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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
Ueno Masao “Apricot Blossom” Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Provenance: Tai Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico Private Collection, Wilmington, North Carolina Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent Country of origin; m...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Brian F. Russell Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: The sculpture is from the “Hemisphere Series” and was purchased directly from the artist’s Memphis, Tennessee studio. Marking(s); notes: signed, #121, markin...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

One Light - immersive infinite perceptual ambient light wall sculpture
By Raymond Graber
Located in San Francisco, CA
Raymond Graber‘s celestial light sculptures transform the sense of perception, challenging the human eye’s sense for scale and time with a transcendenta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Lights, LED Light, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Neon Light

Backwards Rule
Located in Greenwich, CT
Peter Kirkiles Biography American, b. 1966 Sculptor Peter Kirkiles stresses that the inspiration for his metal sculptures comes from the satisfaction of the process of fabricating a...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Untitled
Located in Oslo, 03
Unique artwork. Ceramic sculpture with steel base.
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

Telling my Story 2, Elisia Nghidishange, Mixed media sculpture
Located in Windhoek, NA
This artwork formed part of Nghidishange's exhibition titled 'Ehafo' held at the Namibian Arts Association in 2022. Nghidishange was born in Eenhana in northern Namibia. This printma...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Wire

Peace Harmonist 1, Elisia Nghidishange, Mixed media sculpture
Located in Windhoek, NA
This artwork formed part of Nghidishange's exhibition titled 'Ehafo' held at the Namibian Arts Association in 2022. Nghidishange was born in Eenhana in northern Namibia. This printma...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Wire

Thelxinoe 2/4
Located in PARIS, FR
Edition: 2/4 Casting date: 2018 Signature engraved on the back Pollès’s power of giving life to the bronze by infusing it with a carnal quality enables him to combine the breath o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Cystophore
Located in PARIS, FR
Edition: 2/4 Casting date: 2009 Signature engraved on the back Pollès’s power of giving life to the bronze by infusing it with a carnal quality enables him to combine the breath of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Keeping my Story 1, Elisia Nghidishange, Mixed media sculpture
Located in Windhoek, NA
This artwork formed part of Nghidishange's exhibition titled 'Ehafo' held at the Namibian Arts Association in 2022. Nghidishange was born in Eenhana in northern Namibia. This printma...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Loops (Sky Blue)
Located in New York, NY
Jonas Noël Niedermann LOOP (Sky Blue), 2022 Blown glass 11.50 x 8.50 x 4 in.
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

"Portrait of a Lady" Steel Sculpture, Plasma Cut and Welded
Located in New York, NY
Dimensions 17.5in x 14in x 9in Unique, Signed on verso, includes a certificate of authenticity. Indira Cesarine is a multidisciplinary artist who works with photography, video, pain...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Under the Waver
Located in PARIS, FR
" Under the Waver " 2022 Unique Mixed Media Sculpture 23 x 24 x 8 cm Working in wire allows Chedburn to draw in three dimensions; creating lines, curves and volumes to reveal the c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Loops (Amber)
Located in New York, NY
LOOP (Amber), 2022 Etched blown glass 10.25h x 5.25w x 4.25d in.
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass, Etching

Conveyance Vector 5
Located in Santa Fe, NM
This piece is a hologram encased in hand-ground glass and can be hung from the ceiling (in front of a window) or displayed as a singular sculptural object. C Alex...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Abstract Form Study in Bronze III
Located in New York, NY
George William Bell Abstract Form Study in Bronze III, 2022 Blown glass, mirrored 18¾ x 16½ x 14 in.
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Le Tre Grazie
Located in Milano, MI
Szymon Oltarzewski was born in 1977 in Poland. Graduated in Environmental Engineering from the University of Opole, in 2003 he moved to Pietrasanta where he enrolled at the Academy o...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Stand-Ins for Period of Wreckage 25
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sculpture by Theaster Gates. "Stand-Ins for Period of Wreckage 25" is a contemporary sculpture, white concrete and porcelain by American, Blue Chip artist Theaster Gates. The artwork is unsigned. Theaster Gates' practice includes sculpture, installation, performance and urban interventions that aim to bridge the gap between art and life. Gates works as an artist, curator, urbanist and facilitator and his projects attempt to instigate the creation of cultural communities by acting as catalysts for social engagement that leads to political and spatial change. Gates has described his working method as “critique through collaboration” – often with architects, researchers and performers – to create works that stretch the idea of what we usually understand visual-based practices to be. For his exhibition at Milwaukee Art Museum exhibition in 2010, for example, Gates invited a 250 strong gospel choir into the galleries to sing songs adapted from the inscriptions on pots by the famous 19th century slave and potter 'Dave Drake'. For the 2010 Whitney Biennial, Gates transformed the Whitney’s Sculpture Court with a spare, architectural installation that functioned as a communal gathering space for performances, social engagement, and contemplation. For the duration of the exhibition Gates collaborated with various creative practitioners on a series of 'monastic residencies', holding live events such as the session by Gates' musical ensemble, the Black Monks of Mississippi. In another recent exhibition at Seattle Art Museum, Gates transformed the gallery into an audio archive entitled 'The Listening Room', incorporating a hand-built DJ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

