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Red Clay Sage (2022), terracotta concrete abstract face sculpture, metal wire
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Biomorphic and earthy yet industrial style wall sculpture, shelf sculpture or tabletop sculpture. Abstracted face sculpture made with concrete, pigment and wire. The piece is smoot...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Wire
Glow - Fan , Woven mica and bronze wall sculpture by Agneta Hobin
By Agneta Hobin
Located in Wilton, CT
Agneta Hobin of Finland is best known for impressive works in which yellow mica has been woven into metal warp; the technique and materials are the artist...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Whitewashed Sage (2022), gray white concrete face sculpture, metal wire, earthy
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Whitewashed Sage (2022), gray and white concrete abstract face sculpture, metal wire, earthy
Biomorphic and earthy yet industrial style wall sculpture, shelf sculpture or tabletop s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Wire
Marbled Sage (2022), gray concrete abstract face sculpture, metal wire, earthy
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Marbled Sage (2022), gray concrete abstract face sculpture, metal wire, earthy
Biomorphic and earthy yet industrial style wall sculpture, shel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Wire
Wristie
Located in New York, NY
Wristie, a small assemblage atop a block of sandstone, is comprised of a sweater sleeve, a fragment of woven basket and a piece of blasted tree bark all cast in concrete or plaster. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Sandstone
"Sisyphean Circle Beijing Series XXXII", Industrial Abstract Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
"Sisyphean Circle Beijing Series XXXII" by John Van Alstine
Slate, pigmented steel
The sculpture of John Van Alstine beautifully, and powerfully, balances the union of stone and met...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Slate, Metal, Steel
Forgotten Moons (Abstract Minimalist Brutalist Style Gray Wall Sculpture)
By Dai Ban
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract, minimalist and Brutalist style gray three dimensional wall sculpture
"Forgotten Moons" by Dai Ban, 2021
28" X 42" X 8"
Precision Board, Venetian Plaster, Pigments, Beeswax
Lightweight, weighs about 5 pounds, and hangs flush to the wall with a French cleat
Signed, verso
This contemporary, abstract horizontal wall sculpture...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Pigment
Dancing Wire Form (2022), terracotta concrete abstract sculpture, metal wire
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Biomorphic and earthy yet industrial style wall or tabletop sculpture. Abstract wire form with corrugated hydrocal plaster form. The piece is smooth and...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Wire
"To Incite Rain " Mixed Media Sculpture
By Duane Paul
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Duane Paul's work can best be characterized as innovative, dynamic and intimate. His sculptures each employ colorful organic shapes, which act as a personal language. The playful and...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
"VERTICAL 1", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, tribal, pattern, tower, column
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Vertical 1, a ceramic sculpture of wood-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. Vertical 1 was recently exhibited at "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space" at the Orange Art Foundation, February-March 2022, New York City.
Note the blending of geometric and organic forms in this work – it is characteristic of his practice – warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, primitive traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets.
From Harold Wortsman – "With sculpture, my material of choice is high-fired clay. Pieces are first low-fired in an electric kiln. I do not use glazes. Instead, I use oxides applied to the bisqued (low-fired) clay. As with a tattoo, oxides permit the surface underneath to breathe. The work is then high-fired in a gas kiln with double reduction to cone 10. The final temperature is 2,300 degrees F. At a certain point, oxygen intake is reduced to the kiln. Because the fire has reached a critical mass, it needs oxygen and chemically takes it from the clay and the oxides. Like a jazz improvisation, each kiln load comes out slightly different."
From Jonathan Goodman – "Wortsman has increasingly moved into his own – a place in which the relations between the abstractions of volume and the intimations of very old culture are merged in a way that is new." – Essay, "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space", Orange Art Foundation, February 2022, New York City.
Harold Wortsman is a sculptor and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He “creates forms that bring to mind archaic cult objects and exude a quiet concentrated strength.” (Argauer Zeitung, Switzerland). His work, an edgy mix of freedom and clarity, can be found in public and private collections in the US, including The Library of Congress, Yale University, The New York Public Library Print Collection, The New York Historical Society, Smith College, Indiana University’s Lilly Library, Brandeis University, The Newark Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Print Archive. Also in private and public collections in Europe, including the Municipal Collection of the City of Brugg, Switzerland.
