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Medium: Metal
Levitation IV
Located in PARIS, FR
" Levitation IV ", 2019
Edition: /20 + AP
40 x 19 x 8 cm
Rafael Barrios, sculptor, and founder of the Virtualism movement. From the beginning, his w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Kinetic Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Israeli Mod Arts & Crafts Copper Sculpture Bookends Bezalel Schatz Yaad Studio
By Bezalel Schatz
Located in Surfside, FL
Bezalel Schatz, (1912-1978), Yaad Studio Workshop
Mid century modern
The standing part is 6 X 5 inches. The copper sheet is 10 X 5 inches each. This is for a pair. they are copper w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
"Expansion", Hand-Made Metallic Airy Figurative Abtract Grey Red Mesh Sculpture
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
"Expansion" is a metallic airy sculpture entirely hand-knitted from a galvanized iron wire and a varnished iron wire by its creator Delphine Grandvaux. Referring to the growth of an ...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Art Glass Black Bench, Stained Glass and Cast Iron Sculpture by Drew Smith
Located in Long Island City, NY
As a native of Idaho Falls, Drew was inspired since early childhood by the beauty of the surrounding Intermountain Region. The Tetons, Snake River, and a few local wetlands became magical destinations with sounds of wind in the reeds or migrating waterfowl that continue to echo through Drew’s professional work. This cast iron bench has custom stained glass melted into the negative spaces, forming pseudo cushions to rest on. The back of the structure is molded to resemble a playful family of robots, holding each other and posed in a line as if taking a family photo.
Art Glass Black...
Category
20th Century Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
De Wereld Is Zo Klein, Twee Staartjes The World Is Small Bronze Sculpture
By KOBE
Located in Utrecht, NL
De Wereld Is Zo Klein, Twee Staartjes The World Is Small Bronze Sculpture
The sculpture has an edition of 8 (plus 4 Epreuves Artistes) The Sculpture Edition 6/8 can be delivered in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Blue Gingko by Kuno Vollet - Contemporary bronze sculpture on rough granite base
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
Artist: Kuno Vollet
Title: Brass Gingko with 5 leaves art sculpture
Materials: Bronze, black granite base
Polished bronze to gold adds highlights to the leaves.
Art Deco
Mid-centu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Grey Gingko by Kuno Vollet - Contemporary bronze sculpture on rough granite base
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
Artist: Kuno Vollet
Title: Brass Gingko with 5 leaves art sculpture
Materials: Bronze, black granite base
Polished bronze to gold adds highlights to the leaves.
Art Deco
Mid-centu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
An Abstract Steel Metal Sculpture, "Untitled Steel Sculpture"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 3" x 18" x 4" Abstract Steel Metal Sculpture executed by artist James Hubbell. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase.
James Hubbell is an...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Urn with Flying Lilies in white
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Urn with Flying Lilies" in white, free standing sculpture. Enamel on aluminum and steel sculpture created by artist Gary Bukovnik that reflects the cascading beauty in his watercolo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Steel
DAVIDE QUAYOLA "Laocoon Fragment #8_005.003 mixed media iron wood sculpture 2016
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Davide Quayola (Italian, b. 1982)
"Laocoon Fragment #8_005.003"
2016
Made of Iron, epoxy, fiberglass, mirror-polished steel & wood.
Dimensions: 19.7 x 11 x 15.75 inches (50 x 28 x 40 cm)
Base Plate Dimensions: .8 x 23.7 x 23.7 inches (2 x 60 x 60 cm) base
From the signed and numbered edition of 3
"Quayola employs technology as a lens to explore the tensions and equilibriums between seemingly opposing forces: the real and artificial, figurative and abstract, old and new. Constructing immersive installations, he engages with and re-imagines canonical imagery through contemporary technology. Landscape painting, classical sculpture and iconography are some of the historical aesthetics that serve as a point of departure for Quayola’s hybrid compositions. His varied practice, all deriving from custom computer software, also includes audiovisual performance, immersive video installations, sculpture, and works on paper.
His work has been performed and exhibited in many prestigious institutions worldwide including V&A Museum, London; Park Avenue Armory, New York; National Art Center, Tokyo; UCCA, Beijing; How Art Museum, Shanghai; SeMA, Seoul; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Ars Electronica, Linz; Sonar Festival, Barcelona and Sundance Film Festival.
