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Paper Plate with Dice and Chip
Located in Burlingame, CA
In the world of ceramics, Richard Shaw is a professor and the master of trompe l’oeil (French for “fool the eye”) sculpture, a style often associated with paintings intended to give a convincing illusion of reality. Shaw's work replicates everyday objects (such as tin cans, playing cards, and cutlery) in porcelain. He then glazes these components and groups them in unexpected and even jarring combinations. While interested in how objects can reflect a person’s identity, Shaw also poses questions regarding the relationship between appearance and authenticity. Paper Plate...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

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Porcelain

Optimo Cigar Box with Watercolor Palette
Located in Burlingame, CA
In the world of ceramics, Richard Shaw is a professor and the master of trompe l’oeil (French for “fool the eye”) sculpture, a style often associated with paintings intended to give a convincing illusion of reality. Shaw's work replicates everyday objects (such as tin cans, playing cards, and cutlery) in porcelain. He then glazes these components and groups them in unexpected and even jarring combinations. While interested in how objects can reflect a person’s identity, Shaw also poses questions regarding the relationship between appearance and authenticity. Optimo Cigar Box with Watercolor Palette...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Paint Palette with Spilling Dixie Cup
Located in Burlingame, CA
In the world of ceramics, Richard Shaw is a professor and the master of trompe l’oeil (French for “fool the eye”) sculpture, a style often associated with paintings intended to give...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Quest
Located in Westport, CT
This beautiful blue and white dimensional butterfly piece is made of wood panel, butterflies, acrylics and bioresins. The artist, Kristina Grace, re...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Nature II : Abstract, Bronze, Wood Sculpture by Indian sculptor "In Stock"
By Pradip Mondal
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Pradip Mondal - Nature (II) - 15 x 15 inches Medium - Wood & Bronze Single edition. About the Artist and his work : Born : 1977 in West Bengal. Education : 2001-02 : BVA (Modellin...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Untitled #2 (Tupperware)" Red, Yellow, White Realistic Beeswax Cup Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Modern collection of realistically rendered tupperware cups made out of beeswax and pigment by California artist George Stoll. The piece features a set of...
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1960s Pop Art Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wax, Pigment

Benaras Ghat, Bronze Sculpture, Green, Brown, Patina by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Tushar Kanti Das Roy - Benaras Ghat - 8 x 9 x 5 inches Bronze Sculpture Single edition About the Artist & his work : Born : 1968. Education : He has com...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Skulls Alphabet Nr. G" Bronze and Steel Sculpture 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"Skulls Alphabet Nr. F" Bronze and Steel Sculpture 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis 9.5" x 6" x 8'' inch Weight: 14 lbs SKULLS "ALPHABET" series: The project i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Stainless Steel

"Brillo Box Purple" Pop Art Sculpture 17" x 17.5" x 14" in Ed. 1/1 by Kii Arens
Located in Culver City, CA
"Brillo Box Purple" Pop Art Sculpture 17" x 17.5" x 14" in Ed. 1/1 by Kii Arens ABOUT One of the most credible and influential in Los Angeles - the award wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Sculptures

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Plexiglass, Mixed Media

Bella
Located in Westport, CT
This three dimensional floral piece is gray, white and clear resins with gold acrylics on wood panel. The artist, Kristina Grace, resides and draws inspiration from the Southern Cali...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

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Gold

"Verdant Pulse" Abstract Sculpture 82" x 17" x 17" in by Shawn Kolodny
Located in Culver City, CA
"Verdant Pulse" Abstract Sculpture 82" x 17" x 17" in by Shawn Kolodny Medium: Stainless Steel Automotive Paint Creating art to reflect the times we live in, Kolodny creates ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"Excavation" Contemporary mixed media sphere, textile sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
Excavation, mixed media, 25" round, 2009-11. This mixed media sculpture was done by American fiber artist, Norma Minkowitz (b. 1937). Minkowitz utili...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

