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Style: Contemporary
Medium: Ceramic
"Laibleins", Contemporary, Abstract, Ceramic, Sculpture, Gold Luster, Porcelain
By Andrew Casto
Located in St. Louis, MO
Andrew Casto (b. Ohio, USA, 1977) lives and works in Iowa City, USA. He was the 2011 MJD fellow at The Archie Bray Foundation for Ceramic Art in Helena, Montana, and has exhibited wo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Set of Visceral Blush I and II, Clay Sculpture with Glass Glaze
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of Visceral Blush I and II, by Magda von Hanau
Clay Sculpture with Glass Glaze
“This body of work refers to the memory of the flesh. While working on my visceral series, I aim...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Glass, Glaze
«Waited for someone» Ceramic Sculpture by O. F. Hvidsten
Located in Oslo, NO
Signed and dated.
«Waited for someone, for something, for anything, for too long» was part of O. F. Hvidsten's first solo-exhibition «This will n...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Large Ceramic Hanging Sculpture: Under Control'
Located in New York, NY
From natural cold earth to gleaming high-fire surfaces, clay is the ancient anatomic medium. It is the medium in which time stands still, ideas are frozen, and yet a civilization is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Slip, Glaze
"Heap", gestural, ceramic, sculpture, white, cream, grey, teal, stoneware
Located in Natick, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's "Heap" is a gestural 14 x 12 x 9 inch ceramic sculpture in white and cream with accents of grey and teal. It is constructed out of white stoneware and layered semi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze
"YOR Spectrum Loop Dispersion", Contemporary, Porcelain, Sculpture, Pigment
By Kyle Johns
Located in St. Louis, MO
Kyle began his studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). Following undergraduate, he received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Ohio University. While at Ohio Un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glaze, Pigment
"RED, BLACK & BROWN", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, tribal, pattern
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Red, Black & Brown, a ceramic sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. Red, Black & Brown was recently exhibited at "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space" at the Orange Art Foundation, February-March 2022, New York City.
Note the blending of geometric and organic forms in this work – it is characteristic of his practice – warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, primitive traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets.
From Harold Wortsman – "With sculpture, my material of choice is high-fired clay. Pieces are first low-fired in an electric kiln. I do not use glazes. Instead, I use oxides applied to the bisqued (low-fired) clay. As with a tattoo, oxides permit the surface underneath to breathe. The work is then high-fired in a gas kiln with double reduction to cone 10. The final temperature is 2,300 degrees F. At a certain point, oxygen intake is reduced to the kiln. Because the fire has reached a critical mass, it needs oxygen and chemically takes it from the clay and the oxides. Like a jazz improvisation, each kiln load comes out slightly different."
From Jonathan Goodman – "Wortsman has increasingly moved into his own – a place in which the relations between the abstractions of volume and the intimations of very old culture are merged in a way that is new." – Essay, "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space", Orange Art Foundation, February 2022, New York City.
Harold Wortsman is a sculptor and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He “creates forms that bring to mind archaic cult objects and exude a quiet concentrated strength.” (Argauer Zeitung, Switzerland). His work, an edgy mix of freedom and clarity, can be found in public and private collections in the US, including The Library of Congress, Yale University, The New York Public Library Print Collection, The New York Historical Society, Smith College, Indiana University’s Lilly Library, Brandeis University, The Newark Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Print Archive. Also in private and public collections in Europe, including the Municipal Collection of the City of Brugg, Switzerland.
Harold studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, with sculptor George Spaventa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
"Shifting Diamonds - Truck" porcelain ceramic sculpture installation
Located in Dallas, TX
"Shifting Diamonds - Truck”, by ceramic dynamo Katharine Morling is a whimsical porcelain installation of a truck loaded with gold and diamonds....
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Porcelain, Slip, Ink
"Blue Hive", Contemporary, Ceramic, Sculpture, Blue, Stoneware, Underglaze
Located in St. Louis, MO
"Blue Hive", Contemporary, Ceramic, Sculpture, Blue, Stoneware, Underglaze
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze, Underglaze
«It was you that put your foot into my habitat» Ceramic Sculpture by Hvidsten
Located in Oslo, NO
Signed and dated.
