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
Thesis by Kostis Georgiou - Yoga - Figurative Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Bronze sculptures
7 x 9.5 x 2 in
18 x 24 x 5 cm
Available in RED & BLACK painted patinas
Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Kostis Georgiou studied stage scenery in Floren...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"To Dream a Little Dream #5", Abstract Ceramic Sculpture with Luster Glaze
Located in St. Louis, MO
“My work reflects on experiences of transformation, alchemy and the sublime, manifesting in sculptures that undulate between soft and hard, alive and static, real and imagined. These...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glaze
Tresses II
By Emily Payne
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Abstract wire wall sculpture.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Biomagnetism, 50" high mild steel sculpture
Located in Loveland, CO
"Biomagnetism" by Mark Leichliter
Abstract Sculpture
50x14x7" Mild Steel 1/10 signed and numbered
This sculpture must be displayed indoors due to material and finish.
Shipping price...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Coral Ocean in Grey
Located in Mexico City, MX
"The ideal state is not one which everyone has access to the same amount of wealth, but in proportion to their contribution to the general wealth"
This piece was handmade in the hea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Gesso, Resin, Varnish, Pigment
"Limerick" Red, Yellow, and Light Green Abstract Mixed Media Sculptural Collage
By Brent Fogt
Located in Houston, TX
This piece is one of a series of collages that layers images from vintage Sears catalogues from the 1960s with paint and other materials. Fogt used the process of addition and subtraction. He applied paper and paint, let it dry, and sanded off the excesses until the right amount of visual complexity is reached. Brent Fogt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Magazine Paper
"Boundaries" wall-hung wood sculpture
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
"Vessel #43: Boundaries"
Wall-hung abstract sculpture from Jeff Key's 90+ piece 'Vessel Series'. Constructed from wood.
Born and raised in San Francisco, Jeff Key has focused his w...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Organic Material, Wood
"Literally or Figuratively?" Teal, Red, and Light Blue Abstract Collage
By Brent Fogt
Located in Houston, TX
This piece is one of a series of collages that layers images from vintage Sears catalogues from the 1960s with paint and other materials. Fogt used the process of addition and subtra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Magazine Paper
Large Sculpture: 'Lady Whistlesdown Baggage Cart' : Emotional Baggage Cart
Located in New York, NY
My Emotional Baggage Carts are vessels to dispose of racial trauma. The act of making, weaves the sting of macro and microaggressions into the cart, freeing me from these constraints.
Each recovered shopping cart is unique, but they all are woven with upcycled materials like rope, paracord, grocery bags, rope lights, beads, fabric, and bottle caps. The cart is with a protective zip tie blanket to trap trauma and prevent its escape.
For me, my Emotional Baggage Carts are a release, for you, they are an opportunity to look within and recognize any emotional baggage you, yourself may be carrying and release it.
Theda Sandiford...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silk, Mesh, Mixed Media
Western Spaghetti Pony
Located in Columbia, MO
Alexandra Levasseur (b. Shawingan, Canada, 1982) holds a BFA from the University of Costa Rica and an MFA from EINA in Barcelona. She is currently ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Barabbas Bronze Sculpture Unique Figurative Abstract Head Contemporary
Located in Utrecht, NL
Barabbas Bronze Sculpture Unique Figurative Abstract Head Portrait Contemporary
Barabbas is a bronze figurative, abstract head, portrait.
Junghans (1956, Recklinghausen) creates abs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Atoms of Grey Matter
Located in Columbia, MO
Alexandra LeVasseur was born in Quebec in 1982. She holds a BA in Fine Arts from University of Costa Rica (2006), a post-graduate in Illustration/C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Avventurine Piscine 6297
Located in Napa, CA
David Patchen creates vivid and luminous glass works using the time-honored techniques of cane and murrine glass blowing, originally discovered in the glass blowing studios of Venice...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Fear/Love
By Joe Norman
Located in Loveland, CO
Fear / Love by Joe Norman
Word Play Garden Size Sculpture
Painted Steel finished with Clear Coat. 72x28x28" Limited Edition of 5.
Sculpture depicts the words ‘FEAR’ and ‘LOVE’ depen...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Mixinos" Abstract Wall Mounted Swimming Pool Sculpture
Located in Benahavis, ES
" Mixinos " was created with sand cast aluminium.
This piece was mounted and finished in our foundry and workshop in Spain.
It is certified authentic by the Artist David Marshall.
