Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
Style: Contemporary
Color: Black
Bush Wren (Model)
Located in New York, NY
3D FDM print, ABS filament, with graphene-base white paint
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
ABS
Nike, 14"x10"x4" Carved Limestone sculpture
Located in Loveland, CO
"Nike" by Mark Leichliter
one-of-a-kind abstract Sculpture
14"x10"x4" Carved Limestone
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
I was born in Loveland, Colorado and now reside in nearby Fort Collins....
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Limestone
Silver Composition - Silvered Bronze Sculpture by N. Franchina - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Silver Composition is an original decorative object realized by Nino Franchina in 1960.
Original sculpture realized in silvered bronze.
Bronze patinated silver sculpture.
Signed a...
Category
1960s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vigilante II - 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Abstract Sculpture, Recycling
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 Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Iron
Dragon Spirit
Located in Southampton, NY
Original ceramic artwork by renowned ceramicist, Jared FitzGerald. Unique use of bright underglaze colors in the artist's newer contemporary style.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large fiber wall hanging: 'Politics of Hair Camo Green'
Located in New York, NY
Theda Sandiford, is a self-taught mixed media artist based in Jersey City, NJ. Though art is engrained in her psyche, Theda’s first creative endeavors were in the music business as a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Thread, Yarn
"Material Pleasures: Artemisia" Lia Cook, Contemporary mixed media textile
By Lia Cook
Located in Wilton, CT
"Material Pleasures: Artemisia", acrylic on linen, dyes on rayon; woven, 53" x 77", 1993.
This contemporary abstract mixed media tapestry was done by California-based American fib...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Tapestry, Thread, Linen, Acrylic
Vibration 4 cercles noir et blanc
By Antonio Asis
Located in Tbilisi, GE
wood, steel and serigraph
Signed
Edition of 15
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Baby Dragon
Located in Southampton, NY
This unique original ceramic artwork by Jared FitzGerald immediately transforms any interior with its stark contrast of bold primary colors of glaze paint with the smooth white of th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
'Kudu' original springstone Shona sculpture antelope signed by Terence Nehumba
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Kudu' is an original springstone sculpture signed by the Zimbabwean artist Terence Paradzai Nehumba. Terence was trained in the Shona stone carving tradition and this is an excellen...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"Blue Stitched Mussel", Contemporary, Blown, Glass, Sculpture, Organic Form
Located in St. Louis, MO
"My work explores the relationship between nature and human biology. With forms as diverse as river stones, to internal organs, new combinations are crafted by bringing together trad...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Alexander Ney, 'Teacher' Unique Sculpture, 2008
Located in New York, NY
The unique minimalist ‘Teacher’ sculpture by visionary artist Alexander Ney is handcrafted using italian white terra cotta, created in 2008. Ney is a contemporary visual artist, work...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Glass and Metal sculpture "The Crux" climber David Marshall Jennifer Baker
Located in Benahavis, ES
" The Crux " This unique sculpture was created by David Marshall and Jennifer Baker from sand cast aluminium and cast glass .
Certified authentic by both artists.
The collaborative...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Twisting in the Wind
Located in Napa, CA
Black Basalt Stone
“My inspiration is drawn from the sum of my life experiences, the amplified or muted, to fit my emotional state at the mo-ment when I am actually creating, design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
All Lacquered Up White
Located in Phoenix, AZ
forged mild steel and acrylic urethane
Jeremy Thomas is a maker. His work explores objecthood; how a sculpture interacts with its surroundings, how the viewer interacts with a sculp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Virtue Was Never on Time: Minimalist Abstract Metal Wall Sculpture w/ Red Detail
By Joe Wheaton
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric minimalist metal sculpture with painted red detail
"Virtue Was Never on Time", made by Joe Wheaton in 2019
27 x 16 x 4.5...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
SB II
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Signed
Framed
Edition of 100
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Bubbles - Haude Bernabé, 21st Century, Contemporary Murano blown glass sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Murano blown glass sculpture
Unique work
Signed on the base by the artist
Born in Brest and with a scientific background, Haude Bernabé has devoted herself to art since the early 19...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Temps Zero Black 6/10 - stainless steel, rings, table-top, abstract, sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Three rings of stainless steel, polished to a high sheen on the interior and matte black on the exterior, intersect at dynamic angles in this elegant sculpture by Philippe Pallafray....
