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Style: Abstract
Medium: Found Objects
"Pompeii, " Mixed Media Sculpture
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Stone
"Beach-Combed Mochaware, " Mixed Media Sculpture
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Stone
"Bouquet, " Mixed Media Sculpture
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Stone
Olafur Eliasson, Herbarium - Collage of Dried Water Lilies, Contemporary Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Olafur Eliasson (Danish-Icelandic, b. 1967)
Herbarium, 2021
Medium: Collage of dried and pressed Nympheas Ellisana water lilies (Latour-Marliac) on Lanaquarelle handmade paper, in fl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Found Objects, Handmade Paper
"Iridescence, " Mixed Media Sculpture
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Stone
"China Cabinet, " Mixed Media Sculpture
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Stone
"The Bigger Picture", abstract sculpture, found frame, wood, paint, geometry
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"The Bigger Picture" is an abstract artwork by Stan Olthuis composed of acrylic paint on pine wood and reclaimed picture frame. The Bigger Picture measures...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Found Objects
"Caress of Water, " Mixed Media Sculpture
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Stone
ImPossible
Located in New York, NY
Found objects, repurposed textiles
Statement
In work that integrates the theories and methodologies of both fine art and craft, I transform domestic cast-offs, such as old furnitu...
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Textile, Found Objects
W2
Located in New York, NY
Found objects, repurposed textiles
Statement
In work that integrates the theories and methodologies of both fine art and craft, I transform domestic cast-offs, such as old furnitu...
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Textile, Found Objects
N2
Located in New York, NY
Found objects, repurposed textiles
Statement
In work that integrates the theories and methodologies of both fine art and craft, I transform domestic cast-offs, such as old furnitu...
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Textile, Found Objects
Breathe A New 11 : mixed media collage
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary collage by Roxane Hollosi.
In her art Hollosi documents the emotional, social and environmental energies she encounter in the moment of creation. The artist founds her ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Fabric, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Thread, Found Objects
Breathe A New 4 : mixed media collage
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary collage by Roxane Hollosi.
In her art Hollosi documents the emotional, social and environmental energies she encounter in the moment of creation. The artist founds her ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Mixed Media, Plastic, Thread, Found Objects
Pipe Dreams: African American collage painting w/ photographs figures, objects
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an abstract collage / painting created from acrylic and found objects. It is framed in a wide, dark wooden frame with gold accents. It includes several manipulated historic photograph of figures in many guises, arranged as if on stage. It is signed and dated by the artist lower left.
PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022.
"Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements of 'real life' collaged and collapsed, as dreams are prone to do. If connections are made, all the better. I feel that life should remind us of our dreams." - Richard J. Watson
Richard J. Watson is an icon in the Philadelphia art world. Much of his work relates to his experiences as a Black African American man. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1968), has taught at his alma mater, and has served in the Exhibitions Department at the African American Museum in Philadelphia since the 1980s. He has been exhibiting his work for decades, and has an extensive bibliography. His work is held in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; the Uniworld Corporation; Sony; the Federal Reserve Bank; the City of Philadelphia; Sprint; the Church of the Advocate; the poet Dr. Sonia Sanchez; and the Woodmere Museum...
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Found Objects, Acrylic, Mixed Media
3-part painting construction by Black African American artist, w/ found objects
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an 3-part painting / construction (assemblage) created from acrylic paint, wood, glass, and found objects. It includes several historic photograph of figures as well as many scenes from Black African American cultural history. Each piece measures 23" x 7.75" x 2.5", and they can be hung close together or far apart, depending on the buyer's preference. All pieces are wired with the appropriate hanging hardware and are ready to install, no additional framing needed.
PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022.
"Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements of 'real life' collaged and collapsed, as dreams are prone to do. If connections are made, all the better. I feel that life should remind us of our dreams." - Richard J. Watson
Richard J. Watson is an icon in the Philadelphia art world. Much of his work relates to his experiences as a Black African American man. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1968), has taught at his alma mater, and has served in the Exhibitions Department at the African American Museum in Philadelphia since the 1980s. He has been exhibiting his work for decades, and has an extensive bibliography. His work is held in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; the Uniworld Corporation; Sony; the Federal Reserve Bank; the City of Philadelphia; Sprint; the Church of the Advocate; the poet Dr. Sonia Sanchez; and the Woodmere Museum...