T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Wall Sculpture: 'Clustered #4'
By Megan Klim
Located in New York, NY
Megan Klim's mixed media work juxtaposes several materials on one picture plane. She highlights their inherent qualities to create surface tension which sparks a conversation and in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Mixed Media
Dancer II
By Joe Norman
Located in Loveland, CO
Dancer II by Joe Norman
Abstract Figurative Sculpture
Cast Bronze 16x10x5"
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Joe Norman graduated with a degree in engineering from Stanford University prior to car...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
And Your Love Is All Around
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
"Zuza" Ceramic Sculpture 22" x 6" inch by Lika Brutyan
By Lika Brutyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"Zuza" Ceramic Sculpture 22" x 6" inch by Lika Brutyan
Medium: Clay, underglaze
Lika Brutyan is American photographer, was born in a family of scientists and artists in Yerevan, Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Underglaze
Tipping Red Lilies in red, medium shade
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Tipping red Lilies" in red, free standing sculpture. Enamel on aluminum and steel sculpture created by artist Gary Bukovnik that reflects the cascading beauty in his watercolors and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Steel
Tipping Tulips in orange
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Tipping Tulips" in orange, free standing sculpture. Enamel on aluminum and steel sculpture created by artist Gary Bukovnik that reflects the cascading beauty in his watercolors and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Steel
Tipping Tulips in light orange
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Tipping Tulips" in light orange, free standing sculpture. Enamel on aluminum and steel sculpture created by artist Gary Bukovnik that reflects the cascad...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Steel
"Tipping Iris" in purple
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Tipping Iris" in purple, free standing sculpture. Enamel on aluminum and steel sculpture created by artist Gary Bukovnik that reflects the cascading beauty in his watercolors and dr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Steel
"Tipping Iris" in purple
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Tipping Iris" in purple, free standing sculpture. Enamel on aluminum and steel sculpture created by artist Gary Bukovnik that reflects the cascading beauty in his watercolors and dr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Steel
Urn with Flying Lilies in blue
Located in Burlingame, CA
"Urn with Flying Lilies" in blue, free standing sculpture. Enamel on aluminum and steel sculpture created by artist Gary Bukovnik that reflects the cascading beauty in his watercolor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Steel
Offering
Located in Loveland, CO
Offering by CT Whitehouse
11x11x4" open edition bronze
decorative abstract minimalist bronze vessel in a verdigris burial patina with gold rim
ABOUT THE...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jungle Buddy: Monkeyshines
Located in Loveland, CO
Jungle Buddy Monkeyshines by Craig Campbell
Expressionistic Wildlife Sculpture Monkeys6
6 x 3 x 3" Bronze edition of 200
Jungle Buddies originated as clay sketches and were so del...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Line Construction (Weight)
By Andrew Hayes
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Abstract wall sculpture made of steel and paper.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
(In) Visible Cycles III
Located in PARIS, FR
Outstanding art piece, with a special construction to play with it . Unique.
This acrylic box is a dimensional work featuring three interchangeable, scented panels. Vibrant colors, a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
(In) Visible Cycles II
Located in PARIS, FR
One of a kind scented art piece, unique.
This acrylic box is a dimensional work featuring three interchangeable, scented panels.
Vibrant colors, an original and unique creation, a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver
The Daring Ascent
By Brad Rude
Located in Bozeman, MT
You could make a case that Rude's work is somewhere between western realism, abstract openness, and the notebook of an anthropologist in The Twilight Zone. His bronze sculptures ofte...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Lily" Contemporary Abstract, Biomorphic Willow Basket Sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
Lily, red osier (willow), beeswax and damar resin, 43" x 28" x 16", 2002.
This biomorphic, abstract basket-sculpture was created by American fiber artist, Christine Joy (b. 1952, I...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood, Wax
Fiber Wall Sculpture: 'IMAGE'
Located in New York, NY
Image, Imagination, Imitation: we can think these three words come from the roots √Im, but it’s not true. It’s necessary to combine the proposition in with mi, that is, √Mei, to obta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Wire
Line Construction (Ovoid)
By Andrew Hayes
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Abstract wall sculpture made of steel and paper.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Obstruction II
Located in New Orleans, LA
KX2 is a collaboration combining the strengths of artists and sisters Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman who create mathematically inspired sculpture merging metal and painting. From a dist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Found Objects, Acrylic
'Flamingo' original Shona springstone sculpture signed by Brian Nehumba
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Flamingo' is an original springstone sculpture signed by the Zimbabwean artist Brian Nehumba. Brian was trained in the Shona stone carving tradi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Bronze and Steel Sculpture by David Kimball Anderson 'Green Bottle Ochre Seeds'
Located in White Plains, NY
'Green Bottle Ochre Seeds' by David Kimball Anderson, 2022. Bronze, steel, and paint, 16 x 6 x 5 in. This sculpture features a square vase cast in bronze a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
The Secret Adventure (AP/1)
By Brad Rude
Located in Bozeman, MT
You could make a case that Rude's work is somewhere between western realism, abstract openness, and the notebook of an anthropologist in The Twilight Zone. His bronze sculptures ofte...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Robot With Mask
By Demba Camara
Located in New York, NY
Robot with mask, 2012, Wood, painted, plastic elements, 35 x 30 x 56 cm, 4 kg
DEMBA Camara, born in 1970 in Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire
2006/2007: Group exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain 2008: Group BHAI - friends of Art, Abidjan 2009 exhibition: solo exhibition at the galerie Le Lab, Abidjan
2009/2010: exhibition "Africa? -Una nuova storia"Complesso del Vittoriano, Rome, Italy since 2011: permanent exhibition at Gallery Amani, Abidjan
2012: Group exhibition at the galerie Le Lab, Abidjan group 'Africa Africa', Centre d'art contemporain, Meymac, France represented at Affordable Art Fair in Rome by Kyo black Representation on map a series of objects by Camara deep by Frédéric Bruly...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Conversations
By Robin Antar
Located in Wiscasett, ME
American sculptor Robin Antar has been called “Brooklyn’s answer to Andy
Warhol.” Her mission is to create a visual record of modern American culture
through commonplace objects as she explores the question, “What is America?”
