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: Brown
Maquette for Portal
By Roxy Paine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Roxy Paine is a Contemporary sculptor and painter, best known for his large-scale, tree-like structures. Paine attended the College of Santa Fe in New Mexic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
The Mechanics of Leaving 1136 - Cabinet of Curiosities, Wunderkammer Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This work from Linda Stein's Displacement From Home series draws from the tradition of wunderkammer/cabinets of curiosities to highlight the global displacement and traumatic memory ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Closet with Bicycle 890 - Cabinet of Curiosities, Wunderkammer Art Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This work from Linda Stein's Displacement From Home series draws from the tradition of wunderkammer/cabinets of curiosities to highlight the global displacement and traumatic memory ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Linda Stein, Totem 913- Contemporary Mixed Media Earth Tone Brown Wood Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This work from Linda Stein's Displacement From Home series draws from the tradition of wunderkammer/cabinets of curiosities to highlight the globa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Four Stories 862 - Cabinet of Curiosities, Wunderkammer Contemporary Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This work from Linda Stein's Displacement From Home series draws from the tradition of wunderkammer/cabinets of curiosities to highlight the globa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
O Cavalo 'The Horse. Sculpture Lightbox Made of Multiple Exposure Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
O Ocavalo. From the series " Reminiscence"
by Magda von Hanau
Lightbox Sculpture, photographic plexiglass box with remote control light
Dimensions: 8.5 in. H x 12 in. W x 10.5 in. D
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Lights
SEVEN SUNS. Golden Hanging and Framed Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Mexico City, MX
The two artists and industrial designers, Ampi Arozarena and Elena De La Fuente describe form and color as their core of exploration. They admire the dual identity the two elements c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Wave Totem, Amagansett, NY, 2021
Located in Hudson, NY
ABOUT
“There’s no color in my work,” says Shlafer, “I either burn it, bleach it, or leave it alone.” Shlafer’s sculptures are designed with rudimentary material such as pine, oak, and spruce salvaged as driftwood on the Eastern end of Long Island. The artist started this body of work during the pandemic after he stumbled upon the charming discoveries while traveling on foot by the coastline. Always a wayfarer at heart, he drew inspiration from his youth of traveling on a motorcycle through Southern Africa and seeing indigenous art made from ordinary earth objects within local villages.
“Wishbone 1” a 5 Foot sculpture, charred white oak with a tinted aqua resin base that reflects an omen of resilience and hardiness in light of the hardships of the past pandemic year, In another “Tune” a bleached spruce fence post narrowed into a tuning fork shape with a slate base. It welcomes a ceremonial vibe. “At the end of the day, that’s the energy we all crave,” says Shlafer, “who doesn’t respond to that?”
“Mushroom #3” a charred white oak sculpture that is versatile in design so it can act as an end table or a stool. It is masterfully crafted and brings to mind the redwood stools...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Ersatz Ceramic IV" Sculpture by Dominic Beattie
Located in London, GB
Dominic Beattie
Ersatz Ceramic I
Ink, spray paint, cardboard, wood
H 30 x W 5 x D 5 cm (variable)
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Cardboard
Large Ceramic Hanging Sculpture: Under Control'
Located in New York, NY
From natural cold earth to gleaming high-fire surfaces, clay is the ancient anatomic medium. It is the medium in which time stands still, ideas are frozen, and yet a civilization is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Slip, Glaze
High White Boot 922 -Cabinet of Curiosities Wunderkammer Contemporary Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This work from Linda Stein's Displacement From Home series draws from the tradition of wunderkammer/cabinets of curiosities to highlight the global displacement and traumatic memory ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Mobius, Amagansett, NY, 2021
Located in Hudson, NY
ABOUT
“There’s no color in my work,” says Shlafer, “I either burn it, bleach it, or leave it alone.” Shlafer’s sculptures are designed with rudimentary material such as pine, oak, and spruce salvaged as driftwood on the Eastern end of Long Island. The artist started this body of work during the pandemic after he stumbled upon the charming discoveries while traveling on foot by the coastline. Always a wayfarer at heart, he drew inspiration from his youth of traveling on a motorcycle through Southern Africa and seeing indigenous art made from ordinary earth objects within local villages.
