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Item Ships From: California
Bronze Horse and Rider
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a striking bronze sculpture featuring a prominently masked figure much like a harlequin on a horse. the majestic horse stands proud with the rider sitting upright and ready t...
Category
Mid-20th Century California - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Dorothy
s Chair
By Koji Takei
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Koji Takei works reference synthetic cubism in the most literal of senses. In cubist artworks, the objects are broken up, analyzed and re-assembled in abstracted form. These pieces...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Spotted Blue White
By Eric Johnson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The Madame X works exemplify Eric Johnson’s passionate embrace of the sensuality of form. The sculptures are imbued with abstract bursts of color beneath pristine surfaces, which appear to undulate as one moves around their double-helix curves.
Seen together, the series is a celebration of the exquisite harmony of depth, structure, color, and lovingly polished surfaces, somewhat blurring the line between painting and sculpture. Interestingly, the Madame X series was inspired by a painting by John Singer Sargent, and pays homage to Sargent’s portrait of the same title, which scandalized the Paris Salon of 1884. While Parisians were shocked by the slip of a dress strap and the alabaster complexion of the portrait’s subject, Johnson was inspired by the sinewy, vertical curves of Sargent’s composition.
At the nexus of the L.A. art scene for nearly forty years, Eric Johnson’s work bears a distinctly Southern California hot-rod, materials-based aesthetic. Early on, Johnson was drawn to artists whose work also grew out of L.A.’s surf and car culture sensibilities. Utilizing new materials and industrial products, like resin & plastic, artwork of impossibly slick, sleek character began to emerge and was termed “Finish Fetish”. Johnson’s work is next generation heir to this work, and carries forward the DNA of such legendary Light and Space, Finish Fetish, artists as Craig Kaufman, DeWain Valentine, Billy Al Bengston, Larry Bell, Tom Jenkins and Tony DeLap.
Eric Johnson’s works are also acutely personal representations of his life. A severe neck injury, and struggle with intense spinal pain, served as the initial catalyst for his exploration of structural forms, which are also informed by his ancestral heritage - Scottish, Cree Indian, and perhaps a boat-building urge from the Norse. His father, a race-car driver and expert in custom car fabrication, passed on a passion for cars and their restoration. Scouted into the Air Force during the Vietnam war as a fencing instructor (though he never served), Johnson discovered he was color-blind during an eye-exam. Surprisingly, this ignited an interest in color and experiments with layering automotive pigments and clear resins, which Johnson continues with in this series, fabricating molds, which allow him to do multiple iterations of the same shape while investigating variations of color.
Eric Johnson attended Valley College; California Institute of Art and received his Masters of Fine Arts degree from University of California at Irvine. Johnson’s work is in many public and private collections, including: Oakland Museum; Laguna Beach Museum; Museum of Art and History (MOAH); Lancaster, CA; C.B.S. Broadcasting, New York, NY; Digital Domain, Venice, CA; Mary Barnes...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
Untitled Relief
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Victor Vasarely Untitled Relief, 1973 is a Studio Line Rosenthal Porcelain relief with aluminum that is hand-signed by Victor Vasarely (Hungary, 1906 – France, 1997) on verso. Number...
Category
1970s Op Art California - Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Untitled L23
By Michael Baker
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The artwork “Untitled L23” presents a compelling composition, engaging the viewer with earthy tones and contrasts. It features two distinct color sections: a sage green upper section...
Category
2010s California - Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Day Dream
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The sculpture “Day Dream” by Jose Cacho is entirely crafted from transparent resin, allowing viewers to peer inside its depth-filled contents. . The resin...
Category
2010s California - Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Aphrodite
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Using resin and marble powder, artist Natasha Sedaghat celebrates the full female figure in her Aphrodite sculpture. Sedaghat’s sculpture, crafted ...
Category
2010s California - Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Lucid Love Mirror, Candy Green
Located in West Hollywood, CA
In Piers Henry’s “Lucid Love Mirror,” the designer shapes a symmetrical heart from finely polished steel, creating a striking protrusion from the wall. This reflective heart mirrors ...
Category
2010s California - Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Lucid Love Mirror, Candy Purple
Located in West Hollywood, CA
In Piers Henry’s “Lucid Love Mirror,” the designer shapes a symmetrical heart from finely polished steel, creating a striking protrusion from the wall. This reflective heart mirrors ...