«It was you that put your foot into my habitat» was part of O. F. Hvidsten's first solo-exhibition «This will never pass». The works com...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Lean", ceramic, sculpture, chocolate, brown, stoneware
Located in Natick, MA
Sara Fine Wilson's "Lean" is a 6.5 x 9 x 8.5 inch ceramic sculpture in rich dark chocolate brown. Constructed from chocolate stoneware. The artist cre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze
"VERTICAL 4", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, tribal, pattern, tower, column
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Vertical 4, a ceramic sculpture of wood-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. Vertical 4 was recently exhibited at "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space" at the Orange Art Foundation, February-March 2022, New York City.
Note the blending of geometric and organic forms in this work – it is characteristic of his practice – warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, primitive traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets.
From Harold Wortsman – "With sculpture, my material of choice is high-fired clay. Pieces are first low-fired in an electric kiln. I do not use glazes. Instead, I use oxides applied to the bisqued (low-fired) clay. As with a tattoo, oxides permit the surface underneath to breathe. The work is then high-fired in a gas kiln with double reduction to cone 10. The final temperature is 2,300 degrees F. At a certain point, oxygen intake is reduced to the kiln. Because the fire has reached a critical mass, it needs oxygen and chemically takes it from the clay and the oxides. Like a jazz improvisation, each kiln load comes out slightly different."
From Jonathan Goodman – "Wortsman has increasingly moved into his own – a place in which the relations between the abstractions of volume and the intimations of very old culture are merged in a way that is new." – Essay, "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space", Orange Art Foundation, February 2022, New York City.
Harold Wortsman is a sculptor and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He “creates forms that bring to mind archaic cult objects and exude a quiet concentrated strength.” (Argauer Zeitung, Switzerland). His work, an edgy mix of freedom and clarity, can be found in public and private collections in the US, including The Library of Congress, Yale University, The New York Public Library Print Collection, The New York Historical Society, Smith College, Indiana University’s Lilly Library, Brandeis University, The Newark Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Print Archive. Also in private and public collections in Europe, including the Municipal Collection of the City of Brugg, Switzerland.
Harold studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, with sculptor George Spaventa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
"Polyp", gestural, ceramic, sculpture, white, cream, grey, teal, stoneware
Located in Natick, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's "Polyp" is a gestural 13.75 x 10 x 10 inch ceramic sculpture in white and cream with accents of grey and teal. It is constructed out of white stoneware and layered...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze
"Runny", gestural, ceramic, sculpture, white, cream, teal, stoneware
Located in Natick, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's "Runny" is a gestural 15 x 13 x 10 inch ceramic sculpture in white and cream with accents of teal. It is constructed out of white stoneware and layered semi matte ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze
"VERTICAL 1", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, tribal, pattern, tower, column
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Vertical 1, a ceramic sculpture of wood-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. Vertical 1 was recently exhibited at "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space" at the Orange Art Foundation, February-March 2022, New York City.
Note the blending of geometric and organic forms in this work – it is characteristic of his practice – warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, primitive traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets.
From Harold Wortsman – "With sculpture, my material of choice is high-fired clay. Pieces are first low-fired in an electric kiln. I do not use glazes. Instead, I use oxides applied to the bisqued (low-fired) clay. As with a tattoo, oxides permit the surface underneath to breathe. The work is then high-fired in a gas kiln with double reduction to cone 10. The final temperature is 2,300 degrees F. At a certain point, oxygen intake is reduced to the kiln. Because the fire has reached a critical mass, it needs oxygen and chemically takes it from the clay and the oxides. Like a jazz improvisation, each kiln load comes out slightly different."
From Jonathan Goodman – "Wortsman has increasingly moved into his own – a place in which the relations between the abstractions of volume and the intimations of very old culture are merged in a way that is new." – Essay, "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space", Orange Art Foundation, February 2022, New York City.