"Breath Sequence" Abstract Sculpture 90" x 18" x 18" in by Shawn Kolodny
Located in Culver City, CA
"Breath Sequence" Abstract Sculpture 90" x 18" x 18" in by Shawn Kolodny Medium: Steel Automotive Paint Shawn Kolodny is a Miami-based artist renowned for his immersive, larg...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Steel

MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN - Tricycle from the 40s adorned w/ Flowers on Cushion
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Composition with Doublemint
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

American Pie
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Polystyrene, Mixed Media

Lynx
Located in Bozeman, MT
Molly Schulps is an artist and educator living in both California and Oregon. She grew up in Southern California and was deeply influenced by her father ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Glaze, Underglaze

Tipping Red Lilies in red
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Tipping red Lilies" in red, 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 Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Steel

Tipping Red Lilies in red
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Tipping red Lilies" in red, 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 Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Steel

Tipping Tulips in light orange
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Tipping Tulips" in light orange, free standing sculpture. Enamel on aluminum and steel sculpture created by artist Gary Bukovnik that reflects the cascad...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Steel

Tipping Tulips in yellow
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Tipping Tulips" in yellow, 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 Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Steel

"Tipping Iris" in purple
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Tipping Iris" in purple, free standing sculpture. Enamel on aluminum and steel sculpture created by artist Gary Bukovnik that reflects the cascading beauty in his watercolors and dr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Steel

"Tipping Iris" in purple
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Tipping Iris" in purple, free standing sculpture. Enamel on aluminum and steel sculpture created by artist Gary Bukovnik that reflects the cascading beauty in his watercolors and dr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Steel

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Drip chrome
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on ceramic vase Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in International Fashion M...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Mixed Media

Ceramic NY Mets cap sculpture - figurative sculpture, pop sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful one of a kind ceramic hand made NY Mets cap is from Yael Yanay’s latest body of works. These hand-crafted ceramic hats are meticulously designed to resemble iconic b...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Citrus Elixir
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on ceramic vase Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in International Fashion M...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Mixed Media

"Nikon" Original 35mm camera sculpted in plaster wood from White box series
Located in New York, NY
Daniel Fiorda takes objects such as old typewriters and 35mm cameras: “Discarded remnants of the industrial world,” transforming these objects into high-e...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood, House Paint

Striking Indian aluminum kettle, in black, red, white; india art Shuvaprasanna
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
An unique and interesting collective by Master Indian Artist Shuvaprasanna .( signature on the cap of the kettle ) Painted on the famous Indian Aluminum Kettle; there cant be anythi...
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2010s Art Deco Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic

Pop Art Sculpture of a Silver Egg by Herbert Distel, circa 1968
By Herbert Distel
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture, in the form of a silver electroplated egg with a white porcelain holder, represents esteemed Swiss artist Herbert Distel's most iconic form. He created a 22-ton egg d...
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1960s Pop Art Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Silver

DAD HAT - Blue Painted Wood Sculpture of Baseball Cap
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
DAD HAT is a sculpture by Ray Padrón created in 2019 from painted and carved soft maple wood. The piece belongs to a series of work centering around clothing i...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Maple, Wood, Acrylic

"4 Violet Boxes Illusion Sculpture" 28x17x8" Enamel and Metal
Located in Southampton, NY
Only 4 sculptures by Sanseviero remain available for the Summer season here in the Hamptons . We have sold 40 sculptures (See the image with all 40 sold sculptures.) This is one of t...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

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Metal, Enamel

Ceramic NY Yankees cap sculpture (white) - figurative sculpture
Located in New York, NY
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...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

HOLSTER - Wood Sculpture of Western Style Gun Holster, Hyperrealistic Sculpture
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
HOLSTER is a sculpture by Ray Padrón created in 2021 from painted and carved maple wood. The piece belongs to a series of work centering around clothing ite...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Maple

1000 MG Green Happy pill - pop sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "1000 MG Happy Pills". All are hand made with Fiberglass and hand painted with automotive paint. It stands on a b...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal

1000 MG Turquoise Happy pill - pop sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "1000 MG Happy Pills". All are hand made with Fiberglass and hand painted with automotive paint. It stands on a b...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Sculptures