Category
2010s California - Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mujer Peinandose
By CASTANEDA, FELIPE
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sculpture by Felipe Castaneda. "Mujer Peinandose" is a figurative sculpture, bronze by Mexican contemporary artist Felipe Castaneda. The artwork is signed on the lower back, ""F. C...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary California - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Folding Chair
By Koji Takei
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Creating sculptures of exquisite peculiarity is an art in which Takei excels. His elegantly crafted works embody the notion of the whimsical, contradictory and idiosyncratic. There is an immediately detectable sense of humor and quick wit about the sculptures in this exhibition. Beyond playfulness, however, Takei’s aim is to challenge the viewer to alter the way in which they look at reality.
Taking cues from the Surrealists of the early 20th century, Takei transforms the mundane into the fantastic - and sometimes absurd. His work is a constant inquiry into the meaning of functionality and the perception of purpose. Much like Man Ray’s iconic readymade sculpture, The Gift (1921), and Meret Oppenheim’s infamous fur-covered teacup (Object, 1936), Takei recontextualizes those pragmatic objects that we immediately recognize. With his piece Soft Shoulders (2011), Takei deconstructs a wooden clothes hanger...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Tin Tiles with Rods
By Koji Takei
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Koji Takei works reference synthetic cubism in the most literal of senses. In cubist artworks, the objects are broken up, analyzed and re-assembled in abstracted form. These pieces...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Composition 6
By Koji Takei
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Koji Takei works reference synthetic cubism in the most literal of senses. In cubist artworks, the objects are broken up, analyzed and re-assembled in abstracted form. These pieces...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Iboya, NBC 36
By Victor Vasarely
Located in Palo Alto, CA
The Hungarian word, Iboya, meaning a small forest violet, has been chosen by Vasarely to identify his astonishing series of vertical sculptures for intereior use.
The Iboya consist ...
Category
1970s Op Art California - Sculptures
Materials
Polystyrene, Wood
Portal Glyph X
By Casper Brindle
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Emerging from a history of innovative West Coast artists, who pioneered the Finish Fetish and Light and Space movements, Casper Brindle has mastered the industrial materials at his d...
Category
2010s California - Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mujer Hincada
By CASTANEDA, FELIPE
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sculpture by Felipe Castaneda. ""Mujer Hincada"" is a figurative sculpture, black onyx by Mexican contemporary artist Felipe Castaneda. The artwork is signed in the lower left, ""F...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary California - Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"NUMO" Sculptural Lamp 19" x 7" X 6.5" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
By Grigorii Gorkovenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"NUMO" Sculptural Lamp 19" x 7" X 6.5" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
MATERIAL: ceramics / foundry work
One lampshade.
Lampshade only.
Wires and lightbulb are not included.
NUMO l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"PETIT" Sculptural Lamp 14" x 14.5" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
By Grigorii Gorkovenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"PETIT" Sculptural Lamp 14" x 14.5" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
MATERIAL: ceramics / foundry work
COLOR: matte white
One lampshade.
Lampshade o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Light-Glyph (Gold)
By Casper Brindle
Located in Santa Monica, CA
With Light Glyphs, Casper Brindle presents two new bodies of work, each involving dramatic investigations into light, color and perspective. The results are poetic, sensual and spat...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Pigment
"SHURA" Aluminum Patina Sculpture 7" x 4" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
By Grigorii Gorkovenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"SHURA" Aluminum Patina Sculpture 7" x 4" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
An elegant shape and free lines are combined together to create an image of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Sea of Reds
Located in West Hollywood, CA
SEA OF REDS
Aerosol on Canvas
40” x 30”
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
A convergence of predominant blues, compelling reds, and vibrant oranges. DUAL’s deft play of fine lines, spanning a divers...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Canvas
$3,850
Blue Dot
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Acrylic, aerosol, tape and varnish on linen
48” x 23”
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Blending artistic mediums, DUAL utilizes acrylic, aerosol, tape, and varnish to adorn a meticulously hand-cut ...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Varnish, Acrylic
$3,905
Gutsy
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vivid and sticking surrealist wall sculpture by artist Megan Dune was created with acrylic, glitter, thread and fabric on canvas and paper mache.
Wha...