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Glass, Wood
The Bird Man
Located in Milford, NH
A modern abstract mixed media painting with the figure of a man by the ocean by contemporary Maine artist Troy M. Stafford (21st c). Troy Stafford is an artist that has lived on both the East and West Coasts and he currently resides in Brunswick, ME. Troy is a multifaceted artist that paints and creates using mixed media. He builds and creates extraordinary picture frames and is a furniture designer and maker. His work is in many private collections as well as in the permanent collections of The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, The New Britain Museum of American Art, Portland Museum of Art, North Carolina Museum of Art, and The Columbia Museum of Art among others.
Artist Statement:
“I have always been drawn to making things, the idea to make something where nothing had previously been felt right to me at an early age. Growing up in the desert I loved going to the dump...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Walnut, Paper, Found Objects, Oil, Photographic Paper
Companions
Located in Milford, NH
A modern abstract mixed media painting with two figures by contemporary Maine artist Troy M. Stafford (21st c). Troy Stafford is an artist that has lived on both the East and West Coasts and he currently resides in Brunswick, ME. Troy is a multifaceted artist that paints and creates using mixed media. He builds and creates extraordinary picture frames and is a furniture designer and maker. His work is in many private collections as well as in the permanent collections of The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, The New Britain Museum of American Art, Portland Museum of Art, North Carolina Museum of Art, and The Columbia Museum of Art among others.
Artist Statement:
“I have always been drawn to making things, the idea to make something where nothing had previously been felt right to me at an early age. Growing up in the desert I loved going to the dump...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Walnut, Paper, Found Objects, Oil, Photographic Paper
The Floating
Located in Milford, NH
A modern abstract mixed media cityscape painting by contemporary Maine artist Troy M. Stafford (21st c). Troy Stafford is an artist that has lived on both the East and West Coasts and he currently resides in Brunswick, ME. Troy is a multifaceted artist that paints and creates using mixed media. He builds and creates extraordinary picture frames and is a furniture designer and maker. His work is in many private collections as well as in the permanent collections of The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, The New Britain Museum of American Art, Portland Museum of Art, North Carolina Museum of Art, and The Columbia Museum of Art among others.
Artist Statement:
“I have always been drawn to making things, the idea to make something where nothing had previously been felt right to me at an early age. Growing up in the desert I loved going to the dump...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Walnut, Paper, Found Objects, Oil, Photographic Paper
Orpheus Sculpture with Bird & Blocks
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Found Objects
Homecoming for Matt
Located in New York, NY
Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod, Aluminum, Fishing Accessories, Wire, Paint
Jeremy Bullis after David L. Bullis
Edition 1/5
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel, Wire
Look
Located in New York, NY
Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod, Aluminum, Fishing Accessories, Wire, Paint
Jeremy Bullis after David L. Bullis
Edition 1/5
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Steel, Wire
Tempest
Located in New York, NY
Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod, Aluminum, Fishing Accessories, Wire, Paint
Jeremy Bullis after David L. Bullis
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Steel, Wire
Homecoming for Matt
Located in New York, NY
Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod, Aluminum, Fishing Accessories, Wire, Paint
Jeremy Bullis after David L. Bullis
Edition 1/5
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel, Wire
Name Unknown
Located in New York, NY
Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod, Aluminum, Fishing Accessories, Wire, Paint
Jeremy Bullis after David L. Bullis
Edition 1/5
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel, Wire
Look
Located in New York, NY
Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod, Aluminum, Fishing Accessories, Wire, Paint
Jeremy Bullis after David L. Bullis
Edition 1/5
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Steel, Wire
Look
Located in New York, NY
Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod, Aluminum, Fishing Accessories, Wire, Paint
Jeremy Bullis after David L. Bullis
Edition 1/5
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel, Wire
Tempest
Located in New York, NY
Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod, Aluminum, Fishing Accessories, Wire, Paint
Jeremy Bullis after David L. Bullis
Edition 1/5
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Steel, Wire
Tempest
Located in New York, NY
Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod, Aluminum, Fishing Accessories, Wire, Paint
Jeremy Bullis after David L. Bullis
Edition 1/5
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Steel
Homecoming for Matt
Located in New York, NY
Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod, Aluminum, Fishing Accessories, Wire, Paint
Jeremy Bullis after David L. Bullis
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel, Wire
Name Unknown
Located in New York, NY
Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod, Aluminum, Fishing Accessories, Wire, Paint
Jeremy Bullis after David L. Bullis
Edition 1/5
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel, Wire
Untitled
Located in Provincetown, MA
Viewing Elspeth Halvorsen Vevers’ box constructions is a lot like a walk in the moonlight. What we believe to be true in the hard brightness of daytime reality dissolves into an amorphous space of multiple possibilities and perspectives. Describing these constructions, Boston Globe art critic Cate McQuaid wrote “a container becomes the state for an insinuating abstract narrative.”
