Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
CONCEPTUAL STYLE
In 1967, artist Sol LeWitt wrote that in “Conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work.” He was giving a name to an art movement that had emerged in the 1960s in which artists were less focused on their medium being something traditionally “artistic” and instead engaged in using any object, movement, form, action or place to express an idea.
LeWitt’s work was featured alongside an assemblage of notes, drawings and outlines by other artists in “Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper Not Necessarily Meant to Be Viewed as Art,” a groundbreaking show at New York City’s School of Visual Arts curated by Mel Bochner, another leading exponent of Conceptualism. Building on radical 20th-century statements, like Fountain (1917) by French artist Marcel Duchamp, Conceptual artists around Europe and North and South America were not interested in the commercial art scene and rather directly challenged its systems and values.
Stretching into the 1970s, this movement has also been called Post-Object art and Dematerialized art. Conceptual art reflected a larger era of social and political upheaval. Pieces associated with the style range from Roelof Louw’s Soul City (Pyramid of Oranges) (1967) — a work of installation art that sees fresh oranges stacked into a pyramid from which visitors are allowed to take one orange away — to On Kawara’s “Today” series, which saw the Japanese artist carefully painting a date in white acrylic on canvases consisting of a single color from 1966 to his death in 2014. Artists such as Ed Ruscha, who created the Twentysix Gasoline Stations book — a collection of photos of gas stations that is widely said to be the first modern artists’ book — made photography a major platform for Conceptual art, as did Bruce Nauman, who burned one of Ruscha's books and then photographed it for his own.
Conceptual art’s legacy of questioning artistic authorship, ownership and how to work with complex ideas of space and time had a significant influence on the decades of culture that followed, and it continues to inform art today.
The collection of Conceptual photography, paintings and sculptures on 1stDibs includes artworks by John Baldessari, Jenny Holzer, Lawrence Weiner, Joseph Kosuth and others.
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Style: Conceptual
Could AI develop emotions?
Located in MADRID, ES
Ai has no emotions but can simulate them. Maybe there will also be AI with real emotions in the future. At worst, they could look like the sculpture.
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Éxtasis
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
He refers to the history of art, particularly to pop culture and the social circumstances of its local environment as well as its universal confrontation.
Humor and irony with a crit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Niemand and Soldier Duo
Located in Denver, CO
"Niemand and Soldier Duo" is of a limited edition of 25 works, with numbers 12 -16 currently available. The Duo will be cast and hand-finished especially for you and shipped directly...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Polyurethane
Christo, Monuments: Portfolio with Ten Prints and One Sculpture, Signed Original
Located in Hamburg, DE
Christo's portfolio of 10 prints and a scale model sculpture of the ‘5,600 Cubic Meter Package’ for Documenta 4 in Kassel, 1968 (height 68 cm). Sold in white vinyl portfolio box. The...
Category
1960s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Joseph Beuys, Türkisfarbenes Bild - Unique Sculptural Object, Signed and titled
By Joseph Beuys
Located in Hamburg, DE
Joseph Beuys (German, 1921-1986)
Türkisfarbenes Bild, ca. 1974
Medium: Kraft paper, rope, pencil, ink, stamps, stickers and metal tags
Dimensions: 5 x 18.5 x 12.3 cm
Unique artwork: ...
Category
20th Century Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Joseph Beuys, Türkisfarbenes Bild - Unique Sculpture, Hand-signed, Fluxus
By Joseph Beuys
Located in Hamburg, DE
Joseph Beuys (German, 1921-1986)
Türkisfarbenes Bild, ca. 1974
Medium: Kraft paper, rope, pencil, ink, stamps, stickers and metal tags
Dimensions: 5 x 18.5 x 12.3 cm
Unique artwork: ...
Category
20th Century Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Growing Up
Located in Natchez, MS
Sculpture is Capdevila's favorite form of visual communication. He works with found materials, in this case-wood from a discarded table, and creates a highly evocative work. An expre...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Merda d'Artista - Merde d'Artiste - Artist's Shit
Located in New York, NY
Piero Manzoni
Merda d'Artista - Merde d'Artiste - Artist's Shit, 2013
Sealed tin can in special offset lithograph paper and shrink wrapped sealed with a fingerprint
The artist's sign...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
ANNA KARA - La jeunesse dorée
By Anna Kara
Located in PARIS, FR
Unique work, more than 140 details , all hand made.
About the artist :
Anna Kara graduated from the Yerevan College of Fine Arts in Armenia and continued her studies at the Abovyan Pedagogical Institute.
