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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
Hex Vortex, 24"high stainless steel sculpture
Located in Loveland, CO
"Hex Vortex" by Mark Leichliter Abstract Sculpture 24x13x5" Stainless Steel 1/20 Shipping price includes the custom packing necessary for safe transport of fine art. ABOUT THE ARTI...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Time Bomb Grenade
By Dan Tanenbaum
Located in Dallas, TX
Dan Tanenbaum lives and works in Toronto. His work with watch parts began in 2010, when he stopped by to see his regular watch supplier. He noticed a buc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Time Bomb Grenade
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Space - black blue contemporary modern abstract sculpture painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Space is a unique contemporary modern sculpture painting by Dutch artist Michiel Jansen. This wall relief is made from dozens of indivually cut strips of pure grey black slate. First...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Slate

British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Anthem
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze on a yew base Unique Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 850 The edges of this sculpture are finely rubbed natural bronze and lacquered clear. Weight 7.8 kgs
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Daphne, 40" high bronze relief
Located in Loveland, CO
Daphne by Leo E. Osborne High Relief Female Torso, originally carved from Maple Burl. Patina merges from red to gold. Bronze 40x17x9" ed/50 The sculpture retains some of the natura...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Naiad
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Expecting to Fly, 36" high bronze
Located in Loveland, CO
Expecting to Fly by Leo E. Osborne Abstract Bird in Flight Bronze 36x16x16" ed/50 She came here Her soul opened She embraced Her Self She emerged and now Expecting to Fly ​ ABOUT TH...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Fontana
Located in Miami, FL
Gustavo Velez Fontana, 2013 Stainless Steel P/A 22 x 8 x 7 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Linda Stein, Flirtation 1236 - Contemporary Fabric Leather Metal Wall Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein started her Knights of Protection series in 2002 after being forced to evacuate her New York downtown studio for a year post-9/11. Stein's Knights are shield-like forms ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Souvenir (sheep)
Located in Bozeman, MT
Working in a range of materials— wood, epoxy, metal, and found materials— Walter Robinson hand-fabricates and assembles objects, signage and tableaux that investigate the mechanics o...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

The Daring Ascent
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...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

At Noon
Located in New York, NY
Cat Sirot is a French plastic artist, with a focus on painting and Sculpture. She lives near Paris and works in her Argenteuil Studio. Through her sculptural work she speaks about lo...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Spoon to Shell 908 - Mixed Media Shell Wood Contemporary Assemblage Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Spoon to Shell 908 - Mixed Media Shell Wood Contemporary Assemblage Sculpture Spoon to Shell 908 is from Linda Stein's Holocaust Heroes: Fierce Females series, which hi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Brian F. Russell Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Brian Russell (b. 1961) Marking(s); notes: signed, #121, marking(s); 2005 Country of origin; materials: USA; glass, metal Dimensions (H, W, D): 15"h, 1...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Katharine Morling, Porcelain Camera Sculpture w Double Lens, Black and White
Located in Dallas, TX
Honor your inner superstar with a unique porcelain ceramic artwork from Katharine Morling's newest series, "The Paparazzi Collection". This sculpture titled "Camera with Double Lens" is handcrafted and especially designed in the artist's signature monotone black & white style by award winning ceramicist Katharine Morling. Morling's ceramic sculptures have been shown internationally at Bergdorf Goodman in New York, Liberty’s London, Miami, Italy, Kuwait, Algiers, Germany and France. She has also had solo exhibitions in Sweden, The Netherlands and throughout the UK. In 2019, Katharine Morling’s work was selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. It was the fifth time that Katharine Morling has exhibited in the Summer Exhibition and “Cut”, an over-sized chainsaw is the largest piece which Morling has shown to date. After graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2009, she was awarded first prize at the 2010 World Crafts Council Triennial in Belgium. Morling also represented the UK at the 2010 European Ceramic Context in Denmark. For COLLECT 2011, she showed a new installation Out of the House in the Project Space of the Saatchi Gallery. Other projects include created a large wall mounted installation for the new children’s ward commissioned by the Royal London Hospital...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Clay, Porcelain, Slip, Ink

Moonshine - Haude Bernabé, 21st Century, Contemporary metal sculpture, figure
Located in Paris, FR
Steel sculpture Unique work Signed on the base Born in Brest and with a scientific background, Haude Bernabé has devoted herself to art since the early ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

