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Medium: Thread
Flora Contempo Spotted
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams is a sculptor whose work embodies the transformative power of art to create beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial materials. Using mostly aluminum mesh—...
Category

2010s Folk Art Thread Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Wire, Copper

"Milkshake Brings Boyz to Yard" hand-embroidery, bold text, lettering, thread
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Milkshake Brings Boyz to Yard" is an original artwork made from hand embroidered thread on paper by Kelly Kozma. This piece is shipped in the pictured white frame ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Paper

Taco Tuesday
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Taco Tuesday" is an original artwork made from hand embroidered thread on paper by Kelly Kozma. This piece is shipped in the pictured white frame and measures 8.75...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Paper

"Extra Cheese" hand-embroidery, bold text, lettering, thread on paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Extra Cheese" is an original artwork made from hand embroidered thread on paper by Kelly Kozma. This piece is shipped in the pictured white frame and measures 8.75...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Paper

"Frozen Margarita" Hand-embroidery, bold text, lettering, thread on paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Frozen Margarita" is an original artwork made from hand embroidered thread on paper by Kelly Kozma. This piece is shipped in the pictured white frame and measures ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Paper

"Bloody Mary" hand-embroidery, bold lettering, text, black and white
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Bloody Mary" is an original artwork made from hand embroidered thread on paper by Kelly Kozma. This piece is shipped in the pictured whi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Paper

Susan Hensel_Skewed Geometry 8_digital embroidery_11.5 x 11.5 inches
Located in Darien, CT
Susan Hensel designs images in the computer using specialized software.  It is a form of drawing in stitches that combines aspects of both Adobe Photoshop...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Thread Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Thread

"Bourbon on the Rocks" hand-embroidery, bold text, lettering, thread on paper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Bourbon on the Rocks" is an original artwork made from hand embroidered thread on paper by Kelly Kozma. This piece is shipped in the pictured white frame and measu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Paper

Susan Hensel_Skewed Geometry 1_digital embroidery_12x12in_
Located in Darien, CT
Susan Hensel designs images in the computer using specialized software.  It is a form of drawing in stitches that combines aspects of both Adobe Photoshop...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Thread Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Thread

SAKE Bottle
Located in Dallas, TX
This ceramic work is from artist Keita Suto’s “dress” series. Suto (b. 1982, Ibaraki prefecture) obtained his Masters in Fine Arts from the Kyoto University of Art and Design (2007). He creates intentionally broken or contorted objects with wet clay, then with his contemporary take on the traditional kintsugi process of repairing ceramics...
Category

2010s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Susan Hensel_Skewed Geometry 6_digital embroidery_12x12in_
Located in Darien, CT
Susan Hensel designs images in the computer using specialized software.  It is a form of drawing in stitches that combines aspects of both Adobe Photoshop...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Thread Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Thread

Susan Hensel_Skewed Geometry 2_digital embroidery_12x12in_
Located in Darien, CT
Susan Hensel designs images in the computer using specialized software.  It is a form of drawing in stitches that combines aspects of both Adobe Photoshop...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Thread Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Thread

ONLY
Located in New York, NY
LESLEY DILL ONLY, 2004 bronze, paint, ink, wire, thread 58 x 19 x 14 in. 147.3 x 48.3 x 35.6 cm.
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Wire

Bumble (Folk Style Abstract 3-D Wall Sculpture in Sky Blue, White, Black & Grey)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract, folk art style, three dimensional wall sculpture in striped patterns of sky blue, black, white and grey "Bumble", made by Susan Stover in 2020 Cardboard, latex, acrylic, v...
Category

2010s Abstract Thread Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Wax, Thread, Latex, Paint, Varnish, Acrylic, Cardboard

Susan Hensel_Skewed Geometry 7_digital embroidery_11.5 x 11.5 inches
Located in Darien, CT
Susan Hensel designs images in the computer using specialized software.  It is a form of drawing in stitches that combines aspects of both Adobe Photoshop...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Thread Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Thread

Namtso III
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams is a sculptor whose work embodies the transformative power of art to create beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial materials. Using mostly aluminum mesh—...
Category

2010s Folk Art Thread Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Guardian
Located in Denver, CO
Rachel Denny's work is an exploration of the seductive beauty of our natural world and the imprint that human intervention has made on its flora and fauna...
Category

