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Sculptures For Sale
Style: Pop Art
Style: Minimalist
This Week's Listings Only
Ferrari Testarossa Skull
By Erik Salin
Located in Nottingham, GB
This Incredible bright red pop art sculpture.
Perfect for adding a splash of colour to any space.
Influenced by the Pop Art movement, Erik Salin's figurat...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Ed Ruscha, Sweet Taters - Limited Edition Plate, Pop Art, Conceptual Art
By Ed Ruscha
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ed Ruscha (b. 1937)
Sweet Taters, 2021
Medium: Fine bone china plate
10 7/10 in diameter 27.3 cm diameter
Edition of 250: Printed signature and edition details on verso
Condition: E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Julian Opie, Male Walker (Grey) - Contemporary Sculpture, British Pop Art
By Julian Opie
Located in Hamburg, DE
Julian Opie (British, b. 1958)
Male Walker - Grey, 2020
Medium: Laser cut acrylic, two-part statuette
Figure measures: 25 x 11.5 x 0.5 cm
Base measures: 7.5 x 5 x 1 cm
Edition size:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer
Norma Márquez Orozco, Purple Shapes, 2018, Translucent Paper, Minimalist, 31x31
Located in Darien, CT
Norma Marquez Orozco explores concepts of impermanence, perception, form and balance through physical movement of the work itself in a lucid, game-like context, like puzzles. All the elements are made of paper, molded into three-dimensional forms. The repetitive geometric shapes are assembled inside boxes built out of translucent paper. The arrangement is random and unfixed to allow movement and unpredictable composition.
The harmonies and tensions in the work arise from different exchanges between the colors, the patterns, and the geometric and organic shapes, as well as the sense that change is constantly occurring as the elements shift and move.
When one looks at these compositions, you see them for the first time, every time, because what is creating and completing the artwork is always changing; such as light, weather and forms merge and interact. As a result of these dynamic relationships, the work extends beyond her personal hand, sustaining an appearance and composition entirely of its own.
Norma Márquez Orozco was
born
in
Chicago,
Illinois,
and
raised
in
Guadalajara,
Jalisco,
Mexico.
Her work can be seen as an investigation into the way relationships emerge and evolve when elements like color, form, shape, lines, angle and pattern are blended, shifted and layered.
She currently lives and works in New York City. Marquez Orozco
has
curated
exhibitions throughout
New
York
and
has hosted
lectures
and
artist
talks
for
the
public. In
2001
she founded
Floor4Art, an
alternative
space
in
West
Harlem
that
houses
artist’s
studios
and
exhibition
space
aimed
at
producing,
promoting
and
connecting
artists.
Exhibition venues include: ODETTA, Brooklyn, NY, Longwood Art Gallery, Queens Museum, The (S)Files 007/ El Barrio...
Category
2010s Minimalist Sculptures
Materials
Archival Paper
"Universal Man" from Huichol ALTERATIONS Series
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS!!!
ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol a...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Resin, Mixed Media
" SANTO " from Huichol ALTERATIONS Series
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
¡ Holiday Special Pricing !
Edition TP. 0010 signed by the Son of Mexican Famous Wrestler " EL SANTO "
ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Resin, Mixed Media
Walking in the City.6 -- Scuplture, Multiple, Human Figure by Julian Opie
By Julian Opie
Located in London, GB
Walking in the City. 6, 2012
Julian Opie
Sculpture screenprinted on spray-painted Axson shaped block
Signed and numbered from the edition of 25 on the base in black ink
Printed by Advanced Graphics...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Screen
Ferrari Lips
By Erik Salin
Located in Nottingham, GB
Influenced by the Pop Art movement, Erik Salin's figurative artistic approach diverts objects from their context creating wonderful eye catching art and scu...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
NAOR - 40cm Ferrari Tribute, Teddy Bear
Located in PARIS, FR
Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988. Completely anchored in his time, he has always traveled a lot around the world. If travels form youth, Naor was inspired by it. From ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Candy II (lightbox)
By Mel Ramos
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mel Ramos, American (1935 - )
Title: Candy II (Snickers)
Year: 2014
Medium: Sculpture Multiple: Lightbox with Steelcut, Acrylic Paint, signed and dated verso
Edition: 13/...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Pop Mouth
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Bolloré, Chloé
Title: Pop Mouth
Medium: 3D Metal Wall Sculpture
Unframed Dimensions: 31" x 47" x 7"
Signature: Signed verso
Edition: 8/8 (plus 4 E.A.)
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Metal
20 ML Happy pill Combo (glossy pink yellow white) - figurative sculpture
By Tal Nehoray
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills".
All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint.
