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Medium: Found Objects
Butterfly Girl
By Eric Rhein
Located in New York, NY
Eric Rhein “Butterfly Girl”
1992-1995
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity
Steel, brass, and gold-filled wire, thread, glue, and found object...
Category
1990s Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel, Wire
Contemporary Deconstructed Mixed Media & Found Object Green Shoe Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary found object painting by Houston, TX artist Tra' Slaughter. The work features a green deconstructed shoe floated in a gold frame. This piece was included in Tra's solo s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
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 Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Organic Material, Wood, Found Objects
“New Balanced Soul” Contemporary White Mixed Media & Found Object Shoe Painting
Located in Houston, TX
White abstract found object painting by Houston, TX artist Tra' Slaughter. The painting features a shoe suspended with string in a painted frame. This piece was included in Tra's sol...
Category
2010s Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Latex, Found Objects, Mixed Media
Conny Goelz Schmitt "Buoy In Disguise" Vintage Book Parts Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
"I create geometric collages, assemblages and sculptures with vintage book parts. My work is a never-ending story where I play with deconstruction and reconstruction, and changing di...
Category
2010s Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects
“Tip-toeing Under the Dark Veil” Contemporary Black Found Object Shoe Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Black abstract found object painting by Houston, TX artist Tra' Slaughter. The painting features a shoe wrapped with string on a painted canvas. This piece was included in Tra's solo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Found Objects, Mixed Media
Diptych: Quiver & Multi-Cut Tool
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Diptych: Quiver & Multi-Cut Tool" is an original artwork made from Mixed media: #11 steel blades, sinew, copper, and hardwoods (Multi-Cut Tool). Horsehair, plastic vials, sinew, copper, brass, hardwoods (Quiver) by Katie VanVliet. This piece measures 24"h x 60"w x 7"d.
Katie VanVliet (she/her) is a sculptor and printmaker practicing from her home studio in Elkins Park...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper, Steel
Plastic Planet Stag, Contemporary sculpture, Assemblage, Found Objects, Plastic
By Calder Kamin
Located in Austin, TX
A 2018 sculpture by Calder Kamin, made of recycled materials including plastic bags, koozies, caps, cutlery, plastic eggs, plastic containers, bottle caps...
Category
2010s Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Found Objects
Bear and the Fight, Sculpture with Found Object and Drift Wood
By Rick Farrell
Located in Chicago, IL
A found object is a natural or man-made item, or fragment of an item that is found by an artist and kept because of some intrinsic interest the artist sees in it. Beginning with Picasso, who incorporated newspapers and matchboxes into his cubist collages and constructions, this idea has been carried forward. It was popular with the Dada and Surrealist movements and with such great artists as Damien...
Category
2010s Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects
"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 Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oil, Glass, Plastic, Paper, Found Objects, Wood, Wood Panel
Girl / Boy (diptych)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Girl / Boy (diptych)" is an original artwork by Hyland Mather made of lost objects, acrylic, aerosol, abandoned papers, laser engraving, string, nails, wood box frame measuring appr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Thread, Wood, Paper, Found Objects, Acrylic, Engraving
UHF
Located in Nashville, TN
Artist Nathaniel Covington constructs bold, colorfully sculpted papier-mâché monster masks and large, pop art creature paintings. His art pieces have simple lines, set against solid color backgrounds. For Nathaniel, the process starts with rough sketches on paper, wood, skateboards - just about anything he can draw on, allowing him the vision to finalize his art.
The making of masks started about 3 years ago and he fell in love with the process. It’s an opportunity to bring to life all the “Creatures” and wildly funny things living in my head. He says, "I’d like the art pieces that I make to evoke some sort of emotion when they are seen.”
He’s predominately influenced by 1969’s-1980’s “Creature Feature Films”, horror soundtracks, Sci-Fi magazines, plus a dash of Ed Roth.