Halvorsen was instrumental in organizing the much-heralded cooperative Rising Tide Gallery. She was not only a talented sculptor, but was also the matriarch of the uniquely gifted Vevers family of artists: her husband was painter Tony Vevers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Metal
Broken Vessels
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
In Broken Vessels, Yektai continues to blur the edges of painting and sculpture. Recently he discovered that his father’s, Manoucher Yektai’s now empty studio was broken into, and th...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Found Objects, Linen, Epoxy Resin, Oil
Rainbow Rose
Located in MADRID, ES
Found object, rose, petals, acrylic
Artwork Unique
“Rainbow Rose” is a one-of-a-kind classic work is not only a representation of the type of beauty I like to portray, but also the symbols and unique items that are meaningful to my creative practice. In the deepest part of my solitude in 2020, I was outside walking along the Hudson River in Manhattan, New York City where I stumbled upon a broken vase of colorful roses. Outside time and walks were some of my only ways to relieve me of the hardship brought on my the pandemic. The roses were so bright and colorful, yet curious. I was curious as to why someone...
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Found Objects, Acrylic
Angel Delgado, ¨Halar la cadena¨, 2010, Silkscreen, 17.5x14.8 in
Located in Miami, FL
"Angel Delgado (Cuba, 1965)
'Halar la cadena', 2010
silkscreen on toilet cover
17.6 x 14.8 in. (44.5 x 37.5 cm.)
Edition of 10
ID: DEL-101"
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Screen, Found Objects
Black and White Abstract Mixed Media Drawing with Botanical Elements
Located in Houston, TX
Monochromatic abstract work on paper by Houston, TX artist Vergel Grotfeldt. This piece depicts a black figure of a swan and snail on leaves and tree branches. These figures are drawn on an old letter with signs of wear, purposefully chosen to convey timelessness in this particular work. The piece is signed and dated at the bottom right corner. Framed in a silver-colored wooden frame.
This piece came from an important private collection in Houston, TX.
Dimensions WIthout Frame: H 13.25 in. x W 8 in.
Artist Biography: Virgil Grotfeldt...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
Pink and Orange Abstract Figurative Mixed Media Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Pink and orange abstract figurative mixed media painting by Houston, TX artist Margaret Nobler. The painting features a figure of a female against a pi...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Canvas, Found Objects, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"His Name Was Writ in Acrylic Paint" - Abstract Assemblage
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist oil painting with assembled objects by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Splashes of gold paint are applied to a wood panel, with a few bits of burnt umber. Several objects - including a paint tube, cotton balls, and a miniature painting - are attached to the panel.
Signed "Michael Pauker", titled "His Name Was Writ in Acrylic Paint", and dated "2017" on verso.
There is a note from the artist that this is the top of a two-part piece, but the whereabouts of the bottom half are unknown.
Unframed.