Also a frequent collaborator on musical projects, Quayola has worked with composers, orchestras and musicians including London Contemporary Orchestra, National Orchestra of Bordeaux, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Vanessa Wagner, Jamie XX...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
"Citra" Abstract Sculpture 36" x 18" x 18" in by Shawn Kolodny
Located in Culver City, CA
"Citra" Abstract Sculpture 36" x 18" x 18" in by Shawn Kolodny
Medium: Steel & Automotive Paint
Creating art to reflect the times we live in, Kolodny creates art for our short atte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Abstract Painted Ceramic Tile Pop Art Painting Italian Neo Figurative Painting
By Italo Scanga
Located in Surfside, FL
This painted ceramic tile by Italo Scanga, epitomizes the characteristics of his oeuvre. Polychrome and vibrant art from the Memphis Milano era.
This is signed with his initials. This is reminiscent of the mid century work of Jean Lurcat and Jean Picart le Doux.
Italo Scanga (June 6, 1932 - July 7, 2001), an Italian-born American artist, was known for his sculptures, prints and, paintings, mostly created from found objects. In his youth in Calabria, Italy he worked as a cabinetmaker's apprentice and studies sculpture with a man who carved statues of saints.
Italo Scanga was an innovative neo Dada, neo-Expressionist, and neo-Cubist multimedia artist who made assemblage, collage, sculptures of ordinary objects and created prints, glass, and ceramic works. Modern Italian abstract geometric folk art.
Scanga's materials included natural objects like branches and seashells, as well as kitsch figurines, castoff musical instruments and decorative trinkets salvaged from flea markets and thrift shops. He combined these ingredients into free-standing assemblages, which he then painted. Although visually ebullient, the results sometimes referred to gruesome episodes from Greek mythology or the lives and deaths of martyred saints.
He considered his artistic influences to be sweepingly pan-cultural, from African sculpture to Giorgio de Chirico. He often collaborated with the sculptor Dale Chihuly, who was a close friend.
Constructed of wood and glass, found objects or fabric, his ensembles reflect a trio of activities—working, eating, and praying. These activities dominate the lives of those who live close to the land, but they are also activities that are idealized by many who contemplate, romantically, a simpler, bucolic life.
Italo graduated from Michigan State University where he befriended fellow artists Richard Merkin and David Pease. He studied under Lindsey Decker who introduces him to welding and sculpture after his initial interest in photography. Also studies with Charles Pollock, the brother of Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollock. His first teaching job was at University of Wisconsin (through 1964). where he met Harvey Littleton, a fellow instructor. He later moves to Providence, Rhode Island,I to teach at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Is colleagues with artists Richard Merkin and Hardu Keck. Starts a correspondence with HC Westermann. Spends summers teaching at Brown University; colleague of Hugh Townley. Moves to State College, PA, and teaches at Pennsylvania State University for one year. Meets artists Juris Ubans, Harry Anderson, Richard Frankel, and Richard Calabro, who remain friends throughout his career.
1967: David Pease helps him get a tenure track position at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA, . Artists he works closely with include Ernest Silva, Lee Jaffe, Donald Gill, and William Schwedler. Meets graduate student Dale Chihuly while lecturing at RISD and develops a lifelong friendship.
1969: One person exhibition, Baylor Art Gallery, Baylor University, Waco, TX. Works very closely with students Larry Becker and Heidi Nivling (who later run a gallery in Philadelphia, PA), and Harry Anderson. Welcomes many artists into his home including Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, Bruce Nauman (a former student), Vito Acconci, Ree Morton and Rafael Ferrer.
1973: "Saints Glass" at 112 Greene Street Gallery, NYC. Installation at the Institute of Contemporary Art at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Meets Gordon Matta Clark and contributes to an artist cookbook. Goes to Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, founded by Dale Chihuly, as a visiting artist. He continues to work there annually through 2001. Works over the years with Pilchuck artists Richard Royal, Seaver Leslie, Jamie Carpenter, Joey Kirkpatrick, Flora Mace, Robbie Miller, Billy Morris, Buster Simpson...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Point Out
By Bill Barrett
Located in Greenwich, CT
Barrett is a large scale and well known American sculptor. Point Out is a superb small scale maquette and it a great piece on many levels. These works have movement, delicacy and s...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"ONE BELL" Sculptural Lamp 13" x 6" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"ONE BELL" Sculptural Lamp 13" x 6" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
MATERIAL: casting / bronze
COLOR: natural bronze / patinated bronze
One lampshade.
