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.
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Style: Contemporary
Color: Brown
Carved Investigation Ten, Carved wood sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Basswood and linseed oil.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Carved Investigation Eleven, Carved wood sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Basswood and linseed oil.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Barco de Besos" indoor kinetic sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
With a joyful sound when lightly activated, "Barco de Besos" presents a delicate balance of white seashells surrounding a white, coral-like, carved wood element. This is delicately attached to a vase-shaped polished concrete base via a curving bronze stem.
Jeff Glode...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Bronze
Turquoise glossy ceramic heart balloon sculpture handmade for wall installation
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
This red glossy ceramic balloon sculpture is a balloon for life and an art collectors piece. Its Vivid glossy color enhances sophisticated and cheerful space environment.
handmade in the picturesque village Arsuf in Israel the balloon creates tension betwen ligtht vs. heavy, temporary vs. enterninty, fragilie vs. solid and more. The baloons can be installed individually as one balloon or in different combinations creating a unique installation for every space and making it an art tool for designers and architects as well as home owners.
Harmony and grandeur characterize the work of Reli Smith and Osnat Yaffe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Effortless Grace
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Miami, FL
Nails and thread on wood in plexi-glass.
One-of-a-kind original artwork.
Nemo Jantzen, born 1970 in The Haque, studied art, design and photography at the RTO Art Academy in Rotterda...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mini Purple Tree
Located in New York, NY
With the distinctive medium of nail polish on glass, Özmenoğlu re-contextualizes everyday objects from something ordinary to a beautiful work of art. Her glass panel sculptures play ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood, Varnish
Curve Composition: Gyrate
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Industrial felt and wood
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Felt, Wood
Curve Composition: Leveler
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Industrial felt and wood
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Felt, Wood
Vessel 76
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Linen, silk, madder; knotting
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Linen, Silk
Burst, 2020, Mixed Media Wall Sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Burst" is an original mixed media wall sculpture by J.Margulis.
J.Margulis (Caracas, 1970) began his career as an artist through photography while studying Management in his native...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Widows and Maidens #6
By Sherry Owens
Located in New Orleans, LA
Sherry Owens
Windows and Maidens #6, 2019
Bronze, patina, crepe myrtle, dye, milk paint, wax
11 x 14 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches
For over 30 years, sculptor Sherry Owens has used the sinewy crepe myrtle tree to tell her story of the Texas landscape, death, renewal, beauty, and of today’s growing environmental concerns. Remnants of personal stories, visions and observations in nature are the driving forces in her work. She believes that what we see and do in our daily lives leaves a mark on our planet. It is the direct impact of human activities on the natural world, which is visualized in her artistic practice. She creates connections with nature using crepe myrtle trees found along the side of the road. Each stick is hand-carved and cut to fit, then laid in place and secured with a small myrtle peg. What takes precedence in the laborious process is the importance of detail and evidence of the artist’s hand and her interaction with the materials.
Sherry Owens is a native Texan, currently living and working in Dallas, TX. She received a BFA from Southern Methodist University. Recent Texas solo exhibitions include The Grace Museum; Cris Worley Fine Arts; Martin Museum of Art; Art Museum of Southeast Texas; and a two-person site-specific installation at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum. She was also included in recent exhibitions at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, TX and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, LA. She has exhibited internationally in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, India, Japan, Peru, and Turkey. Her work is currently on view in the Ground Zero 360 Remembrance Exhibition at the Museum of Biblical Art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Widows and Maidens #5
By Sherry Owens
Located in New Orleans, LA
Sherry Owens
Windows and Maidens #5, 2019
Bronze, patina, crepe myrtle, dye, milk paint, wax
9 1/4 x 14 1/4 x 9 inches
For over 30 years, sculptor Sherry Owens has used the sinewy crepe myrtle tree to tell her story of the Texas landscape, death, renewal, beauty, and of today’s growing environmental concerns. Remnants of personal stories, visions and observations in nature are the driving forces in her work. She believes that what we see and do in our daily lives leaves a mark on our planet. It is the direct impact of human activities on the natural world, which is visualized in her artistic practice. She creates connections with nature using crepe myrtle trees found along the side of the road. Each stick is hand-carved and cut to fit, then laid in place and secured with a small myrtle peg. What takes precedence in the laborious process is the importance of detail and evidence of the artist’s hand and her interaction with the materials.