When to say When
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Upcycled Shirts, Resin, Nylon Fibres, Acrylic and Sodium Crystals Size US: 29 x 15 x 8 in Size EU: 74 x 38 x 21 cm Contemporary painter and sculptor Noah Kashiani...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Acrylic

Aura - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Sculpture, Mahogany Root, Wood
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Mahogany root The Ingravidesa Sculpture Alliance is formed by an international group of sculptors and designers who collaborate to create abstract sculpture inspired by nature. They...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

BIGBANG
Located in New York, NY
Jonas Noël Niedermann BIGBANG, 2020 Blown glass and brass 10.50h x 12.50w x 13d in 26.67h x 31.75w x 33.02d cm
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Aiden (Spout with pearls), 2021, Black Parian, Freshwater pearls
Located in London, GB
MATT SMITH (BRITISH) Aiden (Spout with pearls), 2021 Black Parian, Freshwater pearls 20 x 12 x 6 cm 7 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (MS210) UK-born Matt Smith is well known for his site-...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Precious Stone

Ninja II
By Ed Dean
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A rusted steel on absolute granite abstract sculpture by contemporary artist Ed Dean.
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Cut Steel

Sin Título - 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Abstract Sculpture, Iron
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 authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Gray rhombohedron (F)
Located in Paris, IDF
Bruno DESPLANQUES (Born in 1966, France) Grey rhombohedron (F) Enamelled Baillet clay H. 14 cm ; L. 14 cm ; P. 14 cm 2021
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Aurora - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Sculpture, Mahogany Root, Wood
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Mahogany root The Ingravidesa Sculpture Alliance is formed by an international group of sculptors and designers who collaborate to create abstract sculp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Head
Located in New York, NY
Mixed media and Painted wood, wall sculpture by Rick Prol.
Category

1980s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Ilusión (Diptych) - 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Abstract Sculpture, Iron
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Elutheria
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sculpture by Ron Reihel. "Elutheria" is an abstract, cast resin, plaster, wood and canvas wall sculpture executed in a deep, glossy black by contemporary artist Ron Reihel. Ron Rei...
Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Canvas, Plaster, Resin, Wood

Marble & Idaho Green Quartzite 4
Located in New York, NY
Born in Pasadena and raised in Orange County, Elizabeth Turk earned her M.F.A. at the Rinehart School of Sculpture, Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. In Turk’s work, the shape of the line is created by extreme loss. That is, the reductive process of carving creates a positive, fragile form in which the absence of the original material is a focus. Turk encourages us to consider how nature has shaped these organic materials long before the artist’s manipulation of them into new forms. When viewed as components in a complex natural system, their singular beauty and inherent mystery is revealed. Turk compels us to view works of art not only as objects to be coveted and collected, but also as expressions of the natural world and our evolving relation to it. A recipient of numerous awards, including a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship (2010), a Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation Fellowship (2010), and a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship (2011), Turk is internationally recognized for transforming her signature medium of marble into strikingly intricate objects that defy convention and challenge our preconceptions of what marble can do. Through the use of electric grinders, dental tools...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Marble

Cuban Macaw
Located in New York, NY
Anodized aluminum (black)
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Black Cube
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Jane Manus has been continuously developing her oeuvre of forceful geometric sculptures since the 1970s, when as a young, female artist at the Art Institute of Boston she learned to ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Presencia Efímera II - 21st Century, Contemporary Art, Abstract, Iron Sculpture
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 authent...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Ascent - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Sculpture, Stainless Steel
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Stainless steel sculpture Liechennay was exposed to the creative process from a very young age through his mother’s artistic pursuits as a designer of gold jewelry in Indonesia, his...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Granulari 04
Located in New York, NY
Joshua Bernbaum Granulari 04, 2015 Furnace glass 9.25h x 7.25w x 6d in $3,500
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Golden Ballerina
Located in Southampton, NY
As Molina developed a deeper connection to the art world, he began to notice a positive correlation with this emotions. As he shares, art is “like a therapy in the way of expressing ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Contemporary Porcelain and Earthenware Sculpture with Glaze and Luster
Located in St. Louis, MO
Paul McMullan's work combines the surreal with the sublime; referencing imagery and objects we encounter in our every day lives, but collaged together in such a way that prompts the ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Glaze, Luster

Neighbors by Francesca Bernardini - Abstract sculpture, white Carrara marble
Located in Paris, FR
Neighbors is a unique White Carrara marble and Marquinia black marble base sculpture by contemporary artist Francesca Bernardini, dimensions including the movable base are 47 × 50 × ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

"Rase Alley" Large Colorful Graffiti Tagged Wood Bench
Located in East Quogue, NY
Fun, unique, one-of-a-kind tagged graffiti wood bench, with colorful graffiti tags covering the top and underside of the wood seat. Material: Spray paint, paint pens, and polyure...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Large Arch by Yann Guillon - Semi-abstract bronze sculpture, smooth forms, dark
Located in Paris, FR
Large Arch is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 40 × 25 × 15 cm (15.7 × 9.8 × 5.9 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a limi...
Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Corpheum V - tall, geometric, abstract, corten steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
An elegantly curved column of corten steel appears to almost float in mid-air in this arresting outdoor sculpture by Claude Millette. The Quebec artist whose career spans four decade...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