Category
2010s Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Papier Mâché, Found Objects, Mixed Media
"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 Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic, Paper, Found Objects, Cotton, Wood Panel
"Philomena Dates a Photon" mixed media sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
This large-scale suspended sculpture is made from welded and powder-coated steel, repurposed highway reflectors, and a cut-glass sphere. It is pictured here installed outdoors with an optional welded steel stand, but the sculpture can also be suspended from another structure or stand, indoors or outdoors. Watch the short video to see "Philomena Dates a Photon" spinning from the ceiling in an indoor gallery setting!
Jeff Glode Wise makes wildly exuberant sculptures. He utilizes such diverse materials as steel, wood, stone, glass, concrete, bronze, and gold -- whichever is the most appropriate for the aesthetic and functional purposes at hand. He then transforms these materials through various techniques and crafts honed for years through his practice of jewelry making: welding, carving, casting, meticulous fitting, plating, etc.
Art and the making of objects have defined Jeff Wise...
Category
2010s Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
After 77 Years, Again in Fear? - Mixed Media Assemblage on Canvas
By Irena Orlov
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Title: "After 77 Years, Again in Fear?" - Mixed Media Assemblage on Canvas
Discover the powerful and thought-provoking artwork "After 77 Years, Again in Fear?" by acclaimed contemporary artist Irena Orlov. This original mixed media assemblage, measuring H34" x W57", masterfully incorporates various dimensional elements and techniques, including painting and found objects, to create a captivating abstract piece with a profound global message.
Medium and Materials:
This extraordinary artwork is a mixed media assemblage on fine art canvas, skillfully hand-stretched over 1" deep wood stretched bars. The artist's creative vision weaves together an intriguing combination of materials, including plastic, original World War 2 chemical gas masks, copper mesh, and small metal round container...
Category
2010s Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"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 Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Found Objects, Acrylic
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 Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
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 Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Canvas, Glass, Plastic, Paper, Oil
Patricia Miranda, Florilegium Series, 2016, cochineal dyes, antique books, pearl
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...
Category
2010s Feminist Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Thread, Plaster, Dye, 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 Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
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 Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wool, Silk, Plastic, Found Objects, Wood Panel
It Is What It Is - Found Object Sculpture, Wedding Cake Couple, Cheese Grater
By Rick Farrell
Located in Chicago, IL
A found object is a natural or man-made item, or fragment of an item that is found by an artist and kept because of some intrinsic interest the artist sees in it. Beginning with Picasso, who incorporated newspapers and matchboxes into his cubist collages and constructions, this idea has been carried forward. It was popular with the Dada and Surrealist movements and with such great artists as Damien Hurst and Henry Moore. Here, artist Rick Farrell...
Category
2010s Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects
Soft Swirl
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Thread, Found Objects
FIFA - Found Object Sculpture with Deflated Soccer Ball and Barbed Wire
By Rick Farrell
Located in Chicago, IL
A found object is a natural or man-made item, or fragment of an item that is found by an artist and kept because of some intrinsic interest the artist sees in it. Beginning with Picasso, who incorporated newspapers and matchboxes into his cubist collages and constructions, this idea has been carried forward. It was popular with the Dada and Surrealist movements and with such great artists as Damien...
Category
2010s Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects
Order of the Ages - Found Object Sculpture with Heavy Bristle Brush & Figure
By Rick Farrell
Located in Chicago, IL
A found object is a natural or man-made item, or fragment of an item that is found by an artist and kept because of some intrinsic interest the artist sees in it. Beginning with Picasso, who incorporated newspapers and matchboxes into his cubist collages and constructions, this idea has been carried forward. It was popular with the Dada and Surrealist movements and with such great artists as Damien Hurst and Henry Moore. Here, artist Rick Farrell...
Category
2010s Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects
Historias De La Playa - 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Abstract Sculpture, Iron
By Lukas Ulmi
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Diptych.