It is a combination of 2 ce...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Automotive Paint
Wild Kong Earth, classic red and tag, Richard Orlinski
Located in Porto, 13
WILD KONG EARTH Kong, the gorilla with a muscular physique show- cased by facets, is Richard Orlinski's most iconic sculpture. This time round, he brandishes Planet Earth high above ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin
sinuosity 127 aqua (pop slick metallic smooth small table top sculpture art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; #sinuous, focus on material, sculptural folds, Aldo Chaparro, use of common materials, creased crinkled and wrinkled, angular, abstract sculpture, angular, process-oriented...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Sinuosity 131 rose gold (pop slick metallic smooth small table topsculpture art
Located in Quebec, Quebec
keywords; #sinuous, focus on material, sculptural folds, Aldo Chaparro, use of common materials, creased crinkled and wrinkled, angular, abstract sculpture, angular, process-oriented...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
XOX Chill Yellow 1/10 - graphic, pop-art, figurative, resin sculpture
By Viktor Mitic
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Playful, colourful and imaginative, Viktor Mitic’s latest series of sculptures appear to merge pop art with science fiction. The colour palette is fun, bright and contemporary—a sunny yellow. These 3-D figures began as digital creations, sculpted out of resin and painted. Their form was initially inspired by the towering abstract sculptures Mitic produced from images of paint splashes on his studio floor. Edition one of ten.
“This character has emerged from a shadow of one of my sculptures (as in the video) I have always been a fan of science as well as science fiction writing and movies. For me, X-O-X is a ‘being’ that came out of a technological world possibly from another galaxy.” Viktor Mitic
“As an icon, or hybrid worthy Viktor Mitic- X-O-X has a synthetic, playful identity. It’s culturally a fusion of influences brought together in one formal public sculpture.” John K. Grande, author, poet, essayist
He earned a BFA from the University of Toronto in 1995 with studies in art history at Sheridan College. He has exhibited his post-Pop inspired...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Paint
30cm Bear CD Tribute, Blue Collar
Located in PARIS, FR
About the artist : Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988. Completely anchored in his time, he has always traveled a lot around the world. If travels form youth, Naor was ins...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Fifty Shades of Broadway - Grey
Located in Porto, 13
An experiment in monochromatic images, “Fifty Shades of Broadway” is the quintessential Fazzino Broadway – a celebration of all things Broadway – full of excitement and the hustle & ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Fifty Shades of Broadway - White
Located in Porto, 13
An experiment in monochromatic images, “Fifty Shades of Broadway” is the quintessential Fazzino Broadway – a celebration of all things Broadway – full of excitement and the hustle & ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Paper
20 MG Love Peace pill Combo (light pink, black) - figurative sculpture
By Tal Nehoray
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills".
All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint.
It is a combination of 2 ce...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Automotive Paint
Cantamar
By Woods Davy
Located in Phoenix, AZ
stone on granite pedestal
b. 1949, Washington, DC
Woods Davy has completed over 35 large scale commissions including works for -Carlton Highlands in Lake Tahoe, CA; Cedars-Sinai Hos...
Category
2010s Minimalist Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Granite
NAOR - 40cm H Tribute Caped Bear
Located in PARIS, FR
Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988. Completely anchored in his time, he has always traveled a lot around the world. If travels form youth, Naor was inspired by it. From the top of his thirty years, he succeeded in retranscribing his observations, his feelings and his impressions. Thanks to his childlike supports, his contemporary details, he achieves a delicious harmony between softness and violence. This discrepancy constitutes his identity. Like life, marked by hardship, his works refer us to our own experiences. Finally, the use of luxury brands in a spirit of "Pop'art" allows him to pay homage or to denounce the way our societies...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin
NAOR - 35cm Paint Splash Ferrari Tribute
Located in PARIS, FR
Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988. Completely anchored in his time, he has always traveled a lot around the world. If travels form youth, Naor was inspired by it. From the top of his thirty years, he succeeded in retranscribing his observations, his feelings and his impressions. Thanks to his childlike supports, his contemporary details, he achieves a delicious harmony between softness and violence. This discrepancy constitutes his identity. Like life, marked by hardship, his works refer us to our own experiences. Finally, the use of luxury brands in a spirit of "Pop'art" allows him to pay homage or to denounce the way our societies...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin
FLORES BLACK (SCULPTURE)
By Kenny Scharf
Located in Aventura, FL
Shaped aluminum with black flock mounted to a polished stainless steel base with flocked feet. Size: 25 x 21 x .375 inches (base 3.5 x 9 x .25 inches). Engraved artist signature on...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Alat
By Kosso Eloul
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Kosso Eloul (1920-1995) is one of our favorite sculptors and an important contributor to public art in Toronto.
In addition to the numerous public sculptures in Toronto by Eloul, his works can be found in many other prominent open spaces around the world, from California to Israel.
Most familiar with Eloul associate his work with his signature forms; large brushed aluminum (or steel) angled rectangles.