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Metal

Batman Dec #188
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Polystyrene

Floral Wooden Pop Art Wall Sculpture, 2550-FLORAL-02 Horizontal by Matt Bilfield
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MATT BILFIELD '2550-FLORAL-02' (can be hung Vertical or Horizontal) 2,550 Painted Wooden Dowels and Architectural Plywood 58 x 8 in _________________ My creative journey is guided ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Plywood

SMU Southern Methodist Unversity School of Arts Sculpture Mid Century Modern
Located in San Antonio, TX
SMU Architectural Bronze Dimensions: 16.75 H x 4.75 W x 4.25 D Medium: Bronze "Southern Methodist University"
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1960s Modern Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Eggplant Patinated Bronze
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Large Patinated Bronze Eggplant Artist signed, patinated bronze base tray 12.5x12.5 Randi Grantham was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada and now lives in South Florida. He is a ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

NY Yankees ceramic cap sculpture (red) - figurative sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful one of a kind ceramic hand made Yankees hat is from Yael Yanay’s latest body of works. These hand-crafted ceramic hats are meticulously designed to resemble iconic b...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Superman October #180
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Paul Rousso attended the Cleveland Institute of Art in Ohio and went on to earn his BFA from the California College of the Arts in 1981. In his...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Polystyrene, Mixed Media

Donut III
Located in Burlingame, CA
Gray organic freestanding ceramic sculpture - 24 x 24 x 6 inches - from Pop Art pioneer, Jane B. Grimm, whose artistic career exploded onto the 1960's art and fashion scene in NYC wh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

20 ML Love Happy pill Combo (Matte Black and powder pink) - figurative sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills". All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint. It is a combination of 2 ceramic sculptures each is 20 cm long and 6.5 cm in diameter: Love 20...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Automotive Paint

Dallas Cowboys ceramic cap sculpture - figurative sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful one of a kind ceramic hand made Dallas Cowboys cap is from Yael Yanay’s latest body of works. These hand-crafted ceramic hats are meticulously designed to resemble ic...
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2010s Pop Art Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Pushing Ball, Neon Globe
Located in New York City, NY
Neon Light Sculpture
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Neon Light

"Grocery Getter, " Mixed-Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Working from found materials, Fitzgerald constructs miniature soap box cars...
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21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Good Luck Charm
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Derrick Adams Title: Good Luck Charm Year: 2021 Medium: Polyurethane and mixed media with original wooden case Dimensions: 6 3/10 × 11 1/50 × 6 3/10 in (16 × 28 × 16 cm) Edi...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Good Luck Charm
Good Luck Charm
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Floral Wooden Dowel Wall Sculpture, 2550-FLORAL-01 by Matt Bilfield
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MATT BILFIELD '2550-FLORAL-01' (can be hung Vertical or Horizontal) 2,550 Painted Wooden Dowels and Architectural Plywood 58 x 8 in _________________ My creative journey is guided ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Plywood

"Abstract Calligraphy" Abstract Sculpture 31.5" x 20" x 35" in by Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Calligraphy" Abstract Sculpture 31.5" x 20" x 35" in by Ibrahim Khatab Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cairo University, he mixes between p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Polyester

"N.E.S.W." Sculpture (SET OF 4) 16" x 28" x 6" inch by Huang Yulong
Located in Culver City, CA
"N.E.S.W." Sculpture (SET OF 4) 16" x 28" x 6" inch by Huang Yulong Ed. of 999 Set of 4 figures Resin N.E.S.W/四大天王: Huang Yulong has always been based on...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Resin

"El abrazo" Carolina Yrarrázaval, Contemporary woven textile wall sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
"El abrazo" Carolina Yrarrázaval, jute, linen, 40" x 14" x 7", 2017. This woven Contemporary textile sculpture was done by Chilean fiber artist, ...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Jute, Linen