Lukas Ulmi’s work unveils the hidden beauty of shapes taking stones, seemingly static forms, incomplete or meaningless objects and turning them into authentic sculptures wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
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 Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wire
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 Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Waiting to Exhale, Accumulation Cigar Sculpture by Arman
Located in Long Island City, NY
A unique sculpture by the French artist, Arman. This collection of world-class cigars encased in clear resin is a quintessential piece from Arman's 'Accumulations' period in which he...
Category
1990s Modern Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Epoxy Resin, Mixed Media
Right On
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fabric work titled "Right On" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand embroidery and collage on rag paper. The piece measures 13”h by 13”w framed.
Kelly Kozma is a m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Thread, Found Objects
Assembler Violeta N: 3, and N: 1. Abstract Mixed Media Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Assembler Violeta N° 3, and 1 (Diptych), by Fanny Finkelman Szyller
Overall size: 40 H x 80 W x 14 D cm.
Individual size:
Assembler Violeta N°1:
Acrylics, aluminum, screws, and pai...
Category
2010s Minimalist Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Assembler Naranja N°1 and N°2. Abstract Mixed Media Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Assembler Naranja N°1,and N°2 (Diptych) Wall sculpture
Overal size: 40 H x 80 W x 9 D cm.
Individual size:
Assembler Naranja N°1:
Acrylics, aluminum, screws, and painted metal ring...
Category
2010s Minimalist Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Nudo. Abstract Polished metal, metal knot, metal, and Glass. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Nudo, by Fanny Finkelman Szyller
Polished metal, metal knot, metal, and Glass.
Dimensions: 49 H x 49 W x 9 D cm.
Weight: 5 lbs
2021
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Fanny Finkelman...
Category
2010s Minimalist Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Andra Samelson, Pemarom, 2013-2022, 1300 + cds, Edition of 5, Abstract Sculpture
Located in Darien, CT
The word in Tibetan for lotus is “Pema.” In Buddhism the lotus is a symbol of purity. The lotus is planted and rooted in the mud, but grows up through the water and into the vast sky...
Category
2010s Conceptual Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mirror, Plastic, Acrylic Polymer, Found Objects, Other Medium
Assembler Violeta N° 1, 2 and 3 .Abstract Mixed Media Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Assembler Violeta N° 1, 2 and 3 (Triptych). by Fanny Finkelman Szyller
Overall size: 40 H x 120 W x 14 D cm.
Individual size:
Assembler Violeta N°1:
Acrylics, aluminum, screws, an...
Category
2010s Minimalist Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Assembler Naranja N°1, N°3 and N°2. Abstract Mixed Media Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Assembler Naranja N°1, N°3 and N°2 (Triptych) Wall sculpture
Overal size: 40 H x 120 W x 9 D cm.
Individual size:
Assembler Naranja N°1:
Acrylics, aluminum, screws, and painted met...
Category
2010s Minimalist Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Assembler Violeta N° 3. Abstract Mixed Media Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Assembler Violeta N°3, by Fanny Finkelman Szyller
Polished aluminum, metal, acrylic, found objects on aluminum.
Dimensions: 40 H x 40 W x 14D cm.
Weight: 5 lbs
2021
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Fanny Fi...
Category
2010s Minimalist Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Sensor - 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Abstract Sculpture, Recycled Objects
By Lukas Ulmi
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Lukas Ulmi’s work unveils the hidden beauty of shapes taking stones, seemingly static forms, incomplete or meaningless objects and turning them into authentic sculptures where weight...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media
My Fetish - Sculpture with Found Object and Drift Wood Brush
By Rick Farrell
Located in Chicago, IL
A found object is a natural or man-made item, or fragment of an item that is found by an artist and kept because of some intrinsic interest the artist sees in it. Beginning with Picasso, who incorporated newspapers and matchboxes into his cubist collages and constructions, this idea has been carried forward. It was popular with the Dada and Surrealist movements and with such great artists as Damien Hurst and Henry Moore. Here, artist Rick Farrell...