2010s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Hydrangea Carnival - Large Three-Dimensional Colorful Metal Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Into Blue, Red & Black, Mid-Century Modern Textile Triptych by Gudrun Pagter
Located in Wilton, CT
Pagter’s minimalism is emblematic of the shared sensibilities of Scandinavian and Japanese artists, popularly termed 'Japandi’. This Mid-Century Modern style tiber art triptych is co...
Category

2010s Modern Thread Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Linen, Thread

Juggling
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Juggling" is a mixed media sculpture by Eva Maier. The piece is 10 inches tall, 8 inches wide, and 2 inches in depth. It is made from porcelain, cotton thread (dyed with turmeric), ...
Category

2010s Thread Sculptures

Materials

Wire

SAKE Cup
Located in Dallas, TX
This ceramic work is from artist Keita Suto’s “dress” series. Suto (b. 1982, Ibaraki prefecture) obtained his Masters in Fine Arts from the Kyoto University of Art and Design (2007). He creates intentionally broken or contorted objects with wet clay, then with his contemporary take on the traditional kintsugi process of repairing ceramics...
Category

2010s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Mer-Catboyfriend
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Mer-Catboyfriend" is a quilted textile collage by Jane Tardo. The piece is 21.5 inches tall, 14 inches wide, and 1 inch in depth. It is not framed. It is hung from the wooden dowel ...
Category

2010s Thread Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Thread

Mer-Catgirlfriend
Located in New Orleans, LA
"Mer-Catgirlfriend" is a quilted textile collage by Jane Tardo. It is 19 inches high, 14 inches wide, and 1 inch in depth. It is not framed. It is hung from the wooden dowel sewn int...
Category

2010s Thread Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Thread

15 Black Boxes, Wall Sculpture by Jin-Sook So
Located in Wilton, CT
This abstract geometric wall sculpture was done by fiber artist, Jin-Sook So (b. 1950, Korea). So’s work is informed by her time spent in Korea, Sweden and Japan. She uses transpar...
Category

2010s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Silver, Gold Leaf, Steel

Wall Flowers
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: The flowers in this installation are hybrids of other flowers. I liked the idea of creating my own flowers and being able to arrange them in different ways depend...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thread Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Mutation 10 - small, white, geometrical, 3D, felt, fabric, biomorphic, wall art
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Fabric artist Chung-Im King’s series of felt tapestries called “Mutation” consist of striking geometrical shapes that mimic designs found in nature. The artist has cut pure white fel...
Category

2010s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Felt, Thread, Mixed Media

Mutation 7 - small, white, geometrical, 3D, felt, fabric, biomorphic, wall art
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Fabric artist Chung-Im King’s series of felt tapestries called “Mutation” consist of striking geometrical shapes that mimic designs found in nature. The artist has cut pure white fel...
Category

2010s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Felt, Thread, Mixed Media

Tea Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
This ceramic work is from artist Keita Suto’s “dress” series. Suto (b. 1982, Ibaraki prefecture) obtained his Masters in Fine Arts from the Kyoto University of Art and Design (2007). He creates intentionally broken or contorted objects with wet clay, then with his contemporary take on the traditional kintsugi process of repairing ceramics...
Category

2010s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Metal

SAKE Bottle
Located in Dallas, TX
This ceramic work is from artist Keita Suto’s “dress” series. Suto (b. 1982, Ibaraki prefecture) obtained his Masters in Fine Arts from the Kyoto University of Art and Design (2007). He creates intentionally broken or contorted objects with wet clay, then with his contemporary take on the traditional kintsugi process of repairing ceramics...
Category

2010s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Tea Bowl
Located in Dallas, TX
This ceramic work is from artist Keita Suto’s “dress” series. Suto (b. 1982, Ibaraki prefecture) obtained his Masters in Fine Arts from the Kyoto University of Art and Design (2007). He creates intentionally broken or contorted objects with wet clay, then with his contemporary take on the traditional kintsugi process of repairing ceramics...
Category

2010s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Voyage I, " Rosamond Berg, Female Contemporary Minimalist Sculpture Artist
Located in New York, NY
Rosamond Berg (American, 1931 - 2018) Voyage I, 1982 Mixed media construction including hand-dyed cotton cloth pouches 24 x 24 inches Signed, titled an...
Category

1980s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Cotton, Thread, Glass, Wood

