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ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
"Casas Grandes Pottery, " a Ceramic Pot signed with Benito Morass
By Benito Morass
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Casas Grandes Pottery" is a signed hand-built ceramic vessel with slip glaze created by Benito Morass. It features an abstract geometric design ...
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1990s Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Slip, Glaze

Splendid II - textured contemporary painting, magenta strokes, abstract
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful contemporary high textured abstract painting is great for a classic and contemporary setting. The variation of colors and rich texture would greatly bring a space to life. Tim Nikiforuk...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Vinyl, Wood Panel

Fantastic Voyage
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Betsy Enzensberger sculpts works that create a visceral longing and remembrance of the most nostalgic delights from childhood. The artist uses the familiarity of those sweet...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Foil

British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Marking Time II
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze freely rotating on a slate composite base Series of unique variations Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 624B The polished bronze spheres require care as ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Navy Reds
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made with acrylic on solid maple, walnut and matte clear coat Scott Troxel draws on the aesthetics of bygone technology and the forward-looking designs of the Atomic Age and...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Maple, Coating, Acrylic, Walnut

Spring Wind, Jiro Yonezawa, Abstract Bamboo Sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
Spring Wind, Jiro Yonezawa, bamboo, urushi lacquer, 18.375" x 9.25" x 9.25", 2019. This abstract bamboo sculpture is by Japanese artist, Jiro Yonezawa (...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Coating

"Victim of War (WWII)" Signed, Stainless Steel Sculpture
Located in Chesterfield, MI
This dramatic stainless steel sculpture titled "Victim of War" by Marian Owczarski depicts a falling figure reaching towards the sky. The figure is suspended by a single leg which Ow...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Untitled XII
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Ukrainian conceptual artist Dunja Jankovic focuses her work on screen printing, which serves as her primary method of production. She begins with paper that has been treated with wax...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Poseidon - textured contemporary painting, colorful, blue strokes, abstract
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful contemporary high textured abstract painting is great for a classic and contemporary setting. The variation of colors and rich texture would greatly bring a space to life. Tim Nikiforuk...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Vinyl, Wood Panel

"Creating Spirits, " Red Jasper Abstract Sculpture by Farai Darare
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Creating Spirits" is an original red jasper sculpture by Farai Darare. It depicts an abstracted figure holding a pot. 19" x 6 1/2" x 3 1/4" Farai Walter Darare started working as a washer and polisher for his father's sculptures when he was seven years old. He worked and studied under the renowned Shona sculptors Chikumbirike, Runyanga, Muropa, and his father Casper Darare...
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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone

EXCLOS 156 Stainless Steel
Located in Pasadena, CA
Guillaume ROCHE The artist translates movement and energy through the dynamism of assemblages and seeks the balance of composition. His sculptures offer aerial movements, round shap...
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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

This Rock is in a Hard Place, Original Abstract Sculpture, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: During the COVID-19 pandemic I decided to collect boxes from around my neighborhood and repurpose the cardboard material. By utilizing materials that would otherwi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Cardboard

Untitled VI
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Ukrainian conceptual artist Dunja Jankovic focuses her work on screen printing, which serves as her primary method of production. She begins with paper that has been treated with wax...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Flag for a Forgotten People, Framed Contemporary Quadriptych Wood Panel Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Very difficult to photograph inside the case with glass front, so we took a few outside the case. A video is included that we hope helps, thought it suffers from reflections on the ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wax, Oil, Wood Panel

Open
Located in Atlanta, GA
Eileen Braun delights in creating biomorphic or organic sculptural forms. Although they may look as though they're constructed of metal rods, they're actually created from rattan ree...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Rubber, Mixed Media

Blowout
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Sculpture. About the Artist: Ed Haugevik has established a career as professional sculptor placing his work at numerous private and public sites throughout the country. ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"Where did you say it feels good?" - triptych blue abstract sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut aluminium and covered with automotive paint. Th...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Endless Graduation, Paper sculpture by Norie Hatakeyama
By Norie Hatakeyama
Located in Wilton, CT
Hatekayama works with factory-made paper-packing tape to realize her geometric concerns. It is an experimental material that enables her to break free from traditional limitations. ...
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1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Rice Paper

"Where did you say it feels good?" - triptych pink abstract sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut aluminium and covered with automotive paint. Th...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Moon Dancer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Painted maple abstract form
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Moon Dancer
Moon Dancer
$3,120 Sale Price
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Spirits Dancing, Original Glass Sculpture, 2020
Located in Boston, MA
Spirits Dancing, Original Glass Sculpture, 2020 28″ × 17″ × 2", 40 lbs Fused Glass and Stainless Steel Wall Mounted Artist Commentary: Living in Pisa, Italy where each evening the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

The Conversation
Located in Fairfield, CT
Materials are often the driving force and inspiration behind the works of art that I create. I have always been drawn to the functional wear and patina of vintage and found objects. Recently, vintage measuring tapes...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Other Medium

