Abstract Figurative Sculptures
ABSTRACT STYLE
Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.
Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.
Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.
Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.
Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.
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Style: Abstract
"Vortex" Wall Sculpture 39 x 39 x 8 in Ed. 1/2 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Located in Culver City, CA
"Vortex" Wall Sculpture 39 x 39 x 8 in Ed. 1/2 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Medium: steel & acrylic varnish,copper leaf
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Illya Trofymchuk is a Ukrainian sculptor and founder of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Copper
Swimming in Black and White: painted abstract relief sculpture for wall or shelf
By Ava Blitz
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a plaster cast relief sculpture painted with black and white designed to be mounted directly to the wall or installed on a shelf. It is an abstract image evoking flowing water and sea life. It is reminiscent of a fossil or natural or scientific curiosity in a "Wunderkammer," or historical cabinet of curiosities. It is signed on the back.
Ava Blitz...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Plaster
Bronze Sculpture “Surrender 8”
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
Frank Arnold is viewed as one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculptors of our time. He is a living master guided by a personal mission to “turn on a light in the human soul,” through his passionate creation of “Messengers” from his deeper mind connection with Carl Jung's archetypal images, the collective unconscious, and Jungian Synchronicity. These unconscious forms from his deeper mind resonate as personal messages of universal acceptance, reaching out to the viewer. Arnold has been honored as IAD Artist of the year 2018 by International Artist Day, and 2013 FAC Horizon Artist Award. He has exhibited his artwork in numerous galleries, museums, and is in collections worldwide. Arnold divides his working days between oil painting in San Jose del Cabo, Baja Sur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist Bronze Sculpture “La Nuit De Profil”
Located in Dallas, TX
EMILE-ANTOINE BOURDELLE (French, 1861 - 1929).
La Nuit de profil (The Night in profile)
Conceived 1900-1904
Cast 1972
Patinated bronze
Interior signature "BY BOURDELLE."
Foundry st...
Category
Early 1900s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Untitled, Head Of An Artist, Avant-Garde Bronze Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a bronze cast sculpture by Philip Pavia is part of his series of "Imaginary Portraits from the Club" , a one-man exhibition at Max Protetch Gallery, New York in 1982. The approach at rendering the figure is grotesque, and the facial features have been severely distorted to the point were the portrait becomes an abstract interpretation of the subject.
As an artist and writer, Philip Pavia was a committed member of the Abstract Art community throughout his long, distinguished career. Pavia was active in the art world until his death in 2005 and received immense critical praise for his artistic and literary contributions. Recognized for his signature work The Ides of March...
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rare Kinetic Italian Bronze sculpture, with Black patin "Stella del Sud"
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Kinetic bronze sculpture.
Gianfranco Meggiato was born on August 26, 1963 in Venice, where he studied stone, bronze, wood and ceramics sculpture at the Istituto Statale d’Arte.
At t...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Butterfly Park 4
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media sculpture on wood panel framed
Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in Internationa...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Figure with Hat
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract polychromed plaster bust of a figure with hat by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
" Skywalker " Abstract Sculpture with Brass Figures, Steel, Wood
Located in Benahavis, ES
The Modern Outdoor Sculpture " Skywalker ” is a unique striking piece of Art that combines steel, brass and wood to create a interesting blend of materials made by David Marshall in...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
"Selfportrait" Wall Sculpture 41 x 36 x 4 in Ed. 1/1 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Located in Culver City, CA
"Selfportrait" Wall Sculpture 41 x 36 x 4 in Ed. 1/1 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Unique sculpture
Medium: steel & acrylic paint (varnish)
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Illya TIGOIS (Trofymchuk) is a Ukra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"Chrysalis" beautiful contemporary abstract sculpture
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Catherine Bohrman's bronze sculptures encompass gestural form with figurative elements. Her international style has been noted to possess soft edges that belie the magnitude of their density. Her sculpture "Chrysalis" is a museum quality bronze...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"The man without a rod D" Bronze Sculpture 8.5" x 3.5" x 2" in by Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"The man without a rod D" Bronze Sculpture 8.5" x 3.5" x 2" in by Sergii Shaulis
The artist spent almost ten years of his life in the making of this eight-piece series. It is an int...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modern Abstract Rhino Head Metal Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract metal rhino head metal sculpture by Mexican artist and sculptor. Signed and editioned by artist at the left side.
