Abstract Sculptures
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
Homecoming for Matt
Located in New York, NY
Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod, Aluminum, Fishing Accessories, Wire, Paint
Jeremy Bullis after David L. Bullis
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel, Wire
Spirit Flames – A Modern Organic Sculpture in Brazilian Agate
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Spirit Flames blends the fiery beauty of Brazilian Agate with modern design. Its vibrant colors and built-in lighting create a dynamic, energetic vibe, perfect for adding warmth and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Precious Stone
$3,920 Sale Price
40% Off
Used to be Amazon Boxes, 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Cardboard
Tweed 2, Original Contemporary Silk Sculpture
Located in Boston, MA
Tweed 2
17 x 62 x 17 inches, 10 lbs
Silk
Hand signed by the artist
Artist's Commentary:
"Dyed stiffened silk, string From the Tweed Series Tweeds are an installation of related...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silk
Yegua 4/30
Located in Napa, CA
Siri Hollander, born in New York, lived most of her childhood in Andalusia, Spain, where the local community revolved around fairs and fiestas. Influenced by a family of artists and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Maria
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist grew up in the French Alps, in the heart of the mountains, on the Italian border. I keep a love of nature, wide open spaces, silence. Her work is imbued with these organic...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Principled Opportunism Matter
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ruan Hoffmann uses ceramic earthenware as his preferred medium. Ruan Hoffmann chooses familiar objects such as plates as his canvases, however the resulting works are not presented a...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glaze
Wall Sculpture Large White Texture Surface Ceramic Porcelain
Located in Buffalo, NY
Neil Tetkowski creates art that communicates beyond cultural barriers. His material of choice comes directly from the Earth, and most often he uses clay, which he believes is the per...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Because I Am, Mosaic Glass Sculpture, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Worked with a model for the initial photoshoot. While perusing through the images I had just taken I selected this particular one and said to the model "you look v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Mosaic
Sculpture of Unicorn with Chain:
Unicorn in Chains
By Ivy Naté
Located in New York, NY
Ivy Naté uses universally recognizable objects in non-traditional ways. She creates both large-scale installations and smaller works. Yet, each express Ivy’s captivation with raw hum...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
wall sculpture, abstract sculpture, metal and wood, wall relief, "City Lights 7"
Located in Milwaukee, WI
wall sculpture, metal sculpture, geometric, indoor sculpture; "City Lights 7" is from a series of wall sculptures inspired by urban existence. The life of the city, day or night, is ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
tabletop sculpture, indoor sculpture, wood and metal, colorful, "Planet - Oak"
Located in Milwaukee, WI
tabletop sculpture, indoor sculpture, metal sculpture, colorful sculpture; "Planet - Oak" is from a series of tabletop sculptures which address the theme of Climate Change. A group o...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Outdoor sculpture, aluminum, painted sculpture, abstract sculpture, "Blue Buoy"
Located in Milwaukee, WI
outdoor sculpture, painted sculpture, metal sculpture, aluminum sculpture, abstract sculpture, geometric; "Blue Buoy" is one of a pair of standing outdoor sculptures inspired by sail...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
$12,800 Sale Price
20% Off
"Chrysalis" Bronze and Marble sculpture 19" x 15" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Chrysalis" Bronze and Marble sculpture 19" x 15" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Chrysalis, 2005
Bronze & Marble
48 x 39 cm, Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his character...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Celebration de Cinquante" - bronze wall sculpture, leaves, nautical - Nevelson
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Celebration de Cinquante" is a wall sculpture made of fold formed, forged and fabricated bronze and patina.
Approximately 45 by 210 by 4.5 inches. The shape and size of the install...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Choke II: Yucatán Strait Channel (Mexico
Cuba)" ceramic map - black
white
By Gregor Turk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This ceramic wall sculpture features a topographic map in black and white.
Gregor is inspired by the works of Martin Puryear, James Turrell, Louise Bourgeois, Barbara Hepworth, Chr...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic Texture Large Wall Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
The material of choice for Neil Tetkowski's abstract sculptural work comes directly from the Earth. Most often he uses clay, which he believes is the perfect medium to express his re...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
"Choke II: Strait of Hormuz (Oman
Iran)" - ceramic - map - black
white
By Gregor Turk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This ceramic wall sculpture features a topographic map in black and white.
Gregor is inspired by the works of Martin Puryear, James Turrell, Louise Bourgeois, Barbara Hepworth, Chr...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Joyride by Nick Weddell
By Nick Weddell
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Joyride by Nick Weddell
stoneware, porcelain, and glazes
37 x 29 x 27”
2019
Nick Weddell is a sculptor from Austin, Texas. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in ceramics from Texas...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
"Choke II: Oresund (Sweden
Denmark)" - ceramic - map
By Gregor Turk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This ceramic wall sculpture features a topographic map in black and white.
Gregor is inspired by the works of Martin Puryear, James Turrell, Louise Bourgeois, Barbara Hepworth, Chr...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Gradient 0215.2522.02
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lisa Bartleson is a Northern California - based mixed-media artist whose work is inspired by the Light and Space movement from the 1960’s and 1970’s. Her work has a luminous quality ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Panel, Resin
"Choke II: Mozambique Channel (Madagascar
Mozambique)" - ceramic - map
By Gregor Turk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This ceramic wall sculpture features a topographic map in black and white.