Harold studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, with sculptor George Spaventa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
"VERTICAL 4", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, tribal, pattern, tower, column
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Vertical 4, a ceramic sculpture of wood-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. Vertical 4 was recently exhibited at "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space" at the Orange Art Foundation, February-March 2022, New York City.
Note the blending of geometric and organic forms in this work – it is characteristic of his practice – warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, primitive traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets.
From Harold Wortsman – "With sculpture, my material of choice is high-fired clay. Pieces are first low-fired in an electric kiln. I do not use glazes. Instead, I use oxides applied to the bisqued (low-fired) clay. As with a tattoo, oxides permit the surface underneath to breathe. The work is then high-fired in a gas kiln with double reduction to cone 10. The final temperature is 2,300 degrees F. At a certain point, oxygen intake is reduced to the kiln. Because the fire has reached a critical mass, it needs oxygen and chemically takes it from the clay and the oxides. Like a jazz improvisation, each kiln load comes out slightly different."
From Jonathan Goodman – "Wortsman has increasingly moved into his own – a place in which the relations between the abstractions of volume and the intimations of very old culture are merged in a way that is new." – Essay, "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space", Orange Art Foundation, February 2022, New York City.
Harold Wortsman is a sculptor and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He “creates forms that bring to mind archaic cult objects and exude a quiet concentrated strength.” (Argauer Zeitung, Switzerland). His work, an edgy mix of freedom and clarity, can be found in public and private collections in the US, including The Library of Congress, Yale University, The New York Public Library Print Collection, The New York Historical Society, Smith College, Indiana University’s Lilly Library, Brandeis University, The Newark Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Print Archive. Also in private and public collections in Europe, including the Municipal Collection of the City of Brugg, Switzerland.
Harold studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, with sculptor George Spaventa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
"RED, BLACK & BROWN", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, tribal, pattern
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Red, Black & Brown, a ceramic sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. Red, Black & Brown was recently exhibited at "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space" at the Orange Art Foundation, February-March 2022, New York City.
Note the blending of geometric and organic forms in this work – it is characteristic of his practice – warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, primitive traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets.
From Harold Wortsman – "With sculpture, my material of choice is high-fired clay. Pieces are first low-fired in an electric kiln. I do not use glazes. Instead, I use oxides applied to the bisqued (low-fired) clay. As with a tattoo, oxides permit the surface underneath to breathe. The work is then high-fired in a gas kiln with double reduction to cone 10. The final temperature is 2,300 degrees F. At a certain point, oxygen intake is reduced to the kiln. Because the fire has reached a critical mass, it needs oxygen and chemically takes it from the clay and the oxides. Like a jazz improvisation, each kiln load comes out slightly different."
From Jonathan Goodman – "Wortsman has increasingly moved into his own – a place in which the relations between the abstractions of volume and the intimations of very old culture are merged in a way that is new." – Essay, "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space", Orange Art Foundation, February 2022, New York City.
Harold Wortsman is a sculptor and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He “creates forms that bring to mind archaic cult objects and exude a quiet concentrated strength.” (Argauer Zeitung, Switzerland). His work, an edgy mix of freedom and clarity, can be found in public and private collections in the US, including The Library of Congress, Yale University, The New York Public Library Print Collection, The New York Historical Society, Smith College, Indiana University’s Lilly Library, Brandeis University, The Newark Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Print Archive. Also in private and public collections in Europe, including the Municipal Collection of the City of Brugg, Switzerland.
Harold studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, with sculptor George Spaventa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
"ALTAR", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, contemporary, tribal, pattern, mark
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Altar, a ceramic sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. Altar was recently exhibited at "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space" at the Orange Art Foundation, February-March 2022, New York City.
Note the blending of geometric and organic forms in this work – it is characteristic of his practice – warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, primitive traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets.
From Harold Wortsman – "With sculpture, my material of choice is high-fired clay. Pieces are first low-fired in an electric kiln. I do not use glazes. Instead, I use oxides applied to the bisqued (low-fired) clay. As with a tattoo, oxides permit the surface underneath to breathe. The work is then high-fired in a gas kiln with double reduction to cone 10. The final temperature is 2,300 degrees F. At a certain point, oxygen intake is reduced to the kiln. Because the fire has reached a critical mass, it needs oxygen and chemically takes it from the clay and the oxides. Like a jazz improvisation, each kiln load comes out slightly different."