Category
2010s Surrealist California - Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Thread, Glitter, Acrylic
$5,400
"Mystic Aura in Red" abstract expressionist wall sculpture
By Anthony Liggins
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This minimalist abstract wall sculpture made from Wood Block and Acrylic by Anthony Liggins is a beautiful addition to any home. It has brackets attached to the back and is ready to be hung in any interior.
INSPIRATION - Inspired by the artist's background in fashion design, Le Smoking sculptures...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist California - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Spoke
By Eric Johnson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Inspired by both art and science, Eric Johnson creates composite works of pigment, wood and resin that reference a kinship with other artists: to the sensuality of Brancusi, the arch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood
$32,000
Offering Post- Aitos, INDONESIAN , Tetum People, Timor Island
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An Indonesian offer post from the Tetum people of Timor Island. The work is stone and is unsigned.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tribal California - Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Here for Me
By Koji Takei
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Koji Takei works reference synthetic cubism in the most literal of senses. In cubist artworks, the objects are broken up, analyzed and re-assembled in abstracted form. These pieces...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Sculptures
Materials
Rubber, Wood
Maraschino
By Eric Johnson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Inspired by both art and science, Eric Johnson creates composite works of pigment, wood and resin that reference a kinship with other artists: to the sensuality of Brancusi, the arch...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Resin
$14,000
Loco 5/30
By Siri Hollander
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 California - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Matador
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sculpture by David Morris. "The Matador" is an abstract sculpture, cast steel by American artist David Morris. The artwork is signed on the base, "David...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"007" - Colorful Chrome Sculptural Mask by John Monn
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This wall hanging sculptural artwork by John Monn was created using a rainbow clearcoat over a shiny chrome polymer. It measures 8.5 inches high and 9 inches wide and .5 inches deep. It is hand signed on the back. It has wooden cleates on the back for hanging installation...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Sculptures
Materials
Silver
"016" - Colorful Chrome Sculptural Mask by John Monn
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This wall hanging sculptural artwork by John Monn was created using a rainbow clearcoat over a shiny chrome polymer. It measures 12.5 inches high and 10 inches wide and 6 inches deep. It is hand signed on the back. It has wooden cleates on the back for hanging installation...
Category
2010s California - Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Singing Horse on Ring
By Giuseppe Palumbo
Located in Napa, CA
Giuseppe Palumbo’s whimsical, anthropomorphic sculptures delve into the human psyche through irony, wit, and humor. By applying classical techniques to his contemporary subjects, Pal...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Untitled
By Koji Takei
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Creating sculptures of exquisite peculiarity is an art in which Takei excels. His elegantly crafted works embody the notion of the whimsical, contradictory and idiosyncratic. There is an immediately detectable sense of humor and quick wit about the sculptures in this exhibition. Beyond playfulness, however, Takei’s aim is to challenge the viewer to alter the way in which they look at reality.
Taking cues from the Surrealists of the early 20th century, Takei transforms the mundane into the fantastic - and sometimes absurd. His work is a constant inquiry into the meaning of functionality and the perception of purpose. Much like Man Ray’s iconic readymade sculpture, The Gift (1921), and Meret Oppenheim’s infamous fur-covered teacup (Object, 1936), Takei recontextualizes those pragmatic objects that we immediately recognize. With his piece Soft Shoulders (2011), Takei deconstructs a wooden clothes hanger...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Enamel, Metal
$6,800
Indigo Heart 46
By Eric Johnson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Eric Johnson creates enigmatic and sensual abstract sculptures that are constructed with pigment, wood and resin. Johnson’s work seamlessly unites two traditions of Southern California art - the sleek and sexy aesthetic of the Finish Fetish movement and the organic and elegant tradition of woodworking. His handcrafted pieces are sheathed in resin skins, which often reveal glimpses of the wooden architectures encased within. Endlessly fascinated by physics and science, Johnson’s references range from cosmology and astrophysics to the human form.
Johnson’s work is deeply personal - in addition to drawing inspiration from his ancestral boat-building heritage (which is Norwegian, Scottish and Cree Native...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Resin
One Way
By Koji Takei
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Creating sculptures of exquisite peculiarity is an art in which Takei excels. His elegantly crafted works embody the notion of the whimsical, contradictory and idiosyncratic. There is an immediately detectable sense of humor and quick wit about the sculptures in this exhibition. Beyond playfulness, however, Takei’s aim is to challenge the viewer to alter the way in which they look at reality.