Harold Wortsman is a sculptor and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He “creates forms that bring to mind archaic cult objects and exude a quiet concentrated strength.” (Argauer Zeitung, Switzerland). His work, an edgy mix of freedom and clarity, can be found in public and private collections in the US, including The Library of Congress, Yale University, The New York Public Library Print Collection, The New York Historical Society, Smith College, Indiana University’s Lilly Library, Brandeis University, The Newark Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Print Archive. Also in private and public collections in Europe, including the Municipal Collection of the City of Brugg, Switzerland.
Harold studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, with sculptor George Spaventa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
Juego De Cubos - 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Abstract, Iron Sculpture, Brick
By Lukas Ulmi
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Lukas Ulmi’s work unveils the hidden beauty of shapes taking stones, seemingly static forms, incomplete or meaningless objects and turning them into authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Wire
"Contract", gestural, ceramic, brown, black, stoneware, sculpture
Located in Natick, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's "Contract" is a gestural 11 x 16 x 10 inch ceramic sculpture in handsome dark chocolate brown. It is constructed out of black stoneware...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze
"Fractured", gestural, ceramic, sculpture, white, cream, grey, teal, stoneware
Located in Natick, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's "Fractured" is a gestural 13 x 16 x 8 inch ceramic sculpture in white and cream with accents of grey and teal. It is constructed out of white stoneware and layered...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze
"Quiet", gestural, ceramic, sculpture, white, cream, teal, stoneware
Located in Natick, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's "Quiet" is a gestural 17 x 12 x 7.5 inch ceramic sculpture in white and cream with accents of teal. It is constructed out of white stoneware and layered semi matte...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze
"ALTAR", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, contemporary, tribal, pattern, mark
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Altar, a ceramic sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. Altar was recently exhibited at "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space" at the Orange Art Foundation, February-March 2022, New York City.
Note the blending of geometric and organic forms in this work – it is characteristic of his practice – warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, primitive traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets.
From Harold Wortsman – "With sculpture, my material of choice is high-fired clay. Pieces are first low-fired in an electric kiln. I do not use glazes. Instead, I use oxides applied to the bisqued (low-fired) clay. As with a tattoo, oxides permit the surface underneath to breathe. The work is then high-fired in a gas kiln with double reduction to cone 10. The final temperature is 2,300 degrees F. At a certain point, oxygen intake is reduced to the kiln. Because the fire has reached a critical mass, it needs oxygen and chemically takes it from the clay and the oxides. Like a jazz improvisation, each kiln load comes out slightly different."
From Jonathan Goodman, Poet & Art Critic – "Wortsman re-examines ancient and modern traditions in light of what it means to make art." – Tussle Magazine, July 2019.
Harold Wortsman is a sculptor and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He “creates forms that bring to mind archaic cult objects and exude a quiet concentrated strength.” (Argauer Zeitung, Switzerland). His work, an edgy mix of freedom and clarity, can be found in public and private collections in the US, including The Library of Congress, Yale University, The New York Public Library Print Collection, The New York Historical Society, Smith College, Indiana University’s Lilly Library, Brandeis University, The Newark Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Print Archive. Also in private and public collections in Europe, including the Municipal Collection of the City of Brugg, Switzerland.
Harold studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, with sculptor George Spaventa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
The Giving Tree
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Hand-built ceramic, flashe, metallic foil, UV matte finish, 19.5" high x 10" wide x 5" deep.
Black, gold, red, blue.
COA available upon request
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
"4+4", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, contemporary, tribal, disc, geometry
Located in Toronto, Ontario
4+4, a ceramic sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. Note the blending of geometric and organic forms in this work – it is characteristic of his practice – warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, primitive traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets.
From Harold Wortsman – "With sculpture, my material of choice is high-fired clay. Pieces are first low-fired in an electric kiln. I do not use glazes. Instead, I use oxides applied to the bisqued (low-fired) clay. As with a tattoo, oxides permit the surface underneath to breathe. The work is then high-fired in a gas kiln with double reduction to cone 10. The final temperature is 2,300 degrees F. At a certain point, oxygen intake is reduced to the kiln. Because the fire has reached a critical mass, it needs oxygen and chemically takes it from the clay and the oxides painted on. Like a jazz improvisation, each kiln load comes out slightly different."