"Infinite Caramel" Abstract Sculpture 56" x 12" x 12" in by Shawn Kolodny
Located in Culver City, CA
"Infinite Caramel" Abstract Sculpture 56" x 12" x 12" in by Shawn Kolodny Medium: Steel Automotive Paint Creating art to reflect the times we live in, Kolodny creates art for...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"Brillo Box Pink" Pop Art Sculpture 17" x 17.5" x 14" in Ed. 1/1 by Kii Arens
Located in Culver City, CA
"Brillo Box Pink" Pop Art Sculpture 17" x 17.5" x 14" in Ed. 1/1 by Kii Arens ABOUT One of the most credible and influential in Los Angeles - the award winn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Still-life Sculptures

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Plexiglass, Mixed Media

Contemporary Still Life in a cabinet Basket of Lemons by Mark Lijftogt
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Lijftogt was born in Amsterdam and at the age of 19 decided to pursue his creative path. He would spend every day for several years in the Museums of Amsterdam studying the old maste...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Fans" vertical bronze piece with three figures standing grounded and tall
Located in Edgartown, MA
The historic tradition of cast bronze provides a contemporary avenue for the creation of Wayne Salge’s abstracted human and animal figures. Thoroughly modern and distinctly impressio...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Agustina Bottoni - Melodicware — Sound Sculpture
By Agustina Bottoni
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Sculpted BY AGUSTINA BOTTONI Hand-Sculpted in Italy Materials: solid brass with satin fnish - base in black Marquina or white Carrara marble Dimensions: 185 cm x 50 cm / 73’’ x 19,6’...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Floral Wall Sculpture, 2550-FLORAL-01 Diptych Horizontal by Matt Bilfield
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
MATT BILFIELD '2550-FLORAL-01 Diptych' 5,100 Painted Wooden Dowels and Architectural Plywood 58 x 8 in each panel 58 x 16 inches diptych size _________________ My creative j...
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Plywood