Taking cues from the Surrealists of the early 20th century, Takei transforms the mundane into the fantastic - and sometimes absurd. His work is a constant inquiry into the meaning of functionality and the perception of purpose. Much like Man Ray’s iconic readymade sculpture, The Gift (1921), and Meret Oppenheim’s infamous fur-covered teacup (Object, 1936), Takei recontextualizes those pragmatic objects that we immediately recognize. With his piece Soft Shoulders (2011), Takei deconstructs a wooden clothes hanger...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$2,800
Doc 19/50
By Sandy Graves
Located in Napa, CA
Sandy Graves is a contemporary artist renowned for her distinctive approach to visual storytelling and her exploration of the interplay between natural and urban landscapes. Her work...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Aria (Yellow)
By Eric Johnson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Inspired by both art and science, Eric Johnson creates composite works of pigment, wood and resin that reference a kinship with other artists: to the sensuality of Brancusi, the arch...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$14,500
Untitled
By Koji Takei
Located in Santa Monica, CA
As much as Takei’s pieces are Cubist in nature there is also an unmistakable Asian influence in the working method of the Japanese native. A quiet solidarity and respect for the individual parts set the pieces apart from the noisy commentary that Cubism often invokes. Takei’s pieces are minimal in nature, but powerful in presence and seem to reference the interlocking sculptures...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$5,500
Hand in Hand
By Koji Takei
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Koji Takei works reference synthetic cubism in the most literal of senses. In cubist artworks, the objects are broken up, analyzed and re-assembled in abstracted form. These pieces...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Tree of Souls
By Koji Takei
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Koji Takei works reference synthetic cubism in the most literal of senses. In cubist artworks, the objects are broken up, analyzed and re-assembled in abstracted form. These pieces...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Untitled (Bouquet)
By Koji Takei
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Koji Takei works reference synthetic cubism in the most literal of senses. In cubist artworks, the objects are broken up, analyzed and re-assembled in abstracted form. These pieces...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Lady Fingers
By Robert Kvenild
Located in Napa, CA
Robert Kvenild took his BA from the UC Santa Cruz and went on to SF State University for his MA. His whimsical, colorful ceramic pieces have been in many solo and group shows through...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary California - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Teeter Piper
By Koji Takei
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Creating sculptures of exquisite peculiarity is an art in which Takei excels. His elegantly crafted works embody the notion of the whimsical, contradictory and idiosyncratic. There is an immediately detectable sense of humor and quick wit about the sculptures in this exhibition. Beyond playfulness, however, Takei’s aim is to challenge the viewer to alter the way in which they look at reality.
Taking cues from the Surrealists of the early 20th century, Takei transforms the mundane into the fantastic - and sometimes absurd. His work is a constant inquiry into the meaning of functionality and the perception of purpose. Much like Man Ray’s iconic readymade sculpture, The Gift (1921), and Meret Oppenheim’s infamous fur-covered teacup (Object, 1936), Takei recontextualizes those pragmatic objects that we immediately recognize. With his piece Soft Shoulders (2011), Takei deconstructs a wooden clothes hanger...
Category
2010s Contemporary California - Sculptures
Materials
Enamel, Metal
Candle Holders in Stacked Squares of Matte Steel Grey, Capped in Brilliant Gold
By Lois Sattler
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Candle Holders in stacked squares of matt steel grey, capped in brilliant gold luster. Medium: ceramic porcelain. Size: 5 x 4 in (12.7 x 10.2 cm).