Anna Kara revisits classical painting by capturing the vanities. The leitmotivs of finitude, of the fragility of existence (skulls, hourglasses...) are inserted in a contemporary universe denoting. His work plays with ambivalence between death and life...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Habitáculos 1
Located in PARIS, FR
Giselle Borrás is a Colombian born artist who has lived and worked in Colombia, Spain and the United States of America. She has had several group and solo shows, and her work can be found in private collections across the United States and Colombia. She studied painting, drawing and color theory with several artists in Colombia and then continued her development in Madrid, Spain at The Fuencarral Studio. For the past twelve years she has been committed to her artistic work drawing inspiration from her continuous admiration for the human body.
The end results of her work are these subtle and weightless figures, created from maintaining the painting process spontaneous, filled with innocence and yet providing the viewer much force, energy and presence. Her colors remain consistent, always vibrant and bold, and the painting is finished when the idea has become a complete discussion. Art is a language spoken with fluency by this up and coming artist...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Goodfellas
Located in Denver, CO
"Goodfellas" is comprised of 3 individual white statues that are meant to be presented as a trio. Each individual statue is 37" x 14" x 14" and weighs approx 15-20lbs, created from l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Polyurethane
Candy Man
Located in BARCELONA, ES
MARC GONZ
THE HIDDEN GAZE
When confronted with the universe of Marc Gonz, we discover creations that seem to be the result of a working session of a hyperactive action painter ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
It's the Thought that Counts famous limited edition MOMART UK fine art multiple
Located in New York, NY
Mark Wallinger
It's the Thought that Counts, 2001
Mixed media Christmas cracker, colored paper/ cardboard and ribbon with snap
Plate signed by Mark W...
Category
Early 2000s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Cardboard
Triangles
Located in MADRID, ES
There are some triangles cruising through my head. These triangles are memories, thoughts and ideas. Some oft them are bright, some are dark. Some triangles have left my head. Not al...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Plywood, Spray Paint
Large Wood Wall Sculpture: "30v"
Located in New York, NY
Eiferman invite’s you to immerse yourself in a world where transformed shapes, lines, and colors are all crafted out of nature's detritus. The inspiration for her drawings come from ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - The Dream
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical sculp...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - Mutants
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical sculp...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - The Family Coat of Arms
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical sculpture and teachings from Nouveaux Réa...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - Bolero
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical sculp...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - La Joie est Là !
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional & classical sculpture & teachings from Nouveaux Réalistes.
Th...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - Smoothness of Life
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical scul...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - The Beautiful Blue
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical scul...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - War and Peace
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical scul...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - The Ride of Happy People
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical sculpture and teachings from Nouveaux Réa...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - Sketch
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical sculp...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - War is Declared
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical scul...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Sculpture "Bon Sante" by Fernandez Arman, 1996
By Arman
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Born in Nice in 1928, Armand Pierre Fernandez (1928 - 2005) showed a precocious talent for painting and drawing as a child. (Inspired by Vincent van Gogh, he signed his early work wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Rare sculpture "Pubelle de Tubes" by Fernandez Arman, 1993
By Arman
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Born in Nice in 1928, Armand Pierre Fernandez (1928 - 2005) showed a precocious talent for painting and drawing as a child. (Inspired by Vincent van Gogh, he signed his early work wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Spiderman - Lego Original
Located in New York, NY
Spiderman. Made completely of legos.
About the Artist:
Joseph Kraham is an "engineering artist". He combines thousands of Lego pieces, acrylic lac...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Madame X (original lego art with frame)
Located in New York, NY
Madame X (original lego art with frame). Made completely of legos.
About the Artist:
Joseph Kraham is an "engineering artist". He combines thousand...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Starry Night - Original Lego Creation
Located in New York, NY
Homage to Vincent Van Gogh. Made completely of legos.
About the Artist:
Joseph Kraham is an "engineering artist". He combines thousands of Lego pi...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Porcelain Dinosaurs, glass aquarium, "Dino Pet Adaptation" by Bethany Krull
Located in Buffalo, NY
A pair of white porcelain dinosaurs hand built by New York artist, Bethany Krull are contained inside a glass aquarium. The dinosaurs, the vibrant green artificial plants...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass, Mixed Media
Contemporary Porcelain Sculpture White Skull Animal Bethany Krull Female Artist
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original sculptural installation by contemporary conceptual American artist Bethany Krull.
This work titled The Swamp features a series of individual concrete cups each with a se...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Porcelain Sculpture White Skull Animal Bethany Krull Female Artist
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original hand built porcelain sculpture by contemporary conceptual American artist Bethany Krull.
This work titled Extinction Stack is a prime example of the artist's commentary ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - The Lady with the Bird
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical sculpture and teachings from Nouveaux Réa...
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2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Artie - Pitbull/Boxer - Sculpture
By Will Kurtz
Located in New York, NY
Fun Dog sculpture from great sculptor. Comes with fun "dog poop"
About the Artist:
Will Kurtz was born in Flint, Michigan and received his Bachelor of Landscape Architecture ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - Migrants
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional & classical sculpture & te...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
The Terminator - Original Lego Work of Art
Located in New York, NY
Figurative, portrait art - The Terminator - Arnold Schwarzenegger. Made completely of legos.
