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Medium: Found Objects
Queen Victoria -- contemporary abstract painting & collage with figure & objects
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"QUEEN VICTORIA" is created and from acrylic and found objects on round MDF panel. It includes a photograph of a figure, pocket knife, beads, charms, and other unidentified objects in metal and wood. It is signed and dated along the lower edge. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022. "Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements of 'real life' collaged and collapsed, as dreams are prone to do. If connections are made, all the better. I feel that life should remind us of our dreams." - Richard J. Watson Richard J. Watson is an icon in the Philadelphia art world. Much of his work relates to his experiences as a Black African American man. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1968), has taught at his alma mater, and has served in the Exhibitions Department at the African American Museum in Philadelphia since the 1980s. He has been exhibiting his work for decades, and has an extensive bibliography. His work is held in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; Temple University; the Uniworld Corporation; Sony; the Federal Reserve Bank; the City of Philadelphia; Sprint; the Church of the Advocate; the poet Dr. Sonia Sanchez; and the Woodmere Museum...
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Early 2000s Abstract Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel

Hot Dog Man, Found Objects and Paper Mache by Kay Ritter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kay Ritter Title: Hot Dog Man Medium: Papier-mache Figure Sculpture with Mixed Media Found Objects, signed Year: 1981 Size: 48 x 16 x 15 in. (121.92 x ...
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1980s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Papier Mâché

Heaven and Earth
Located in New Orleans, LA
TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Found Objects

Coin Cunt XXXIII
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original sculpture from Suzanna Scott's ongoing "Coin Cunt" series made from a kisslock coin purse and thread. The piece measures approximately 4in x 4in. ABOUT // Suzan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Found Objects

"Wedding Boar", Taxidermy, Sculpture, Dimensional Paint, Puff Paint, Dot Pattern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This pink, blue and green artwork titled "Wedding Boar" is an original sculpture on found object (taxidermy wild boar head) by PJ Linden measuring 20”h x 27”...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Found Objects

The Janitor, Free Standing Indoor Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kay Ritter Title: Janitor Medium: Painted Papier-mache on Metal Base, with mop, duster, scrubbing brush, and key chain Year: c. 1983 Size: 52 x 28 x 30 in. (132.08 x 71.12...
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1980s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

The Florist, Free Standing Indoor Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kay Ritter Title: Florist Medium: Papier-mache with metal watering can, glasses, papier-mache flowers Year: 1995 Size: 57 x 24 x 14 in. (...
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1980s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Caress of Water, " Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Cabinet of Curiosities - Contemporary salvaged wood found objects Sculpture
Located in DE
Lesley Hilling is a self-taught English artist known for her intricate constructions made entirely from salvaged wood and found objects. Her work reflects a deep connection to the pa...
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2010s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects

"Tape recorder", Needlepoint Embroidery Found Object Sculpture, Textile Art
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This found object sculpture titled "Tape recorder" is an original artwork by Ulla-Stina Wikander made of needlepoint embroidery and vintage object. Her i...
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2010s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Found Objects

Song from my Father by Lesley Hilling - Contemporary salvaged wood Sculpture
Located in DE
This tower is a deeply personal piece for Lesley Hilling, dedicated to the memory of her father, Pete Hilling (1926–2016), and men like him—those who worked with their hands, repaire...
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2010s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects

"Siamese Horse Cat with Foal Kitten" Found vintage ceramic animals
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative sculpture titled "Siamese Horse Cat with Foal Kitten" is an original artwork by Debra Broz made of secondhand ceramics and mixed media. The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Found Objects

Siamese Horse Cat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative sculpture titled "Siamese Horse Cat" is an original artwork by Debra Broz made of secondhand ceramics and mixed media. The sculpture measure...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Ceramic

The Future Has Been A Terrific Disappointment (2022)
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Aerosol, oil and wood stain on reclaimed oak wood by street artist and muralist RH Doaz. Earth tones, metallic, folk art style, inspired by Hungarian textiles...
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2010s Street Art Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Oil, Spray Paint

Ubik by Lesley Hilling - Contemporary salvaged wood Sculpture
Located in DE
This piece gradually transitions in tone from white through grey into black, creating a delicate and intricate structure that houses small artifacts of memory. The found objects and ...
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2010s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects

Breathe Easy
Located in New Orleans, LA
TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Found Objects

Cutting Machine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "Cutting Machine" is an original artwork by Ulla-Stina Wikander made of needlepoint embroidery and vintage object. This piece measures approximately approx. 11....
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Thread, Found Objects

Run
Located in New Orleans, LA
TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paper, Varnish, Found Objects

"Around the World" -- Collage Wall Sculpture by Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Paper, Varnish, Found Objects, Wood

Hot Dog Man, Found Objects and Paper Mache by Kay Ritter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kay Ritter Title: Hot Dog Man Medium: Papier-mache Figure Sculpture with Mixed Media Found Objects, signed Year: 1981 Size: 48 x 16 x 15 in. (121.92 x ...
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1980s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Papier Mâché

Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind mixed-media sculpture by Philip Kuznicki from the Spirit exhibition. Comes in its original frame. Born in Dunkirk NY, Kuznicki started his career working for artists su...
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2010s Surrealist Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Colors of the Real World 71 (2022)
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Aerosol, oil and wood stain on reclaimed oak wood by street artist and muralist RH Doaz. Earth tones, metallic, folk art style, inspired by Hungarian textiles...
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2010s Street Art Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Oil, Spray Paint

Roots - An Iron vessel wall sculpture by Nir Adoni. 41x27.5"
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Nir Adoni's metal vessels sculptures have become his signature art and are displayed in public buildings around the world. We are offering limited editions ...
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2010s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

High Density by Lesley Hilling - Contemporary salvaged wood Sculpture
Located in DE
About the Artist: Lesley Hilling is a self-taught English artist known for her intricate constructions made entirely from salvaged wood and found objects. Her work reflects a deep c...
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2010s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects

Game for the Living - Contemporary salvaged wood Sculpture
Located in DE
Lesley Hilling is a self-taught English artist known for her intricate constructions made entirely from salvaged wood and found objects. Her work reflects a deep connection to the pa...
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2010s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects

Surreal Contemporary Figurative Mixed-Media Sculpture Found-Object American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind mixed-media sculpture by Philip Kuznicki from the Spirit exhibition. Comes in its original frame. Born in Dunkirk NY, Kuznicki started his career working for artists su...
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2010s Surrealist Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Donna in piedi, 2016
Located in Atlanta, GA
Dario Tironi is the artist that evades the classic canons of Besharat Gallery's sculptures. But we could not remain indifferent to his fantastic, incredi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Rinoceronte - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycled Objects
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

"SOMEWHERE ELSE #3", Watercolor on Sal Leaf Plate, Black Frame, White, Tan, Gold
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Eva Ennist, a mixed media and fiber artist, travels extensively through the Far East, gathering materials and techniques for her practice. The artwork "SOMETHING ELSE #3" uses materi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Watercolor, Organic Material, Wood, Found Objects, Mixed Media

Excerpts
Located in New Orleans, LA
TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Found Objects

"Sea Dreams" -- Collage Wall Sculpture by Tony Dagradi
Located in New Orleans, LA
TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paper, Varnish, Found Objects

Whistle A Happy Tune: shadow box painting & collage w/ figures & found objects
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a shadow box construction approx. 13" x 9" x 2.5" with painted and collaged materials and found objects. Encased in a dark wood frame under glass. It is signed and dated twice, at different orientations. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022. "Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements...
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2010s Abstract Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Found Objects, Acrylic

Eastern Puma - Contemporary Mixed Media Animal Sculpture (Yellow+Red)
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Eastern Puma" is a wonderfully morbid sculpture created by the Canadian artist Yulia Shtern. This piece is part of her Mini Zoo Series depicting beautifully decaying remnants of species on our planet that are currently endangered. An unfortunate truth of our current society that is often forgotten. Shtern creates these beautiful pieces to draw the viewer in and force them to engage with reality head-on. Follow our gallery, or message us for more works by Yulia Shtern and special pricing. From the artist "My new series of sculptures Magical Zoo observes this calamity through the prism of the wonder and playfulness of the natural world, through the miracle and majesty that is found in each and every animal, big and small, aquatic and land. The medium of the series consists of post mass consumption up-cycled material: paper products, packaging, non-recyclable plastics, fabric leftovers, other items that would have otherwise gone to a landfill. All the color on the finished sculptures comes from swatches of the up-cycled material itself. The only other substance added to the work is the transparent varnish glue. The pieces in the series are produced in an environmentally sustainable manner. Magical Zoo creates its own reality through the dualism of a colorful, whimsical representation of an animal whose habitat has been destroyed by industrial expansion or deforestation. Or an animal that was a hair away from going extinct, or an animal that could be next unless we do something today to stop this tragedy. The element of magic makes it easier to cope with the fact that our planet is dying...
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2010s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Adhesive, Varnish, Found Objects, Mixed Media, Newsprint, Papier Mâché, ...