Category
2010s Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects
Assembler Naranja N°4. Abstract Mixed Media Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Assembler Naranja N°4. Wall sculpture
Acrylic, Metal, Polystyrene, and found objects on polished aluminum
Dimensions: 36 H x 36 W x 5 D cm.
Weight: 4 Lbs
2021
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Fanny Finkelm...
Category
2010s Minimalist Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Treasure 7.8 (with blue silver and pink)
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Made from post consumer can-tabs. Can-tabs can be found in a rainbow of colors according to their brands. The blue are from Michelob beer and the pink are from White Claw brand beverages. The can-tabs are washed 3 times at my studio before being added to an artwork.
Keywords: assemblage, post consumer can-tabs
Details: This is a wall mounted scuplture made from post consumer can-tabs and safety pins mounted on green MDF. A hanging cleat is attached on back. signed on back. No paints are used in this piece. The can-tabs are manufactured in many colors according to thier brand.
Artist Biography:
Since 2002, award winning artist Virginia Fleck...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Pins
Oswald Home Laundry
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
It all starts with Linnie Rose Oswald. She was my Great-Grandmother, the eighth of Elnore Rose's nine children. (All but one were girls.) During the 1920s she operated her own business and posed for a photo beside the laundry's vehicle. Family stories tell of a feisty red-headed woman with a will of iron, a temper, and a very strong work ethic who drove down the middle of Huntington, West Virginia's city streets as if she owned them. In all likelihood, Linnie needed these qualities. Being a female business woman in this era had to be hard! She would have gotten the right to vote around then. Later, Linnie owned almost a block of town and rented apartments. I remember her from the days when managing her apartments was problematic. Linnie lived to be ninety-six years old but dementia took her years beforehand. I was in college when she died in a nursing home in Kentucky. The last time I saw her, she wasn't aware of the visit. Her mind was elsewhere ... talking about the clothes she was making and the quilts she would stitch. What a woman!
Keywords: art quilt, textile, paint
Artist Biography:
Susan Lenz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Found Objects, Mixed Media
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 Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Organic Material, Wood, Found Objects
Manifestation II
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This kinetic artwork is intended as a gently rotating, dimensional mandala. It has a baroque-upcycled aesthetic that playfully transcends the utility of the can-tab. Sparkling moiré patterns emerge as the artwork rotates slowly. One can experience the artwork as a sparkling, crystalline mystery from a distance, then as a familiar but incalculable marvel up close. Fun fact: it is powered by a disco ball motor
Keywords: kinetic art,sensory art, suspended art, upcycled, sparkling , metal
Details: A kinetic, sensory sculpture made from post-consumer can-tabs, safety pins, steel armature and ceiling mounted motor. 84"l x 44"w x 44"d x 40 lbs. rotates at 1 to 1-1/2 rpm
Artist Biography:
Since 2002, award winning artist Virginia Fleck...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Kinetic Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects
Prone to Wonder - Found Object Abstract Sculpture, Bent Metal Rods
By Rick Farrell
Located in Chicago, IL
A found object is a natural or man-made item, or fragment of an item that is found by an artist and kept because of some intrinsic interest the artist sees in it. Beginning with Picasso, who incorporated newspapers and matchboxes into his cubist collages and constructions, this idea has been carried forward. It was popular with the Dada and Surrealist movements and with such great artists as Damien Hurst and Henry Moore. Here, artist Rick Farrell...