However his earlier work was realized in stone. This fine sculpture, a form that is revisited and eventually created in metal, is made of Jerusalem Stone...
Category
1960s Minimalist Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Blossoming amidst adversity
Located in London, GB
SaeRi Seo
Blossoming amidst adversity, 2023
porcelain, black
clay
oxidation
1250℃
20 x 14 x 14 cm
7 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.
SAERI SEO
b. 1992, Korea
The ‘Moon Jar’ is a representa...
Category
2010s Minimalist Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Porcelain
Campbell’s Pea Soup Can Sculpture, Edition of 2, 2017 by Shelter Serra
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Campbell’s Pea Soup Can, 2017, 3.75”x2.5” inches diameter, cast aluminum, edition of 2.
Pop Artist Andy Warhol made the Campbell’s soup can an icon of Post War America.
This version, cast from an original can, in solid aluminum, is an ode to Mr. Warhol and a slight reference to Popeye, who ate spinach to increase his stamina.
Shelter Serra’s paintings, sculptures, and drawings explore mass consumption and cultural identity. He juxtaposes subject matters that are both common and recognizable: a Campbell's Soup Can, a copper plated baseball hat, and a Hermes Birkin bag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Metal
30 MG Love pill Combo (mint green, orange) - figurative sculpture
By Tal Nehoray
Located in New York, NY
This new work by Tal Nehoray is from her latest body of works called "Happy Pills".
All are hand made with ceramic and hand painted with automotive paint.
It is a combination of 2 ce...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Automotive Paint
Woman of Nature and Serenity Original Ceramic Tile Sculpture
Located in Soquel, CA
Interesting Pop Art tile Sculpture plaque by Guillermo Wagner Granizo (American, 1923-1995).
A colorful woman with a beehive hairdo is surround by a fe...
Category
1980s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Huichol " Pinocchio " Beaded Sculpture from Huichol Alterations series
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
I´M A REAL BOY!!!. . . a more traditional HUICHOL style sculpture. Looks great in any room!!!
ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and a...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
ANDREW K - Mirror Polished Sitting Doberman 44cm
Located in PARIS, FR
Information: Strict geometry, impeccable architecture of flat faces, minimalism, conciseness combined with elegance have become the artist's hallmark.
Andrew is a talented sculptor ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
IBM
By Skylar Fein
Located in New Orleans, LA
Skylar Fein was born in Greenwich Village and raised in the Bronx. He has had many careers including teaching nonviolent resistance under the umbrella of the Quakers, working for a g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Original Card Construction by Eduardo Paolozzi
Located in London, GB
Original Card Construction sculpture made by Eduardo Paolozzi and acquired directly from the artist's studio in 2006. (With supporting provenanc...
Category
1970s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic Polymer
Split Panther
Located in PARIS, FR
Information: It was Arun's initiative, whose passion for creating beauty from seemingly mundane materials led him to transform scrap metal into stunning works of art. Arun and Gaurav...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Horse Head
Located in PARIS, FR
Andrew is a talented sculptor and metal artist. He works exceptionally well with low poly steel sculptures, creating the perfect forms of animals in his works...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Le Siffleur 50 - Resin Sculpture, 2022
Located in Porto, 13
Le Siffleur 50 is an original work of art by the French artist Idan Zareski.
"Our feet are our roots, our roots are our heritage.
They ground and anchor ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Jeff Koons- Balloon Dog (Yellow)- Gold Plate- Sculpture with Stand
By Jeff Koons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Experience the epitome of luxury with the limited edition "Balloon Dog (Yellow)" plate by renowned artist Jeff Koons, crafted in collaboration with the esteemed French porcelain manu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Kusama Plush Pumpkin (Kusama yellow & black pumpkin)
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Yayoi Kusama Yellow & Black Pumpkin (plush):
An iconic, vibrantly colored pop art piece - this Kusama plush pumpkin features the universal polka dot patterns and bold colors for whic...
Category
1960s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Nylon
Tokidoki x karl Lagerfeld x French Edition
Located in CANNES, FR
KARL LAGERFELD ( 1933 -2019 )
Kaiser of the fashion !
"Tokidoki " : édition limitée à 500 .
Numéroté 118 /500.
exemplaire design par Simone Legno .
poupée à l'effigie de KARL LAGER...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
ABS
3D Pop Art Mosaic Sculptural Wall Painting - "Aragosta" by Elizabeth Art Candy
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Aragosta" is a striking three-dimensional mosaic from Elizabeth Art Candy’s Fake Gum’s series, where vibrant color and texture merge to create an extraordinary sculptural compositio...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Canvas, Spray Paint
NAOR - CD Tribute Heart
Located in PARIS, FR
About the artist : Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988. Completely anchored in his time, he has always traveled a lot around the world. If travels form youth, Naor was ins...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Flying Automobile
By Jeon Kang Ok
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Jeon Kang Ok currently lives and works in South Korea.