Sherry Owens is a native Texan, currently living and working in Dallas, TX. She received a BFA from Southern Methodist University. Recent Texas solo exhibitions include The Grace Museum; Cris Worley Fine Arts; Martin Museum of Art; Art Museum of Southeast Texas; and a two-person site-specific installation at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum. She was also included in recent exhibitions at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, TX and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, LA. She has exhibited internationally in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, India, Japan, Peru, and Turkey. Her work is currently on view in the Ground Zero 360 Remembrance Exhibition at the Museum of Biblical Art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Waterhole
By Sherry Owens
Located in New Orleans, LA
Sherry Owens
Waterhole, 2017
Crepe myrtle, dye, paint, wax
24 x 36 x 36 inches
For over 30 years, sculptor Sherry Owens has used the sinewy crepe myrtle tree to tell her story of the Texas landscape, death, renewal, beauty, and of today’s growing environmental concerns. Remnants of personal stories, visions and observations in nature are the driving forces in her work. She believes that what we see and do in our daily lives leaves a mark on our planet. It is the direct impact of human activities on the natural world, which is visualized in her artistic practice. She creates connections with nature using crepe myrtle trees found along the side of the road. Each stick is hand-carved and cut to fit, then laid in place and secured with a small myrtle peg. What takes precedence in the laborious process is the importance of detail and evidence of the artist’s hand and her interaction with the materials.
Sherry Owens is a native Texan, currently living and working in Dallas, TX. She received a BFA from Southern Methodist University. Recent Texas solo exhibitions include The Grace Museum; Cris Worley Fine Arts; Martin Museum of Art; Art Museum of Southeast Texas; and a two-person site-specific installation at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum. She was also included in recent exhibitions at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, TX and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, LA. She has exhibited internationally in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, India, Japan, Peru, and Turkey. Her work is currently on view in the Ground Zero 360 Remembrance Exhibition at the Museum of Biblical Art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint, Dye, Wax
Reawakening the Spirit
By Sherry Owens
Located in New Orleans, LA
Sherry Owens
Reawakening the Spirit, 2019
Crepe myrtle, steel, milk paint, dye, oil, wax
108 1/2 x 36 x 31 inches
For over 30 years, sculptor Sherry Owens has used the sinewy crepe myrtle tree to tell her story of the Texas landscape, death, renewal, beauty, and of today’s growing environmental concerns. Remnants of personal stories, visions and observations in nature are the driving forces in her work. She believes that what we see and do in our daily lives leaves a mark on our planet. It is the direct impact of human activities on the natural world, which is visualized in her artistic practice. She creates connections with nature using crepe myrtle trees found along the side of the road. Each stick is hand-carved and cut to fit, then laid in place and secured with a small myrtle peg. What takes precedence in the laborious process is the importance of detail and evidence of the artist’s hand and her interaction with the materials.
Sherry Owens is a native Texan, currently living and working in Dallas, TX. She received a BFA from Southern Methodist University. Recent Texas solo exhibitions include The Grace Museum; Cris Worley Fine Arts; Martin Museum of Art; Art Museum of Southeast Texas; and a two-person site-specific installation at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum. She was also included in recent exhibitions at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, TX and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, LA. She has exhibited internationally in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, India, Japan, Peru, and Turkey. Her work is currently on view in the Ground Zero 360 Remembrance Exhibition at the Museum of Biblical Art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Grandfather's Land
By Sherry Owens
Located in New Orleans, LA
Sherry Owens
Grandfather's Land, 2021
Bronze, patina, crepe myrtle, paint, wax
30 x 46 x 18 inches
For over 30 years, sculptor Sherry Owens has used the sinewy crepe myrtle tree to tell her story of the Texas landscape, death, renewal, beauty, and of today’s growing environmental concerns. Remnants of personal stories, visions and observations in nature are the driving forces in her work. She believes that what we see and do in our daily lives leaves a mark on our planet. It is the direct impact of human activities on the natural world, which is visualized in her artistic practice. She creates connections with nature using crepe myrtle trees found along the side of the road. Each stick is hand-carved and cut to fit, then laid in place and secured with a small myrtle peg. What takes precedence in the laborious process is the importance of detail and evidence of the artist’s hand and her interaction with the materials.