Meticulously carved in stone, a hamburger with fries, an American-made work
boot, denim jeans and a giant "Ballpark Frank...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Anxious Man by Rashid Johnson
Located in London, GB
Porcelain.
10.5" diameter.
Limited edition of 175.
Sold in mint, unused condition, as issued.
Originally produced by the Artist Plate Project to raise mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Mice" Abstract Bronze Sculpture (2Pieces) by Eman Barakat
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mice" Abstract Bronze Sculpture (2Pieces) by Eman Barakat
Size of each piece:
7" x 13" x 10" inch
4" x 8" x 6" inch
Eman Barakat is an Egyptian Postwar & Contemporary artist who ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Linda Stein, Knight Emerged 641 - Contemporary Art Bronze Wall Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Knight Emerged 641 is from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series, which she started after being forced to evacuate her New York downtown studio for a year post-9/11. Stein's Kn...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
a x b #12
By Matt Devine
Located in Park City, UT
The contrasts of nature and industry, light and shadow, chaos and order are themes found throughout Devine’s body of work. Pared-down organic shapes are formed out of sheet and solid...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pair of "(Blue) Persian Rug" Italian Moderne Chairs /// Contemporary Mid-Century
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
A pair of Anigre wood Italian mid-century modern chairs with removable fabric covered cushioned seats designed by American artist Jack Graves III (1988-), 2015. Chairs have sweeping ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Linda Stein, Dark Knight 692 - Contemporary Mixed Media Resin Metallic Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a defender in battle and a symbol of pacifism. The sculpture is constructed from metallic resin, wood...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Textile Sculpture on Steel frame: 'Collar'
Located in New York, NY
Judy Rushin-Knopf (1959) was born in Dallas Texas and lives in Tallahasee, FL. Her work addresses bodies, access, and connection. She has exhibited her paintings, sculptures, and tex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Tall Sculpture in Aluminum by Jacques Jarrige “Angel #18”
Located in New York, NY
A tall sculpture by Jacques Jarrige. Formed with a strip of aluminum, split and hand hammered the sculpture retains the gesture of the sculptor.
Set in an oak base.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Flux 2
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Framed paper sculpture.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Tetrahedral Sun
Located in Loveland, CO
"Tetrahedral Sun" by Mark Leichliter
Abstract Sculpture
16x14x6" Stainless Steel 3/10
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
I was born in Loveland, Colorado and now reside in nearby Fort Collins. The natural beauty of this region was instrumental in my aesthetic development. The language of the land and its features has guided me toward sculpture as my means of artistic expression.
I discovered my love of art in high school, having been exposed to advanced creative concepts through a self-developed independent study program. I grew up surrounded by construction tools...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
"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. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Crossing
By Andrew Hayes
Located in Mill Valley, CA
In Andrew Hayes’ 2017 one person exhibition with Seager Gray Gallery, the artist has expanded on his earlier work, while adhering to his practice of combin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Nailed It
Located in Nottingham, GB
Fantastic sculpture made entirely from nails.
Presented on a solid slate base
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
"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
Ghost Gear Pipelines (Triptych
Located in New Orleans, LA
KX2 is a collaboration combining the strengths of artists and sisters Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman who create mathematically inspired sculpture merging metal and painting. From a dist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Enamel, Stainless Steel
Wall Sculpture: 'Sentinel #8'
By Megan Klim
Located in New York, NY
Megan Klim's mixed media work juxtaposes several materials on one picture plane. She highlights their inherent qualities to create surface tension which sparks a conversation and in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wire
"Column Antropology Museum" - Glass sculpture.
Located in Miami, FL
Pedro Ramírez Vazquez is the famous architect , designer, urbanist, writer, his work include the Aztec Stadium, La Villa (Guadalupe Shrine) and he also built the national anthropolo...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Norma
By Joe Brubaker
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Mixed-media figurative sculpture made of Basswood, acrylic, red cedar, and pencil.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
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.