Her work resides in permanent collections of Seoul Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
/ Pohang Museum of ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel, Iron
"Our First Brush With Red Grooms/ It Was Exciting!", Artist's actual paintbrush
By Red Grooms
Located in New York, NY
Red Grooms
"Our First Brush With Red Grooms/ It Was Exciting!", 1968
Paint brush with paint inside acrylic casing
11 × 3 1/2 × 2 inches
Unframed
This paint brush - with original pain...
Category
1960s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Synthetic, Plastic, Mixed Media, Acrylic
From Huichol ALTERATIONS Series "X-Man"
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
¡ Holiday Special Pricing !
ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huic...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media
Pikachu & Charmander - 2 Of A kind Metal Pokemon Sculptures
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
*New Year Inventory Renewal Sale - 90 Days Until April 30th*
*This Price Won't Be Repeated Again This Year*
These two Pokemon pieces are the savvy collector a must have: the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Steel
NAOR - 45cm TEDDY Collage Porsche Tribute
Located in PARIS, FR
Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988. Completely rooted in his time, he has always traveled a lot around the world. If travel trains youth, Naor was inspired by it. From th...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin
NAOR - 30cm Teddy CH Tribute Vogue
Located in PARIS, FR
Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988. Completely anchored in his time, he has always traveled a lot around the world. If travels form youth, Naor was inspired by it. From t...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin
"Wonder Bread" Pop Art Sculpture 6.5" x 14" x 6.5" inch Edition 1/1 by Kii Arens
Located in Culver City, CA
"Wonder Bread" Pop Art Sculpture 6.5" x 14" x 6.5" inch Edition 1/1 by Kii Arens
ABOUT
One of the most credible and influential in Los Angeles - the award winning Kii Arens, is a cr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass, Mixed Media
35cm CH Tribute, bi color white and gold Teddy
Located in PARIS, FR
Naor is a French artist from Lyon born in 1988. Completely anchored in his time, he has always traveled a lot around the world. If travels form youth, Naor was inspired by it. From t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin
ARDOR - Big Bear Brick, Pink Design
Located in PARIS, FR
Ardor is a brand born from the vision of artist Raffaele, inspired by "Angelo-Raffaele's Desire to Return" and dedicated to his son. Originally from Naples, Raffaele moved to Miami a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
What’s Up [Mickey] -- Sculpture, Resin Multiple, Disney by Katherine Bernhardt
Located in London, GB
What’s Up [Mickey], 2020
Katherine Bernhardt
Hand dry-brush painted resin multiple
With the artist’s printed signature under foot
Numbered from the edition of 200 on an accompanying...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin
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UNICORN INTERNATIONAL - Pink Ch Tribute Ice Cream
Located in PARIS, FR
Sanuj is a self taught Pop-Art artist straight from the heart of New Delhi, India. Painting from his childhood a brush in Sanuj's hand felt completely natural so it was no surprise t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
Minnie mellow pink
By Anna Kara
Located in PARIS, FR
Anna Kara is a designer who does everything with hands. She uses resin and marble powder for her creations, and we find on each skull more than 150 details. Born in Armenia in 1980, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Return on Your Money" from Huichol Series
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
ALTERATION ART . . . is a collaboration process between Rick Wolfryd, fine artist and art dealer with over 40 years experience, and various Mexican Huichol artists and Mexican Huicho...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Resin, Mixed Media
Leonardo da Vinci Bearbrick 400% ( BE@RBRICK)
By Leonardo da Vinci
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Leonardo da Vinci 400% & 100% Bearbrick:
A unique, timeless Leonardo da Vinci collectible trademarked & licensed by the Louvre Museum Paris (Musee du Louvre). The partnered collectib...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Vinyl
"LA ROC Cat Woman" Decorated Graffiti Street Art Mannequin Bust Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful street art, abstract Mannequin Bust decorated by artist Angel Ortiz. Here we find this stylish bust figure with the artist signature tag...
Category
2010s Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Rugged Elements #3 - White Textural Minimalist Sculptural Artwork on Canvas
By Len Klikunas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist Len Klikunas paints to modify experienced reality through visual perception. Klikunas focuses on the larger idea behind his original abstract minimalist artworks. The work is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Infinite Caramel" Abstract Sculpture 56" x 12" x 12" in by Shawn Kolodny
Located in Culver City, CA
"Infinite Caramel" Abstract Sculpture 56" x 12" x 12" in by Shawn Kolodny
Medium: Steel & Automotive Paint
Creating art to reflect the times we live in, Kolodny creates art for our...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Nude, Abstract and Figurative Sculptures for Sale
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