Artwork Details...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist California - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
White Platter with Silver Lines
By Lois Sattler
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Round porcelain white platter with silver lines. For decorative use only. Stand not included. All the pieces can be outdoors in rain o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist California - Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Spring in the Garden, Original Glass Sculpture, 2020
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Spring in the Garden, Original Glass Sculpture, 2020
15″ × 12″ × 2″, 10 lbs
Fused Glass
Free Standing
May be installed indoors and outdoors
Words that describe this piece: Colorful,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Pink Sky at Sunset
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Our family loved to see and celebrate the colors of the sky. One of my favorite times was and is when the sky lights up with pink clouds on that beautiful blue background giving us a Sky Blue Pink Sky...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Song of Summer
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Made this piece while living in Italy in a house with a long garden and a very bark-y dog. The garden was lovingly kept by the lovely couple who owned the house and lived above us and invited us to the major celebration of the wedding of their son and daughter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Hues of Baja Sur
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Made in La Paz, BCS, Mexico where the sunsets and the colors of the sea are moving and inspiring. The rocks and the coral and the bird life. Very peaceful - La Pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
When Color Speaks
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Walking along the River Arno and over the Ponte Mezzo in Pisa, seeing the palaces reflected on the river or the evening clouds made me appreciate and enjoy the ch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Quartet
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Working in glass is a real joy. The colors inspire. The forms. I wanted to make a piece that was really painterly and I think it worked.
Words that describe this...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
$4,200
Day Dreaming
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Started as an experiment to see how my new, larger kiln would feel to use. Hmmm. Turns out I love it and it's lovely to use. I wanted to try that dark purple glas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Plexi Glass Frame Clock
By Tim Hawkinson
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A mixed media, clock mechanism sculpture by Post War artist Tim Hawkinson. Signed verso, "Tim Hawkinson 1996".
Over the course of his nearly two-decade career, Hawkinson has garnered a reputation as one of America’s most imaginative contemporary artists. His body of work ranges from paintings and photographs to miniature sculptures made from his own fingernail clippings, but he is best known for his large-scale kinetic...
Category
1990s Post-War California - Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
In My Day Lily Garden
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Hummingbirds were flying around my bougenvilla. This inspired me to look them up and it turns out that they really like Day Lilies. Day Lilies turned out to be lo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Reflections on the Sea
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Color is my inspiration. Nature, the colors of nature, the colors of the sky - and of course the ever changing beauty of the sea. Glass is such a perfect medium t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Glass
A Moment
s Splendor
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
There was a restaurant in La Paz, BCS, Mexico where they kept peacocks and other birds in large cages in the back. I've always loved the glory of the peacock and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Gradient 0215.2522.03
By Lisa Bartleson
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 California - Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Panel
Pathway
By Kristina Grace
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kristina Grace is a fine artist who both resides and draws inspiration from the Southern California coastline. Living in Newport Beach has served as a constant source of inspiration for Grace. Her life and work reflect countless hours spent on the sand surrounded by surfers and the culture that comes with it.
Grace’s art is colorful and whimsical, reflecting a joy found in her surrounding environment. Her unique sculptural works are a result of time spent at a local surf glassing shop, where she honed her interpretation and technique of applying epoxy and polyester resins. While these types of resins are typically used for creating surfboards, Grace has taken the medium even further, incorporating applications of tinted resins on top of small, assemblage figurines in her work. Surfers, skateboarders, and snowboarders appear throughout her current body of work.
In addition to resins, Grace works with dense foam and fiberglass to create select pieces. Both of these materials pay homage to the surf culture...
Category
2010s Abstract California - Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Panel
$5,100
Bronze Mini Corkscrew #32
By David Tanych
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze with Redwood Handle
David Tanych has been building objects since his father gave him a saw, hammer, nails and a block of wood at the age of 10.
A veteran home and furniture builder, David turned his interest in design and fabrication from the functional and practical to the imaginative and artistic. Interested in welding and the properties of metal, David attended two summer sessions in blacksmithing at the Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina, where he began to connect to a medium much different than wood.
Intrigued and inspired by the strength and flexibility of steel, Tanych started using it to construct functional objects such as tables, picture frames, and garden pergolas. As his skill progressed, Tanych began building huge outdoor steel sculptures. Likened to the work of veteran sculptor Claes Oldenburg, Tanych's most recent pieces are big and bold, representing everyday objects such as a skeleton key and matching keyhole, and a set of three jacks and a ball. The results are fun and playful, instantly bringing the viewer back to a time when these items were common place. When complete, the sculptures are acid etched, allowing them to rust naturally and adding a textural dimension to their unique charm. Tanych’s work alters the environment in which they are placed, in a way that could not be otherwise realized.
Tanych’s works have been featured in many publications including Architectural Digest, Dwell Magazine, Forbes Life, the Time Square kiosk. His work can also be viewed in numerous public and private collections including Leisureland; Palm Springs Sculpture...
Category
2010s California - Sculptures
Materials
Steel
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