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Sinuous Dance, sculpture of two abstracted figures, black marble with wood base
Located in New York, NY
My sculpture is inspired by the connection of the human form to nature. I use natural materials, stone, wood and metal to bring to life organic forms moving through space. The delica...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Clouds I & II
Located in New York, NY
Angelica’s multi-layered works are informed by her ongoing efforts to create a less reactive and more responsive presence in the world. They act as the muse to meditations on the man...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Red Star Woman
Located in Southampton, NY
The bright red glaze paint of this unique original ceramic artwork by Jared FitzGerald immediately captures the eyes from any distance, within any interior. The front of piece has a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
White Light - Haude Bernabé, 21st C., Contemporary Murano blown glass sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Murano blown glass sculpture
Unique work
Signed on the base by the artist
Born in Brest and with a scientific background, Haude Bernabé has devoted herself to art since the early 19...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Knot #90SP - 2018 ed. 1/7
Located in Napa, CA
The sculptures of Damon Hyldreth appear both static and fluid, rigid and flexible, strong and smooth, effectively blurring the line between nature and structure. By crafting organic ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Blue Harvest
Located in Southampton, NY
Original artwork by renowned ceramicist, Jared FitzGerald. This was part of a small series done by the artist studio in China to explore using bold colored glazes on smaller ceramic ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pelt 4
Located in Montreal, Quebec
ngrid Bachmann has presented her multidisciplinary work nationally and internationally in exhibitions and festivals in Belgium, the U.S., Estonia, Singapore, Peru, Brazil, the UK, an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Nylon, Mixed Media
Fiber wall hanging: 'Politics of Hair: Camo Green'
Located in New York, NY
Extensions of rope, impeccably wrapped, woven, tied and embellished with recycled beads, zip ties, ribbon, lace, tape and beads lure you into a hue-imbued, installation symbolizing n...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wool, Thread, Yarn
Mountain Pathways
Located in Southampton, NY
"Mountain Pathways" is a seminal work from renowned ceramicist, Jared FitzGerald's signature style of Blue/ White underglaze ceramic work. Traditionalist Chinese glaze painting techn...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large fiber wall hanging: 'Politics of Hair Camo Black Glitter'
Located in New York, NY
Theda Sandiford, is a self-taught mixed media artist based in Jersey City, NJ. Though art is engrained in her psyche, Theda’s first creative endeavors were in the music business as a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Thread, Yarn
Bird House ceramic water feature
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
"Bird House" is a unique water feature suitable for outdoor installation in temperate climates. Sculptor Michael Gustavson's masterfully detailed and gor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Climber sculpture glass metal Inspire Abstract Figurative Marshall and Baker
Located in Benahavis, ES
" Inspire ". This unique sculpture was created with sand cast aluminium and cast glass mounted
on Colorado sandstone.
t is certified authentic by the Artist´s Jennifer Baker and Dav...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
'Saluting Bird' original opal serpentine sculpture signed by Canaan Ngandu
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Saluting Bird' is an original opal serpentine sculpture signed by the Zimbabwean artist Canaan Musiyiwa Ngandu. The sculpture presents an abstract figure in Ngandu's quintessential ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Contemporary Giraffe Sculpture Iron & Mixed Media w use of tools & other objects
Located in Coimbra, PT
Giraffe by JOSÉ JERÓNIMO single piece of art
Iron sculpture with use of tools and other objects
Signed
Measures: 81 x 41 x 15 cm.
Private collection.
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Black No II Blue, Red, Hand-Woven Tapestry, Textile Wall Sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
Black No II Blue, Red, wool, coco ropes, 66" x73", 1991. This contemporary abstract hand-woven tapestry, wall sculpture was done by Kari Stiansen.
Kari Stiansen is a Norwegian Post...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Wool
'Spaniel and Pup' Sterling Silver Limited Edition Sculpture by Lucy Kinsella
Located in London, GB
A 'Spaniel and Pup' sterling silver sculpture by Lucy Kinsella, the limited edition finely modelled spaniel lying down and watching indulgently as her puppy rolls around playfully in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Air - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Sculpture, Stainless Steel
By Liechennay
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Stainless steel sculpture with wooden base.
