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Item Ships From: Chicago
Set of Three Large-Scale Framed Botanical Specimens
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking tribute to the art of botanical collecting, this set of three large-scale framed specimens captures nature at its most graphic and refined. Each plant—an Ostrich Fern, a B...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Natural Fiber, Burl
1927 Etching of Bowling Green Park New York by Anton Schutz
By Anton Schutz
Located in Chicago, IL
This signed etching of Bowling Green Park was done by Anton Schutz. It is dated 1927. It depicts a bustling scene in the Financial District of Lower Manh...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
"Study in Stripes" Kite by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Silk, Bamboo
"Shibori Sky" Kite by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Bamboo, Silk
This is Not a Painting?,
a Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
This is not a painting. What is a painting? Is it the brushstrokes of pigment on canvas that make a painting a painting? If you're a caveman, a painting is clay on the wall of a cave...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Maple
Large Scale Wall Sculpture of Enameled Flowers in a Brutalist Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Large-scale, Brutalist wall sculpture of a vase of flowers. The torch cut vase has numerous small holes and notches around the top into which you can insert and arrange the enameled ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
Early 20th Century Flemish Spaniel Pyrography Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century Flemish low-relief panel showcases the exquisite artistry of pyrography, a technique where designs are burned into wood using a heated tool. Here, two hunting spaniels adorned with studded collars and leashes are meticulously rendered, their lively expressions captured with remarkable detail. Surrounding them is an intricately carved Art Nouveau style frame, adding an extra layer of elegance to the composition.
During the latter part of the 19th and early 20th centuries, pyrography experienced a surge in popularity, particularly in Europe and America. Its appeal lay in the ability to create intricate designs with depth and texture, resembling fine etchings or engravings. Pyrography was often employed to decorate furniture, household items, and decorative panels like this one, serving as both functional art and a testament to the skill of the craftsman. Today, pieces like this Flemish panel...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Clyde Burt Ceramic Wall Art
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt abstract ceramic wall relief in glazed stoneware with wooden frame.
Signed to front: [C. BURT].
American, circa 1965.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
$14,700
Roman De Tirtoff, Erte’, Framed Silk Scarf Titled “Dream Voyage” 1982
By Erté
Located in Chicago, IL
Roman de Tirtoff, Also know as Erte’, frames silk scarf titled “Dream Voyage”. Gloss black lacquer frame with plexiglass glaze. Circa 1982 chinoiserie...
Category
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Silk, Plexiglass, Wood, Lacquer
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Tony Rosenthal Painted Aluminum Wall Sculpture, 2001
By Tony Rosenthal
Located in Chicago, IL
Tony Rosenthal Painted Aluminum Wall Sculpture, 2001
Monumental wall sculpture composed of layered geometric forms with cutouts, painted aluminum. A dynamic and dimensional example o...
Category
Early 2000s American Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Mounted Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible and rare mid-20th century Dida hand-plated Shibori tie-dyed raffia ceremonial kerchief mounted on a linen stretched board that floats off the wall in the shape of the k...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Raffia
Clyde Burt House Shaped Ceramic Wall Plaque
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt house shaped ceramic wall relief in glazed stoneware with turned wood exterior sides and wooden frame.
Signed to front: [C. BURT].
American, circa 1965.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Ceramic
Swallow Tails, Double Butterfly Portrait Highly Detailed, Carved Silver Frame
Located in Chicago, IL
Reminiscent of John James Audubon specimen drawings, these two meticulously drawn swallow tail butterflies are matted separately and framed in a beautifully carved silver frame
Sylvia Beckman
Swallow Tails
colored pencil on paper
19H x 15.50W in
48.26H x 39.37W cm
SUB013
Sylvia Beckman, b. 1938, Detroit, MI
Education
University of Michigan, School of Arch. & Design
University of Wisconsin, Botany
Private apprenticeship in stone sculpture, bronze, gilding and painting
Exhibitions
2017 “Coming Attractions”, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
1997 S.O.F.A. exhibition, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
1997 Monumental Bronze Sculpture Commisson, Olbrich Park, Madison, WI
1994 Sculpture, Olbrich Botanic Gardens, Spring Display, Madison,WI
1994 Paintings & Drawings, North Seas Gallery, Charlevoix, MI
1994 Paintings & drawings, Olbrich Botanic Center, Madison, WI
1988 Monumental Stone Sculpture...
Category
2010s American Modern Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Josef Albers "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 19
By Josef Albers
Located in Chicago, IL
JOSEF ALBERS (1888 – 1976)
"Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 19
Screen-printed geometric composition printed by Ives Stillman, Inc., New Haven, CT.
