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Medium: Found Objects
"Arriving to Island, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
"Arriving to Island, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee

"Arriving to Island, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee

By Reginald K. Gee

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Arriving to Island" is an original oil pastel on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece along the left side. It depicts a boat on the sea. 14" x 12" art 21"...

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1990s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Oil Pastel, Found Objects

"Doubles, " Expressionist Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
"Doubles, " Expressionist Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee

"Doubles, " Expressionist Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee

By Reginald K. Gee

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Doubles" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed and dated the piece lower right. It depicts four motorcycles, each with two people ...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Oil Pastel, Found Objects

"Classic Cruzing, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
"Classic Cruzing, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee

"Classic Cruzing, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee

By Reginald K. Gee

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Classic Cruzing" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right as well as signing & dating it on the back. It depict...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Oil Pastel, Found Objects

"Tree Owl Spirit, " Original Watercolor on Birch Bark signed by David Barnett
"Tree Owl Spirit, " Original Watercolor on Birch Bark signed by David Barnett

"Tree Owl Spirit, " Original Watercolor on Birch Bark signed by David Barnett

By David Barnett

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Tree Owl Spirit" is an original watercolor painting on birch bark by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece lower right. It features abstract marks on a found piece of birch bar...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Watercolor

"Ocean Window, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
"Ocean Window, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee

"Ocean Window, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee

By Reginald K. Gee

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Ocean Window" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. It depicts fish and underwater plants with a frame of abstracted colors. The artist signed the p...

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1990s Neo-Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Oil Pastel, Found Objects

"Tree Frog Spirit: Up North Series, " Watercolor on Birch signed
"Tree Frog Spirit: Up North Series, " Watercolor on Birch signed

"Tree Frog Spirit: Up North Series, " Watercolor on Birch signed

By David Barnett

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Tree Frog Spirit: Up North Series" is an original watercolor on birch bark by David Barnett. The artist signed the piece in the lower left and created this piece from a found piece ...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Birch, Found Objects, Watercolor

Donna in piedi, 2016
Donna in piedi, 2016

Donna in piedi, 2016

Located in Atlanta, GA

Dario Tironi is the artist that evades the classic canons of Besharat Gallery's sculptures. But we could not remain indifferent to his fantastic, incredi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects

SAKÉ I
SAKÉ I

SAKÉ I

By Kim Fonder

Located in Tulsa, OK

Saké I by artist Kim Fonder is a contemporary and abstract vintage saké bag on painted burlap with plexiglass that measures 49 x 25 and is priced at $2,100. Kim Fonder loves texture and touch. Her paintings and furniture reflect her infatuation with these two characteristics. From the materials Fonder selects, to the way she crafts each piece; these two attributes remain her focus. She seeks to honor Leonardo Da Vinci's words, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. Born Corvallis, Oregon creative director, aberson exhibits master of science in applied behavioral studies, school psychometrics bachelor of science degree education group shows and juried exhibitions biting the apple, IAO gallery, oklahoma city, oklahoma 1999 mayfest invitational gallery tulsa, oklahoma may 1999 biting the apple,IAO gallery, may 2001 mayfest invitational gallery may 2002 j joseph gierek fine art/ group show tulsa, oklahoma 2003-2004 oklahoma visual artists coalition “visionmakers” January 2006 “oklahoma friendly” oklahoma artist guild, march 2008 -honorable mention- “personal space” gallery RFD swainsboro, georgia october 2008 tubac center for the arts tubac, arizona october 2008 artspace international juried exhibition raleigh, north carolina november 2008 gallery shows fashionhaus, manhattan, new york june 2008 jordan art gallery corsicana, texas october 2008 marziart international galerie, hamburg, germany october 2008 helen yi, chicago, illinois october 2008 exhibit by aberson tulsa, oklahoma april 2009 fashionhaus, manhattan, new york 2010 leslie powell...

