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Medium: Found Objects
"Fault Lines: Bantam #B7", reconstructed egg sculpture
"Fault Lines: Bantam #B7", reconstructed egg sculpture

"Fault Lines: Bantam #B7", reconstructed egg sculpture

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Fault Lines: Bantam #B7" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, and PVA. This piece measures 2”h x 1.5”w x 1.5”d and ships with th...

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

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Mica, Organic Material, Acrylic

"Philly Street III", Abstract Patterns, Geometric Abstraction, Woodcut Monoprint
"Philly Street III", Abstract Patterns, Geometric Abstraction, Woodcut Monoprint

"Philly Street III", Abstract Patterns, Geometric Abstraction, Woodcut Monoprint

By Alexis Nutini

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Philly Street III" is an original piece by Alexis Nutini and is made from a woodcut and found object stencil monoprint. This piece mea...

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

Materials

Paper, Found Objects, Monoprint, Woodcut, Stencil

"An Angel through Looking Glass", Colorful Mixed Media Wall-Hanging Sculpture
"An Angel through Looking Glass", Colorful Mixed Media Wall-Hanging Sculpture

"An Angel through Looking Glass", Colorful Mixed Media Wall-Hanging Sculpture

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"An Angel through Looking Glass" is an original sculpture by Traci Johnson made from mirror, sequin, paper, fabric, faux fur, glitter lace, and magnet. This piece measures approx. 9"...

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

Materials

Mirror, Found Objects, Glitter, Fabric, Paper

"Donut (Chocolate)", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif
"Donut (Chocolate)", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif

"Donut (Chocolate)", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Donut (Chocolate)" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, and PVA. This piece measures 3.5”h x 3.5”w x 1.5”d and ships with the pi...

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

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Mica, Organic Material, Acrylic

"Have A Day" Layered Plastic Take Out Bags Mounted on Wood Panel
"Have A Day" Layered Plastic Take Out Bags Mounted on Wood Panel

"Have A Day" Layered Plastic Take Out Bags Mounted on Wood Panel

By Kelly Kozma

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This sculpture titled "Have A Day" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma as part of her newest exhibition, "Watch Me Backflip." This collection is made up of meticulously fabricated ...

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

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel

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

"Egg Canoes: Duck #12-15", Found Object Sculptures, Egg Motif
"Egg Canoes: Duck #12-15", Found Object Sculptures, Egg Motif

"Egg Canoes: Duck #12-15", Found Object Sculptures, Egg Motif

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Egg Canoes: Duck #12-15" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshell, mica, 3-D printed PETG, acrylic, and pine. This piece measures 4”h x 10”w...

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

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Acrylic, Mica, Organic Material

"Fault Lines: Bantam #B8", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif
"Fault Lines: Bantam #B8", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif

"Fault Lines: Bantam #B8", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Fault Lines: Bantam #B8" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, and PVA. This piece measures 2”h x 1.5”w x 1.5”d and ships with th...

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

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Mica, Organic Material

"Iridescence, " Mixed Media Sculpture
"Iridescence, " Mixed Media Sculpture

"Iridescence, " Mixed Media Sculpture

By Michael Thompson

Located in Chicago, IL

Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life. Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars...

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

Materials

Stone

Cat Is Very Smart, Contemporary Mixed Media Painting by Konstantin Bokov
Cat Is Very Smart, Contemporary Mixed Media Painting by Konstantin Bokov

Cat Is Very Smart, Contemporary Mixed Media Painting by Konstantin Bokov

By Konstantin Bokov

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Konstantin Bokov, Ukrainian/American (1940 - ) Title: Cat is Very Smart Year: 1999 Medium: Acrylic on Board and Found Art Collage, Signed and dated Size: 20 x 16 in. (50....

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1990s Contemporary Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Board

Feminist Acrylic/Collage Colorful Painting - Textural Letter in Earth Tones 23
Feminist Acrylic/Collage Colorful Painting - Textural Letter in Earth Tones 23

Feminist Acrylic/Collage Colorful Painting - Textural Letter in Earth Tones 23

By Linda Stein

Located in New York, NY

Linda Stein, Textural Letter in Earth Tones 23 – Signed Feminist Acrylic and Collage Colorful Painting Textural Letter in Earth Tones 23 is from Linda Stein's Missives series--a b...