From Jonathan Goodman, Poet & Art Critic – "Wortsman re-examines ancient and modern traditions in light of what it means to make art." – Tussle Magazine, July 2019.
Harold Wortsman is a sculptor and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He “creates forms that bring to mind archaic cult objects and exude a quiet concentrated strength.” (Argauer Zeitung, Switzerland). His work, an edgy mix of freedom and clarity, can be found in public and private collections in the US, including The Library of Congress, Yale University, The New York Public Library Print Collection, The New York Historical Society, Smith College, Indiana University’s Lilly Library, Brandeis University, The Newark Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Print Archive. Also in private and public collections in Europe, including the Municipal Collection of the City of Brugg, Switzerland.
Harold studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, with sculptor George Spaventa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
"YOR Spectrum Loop Dispersion", Contemporary, Porcelain, Sculpture, Pigment
By Kyle Johns
Located in St. Louis, MO
Kyle began his studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). Following undergraduate, he received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Ohio University. While at Ohio Un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glaze, Pigment
"4+4", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, contemporary, tribal, disc, geometry
Located in Toronto, Ontario
4+4, a ceramic sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. Note the blending of geometric and organic forms in this work – it is characteristic of his practice – warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, primitive traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets.
From Harold Wortsman – "With sculpture, my material of choice is high-fired clay. Pieces are first low-fired in an electric kiln. I do not use glazes. Instead, I use oxides applied to the bisqued (low-fired) clay. As with a tattoo, oxides permit the surface underneath to breathe. The work is then high-fired in a gas kiln with double reduction to cone 10. The final temperature is 2,300 degrees F. At a certain point, oxygen intake is reduced to the kiln. Because the fire has reached a critical mass, it needs oxygen and chemically takes it from the clay and the oxides painted on. Like a jazz improvisation, each kiln load comes out slightly different."
From Jonathan Goodman, Poet & Art Critic – "Wortsman re-examines ancient and modern traditions in light of what it means to make art." – Tussle Magazine, July 2019.
Harold Wortsman is a sculptor and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He “creates forms that bring to mind archaic cult objects and exude a quiet concentrated strength.” (Argauer Zeitung, Switzerland). His work, an edgy mix of freedom and clarity, can be found in public and private collections in the US, including The Library of Congress, Yale University, The New York Public Library Print Collection, The New York Historical Society, Smith College, Indiana University’s Lilly Library, Brandeis University, The Newark Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Print Archive. Also in private and public collections in Europe, including the Municipal Collection of the City of Brugg, Switzerland.
Harold studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, with sculptor George Spaventa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
Bad Moon Ascending, Abstract Steel Sculpture, 2020
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Bad Moon Ascending is a result of a lyric in the CCR song "Bad Moon Rising", the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and my sculptural pursuits of my "Event" series.
Keywords: abstract, welded metal
Artist Biography:
Fred Klingelhofer, a primarily self-taught artist, grew up in a Chicago south side neighborhood. He received a BS degree in physics from Roosevelt University and worked as an engineer for 30 years. During those years he enrolled in art workshops and classes at a nearby community college completing courses in figure drawing, 2D and 3D design, ceramics, sculpting the figure, welding and metal sculpture. His focus has been on creating sculpture since 2006. Fred has exhibited his sculpture in a number of group exhibitions with Chicago Sculpture International, Art Prize (Grand Rapids, Michigan), Sculpture in the Park (St Charles, Illinois), Sculpture Walk Sioux Falls...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"Uptown Tapestry " Mixed Media Sculpture
By Duane Paul
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Duane Paul's work can best be characterized as innovative, dynamic and intimate. His sculptures each employ colorful organic shapes, which act as a personal language. The playful and...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Enamel, Wire
"VERTICAL 7", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, tribal, pattern, tower, column
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Vertical 7, a ceramic sculpture of wood-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. Vertical 7 was recently exhibited at "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space" at the Orange Art Foundation, February-March 2022, New York City.
Note the blending of geometric and organic forms in this work – it is characteristic of his practice – warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, primitive traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets.