Liechennay's works are inspired by nature and life, simply put, the forms and shapes he is surrounded by. He creates highly aesthetic pieces embodying artistic balance...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Standing Pheasant" Limited Edition Sterling Silver Sculpture by Lucy Kinsella
Located in London, GB
A 'Standing Pheasant' sterling silver sculpture by Lucy Kinsella, the limited edition finely modelled male Chinese ring neck pheasant stands with his tail...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Grandmother, Melanie Yazzie, red sculpture, abstract, Navajo, outdoor, indoor
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Grandmother, Melanie Yazzie, red sculpture, abstract, Navajo, outdoor, indoor
Melanie Yazzie
GRANDMOTHER 60"
fabricated aluminum © 2018
60...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Learning Curve, black
Located in New Orleans, LA
edition 1/1
LORI COZEN-GELLER grew up in Los Angeles, California and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California. She currently lives and works i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Laminate, Wood, Automotive Paint
Fluid Scriptures
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully shaped ceramic original artwork with unique abstracted symbols. Renowned ceramicist, Jared Fitzgerald used light brushstrokes to show his own type of "automatic writing" ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
The side lane - Haude Bernabé, 21st Century, Contemporary metal sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Born in Brest and with a scientific background, Haude Bernabé has devoted herself to art since the early 1990s. Her first passion was art, the second one biology. In these two approa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
'Ostrich' original Shona springstone sculpture signed by Brian Nehumba
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Ostrich' is an original springstone sculpture signed by the Zimbabwean artist Brian Nehumba. Brian was trained in the Shona stone carving tradit...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Summer In The City
Located in Southampton, NY
The unique dark green/ black glaze paint on this ceramic offers very expressive brushstrokes as the hue of the greens/ blacks changes with the movement and depth of the brushstrokes....
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"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 Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
Sculptures in Aluminum by Jacques Jarrige "Curves"
Located in New York, NY
Large outdoor sculptures in hammered aluminum. The images are from an installations at Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA)
It includes 4 ha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
'Bride' original Shona springstone sculpture signed by Brian Nehumba
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Bride' is an original springstone sculpture signed by the Zimbabwean artist Brian Nehumba. Brian was trained in the Shona stone carving traditio...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Visions Through Time
Located in Southampton, NY
Visions Through Time is somewhat of a visual anomaly. Eastern Traditionalist ceramic form and practice of underglaze paint is fused with very Western abstract motifs that evoke Chaga...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
VERY Steel Sculpture
Located in New York City, NY
Ale Jordao
VERY Steel Sculpture
Unique
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Neon Light
French Contemporary Sculpture by Arnaud Billotet - Éclat II
Located in Paris, IDF
Pedestal 20 x 10 x 2.5 cm - 7,8 x 3,9 x 1 in
Arnaud Billottet who lives & works in Paris is an artist resolutely turned towards contemporary art with various influences from contemp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer
Attached
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Stephanie Lanter
Title : "Attached"
Materials : Porcelain, glaze, stoneware, wire, thread
Date : 2020
Dimensions : 20" x 9" x 8.5"
Description : Manually slip-trailed sculpture...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Azure III
Located in Southampton, NY
Abstracted landscape with indents into the glaze that offer a type of perforation texture to the smooth porcelain. Very bold brushstrokes and geometric patterns make for an engaging ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Spring Expressions
Located in Southampton, NY
This stylish contemporary ceramic is a unique original artwork by renowned ceramicist, Jared FitzGerald. "Spring Expressions" uniquely combines the artist's earlier motifs with his m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Drop of water - Haude Bernabé, Contemporary Murano blown glass sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Murano blown glass sculpture
Unique work
Signed on the base by the artist
Born in Brest and with a scientific background, Haude Bernabé has devoted hers...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Kindred Spirits
Located in Southampton, NY
Unique long-neck ceramic vase with brightly colored contemporary glaze painting by renowned ceramicist, Jared Fitzgerald. Eye catching compositions on facade and verso that play off ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Donut III
Located in Burlingame, CA
Gray organic freestanding ceramic sculpture - 24 x 24 x 6 inches - from Pop Art pioneer, Jane B. Grimm, whose artistic career exploded onto the 1960's art and fashion scene in NYC wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Wood-fired ceramic abstract sculpture: 'Four'
By Tony Moore
Located in New York, NY
My work is concerned with the relationship of humanity and nature. I conceive of an expanded concept of “Nature” as embodying all existence, both the seen and unseen, socio-politica...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Glaze
Solar Midnight Pom-Pom
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wool
Rhapsody IX
Located in Burlingame, CA
All white organic freestanding ceramic sculpture - 23 x 15 x 4.5 inches - from Pop Art pioneer, Jane B. Grimm, whose artistic career exploded onto the 1960's art and fashion scene in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary abstract sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract sculptures created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Tony Moore, Roxana Azar, Sara Fine-Wilson, and Arozarena De La Fuente. Frequently made by artists working with Metal, and Ceramic and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary abstract sculptures, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available.
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