Wall Sculpture: 'Clustered #8'
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Mixed Media

Abstract Minimal Clay Sculpture: 'Mingle'
Located in New York, NY
Judi Tavill( NJ) creates biomorphic abstraction coupling sculpture with drawing that references the complicated experience of connection and entanglement. ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Clay, Paint, Varnish, Graphite

Wall Sculpture: 'Clustered #4'
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Mixed Media

Wall Sculpture: 'Clustered #16'
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Mixed Media

Strata Diatoma
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Created using my stacking technique, this piece draws inspiration from Diatoms. Words used to describe this piece: science, diatom, biology, bamboo Artist Biogr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Linen, Glass, Wood, Wax

Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 10.11.18'
Located in New York, NY
My work is concerned with the relationship of humanity and nature. I conceive of an expanded concept of “Nature” as embodying all existence, both the seen and unseen, socio-politica...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

Wall Sculpture: 'Clustered #5'
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Mixed Media

Door of the Cosmos- Abstract, Sculpture, Sphere, Ball, Colourful
Located in London, GB
Door of the cosmos, made from Fluorescent Acrylic Sheets, Resin and Black Milliput, 19.5 cm Diameter ,2023. Richard Slee’s sculptural work grew from his “love of the Afrofuturist M...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Resin, Plywood

Wall Sculpture: 'Clustered #2'
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

Linda Stein, Knight of Healing 614 - Contemporary Mixed Media Metal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Knight of Healing 614 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...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stone, Metal

Prima Luce Gala Version III Bronze Sculpture Limited Edition
Located in Utrecht, NL
Prima Luce Gala Version III Bronze Sculpture Head In Stock - Measured without stone pedestal Limited Edition Each Edition of Casting is different, so each sculpture is unique. Ju...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Ceramic and textile sculpture: 'No. 5'
Located in New York, NY
This is part of a collection of ceramics, textiles, and drawings by Ak Jansen which comprise his first solo show in New York City. Born in the Netherlands, Jansen’s work occupies que...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Gold

Wall Sculpture: 'Sentinel #5'
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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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...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

Austrian Contemporary Art by Peter Hofmann Gir - Hook 7
Located in Paris, IDF
Iron, Ytong, wood, paper & paint
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Iron

Wall sculpture: 'Untitled'
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 – tha...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Mixed Media

Minimal abstract, black and white sculpture: 'TWINE'
Located in New York, NY
“My biomorphic abstractions range from intimate to immersive in scale, referencing our interconnectedness. Building curvilinear ceramic sculpture and then drawing intertwined graph...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Clay, Paint, Varnish, Graphite

a x b #12
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Magic
Located in New Orleans, LA
ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Found Objects

Abstract Minimal Clay Sculpture: 'Twist'
Located in New York, NY
Judi Tavill( NJ) creates biomorphic abstraction coupling sculpture with drawing that references the complicated experience of connection and entanglement. ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Clay, Paint, Varnish, Graphite

Minimalist Metal Floor Lamp Inspired by Mies van der Rohe, 2024 - 'Mies'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
"MIES" is a sculptural floor lamp designed by Iskandar Jani, inspired by the structural columns of the German Pavilion, designed by Mies van der Rohe for the 1929 International Expos...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Snowshoe - Fall
Located in Bozeman, MT
'We surround ourselves with elements from nature in the form of manicured lawns, sculpted trees, and our domesticated companions. We bend the natural world to our tastes and create a...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Stellar Motion, #25 (Square Frame)
Located in Napa, CA
On display at Auberge du Soleil Moto Ohtake views kinetic sculpture as a learning process in which to explore the mechanics and structural engineering of forms in motion. His playful series of kinetic pieces manifest energy and vitality. Departing from shapes and structures found in nature, Ohtake seeks to interact with the environment through his pieces and to mirror the universal order of our cosmos. The sculptures' gyroscopic configurations create unpredictable responses to the wind and an infinite number of variations in its motion. The parts are securely welded and constructed to withstand most wind conditions. Ohtake, a native of Tokyo, Japan, graduated in 1982 from the San Francisco Art Institute with a master of fine arts degree in sculpture. In 2005 he started instructing at De Anza...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Tetue
Located in Napa, CA
Contemporary Metal Sculpture by Danette Landry. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Danette Landry was a longtime resident of California before moving to Paris to pursue studies i...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze, Steel