From the set of 12...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Oil Portrait of a Victorian Lady, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Painted in the 19th century, this exquisite miniature portrait wonderfully exemplifies realism in traditional oil painting. The small artwork is painted in the conventional portraiture style of the Old Masters, and achieves soft realism with fine brushwork and a subdued, neutral palette. The half length portrait depicts a fine Victorian woman dressed in all black with a delicate lace collar and bonnet. She wears a ruby broach...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
"Rome" by Ren Hui
By Ren Hui
Located in Chicago, IL
This painting, like most of Ren Hui’s exquisite artworks, celebrates his subjects using a style that he calls “uncomplicated and honest.” The beautiful pattern of white carved out of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
$1,880
Yoruba Beaded Sash, c. 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricately-constructed colorful train was painstakingly created by Yoruba artisans in Nigeria in the mid-20th century. Recent designs such as this were based upon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Shell, Fabric, Beads
GT Atelier Custom TV Art Wall by The Golden Triangle, Chicago
Located in Chicago, IL
Introducing the "GT Custom TV Art Wall" by The Golden Triangle. This art installation presents a solution to a very modern design problem: “What do...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
$4,800 Sale Price
36% Off
Vintage Framed L
Opera Signed Silk Scarf By Erte
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Framed L 'Opera Signed Silk Scarf By Erte
A Beautiful Piece of Wall Art to Start or Add to an Already Existing High End Luxurious Collection. L'Opera, depicting two ladies, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Silk
Beige Ceramic Tile Wall Sculpture with Wood Frame by Jean D
asti, France 1960s
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1960s French table top wall sculpture signed by ceramic artist Jean D'asti. During the Mid 20th Century, Jean D'asti operated his workshop in Vallauris, a picturesque seaside villa...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
"Great Wall II" by Ren Hui
By Ren Hui
Located in Chicago, IL
This woodcut, entitled “Great Wall II,” was made by renowned artist Ren Hui. His career has been an evolution across material and method. He began as a poet and photographer, but soo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
Large Geometric Metal Panel by Hermine Chastanet, 1969
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare, generously proportioned enameled metal panel designed by Hermine Chastanet in 1969. This geometric piece features a bold, graphic pattern with vibrant teal and soft beige for...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Small Blush Silk Tassel with Star Knot Charm
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese knotted tassels are used to add elegance to everyday items like hairpins or lanterns but they often hold sentimental value, and are passed down through families for generatio...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Jade
Chinese Relief Carved Architectural Panel with Fruit and Flora, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
It’s difficult to pinpoint what makes this handcrafted panel so impressive: the artful relief carvings of seasonal fruit and lush, foliage-filled vases ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Spruce
"Celestial Pond" Kite by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Silk, Bamboo
"Ebb Tide" Kite by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Bamboo, Silk
Stunning Framed Academic Figure Drawing
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning late 20th-century academic graphite-on-paper male figure drawing showcasing a skillful attention to musculature, highlights and shadows,...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Kingfisher, Colored Pencil Drawing with Blue, Orange, Brown, Matted
Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
The Kingfisher is bird often first noticed by its wild rattling call as it flies over rivers or lakes. It may be seen perched on a high snag, or hovering on rapidly beating wings, then plunging headfirst into the water to grab a fish. Artist Sylvia Beckman captures the Kingfisher with all its glorious plumage and brilliant colorings This drawing is matted and framed.
Sylvia Beckman
Kingfisher
colored pencil on paper
Measures: 13 H x 8 W in
33.02 H x 20.32 W cm
FRAMED DIMENSIONS
18h x 14w in
45.72h x 35.56w cm
SUB029
Sylvia Beckman, b. 1938, Detroit, MI
Education
University of Michigan, School of Arch. & Design
University of Wisconsin, Botany
Private apprenticeship in stone sculpture, bronze, gilding and painting
Exhibitions
2017 “Coming Attractions”, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
1997 S.O.F.A. exhibition, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
1997 Monumental Bronze Sculpture Commisson, Olbrich Park, Madison, WI
1994 Sculpture, Olbrich Botanic Gardens, Spring Display, Madison,WI
1994 Paintings & Drawings, North Seas Gallery, Charlevoix, MI
1994 Paintings & drawings, Olbrich Botanic Center, Madison, WI
1988 Monumental Stone Sculpture...
Category
2010s American Modern Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
"Green Tree" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii, 2023
By Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Clas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
Oil on Canvas Italian Street Market Scene by Giuseppe Pitto
By Giuseppe Pitto
Located in Chicago, IL
Giuseppe Pitto (Italian 1857 - 1928) is often known for his paintings depicting pretty women in Italian street markets. This exuberantly painted scene i...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Other Antique Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Three Sand Hill Cranes, Colored Pencil Drawing, Matted
Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
The endangered Florida Sandhill Crane can be found in the freshwater wetlands in peninsular Florida from the Everglades to the Okefenokee Swamp.