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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Burlap, Plexiglass, Found Objects

Obstruction II
Obstruction II

Obstruction II

By KX2: Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman

Located in New Orleans, LA

KX2 is a collaboration combining the strengths of artists and sisters Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman who create mathematically inspired sculpture merging metal and painting. From a dist...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Canvas, Found Objects, Acrylic

Double Obstruction
Double Obstruction

Double Obstruction

By KX2: Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman

Located in New Orleans, LA

KX2 is a collaboration combining the strengths of artists and sisters Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman who create mathematically inspired sculpture merging metal and painting. From a dist...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Canvas, Found Objects, Acrylic

Bent Pipe Obstructions
Bent Pipe Obstructions

Bent Pipe Obstructions

By KX2: Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman

Located in New Orleans, LA

KX2 is a collaboration combining the strengths of artists and sisters Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman who create mathematically inspired sculpture merging metal and painting. From a dist...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Canvas, Found Objects, Acrylic

Aurae
Aurae

Aurae

By KX2: Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman

Located in New Orleans, LA

KX2 is a collaboration combining the strengths of artists and sisters Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman who create mathematically inspired sculpture merging metal and painting. From a dist...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Canvas

Rose & Book Fragment
Rose & Book Fragment

Rose & Book Fragment

By Varujan Boghosian

Located in Milford, NH

A fine abstract expressionist collage by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Paper, Color, Found Objects

Fruits of War
Fruits of War

Fruits of War

By Varujan Boghosian

Located in Milford, NH

A fine abstract expressionist assemblage by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended Central Connecticut Teachers College and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. In 1953, he had a Fulbright grant to paint in Italy, and from 1956 to 1959, he worked with Josef Albers, geometric abstractionist, at Yale University where he earned both his BFA and MFA. Boghosian became a professor of sculpture at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and became primarily known for his assemblages in which he uses a variety of incongruous objects such as parts of weathered barn...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects

Lost in the Stars
Lost in the Stars

Lost in the Stars

By Varujan Boghosian

Located in Milford, NH

A wonderful abstract expressionist three dimensional construction by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended Central Connecticut Teachers College and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. In 1953, he had a Fulbright grant to paint in Italy, and from 1956 to 1959, he worked with Josef Albers, geometric abstractionist, at Yale University where he earned both his BFA and MFA. Boghosian became a professor of sculpture at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and became primarily known for his assemblages in which he uses a variety of incongruous objects such as parts of weathered barn doors, antique dolls' heads, old leather, marbles, and ping-pong balls. This construction consists of antique lithographs laid on board, including a shooting target sheet, and metal jacks, all presented on an antique celestial map...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Laid Paper, Lithograph, Adhesive, Wood Panel

Rinoceronte - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Rinoceronte - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects

Rinoceronte - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

"Tethered To The Echos of You" a stunning textural painting with blues and grays
"Tethered To The Echos of You" a stunning textural painting with blues and grays

"Tethered To The Echos of You" a stunning textural painting with blues and grays

By Katherine Filice

Located in Hollister, CA

Tethered to the Echos of You Ink, Charcoal, Embers & Natural Mixed Media on Buried Canvas by Katherine Filice Tethered to the Echos of You is a 39.5 x 27 x 3‑inch work on buried canv...

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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Canvas, Driftwood, Charcoal, Found Objects, Archival Ink, Mica

Untitled #5 (Black with Red)
Untitled #5 (Black with Red)

Untitled #5 (Black with Red)

By Stinkfish

Located in Miami, FL

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Stinkfish Untitled #5 (Black with Red) Spray paint on wood pallet 45 x 31 1/2 in. Unique Signed on verso Accompanied with COA ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Spray Paint

Drawing from the 1990's #469
Drawing from the 1990's #469

Drawing from the 1990's #469

By Purvis Young

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Purvis Young (1943 - 2010) Drawing from the 1990's #469 ink on paper 10.50 x 8 in

Category

1990s Outsider Art Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Paper, Found Objects, Ink

Lotus

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Lotus

Located in Dallas, TX

"I have been creating art for the majority of my life, but it wasn't until I began making my trash pieces that I really felt inspired to create art for art's sake. I come from a fami...