Artist Biography: Sergio Bustam...
Category
1960s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Man Smoking Cigar, Indoor/Outdoor Marble Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ellen Brenner-Sorensen, American
Title: Man Smoking Cigar
Medium: White Marble Sculpture
Size: 46 in. x 21 in. x 12 in. (116.84 cm x 53.34 cm...
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Fantastic Voyage
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Betsy Enzensberger sculpts works that create a visceral longing and remembrance of the most nostalgic delights from childhood. The artist uses the familiarity of those sweet...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Foil
"Renaissance" Bronze and Marble sculpture 13" x 9" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Renaissance" Bronze and Marble sculpture 13" x 9" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Songbird, 2005
Bronze & Marble
33 x 23 cm, Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his character...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Abstract Visage I" Abstract Sculpture 18" x 8" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Visage I" Abstract Sculpture 18" x 8" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Double-faced
Fiberglass
Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristic figures of femi...
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Blue. Glass, 34, 5x15x8 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Blue
Glass, 34,5x15x8 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Guard 8
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculptors of our time. He is a living master whose work is considered to be both personal a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Israeli Modernist Oil Painting Abstract "Moonlight" Bezalel School
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstract oil painting titled Moon Light. it is signed in hebrew. it is not dated. inscription in Hebrew refers to a museum exhibition.
MORDECHAI AVNIEL
Minsk, Belarus, b. 1900, d. 1989
Mordecai Dickstein (later Avniel) was born in 1900 in Minsk, present-day Belarus. He studied fine arts in Yekaterinburg, Russia (1913–19) and at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem (1923). Avniel immigrated to Palestine in 1921 where he first worked as a pioneer in citrus plantations near Petah Tikva. In 1923, at the urging of Boris Schatz, he went to Jerusalem to further his art studies at Bezalel. He later taught painting and sculpture at the school, and served a term as director of the Small Sculpture Section of the Sculpture Department (1924–28). From 1935 on, Avniel lived in Haifa. Avniel was also a lawyer and a founding partner of the Haifa firm Avniel, Salomon & Company.
Avniel regularly showed his work in group exhibitions of the Painters and Sculptors' Association of Israel. He was awarded the Herman Struck Prize (1952), Tenth Anniversary Prize for Watercolours, Ramat Gan (1958), Histadrut Prize (1961), and First Prize Haifa Municipality (1977). He represented Israel at the 1958 Venice Biennale and the 1962 International Art Seminar at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Avniel was a member of the Artists' Colony in Safed and maintained a studio on Mount Carmel.
Mordechai Avniel is best known for his deft and singular landscape work.
His works are held in numerous museums and collections both in Israel and abroad, including the Metropolitan Museum, New York and the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA. Avniel's manipulations of light and colour share much with those of compatriot artists Shimshon Holzman and Joseph Kossonogi.
Education
1913-19 Art School of Katrinburg, Russia
1923 Bezalel School of Art, Jerusalem
Selected exhibitions:
2004: Our Landscape: Notes on Landscape Painting in Israel, University of Haifa Art Gallery, Haifa (online catalogue)
1965: Mordechai Avniel Retrospective, Haifa Municipality Museum of Modern Art, Haifa
1964: Galerie Synthèse, Paris
1962: New York University, New York
1961: Rina Gallery of Modern Art, Jerusalem
The Autumn Exhibition Rina Gallery, Jerusalem
Artists: Dedi Ben Shaul...
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Land & Sea" Bronze sculpture 16" x 14" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Land & Sea" Bronze sculpture 16" x 14" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Double-faced
Bronze & Marble
Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristic figures of femin...