Mini Glass Water Bag - Hyperreal glass sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperreal mini water bag glass sculpture - solid and hollow glass by Dylan Martinez. Martinez's hyperreal sculptures are hot sculpted glass hand-molded entirely by the artist. The p...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

"Clergyman" Bronze Sculpture 11" x 14" x 5" inch by Sarkis Tossonian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Clergyman" Bronze Sculpture 11" x 14" x 5" inch by Sarkis Tossonian Sarkis Tossoonian was born in Alexandria in 1953. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts/Sculpture in 1979. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Peace and Love II by Franck K - Stainless steel wall sculpture, reflections
Located in Paris, FR
Peace and Love II is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 147 × 147 × 5 cm (57.9 × 57.9 × 2 in). The sculpture is signe...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Mask I by Pavlína Kvita - Contemporary wall sculpture, futuristic figure, grey
Located in Paris, FR
Mask I is a glass fiber reinforced concrete wall sculpture by contemporary artist Pavlína Kvita, dimensions are 69 × 41 cm (27.2 × 16.1 in). The sculpture is signed and comes with a...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Concrete

The Anthropocene by Romain Langlois - Wood-like bronze sculpture, green patina
Located in Paris, FR
The Anthropocene is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Romain Langlois, dimensions are 109 × 76 × 47 cm (42.9 × 29.9 × 18.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is p...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

City by Franck K - Large matt polished stainless steel sculpture, outdoor, metal
Located in Paris, FR
City is a unique matt polished stainless steel sculpture and stainless steel sheet base by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 131 × 190 × 90 cm (51.6 × 74.8 × 35.4 in). Th...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Psyche by Franck K - Installation of six sculptures, outdoor, colourful, steel
Located in Paris, FR
Psyche is a unique installation of three mirror-polished stainless steel sculptures on a concrete base and three painted stainless steel stabiles and bases by contemporary artist Fra...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Concrete, Stainless Steel

"Garden of Hues #6" Mixed Media Light Installation 48 x 24 in by astrothebaptist
Located in Culver City, CA
"Garden of Hues #6" Mixed Media Light Installation 48 x 24 in by astrothebaptist Dichroic optical filters on painted wood birchwood panel and single source of light installation Co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Glass, Lights, Panel

Mini Glass Water Bag - Hyperreal glass sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperreal mini water bag glass sculpture - solid and hollow glass by Dylan Martinez. Martinez's hyperreal sculptures are hot sculpted glass hand-molded entirely by the artist. The p...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Mask III by Pavlína Kvita - Contemporary wall sculpture, futuristic figure, dark
Located in Paris, FR
Mask III is a polished and coloured artificial stone wall sculpture by contemporary artist Pavlína Kvita, dimensions are 70 × 48 cm (27.6 × 18.9 in). The sculpture is signed and com...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stone

Folding in Motion 10 by Simcha Even-Chen - Porcelain sculpture, white, line
Located in Paris, FR
Folding in Motion 10 is a unique paper porcelain sculpture by contemporary artist Simcha Even-Chen, dimensions are 16 cm × 30 cm × 11 cm (6.3 × 11.8 × ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Porcelain

Stabile by Franck K - Painted stainless steel sculpture, outdoor, colourful
Located in Paris, FR
Stabile is a unique painted stainless steel stabile and base sculpture by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 250 × 200 × 200 cm (98.4 × 78.7 × 78.7 in). The sculpture is s...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

“Shattered” wall mirror I by Franck K - Stainless steel sculpture, reflection
Located in Paris, FR
“Shattered” wall mirror I is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 97 × 97 × 3 cm (38.2 × 38.2 × 1.2 in). The sculpture ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Mask II by Pavlína Kvita - Contemporary wall sculpture, futuristic figure, grey
Located in Paris, FR
Mask II is a glass fiber reinforced concrete wall sculpture by contemporary artist Pavlína Kvita, dimensions are 70 × 58 cm (27.6 × 22.8 in). The sculpture is signed and comes with ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Concrete

Punctuation by Martine Demal - Contemporary bronze sculpture, abstract, harmony
Located in Paris, FR
Punctuation is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Martine Demal, dimensions including patinated brass base are 43 × 50 × 30 cm (16.9 × 19.7 × 11.8 in). The sculpture is signe...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Mirror “with fold” I by Franck K - Stainless steel sculpture, reflection, light
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror “with fold” I is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture and base by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 77 × 73 × 20 cm (30.3 × 28.7 × 7.9 in). The sculp...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Carbon Void Aluminium by Tom Price - Abstract geometric sculpture, experimental
Located in Paris, FR
Carbon Void Aluminium is a sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of coal, aluminium and Jesmonite, dimensions are 100 × 100 × 100 cm (39.4 × 39.4 × 39.4 ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Contemporary abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

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