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21st Century and Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects

Tigre Dorado - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Marble, Iron
Tigre Dorado - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Marble, Iron

Tigre Dorado - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Marble, Iron

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

Aparici's work is characterized by simplicity, since most of his pieces bring together few elements, resulting in very elegant compositions with simple lines, which together with his...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Gold

Máscara Oso - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Máscara Oso - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects

Máscara Oso - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Epsi

Epsi

By Tom Pfannerstill

Located in Fairfield, CT

Tom Pfannerstill recreates found objects on carved basswood and paints over them.

Category

2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Wood, Paint, Found Objects, Other Medium

I'll Show You Mine, If You Show Me Yours

I'll Show You Mine, If You Show Me Yours

Located in New Orleans, LA

Medium: house-paint on upcycled WWII era quilt Becca Fuhrman (b. 1988, Boise, ID) is an interdisciplinary artist who specializes in multimedia large-sca...

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21st Century and Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

House Paint, Found Objects

Pato Rojo- 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects

Pato Rojo- 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

An Apple A Day
An Apple A Day

An Apple A Day

By Tony Dagradi

Located in New Orleans, LA

TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Found Objects

Libélula - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycling
Libélula - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycling

Libélula - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycling

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

Aparici's work is characterized by simplicity, since most of his pieces bring together few elements, resulting in very elegant compositions with simple lines, which together with his...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects

Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

"Modern surveillance techniques, and its impact on our right to privacy." KAT FLYN is a self-taught assemblage artist working presently out of San Diego. She began her career as a costume designer in Southern California. Over the years she amassed a trove of artifacts and collectables which she began using to create assemblage art in the 1990’s. In 2000 she sold her business and moved to Cuyamaca, a remote community in the mountains outside of San Diego to devote herself exclusively to her artwork. In 2003 her work was interrupted when the Cedar Fire swept through San Diego county and destroyed the forest, her home & studio along with almost all of her collections and works of art. Following the fire she relocated to San Francisco, where she spent a decade concentrating on her art in her studio in SOMA and exhibiting at galleries in the Bay Area. In 2015 she returned to San Diego and now works out of her studio in La Jolla, exhibiting there and in Los Angeles. Kat Flyn refers to herself as an Assemblage Sculptor and her works as Political Art or Protest Art. She separates herself from other assemblage artists in that she only employs “saved” as opposed to “found” objects in her work; and her pieces always have a political or cultural narrative to them rather than being surreal or abstract. She also constructs or refashions many of the pieces which she uses in her art, for example she turns a soft drink box into a tenement building in Affordable Housing 2017, a jewelry box into a wheelchair in Last Lily Foot 2016, an old shoe shine box...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Mixed Media

Heaven and Earth
Heaven and Earth

Heaven and Earth

By Tony Dagradi

Located in New Orleans, LA

TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Found Objects

Excerpts
Excerpts

Excerpts

By Tony Dagradi

Located in New Orleans, LA

TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Found Objects

Breathe Easy
Breathe Easy

Breathe Easy

By Tony Dagradi

Located in New Orleans, LA

TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Found Objects

Hiding on Saturn (No. 2) A gorgeous forestal blue dimensional framed painting
Hiding on Saturn (No. 2) A gorgeous forestal blue dimensional framed painting

Hiding on Saturn (No. 2) A gorgeous forestal blue dimensional framed painting

By Katherine Filice

Located in Hollister, CA

"Hiding on Saturn (No. 2)" is a 31.5 x 36-inch mixed media painting by Katherine Filice, made with ink, paper, charcoal, branches, stucco, and chalk on buried canvas. The surface is ...