Lampshade only.
Wires and light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture 'Bolas IV' by Carola Eggeling, Bronze Patina
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze Sculpture 'Bolas IV' by Carola Eggeling
Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines.
German bronze sculpture
Bronze Patina
Certific...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1970s French Brutalist Welded Steel and Raw Mineral Specimen Sculpture Signed
By Jacques Lerebourg
Located in Surfside, FL
Jacques Lerebourg hand made abstract metal sculpture in welded and polished metal with inclusion of a natural quartz or crystal mineral specimen. part of a distinguished group of Fre...
Category
1970s Arte Povera Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Bronze Abstract Space Age Book Sculpture LA California Modernist Charna Rickey
By Charna Rickey
Located in Surfside, FL
Charna Rickey 1923 - 2000 Mexican-American Jewish Woman artist.
Signed Bronze House of Books, Architecture Bronze sculpture, signed Charna Rickey and on the front "House of the book." It depicts an open Torah. Original patina.
Approx. dimensions: 7 in. H x 9 in. W x 8.5 in. D. Weight: 13.1 lbs.
Modernist Judaica Sculpture
Born Charna Barsky (Charna Ysabel or Isabel Rickey Barsky) in Chihuahua, Mexico, the future artist lived in Hermosillo and immigrated to Los Angeles when she was 11. She was educated at UCLA and Cal State L.A., she married furniture retailer David Rickey and explored art while raising their three daughters. Moving through phases in terra cotta, bronze, marble and aluminum, she found success later in life. Rickey became one of the original art teachers at Everywoman's Village, a pioneering learning center for women established by three housewives in Van Nuys in 1963. She also taught sculpture at the University of Judaism from 1965 to 1981.
As Rickey became more successful, her sculptures were exhibited in such venues as Artspace Gallery in Woodland Hills and the Courtyard of Century Plaza Towers as part of a 1989 Sculpture Walk produced by the Los Angeles Arts Council. Her sculptures have also found their way into the private collections of such celebrities as Sharon Stone.
Another of Rickey's international creations originally stood at Santa Monica College. In 1985, her 12-foot-high musical sculpture shaped like the Hebrew letter "shin" was moved to the Rubin Academy of Music and Dance at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. The free standing architectural Judaic aluminum work has strings that vibrate in the wind to produce sounds. Rickey also created art pieces for the city of Brea. They commissioned some amazing art pieces by Laddie John Dill, Walter Dusenbery, Woods Davy, Rod Kagan, Pol Bury, Niki de Saint Phalle, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Larry Bell, John Okulick...
Category
20th Century American Modern Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Jumble" Abstract Sculpture 64" x 18" x 18" in by Shawn Kolodny
Located in Culver City, CA
"Jumble" Abstract Sculpture 64" x 18" x 18" in by Shawn Kolodny
Medium: Stainless Steel & Automotive Paint
Creating art to reflect the times we live in, Kolodny creates art for our...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Chromatic Orbs" Abstract Sculpture 54" x 16" x 16" in by Shawn Kolodny
Located in Culver City, CA
"Chromatic Orbs" Abstract Sculpture 54" x 16" x 16" in by Shawn Kolodny
Medium: Steel & Automotive Paint
Creating art to reflect the times we live in, Kolodny creates art for our s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Limited Edition Wall Mounted Sculpture "Journey to the Center of the Earth"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A limited edition wall mounted steel sculpture made of stainless steel on board. Edition 1/3
Category
2010s Contemporary Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Beautiful and elegant blue painted bronze sculpture "Clio, Musa della Storia"
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Patinated bronze, lost-wax casting.
Antonio Nocera - Italian painter and sculptor, born in Caivano (Naples) in 1949. Antonio is currently engaged in the...
Category
2010s Surrealist Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Limited Edition 2/3 Yellow Powder Coated Mild Steel Sculpture "Apart"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A medium sized, powder coated mild steel sculpture on a steel footing. Edition 2/3. Available in different colours or finishes on request.