Whistle A Happy Tune: shadow box painting & collage w/ figures & found objects
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a shadow box construction approx. 13" x 9" x 2.5" with painted and collaged materials and found objects. Encased in a dark wood frame under glass. It is signed and dated twice, at different orientations. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022. "Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements...
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2010s Abstract Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Glass, Found Objects, Acrylic

Margaret Roleke, Toyland, 2016, children's toys, spray enamel, wood
Located in Darien, CT
In the body of work for “Child’s Play” Roleke has created diminutive worlds in which toys tell the story of consumption, consumerism, war, and the misuse of power and religion. The m...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Arrival, Shipyards tales. Iron vessel wall sculpture. 49x42"
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Nir Adoni's metal vessels sculptures have become his signature art and are displayed in public buildings around the world. We are offering limited editions ...
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2010s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Roots - An Iron vessel wall sculpture by Nir Adoni. 64x42"
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Nir Adoni's metal vessels sculptures have become his signature art and are displayed in public buildings around the world. We are offering limited editions ...
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2010s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Coin Cunt XXXIVII
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Coin Cunt XXXVII" is an original artwork made from kiss-lock coin purses and thread by Suzanna Scott. This piece measures approx. 4"x4", size varies Suzanna Scott...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Thread, Found Objects

Arrival, Shipwrecks stories. Iron vessel wall sculpture. 35.5x19.5"
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Nir Adoni's metal vessels sculptures have become his signature art and are displayed in public buildings around the world. We are offering limited editions ...
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2010s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Lady Gaga
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This Lady Gaga marionette sculpture is made of found objects in Pablo Cano's signature style. Some of the elements include: plastic bowl, a metal candy dish, soda cans plastic credit cards, and a potato masher among other found objects. Born in Havana, Cuba in 1961, Pablo Cano was on the last flight out of the country before the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. He has since been a resident of Miami’s Little Havana, and is regarded by art patrons and critics alike as one of Florida’s premier contemporary fine artists. Since childhood, marionettes have fascinated Pablo. At the age of ten, he was mounting elaborate plays for his family featuring puppets constructed of household bric-a-brac. His primary work today continues to center around the marionettes that he fashions from found objects, and the performance pieces he composes to showcase these protagonists. Cano reveals, “I create a dream world where inanimate objects come to life – springing from my imagination in the Surrealist tradition. But my work is founded on Dada ideals. The Dadaists used chance, spontaneity, and childlike innocence in order to create their statement. Their intention, as is mine, was to break with tradition and painting technique and to return to the elemental basics of art; to start from scratch; to allow the process of imagination to unfold and begin anew each time I create.” Influences from the color palette of Russian Constructivist Alexandra Exter...
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2010s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Highly conceptual mixed media wall sculpture Contemporary Cat charm rabbit foot
Located in Buffalo, NY
No Fear (Trapper Keeper) UV print on aluminum, chain, jewelry, keychain, sticker, Croc Jibbitz, rabbit’s foot, Tamagotchi 18x48” 2019 $975 Eternal Flame i...
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2010s Conceptual Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"Dan Mask Ivory Coast, " Wood, Hair, & Mud created in African in c. 1940
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Dan Mask Ivory Coast" is a mask sculpted out of wood with hair and mud. Slit eyes and an opened mouth with a heart shaped face. 6" x 9" x 2" Da...
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1940s Tribal Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects

"Torso Cello" hybrid musical instrument sculpture, assemblage
Located in New York, NY
This cello sculpture created by Ken Butler is part cello mannequin dress form torso. It is made in the spirit of absurdity many surrealists embraced using f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Found Objects