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1980s Feminist Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Plexiglass, Found Objects, Acrylic, Board

"Soft Swirl" Vibrant Hand Embroidery and Color Pencil on Paper
"Soft Swirl" Vibrant Hand Embroidery and Color Pencil on Paper

"Soft Swirl" Vibrant Hand Embroidery and Color Pencil on Paper

By Kelly Kozma

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This fibers, drawing, and sculptural work titled "Soft Swirl" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand-embroidery, colored pencil, and acrylic paint on paper. The artist us...

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

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Found Objects

"Fault Lines: Bantam #B4", Reconstructed egg sculpture
"Fault Lines: Bantam #B4", Reconstructed egg sculpture

"Fault Lines: Bantam #B4", Reconstructed egg sculpture

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Fault Lines: Bantam #B4" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, and PVA. This piece measures 2”h x 1.5”w x 1.5”d and ships with th...

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

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Mica, Organic Material, Acrylic

"Fault Lines: Bantam #B10", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif
"Fault Lines: Bantam #B10", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif

"Fault Lines: Bantam #B10", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Fault Lines: Bantam #B10" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, and PVA. This piece measures 2”h x 1.5”w x 1.5”d and ships with t...

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

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Mica, Organic Material, Acrylic

"Candy Everybody Wants", Found object assemblage, Reconstructed eggs
"Candy Everybody Wants", Found object assemblage, Reconstructed eggs

"Candy Everybody Wants", Found object assemblage, Reconstructed eggs

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Candy Everybody Wants" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from repaired quail eggs, mica, and acrylic (vintage candy dispenser...

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

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Mica, Organic Material

"Doris and Henry (and her brothers)" Polaroid lift from the collective archive
"Doris and Henry (and her brothers)" Polaroid lift from the collective archive

"Doris and Henry (and her brothers)" Polaroid lift from the collective archive

By Shawn Theodore

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"Doris and Henry (and her brothers)" is an original piece by Shawn Theodore made from found/family photos, polaroid lift, acrylic on wood panel. This pieces measures 16.75"h x 16.75"...

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

Materials

Paper, Found Objects, Wood Panel, Polaroid

Solitude
Solitude

Solitude

By Louise Nevelson

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Caviar20 is excited to be offering this evocative print by the inimitable Louise Nevelson ( 1899-1988) - one of the most revered and unique sculptors of the 20th century. Nevelson i...

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1980s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Cardboard, Screen

"EXAMINATION" Assemblage of found photos and polaroid lift on panel
"EXAMINATION" Assemblage of found photos and polaroid lift on panel

"EXAMINATION" Assemblage of found photos and polaroid lift on panel

By Shawn Theodore

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"EXAMINATION" is an original piece by Shawn Theodore made from found/family photos, polaroid lift, acrylic on wood panel. Theodore delves into the specific experiences of African American families, capturing a longing for lost photographs, missing heirlooms, and vanished archives. Using a blend of traditional portraiture, found photographs, paint, paper, pencils, and digital manipulation, Theodore creates archetypes representing hypothetical family members, spiritual guardians, and ancestors. These boldly crafted archetypes inhabit an imagined macro-family album, offering a unique perspective on portraiture, connection, and community. Theodore's work aims to deepen spiritual connections and encourage personal introspection. This pieces measures 16.75"h x 16.75"w framed and comes with a gallery-issued Certificate of Authenticity. Shawn Theodore (b. 1970) was born in Germany to American parents from Philadelphia, and currently lives and works in Philadelphia. Theodore was awarded the prestigious PDN’s 30 New & Emerging Photographers to Watch (2019), the Getty Images / ARRAY ‘Where We Stand’ grant, and a grant from the Knight Foundation for ‘A Dream Deferred’. Theodore was a two-time nominee for the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Fellowship and a nominee for the Magnum Foundation Fund. He is an Associate Adjunct Professor at the University of the Arts, a trustee of The Print Center, a trustee of the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, and a former trustee of the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center. Theodore was announced as a two-time nominee of The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage Fellowship and a nominee of the Magnum Foundation Fund in 2018. In the following years 2019 and 2020, he was awarded the PDN's 30 New & Emerging Photographers to Watch and AI-AP American Photography 35. He has had several solo exhibitions and is included in several group exhibitions. His work is held in the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia; the collection of the Philadelphia Library, Drexel University's Center for Black Culture, the Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; the Walker Center, Minneapolis; the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington D.C.; the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas; and the Legacy Museum, Montgomery, among others. Artist photo...