Category
2010s Contemporary Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Blue Orbit by Kuno Vollet - Contemporary Abstract Circular Blue Steel sculpture
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
Artist: Kuno Vollet
Title: Blue Orbit
Materials: Stainless Steel
Size: 40cm x 40 cm x 25 cm
Variation of sculptures all individual
About the Gallery:
Folly and Muse was establi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
la Reorneadora
Located in PARIS, FR
Edition: 4/8 + 4 EA
Creation date: 2006
Signature engraved on the base
Using strange, semi-Gothic tapering forms, animal hides, fossils, and metal, Hiquily combines the imaginativ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Large Rusted Steel Wall Mounted Sculpture " A Blue Day for Anabelle"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A life size, rusted steel sculpture, edition 2/5. This sculpture is wall-mounted and is hung on a wall as a painting would be hung. It stands about 20mm away from the wall, creating ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD" Wall Sculpture 16" x 55" x 12" in by Shawn Kolodny
Located in Culver City, CA
"THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD" Wall Sculpture 16" x 55" x 12" in by Shawn Kolodny
Medium: Stainless Steel
Creating art to reflect the times we live in, Kolodny creates art for our short...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Signs and Writing n°6 by Martine Demal - Bronze sculpture, abstract, harmony
Located in Paris, FR
Signs & Writings n°6 is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including patinated brass base are 89 × 65 × 26 cm (35 × 25.6 × 10.2 in).
The sculpture i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Direction blue - black. 2006, glass, copper, author technique 18x56x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Direction blue - black. 2006, glass, copper, author technique 18x56x50 cm
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Gold Gilt Bronze Sculpture Pendant Art Israeli Tumarkin Abstract Surrealist
Located in Surfside, FL
Measures about 5.25 X 3.75 inches. Box is 17 X 13 inches. Signed by artist verso. From the literature that I have seen I believe the edition size was limited to 10, I do not know if ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Seraph or Angel Figural Scultpure
Located in Greenwich, CT
What makes this sculpture special is the wonderful melding of abstraction with content and the textured approach to surface of the bronze. What is also striking is the form of the A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture Wood Cast Aluminium Abstract "Skytree" Out and Indoor
Located in Benahavis, ES
The modern Sculpture " Skytree” is a unique metal piece made from a burnout mold by David Marshall in 2021, sand cast in aluminium, mounted with wood, in our foundry, handcrafted by...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Universe , 1, Floor sculpture, Stainless steel
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Ana GUITEL NIGRI, Universe 1, floor sculpture, Stainless steel, spiritual levels, minimalist sculpture
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Limited Edition Mild Steel Sculpture "Rude Arm: Black"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A limited edition, black powder coated mild steel sculpture on a white steel base. The sculpture is typical to Uwe Pfaff's tongue in cheek approach, depictin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"Celebration de Cinquante" - bronze wall sculpture, leaves, nautical - Nevelson
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Celebration de Cinquante" is a wall sculpture made of fold formed, forged and fabricated bronze and patina.
Approximately 45 by 210 by 4.5 inches. The shape and size of the install...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Masque Oiseau
By Jean Arp
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Jean Arp, also known as Hans Arp (1886-1966), was an important contributor to the avant-garde movements of the 20th century. Arp was active during the crucial years that shaped Europ...
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bronze Sculpture 'O.T. VII' by Carola Eggeling, Bronze Polished
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze Sculpture 'O.T. VII' by Carola Eggeling
Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines.
German bronze sculpture
Bronze Polished
Certificate of authenticity
Numbered and sign...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Grand Chef (Abstract Sculpture)
Located in London, GB
Aluminum sheet, metal wire and acrylic - mobile
"Limited edition of 3
1/3
Available on request- 3 week turnaround"
Amaury Maillet is a self-taught art...
Category
2010s Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
1967 Pop Art, May Wilson, Surrealist Feminist Junk Assemblage Painted Sculpture
By May Wilson
Located in Surfside, FL
May Wilson (1905–1986) was an American artist and figure in the 1960s New York City avant-garde art world. A pioneer of the feminist and mail art movement, she is best known for her Surrealist junk assemblages and her "Ridiculous Portrait" photo collages.
Wilson was born in Baltimore, Maryland, into an underprivileged family. Her father died when she was young. She was reared by her Irish Catholic mother, who sewed piecework at home. Wilson left school after the ninth grade to become a stenographer/secretary to help support her family. When she turned 20, she married a young lawyer, William S. Wilson, Jr., and give birth to her first child. She continued to work until the birth of her second child, after which she devoted her energies primarily to mothering and homemaking. In 1942, the couple had prospered enough to move to Towson, Maryland, where she began to take correspondence courses in art and art history from several schools, including the University of Chicago. In 1948, after the marriage of their daughter, the couple moved to a gentleman's farm north of Towson, where she pursued painting and gave private art lessons to neighbors. She exhibited her paintings, scenes of everyday life painted in a flat, purposefully primitive manner in local galleries and restaurants. In 1952 and 1958, she won awards for work submitted to juried exhibitions at the Baltimore Museum of Art.
