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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
Small Recline, pink, purple, textile, organic, ceramic
Located in New York, NY
Glazed ceramic, recycled textiles, thread, batting, nylon rope, wire, acrylic paint 7 x 4 x 4 inches Artist Statement I hand-sew compound sculptural forms that are constructed from...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Textile, Cord, Thread, Found Objects

Contact Tracing: The Slick Spine of Rumor
Located in Columbia, MO
Kathryn Shriver is a visual artist from Buffalo, New York, and holds a BA in Studio Arts from Wells College (Aurora, NY) and an MFA in Painting and Drawing from Concordia University (Montreal). She has received training from the Art Students League in New York and as a copyist in the Musée du Louvre, Paris, and has attended residencies with the Vermont Studio Center, MOMUS, and most recently, Sager Reeves...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Limited Edition Nickel Plated Steel Sculpture "Sunday Morning"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A limited edition nickel plated, reflective steel sculpture. Edition 3/7.
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Steel, 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

Textile Sculpture on Steel frame: 'Mock Turtle'
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

Skull Abstract Large Sculpture " Unicornio " Outdoor Aluminium Steel
Located in Benahavis, ES
The modern Sculpture " Unicornio ” is a unique metal Sculpture made from a burnout mold by David Marshall in 2013, sand cast in aluminium and steel in our foundry, handcrafted by t...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Wood, Metal, Stone, Mixed Media Contemporary Sculpture - Easel Scepter 167
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Easel Scepter 167 - Wood, Metal, Stone, Mixed Media Contemporary Sculpture In the 1980s, Linda Stein began a series called Ceremonial Scepters, where she imagined an e...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stone, Metal

"The man without a rod №7" Bronze Sculpture 9 x 4 in. Ed. 5/9 by Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"The man without a rod №7" Bronze Sculpture 9 x 4 in. Ed. 5/9 by Sergii Shaulis 9" x 4" x 2.5'' inch Weight: 8 lbs "The man without a rod" series: The artist spent almost ten yea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Bubblicious Sunset
Located in Bozeman, MT
Electric Coffin is coded within art history and ideologies from archetypes of mysticism. We explore found truths from modernity and a personal historical perspective. A process-drive...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Brass, Enamel

Textile Wall Sculpture: 'TRAVEL PILLOW'
Located in New York, NY
This piece is from a new body of work called 'Vital Signs’ which will premiere at Ivy Brown Gallery in NYC and springs from the domain of hospitals and illness through combinations o...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Mixed Media

White Dance
Located in New York, NY
Marble
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

"Ring Around the Rosy, " Collaboration with David Barnett and Joseph Rozman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Ring Around the Rosy" is a slab-built ceramic sculpture collaboration between David Barnett and Joseph Rozman. This cylindrical sculpture features geometric designs in low relief t...
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1960s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Dark Ceramic Sculpture with Texture, Laura Pasquino 'Jar'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Created especially for Timeless Remnants — the collaborative exhibition between Grège Gallery and CWART — Jar embodies Laura Pasquino’s deeply personal approach to contemporary ceram...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Linda Stein, Picnic Case 928 - Contemporary Mixed Media Wunderkammer Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Picnic Case 928 - Contemporary Mixed Media Wunderkammer Sculpture This work from Linda Stein's Displacement From Home series draws from the t...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

"Mannequine I" Sculpture 42" x 11" x 5" inch by Sarkis Tossonian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mannequine I" Sculpture 42" x 11" 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. He s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Polyester

Ceramic abstract sculpture: 'Seeking the Way'
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-political events, daily occurrences, as well as private intuitions that are made concrete through creative action. My objects are places of remembrance where multiplicities of associations take place. Most recently these have been concerned with issues of the human condition. “In recent ceramic Fire Paintings and Sculptures abstracted figures, made from cut twigs, are impressed into wet clay. As I investigated, the figures kept running, fleeing, tumbling, searching, moving away from and towards something else. They moved across landscapes, towards glowing buildings/edifices, systemized structures/societies, which both beckoned them and somehow dominated them. The figures were present, yet also in spirit form, floating and dissolving in diaphanous light and shimmering waters. Twigs became, fathers, mothers and children. They became surrogates, rather like a small child’s dolls, playing out a deeply psychological fiction of desperately moving toward “something”. Something hopeful, yet presently out of reach. Something eternally becoming …” Tony Moore is an English-American sculptor and painter represented in international museum collections including the Guggenheim Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Greenville Museum, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, Art Museum of the U. of Memphis and ASU Art Museum, US and the Yorkshire Museum and Derby Museum, UK. He received a MFA in Sculpture from Yale University and is the recipient of prestigious awards, including a Louis Comfort Tiffany Award...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Glaze