Sherry Owens is a native Texan, currently living and working in Dallas, TX. She received a BFA from Southern Methodist University. Recent Texas solo exhibitions include The Grace Museum; Cris Worley Fine Arts; Martin Museum of Art; Art Museum of Southeast Texas; and a two-person site-specific installation at the Umlauf Sculpture Garden & Museum. She was also included in recent exhibitions at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, TX and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, LA. She has exhibited internationally in Austria, Denmark, Germany, Greece, India, Japan, Peru, and Turkey. Her work is currently on view in the Ground Zero 360 Remembrance Exhibition at the Museum of Biblical Art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
CHILD - Fond Pastel
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed media.
Unique.
Joseph is a conceptual artist born in Paris in 1961.
In his latest series of creations, the work assigns to the viewer a place, a function and a power, actin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Panda - 130 cm Rouge Orlinski 6/8
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and numbered, limited edition number 6 of 8
Richard Orlinski is a French artist born in Paris (France) in 1966. Since 2004, his work has been conceived around the "Born Wild"...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Burn Inside
By L'Atlas
Located in Miami, FL
The sculpture is made of burnt wood. L'Atlas, the artist's name, is hidden in each of his piece of art. Could you finf it?
About the artist:
The French artist, Jules Dedet Granel, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
The Duck (N.6., No. 3)
By Garth Evans
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Garth Evans (British, b. 1934)
Title: "The Duck (N.6., No. 3)"
Year: 1982
Medium: Painted plywood wall-hanging sculpture
Signed and titled
Dimensions: 24" x 12" x 7"
Conditio...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plywood, Acrylic
Matrimony, red granite sculpture, heart, by Khang Pham-New, indoor, outdoor
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Matrimony, red granite sculpture, heart, by Khang Pham-New, indoor, outdoor
Contact us about delivery options.
1,500 lbs
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Sculpture 'Ville Flottante' by Julien Righi French Contemporary Sculptor
By Julien Righi
Located in FR
Sculpture 'Ville Flottante' 2017 by Julien Righi French Sculptor
Oak wood with Stone Base 'Gris' from the Pyrenees mountains and recouperated unwanted discarded manmade metal waste found objects that are re-presented for posterity in his artworks
Mythological themes run through Juliens work in his series of sculptures of cities that are timeless, both ancient and futuristic.
They are safe havens taking you to new worlds with cities built on the ruins of the old world, wonderful cities with fairy tale castles, mystic monasteries and temples reaching up and up towards the light.
Julien portrays in all his pieces the evolution of mankind with a powerful chaotic beauty bringing great hope for our future
If waste can transcend to greater aesthetic heights, then mankind can too.
We can rise up like the cities he creates up and up towards the light, filling us with light, until we are the light by transformation, transmutation and alchemy.
Julien Righi b 1977- contemporary sculptor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
"SUPINE" Wall Sculpture 50" x 30" x 10" inch by Melanie Newcombe
Located in Culver City, CA
"SUPINE" Wall Sculpture 50" x 30" x 10" inch by Melanie Newcombe
Aluminum window screen, aluminum and steel wire, wood, paint
2017
ABOUT Melanie Newcomb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel, Wire
Panel Object (green/violet), Willi Siber, Abstract Wall Art, Lacquer 2019
By Willi Siber
Located in Greding, DE
Willi Siber (1949) - Panel Object (green/violet), Germany 2019
Panel object made of MDF and indifferent lacquer by painter and sculptor Willi Siber. The colour of the facetted surfac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plywood, Lacquer
TANGLE Soapstone Sculpture 6 1/2 × 4 × 3 inch by Melanie Newcombe
Located in Culver City, CA
TANGLE Soapstone Sculpture 6 1/2 × 4 × 3 inch by Melanie Newcombe
Hand carved alabaster stone with or without the wooden base
The alabaster stone is reversible
2018
* * * Melanie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Alabaster
City Square 2
By James McNabb
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"City Square 2" is an original American black walnut wall-hanging sculpture by James McNabb measuring 26”h x 26”w x 1.75”d.