“Wishbone 1” a 5 Foot sculpture, charred white oak with a tinted aqua resin base that reflects an omen of resilience and hardiness in light of the hardships of the past pandemic year, In another “Tune” a bleached spruce fence post narrowed into a tuning fork shape with a slate base. It welcomes a ceremonial vibe. “At the end of the day, that’s the energy we all crave,” says Shlafer, “who doesn’t respond to that?”
“Mushroom #3” a charred white oak sculpture that is versatile in design so it can act as an end table or a stool. It is masterfully crafted and brings to mind the redwood stools...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Driftwood
Pool, Hand-blown Glass Sculpture by SkLO
By SkLo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Title: Pool
Medium: Hand-blown glass sculpture, makers mark inscribed lower right
Dimensions of glass: 18 inches in diameter
Dimensions of sculpture with stand: 24 x 18 x 5 inches
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Case 893 - Cabinet of Curiosities, Wunderkammer, Contemporary Art Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This work from Linda Stein's Displacement From Home series draws from the tradition of wunderkammer/cabinets of curiosities to highlight the globa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Ersatz Ceramic IV" Sculpture by Dominic Beattie
Located in London, GB
Dominic Beattie
Ersatz Ceramic IV
Ink, spray paint, cardboard, wood
H 30 x W 5 x D 5 cm (variable)
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Ink, Spray Paint, Cardboard
Letters and Numbers 1126 - Cabinet of Curiosities, Wunderkammer Art Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This work from Linda Stein's Displacement From Home series draws from the tradition of wunderkammer/cabinets of curiosities to highlight the global displacement and traumatic memory ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Puzzle 70, David E. Peterson, Mid-century Modern Colorful Wooden Wall Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Puzzle #70 by David E. Peterson is part of an ongoing series featuring beautiful, exotic woods and abstract painting. Puzzle #70 is created using burnt Georgia pine. These 3-dimensional wall sculptures look amazing solo or as a grouping.
David E. Peterson Artist Statement
“Industrial Design informs my work. Inspiration might come from a brightly coloured sneaker, an eye- catching dress, an intricate watch...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood, Acrylic
Linda Stein, Brought/Left Behind 856 - Contemporary Art Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This work from Linda Stein's Displacement From Home series draws from the tradition of wunderkammer/cabinets of curiosities to highlight the global displacement and traumatic memory ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Puzzle 2, David E. Peterson, Modern French Flag Painted Wooden Wall Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
For you Francophiles...! Puzzle #2 by David E. Peterson is part of an ongoing series featuring beautiful, exotic woods and abstract painting. This 3-dimensional wall sculpture is painted using the colors of the French flag.
David E. Peterson Artist Statement
“Industrial Design informs my work. Inspiration might come from a brightly coloured sneaker, an eye- catching dress, an intricate watch...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood, Acrylic
Semi Truck, David E. Peterson, Abstract & Modern Colorful Wooden Wall Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Semi Truck T10 by David E. Peterson features sculpture as abstract painting. This 3-dimensional wall sculpture looks bright, contemporary and amazing.
Davi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Pentagonal Globe Lantern
By TF Dutchman
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Handcrafted stained glass ceiling lamp with brass hardware, decorators chain and 8ft wall plug with toggle switch. Turquoise and amber glass. Ready to hang. Multiples available but ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
"Coral Traces" Outstanding wooden abstract piece ideal for modern spaces
Located in Mexico City, MX
The two artists and industrial designers, Ampi Arozarena and Elena De La Fuente describe form and color as their core of exploration. They admire the dual identity the two elements create in their works of art. They are driven by the optical and physical sensation materials become on their unique canvasses. Projected shadows upon their work are also an important factor, this effect is generated in these two works with a 3D abstract placement of the main elements. It´s unique and neutral colors are also very easy to combine in any surrounding.
