Leather Figurative Sculptures

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...

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...

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...

The ceramic sculptures of SunKoo Yuh are composed of tight groupings of various forms including plants, animals, fish, and human figures. While Korean art, Buddhism, and Confucian be...

Linda Stein, In Charge 694 - Feminist Contemporary Black/Silver Leather Metal Torso Sculpture Starting in 2007, the artist Linda Stein began to...

Linda Stein, Protection 469 - Contemporary Mixed Media Metal Wall Sculpture Protection 469 is from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series, which she started after being forced ...

Linda Stein, Sentinel 689 - Feminist Contemporary Black Leather Metal Figurative Wall Sculpture Linda Stein started her Knights of Protection series after she was forced to evacuat...

Linda Stein, Guardian 697 - Feminist Contemporary Black Leather Metal Figurative Wall Sculpture Guardian 697 from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a def...

Knight of Courage 655 is from Linda Stein's Body-Swapping Armor series. These wearable sculptures are ambiguous and androgynous in form, allowing the wearer to explore new and differ...

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 ...

Arrow Knight 670 is from Linda Stein's Body-Swapping Armor series. These wearable sculptures are ambiguous and androgynous in form, allowing the wearer to explore new and different b...

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...