The Conversation
$6,400 Sale Price
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Spiral#4-Red w/ chestnut stain, large maple sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large maple abstract sculpture, geometric spiral, created from one tree trunk. This sculpture is subtracted from the single block using primarily hand tools, not an assembled constru...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Maple, Latex

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Metallic waves 3
Located in Paris, IDF
Each Set of 8 panels, Spray paint on upcycled plastic Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in I...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plastic, Spray Paint, Panel

Alien
By Connie DK Lane
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Polyurethane/insulating foam, paints, tree branch, and mixed media.
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Foam, Wood, Paint, Mixed Media, Polyurethane

Alien
Alien
$2,080 Sale Price
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"Buoy", Industrial, Abstract, Large-Scale Outdoor Sculpture in Metal Stone
Located in New York, NY
"Buoy" by John Van Alstine Granite and steel The sculpture of John Van Alstine beautifully, and powerfully, balances the union of stone and metal, while exploring the relationship o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Granite, Metal, Steel

Pink moon - abstract figurative sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This abstract figurative sculpture by Gal Melnick is from here latest body of works. It is a laser cut metal sculpture which is painted with automotive pai...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Abstract Wall Sculpture Untitled Wallpaper Abstraction #36
Located in White Plains, NY
'Untitled Wallpaper Abstraction #36' 2024. Found wallpaper collage on wood form, 48 x 36 x 6 in. is a multicolor, abstract geometric sculpture featuring carefully cut pieces of found...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Archival Ink, Wood Panel

Abstract Ceramic Sculpture Moonlight Underwater
Located in White Plains, NY
'Moonlight Underwater' 2025 by Contemporary American artist, Sheryl Zacharia. Ceramic, 17 x 22.5 x 6 in. This sculpture incorporates a rich palette of colors in bronze, gray, red, bl...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Abstract Ceramic Sculpture Movin and Groovin
Located in White Plains, NY
'Movin and Groovin' 2025 by Contemporary American artist, Sheryl Zacharia. Ceramic, 13.5 x 15 x 5 in. This sculpture incorporates a rich palette of colors in bronze, red, pink, black...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Copper
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Copper From the series, Elements, are three artworks of precious commodities, combining their beauty of material with the exquisite simplicity of numerical Pi. These artworks draw yo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Copper
Copper
$3,840 Sale Price
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Into Black, Gudrun Pagter, Abstract geometric tapestry
Located in Wilton, CT
Pagter’s minimalism is emblematic of the shared sensibilities of Scandinavian and Japanese artists, popularly termed 'Japandi'. Into Black is one in a three part series. “In the ref...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Linen, Thread

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Red Raider
Located in Paris, IDF
Repurposed gym floor woth acrylic & oil Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Art Fair in NYC, Texas Co...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Oil

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Urban Cactus
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic washes on Pine, walnut, acrylic & varnish Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Art Fair in NYC...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Birch, Lacquer, Walnut, Varnish, Acrylic, Pins

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Boofy 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Pigmented lacquer on birch, heart pine Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Art Fair in NYC, Texas Con...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Birch, Lacquer

Passion - abstract wall sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut metal covered with automotive paint and comes re...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Lesiure Class
Located in Paris, IDF
Birch, acrylic wash & wax Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Art Fair in NYC, Texas Contemporary, S...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Varnish, Acrylic, Birch, Wax

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Breaker
Located in Paris, IDF
MDF, acrylic, cherry & satin varnish Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Art Fair in NYC, Texas Conte...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Varnish, Satin Paper

Stream (Green Glow, Coral Bars)
Located in Dallas, TX
Flashe on muslin with mixed textiles
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Muslin

Loren Eiferman, 2V, 180 Pieces of Wood with Celluclay, 2015, Polymer, Wood, Clay
Located in Darien, CT
Over many decades Loren Eiferman has created and mastered a unique technique of working with wood—her primary material. First, she begins with a drawing of an idea. Then she takes...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Wood, Polymer

"Ode to Chamberlain" Abstract, Bronze Metal Sculpture, Large-Scale, Outdoors
Located in New York, NY
"Ode to Chamberlain" by Hans van de Bovenkamp Unique welded bronze Renowned for his monumental sculpture created primarily for open-air public locales, Hans Van de Bovenkamp has bee...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Spiral#3-Green, large maple sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large maple abstract sculpture, geometric spiral, created from one tree trunk. This sculpture is subtracted from the single block using primarily hand tools, not an assembled constru...
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Maple, Latex

Her Kiss beautiful contemporary abstract sculpture gold
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Catherine Bohrman: The quiet encounter of two lovers kissing is captured in this wonderful cast bronze with a gold patina. The softness of the moment of her reach to him is captured...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Scribbles Pink
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This laser cut acrylic series of Scribble Sculptures is inspired by the gestures and quick mark making found in abstract expressionist painting and drawing, and the whimsical, bold color and shape found in classic cartoon. Ryan Coleman...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass

Angeli Minori A
Located in BARCELONA, ES
In apparent disagreement with the state of grace of human anatomy, Nicola Cucchiaro goes to the very origins of artistic endeavor. His production consists of combining and displacing...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Terracotta

Richard Bottwin, Blue Beam , 2016, Wood, Acrylic Paint
Located in Darien, CT
Architecture and functional objects inform the vocabulary of Richard Bottwin’s sculpture. The plywood surfaces, laminated with wood veneers or painted with acrylic colors, are confi...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Diane Englander, White and Yellow Wood 2018, scrapwood and acrylic, 7 x 11.25 in
Located in Darien, CT
Diane Englander uses formal means to create a place between discord and tranquility, a zone with a charged harmony that energizes as it also provides refuge. That often requires that the prettiness of an initial surface is made ugly, or there’s a conscious choice to avoid balance in the composition. Hers is a largely intuitive process, the materials entice her. Inspiration from the world that we don't call “art” is where she finds her muse: a wall, a landscape, a window shade transfused with light, a stretch of sand and shadow. Most influential are predecessors like Burri, Vicente, Tapies, Motherwell, Rauschenberg, medieval cloisonné, Vermeer, Breughel, and many, many more. A native New Yorker, Diane had an earlier career including 17 years as a management consultant to local nonprofits concerned with poverty or disenfranchisement; work in NYC government; and several years as a lawyer at a large NYC law firm. “I was brought up going to galleries and museums, a sometimes reluctant attendant to my parents’ passion for looking and for collecting. My own expressive energy must have simmered internally for years, occasionally emerging in photography, in quilt-making, in other tentative explorations, and certainly in providing opportunity and materials for my children to create. Not until those children were nearly grown did I come unequivocally to the need to make art myself.” In late 2006 Diane began making collages that started her on her current path; in late 2007 she left her consulting job to focus on her artwork full-time. She has studied with Bruce Dorfman at the Art Students League in New York, and has had solo exhibits at the Alexey von Schlippe...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

"Passion II" - abstract wall sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut aluminium covered with automotive paint. As all...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Nailed it Series No.158
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on wooden panel 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 Marke...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

"what was tonight" - blue abstract sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut aluminium covered with automotive paint. As all of Ilanit`s works, this work is ba...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

wall sculpture, indoor, metal sculpture, abstract sculpture, colorful "Window 7"
Located in Milwaukee, WI
wall sculpture, indoor, metal sculpture, abstract sculpture, colorful; "Window 7" is from a series of 7 painted aluminum wall sculptures. These wall sculptures are abstractions on th...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Flame on Bamboo, Found Objects Dadaist Lamp Sculpture by Garry Bennett
Located in Long Island City, NY
Flame on Bamboo Garry Bennett, American (1934–2022) Date: 2008 Assemblage Bamboo Lamp, Signed and dated on bottom Size: 10.25 x 5 x 2 in. (26.04 x 12.7 x 5.08 cm)
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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Stick in the Mud, Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture by Joe DiStefano
Located in Long Island City, NY
Stick in the Mud Joe DiStefano, American (1940–2020) Ceramic Size: 10.5 x 5 x 6 in. (26.67 x 12.7 x 15.24 cm)
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1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Bird and Blossom, Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture by Joe DiStefano
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bird and Blossom Joe DiStefano, American (1940–2020) Ceramic, signed Size: 5.5 x 9.5 x 6 in. (13.97 x 24.13 x 15.24 cm)
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1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Cathedral
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made by acrylic on birch, satin lacquer with copper enamel backer Scott Troxel draws on the aesthetics of bygone technology and the forward-looking designs of the Atomic Age...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Birch, Acrylic

Joan Grubin, Amphibian, 2018, Mylar, Paper, Acrylic Paint
Located in Darien, CT
Weaving is a form of drawing, of plotting and connecting lines. Fabricating a three-dimensional, transparent object using thin strips of paper with differing colors on either side re...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Mylar, Paper, Acrylic

Indian Contemporary Art By Sumit Mehndiratta - Mandala Series No. 14
Located in Paris, IDF
Six Stainless steel discs measuring 5.1x5.1x1.5 inches each (13x13x4 cms) hung individually on the wall with a 3M velcro tape hanging provision on the back of each disc, can be hung ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

"Fleche (diagonally down)", Industrial Abstract Sculpture in Metal Stone
Located in New York, NY
"Fleche (diagonally down)" by John Van Alstine Granite, bronze, stainless steel The sculpture of John Van Alstine beautifully, and powerfully, balances the union of stone and metal,...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Stone, Granite, Metal, Bronze, Steel, Stainless Steel

Untitled I
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Ukrainian conceptual artist Dunja Jankovic focuses her work on screen printing, which serves as her primary method of production. She begins with paper that has been treated with wax...
Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

" Universal Harmony " Rosewood and Quartz Crystal Modern Organic Sculpture
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Universal Harmony is a stunning balance of natural beauty and refined elegance, featuring the grounding warmth of Rosewood and the luminous energy of Quartz Crystal. The rich, organi...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Rosewood

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