"Pompeii, " Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life. Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest. Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

"Child of the Night" Norma Minkowitz, contemporary mixed media textile sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
This mixed media textile sculpture was done by American fiber artist, Norma Minkowitz (b. 1937). Minkowitz mixes her own interlacing technique with the...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Thread, Found Objects, Mixed Media

Coin Cunt XXVII
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original navy blue sculpture from Suzanna Scott's ongoing "Coin Cunt" series made from a kisslock coin purse and thread. The piece measures approximately 4in x 4in. ABOU...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Thread, Found Objects

A Bone To Pick
Located in New Orleans, LA
TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Paper, Varnish, Found Objects

"Tape recorder", Needlepoint Embroidery Found Object Sculpture, Textile Art
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This found object sculpture titled "Tape recorder" is an original artwork by Ulla-Stina Wikander made of needlepoint embroidery and vintage object. Her i...
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2010s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Found Objects

Kaleidoscopic Dream
Located in New Orleans, LA
TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paper, Varnish, Found Objects

A Bone To Pick
Located in New Orleans, LA
TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Paper, Varnish, Found Objects

Kaleidoscopic Dream
Located in New Orleans, LA
TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paper, Varnish, Found Objects

Coin Cunt XLIV
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Coin Cunt XLIV" is an original artwork made from kiss-lock coin purses and thread by Suzanna Scott. This piece measures approx. 4"x4", size varies Suzanna Scott i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Found Objects

Coin Cunt XLII
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Coin Cunt XLI" is an original artwork made from kiss-lock coin purses and thread by Suzanna Scott. This piece measures approx. 4"x4", size varies Suzanna Scott is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Thread, Found Objects

Teddy
Located in New Orleans, LA
TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paper, Varnish, Found Objects

"Just My Luck..." Hyperrealistic kitten sculpture, throwing darts, wall-hanging
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Just My Luck" is an original artwork made from fired clay, acrylic, darts by Darla Jackson. This piece measures 16"h x 16"w x 4"d. This piece, featuring a kitten ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Clay, Found Objects, Acrylic

Queen Victoria -- contemporary abstract painting & collage with figure & objects
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"QUEEN VICTORIA" is created and from acrylic and found objects on round MDF panel. It includes a photograph of a figure, pocket knife, beads, charms, and other unidentified objects in metal and wood. It is signed and dated along the lower edge. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022. "Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements of 'real life' collaged and collapsed, as dreams are prone to do. If connections are made, all the better. I feel that life should remind us of our dreams." - Richard J. Watson Richard J. Watson is an icon in the Philadelphia art world. Much of his work relates to his experiences as a Black African American man. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1968), has taught at his alma mater, and has served in the Exhibitions Department at the African American Museum in Philadelphia since the 1980s. He has been exhibiting his work for decades, and has an extensive bibliography. His work is held in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; Temple University; the Uniworld Corporation; Sony; the Federal Reserve Bank; the City of Philadelphia; Sprint; the Church of the Advocate; the poet Dr. Sonia Sanchez; and the Woodmere Museum...
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Early 2000s Abstract Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel

Pig
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Leo Sewell (b. 1945) is an American "found object" artist. His assemblages of recycled material are in over 40 museums and in private collections worldwide. Sewell was born in Anna...
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20th Century Folk Art Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

"Defcon One" (2024) By David Lipson, Original Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
"Defcon One" (2024) by David Lipson is an original, handmade mixed media sculpture in a shadowbox made using found objects. David Lipson assembles robot sculptures from varying mate...
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2010s Other Art Style Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

"Robots Work Cheaper" (2024) By David Lipson, Original Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
"Robots Work Cheaper" (2024) by David Lipson is an original, handmade mixed media sculpture in a shadowbox made using found objects. David Lipson assembles robot sculptures from var...
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2010s Other Art Style Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Espalier: Candelabrum
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Nicholas Crombach (BFA, 2012) is an artist working in Kingston Ontario. Crombach has been awarded the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Award. His solo exhibition, Behind Elegantly Carved Wooden Doors, was presented at Art Mûr...
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2010s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Metal