In 1956, her son, the writer Williams S. Wilson, gave to Ray Johnson, the founder of the New York Correspondence School, his mother's address. This began a friendship and artistic collaboration between Johnson and Wilson, which would last the remainder of her life. Wilson became an integral part of Johnson's mail art circle and was initiated into the New York avant-garde through letters and small works that she exchanged with Robert Watts, George Brecht, Ad Reinhardt, Leonard Cohen, Arman, and many others.
When her marriage dissolved, she moved to New York City in the spring of 1966, aged 61, taking up residence first in the Chelsea Hotel and then in a studio next door, where she threw legendary soirées and became known as the "Grandma Moses of the Underground". By the time she arrived, Wilson was already working with photomontage collage techniques. Encouraged by Johnson, who had sent her magazines through the mail, she scissored patterns into images of pin-up girls and muscle men until they resembled doilies or snowflakes, as Wilson called them. She decorated her hotel room and later her studio on West 23rd Street with these and other manipulated, found object images. Around this time, she also began her series of neo Dada "Ridiculous Portraits", for which she would ride the subway to Times Square, where she made exaggerated faces in photo booths. She then would cut and paste her photo-booth face onto postcards, along with Old Master reproductions, fashion shoots, and softcore Playboy magazine pornography. Long before artists such as Cindy Sherman and Yasumasa Morimura embarked on similar critical projects, Wilson's "Ridiculous Portraits" sent up the ubiquitous sexism and ageism that exists in popular and fine-art images of women.
At the age of 70, she converted a nude photograph of herself into a stamp that she pasted on envelopes. Her collages and humorous self-portraits were made as gifts and mail-art items for her friends and were not widely known until after her death. Her work was contemporaneous with the Arte Povera artists Jannis Kounellis and Michelangelo Pistoletto. She was also an innovator of junk art assemblages that incorporated real objects, such as high-heel shoes, bed sheets, sauce pans, toasters, liquor bottles, ice trays, and wrapped baby dolls. Her sculptures were inspired by Surrealist and Dada practices and are similar in spirit to Yayoi Kusama's contemporary accumulations. Wilson was the subject of a 1969 experimental documentary by Amalie R. Rothschild, "Woo Hoo? May Wilson".
Since her death, May Wilson's work has been featured in numerous exhibitions and retrospectives at the Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland; Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York; the Morris Museum, Morristown, N.J.; the Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York City; and The University of the Arts, Philadelphia.
Selected Exhibitions
2010 "Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists, 1958-1968", University of the Arts, Philadelphia (traveling exhibition)
2008 "1968/2008: The Culture of Collage", Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, City
2008 "Ridiculous Portrait: The Art of May Wilson", Morris Museum, Morristown, New Jersey
2008 "Woo Who? May Wilson", Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York City
1995 [Retrospective], The Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland
2001 "May Wilson: Ridiculous Portraits and Snowflakes", Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, City
2001 "Inside Out: Outside In-The Correspondence of Ray Johnson and May Wilson", Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, California
1991 "May Wilson: The New York Years", Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York City
1973 "Sneakers", Kornblee Gallery, New York City
1973 "Small Works: Selections from the Richard Brown Baker Collection of Contemporary Art", RISD Museum, Providence, Rhode Island
1971 Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
1970 "Sculpture Annual 1970", Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City
1965 The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
1962 The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
1957 Bookshop Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland
Public collections
Whitney Museum of American Art (New York City)
The Baltimore Museum of Art (Baltimore, Maryland)
Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn, New York)
References
William S. Wilson, "May Wilson: Constructing Woman (1905-1986)", in Ann Aptaker, ed., Ridiculous Portrait: The Art of May Wilson, ed. Ann Aptaker, Morristown, N.J.: Morris Museum,
Camhi, Leslie, "Late Bloomer", Village Voice, December 18, 2001
Giles, Gretchen, "Cosmic Litterers: Artists Ray Johnson and May Wilson: Taking the Cake", "Northern California Bohemian," June 14–20, 2001
McCarthy, Gerard, "May Wilson: Homespun Rebel", Art in America, vol. 96, no. 8, September 2008, pp. 142–47
Sachs, Sid and Kalliopi Minioudaki, Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists, 1958-1968. Philadelphia: The University of the Arts, 2010, ISBN 978-0789210654
Wilson, William S. Art is a Jealous Lover: May Wilson: 1905-1986, andy warhol...