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

Materials

Paper, Found Objects, Wood Panel, Polaroid

"Day in the Life: Double Yolk #1", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif
"Day in the Life: Double Yolk #1", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif

"Day in the Life: Double Yolk #1", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Day in the Life: Double Yolk #1" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshell, mica, and acrylic. This piece measures 4”h x 2.5”w x 2.5”d, and i...

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

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Acrylic, Mica, Organic Material

Pig
Pig

Pig

By Leo Sewell

Located in Wiscasett, ME

Leo Sewell (b. 1945) is an American "found object" artist. His assemblages of recycled material are in over 40 museums and in private collections worldwide. Sewell was born in Anna...

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20th Century Folk Art Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects

Calvary

Calvary

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

Chimaera: Green #8, Contemporary Egg Sculpture, 21st Century
Chimaera: Green #8, Contemporary Egg Sculpture, 21st Century

Chimaera: Green #8, Contemporary Egg Sculpture, 21st Century

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Chimaera: Green #8" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, and PVA. This piece measures 2.75”h x 2”w x 2”d and ships with the pict...

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

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Mica, Organic Material, Acrylic

"Day in the Life: Green #49", Reconstructed egg sculpture
"Day in the Life: Green #49", Reconstructed egg sculpture

"Day in the Life: Green #49", Reconstructed egg sculpture

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "This piece titled "Day in the Life: Chimaera #12" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshell, mica, and acrylic. This piece measures 4”h x 2.5...

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

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Acrylic, Mica, Organic Material

Some Spain Abstract Painting on Found Wood, Textured, 2021, Signed
Some Spain Abstract Painting on Found Wood, Textured, 2021, Signed

Some Spain Abstract Painting on Found Wood, Textured, 2021, Signed

By Nicholas Evans

Located in Paris, IDF

SOME SPAIN 2021 Paris, France Graphically bold, yet cerebral, this textured, abstract piece offers a rich color palette. Painted using oil, acrylic and plaster, and executed on an ...

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

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Oil, Acrylic

Mary Bauermeister - Studio Leftover Fetich, 3D mixed media sculpture Fluxus, S/N
Mary Bauermeister - Studio Leftover Fetich, 3D mixed media sculpture Fluxus, S/N

Mary Bauermeister - Studio Leftover Fetich, 3D mixed media sculpture Fluxus, S/N

By Mary Bauermeister

Located in New York, NY

Mary Baumeister Studio Leftover Fetich, 1953, 1967 Unique Mixed Media 3-D Assemblage Ink Signed, dated, titled, annotated "Edition Original" and numbered 52/75. Shadow box frame Incl...

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1960s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Day in the Life: Green #41", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif
"Day in the Life: Green #41", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif

"Day in the Life: Green #41", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Day in the Life: Green #41" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshell, mica, and acrylic. This piece measures 4”h x 2.5”w x 2.5”d, and is shi...

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

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Acrylic, Mica, Organic Material

"And Then There Were Two", Hand Embroidery, Antique Textiles, Depiction of Stars
"And Then There Were Two", Hand Embroidery, Antique Textiles, Depiction of Stars

"And Then There Were Two", Hand Embroidery, Antique Textiles, Depiction of Stars

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "And Then There Were Two" is an original piece by Lindzeanne and is made from hand embroidery, white cotton thread, and antique textiles This piece measures 17.25”h...