From Jonathan Goodman, Poet & Art Critic – "Wortsman re-examines ancient and modern traditions in light of what it means to make art." – Tussle Magazine, July 2019.
Harold Wortsman is a sculptor and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He “creates forms that bring to mind archaic cult objects and exude a quiet concentrated strength.” (Argauer Zeitung, Switzerland). His work, an edgy mix of freedom and clarity, can be found in public and private collections in the US, including The Library of Congress, Yale University, The New York Public Library Print Collection, The New York Historical Society, Smith College, Indiana University’s Lilly Library, Brandeis University, The Newark Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Print Archive. Also in private and public collections in Europe, including the Municipal Collection of the City of Brugg, Switzerland.
Harold studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, with sculptor George Spaventa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
"Fragment", gestural, ceramic, sculpture, white, brown, stoneware
Located in Natick, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's "Fragment" is a 12.5 x 14 x 9 inch gestural sculpture in neutral whites and variegated shades of brown constructed by combining different colored clay bodies together. The artist creates multiple slab forms in white and medium brown stoneware...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze
"VERTICAL 7", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, tribal, pattern, tower, column
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Vertical 7, a ceramic sculpture of wood-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. Vertical 7 was recently exhibited at "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space" at the Orange Art Foundation, February-March 2022, New York City.
Note the blending of geometric and organic forms in this work – it is characteristic of his practice – warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, primitive traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets.
From Harold Wortsman – "With sculpture, my material of choice is high-fired clay. Pieces are first low-fired in an electric kiln. I do not use glazes. Instead, I use oxides applied to the bisqued (low-fired) clay. As with a tattoo, oxides permit the surface underneath to breathe. The work is then high-fired in a gas kiln with double reduction to cone 10. The final temperature is 2,300 degrees F. At a certain point, oxygen intake is reduced to the kiln. Because the fire has reached a critical mass, it needs oxygen and chemically takes it from the clay and the oxides. Like a jazz improvisation, each kiln load comes out slightly different."
From Jonathan Goodman – "Wortsman has increasingly moved into his own – a place in which the relations between the abstractions of volume and the intimations of very old culture are merged in a way that is new." – Essay, "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space", Orange Art Foundation, February 2022, New York City.
Harold Wortsman is a sculptor and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He “creates forms that bring to mind archaic cult objects and exude a quiet concentrated strength.” (Argauer Zeitung, Switzerland). His work, an edgy mix of freedom and clarity, can be found in public and private collections in the US, including The Library of Congress, Yale University, The New York Public Library Print Collection, The New York Historical Society, Smith College, Indiana University’s Lilly Library, Brandeis University, The Newark Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Print Archive. Also in private and public collections in Europe, including the Municipal Collection of the City of Brugg, Switzerland.
Harold studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, with sculptor George Spaventa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
"Nestledrip", gestural, ceramic, sculpture, chocolate, brown, stoneware
Located in Natick, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's “Nestledrip" is a gestural 11 x 8 x 9 inch ceramic sculpture in rich chocolate brown constructed from chocolate stoneware. In this graceful and evocative sculpture...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze
"Arc", gestural, ceramic, graceful, fluid, white, cream, stoneware, sculpture
Located in Natick, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's "Arc" is a gestural 14.5 x 12 x 9 inch ceramic sculpture in white and cream. It is constructed out of white stoneware and a semi matte cream glaze with accents of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze
Ceramic abstract sculpture: 'Seeking the Way'
By Tony Moore
Located in New York, NY
My work is concerned with the relationship of humanity and nature. I conceive of an expanded concept of “Nature” as embodying all existence, both the seen and unseen, socio-political events, daily occurrences, as well as private intuitions that are made concrete through creative action. My objects are places of remembrance where multiplicities of associations take place. Most recently these have been concerned with issues of the human condition.