Civil Dusk Pom-Pom
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Wool

Double Header
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

"Zāt Highchair I" Abstract Sculptural Chair 41" x 19" inch by Karim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Zāt Highchair I" Abstract Sculptural Chair 41" x 19" inch by Karim Abd Elmalak Medium: iron & oil-based spray paint Karim Abdel Malak's layered multi-media...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Iron, Wire

Contemporary Mixed Media Sculpture When Passions and Pastimes were Possible 1274
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, When Passions and Pastimes were Possible 1274 - Contemporary Art Mixed Media Wunderkammer Cabinet Sculpture This work from Linda Stein's Displacement From Home series d...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Whoopie 2
Located in Detroit, MI
Whoopie greets every one with arms wide open ready to launch the day. With much larger versions of herself installed both at New York University, New York, NY and at Florida Internat...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Fiberglass, Automotive Paint

Dotted Vase
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pietro & Riccardo Ferro’s Dotted Vase (2025) is a striking example of Murano glass artistry, blending refined craftsmanship with organic elegance. Hand-blown and hand-carved, the vas...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Glass, Blown Glass

Puzzle 97, David E. Peterson, Contemporary Colorful Wooden Wall Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
David E. Peterson Puzzle # 97, 2016 Maple, mdf, acrylic and uv resin approx 24h x 10w x 1.50d in / 60.96h x 17.78w x 3.81d cm DAVID E. PETERSON (b. 1979, USA) An abstract painter i...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Resin, Wood, Acrylic

Time & Reflection
Located in Napa, CA
“I have been creating gardens in the greater Bay Area since I opened my landscape design studio in 1984 after receiving an MA in sculpture in 1981 from San Francisco State. It began ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Granite

"Chunjeein 1, 2 & 3" (Triptych) Contemporary Korean Textile Wall Sculptures
By Chang Yeonsoon
Located in Wilton, CT
"Chunjeein-1, 2 & 3", 33” x 7 1/8” x 6 3/4” (total installed dimensions), 2019 This three-piece work of abaca fiber, pure gold leaf and eco-soluble resin is by Chang Yeonsoon (b. 1950), a Korean...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Wall Sculpture: 'Clustered #17'
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Plaster, Wax, Board, Pencil, Mixed Media

Golden Journey
Located in New York, NY
Cat Sirot is a French plastic artist, with a focus on painting and Sculpture. She lives near Paris and works in her Argenteuil Studio. Through her sculptural...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Russian Contemporary Sculpture by Valentin Korzhov - S014-010-M
Located in Paris, IDF
Fiberglass & Chrome Edition 1/3 Valentin Korzhov is a Russian artist born in 1975 who lives & works in Moscow, Russia. Valentin Korzhov is known for his multi-media works combining...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Fiberglass

'Creation' original verdite Shona stone sculpture by Newton, figure mask
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Creation' is an original verdite stone sculpture by an unknown Zimbabwean sculptor. Though all that is known of the artist is the name "Newton," the sculpture shows clearly the skil...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stone

Black No II Blue, Red, Hand-Woven Tapestry, Textile Wall Sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
Black No II Blue, Red, wool, coco ropes, 66" x73", 1991. This contemporary abstract hand-woven tapestry, wall sculpture was done by Kari Stiansen. Kari Stiansen is a Norwegian Post...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Wool

French Contemporary Sculpture by Eric Beauplace - Souffle d'Été
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic glass (mirror, iridescent), metal tube & acrylic paint on panel Eric Beauplace is a French contemporary plastic artist born in 1962 who lives & works in Saint Germain-en-Lay...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Mixed Media, Panel

Missile 5
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
This steel and glass pedestal sculpture is from Bella Feldman's "War Toys" series, which began in the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War and has continued into...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

Tide Markers freestanding
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Concrete, Stainless Steel

Is This The Place I've Been Dreaming Of
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Resin, Birch

"Open Heart II" Abstract Sculpture 81" x 37" inch by Karim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Open Heart II" Abstract Sculpture 81" x 37" inch by Karim Abd Elmalak Karim Abdel Malak's layered multi-media works are influenced by the old maste...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Iron, Wire

"SHELL" Sculptural Lamp 51" x 43" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"SHELL" Sculptural Lamp 51" x 43" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko MATERIAL: copper COLOR: matte white - natural One lampshade. Lampshade only. Wir...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Copper

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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