From Harold Wortsman – "With sculpture, my material of choice is high-fired clay. Pieces are first low-fired in an electric kiln. I do not use glazes. Instead, I use oxides applied to the bisqued (low-fired) clay. As with a tattoo, oxides permit the surface underneath to breathe. The work is then high-fired in a gas kiln with double reduction to cone 10. The final temperature is 2,300 degrees F. At a certain point, oxygen intake is reduced to the kiln. Because the fire has reached a critical mass, it needs oxygen and chemically takes it from the clay and the oxides. Like a jazz improvisation, each kiln load comes out slightly different."
From Jonathan Goodman – "Wortsman has increasingly moved into his own – a place in which the relations between the abstractions of volume and the intimations of very old culture are merged in a way that is new." – Essay, "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space", Orange Art Foundation, February 2022, New York City.
Harold Wortsman is a sculptor and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He “creates forms that bring to mind archaic cult objects and exude a quiet concentrated strength.” (Argauer Zeitung, Switzerland). His work, an edgy mix of freedom and clarity, can be found in public and private collections in the US, including The Library of Congress, Yale University, The New York Public Library Print Collection, The New York Historical Society, Smith College, Indiana University’s Lilly Library, Brandeis University, The Newark Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Print Archive. Also in private and public collections in Europe, including the Municipal Collection of the City of Brugg, Switzerland.
Harold studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, with sculptor George Spaventa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
"Ascension of Weary Bones " Mixed Media Sculpture
By Duane Paul
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Duane Paul's work can best be characterized as innovative, dynamic and intimate. His sculptures each employ colorful organic shapes, which act as a personal language. The playful and sensual experience of his work covertly explores sexuality, gender traditions, sex, and race. "My artistic mission is to stimulate productive public conversation around these topics."
"Ascension of Weary Bones...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood, Pigment
"Wo'ohohe (Ground-burrowing spider)" Natural Ochre on Bark Cloth by Brenda Kesi
Located in London, GB
Brenda was a young girl during the turmoil of World War II and she remembers the 1951 eruption of Dahore Huvaimo (Mount Lamington). Brenda's mother was Go'ovino and her father was Valéla, both Ematé clans people from old Enopé village between the Jordan and Maruma Rivers. It was here that her mother taught her how to sew her grandmother, Munne's, sihoti'e taliobamë'e - designs of the mud. This method of appliquéing mud-dyed barkcloth was first practiced by Suja, the first woman and mother of the world, as told in the Ömie creation story.
Brenda has begun to teach her sister Teresa Kione (Avur'e) to sew the ancestral Ömie sihoti'e designs such as wo'ohohe - ground-burrowing spider and taigu taigu'e - ancestral tattoo designs. Brenda lives happily by the Jordan River...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pigment
"Untitled #2 (Tupperware)" Red, Yellow, & White Realistic Beeswax Cup Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Modern collection of realistically rendered tupperware cups made out of beeswax and pigment by California artist George Stoll. The piece features a set of...
Category
1960s Pop Art Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wax, Pigment
"Playground Punching Bag" Mixed Media Sculpture
By Duane Paul
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Duane Paul's work can best be characterized as innovative, dynamic and intimate. His sculptures each employ colorful organic shapes, which act as a personal language. The playful and sensual experience of his work covertly explores sexuality, gender traditions, sex, and race. "My artistic mission is to stimulate productive public conversation around these topics."
"Playground Punching Bag...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood, Pigment
"Humpty Dumpty Saddle " Mixed Media Sculpture
By Duane Paul
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Duane Paul's work can best be characterized as innovative, dynamic and intimate. His sculptures each employ colorful organic shapes, which act as a personal language. The playful and sensual experience of his work covertly explores sexuality, gender traditions, sex, and race. "My artistic mission is to stimulate productive public conversation around these topics."
"Humpty Dumpty...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
"Forked Tongues Consequences " Mixed Media Sculpture
By Duane Paul
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Duane Paul's work can best be characterized as innovative, dynamic and intimate. His sculptures each employ colorful organic shapes, which act as a personal language. The playful and...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Foam, Pigment
"Wet Dreams and Warm Tea " Mixed Media Sculpture
By Duane Paul
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Duane Paul's work can best be characterized as innovative, dynamic and intimate. His sculptures each employ colorful organic shapes, which act as a personal language. The playful and sensual experience of his work covertly explores sexuality, gender traditions, sex, and race. "My artistic mission is to stimulate productive public conversation around these topics."