"Bird Spirit, " Serpentine Stone Sculpture Shona artist Gift Muchenj
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bird Spirit" is an original serpentine stone sculpture by Gift Muchenje. The artist signed the piece, and it weighs approximately 96lbs. This artwork features an abstracted depictio...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stone

Bill Clark Found Object Assemblage on Board
Located in Astoria, NY
Bill Clark (American, XX-XXI), Found Object Assemblage on Board, 2000, overall painted grey with plaques, register keys, and other objects, ins...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Found Objects, Acrylic, Board, Newsprint

"Levitate", Abstract, Ceramic, Neutral Tones, Pink, Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Franklin, MA
Sara Fine-Wilson's "Levitate" is an abstract mixed media sculpture in neutral tones. Multiple ceramic elements were previously hand formed and extruded, then fired and incorporated i...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Porcelain, Stoneware, Plaster

British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Smiling Sky
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze on a Bath stone base Series of variations Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 669A Weight: 10.3 kg
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Surreal small sculpture: 'Colony XII'
Located in New York, NY
I construct sculptures based on the architecture of bird, animal, and insect homes. Viscerally attracted by their nostalgia, ware, and uselessness, I mimic their design, form and str...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Wire

Wall sculpture: 'Raven'
Located in New York, NY
As an artist, I am a storyteller wielding visual art as my medium. My creative journey is fueled by a relentless thirst for knowledge acquired through both hands-on experience and ke...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Steel, Wire

Textile Sculpture on Steel frame: 'Turtle Dickey'
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Dulas Bowl I
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze Series of individual variations. Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 689B The natural bronze edge is rubbed and lacquered for protection against touch and t...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Spoon to Shell 818 - Mixed Media Shell Wood Contemporary Assemblage Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Spoon to Shell 818 - Mixed Media Shell Wood Contemporary Assemblage Sculpture Spoon to Shell 818 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

Dr. Chicken Coop Viking Helmet
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by amateur archaeologists such as Heinrich Schliemann who discovered Troy and by past elaborate hoaxes like that of the Piltdown Man, Joshua Goode travels the world performi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Plaster

British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - The Greeting
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze on a brass base Unique Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 342 The two main elements have a small gap that can be seen through if properly aligned or a featu...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze, Brass

Indian Contemporary Sculpture by Sumit Mehndiratta - Fluid Constructs
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on wooden panel - artwork can be shipped only framed in a crate
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Textile Sculpture on Steel frame: 'Gloves'
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

The Ancient One
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

French Contemporary Sculpture by Eric Beauplace - Miroir Paradoxal
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on wooden panel Eric Beauplace is a French contemporary plastic artist born in 1962 who lives & works in Saint Germain-en-Laye, France. The term ‘plastic artist’ is not ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Mixed Media

"Lacedith" Abstract Garden or Indoor Sculpture Cast Aluminum, Steel
Located in Benahavis, ES
The Contemporary Sculpture " Tephra ” is a unique Sculpture made from a burnout mold by David Marshall in 2024, sand cast in aluminium in our foundry, handcrafted mounted and finish...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal, Steel

French Contemporary Sculpture by Eric Beauplace - Rhapsodie Pour un Jardin
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on wooden panel Eric Beauplace is a French contemporary plastic artist born in 1962 who lives & works in Saint Germain-en-Laye, France. The term ‘plastic artist’ is not ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Mixed Media

Chrisolithe
Located in PARIS, FR
Pollès’s power of giving life to the bronze by infusing it with a carnal quality enables him to combine the breath of sensuality with the glowing work of the metal smith. In my mind ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Russian Contemporary Sculpture by Valentin Korzhov - S014-015-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

"Robed I" Bronze Sculpture 11" x 4" x 2" inch by Sarkis Tossonian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Robed I" Bronze Sculpture 11" x 4" x 2" inch by Sarkis Tossonian Sarkis Tossoonian was born in Alexandria in 1953. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts/Sculpture in 1979. He ...
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20th Century Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Large fiber wall hangings: 'Yellow Fringe Gal 1 & 2'
Located in New York, NY
Theda Sandiford, is a self-taught mixed media artist based in Jersey City, NJ. Though art is engrained in her psyche, Theda’s first creative endeavors were in the music business as a...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Fabric

Spoon to Shell 829 - Mixed Media Shell Wood Contemporary Assemblage Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Spoon to Shell 829 - Mixed Media Shell Wood Contemporary Assemblage Sculpture Spoon to Shell 829 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