Mexican Contemporary Art Modern Elegant Wall art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Wood
Paper Sculpture. Wall Hanging: 'Untitled Framed'
Located in New York, NY
Samuelle Green’s work has always been multidisciplinary. Throughout all her mediums; painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation, there is a common thread of subject matter – that...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Components for Transitioning from Home 1143 - Cabinet of Curiosities Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This work from Linda Stein's Displacement From Home series draws from the tradition of wunderkammer/cabinets of curiosities to highlight the globa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"No Wake Zone - Galveston, TX" Black & Pink Contemporary Brutalist Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Minimalist black and neon pink organic sculpture by contemporary Houston, TX artist Matthew Reeves. Inspired by buoys commonly found along major waterways, the work features a column...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Channel Marker 52 - Galveston, TX" Black & Neon Pink Contemporary Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Minimalist black and neon pink organic sculpture by contemporary Houston, TX artist Matthew Reeves. Inspired by buoys commonly found along major waterways, the work features a column...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Biomorphic No 17 - smooth, carved, stained, polished wood, abstract sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
As if discovered on a walk in the forest, this hand carved wooden sculpture emulates shapes seen in nature. Osterman first scorched the catalpa wood to dr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"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 Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glaze, Pigment
Huitlacoche
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sculpture by Charles Fine. “Huitlacoche” is a contemporary sculpture, encaustic on wood bee's wax in creams and whites by American artist Charles Fine. The artwork is signed on the...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Chorus III Acacia Wooden Sculpture Big In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Chorus III Acacia Wooden Sculpture Big In Stock
Junghans (1956, Recklinghausen) creates abstract sculptures in stone, wood and bronze, mos...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"World" Christine Joy, Contemporary Woven Abstract Basket Sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
"World" Christine Joy, cottonwood, 15" x 17" x 18.5", 2004.
This woven abstract basket-sculpture was created by American fiber artist, Christine Joy (b. 1952, Ithaca, NY). Joy expla...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Biomorphic No 13 - smooth, carved, stained, polished wood, abstract sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This sensual hand carved wooden sculpture by artist Jana Osterman is once again inspired by forms found in nature.
Biomorphic forms are intended to evoke images of living things wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Swishing Larkspur", contemporary, wood, white oak, feather, browns, sculpture
By Miller Opie
Located in Natick, MA
Miller Opie’s “Swishing Larkspur” is a gestural 27 x 6 x 6 inch White Oak wood sculpture with found feather details embedded into the wooden grain. It is t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Untitled, 2021
Signed and dated 2021 on the reverse
Acrylic on MDF
43 x 60 in
Beto De Volder's wall drawings, or 'Calados' are culptural, colorful works that emphasize positive and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plywood, Acrylic
Pushing Wake
Located in Lincoln, RI
This piece is made by casting Hydrocal FGR95 (a very hard plaster) on top of an oil clay pattern. Once cured, the oil clay is removed, then paint and brass leaf are applied to the su...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
"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 Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Puzzle 92, David E. Peterson, Abstract and Modern Colorful Wooden Wall Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Puzzle 92 by David E. Peterson is part of an ongoing series featuring a beautiful, exotic Zebrawood and abstract painting. These 3-dimensional wall sculptures look amazing solo or as a grouping.
David E. Peterson Artist Statement
“Industrial Design informs my work. Inspiration might come from a brightly coloured sneaker, an eye- catching dress, an intricate watch...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Untitled, 2019
Acrylic on MDF
38 x 60 in
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plywood, Acrylic
Emerging From Chaos, Contemporary Basket by Kari Lønning
By Kari Lønning
Located in Wilton, CT
Kari Lonning has been a full-time contemporary basketmaker since 1975. She is best known for her double-walled constructions and a complex weaving process...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Textile, Organic Material, Wood
Puzzle 94, David E. Peterson, Abstract and Modern Colorful Wooden Wall Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Puzzle 94 by David E. Peterson is part of an ongoing series featuring a beautiful, exotic woods and abstract painting. These 3-dimensional wall sculptures look amazing solo or as a grouping.
David E. Peterson Artist Statement
“Industrial Design informs my work. Inspiration might come from a brightly coloured sneaker, an eye- catching dress, an intricate watch...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood, Acrylic, Poplar
Woodpecker Campephilus guat, Contemporary Art, Sustainable Art, Reclaimed Wood
By Davit Nava
Located in Mexico City, MX
Woodpecker Campephilus guat
Contemporary Art, Sustainable Art
Reclaimed Wood
Limited Edition
Signed
About the artist
The beauty of nature
Davit Nava’s wo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Born to Love I
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Heidi Spector is a geometric artist best known for her exploration of minimalism as studied through lines, repetition, color and reflection. Spector’s work has been the subject of nu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Birch, Panel
Mushroom #3, Amagansett, NY, 2021
Located in Hudson, NY
ABOUT
This Charred white oak mushroom acts as a stool or end table.