Category
1960s Surrealist Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Tabletop 3d tree metal sculpture -- Iron wire and recycled metal plaques
Located in San Francisco, CA
In this exquisitely soldered 3d metal sculpture, Juliette Frescaline captures the wild rustic nature of a tree.
Juliette Frescaline is a French artist and metal sculptor who focuses...
Category
2010s Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
Rope Trap /// Abstract Expressionist Female Nancy Graves Huge Metal Sculpture NY
By Nancy Graves
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Nancy Graves (American, 1939-1995)
Title: "Rope Trap"
*Titled, signed, and dated by Graves (inscribed into the metal) on red cylinder lower right
Year: 1985
Medium: Original ...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Large Brutalist Mirror with 144 Terracotta Tiles and Metal Frames - Ron Hitchins
Located in London, GB
Stunning original mirror made by the artist, with 144 uniquely handmade terracotta tiles. Signed by the artist in one of the tiles. This large, striking mirror has a great Brutalist and Modernist feel. Another slightly smaller mirror of the same style is available on our page.
Year: unknown (Ron was active from the mid 1960s to the early 2000s)
Colour: Tuscan red...
Category
1960s Modern Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Toreador - Contemporary Expressive Red Geometric Abstract Metal Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by dance and weightlessness, Granville Beals' industrial metal sculptures are primarily about relationships. Concerned with form and abstraction, he does not merely manipula...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
Intertwined by Kuno Vollet - Contemporary Circular Steel sculpture
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
Beautiful steel sculpture for indoor or outdoor use. This stunning black contemporary sculpture is a timeless and elegant piece. Circular lines are shaping the shiny metal into an ab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Jo Yarrington, Mute-Ability_Composition 3, 2019_acrylic, steel, player piano rol
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, Y...
Category
2010s Conceptual Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Joel Urruty - Free form #3, Sculpture 2024
By Joel Urruty
Located in Greenwich, CT
Medium: bleached poplar
As an artist I strive to create elegant sculptures that capture the true essence of the subject matter. Form, line and surface are used as the visual languag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"Regatta", Large Metal Abstract Wall Relief Sculpture by Kevin Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Regatta" by Kevin Barrett
Large abstract wall sculpture in welded aluminum
Barrett is noted for creating unique, rhythmic, abstract indoor and outdoor sculpture and wall reliefs.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Boat III, Large Bronze and Wood Sculpture of Inverted Balancing Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by the Shoulder Stand in Yoga, aka Sarvangasan, Curiá brings an abstraction to the pose as the figure's legs morph into a wooden boat. The figure has a beautiful green pati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Large Limited Edition Rusted Mild Steel Sculpture "Wise Man 3"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A life size, rusted mild steel sculpture on a steel footing. Edition of 7. Available in different colours or finishes on request.
Category
2010s Contemporary Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Joel Urruty - Crow, Sculpture 2024
By Joel Urruty
Located in Greenwich, CT
Medium: wood, steel, pigment (wall hung)
As an artist, I strive to create elegant sculptures that capture the true essence of the subject matter. Form, line, and surface are used as...
Category
2010s Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Brutalist Abstract Sculpture, Gilded Steel and Bronze James Bearden American Mod
Located in Surfside, FL
Wall-hanging sculpture: blackened steel, fused bronze, solvent dyes, abstract form, USA; Signed; 20 x 8 x 3 1/4
Suggesting archaeological artifacts from the future, these sculptures and functional pieces have been described as post-apocalyptic and brutalist in style, and they’re capturing the attention of collectors and galleries across the country.
Bearden was born in Alabama but grew up in Des Moines and received bachelor’s degrees in fine art and visual communications from Grand View University. He worked in graphic design for 20 years, most of that time as an award-winning art director at Flynn Wright advertising agency. In 2007, at the age of 43, he decided to leave that job and focus on fine art.
A longtime painter, Bearden found himself drawn to sculpture.
The work of Pablo Picasso, Harry Bertoia, Alexander Calder and Louise Nevelson particularly inspired him.