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

Materials

Textile, Cotton, Thread, Found Objects

"Forager" Single day found object assemblages, copper, wood, wax, stone, paper
"Forager" Single day found object assemblages, copper, wood, wax, stone, paper

"Forager" Single day found object assemblages, copper, wood, wax, stone, paper

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Mixed media, collage. This piece titled "Forager" is an original artwork made from mixed media: cut prints, maquettes and single day sculptures, found objects in vintage frame by Katie VanVliet. This piece measures 24"h x 60"w x 4"d. This piece was debuted during the artist's solo exhibition, "Forager" displayed at Awbury Arboretum. Katie VanVliet (she/her) is a sculptor and printmaker practicing from her home studio in Elkins Park...

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

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media, Color

"An Invasion", Chicago, Woman figure, social change, Acrylic on Wood
"An Invasion", Chicago, Woman figure, social change, Acrylic on Wood

"An Invasion", Chicago, Woman figure, social change, Acrylic on Wood

By Qiaira Riley

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"An Invasion" is a piece by Qiaira Riley made from acrylic paint and beads on found wood. This piece measures measures 24"h x 24"w unframed. "Inspired by the changing visual landscape of my hometown of Chicago, I created these works to explore how the gentrification of the south-side disrupts intimate, private memories associated with public spaces in the name of urban "renewal," even creating commodifiable opportunities to make community memories public and profitable, yet not sacred. I was attending a suburban private liberal arts college; many classmates often seemed obsessed with fantastical, cheap narratives about my community and the folks in it that deeply contrasted the memories of love and care I had grown up with. These works remember and reclaim these spaces while showing off my favorite public treasures, sights, and delicacies. There are also odes to the sweet parts of my adolescence that I hope urban development will not shift: running around the city with my father, who has worked for the Chicago Park District for over 25 years, my mom getting me a 6 piece from Harold's Chicken whenever I got a good report card, or stopping by Zberry, the city's first black-woman owned froyo shop to get a treat after school. I moved to Philadelphia that same year with just two suitcases, my art supplies storage...

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

Materials

Wood, Acrylic, Found Objects

Light Blue and Brown Chine Colle Watercolor with Found Object Collage
Light Blue and Brown Chine Colle Watercolor with Found Object Collage

Light Blue and Brown Chine Colle Watercolor with Found Object Collage

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful abstract expressionist collage by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Composed of two contrasting sections of light blue and brown, this piece has layers of ...

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

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Found Objects

"Egg Canoes: Duck, Duck, Goose", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif
"Egg Canoes: Duck, Duck, Goose", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif

"Egg Canoes: Duck, Duck, Goose", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Egg Canoes: Duck, Duck, Goose" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshell, mica, 3-D printed PETG, acrylic, and pine. This piece measures 4”h ...

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

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Acrylic, Mica

"Day in the Life: Green #29", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif
"Day in the Life: Green #29", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif

"Day in the Life: Green #29", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Day in the Life: Chimaera #12" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshell, mica, and acrylic. This piece measures 4”h x 2.5”w x 2.5”d, and is ...

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

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Acrylic, Mica

"Day in the Life: Green #82", reconstructed egg sculpture
"Day in the Life: Green #82", reconstructed egg sculpture

"Day in the Life: Green #82", reconstructed egg sculpture

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Day in the Life: Green #82" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshell, mica, and acrylic. This piece measures 4”h x 2.5”w x 2.5”d, and is shi...

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

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Acrylic, Mica, Organic Material

"Egg Canoes: Duck #9-11", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif
"Egg Canoes: Duck #9-11", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif

"Egg Canoes: Duck #9-11", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "SEgg Canoes: Duck #9-11" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshell, mica, 3-D printed PETG, acrylic, pine. This piece measures 4”h x 10”w x 2...

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

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Acrylic, Mica

"Day in the Life: Green #33", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif
"Day in the Life: Green #33", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif

"Day in the Life: Green #33", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif

By Katie VanVliet

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Day in the Life: Green #33" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshell, mica, and acrylic. This piece measures 4”h x 2.5”w x 2.5”d, and is shi...