“In recent ceramic Fire Paintings and Sculptures abstracted figures, made from cut twigs, are impressed into wet clay. As I investigated, the figures kept running, fleeing, tumbling, searching, moving away from and towards something else. They moved across landscapes, towards glowing buildings/edifices, systemized structures/societies, which both beckoned them and somehow dominated them. The figures were present, yet also in spirit form, floating and dissolving in diaphanous light and shimmering waters. Twigs became, fathers, mothers and children. They became surrogates, rather like a small child’s dolls, playing out a deeply psychological fiction of desperately moving toward “something”. Something hopeful, yet presently out of reach. Something eternally becoming …”
Tony Moore is an English-American sculptor and painter represented in international museum collections including the Guggenheim Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Greenville Museum, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, Art Museum of the U. of Memphis and ASU Art Museum, US and the Yorkshire Museum and Derby Museum, UK.
He received a MFA in Sculpture from Yale University and is the recipient of prestigious awards, including a Louis Comfort Tiffany Award...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
"Around", gestural, ceramic, graceful, chocolate brown, stoneware, sculpture
Located in Natick, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's "Around" is a gestural 20 x 9 x 8 inch ceramic sculpture in deep chocolate brown. It is constructed out of chocolate stoneware with semi matte glaze with accents ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze
Abstract Aqua Elegant Composition
Located in Mexico City, MX
The two artists and industrial designers, Ampi Arozarena and Elena De La Fuente describe form and color as their core of exploration. They admire the dual identity the two elements c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Varnish, Acrylic
Abstract sculpture: 'Because We're Here''
By Tony Moore
Located in New York, NY
My work is concerned with the relationship of humanity and nature. I conceive of an expanded concept of “Nature” as embodying all existence, both the seen and unseen, socio-political events, daily occurrences, as well as private intuitions that are made concrete through creative action. My objects are places of remembrance where multiplicities of associations take place. Most recently these have been concerned with issues of the human condition.
“In recent ceramic Fire Paintings and Sculptures abstracted figures, made from cut twigs, are impressed into wet clay. As I investigated, the figures kept running, fleeing, tumbling, searching, moving away from and towards something else. They moved across landscapes, towards glowing buildings/edifices, systemized structures/societies, which both beckoned them and somehow dominated them. The figures were present, yet also in spirit form, floating and dissolving in diaphanous light and shimmering waters. Twigs became, fathers, mothers and children. They became surrogates, rather like a small child’s dolls, playing out a deeply psychological fiction of desperately moving toward “something”. Something hopeful, yet presently out of reach. Something eternally becoming …”
Tony Moore is an English-American sculptor and painter represented in international museum collections including the Guggenheim Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Greenville Museum, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, Art Museum of the U. of Memphis and ASU Art Museum, US and the Yorkshire Museum and Derby Museum, UK.
He received a MFA in Sculpture from Yale University and is the recipient of prestigious awards, including a Louis Comfort Tiffany Award...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Cold Stone ceramic indoor/outdoor sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
California sculptor Michael Gustavson's "Cold Stone" is a rather minimal sculpture made from hand-built ceramic and glazed in a beautiful range of greens, earth tones and blues. It c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Mug Composition Number 109", Contemporary, Mixed Media, Ceramic, Sculpture
By Matt Mitros
Located in St. Louis, MO
Matt Mitros was born in Philadelphia, PA. Upon completing his BFA at Penn State University, he was an Artist-In-Residence at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts as well as the Archie B...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Resin, Plastic, Putty
Stand-Ins for Period of Wreckage 25
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sculpture by Theaster Gates. "Stand-Ins for Period of Wreckage 25" is a contemporary sculpture, white concrete and porcelain by American, Blue Chip artist Theaster Gates. The artwork is unsigned.
Theaster Gates' practice includes sculpture, installation, performance and urban interventions that aim to bridge the gap between art and life. Gates works as an artist, curator, urbanist and facilitator and his projects attempt to instigate the creation of cultural communities by acting as catalysts for social engagement that leads to political and spatial change.