Richard Klein, Holiday Inn Nocturne, 2020, Found and altered objects assemblage
Located in Darien, CT
In the mid 1990s Richard Klein started working with found glass objects, including bottles, drinking glasses, ashtrays, and eyeglasses. Initially, Klein rejected any object with commercial or advertising content, but in 2015 he became fascinated with the promotional content that was screen printed on ashtrays from the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. This period was before smoking was looked at as being primarily a negative habit, and iconic American businesses, including Howard Johnson’s, International House of Pancakes (iHop) and Holiday Inn, all produced promotional ashtrays printed with their graphic identity. By the time Klein became interested in these objects, the businesses had either ceased to exist, or had changed their logos, and many of their signature buildings, which where examples of classic, “Pop” roadside architecture, has been torn down or repurposed. The artist wanted to connect the glass objects with the business’s sites that were still recognizable and spoke of their history, so he began researching where original buildings still stood. Klein then embarked on a series of road trips to photograph these sites with the intention of combining the photographs with the promotional glass objects. This led him to as far south as Maryland and as far north as upstate New York from his home in Connecticut. In the case of Holiday Inn, it wasn’t their buildings, but their iconic illuminated sign that appeared on ashtrays, so he sought out a standing example of the sign he could photograph. As it turned out all had been removed years before from the hotels' properties and the only working example was indoors at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. He did, however, find out that there was one still standing, surprisingly, in Beruit, Lebanon. He found an image of it on the web and used it to make Holiday Inn (Beruit). In 1973 Holiday Inn changed their tagline from “The Nations Innkeeper” to “The World’s Innkeeper” as they expanded overseas, including the Mideast. For the hotel chain it was bad timing: the disastrous Lebanese civil war began in 1975. In the war, the different Lebanese militias involved in the conflict, including the Nasserites, Christian Phalangists, and the Lebanese National Movement engaged in what came to be called “The Battle of the Hotels” where they each occupied a major high-rise hotel in central Beruit. The Phalangists commanded the Holiday Inn, which they used to fire with both light arms and heavier weapons at the militias in neighboring hotels. Klein used the photo of the heavily damaged Holiday Inn sign as I thought it spoke in a curious, offhanded way about American cultural imperialism in juxtaposition with an ashtray that proclaimed Holiday Inn to be “The World’s Innkeeper.” In the work Holiday Inn (Nocturne) the artist utilized a found, 35mm slide of a Holiday Inn sign at night at an unknown location as the basis of the photograph in the work. Richard Klein is a Connecticut-based artist, independent curator and writer. As an artist, he has exhibited widely, including the Neuberger Museum of Art at SUNY Purchase; Caren Golden Fine Art, New York; the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI; Hales Gallery, London; Gavlak Gallery, Palm Beach, FL; deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA; James Barron Art, Kent, CT; The Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA), Portland, OR; Schoolhouse Gallery, Provincetown, MA; Stephan Stoyanov Gallery, NY; Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY; Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, VT; Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY; Exhibit by Alberson Tulsa, OK; Incident Report/Flow Chart Foundation, Hudson, NY; ICEHOUSE Project Space, Sharon, CT; Kenise Barnes Fine Art in Kent, CT and with ODETTA Gallery at the Equity Gallery in New York City.. Reviews of his work have appeared in Two Coats of Paint, Whitehot Magazine, The New York Times, Sculpture Magazine, Art in America, and The New Yorker. In the summer of 2024 he will be the first Artist-In-Residence at Peck Ledge Light...
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2010s Assemblage Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Richard Klein, McDonalds (El Nino), 2024, Found and altered objects assemblage
Located in Darien, CT
In the mid 1990s Richard Klein started working with found glass objects, including bottles, drinking glasses, ashtrays, and eyeglasses. Initially, Klein rejected any object with commercial or advertising content, but in 2015 he became fascinated with the promotional content that was screen printed on ashtrays from the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. This period was before smoking was looked at as being primarily a negative habit, and iconic American businesses, including Howard Johnson’s, International House of Pancakes (iHop) and Holiday Inn, all produced promotional ashtrays printed with their graphic identity. By the time Klein became interested in these objects, the businesses had either ceased to exist, or had changed their logos, and many of their signature buildings, which where examples of classic, “Pop” roadside architecture, has been torn down or repurposed. The artist wanted to connect the glass objects with the business’s sites that were still recognizable and spoke of their history, so he began researching where original buildings still stood. Klein then embarked on a series of road trips to photograph these sites with the intention of combining the photographs with the promotional glass objects. This led him to as far south as Maryland and as far north as upstate New York from his home in Connecticut. In the case of Holiday Inn, it wasn’t their buildings, but their iconic illuminated sign that appeared on ashtrays, so he sought out a standing example of the sign he could photograph. As it turned out all had been removed years before from the hotels' properties and the only working example was indoors at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. He did, however, find out that there was one still standing, surprisingly, in Beruit, Lebanon. He found an image of it on the web and used it to make Holiday Inn (Beruit). In 1973 Holiday Inn changed their tagline from “The Nations Innkeeper” to “The World’s Innkeeper” as they expanded overseas, including the Mideast. For the hotel chain it was bad timing: the