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

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Acrylic, Mica, Organic Material

"Self-Reflection: In the Bedroom", Contemporary Cross Stitch Hand Embroidery
"Self-Reflection: In the Bedroom", Contemporary Cross Stitch Hand Embroidery

"Self-Reflection: In the Bedroom", Contemporary Cross Stitch Hand Embroidery

By Han Cao

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Self-Reflection: In the Bedroom" is an original piece by Han Cao and is made from embroidery on a vintage photograph. This piece measures 9" x 11" framed and is sh...

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

Materials

Thread, Found Objects

"Pelvic Pelt" Abstract, dimensional paint on found object
"Pelvic Pelt" Abstract, dimensional paint on found object

"Pelvic Pelt" Abstract, dimensional paint on found object

By PJ Linden

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Pelvic Pelt" is an original artwork by PJ Linden and is made from dimensional paint on found object. This piece measures 22”h x 25”w x 6”d. Born 1985 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. PJ Linden is a New York City and Pennsylvania-based fine artist known for her abstract, three-dimensional work. She paints with machine-like precision, creating microscopic patterns on found objects, fashion, and technology. Linden got her start working with Patricia Field, creating custom, one-of-a-kind art and fashion under the name Wonderpuss Octopus. At Field's iconic, namesake boutique, Linden's work caught the eye of celebrity clients including Beyonce, Willow Smith, Kelly Osborne, and Solange Knowles...

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

Materials

Paint, Found Objects

"A Self-Portrait Outside" Hand Embroidery on Vintage Photograph Diptych
"A Self-Portrait Outside" Hand Embroidery on Vintage Photograph Diptych

"A Self-Portrait Outside" Hand Embroidery on Vintage Photograph Diptych

By Han Cao

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "A Self-Portrait Outside" is an original piece by Han Cao and is made from embroidery on a vintage photograph. This piece measures 9" x 11" framed and is shipped in...

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

Materials

Thread, Found Objects, Photographic Paper

Debra Smith "Shifting Vision #4" -- Abstract Vintage Silk Collage

Debra Smith "Shifting Vision #4" -- Abstract Vintage Silk Collage

By Debra Smith

Located in New York, NY

Debra Smith Shifting Vision #4, 2017 pieced vintage silk 18 x 15 in. This original textile collage by Debra Smith features bold red silk squares carefully stitched with with layers ...

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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Silk, Found Objects, Mixed Media

Cutting Machine, Contemporary Sculpture and Needlepoint Embroidery
Cutting Machine, Contemporary Sculpture and Needlepoint Embroidery

Cutting Machine, Contemporary Sculpture and Needlepoint Embroidery

By Ulla-Stina Wikander

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This sculpture titled "Cutting Machine" is an original artwork by Ulla-Stina Wikander made of needlepoint embroidery and vintage object. This piece measures approximately approx. 11....

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

Materials

Textile, Thread, Found Objects

Patricia Miranda, Lamentations for Ermenegilda; 2020, lace, cochineal dye, thread

Patricia Miranda, Lamentations for Ermenegilda; 2020, lace, cochineal dye, thread