Gates has described his working method as “critique through collaboration” – often with architects, researchers and performers – to create works that stretch the idea of what we usually understand visual-based practices to be. For his exhibition at Milwaukee Art Museum exhibition in 2010, for example, Gates invited a 250 strong gospel choir into the galleries to sing songs adapted from the inscriptions on pots by the famous 19th century slave and potter 'Dave Drake'. For the 2010 Whitney Biennial, Gates transformed the Whitney’s Sculpture Court with a spare, architectural installation that functioned as a communal gathering space for performances, social engagement, and contemplation. For the duration of the exhibition Gates collaborated with various creative practitioners on a series of 'monastic residencies', holding live events such as the session by Gates' musical ensemble, the Black Monks of Mississippi. In another recent exhibition at Seattle Art Museum, Gates transformed the gallery into an audio archive entitled 'The Listening Room', incorporating a hand-built DJ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
"Pucker", gestural, ceramic, sculpture, white, cream, stoneware
Located in Natick, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's “Pucker" is a gestural 12.5 x 10 x 10 inch ceramic sculpture in white and cream constructed in white stoneware in a graceful fluid form. Individual slab forms in white are assembled and then layered in glaze in a way that emphasizes the smooth fluid quality of the form.
Sara Fine-Wilson is a contemporary sculptor based in the Boston area. In her work she explores ideas about the emerging form of our subconscious mind. She also explores material, process and pushes boundaries. Fine-Wilson is represented by Fountain Street Gallery...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze
Aiden (Spout with pearls), 2021, Black Parian, Freshwater pearls
By Matt Smith
Located in London, GB
MATT SMITH (BRITISH)
Aiden (Spout with pearls), 2021
Black Parian, Freshwater pearls
20 x 12 x 6 cm
7 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.
(MS210)
UK-born Matt Smith is well known for his site-...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Precious Stone
"Tousle", gestural, ceramic, white, cream, grey, blue, stoneware, sculpture
Located in Natick, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's "Tousle" is a gestural 13 x 10 x 8.5 inch ceramic sculpture in white and cream with accents of grey and blue. It is constructed out of white stoneware with porcelain...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze, Slip
Large Engraved Floral Motif Vessel - decorative, handcrafted, porcelain vessel
By Loren Kaplan
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Exquisitely hand engraved white floral patterns adorn this taupe-coloured porcelain vessel by Loren Kaplan. The classic shape and detailing are reminiscent of ancient vessels. Kaplan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
"Bend", gestural, ceramic, sculpture, white, cream, stoneware
Located in Natick, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's "Bend" is a gestural 16 x 9 x 6 inch ceramic sculpture in white and cream constructed in white stoneware with porcelain sli...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Slip, Glaze
Large Engraved Petal Motif Vessel - decorative, handcrafted, porcelain vessel
By Loren Kaplan
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Delicately detailed floral petals adorn this elegant vessel by ceramicist Loren Kaplan. Its classic shape is enhanced by its neutral taupe colour and the contrasting crisp white of t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
"Turn", abstract, gestural, ceramic, sculpture, cream, white, stoneware
Located in Natick, MA
Sara Fine-Wilsons ”Turn” is a gestural 10.5 x 8 x 6.5 inch ceramic sculpture in cream and white. In this graceful and evocative sculpture individual twisted elements are assembled an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze
Afterlife No 3 - blue, black, nature inspired, elongated, ceramic vessel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this new piece by the celebrated Canadian ceramicist Steven Heinemann the viewer is immediately drawn to the beautiful deep blue of the bowl’s interior. The exterior of this oval-...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Protea 3", Contemporary, Porcelain, Abstract, Ceramic, Sculpture
By Zemer Peled
Located in St. Louis, MO
Peled was born and raised in a Kibbutz in the northern part of Israel. After completing a BA (Hons) at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem she graduated with an MA (H...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic
"Protea 2", Contemporary, Porcelain, Abstract, Ceramic, Sculpture
By Zemer Peled
Located in St. Louis, MO
Peled was born and raised in a Kibbutz in the northern part of Israel. After completing a BA (Hons) at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem she graduated with an MA (H...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Historias De La Playa - 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Abstract Sculpture, Iron
By Lukas Ulmi
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Diptych.