“There’s no color in my work,” says Shlafer, “I either burn it, bleach it, or leave it alone.” Shlafer’s sculptures are designed with rudimentary material such as pine, oak, and spruce salvaged as driftwood on the Eastern end of Long Island. The artist started this body of work during the pandemic after he stumbled upon the charming discoveries while traveling on foot by the coastline. Always a wayfarer at heart, he drew inspiration from his youth of traveling on a motorcycle through Southern Africa and seeing indigenous art made from ordinary earth objects within local villages.
“Wishbone 1” a 5 Foot sculpture, charred white oak with a tinted aqua resin base that reflects an omen of resilience and hardiness in light of the hardships of the past pandemic year, In another “Tune” a bleached spruce fence post narrowed into a tuning fork shape with a slate base. It welcomes a ceremonial vibe. “At the end of the day, that’s the energy we all crave,” says Shlafer, “who doesn’t respond to that?”
“Mushroom #3” a charred white oak sculpture that is versatile in design so it can act as an end table or a stool. It is masterfully crafted and brings to mind the redwood...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Driftwood
CORDYLINE - Large Geometric Wall Hanging Sculputre/Painting in Acrylic & Panel
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This is the first of my dimensional works which operates across multiple panels. The larger of the two is the first dimensional panel on which I put a curved edge, blurring the line ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
STELLAR DIASPORA - Light Emitting Sculpture w/ Carved Walnut and LED Tubes
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Andy Harding is a sculptor living and working in Nashville, TN. A range of interests from Eastern philosophy to contemporary science inspire and influence his work, but the practical...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Walnut, LED Light, Acrylic
BANCA ZIGURATICA NINIVESCA DE 3 PLAZAS (SCULPTURE)
Located in Aventura, FL
Wood sculpture with gold color trim. Hand signed and numbered on the underside by the artist. From the edition of 4.
Certificate of Authenticity is included. Artwork is in excellent condition. All reasonable offers will be considered.
About the Artist:
Pedro Friedeberg is a contemporary Mexican artist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Domino Magic Sequences
Located in Mexico City, MX
The two artists and industrial designers, Ampi Arozarena and Elena De La Fuente, describe form and color as their core of exploration. They admire the dual identity the two elements ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic Polymer
AUTUMNAL II - Large Geometric Wall Hanging Painting/Sculpture in Acrylic & Panel
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
My favorite color is the blue of the sky in October in Tennessee. It is an intense, electric blue that is created in part through color theory: as the leaves turn, the reds, oranges,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
All About You, All About Me II
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Heidi Spector is a geometric artist best known for her exploration of minimalism as studied through lines, repetition, color and reflection. Spector’s work has been the subject of nu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Birch, Panel
In Tune, Amagansett, NY, 2021
Located in Hudson, NY
ABOUT
“There’s no color in my work,” says Shlafer, “I either burn it, bleach it, or leave it alone.” Shlafer’s sculptures are designed with rudimentary material such as pine, oak, and spruce salvaged as driftwood on the Eastern end of Long Island. The artist started this body of work during the pandemic after he stumbled upon the charming discoveries while traveling on foot by the coastline. Always a wayfarer at heart, he drew inspiration from his youth of traveling on a motorcycle through Southern Africa and seeing indigenous art made from ordinary earth objects within local villages.
“Wishbone 1” a 5 Foot sculpture, charred white oak with a tinted aqua resin base that reflects an omen of resilience and hardiness in light of the hardships of the past pandemic year, In another “Tune” a bleached spruce fence post narrowed into a tuning fork shape with a slate base. It welcomes a ceremonial vibe. “At the end of the day, that’s the energy we all crave,” says Shlafer, “who doesn’t respond to that?”
“Mushroom #3” a charred white oak sculpture that is versatile in design so it can act as an end table or a stool. It is masterfully crafted and brings to mind the redwood stools...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Driftwood, Wood
"Twisting Reverie", gestural, wood, feather, browns, reds, sculpture
By Miller Opie
Located in Natick, MA
Miller Opie’s “Twisting Reverie” is a gestural 23 x 5.75 x 5.75 inch Mountain Laurel wood sculpture with found feather details embedded into the wooden gra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
CINCHES (Ceramic Octo) - Reductive Minimalist Industrial Sculpture, Terracotta
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
In this piece, seven octagonal terra-cotta bricks of cylindrical shape are on the floor in a V shape. Two concrete bricks are placed amongst these cylinders. All of these objects are bound together by a string that is tied around the objects.
