x 5 x 2 inches Functional 10oz Flask, Slipcast and Handbuilt Cone 10 porcelain, Oxide and Slip d...

Maeve Eichelberger is a Colorado native, capturing both urban and rural lifestyles in her artwork. Passionate about collage, Maeve specializes in a new form of 3 dimensional collage....

In exquisite detail, William Hung’s contemporary sculptures explore both human physicality and emotion, often capturing figures in motion. This dynamic ...

CASTLE LORD is a porcelain clay sculpture with Turquoise Glaze and slip, by Brooklyn, New York artist Rene Murray. It measures 26"H x 23"W x 10"D. It's an ...

Tony Hochstetler's "Rough Skinned Newt" (2022) is an original handmade bronze sculpture that depicts a newt curiously looking upwards. Tony Hochstetler is a sculptor of unusual anim...