Image size: 20"H x 24"W
Bay Area artist and art educator Michael Pauker was born in New York in 1957 and knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of 15. He earned a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase in his native state of New York. In 1989 he went on to earn an M.F.A at Mills College in Oakland and was awarded the City of Oakland Artist Fellowship in Painting. He has been a Bay Area resident since 1988. His work has been exhibited widely across the U.S., as well as in Japan and Costa Rica, and is included in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Exhibitions include:
2007 Contemporary Art Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica
2007 “The Ebay Art Project,” Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
2003 “Found Imagery: The Art of Collage,” Fresno Art Museum,Fresno, CA
2003 “Cut, Copy, Paste,” De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA
2003 “20th Annual Exhibition,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
2002 “40 by 40...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Glass, Plastic, Paper, Found Objects, Cotton, Wood Panel
Assemblage #5 (Ornithology Illustrations & Glass Slide with Silver, Gold Paint)
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist found object assemblage on wood with highly expressive silver and gold paint by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Against the raw woodgrain, the artist has attached several objects, including paper fragments of ornithological illustrations of birds...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Glass, Plastic, Wood, Paper, Oil, Found Objects, Acrylic
Catching Blessings: shadow box painting & collage w/ figures & found objects
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a shadow box construction approx. 13" x 9" x 2.5" with painted and collaged materials including historic photographs of Black figures and other found objects. Encased in a dark wood frame under glass. It is signed and dated along the lower edge.
PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022.
"Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements...
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Found Objects, Glass, Acrylic
"The Artist's Floor" - Abstract Assemblage
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist assemblage with found objects typical of an artist's studio floor by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Applied paint brushes, caps and tubes of paint, a few letters, putty knife, with splashes of color on wood. Unsigned. From the collection of the artist's work. Unframed. Image size: 11.25"H x 25.75"W
Bay Area artist and art educator Michael Pauker was born in New York in 1957 and knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of 15. He earned a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase in his native state of New York. In 1989 he went on to earn an M.F.A at Mills College in Oakland and was awarded the City of Oakland Artist Fellowship in Painting. He has been a Bay Area resident since 1988. His work has been exhibited widely across the U.S., as well as in Japan and Costa Rica, and is included in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Exhibitions include:
2007 Contemporary Art Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica
2007 “The Ebay Art Project,” Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
2003 “Found Imagery: The Art of Collage,” Fresno Art Museum,Fresno, CA
2003 “Cut, Copy, Paste,” De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA
2003 “20th Annual Exhibition,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
2002 “40 by 40...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Glass, Plastic, Paper, Found Objects, Wood Panel, Wood, Oil
Assemblage with Cigar Box and the Letter P
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist oil painting with assembled objects by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Against a yellow and black background, the artist has attached several objects, including plastic letters, cigar boxes, and glass slides.
Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of his work.
Unframed.
Image size: 20"H x 24"W
Bay Area artist and art educator Michael Pauker was born in New York in 1957 and knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of 15. He earned a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase in his native state of New York. In 1989 he went on to earn an M.F.A at Mills College in Oakland and was awarded the City of Oakland Artist Fellowship in Painting. He has been a Bay Area resident since 1988. His work has been exhibited widely across the U.S., as well as in Japan and Costa Rica, and is included in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Exhibitions include:
2007 Contemporary Art Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica
2007 “The Ebay Art Project,” Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
2003 “Found Imagery: The Art of Collage,” Fresno Art Museum,Fresno, CA
2003 “Cut, Copy, Paste,” De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA
2003 “20th Annual Exhibition,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
2002 “40 by 40...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Plastic, Paper, Oil, Found Objects
Biography of a Drive-By: wall sculpture by Black African-American artist
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a two-part wall mounted painting / sculpture this integrates found objects and photographs into an acrylic painting on the top, and a wooden shelf with bullet casings and coins below. This is a conceptual, abstract work of art that is a powerful homage to lives lost through calculated gun violence in American cites. signed by the artist.
PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022.
"Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements...
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
Willow Wave Basket
Located in Wilton, CT
Wood was integral to the artistic practice of the late Markku Kosonen of Finland. An important aspect of his work was the ability to express things; cra...