About the Artist:
Joseph Kraham is an "engineering art...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Conceptual Sculpture Titled, "Weighed Down By Public Opinion No. 2"
Located in San Diego, CA
One of a kind original sculpture by local San Diego artist, Duke Windsor. This sculpture depicts a figure facedown with gold bricks on their backs. The artist uses gold leaf to highl...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Gold Leaf
French Contemporary Sculpture by B. Domenico - Where the Wild Roses Grows ?
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical sculpture and teachings from Nouveaux Réa...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - Table of Hunting
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical sculpture and teachings from Nouveaux Réa...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - The Blue Planet
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical sculpture and teachings from Nouveaux Réa...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - Rise and Shine
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical sculpture and teachings from Nouveaux Réa...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - Wood Block Printing
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical sculpture and teachings from Nouveaux Réa...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Nonsense (Gas Mask), Unique Bronze Sculpture by Mark Eastridge
By Mark Eastridge
Located in Long Island City, NY
A bronze sculpture by Mark Eastridge. A surrealist composition of a bronze case gas mask sitting atop a glove.
Artist: Mark Eastridge, American
Title: Nonsense (Gas Mask)
Medium: Br...
Category
Late 20th Century Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Bethany Krull Cat Tree Ceramic Paper Clay Green Conceptual Modern Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original hand built porcelain and paper sculpture by contemporary conceptual American artist Bethany Krull.
Cattree, 2019
Paper, paint, wire, soil, found table
This work is currently featured in the artist's solo exhibition inside The Corridors Gallery at Hotel Henry...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Found Objects, Porcelain, Handmade Paper
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - This is Not a Banch
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical sculpture and teachings from Nouveaux Réa...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - Bunch of Flowers
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical sculpture and teachings from Nouveaux Réa...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Sculpture by Beatrice De Domenico - Two Sided
Located in Paris, IDF
Beatrice de Domenico is a French sculptor born in 1956 who lives & works in Nice, France. She works between traditional sculpture, classical sculp...
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2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Chimera Bad
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Acrylic, oil, paper collage, car side mirror, branches, chimes, rag,
clock radio
(Instructions: Press “on” button on side of radio to turn on. Tune to suitable station)
A pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Mirror, Mixed Media, Oil, Rag Paper
Contemporary Porcelain Sculpture Poodle Purple Dog Animal Bethany Krull
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original hand built porcelain and paper sculpture by contemporary conceptual American artist Bethany Krull.
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Caimán monstruo americano
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
He refers to the history of art, particularly to pop culture and the social circumstances of its local environment as well as its universal confrontation.
Humor and irony with a crit...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
El sueño de Acteón
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
He refers to the history of art, particularly to pop culture and the social circumstances of its local environment as well as its universal confrontation.
Humor and irony with a crit...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Americano 1/7, 2/7, 3/7, 4/7, 5/7
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
He refers to the history of art, particularly to pop culture and the social circumstances of its local environment as well as its universal confrontation.
Humor and irony with a crit...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Highly conceptual mixed media wall sculpture Contemporary Cat charm rabbit foot
Located in Buffalo, NY
No Fear (Trapper Keeper)
UV print on aluminum, chain, jewelry, keychain, sticker,
Croc Jibbitz, rabbit’s foot, Tamagotchi
18x48”
2019
$975
Eternal Flame i...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Conscience Level
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
#murano #glass
Barry Wolfryd (1952)
Barry Wolfryd, born in Los Angeles and a naturalized Mexican, has spent most of his artistic career in Mexico, where he has lived for the past 35 ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Enrico Embroli Mixed Media Sculptural Canvas Ceramic 1970's Rare Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original unique mixed media painting and sculptural creation by well listed artist Enrico Embrolli.
Enrico Embroli is a mixed media artist born in the small Western New York town...
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1970s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Animal Skin, Oil
Highly conceptual mixed media wall sculpture Contemporary skull emoji jewelry
Located in Buffalo, NY
Monarch Memento Mori
UV print on aluminum, chain, jewelry, keychain,
boondoggle, stickers, Croc Jibbitz, rabbits’ foot
12x36”
2019
$975
Eternal Flame is a...
Category
2010s Conceptual Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Conceptual figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Conceptual figurative sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add figurative sculptures created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Beatrice De Domenico, Bethany Krull, Kelly Bugden + Van Wifvat, and Arman. Frequently made by artists working with mixed media, and Metal and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Conceptual figurative sculptures, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative sculptures made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $125 and tops out at $87,434, while the average work sells for $2,750.
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