Gregor is inspired by the works of Martin Puryear, James Turrell, Louise Bourgeois, Barbara Hepworth, Chr...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rosewood and Pyrite Crystal Modern Organic Sculpture
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This stunning piece from the Light Within Collection combines the grounding warmth of rosewood with the transformative energy of pyrite crystal. Known for its soothing and protective...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Rosewood
"Choke II: North Cannel (Ireland
Scotland)" - ceramic - map
By Gregor Turk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This ceramic wall sculpture features a topographic map in black and white.
Gregor is inspired by the works of Martin Puryear, James Turrell, Louise Bourgeois, Barbara Hepworth, Chr...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Common Ground" Steel Brass Abstract with Figures David Marshall Gardensculpture
Located in Benahavis, ES
The modern Sculpture " Common Ground ” is an Outdoor or Indoor Sculpture, Metal Garden Art, made from a burnout mold and Steel structure by David Marshall in 2024, cast in our foundr...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
Gradient No.10
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lisa Bartleson is a Northern California - based mixed-media artist whose work is inspired by the Light and Space movement from the 1960’s and 1970’s. Her work has a luminous quality ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood Panel, Pigment
Monden Kogyoku “Flower of Wave” Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Monden Kogyoku (Japanese, b. 1916)
Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s)
Materials: Madake bamboo
Dimensions (H, W, D): 10.5"h, 12"dia
Additional Info...
Category
20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Hemisphere Bowl" - topography - textured blow - ceramic
By Gregor Turk
Located in Atlanta, GA
As a self-proclaimed topophiliac, Gregor Turk is known for ceramic sculptures, photography, mixed-media constructions and various public art installations, with the most recent at th...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Wind of Change v.2" Sculpture 19.5" x 9.5" x 5.5" in Ed 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"Wind of Change v.2" Sculpture 19.5" x 9.5" x 5.5" in Ed 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis
2021
Man. From the Fateful Flowers series
Approximate weight 14 lbs
ABOUT ARTIST
Born on 27 May 19...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Foam Eye
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Gonz's work is characterized by his ability to present us with a distorted version of reality. Through the use of matter and color, he manages to create images that challenge our per...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oil
$3,828 Sale Price
20% Off
Oculus No.10
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"In the Oculus body of work I was interested in reaching back in time and utilizing classic materials and painting techniques then merging them with contemporary – industrial materi...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Linen, Resin, Panel
$24,000
Work N° 1 of Kevin Cheng-Feng YU
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
1) Untitled
2) Wooden cardboard, acrylic.
3) Year of creation : 2016-2017
4) 106,5X48X0,5cm and 36X16X1cm
5) signed on the back
6) Unique copy
7) 3600 euros
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer
"Sacred Grounding" Stained Teakwood and Quartz Crystal Modern Organic Sculpture
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Sacred Grounding embodies a deep connection to the earth, offering stability and tranquility. The Stained Teakwood, rich in texture and warmth, evokes a sense of rootedness, while th...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Persephone (Dialect series)
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
“Over the last twenty years, I have put together an extensive amount of research towards the intersections and thresholds between
painting, sculpture, and drawing. My aim is to produ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
SOUTHERN KISS - Abstract Slip Cast Ceramic Fine Art Sculpture Artist Signed 2018
Located in Chico, CA
Fired to cone 01. Glaze fired to cone 07. Low fire glaze applications.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work passionately reflects my Mexican cultural roots. The art forms appear and are create...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
"Drifting" Quartz Crystal and Indonesian Rosewood Modern Organic Sculpture
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Drifting captures the essence of fluidity and movement, as if suspended in time and space. The gracefully shaped Indonesian Rosewood curves and bends like a gentle current, while the...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Rosewood
$10,522 Sale Price
39% Off
Nebza II Sculpture by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez a.k.a CarmWorks
Located in Paris, FR
Nebza II by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez
Iranian Pink Marble
Dimensions: H. 10.5 cm x 33 cm x 4 cm
Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez is a Colombian born designer with a degree in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Peeks, Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Boston, MA
Peeks, Mixed Media Sculpture by Dutch artist Hans Van Meeuwen.
Artist Commentary:
The face peeking out between the boxes is on both sides. It peeks ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Mixed Media, Cardboard
White Platter with Filigree Center and Gold Accents, Abstract Sculpture, 2021
By Lois Sattler
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
White Platter with filigree center and gold accents. Medium: ceramic porcelain. Size: 15 inch diameter and 2 inches deep (38 cm diameter and 5 cm deep). Made in Ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
"Gloria" Bronze and Marble sculpture 27" x 11" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Gloria" Bronze and Marble sculpture 27" x 11" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Gloria, 2007
Bronze
Marble
68 x 27 cm, Signed
Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his charact...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Clouds of Smoke – Drift
Located in New York, NY
Ching Ke Lin is a bamboo artist, who keeps delving into the land, exploring the common ground between humans and bamboo, and refining his creative vocabulary in the law of nature.