Category
1990s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Organic Material, Wood, Found Objects
Indian Contemporary Art By Sumit Mehndiratta - Neon Butterflies
Located in Paris, IDF
Six Stainless steel discs measuring 14x4x4 cms each hung individually on the wall with a wooden hanging provision on the back of each disc, can be hung in any way as a set of six.
S...
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
M.O.M 001
Located in Marrakech, MA
Bas-relief.
Silk and wool on recycled plastics (bottles and corks).
Two-point snap.
Signature on the back
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Wool, Silk, Plastic, Found Objects, Wood Panel
World Of Chaos, Original Painting in Acrylic on Canvas, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
World Of Chaos, Original Painting in Acrylic on Canvas, 2021
Artist Commentary:
This piece highlights the relationship between nature and humans.
Keywords: light, day, abstract, wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Pastel, Found Objects
Whistle A Happy Tune: shadow box painting & collage w/ figures & found objects
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a shadow box construction approx. 13" x 9" x 2.5" with painted and collaged materials and found objects. Encased in a dark wood frame under glass. It is signed and dated twice, at different orientations.
PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022.
"Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements...
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Glass, Found Objects, Acrylic
Pussy Willow X, Sculpture by Finnish Artist, Markku Kosonen
Located in Wilton, CT
Kosonen's Pussy Willow X can be displayed on a surface as a vessel, or be mounted as a wall sculpture.
Wood was integral to the artistic practice of the late Markku Kosonen...
Category
1990s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Organic Material, Wood, Found Objects
What's It For, Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
A piece about the "stuff" we buy. What's it for? Is it worth it? How do we affect nature with these decisions? Shape shifts between resembling an old ship and a mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Pastel, Graphite, Canvas, Found Objects, Acrylic
Spiral III, Willow Wall Sculpture by Finnish Artist, Markku Kosonen
Located in Wilton, CT
Wood was integral to the artistic practice of the late Markku Kosonen of Finland. An important aspect of his work was the ability to express things; cra...
Category
1990s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Organic Material, Wood, Found Objects
Rift Valley, Sonde 1 (khaki tan green organic copper coastal abstract texture)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Rift Valley, Sonde 1" is a textural and elemental abstract painting on canvas. It explores the hybridization of chance-derived color-fields with bas-relief aesthetics. Various techn...
Category
2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Found Objects, Oil, Acrylic
Span, Copper Abstract Sculpture, 2020
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This piece is made from a truck tire with metal and pvc running through it that touches each side of the space.
Keywords: abstract, yellow, tire, canes
Artist Biography:
Mia Capodilupo is a sculptor and installation artist originally from Boston, MA. She received a BA from University of Chicago, studied sculpture at Massachusetts College of Art and received an MFA in Sculpture from the San Francisco Art Institute. She has participated in solo and group shows and residencies in museums, galleries and alternative spaces around the country. She has received several grants from the City of Chicago...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Copper
All For You, Original Abstract Painting, 2017
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Found material, pastel, paper, ink on a cardboard box. A piece about hurting yourself for the love of another. Will professionally frame in float frame if purchase...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Ink, Pastel, Found Objects
Concrete form tube series #2, Original Abstract Sculpture, 2020
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is from a series of sculptures created by casting different materials into a concrete form tube (sonotube) and combining that wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Wire
Vanity (sin 7), Original Abstract Painting, 2020
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
A piece playing with the ideas surrounding vanity and youth, and the influence of it at a young age. The makeup carries a toy quality and the baby rattles blend in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Pastel, Found Objects
Light Blue and Brown Chine Colle Watercolor with Found Object Collage
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Found Objects
Conversation Piece (reclining)
By Bobbi Meier
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Paired with "Conversation Piece (erect)" this work was inspired by childhood memories of formal dinner parties in our split-leve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Found Objects, Other Medium, Wood
Conversation Piece (erect)
By Bobbi Meier
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Remembering formal dinners my mother would arrange in our modest midwestern, suburban home, this piece and it's companion, Conversation Piece...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects
Materials
Wood, Found Objects, Other Medium
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