His early pieces were smooth, abstract shapes made from wire and sheets of steel painted with bright colors, evoking pop art. That felt like a dead end, he says, so he went in the opposite direction, building both organic and architectonic forms encrusted with craggy texture and charred, corroded or patinated finishes.
In 2012 Bearden entered his first public art competition. His sculpture, Paths Unite, was accepted for Clive’s Art Along the Trail and then purchased for the city’s permanent collection. He also has outdoor sculptures at Blank Park Zoo and Lowe Art Center in Marion, as well as in Ames, Coralville and Plymouth, Minnesota.
Rago auction brought Bearden’s sculptures to the attention of Larry Weinberg, owner of Weinberg Modern in New York. Weinberg began collecting Bearden’s work for himself and his gallery. This past winter, he curated a solo show of Bearden’s sculptures and functional pieces at 1stdibs Gallery in the New York Design Center. Weinberg compares Bearden’s style to the brutalist furniture of Paul Evans (1931-1987), a midcentury modern craftsman described as “the father of the modern art-furniture movement.”
Brutalism as an architectural style emerged after World War II and was characterized by the use of rough concrete as the primary building material. The term has been revived in the past few years to apply to a raw, un-prettified approach to web design as well as to the 1960s-1970s interior design aesthetic that emphasized rugged textures, distressed metals, unfinished concrete and industrial materials.
He went on to create cabinet-like boxes that he categorized as Dwelling Boxes, Harry Boxes (a tribute to the late sculptor and modern furniture designer Harry Bertoia), Barnacle Boxes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
"Pojagi Construction I" Jin-Sook So, Contemporary Korean mixed media artwork
By Jin-Sook So
Located in Wilton, CT
This abstract geometric mixed media piece was done by fiber artist, Jin-Sook So (b. 1950, Korea). So grew up in Seoul, Korea where she received a master's degree in textile art, afte...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver, Steel, Gold Leaf
Hancock Park, Geometric Abstract Composition by Jay Phillips
By Jay Phillips
Located in Long Island City, NY
This Enamel on aluminum in plexi box by Jay Phillips, is a structural contemporary work. Phillips cut and folded his materials to form overlaps and projections. His use of bright colors reflected his early Southern California art...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Enamel
6 Golden Gingko Leaves - 24 k Gilded Cast Brass sculpture on rough stone base
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
Artist: Kuno Vollet
Title: Golden Gingko with 6 leaves art sculpture
Materials: Cast brass, gold leaf, black granite base (rough or smooth finish available)
Size: 60 x 9 x 9 cm
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Gold, Brass
Bow-White
Located in Wilton, CT
"[Masakazu Kobayashi's] woven Waves in dyed threads rank[s] among the most perfect in aesthetic effectiveness ever produced by contemporary weaving….This Japanese way of conjuring up such transparency with threads, of perceiving the thread itself as something creative is highly artistic. They celebrate aesthetic beauty in a way no one can elude.” From “Textile Art and the Avant-garde,” Erika Billeter (Contemporary Textile Art: the Collection of the Pierre Pauli...
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
8 Leaves Blue Gingko by Kuno Vollet Contemporary Bronze sculpture white marble
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
Artist: Kuno Vollet
Title: Bronze Gingko with 8 leaves sculpture
Materials: Cast bronze, white marble base
Size: 80 x 10 x 10 cm
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Gold, Brass
Yasu - Burnt Wood sculpture by Zlata Kornilova
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture YASU
Limited edition of 12
Mediums: burnt wood and brass
Discover the stunning artistry of Zlata Kornilova with this exquisite sculpture crafted from burnt wood using the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"DARKNESS BECKONS" Wall Sculpture 21" x 16" x 23" in by Shawn Kolodny
Located in Culver City, CA
"DARKNESS BECKONS" Wall Sculpture 21" x 16" x 23" in by Shawn Kolodny
Medium: Stainless Steel & Automotive Paint
Creating art to reflect the times we live in, Kolodny creates art f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"Experience", Contemporary, Mixed Media, Hanging, Sculpture, Wood, Metal, Glass
By John Garrett
Located in St. Louis, MO
John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled in him an appreciation for the handmade with their collections of Native American a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Metal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Metal abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Metal 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, red, purple, orange 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 John Van Alstine, Philip Hearsey, Kuno Vollet, and Santiago Medina. Frequently made by artists working in the Abstract, Contemporary, 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 Metal abstract sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.25 inches across are also available