Transitioning
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Transitioning is part of my sculptural dress series. I was interested in experimenting with open and closed spaces and colors transitioning from yellow to pink. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thread Sculptures

Materials

Wire

No. 55 (Book of Changes), Contemporary Fiber Wall Sculpture by Eva Vargö
By Eva Vargö
Located in Wilton, CT
Eva Vargo fuses paper and linen-thread materials into her weaving techniques. No. 55 (Book of Changes) was hand woven with linen, thread, paper strings and g...
Category

2010s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Bow-White
By Masakazu Kobayashi
Located in Wilton, CT
"[Masakazu Kobayashi's] woven Waves in dyed threads rank[s] among the most perfect in aesthetic effectiveness ever produced by contemporary weaving….This Japanese way of conjuring up such transparency with threads, of perceiving the thread itself as something creative is highly artistic. They celebrate aesthetic beauty in a way no one can elude.” From “Textile Art and the Avant-garde,” Erika Billeter (Contemporary Textile Art: the Collection of the Pierre Pauli...
Category

1990s Abstract Geometric Thread Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Abalone shell- shell embroidered with yellow thread
Located in New York, NY
Esther Traugot obscures natural objects within hand-crocheted coverings, in a curious and aesthetically intriguing attempt to preserve nature and preven...
Category

2010s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Thread

Arcadian Portal II
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams is a sculptor whose work embodies the transformative power of art to create beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial materials. Using mostly aluminum mesh—...
Category

2010s Folk Art Thread Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Pillow Cloud II - Silver Three-Dimensional Lightweight Metal Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial materials. Using mostly aluminum mesh—generally found in screen doors, windows and filters—he creates contemporary abstract sculptural artworks and installations, which resemble flowers, clouds, and other natural phenomena. Working in metal, Adams effortlessly transforms rigid material into airy, effervescent artworks. This 12 by 12 by 8 inch silver metal wall sculpture...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Metal

STORM - Light Hanging Sculpture, Clouds and LED Lights
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Beth Reitmeyer is a visual artist based in Nashville, TN. Her current installations are based upon landscape topography and geology, specifically sinkholes, caves, geodes, and rocks....
Category

2010s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Film, Glitter, LED Light, Acrylic

Awakening
Located in Denver, CO
Rachel Denny's work is an exploration of the seductive beauty of our natural world and the imprint that human intervention has made on its flora and fauna...
Category

2010s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Wood, Mixed Media, Clay, Sequins

Untitled #3/ Tied series (Black and white), Handmade Abstract Sculpture, 2018
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: “Tied”, the title of the installation, is a phonetic pun on the rising tides and the paper pages bound by threads.
As the water rises and falls, pages of our daily...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thread Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Ink, Handmade Paper

Amur Confection - Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Pattern Bias
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This dress was is an early piece when I was beginning to make dresses and was learning about shaping them. I was also using a camera for my imagery not my 1-phone...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thread Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Remnants, Abstract Paper Sculpture, 2018
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Remnants is a 3-part series with relief-like, sculptural pulp figures. Evolved from Finding Space, Remnants brings personal experience in unexpected incidents and uncontrollable situations into focus. This series narrates fragility and vulnerability. Handmade papers are layered as the accumulations of life and the traces of time. Stories from the past and the reminiscences are layered with another folds. Please reach out to us about purchasing 1 part of the series. Keywords: abstract, white, thread Artist Biography: Yoonshin Park is a Chicago based multimedia artist, curator, and educator working with sculptural papers, artist books, and installations. Her interest in the comprehensive process of papermaking and bookbinding caters her work to encompass various elements woven into complete objects. She often uses her experience as a foreign transplant to question space and its implications in defining one's identity as the inspiration behind her work. Park has shown at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Hyde Park Art Center...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thread Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Other Medium

Winter Cat
Located in Denver, CO
Rachel Denny's work is an exploration of the seductive beauty of our natural world and the imprint that human intervention has made on its flora and fauna...
Category

2010s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Cotton, Thread, Foam, Wood

Merging Styles and Cultures, Original Contemporary Mixed Media Installation
Located in Boston, MA
Merging Styles and Cultures, Original Contemporary Mixed Media Installation, 2021 Digital images printed on transparency, hand-stitched Utili...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thread Sculptures