"Wet Dreams...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Pigment, Foam
Light-Glyph 50 (Pink)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
In the first of his newest series, Light-Glyphs, a range of colors illuminate the interior of translucent sculptural boxes. Light diffuses through their frosted surfaces and softens ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Pigment
"B2Y Spectrum Loop Dispersion", Contemporary, Colored, Porcelain, Sculpture
By Kyle Johns
Located in St. Louis, MO
Kyle began his studies at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). Following undergraduate, he received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Ohio University. While at Ohio Un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glaze, Pigment
Light-Glyph III
Located in Santa Monica, CA
In the first of his newest series, Light-Glyphs, a range of colors illuminate the interior of translucent sculptural boxes. Light diffuses through their frosted surfaces and softens ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Pigment
Light-Glyph 16 (Turquoise)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
In the first of his newest series, Light-Glyphs, a range of colors illuminate the interior of translucent sculptural boxes. Light diffuses through their frosted surfaces and softens ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Pigment
Light-Glyph 62 (Scarlet)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
In the first of his newest series, Light-Glyphs, a range of colors illuminate the interior of translucent sculptural boxes. Light diffuses through their frosted surfaces and softens ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Pigment
The Gate (Minimalist Abstract New Brutalism Sculpture in Bright Red Orange)
By Dai Ban
Located in Hudson, NY
Minimalist Abstract Geometric standing sculpture in bright red orange with a black steel base
"The Gate or Trying to Catch the Rain" by Japanese born arti...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Board, Pigment
Farbenlichthaut no. 160 - contemporary modern organic sculpture painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Farbenlichthaut no. 160 is a brand new unique small size contemporary modern organic sculpture painting relief by German artist Freddie Michael Soethout. The relief is made from doze...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silicone, Plate Glass, Pigment
Mid Century Oceanic Tribal Shield from Papua New Guinea
Located in New York, NY
This striking shield was realized in Papua New Guinea, circa 1960. The rectangular form in unfinished nubuck hued hardwood has been inscribed with white curvilinear and geometric pat...
Category
1960s Tribal Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Light-Glyph 54 (Green)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
In the first of his newest series, Light-Glyphs, a range of colors illuminate the interior of translucent sculptural boxes. Light diffuses through their frosted surfaces and softens ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Pigment
Light-Glyph 45 (Pink)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
In the first of his newest series, Light-Glyphs, a range of colors illuminate the interior of translucent sculptural boxes. Light diffuses through their frosted surfaces and softens ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Pigment
Light-Glyph 50 (Rose Gold)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
In the first of his newest series, Light-Glyphs, a range of colors illuminate the interior of translucent sculptural boxes. Light diffuses through their frosted surfaces and softens ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Pigment
"ROCKSLIDE D.T.’s", Industrial Abstract Sculpture in Metal & Stone
Located in New York, NY
"ROCKSLIDE D.T.’s" by John Van Alstine
Slate, pigmented and sealed steel
The sculpture of John Van Alstine beautifully, and powerfully, balances the union of stone and metal, while ...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Slate, Metal, Steel
Light-Glyph 46 (Orange)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
In the first of his newest series, Light-Glyphs, a range of colors illuminate the interior of translucent sculptural boxes. Light diffuses through their frosted surfaces and softens ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Pigment
Light-Glyph 60
Located in Santa Monica, CA
In the first of his newest series, Light-Glyphs, a range of colors illuminate the interior of translucent sculptural boxes. Light diffuses through their frosted surfaces and softens ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Pigment
"RAKU RED AND WHITE", wheel formed white glaze, copper red, gold leaf, sculpture
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"RAKU RED AND WHITE", 2019, in wheel-formed white glaze with copper red blush, sprig, stamp, gold leaf and raku fired with kintsuji gold by artist Andrew Cornell Robinson, is one of a series of sculptural objects that include ceramic, glass and mixed media grottoes and containers. A project exploring the vessel form and notions of gratitude, plenty, poverty in material or humanity.
Robinson has led artists to explore tableware as sculptural form – "Changing attitudes and emerging social behaviors in food preparation and the social and cultural rituals of eating have lead to changes in the way tableware is made and used."