Brian Russell...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Spira Fiore
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Spira Fiore comes from a body of work based on a tying system I created which draws inspiration from sea shells. It is made of three layers of bamboo. One layer u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Linen, Glass, Wood, Wax, Handmade Paper
Chochin White
Located in Tulsa, OK
Chochin by Morgan Robinson is a white contemporary abstract sculpture design made wenge and stacked laminated baltic birch and measures 18 x 28 and is priced at $5600
An artist from Stillwater, Oklahoma working primarily with wood and metal. I received my BFA in sculpture from the University of Central Oklahoma where I had the freedom to experiment with furniture as art.
After finishing my bachelor’s degree, I went and worked as a custom cabinet maker for 5 years. The cabinetry helped refine wood working skills and techniques. I then took advantage of an opportunity to further my skills traveling to Japan and learning traditional methods of wood working used for centuries. Upon returning back to my home town here in Stillwater, I have set up my woodworking studio and am focusing on merging eastern philosophies of minimalism and sculptural form into a functional beautiful artistic statement to add to the quality of our daily lives.
EXHIBITIONS
2009 Project Gallery, Stillwater, OK
2009 Town & Gown Theater, Stillwater, OK
2008 café & gallery Sora, Nara, Japan
2004 Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition "Momentum”, Oklahoma City, OK
2003 Joseph's Gallery, Stillwater, OK
2002 leitmotif, Oklahoma City, OK
2002 Vertigo, Stillwater, OK
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY
What started as a childhood fascination with shapes and sizes has turned into an artistic endeavor for one Stillwater man who has discovered a unique way to use wine, wood, fire and glue to bring his sculptures and furniture creations to life.
Morgan Robinson says he was always intrigued with the reflections he saw in the school bus windows as a child. “I wasn’t as interested in what was outside the window as I was in the images the sunlight was creating on the window,” Robinson said.
That interest never waned. Indeed, it grew into a passion that would lead Robinson to Mexico and Japan seeking new ways to turn the images in his mind into the creations he would eventually show in art galleries in other countries and at home.
Studio Artist Beginnings
As a college student at the University of Central Oklahoma, Robinson studied jewelry making. He learned to work with metal designing and making small items such as pendants. He soon moved from jewelry to metal castings and decided to pursue metal as a medium for his art. Eager to discover new tools and techniques, he took a job at a foundry in Ponca City.
“I was still trying to understand metal,” Robinson said. “I went to Mexico and worked in a foundry there when I was 21. I learned to use tools I would have never been exposed to here.” Soon he was casting tables...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Birch
Bear and the Fight, Sculpture with Found Object and Drift Wood
By Rick Farrell
Located in Chicago, IL
A found object is a natural or man-made item, or fragment of an item that is found by an artist and kept because of some intrinsic interest the artist sees in it. Beginning with Picasso, who incorporated newspapers and matchboxes into his cubist collages and constructions, this idea has been carried forward. It was popular with the Dada and Surrealist movements and with such great artists as Damien...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects
"Whispering Dervish", wood, white oak, feather, hemlock, brown, red, sculpture
By Miller Opie
Located in Natick, MA
Miller Opie’s “Whispering Dervish” is a gestural 13.5 x 5 x 4 inch White Oak wood sculpture with found feather details embedded into the wooden grain. It i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Joy Buddies
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
The Joy Buddies were created from a simple question I asked myself - if joy were tangible, what would it look like? The Joy Buddies message is that we are better, together. I created them to symbolize the joy and hope I feel like I come together in unity with the people I love. Over the years, they have exhibited across the country in various sculptural and digital art forms but always keeping true to their same human-like shape and fire-painted designs.
Keywords: Abstract, modern, contemporary, metal art, sculpture, sculptural
Artist Biography:
Mini Mukherjee...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Brass
My Fetish - Sculpture with Found Object and Drift Wood Brush
By Rick Farrell
Located in Chicago, IL
A found object is a natural or man-made item, or fragment of an item that is found by an artist and kept because of some intrinsic interest the artist sees in it. Beginning with Picasso, who incorporated newspapers and matchboxes into his cubist collages and constructions, this idea has been carried forward. It was popular with the Dada and Surrealist movements and with such great artists as Damien Hurst and Henry Moore. Here, artist Rick Farrell...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects
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