Category

2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Canvas, Chalk, Charcoal, Found Objects, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Bus to Safe Harbor
Bus to Safe Harbor

Bus to Safe Harbor

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

"With the Supreme Court's repeal of Roe v. Wade many women & girls now have to travel across state lines to exercise their reproductive rights." KAT FLYN is a self-taught assemblage artist working presently out of San Diego. She began her career as a costume designer in Southern California. Over the years she amassed a trove of artifacts and collectables which she began using to create assemblage art in the 1990’s. In 2000 she sold her business and moved to Cuyamaca, a remote community in the mountains outside of San Diego to devote herself exclusively to her artwork. In 2003 her work was interrupted when the Cedar Fire swept through San Diego county and destroyed the forest, her home & studio along with almost all of her collections and works of art. Following the fire she relocated to San Francisco, where she spent a decade concentrating on her art in her studio in SOMA and exhibiting at galleries in the Bay Area. In 2015 she returned to San Diego and now works out of her studio in La Jolla, exhibiting there and in Los Angeles. Kat Flyn refers to herself as an Assemblage Sculptor and her works as Political Art or Protest Art. She separates herself from other assemblage artists in that she only employs “saved” as opposed to “found” objects in her work; and her pieces always have a political or cultural narrative to them rather than being surreal or abstract. She also constructs or refashions many of the pieces which she uses in her art, for example she turns a soft drink box...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Mixed Media

Hello, My Name Is: Rose - miniature pictograph painting on paper
Hello, My Name Is: Rose - miniature pictograph painting on paper

Hello, My Name Is: Rose - miniature pictograph painting on paper

By Anthony Mastromatteo

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Anthony Mastromatteo re-introduced himself to the Grenning Gallery with his 2023 exhibition "Hello, My Name Is: Anthony Mastromatteo." The works included in the show were incredibly intricate trompe l'oeil oil paintings ranging in size from 7 x 5 inches to 48 x 36 inches. In supplement to the exhibition, Mastromatteo painted 10 pictographs on "Hello My Name Is" nametags and put them in plastic sleeves one would clip on their person for any kind of large function. There is always a bit of tongue and cheek...

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2010s Photorealist Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Plastic, Paper, Found Objects, Oil

Ojo De Buey - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Ojo De Buey - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects

Ojo De Buey - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Drawing from the 1990's #337

Drawing from the 1990's #337

By Purvis Young

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Purvis Young (1943 - 2010) Drawing from the 1990's #337 acrylic paint on paper 9.75 x 10 in

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1990s Outsider Art Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Paper, Found Objects, Acrylic

Boat Sail
Boat Sail

Boat Sail

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Orla Ananda - a Russian American painter, graduated from the Parsons School of Design. She is influenced by New York’s Street art. Her work features graphic contemplative color block...

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2010s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Canvas, Found Objects

Urn with Roses
Urn with Roses

Urn with Roses

By Carlton Scott Sturgill

Located in New Orleans, LA

medium: reclaimed button-down, wire, floral tape, ceramic urn Born in 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio, CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL received his Masters of Arts (Fine Art) from London’s Chelsea ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Metal, Wire

Arrangement in Poppies
Arrangement in Poppies

Arrangement in Poppies

By Carlton Scott Sturgill

Located in New Orleans, LA

medium: reclaimed button-down shirts on birch plywood panel Born in 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio, CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL received his Masters of Arts (Fine Art) from London’s Chelsea Co...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Metal, Wire

Consonance
Consonance

Consonance

By Paul Villinski

Located in New Orleans, LA

PAUL VILLINSKI has created studio and large-scale artworks for more than three decades. Villinski was born in York, Maine, USA, in 1960, son of an Air Force navigator. He has lived and worked in New York City since 1982. A scenic route through the educational system included stops at Phillips Exeter Academy and the Massachusetts College of Art, and a BFA with honors from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 1984. He lives with his partner, the painter Amy Park, and their son, Lark, in their studios in Long Island City, NY. His work has been included in numerous exhibitions nationally. A mid-career retrospective, “Farther,” is currently on view at The Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, VA, through July, 2018. Recent solo exhibitions include “Paul Villinski: Burst” at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, TX and “Passage: A Special Installation,” at the Blanton Museum, University of Texas, Austin. Recent group shows include “Material Transformations” at the Montgomery Museum of Art, Montgomery, AL; “Re: Collection,” at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY; “Making Mends,” at the Bellevue Museum of Arts, Bellevue, WA; and “Prospect .1,” an international Biennial in New Orleans, LA. “Emergency Response Studio,” a FEMA trailer transformed into an off-the-grid mobile artist...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects

Spinner

Spinner

By Paul Villinski

Located in New Orleans, LA

PAUL VILLINSKI has created studio and large-scale artworks for more than three decades. Villinski was born in York, Maine, USA, in 1960, son of an Air Force navigator. He has lived and worked in New York City since 1982. A scenic route through the educational system included stops at Phillips Exeter Academy and the Massachusetts College of Art, and a BFA with honors from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in 1984. He lives with his partner, the painter Amy Park, and their son, Lark, in their studios in Long Island City, NY. His work has been included in numerous exhibitions nationally. A mid-career retrospective, “Farther,” is currently on view at The Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke, VA, through July, 2018. Recent solo exhibitions include “Paul Villinski: Burst” at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, TX and “Passage: A Special Installation,” at the Blanton Museum, University of Texas, Austin. Recent group shows include “Material Transformations” at the Montgomery Museum of Art, Montgomery, AL; “Re: Collection,” at the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY; “Making Mends,” at the Bellevue Museum of Arts, Bellevue, WA; and “Prospect .1,” an international Biennial in New Orleans, LA. “Emergency Response Studio,” a FEMA trailer transformed into an off-the-grid mobile artist...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Steel

Portrait of an African  - Collage
Portrait of an African  - Collage

Portrait of an African - Collage

By Ivan Chermayeff

Located in Miami, FL

Mixed media on paper, 1990, signed 'Ivan Chermayeff' and dated lower right, titled lower left. 30 x 22 in. (sheet), 36 x 28 in. (frame). Provenance:The artist, Art Planning Consult...

Category

1990s Abstract Geometric Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Pájaro De Mallorca - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycling
Pájaro De Mallorca - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycling

Pájaro De Mallorca - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycling

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Grey plays fairly

Grey plays fairly

By Aimée Farnet Siegel

Located in New Orleans, LA

Materials: acrylic painted and found paper Non-objective artist Aimée Farnet Siegel works with color and line through the medium of hand-painted and manipulated paper. Her works in...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Paper, Found Objects, Acrylic

Hinge, uncomplicated
Hinge, uncomplicated

Hinge, uncomplicated

By Aimée Farnet Siegel

Located in New Orleans, LA

Materials: found and painted paper, acrylic paint Non-objective artist Aimée Farnet Siegel works with color and line through the medium of hand-painted and manipulated paper. Her w...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Paper, Found Objects, Acrylic

Cohete II - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Cohete II - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects

Cohete II - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Mantis - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Mantis - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects

Mantis - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

"Burn Scar (No. 3)" Sculptural Forest Inspired Painting by Katherine Filice
"Burn Scar (No. 3)" Sculptural Forest Inspired Painting by Katherine Filice

"Burn Scar (No. 3)" Sculptural Forest Inspired Painting by Katherine Filice

By Katherine Filice

Located in Hollister, CA

Burn Scars (No. 3)" is an 11 x 11-inch (Framed Size 15 x 15 x 2 in) mixed media piece from Katherine Filice’s "Burn Scar" series, which reflects on the resilience of nature and the s...

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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Archival Ink, Wax

Cohete I - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Cohete I - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects

Cohete I - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

"Burn Scar (No 2)" Textural Forest-Inspired Painting by Katherine Filice
"Burn Scar (No 2)" Textural Forest-Inspired Painting by Katherine Filice

"Burn Scar (No 2)" Textural Forest-Inspired Painting by Katherine Filice

By Katherine Filice

Located in Hollister, CA

"Burn Scar (No. 2)" exemplifies Filice's unique approach, combining ink, paper, branches, bark, and stucco on canvas to create a textured, tactile piece that invites deep contemplati...

Category

2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Canvas

Joe, Gorila - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Joe, Gorila - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects

Joe, Gorila - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

Joe, the Gorilla. Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist re...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

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