Category
2010s Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects
Andra Samelson, Microcosm 2, 2016, Canvas, Wood, Found Objects, Acrylic Paint
Located in Darien, CT
Andra Samelson’s work explores the relationship of microcosm and macrocosm, the celestial and terrestrial. Her imagery is often associated with molecular and galactic systems. Combin...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Wood, 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 Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Organic Material, Wood, Found Objects
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 Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Found Objects, Other Medium
'The Calendar Wheel' assemblage in drawer with spheres clock shells cards
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Calendar Wheel' is an original assemblage by the American artist Charles Berg. Within a divided drawer, Berg has assembled a variety of found objects: metal balls, a clock, a sheet of copper punched with the word 'wind,' a Victorian card of a woman, etc. The artwork takes its name, however, from a transparent 1935 calendar in the lower right. Berg here is following the tradition other artists who specialize in assemblage, including Joseph Cornell, Robert Rauchenberg, and Betye Saar...
Category
1970s Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Manifestation I
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This artwork is intended as a gently rotating, dimensional mandala. It has a baroque-upcycled aesthetic that playfully transcends the utility of the can-tab. The shape recalls a chandelier or and upside-down layer cake. Sparkling moiré patterns emerge in the hanging chains as viewers circumnavigate the art. One can experience the artwork as a sparkling, crystalline mystery from a distance, then as
a familiar but incalculable marvel up close.
Keywords: kinetic art, suspended art, upcycled, sparkling , metal
Details: A kinetic, sensory sculpture made from post-consumer can-tabs, safety pins, steel armature and ceiling mounted motor. 84"l x 55"w x 55"d. 65 lbs. rotates at 1 to 1-1/2 rpm
Artist Biography:
Since 2002, award winning artist Virginia Fleck...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Kinetic Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Pins
Teeth of Life
Located in Philadelphia, PA
'Teeth of Life' is an original found (unpainted) cardboard and foamcore wall-hanging sculpture by Ryan Sarah Murphy measuring 32"h x 24"w x 1"d.
Ryan Sarah Murphy is a visual artist living and working in New York. Her collage-based work is process-driven and incorporates the use of found and repurposed materials. From 2012-2014 she held a studio residency at The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts and is the recipient of a 2014 Fellowship Grant from the New York Foundation for the Arts. Her work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions across the US including Platform Gallery (Seattle), Lesley Heller Workspace (NY), Mixed Greens (NY), Liliana Bloch Gallery (Dallas), Radiator Arts (Long Island City, NY) and ODETTA Gallery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Foam, Found Objects, Cardboard
Pile-up at The Gates of Hell
By Bobbi Meier
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Abstract forms emerge from remembrances of disco dancing, Earth Wind & Fire, darkness, heat, perspiration and glitz. Materials are twisted into ambiguous shapes, s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Found Objects, Other Medium
Little April Shower
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fabric work titled "Little April Shower" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand embroidery on paper. The piece measures 13”h by 13”w fra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Thread, Found Objects
Seeking Arrangement
By Bobbi Meier
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This soft, pepto-bismol pink sculpture intertwined around a found traditional lamp and wrapped around the table it is sitting on reminded me of people who are look...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Other Medium, Oak
Lovesuite
By Bobbi Meier
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
An interactive hybrid of social experiment and sculptural object, envelopes the sitter into it’s cushiony softness, referencing a Victorian courting chair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Other Medium
Tablescape
By Bobbi Meier
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This piece is constructed from my grandmother's dressing table mirror, a found table base, and dismembered segments of a soft sculpture I had previously made and n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Other Medium, Glass, Mirror, Spray Paint
Thinking About the Old Carpet & the Air Hockey Table
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fabric work titled "Thinking About the Old Carpet & the Air Hockey Table" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand embroidery and photographs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Thread, Found Objects
New Address
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fabric work titled "New Address" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand embroidery and photographs on paper. The piece measures 13”h by 13”w framed.
Kelly Kozma is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Found Objects Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Thread, Found Objects
Found Objects abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Found Objects abstract sculptures available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add Abstract sculptures created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, red, green and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Kelly Kozma, Jo Yarrington, John Garrett, and Bobbi Meier. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Abstract, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Found Objects abstract sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.25 inches across are also available
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