By Patricia Miranda

Located in Darien, CT

Patricia Miranda's work includes interdisciplinary installation, textile, paper and books. The textiles incorporated in these new pieces are vintage linens from her Italian and Irish grandmothers and sourced from friends and strangers around the country. Each donation is documented and integrated into the work. Textile as a form that wraps the body from cradle to grave. The role of lacemaking in the lives of women both economically and historically is packed with metaphorical potential. The relationship of craft and women’s work (re)appropriated by artists today to environmental and social issues is integral to the artist's research. Her work is process oriented; materials are submerged in natural dyes from oak gall wasp nests, cochineal insects, turmeric, indigo, and clay. She forages for raw materials, cook dyes, grind pigments, ecofeminist actions that consider environmental impacts of objects. The process is left visible as dyestuff is unfiltered in the vat and finished work. Sewn into larger works, Miranda incorporates hair, pearls, bone beads, Milagros, cast plaster. The distinct genetics and environmental and cultural history of each material asserts its voice as collaborator rather than medium. The lace inserts a visceral femininity into the pristine gallery, and exerts a ghostly trace of the history of domestic labor. The combination of earth and lace references human and environmental devastation and the conflation of nature and women’s bodies as justifications for exploitation. Mournful and solastalgic, they are lamentations to the violence against women and the earth. Patricia Miranda is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, educator, and founder of The Crit Lab, graduate-level critique seminars and Residency for artists, and MAPSpace project space. She has been Visiting Artist at Vermont Studio Center, the Heckscher Museum, and University of Utah; and been awarded residencies at I-Park, Weir Farm, Vermont Studio Center, and Julio Valdez Printmaking Studio. She received an Anonymous Was a Woman Covid19 Artist Relief Grant, an artist grant from ArtsWestchester/New York State Council on the Arts, and was part of a year-long NEA grant working with homeless youth. Miranda currently teaches graduate curatorial studies at Western Colorado University, and develops programs for K-12, museums, and institutions such as Franklin Furnace. Her work has been exhibited at ODETTA, NYC; ABC No Rio, NYC; Alexey von...

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2010s Feminist Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Ceramic, Fabric, Thread, Dye, Found Objects

Paintbrushes I
Paintbrushes I

Paintbrushes I

By Arman

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Arman, French/American (1929 - 2005) Title: Paintbrushes I Year: 1991 Medium: Paintbrushes and Oil Paint in Epoxy Resin Sculpture, Signature and number inscribed Edition: 20,...

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1990s Dada Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Epoxy Resin, Found Objects, Mixed Media, Oil

Caballo VI - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycling
Caballo VI - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycling

Caballo VI - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycling

By Miquel Aparici

Located in Barcelona, Catalonia

"Caballo VI" is 2.5kg Aparici's work is characterised by simplicity, since most of his pieces bring together few elements, resulting in very elegant compositions with simple lines, ...

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

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Found Objects

Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American
Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American

Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American

By Philip Kuznicki

Located in Buffalo, NY

One of a kind mixed-media sculpture by Philip Kuznicki from the Spirit exhibition. Comes in its original frame. Born in Dunkirk NY, Kuznicki started his career working for artists su...

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2010s Surrealist Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Jo Yarrington, Mute-Ability_Composition 1, 2019_acrylic, steel, player piano rol
Jo Yarrington, Mute-Ability_Composition 1, 2019_acrylic, steel, player piano rol

Jo Yarrington, Mute-Ability_Composition 1, 2019_acrylic, steel, player piano rol

By Jo Yarrington

Located in Darien, CT

Jo Yarrington’s photographs, prints, works on paper, glass sculptures and architecturally-based installations have been shown in exhibitions at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Yale University, Cornell University, the Museum of Glass, the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Artists Space, St. John the Divine Cathedral, Grounds for Sculpture, the Museum of American Glass and ODETTA, among others. International exhibitions have included Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts Museum, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow Cathedral, Glasgow University, Galeria Sala Uno and Centro de las Artes de Guanajuato. She represented the United States at the Sharjah Biennial, United Arab Emirates and participated in the Berlin Biennial. in 2010 she received the Bronze Prize, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje, Macedonia. Yarrington is a recipient of artist grants and Fellowships from the Pollock Krasner Foundation, the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism. She has received Residency Fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, the Museum of Glass, the Museum of American Glass, the Bridge Virtual Residency/ SciArt Center, the Lucile Walton Fellow/Mountain Lake Biological Station, the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, the Anderson Center and the Ucross Foundation, among others. International grants and fellowships have included the Banff Center for Arts and Creativity/Canada, SIMS Residency/ Iceland, Cill Rialaig Artists Residency/Ireland, the Burren College of Art Residency/Ireland and the American Scandinavian Foundation. She is a Professor of Visual and Performing Arts at Fairfield University and lives and works in New York City. STATEMENT In site-specific exhibitions, public art commissions, collaborative and individual projects Jo Yarrington has used varied combinations of glass, waxed surfaces, found artifacts and experimental analog photography to investigate the way we perceive – searching for, experimenting with and developing throughout a sensory-based vernacular. Her mostly translucent materials function as physical framework and symbolic membrane. Light, both natural and ambient, provides a kinetic or time-based element to her work. Scale and the integration of architecture are also pivotal components. In the 6-part installation for the two-person exhibition Illuminated, Yarrington continues her interest in the connections between vision, sound and language. In Mute-ability: Compositions 1 – 6, her title for this light-based comprehensive work, she combines the words mute and malleability. The work focuses on found piano rolls, a music storage medium, originally conceived as coded notations or ‘note control data’ for music produced in pneumatic player pianos...