Sylvia Beckman
Three Florida Sand Hill...
Category
2010s American Modern Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
"Eb
Flo" Kite by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Silk, Bamboo, Paint
Bloodroot, Gold Frame
Located in Chicago, IL
Reminiscent of John James Audubon specimen drawings, these two meticulously drawn swallow tail butterflies are matted separately and framed in a beautifully carved silver frame
Sylvia Beckman
Bloodroot, 2010
colored pencil on paper
19.5 x 18.25 framed
SUB005
Sylvia Beckman, b. 1938, Detroit, MI
Education
University of Michigan, School of Arch. & Design
University of Wisconsin, Botany
Private apprenticeship in stone sculpture, bronze, gilding and painting
Exhibitions
2017 “Coming Attractions”, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
1997 S.O.F.A. exhibition, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
1997 Monumental Bronze Sculpture Commisson, Olbrich Park, Madison, WI
1994 Sculpture, Olbrich Botanic Gardens, Spring Display, Madison,WI
1994 Paintings & Drawings, North Seas Gallery, Charlevoix, MI
1994 Paintings & drawings, Olbrich Botanic Center, Madison, WI
1988 Monumental Stone Sculpture...
Category
2010s American Modern Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$800 / item
"The Embrace (Shunga Study)" Collage by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Minimalist Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Marcello Fantoni Wall Plaque
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Marcello Fantoni rare studio wall plaque. Marked: Fantoni, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Golden Hued Landscape, Soft Pastel on Paper, Rural Scene with Tree Bank and Sky
Located in Chicago, IL
This serene impressionist landscape painting of a rural scene is created in soft pastel. The lush surface perfectly compliments the golden hues in the sky and the velvety earth and t...
Category
Early 2000s Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Stamped
Polished Metal Tribal Mask Wall Hanging
Located in Chicago, IL
Stamped and cut polished metal tribal mask. Foliate headdress, pierced and plated lower lip with pierced ears joining together in a necklace. Three dimensional with lacquered black b...
Category
20th Century American Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Lacquer
"Diary (2301)" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii, 2023
By Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Clas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
Early Important Harry Bertoia Monotype
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Important Harry Bertoia Monotype, One of his first works on paper, Monoprint on Rice Raper
Signed to verso ‘HB’. Inscribed to lower right ...
Category
1940s Vintage Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
"Rampage" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii, 2021
By Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Clas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
Vintage Egyptian Hieroglyph Wall Plaque - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Egyptian Hieroglyph Wall Plaque - Pair
Egyptian hieroglyphs recreate the images of ancient Egypt. Based upon King Tut's Antechamber, the wall plaque frieze is a representati...
Category
20th Century Unknown Egyptian Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Plaster, Paint
"Diary (2303)" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii, 2023
By Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Clas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
Josef Albers "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 25
By Josef Albers
Located in Chicago, IL
JOSEF ALBERS (1888 – 1976)
"Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 25
Screen-printed geometric composition printed by Ives Stillman, Inc., New Haven, CT.
From the set of 12...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Josef Albers "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 18
By Josef Albers
Located in Chicago, IL
JOSEF ALBERS (1888 – 1976)
"Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 18
Screen-printed geometric composition printed by Ives Stillman, Inc., New Haven, CT.
From the set of 12...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
"Furbelow II" Kite by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Muslin, Silk, Bamboo
"Ladies at Tea" Mixed-Media Tile by Pauline Hughes
Located in Chicago, IL
Liverpool-based artist Pauline Hughes takes a fluid approach to her ceramic practice, combining aspects of painting, collage, and printmaking into her w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paper
Hand Painted Ceramic Tile Art Of Woman Holding Wheat Sheaf
Located in Chicago, IL
Possibly Danish in origin tile mosaic of a young woman with a scarf around her neckk, and her arms wrapped around a bundle of wheat. Great colors of red, brown, grey, black and white...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Pair Mixed Media Works By Tracy Wise
By Tracy Wise
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of abstract works by artist Tracy Wise titled "Neutral Folds 1 & 2". Purchased from a North Carolina estate, striking mixed media assemblages incorporating paper and textiles wi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Wire
$1,250 / set
Josef Albers "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 29
By Josef Albers
Located in Chicago, IL
JOSEF ALBERS (1888 – 1976)
"Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 29
Screen-printed geometric composition printed by Ives Stillman, Inc., New Haven, CT.