disastrous Lebanese civil war began in 1975. In the war, the different Lebanese militias involved in the conflict, including the Nasserites, Christian Phalangists, and the Lebanese National Movement engaged in what came to be called “The Battle of the Hotels” where they each occupied a major high-rise hotel in central Beruit. The Phalangists commanded the Holiday Inn, which they used to fire with both light arms and heavier weapons at the militias in neighboring hotels. Klein used the photo of the heavily damaged Holiday Inn sign as I thought it spoke in a curious, offhanded way about American cultural imperialism in juxtaposition with an ashtray that proclaimed Holiday Inn to be “The World’s Innkeeper.” In the work Holiday Inn (Nocturne) the artist utilized a found, 35mm slide of a Holiday Inn sign at night at an unknown location as the basis of the photograph in the work. Richard Klein is a Connecticut-based artist, independent curator and writer. As an artist, he has exhibited widely, including the Neuberger Museum of Art at SUNY Purchase; Caren Golden Fine Art, New York; the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI; Hales Gallery, London; Gavlak Gallery, Palm Beach, FL; deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA; James Barron Art, Kent, CT; The Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA), Portland, OR; Schoolhouse Gallery, Provincetown, MA; Stephan Stoyanov Gallery, NY; Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY; Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, VT; Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY; Exhibit by Alberson Tulsa, OK; Incident Report/Flow Chart Foundation, Hudson, NY; ICEHOUSE Project Space, Sharon, CT; Kenise Barnes Fine Art in Kent, CT and with ODETTA Gallery at the Equity Gallery in New York City.. Reviews of his work have appeared in Two Coats of Paint, Whitehot Magazine, The New York Times, Sculpture Magazine, Art in America, and The New Yorker. In the summer of 2024 he will be the first Artist-In-Residence at Peck Ledge Light...
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2010s Assemblage Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Richard Klein, Holiday Inn Beirut, 2017, Found and altered objects assemblage
Located in Darien, CT
In the mid 1990s Richard Klein started working with found glass objects, including bottles, drinking glasses, ashtrays, and eyeglasses. Initially, Klein rejected any object with commercial or advertising content, but in 2015 he became fascinated with the promotional content that was screen printed on ashtrays from the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. This period was before smoking was looked at as being primarily a negative habit, and iconic American businesses, including Howard Johnson’s, International House of Pancakes (iHop) and Holiday Inn, all produced promotional ashtrays printed with their graphic identity. By the time Klein became interested in these objects, the businesses had either ceased to exist, or had changed their logos, and many of their signature buildings, which where examples of classic, “Pop” roadside architecture, has been torn down or repurposed. The artist wanted to connect the glass objects with the business’s sites that were still recognizable and spoke of their history, so he began researching where original buildings still stood. Klein then embarked on a series of road trips to photograph these sites with the intention of combining the photographs with the promotional glass objects. This led him to as far south as Maryland and as far north as upstate New York from his home in Connecticut. In the case of Holiday Inn, it wasn’t their buildings, but their iconic illuminated sign that appeared on ashtrays, so he sought out a standing example of the sign he could photograph. As it turned out all had been removed years before from the hotels' properties and the only working example was indoors at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. He did, however, find out that there was one still standing, surprisingly, in Beruit, Lebanon. He found an image of it on the web and used it to make Holiday Inn (Beruit). In 1973 Holiday Inn changed their tagline from “The Nations Innkeeper” to “The World’s Innkeeper” as they expanded overseas, including the Mideast. For the hotel chain it was bad timing: the disastrous Lebanese civil war began in 1975. In the war, the different Lebanese militias involved in the conflict, including the Nasserites, Christian Phalangists, and the Lebanese National Movement engaged in what came to be called “The Battle of the Hotels” where they each occupied a major high-rise hotel in central Beruit. The Phalangists commanded the Holiday Inn, which they used to fire with both light arms and heavier weapons at the militias in neighboring hotels. Klein used the photo of the heavily damaged Holiday Inn sign as I thought it spoke in a curious, offhanded way about American cultural imperialism in juxtaposition with an ashtray that proclaimed Holiday Inn to be “The World’s Innkeeper.” In the work Holiday Inn (Nocturne) the artist utilized a found, 35mm slide of a Holiday Inn sign at night at an unknown location as the basis of the photograph in the work. Richard Klein is a Connecticut-based artist, independent curator and writer. As an artist, he has exhibited widely, including the Neuberger Museum of Art at SUNY Purchase; Caren Golden Fine Art, New York; the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI; Hales Gallery, London; Gavlak Gallery, Palm Beach, FL; deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA; James Barron Art, Kent, CT; The Portland Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA), Portland, OR; Schoolhouse Gallery, Provincetown, MA; Stephan Stoyanov Gallery, NY; Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY; Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro, VT; Ortega y Gasset Projects, Brooklyn, NY; Exhibit by Alberson Tulsa, OK; Incident Report/Flow Chart Foundation, Hudson, NY; ICEHOUSE Project Space, Sharon, CT; Kenise Barnes Fine Art in Kent, CT and with ODETTA Gallery at the Equity Gallery in New York City.. Reviews of his work have appeared in Two Coats of Paint, Whitehot Magazine, The New York Times, Sculpture Magazine, Art in America, and The New Yorker. In the summer of 2024 he will be the first Artist-In-Residence at Peck Ledge Light...
Category

2010s Assemblage Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Metal

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