Lukas Ulmi’s work unveils the hidden beauty of shapes taking stones, seemingly static forms, incomplete or meaningless objects and turning them into authentic sculptures wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
“I Know You Know I Love Yew” Blue and Gold Decorative Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Blue decorative sculpture with gold accents by Houston, TX contemporary artist Jude Rosemond. Sculpture is made from concrete, clay, stone with rosewater...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Concrete
Bedazzle
By Rain Harris
Located in Kansas City, MO
Bedazzle
2006
Porcelain, luster, plexiglas, rhinestones, feathers
8" x 8" x 18"
Signed
COA provided
Rain Harris uses her artistry with material to create a conversation between good taste, beauty, and tawdriness. By developing a piece with unrefined materials and bringing it to the point of refinement, she is creating art that asks where good and bad taste meet. This contemporary ceramic piece features a delicate array of porcelain flowers, berries, and leaves mounted on an organically shaped wooden plinth. The light green resin reflects the image of the porcelain bouquet.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Luster, Porcelain, Plexiglass
Aqua Jar with Engraved Detail - decorative, handcrafted, porcelain vessel
By Loren Kaplan
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Intricate patterns reminiscent of ancient ceramics adorn Loren Kaplan’s newest porcelain jars. This piece in jewel-toned aqua contrasts beautifully wi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Afterlife No 2 - black & white, nature inspired, elongated, ceramic vessel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Working from a converted barn near the charming village of Cookstown, Ontario Canadian ceramicist, Steven Heinemann continues to create uniquely beautiful bowls. Afterlife #2 is oval...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Afterlife No 4 - glossy black, grey, nature inspired, elongated, ceramic vessel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canadian artist Steven Heinemann continues to re-define the limits of ceramic art with a new series of uniquely beautiful bowls called ‘Afterlife.’ This oval-shaped ceramic bowl has ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract Sculpture: 'White Oyster'
By Tanis Saxby
Located in New York, NY
An oyster is a seemly simple creature although through its miraculous structure can create something as beautiful as a pearl. Its outer shell seems impenetrable yet the inside is sof...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
«Platina and Cheez Doodles» Ceramic Wall Relief by Nils Erichsen Martin
By Nils Erichsen Martin
Located in Oslo, NO
Signed and dated.
Nils Erichsen Martin's ceramics has a distinct style. He takes on a scientific approach with his artwork, researching into the different aspects of how form is per...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
"Midnight Over Mountains", ceramic sculpture, porcelain shards, blue, copper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Midnight Over Mountains" is a saggar-fired porcelain wall sculpture by Alison Brannen. It measures 15" high by 15" wide by 7" deep, however the sculptu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain
Alexander Ney, 'Teacher' Unique Sculpture, 2008
Located in New York, NY
The unique minimalist ‘Teacher’ sculpture by visionary artist Alexander Ney is handcrafted using italian white terra cotta, created in 2008. Ney is a contemporary visual artist, work...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"B2Y Spectrum Loop Dispersion", Contemporary, Colored, Porcelain, Sculpture
By Kyle Johns
Located in St. Louis, MO
Kyle began his studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). Following undergraduate, he received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Ohio University. While at Ohio Un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glaze, Pigment
"Spotted Blue Moon Jar", ceramic sculpture, porcelain vase, saggar fire, cobalt
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Spotted Blue Moon Jar" is a saggar-fired porcelain vessel by Alison Brannen. It measures 18" high by 15" wide. Inspired by her journeys sailing the Atl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Untitled #6 - abstract geometric, organic white glazed porcelain sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Joan Lurie
Untitled #6
White Glazed Porcelain
20" x 14" x 14"
2019
Artists Statement:
My interest is in exploring ways of building structural forms in ceramics. Many ideas for the f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
CINCHES (Ceramic Octo) - Reductive Minimalist Industrial Sculpture, Terracotta
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
In this piece, seven octagonal terra-cotta bricks of cylindrical shape are on the floor in a V shape. Two concrete bricks are placed amongst these cylinders. All of these objects are bound together by a string that is tied around the objects.
Brian Russell...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Bird House ceramic water feature
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
"Bird House" is a unique water feature suitable for outdoor installation in temperate climates. Sculptor Michael Gustavson's masterfully detailed and gor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Ceramic abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Ceramic abstract sculptures available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add Abstract sculptures created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, yellow and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Tony Moore, Sara Fine-Wilson, Pablo Picasso, and Jane B. Grimm. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Abstract, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Ceramic abstract sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.25 inches across are also available