From the set of 12...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
"Urbane Profile" Mixed-Media Tile by Pauline Hughes
Located in Chicago, IL
Liverpool-based artist Pauline Hughes takes a fluid approach to her ceramic practice, integrating techniques of painting, collage, and printmaking into ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paper
"Day Turns to Night" by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera-including fragments ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Paper
Josef Albers "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 31
By Josef Albers
Located in Chicago, IL
JOSEF ALBERS (1888 – 1976)
"Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 31
Screen-printed geometric composition printed by Ives Stillman, Inc., New Haven, CT.
From the set of 12...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
"Ghost (Get Out of Town)" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii
By Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Classically trained in Florence, Italy, Kii creates his modern mosaics using traditional techniques and materials, including hand-cut Italian marble and Venetian smalti glass. Eschewing the figural in favor of the abstract, his mosaics rely on contrasts of pattern and form to convey complex themes and achieve visual harmony.
Toyoharu Kii’s latest body of work “Geophytes” continues themes of rebirth and renewal. A reference to plants that regrow from hidden elements beneath the earth’s surface, the series celebrates the resilience of the natural world. Each mosaic is imagined as a landscape that documents a history of environmental damage due to human activity, and the subsequent return of nature as a restorative force. Through the juxtaposition of patterns and the interplay of order and disorder, Kii creates man-made “images of destruction” and finds hope in the future by “reconstructing nature.”
In this mosaic entitled "Ghost (Get Out...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
Josef Albers "Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 20
By Josef Albers
Located in Chicago, IL
JOSEF ALBERS (1888 – 1976)
"Formulation : Articulation" Portfolio II, Folder 20
Screen-printed geometric composition printed by Ives Stillman, Inc., New Haven, CT.
From the set of 12...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Yoruba Beaded Sash, c. 1950
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricately-constructed colorful train was painstakingly created by Yoruba artisans in Nigeria in the mid-20th century. Recent designs such as this were based upon sashes that s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Shell, Fabric, Beads
"Sprout" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii
By Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
Monochromatic, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Minimalist Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
Clyde Burt Ceramic Charger
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt ceramic charger in glazed stoneware. Signature to underside: [CB]. American, circa 1965.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Domestic Issues by Maxine Snider, 1990s
Located in Chicago, IL
A large scale abstract mixed media painting on canvas by Chicago artist Maxine Snider, 1990s. Signed en verso.
Maxine Snider is a Chicago artist and d...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Paint, Paper, Canvas
"Asanoha Landscape" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii
By Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
Monochromatic, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
"Ghost (Big Wings)" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii
By Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Classically trained in Florence, Italy, Kii creates his modern mosaics using traditional techniques and materials, including hand-cut Italian marble and Venetian smalti glass. Eschewing the figural in favor of the abstract, his mosaics rely on contrasts of pattern and form to convey complex themes and achieve visual harmony.
Toyoharu Kii’s latest body of work “Geophytes” continues themes of rebirth and renewal. A reference to plants that regrow from hidden elements beneath the earth’s surface, the series celebrates the resilience of the natural world. Each mosaic is imagined as a landscape that documents a history of environmental damage due to human activity, and the subsequent return of nature as a restorative force. Through the juxtaposition of patterns and the interplay of order and disorder, Kii creates man-made “images of destruction” and finds hope in the future by “reconstructing nature.”
In this mosaic entitled "Ghost (Big Wings)," Kii takes a more representational approach to his storytelling, creating figurative drawings out of thin lines of tesserae. The mosaic belongs to his “Ghost” triptych, wherein Kii uses “wings” to represent the presence of a heavenly being, the ghosts of past spirits or the presence of an angel or guardian. In “Ghost (Big Wings),” Kii mourns the extinction of many creatures due to environmental change and imagines their lonely spirits wandering the earth. Enveloping their silhouettes is “a bird with big wings,” writes Kii, depicted here within a dense mosaic of abstract patterns, a symbol for nature’s healing power. “The bird consoles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Chicago - Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
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