Blades 197 - Mixed Media Metal Wood Contemporary Art Museum Wall Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Blades 197 - Mixed Media Metal Wood Contemporary Art Museum Wall Sculpture In the 1990s Linda Stein began to work on a series called Blades, sculptural works that incor...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Fiber wall hanging: 'Yellow Fringe Gal 1'
Located in New York, NY
I custom dyed the cotton rope a bright yellow using Jacquard ink, then wrapped the rope with ribbon, pom pom trim, yarn and vintage fabric from a block print tapestry that hung in my college dorm room. Theda Sandiford...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Fabric, Thread, Yarn

Porcelain Sculpture: 'Color'
Located in New York, NY
By sculpting both material and space around it, I want my sculptures to appear to move, to assert themselves; to change and grow, to move within, affect and break free from the solid...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Porcelain, Resin, Oak

Ceramic and textile small sculpture: 'No. 19'
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

Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 3.4.18'
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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Stone

Limited Edition Stainless Steel Sculpture "Where are my Keys?"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A limited edition stainless steel spiral sculpture with a nickel-plated center piece. Edition 1/3.
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Steel, Stainless Steel

Large Textile Wall Hanging: 'Hoodie'
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Cotton, Yarn, Polyester, Glue, Acrylic

Porcelain Sculpture: 'Rose Bud'
Located in New York, NY
By sculpting both material and space around it, I want my sculptures to appear to move, to assert themselves; to change and grow, to move within, affect and break free from the solid...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

Unique Kinetic Mild Steel Sculpture "Blue Footprint"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, powder coated mild steel sculpture, capable of bouncing (see video). Available in different colours on request.
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

Large Limited Edition Mild Steel Sculpture "Homo Erectus on the Move"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A large, powder coated mild steel sculpture, edition 1/3. Available in different colours on request.
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

'Gang of Four' - collage portrait, bright colors, abstract, pop, risograph
Located in Atlanta, GA
This abstract collage portrait features hues of yellow, green, pink and black. This work is 30 by 20 inches unframed and 35 by 27 inches framed. Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Archival Paper

'Single Shape System' large-scale abstract, modern, black, white, green, symbols
Located in Atlanta, GA
This large-scale abstract work features organic and undulating shapes in black, white and green. Wall Sculpture. Colombian-born, Atlanta-based artist Esteban Patino...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Acrylic, Wood

Porcelain Sculpture: 'Caterpillar'
Located in New York, NY
By sculpting both material and space around it, I want my sculptures to appear to move, to assert themselves; to change and grow, to move within, affect and break free from the solid...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Granite

"Family of Whales" Abstract Bronze Sculpture (3 Pieces) by Eman Barakat
Located in Culver City, CA
"Family of Whales" Abstract Bronze Sculpture (3 Pieces) by Eman Barakat 3 pieces: 5" x 13" x 6" inch Eman Barakat is an Egyptian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1988...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

"The man without a rod №5" Bronze Sculpture 10 x 3 in. Ed. 2/9 by Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"The man without a rod №5" Bronze Sculpture 10 x 3 in. Ed. 2/9 by Sergii Shaulis 10" x 3" x 2'' inch Weight: 8 lbs "The man without a rod" series: The artist spent almost ten yea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Upcycle Wall Sculpture: 'Head full of Joyful Noise'
Located in New York, NY
Drawing inspiration from hair braiding and beading styles from my youth, different bottle caps have been strung together into colorful oversized beaded...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Mixed Media

Wood, Metal, Stone, Mixed Media Contemporary Sculpture - Heartstone Scepter 163
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Heartstone Scepter 163 - Wood, Metal, Stone, Mixed Media Contemporary Sculpture In the 1980s, Linda Stein began a series called Ceremonial Scepters, where she imagined...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Stone, Metal

"Cloaked Woman" Sculpture 50" x 15" x 6" inch by Sarkis Tossonian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cloaked Woman" Sculpture 50" x 15" x 6" inch by Sarkis Tossonian Sarkis Tossoonian was born in Alexandria in 1953. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts/Sculpture in 1979. He ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Polyester

Wood Fired Ceramic Painting: 'Fire Painting 2.11.18'
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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Stone

Abstract, Black and White Clay Sculpture: 'Twine'
Located in New York, NY
"Twine" is created by hand building with clay, firing the form, painting, drawing and painting with graphite and spraying with a matte varnish. The thick and thin of lines and positi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Clay, Paint, Varnish, Acrylic, Graphite

Abstract, Black & White Wall Sculpture: 'Cutla'
Located in New York, NY
This piece is a study in frenzy and entanglement that blooms while ebbing and flowing as it refines and comingles line and form.
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Clay, Paint, Varnish, Acrylic, Graphite

Ceramic Porcelain, Sugi Wood, Abstract Sculpture: 'Intimacy Version Two'
Located in New York, NY
This is called “Intimacy Version #2" because I’m still learning about relationships and, with this sculpture I’ve learned that revealing our vulnerabilities brings us true intimacy. ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Porcelain, Wood

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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