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2010s Conceptual Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Steel

"Tiffany Garden 01" Mixed Media Painting
"Tiffany Garden 01" Mixed Media Painting

"Tiffany Garden 01" Mixed Media Painting

By Patrick Burns

Located in Chicago, IL

"Concrete Gardens" is a body of work that translates Patrick Burns' deep love of the land and complicated past into richly textured, mixed-media paintings with reverberating, monochr...

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

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Concrete

Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American
Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American

Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American

By Philip Kuznicki

Located in Buffalo, NY

One of a kind mixed-media sculpture by Philip Kuznicki from the Spirit exhibition. Comes in its original frame. Born in Dunkirk NY, Kuznicki started his career working for artists su...

Category

2010s Surrealist Art by Medium: Found Objects

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Margaret Roleke, Holy Wars, 2015, children's toys, spray enamel, wood panel
Margaret Roleke, Holy Wars, 2015, children's toys, spray enamel, wood panel

Margaret Roleke, Holy Wars, 2015, children's toys, spray enamel, wood panel

By Margaret Roleke

Located in Darien, CT

Roleke creates politically aware work. Her wall reliefs are composed of multitudes of plastic toys, oddly sexualized Disney characters and Happy Meal trinkets. Through investigation ...

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

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Plastic, Found Objects, Spray Paint, Wood Panel

"Crumbelievable" Vintage Postcard with Statue of Liberty and Abstract Embroidery
"Crumbelievable" Vintage Postcard with Statue of Liberty and Abstract Embroidery

"Crumbelievable" Vintage Postcard with Statue of Liberty and Abstract Embroidery

By Han Cao

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Crumbelievable" is an original piece by Han Cao and is made from hand embroidery on found vintage postcard from 1979, with cotton thread. This piece measures 11.2...

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

Materials

Thread, Found Objects, Postcard

Chiaroscuro
Chiaroscuro

Chiaroscuro

By Paul Villinski

Located in New Orleans, LA

Paul Villinski's "Chiaroscuro" incorporates his signature butterfly motif with a found antique frame. This unique piece dazzles with its shimmering gold leaf finish, with the bespoke...

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

Materials

Metal, Wire, Gold Leaf

Margaret Roleke, War and Religion, 2016, children's toys, enamel, wood, LEDs
Margaret Roleke, War and Religion, 2016, children's toys, enamel, wood, LEDs

Margaret Roleke, War and Religion, 2016, children's toys, enamel, wood, LEDs

By Margaret Roleke

Located in Darien, CT

In the body of work for “Child’s Play” Roleke has created diminutive worlds in which toys tell the story of consumption, consumerism, war, and the misuse of power and religion. The m...

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

Materials

Enamel

"Memento Morididdle Movement #15", Colorful Layered Paper Framed Sculpture
"Memento Morididdle Movement #15", Colorful Layered Paper Framed Sculpture

"Memento Morididdle Movement #15", Colorful Layered Paper Framed Sculpture

By Charles Clary

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"Memento Morididdle Movement #15" is an original wall-hanging sculpture by Charles Clary made of hand cut paper and found frame. The final piece measures 12"h x 10"w framed. The artw...

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

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Paper, Found Objects

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