Andrew Cornell Robinson is an interdisciplinary artist working across media (ceramics, textiles, painting, prints, etc.). His work is influenced by collaborative craft communities, traditions, and the performative qualities of cultural production. The underlying ideas exploring identity, histories, rituals, and power in his work aim to create a space for intimate experiences and open narratives.
He studied ceramic sculpture at the Glasgow School of Art and the Maryland Institute College of Art where he received a BFA. He was awarded an MFA from the School of Visual Arts, where he became interested in the intersection of memory, identity, politics, and power. He has been featured in many publications including Sculpture Magazine, Huffington Post, Hyperallergic, Art Info, et al. He has participated in curatorial and research projects and recently was a participating artist in Debtfair a project in the Whitney Biennial.
Andrew has also worked on collaborations with designers such as Donna Karan’s Urban Zen project where his work in ceramics led to workshops with artisans in Haiti and the creation of a ceramic studio in Port-au-Prince. He is currently working with The Powerhouse Arts Workshop and their design team from the Pritzker-prize winning architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron in the design and development of a contemporary industrial fabrication center established to serve the working needs of artists in New York City.
He is currently a member of the faculty at Parsons School of Design and Greenwich House Pottery in New York City. His work has been presented extensively throughout the world with the Anna Kustera Gallery, David & Schweitzer Contemporary, Christopher Stout...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Urns Nr 4/X.93-X.94, a Perspex - Cased Object
Located in Salzburg, AT
Urns nr 4/X.93-X.94, a Perspex - cased object, 1994, flakes of paint + plexiglas
Krzysztof Gliszczyński,
33 x 47 x 4 cm
Artist Statement
In the 1990s I started collecting flakes ...
Category
Early 2000s Conceptual Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass, Pigment
"QUILL II (Slate Rocker)", Industrial Abstract Sculpture in Metal & Stone
Located in New York, NY
"QUILL II (Slate Rocker)" by John Van Alstine
NY State slate, pigmented and sealed steel
The sculpture of John Van Alstine beautifully, and powerfully, balances the union of stone a...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Slate, Metal, Steel
"FUNAMBULIST XV", Industrial Abstract Sculpture in Metal & Stone
Located in New York, NY
"FUNAMBULIST" by John Van Alstine
Riverstone, pigmented and sealed steel
The sculpture of John Van Alstine beautifully, and powerfully, balances the union of stone and metal, while ...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal, Steel
"Kickback V", Industrial Abstract Sculpture in slate stone & steel metal
Located in New York, NY
"KICKBACK V" by John Van Alstine
Slate, pigmented and sealed steel
The sculpture of John Van Alstine beautifully, and powerfully, balances the union of stone and metal, while explor...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Slate, Metal, Steel
"Bridge" Agneta Hobin, Contemporary Mica and Steel Woven Installation
By Agneta Hobin
Located in Wilton, CT
"Bridge" Angeta Hobin, mica interwoven in metal threads, steel, 2001.
65" x 54" x 212" (Pictured), 8" x 294" (Flat)
"Bridge" was built from mica interwoven in metal threads and steel by Finnish artist, Agneta Hobin...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"RIVER LANDSCAPE (tailfin)", Industrial Abstract Sculpture in Metal & Stone
Located in New York, NY
"RIVER LANDSCAPE (tailfin)" by John Van Alstine
Slate, pigmented and sealed steel
The sculpture of John Van Alstine beautifully, and powerfully, balances the union of stone and meta...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Slate, Metal, Steel
"LUNGE 2-20", Industrial Abstract Sculpture in slate stone & steel metal
Located in New York, NY
"LUNGE 2-20" by John Van Alstine
Slate, pigmented and sealed steel
The sculpture of John Van Alstine beautifully, and powerfully, balances the union of stone and metal, while explor...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Slate, Metal, Steel
"PORTALS AND PASSAGES 4-20", Industrial Abstract Sculpture in metal
Located in New York, NY
"PORTALS AND PASSAGES 4-20" by John Van Alstine
Bronze, pigmented and sealed steel
The sculpture of John Van Alstine beautifully, and powerfully, balances the union of stone and met...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel, Bronze
"SISYPHEAN CIRCLE XLV", Industrial Abstract Sculpture in Metal & Stone
Located in New York, NY
"SISYPHEAN CIRCLE XLV" by John Van Alstine
Slate, pigmented and sealed steel
The sculpture of John Van Alstine beautifully, and powerfully, balances the union of stone and metal, wh...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Slate, Metal, Steel
‘Ridgeback’ Middy Solid Vase Form #17
Located in New York, NY
Sidney Hutter
‘Ridgeback’ Middy Solid Vase Form #17, 2014
Krystal Klear Glass Circles with Red Yellow and Blue Pigment in the Adhesive