Materials

Digital Pigment, Thread

Suspenders and Leggings
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Suspenders and Leggings is my most recent piece done while sheltering in place. While looking thru my reformatted imagery patterns I came across some buildings I ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thread Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Soul of a Big Blue Bowl, Contemporary Wall Sculpture by Jin-Sook So
Located in Wilton, CT
Jin-Sook So’s work is informed by her time spent in Korea, Sweden and Japan. She uses transparent steel mesh cloth, which she burns, paints, electroplates in gold or silver, sews an...
Category

2010s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Silver, Gold Leaf, Steel

Lip Service
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Lip service came about during sheltering in place. While visiting with my grandchildren it broke my heart that they could not see me sm...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thread Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Chenille Contempo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams is a sculptor whose work embodies the transformative power of art to create beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial materials. Using mostly aluminum mesh—...
Category

2010s Folk Art Thread Sculptures

Materials

Wire, Bronze

Into Blue, Gudrun Pagter, Abstract geometric tapestry
Located in Wilton, CT
Pagter’s minimalism is emblematic of the shared sensibilities of Scandinavian and Japanese artists, popularly termed 'Japandi'. Into Blue is one in a three part series. “In the refi...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Thread Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Linen, Thread

Into Red, Gudrun Pagter, Abstract geometric tapestry
Located in Wilton, CT
Pagter’s minimalism is emblematic of the shared sensibilities of Scandinavian and Japanese artists, popularly termed 'Japandi'. Into Red is one in a three part series. “In the refin...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Thread Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Linen, Thread

I Mirror You, Contemporary Scandinavian Woven Textile, by Åse Ljones
Located in Wilton, CT
Materials: Hand embroidery, linen. While making I Mirror You Ljones drew inspiration from her childhood on a little farm near the fjord in the Norwegian countryside. Naturally, the ...
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2010s Abstract Thread Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Thread

Sound of the Fjord, Contemporary Scandinavian Woven Textile, by Åse Ljones
Located in Wilton, CT
Åse Ljones’ hand-embroidered tapestry Sound on the Fjord reflects Ljones’ upbringing on a small rural farm, where sea and nature were close by. Ljones start...
Category

2010s Abstract Thread Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Thread

Why so Blue? (Abstract Three Dimensional Wall Sculpture in Robin's Egg Blue)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract, folk art style, three dimensional wall sculpture in striped patterns of robin's egg blue, sky blue, beige, orange, and black "Why so Blue?", made by Susan Stover in 2020 C...
Category

2010s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Cardboard, Acrylic, Wax, Mixed Media, Varnish, Paint, Latex

Brown Nest, Small Upcycle Textile & Found Object Sculpture, Nature Sculpture
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Recycled fabric, thread, wood, glue; Textile sculpture; earth tones, nature, tabletop or shelf sculpture Hand-signed by artist, Bottom Framing available upon request Certificate of ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Glue, Thread

Fiber wall hanging: 'Yellow Fringe Gal 1'
Located in New York, NY
I custom dyed the cotton rope a bright yellow using Jacquard ink, then wrapped the rope with ribbon, pom pom trim, yarn and vintage fabric from a block print tapestry that hung in my college dorm room. Theda Sandiford...
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2010s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Yarn, Fabric

Large Sculpture: 'Lady Whistlesdown Baggage Cart' : Emotional Baggage Cart
Located in New York, NY
My Emotional Baggage Carts are vessels to dispose of racial trauma. The act of making, weaves the sting of macro and microaggressions into the cart, freeing me from these constraints. Each recovered shopping cart is unique, but they all are woven with upcycled materials like rope, paracord, grocery bags, rope lights, beads, fabric, and bottle caps. The cart is with a protective zip tie blanket to trap trauma and prevent its escape. For me, my Emotional Baggage Carts are a release, for you, they are an opportunity to look within and recognize any emotional baggage you, yourself may be carrying and release it. Theda Sandiford...
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2010s Contemporary Thread Sculptures

Materials

Mesh, Mixed Media, Silk

Into Black, Gudrun Pagter, Abstract geometric tapestry
Located in Wilton, CT
Pagter’s minimalism is emblematic of the shared sensibilities of Scandinavian and Japanese artists, popularly termed 'Japandi'. Into Black is one in a three part series. “In the ref...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Thread Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Linen, Thread

Thread sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Thread 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 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 red, blue, orange, purple 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 Rachel Denny, Atticus Adams, Kelly Kozma, and Ulla-Stina Wikander. 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 Thread sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.12 inches across are also available

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