R...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Structural tapestry
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Structural tapestry, my interpretation of contemporary, traditional Ukrainian folk art.
I saw the idea and the visual form of the sculpture as a picture in my imagination just the other day, and I immediately wanted to try to implement it, because. I don’t always fully understand how in the process it will be possible to realize what was conceived. This tapestry differs from others in that it has a form, a small volume created from wooden sticks and wire. And then the usual textiles. This tapestry is part of the project on my idea before the war, I continue to implement my ideas old and new. My arrival home gives me new strength and ideas. Despite the danger of living in a frontline city. My new tapestry is a modern interpretation of classic tapestries...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Textile
Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculpture by Sheryl Zacharia
Wild Thing
Located in White Plains, NY
'Wild Thing' 2023 by Contemporary American artist, Sheryl Zacharia. Ceramic, 23 x 23 x 6 in. This sculpture incorporates a rich palette of colors in bronze, red, black, and white.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Untitled #2/ Tied series, Handmade Abstract Sculpture
Located in Boston, MA
Untitled #2/ Tied series
10.0 x 16.0 x 0.5, 1.0 lbs
Handmade paper
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"'Tied', the title of the installation series, is a phonetic pun on the rising tides and the paper pages bound by threads.
As the water rises and falls, pages of our daily experience add and subtract to and from our memory. Our daily life permeates our memory just as the ink is absorbed into each page and create new shapes and patterns onto what once was a clean slate of a blank page."
About the Artist:
Yoonshin Park is a Chicago based multimedia artist, curator, and educator working with sculptural papers, artist books, and installations. Her interest in the comprehensive process of papermaking and bookbinding caters her work to encompass various elements woven into complete objects. She often uses her experience as a foreign transplant to question space and its implications in defining one's identity as the inspiration behind her work. Park has shown at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Hyde Park Art Center...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Handmade Paper
Silk Road Pyramid, Original Reclaimed Wood Free Standing Sculpture, 2019
Located in Boston, MA
Silk Road Pyramid, Original Reclaimed Wood Free Standing Sculpture
36" x 48" x 48" (HxWxD)
Wood, Resin
Repurposed wood of varying coloration and patterning is pieced together with r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood
SACRED CLOTHES / BLACK EDITION
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Astian Rey "SACRED CLOTHES / BLACK EDITION"
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
THE MYSTERY OF EDEM
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Astian Rey "THE MYSTERY OF EDEM"
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
"Choke II: Bab-el-Mandeb Strait (Yemen, Djibouti
Eritrea)" - ceramic - map
By Gregor Turk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This ceramic wall sculpture features a topographic map in black and white.
Gregor is inspired by the works of Martin Puryear, James Turrell, Louise Bourgeois, Barbara Hepworth, Chr...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Belly, Clay Abstract Sculpture, 2019
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Black stoneware; cone 5/6 oxidation firing
"Inspired by my nieces voluptuous pregnant belly "
Keywords: vessel, ceramic, classic, minimal, clay, black, classical, minimal, round
Artist Biography:
Beverly Morrison...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Andy Warhol
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The project "Eternal and Brilliant" is based on portraits of famous artists of the world and Ukraine.
The concept of the work - the image of the internal and external psychological i...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Chairman of Themis
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of works .. ANCIENT .. ..FOREST .. ..AQUA .. all these series have a magical connection with each other. They have the ancient spirit of past civilizations and sections of d...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Elements
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of works .. ANCIENT .. ..FOREST .. ..AQUA .. all these series have a magical connection with each other. They have the ancient spirit of past civilizations and sections of d...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Family 2
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of works .. ANCIENT .. ..FOREST .. ..AQUA .. all these series have a magical connection with each other. They have the ancient spirit of past civilizations and sections of d...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Palm
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of works .. ANCIENT .. ..FOREST .. ..AQUA .. all these series have a magical connection with each other. They have the ancient spirit of past civilizations and sections of d...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Tower
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Victor Prodanchuk "Tower" 2010
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ancient
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Victor Prodanchuk "Ancient" 2007
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Philosopher
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of works .. ANCIENT .. ..FOREST .. ..AQUA .. all these series have a magical connection with each other. They have the ancient spirit of past civilizations and sections of d...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Oleksa Novakivsky
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Psychological portrait, project "Eternal and Ingenious".
The concept of the work: a reflection of the inner
psychological image of the artist, the state of mind
using elements of his...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay
Knight
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of works .. ANCIENT .. ..FOREST .. ..AQUA .. all these series have a magical connection with each other. They have the ancient spirit of past civilizations and sections of d...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Star
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of works .. ANCIENT .. ..FOREST .. ..AQUA .. all these series have a magical connection with each other. They have the ancient spirit of past civilizations and sections of d...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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Find a wide variety of authentic 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 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, red, purple, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Scott Troxel, John Van Alstine, Marty Mackenzie, and Stephen Walling. Frequently made by artists working with Wood, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.38 inches across are also available. Prices for sculptures made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $11 and tops out at $1,400,000, while the average work sells for $4,500.
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