13h x 8.25w x 8.25...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Pigment
"MATHEMATICAL THEOREM", sculpture, clay, relief, abstract, contemporary, ceramic
Located in Toronto, Ontario
MATHEMATICAL THEOREM, a ceramic relief sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with engobes, is a recent work by artist Harold Wortsman. This black & wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
"Orange Mound", Contemporary, Abstract, Ceramic, Sculpture, Porcelain Assemblage
Located in St. Louis, MO
"I work with a simple elemental form, a curve made from the most basic natural material, clay. I make and build with hundreds or thousands of these forms. The clay curve connects me ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Porcelain, Glaze, Pigment
Yann Barrere - Akua’ba - Original Sculpture
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Yann Barrere - Akua’ba - Original Sculpture
Dimensions: 82 x 23 x 16 cm
Materials: Brazilian mica-fuschite, Alabaster
"For me, the pleasure of sculpture is al...
Category
2010s Modern Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
"FOR THE OLD ONES", sculpture, clay, abstract, contemporary, ceramic, tribal
Located in Toronto, Ontario
FOR THE OLD ONES, a ceramic sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, sitting on a slab of limestone. It is a recent work by artist Harold Wortsman. Note the blending of volumetric and organic form in this work, the mark-making and perforations on the surface, the striking colors of black and copper in variable stripes – it is characteristic of his practice – warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, primitive traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets.
From Harold Wortsman – "With sculpture, my material of choice is high-fired clay. Pieces are first low-fired in an electric kiln. I do not use glazes. Instead, I use oxides applied to the bisqued (low-fired) clay. As with a tattoo, oxides permit the surface underneath to breathe—like naked skin. The work is then high-fired in a gas kiln with double reduction to cone 10. The final temperature is 2,300 degrees F. At a certain point, oxygen intake is reduced to the kiln. Because the fire has reached a critical mass, it needs oxygen and chemically takes it from the clay and the oxides painted on. Like a jazz improvisation, each kiln load comes out slightly different."
From Jonathan Goodman, Poet & Art Critic – "Wortsman re-examines ancient and modern traditions in light of what it means to make art." – Tussle Magazine, July 2019.
Harold Wortsman is a sculptor and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He “creates forms that bring to mind archaic cult objects and exude a quiet concentrated strength.” (Argauer Zeitung, Switzerland). His work, an edgy mix of freedom and clarity, can be found in public and private collections in the US, including The Library of Congress, Yale University, The New York Public Library Print Collection, The New York Historical Society, Smith College, Indiana University’s Lilly Library, Brandeis University, The Newark Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Print Archive. Also in private and public collections in Europe, including the Municipal Collection of the City of Brugg, Switzerland.
Harold studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, with sculptor George Spaventa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Art in motion n°3 by Gilbert Pauli - Acrylic and concrete 65x97 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
"Abstract Arrangement #14"- Hydrocal Gypsum Cement, Resin, Plastic, Zip-ties
By Duane Paul
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Duane Paul's work can best be characterized as innovative, dynamic and intimate. His sculptures each employ colorful organic shapes, which act as a personal language. The playful and...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plastic, Wood, Pigment
"Abstract Arrangement - Cement, Resin, Plastic, Zip-ties, Industrial Strapping
By Duane Paul
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Duane Paul's work can best be characterized as innovative, dynamic and intimate. His sculptures each employ colorful organic shapes, which act as a personal language. The playful and...
Category
2010s Abstract Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plastic, Wood, Pigment
"NEW YORK NIGHTS", sculpture, clay, relief, abstract, contemporary
Located in Toronto, Ontario
NEW YORK NIGHTS, a ceramic relief sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by artist Harold Wortsman. The relief is ready to be mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pigment Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
Pigment abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Pigment 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, purple, pink 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, Casper Brindle, Harold Wortsman, and Gilbert Pauli. 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 Pigment abstract sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.25 inches across are also available