Elephant
Located in Greenwich, CT
Leo Sewell (b. 1945) is an American "found object" artist. His assemblages of recycled material are in over 40 museums and in private collections worldwide. Sewell was born in Annap...
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2010s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Found Objects, Mixed Media

Catching Blessings: shadow box painting & collage w/ figures & found objects
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a shadow box construction approx. 13" x 9" x 2.5" with painted and collaged materials including historic photographs of Black figures and other found objects. Encased in a dark wood frame under glass. It is signed and dated along the lower edge. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022. "Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements...
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2010s Abstract Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Glass, Acrylic

Siamese Horse Cat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative sculpture titled "Siamese Horse Cat" is an original artwork by Debra Broz made of secondhand ceramics and mixed media. The sculpture measure...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Ceramic

The Janitor, Free Standing Indoor Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kay Ritter Title: Janitor Medium: Painted Papier-mache on Metal Base, with mop, duster, scrubbing brush, and key chain Year: c. 1983 Size: 52 x 28 x 30 in. (132.08 x 71.12...
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1980s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"An Exact Record Of How It Happened", Green, Red, and White Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This free-standing sculpture titled "An Exact Record Of How It Happened" is an original artwork by Jedediah Morfit made of plaster, paint, wax, thermoplastic, epoxy, wood, rope. This piece measures 33.25"h x 10"w x 14"d. BIO Jedediah Morfit received his MFA in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2005, where he was awarded the Sylvia Leslie Herman Young Scholarship and the Award Of Excellence. He was a Fellow at the Center For Emerging Visual Artists from 2007-2009, and received a New Jersey Council On the Arts Fellowship for sculpture in 2009. He received the Louise Kahn Award for Sculpture from the Woodmere Art Museum in 2006, and was awarded the Dexter Jones Award for Bas Relief from the National Sculpture Society in 2011 and 2012. In 2013, he was commissioned to create a series of new work for Artlantic:Wonder, which was named one of the 50 best...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Plaster, Paint, Wax, Epoxy Glue, Found Objects

"WAXED", Miniature paper and found object sculpture, rusted van, camper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This miniature paper sculpture titled "WAXED" is an original artwork by Drew Leshko made of inkjet prints, basswood, pastels, plastic, miniature flag on toy car. The artist is able to achieve the look of rust with his technique, in this sculpture featuring a VW van...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Plastic, Wood, Pastel, Found Objects, Inkjet

Catching Blessings: shadow box painting & collage w/ figures & found objects
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a shadow box construction approx. 13" x 9" x 2.5" with painted and collaged materials including historic photographs of Black figures and other found objects. Encased in a dark wood frame under glass. It is signed and dated along the lower edge. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022. "Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements...
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2010s Abstract Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Found Objects, Glass, Acrylic

The Boy Orator
Located in New Orleans, LA
TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Paper, Varnish, Found Objects

"Coin Cunt XXXVI" feminist art, kisslock coin purses, assemblage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Coin Cunt XXXVI" is an original artwork made from kiss-lock coin purses and thread by Suzanna Scott. This piece measures approx. 4"x4", size varies Suzanna Scott ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Thread, Found Objects

Coin Cunt XL
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Coin Cunt XL" is an original artwork made from kiss-lock coin purses and thread by Suzanna Scott. This piece measures approx. 4"x4", size varies Suzanna Scott is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Thread, Found Objects

"Cleo" Contemporary, Ceramic, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Marble Base, Brass Rod
Located in St. Louis, MO
Since graduating from the University of Colorado in 2010, Pichaske has risen to attention in the art world. She was an assistant to artist Cristina Cordova, and has been an Artist in...
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2010s Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Brass

Pájaro del Delta - 21stCentury, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycling
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Aparici's work is characterized by simplicity, since most of his pieces bring together few elements, resulting in very elegant compositions with simple lines, which together with his...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Found Objects

Small Fruit Press
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "Small Fruit Press" is an original artwork by Ulla-Stina Wikander made of needlepoint embroidery and vintage object. This piece measu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Figurative Sculptures

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Textile, Thread, Found Objects

Found Objects figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Found Objects figurative sculptures available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add figurative sculptures created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of purple, pink, orange, red and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Ulla-Stina Wikander, Tony Dagradi, Suzanna Scott, and Yulia Shtern. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Modern, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Found Objects figurative sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available

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