James McNabb is an American artist based in Philadelphia,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Collection of Stones
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Sam McPherson
Title : Collection of stones, wall installation
Materials : Ceramic, porcelain on nail
Date : 2018
Dimensions : 40"x 36"x 5"
Description : Wall stones are designed to hang in multiple positions and can easily be rearranged or altered. The back of each stone as designs cut into it like the picture shown. The design on the back double as nail holes, so you can alter the position of the stone by selecting which space to hang on the nail. *** Designs will not always match the one shown, but are similar in concept. This arrangement includes 19 black porcelain stones. Photo shows stones installed between hallway and door frame. These can be arranged in any design, on any wall, and in any order.
To discover the unseen hidden beneath or within an object inspires Sam McPherson to share her imagination and fascination of ‘what could be’. McPherson tries to use these ideas in her work to create something that requires the viewer to invest in the piece to see what it has to offer, to reward curiosity, and to those unwilling to stop and look closely to explore and discover, they may never know.
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Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
SUPINE FLAMES sculpture by Melanie Newcombe
Located in Culver City, CA
SUPINE FLAMES sculpture by Melanie Newcombe
Aluminum window screen, aluminum and steel wire, wood, paint
50" x 30" x 17" inch
2017
ABOUT Melanie Newcombe
Melanie Newcombe is an Am...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire, Steel
SUPINE WAVES sculpture by Melanie Newcombe
Located in Culver City, CA
SUPINE WAVES sculpture by Melanie Newcombe
Aluminum window screen, aluminum and steel wire, wood, paint
50" x 30" x 10" inch
2017
ABOUT Melanie Newcombe
Melanie Newcombe is an Ame...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire
Untitled
Located in Kansas City, MO
“Untitled”
2018-2019
Porcelain, Paper Clay
Cone 6
Size: 23 in. x 34.25 in.
Danielle Weigandt explores the construct of events in time and their role in our lives. Time cannot be see...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Porcelain
Charcoal Vessel
By Caprice Pierucci
Located in New Orleans, LA
hand carved pine wood
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Entertaining...
Located in New York, NY
Sugar pine with satin polyurethane finish, maple plywood, letterpress on pigmented embossed cotton paper (Edition of 15)
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Rag Paper, Polyurethane
Escutcheon, by Khang Pham-New, gold granite, contemporary, abstract, sculpture
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Escutcheon, by Khang Pham-New gold granite, contemporary abstract sculpture
Polished yellow/golden granite abstract sculpture perfect for installation in a sculpture garden or ind...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Voice over Series – “View”
Located in Kansas City, MO
Voice-over stands for a voice that is not part of the narrative, a voice spoken by someone who appears elsewhere when an event happens. We know what we hear may not be a fact, what w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Paint, Paper
Voice over Series – “Tools”
Located in Kansas City, MO
Voice-over stands for a voice that is not part of the narrative, a voice spoken by someone who appears elsewhere when an event happens. We know what we hear may not be a fact, what w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Paint, Paper
Industrial Landscape Series: “ 64468-Ma-V”
Located in Kansas City, MO
The concept of his recent work is form and grows from my curiosity about the relationship between one object to another. In his work he aims to explore the joyful, interesting, and m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Paint
Industrial Landscape Series: “ 52246-IO-C”
Located in Kansas City, MO
The concept of his recent work is form and grows from my curiosity about the relationship between one object to another. In his work he aims to explore the joyful, interesting, and m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Paint
Industrial Landscape Series: “ 50595-Webster-C”
Located in Kansas City, MO
The concept of his recent work is form and grows from my curiosity about the relationship between one object to another. In his work he aims to explore the joyful, interesting, and m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Paint
Industrial Landscape Series: “ 50501-Ft-D”
Located in Kansas City, MO
The concept of his recent work is form and grows from my curiosity about the relationship between one object to another. In his work he aims to explore the joyful, interesting, and m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood, Paint
Layer Lair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece will be on display at SCOPE Miami Beach until December 7, 2015, and shipped out the following week.
Silkscreen printed wood cut and assembled into a three-dimensional s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Division
Located in New Orleans, LA
The recipient of numerous awards including fellowships from the American Academy in Rome and the National Endowment for the Arts, Deutsch’s work is marked by an ease of understanding...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terrazzo
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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