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
'White Stoneware (Face)' original hand-built ceramic plate by Estherly Allen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This small hand-built plate, 'White Stoneware (Face),' is an intimate and exciting example of the ceramic work of Estherly Allen. She was a student of George McNeil, an important Abs...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze, Stoneware
Woman with Rose in Her Hair, Bronze Sculpture by Ellen Brenner-Sorensen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ellen Brenner-Sorensen, American
Title: Woman with Rose in Her Hair
Medium: Bronze Sculpture with Patina
Size: 45 in. x 17 in. x 8 in. (114.3 cm ...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
White Venice vase
Located in Zofingen, AG
"White Venice vase", original handmade clay vase, original home decor., unique artwork -
Hand-painted ceramic household decorative vase.
The vas...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Lovers
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract marble sculpture of two lovers, unsigned, in the manner of Lithuanian American artist William Zorach (1887-1966). Zorach was born in Eurberg, Lithuania, was brought t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Entropy" Bronze Sculpture 22" x 9" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Entropy" Bronze sculpture 22" x 9" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Entropy, 2005
Bronze & Marble
Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Leslie Fry, Release, Cast bronze, Edition of 10, Cuffed Series, Hand Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
Artist Statement:
#1 My hands reach, touch, and shape.
Hands let go and receive; they try to hold things and to hold things together. Some of my images of hands are derived from M...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Hexagon 3" Wall Sculpture 39 x 24 x 5 in Ed. 1/1 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Located in Culver City, CA
"Hexagon 3" Wall Sculpture 39 x 24 x 5 in Ed. 1/1 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Title: Hexagon 3
Unique sculpture
Medium: steel & acrylic varnish,gold leaf
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Illya Trofymchuk is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
She and He, Bronze Sculpture by Nili Carasso
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Nili Carasso, Israeli (1951 - )
Title: She and He
Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature inscribed
Edition: 12
Size: 14.5 x 7 x 6 in. (36.83 x 17.78 x 15.24 cm)
Base Size: 2 x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"MAOLA 5" Steel Sculpture 31.5 x 16 x 14 in Edition 1/5 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Located in Culver City, CA
"MAOLA 5" Steel Sculpture 31.5 x 16 x 14 in Edition 1/5 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Medium: steel & acrylic varnish
The "MAOLA" project is a series of works aimed at allowing the observer to i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"Iridescence, " 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"Fragment 01" Wall Sculpture 31 x 33 x 2 in Ed. 1/5 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Located in Culver City, CA
"Fragment 01" Wall Sculpture 31 x 33 x 2 in Ed. 1/5 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Title: Fragment 01
Medium: steel & acrylic paint (varnish)
“Amorphous structures” - it's a series of works about...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"Love of Horses" Bronze and Marble Sculpture 16" x 7" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Love of Horses" Bronze and Marble Sculpture 16" x 7" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Love of Horses, 2000
Bronze & Marble (Double Face)
40 x 18 cm, Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Man", Large Abstract Welded Steel Sculpture, Figurative, Metal, Outdoor
Located in New York, NY
"Man" by Isobel Folb Sokolow
Welded steel, found metal, automotive metal, welding rod
Sokolow directly welds found metals creating both purely abstract and abstract figurative indoo...
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
“Mother and Child” Biomorphic Modern Abstract Sculpture of Embracing Figures
Located in Houston, TX
Biomorphic abstract sculpture by Canadian artist John McKinnon. The work features a mother figure holding her child in a loving embrace. Inspired by other modern artists such as Henr...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
"Julie" Modern Abstract Bronze Female Bust Portrait Sculpture of Julie Burrows
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract bronze portrait bust sculpture by Houston, Texas artist David Adickes. The work is modeled after Adickes' friend, Julie Burrows, and features sharp facial features an...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Caballo Arroyo (Bronze horse sculpture by Frank Arnold)
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculptors of our time. He is a living master whose work is considered to be both personal a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Crazy in Love
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Betsy Enzensberger sculpts works that create a visceral longing and remembrance of the most nostalgic delights from childhood. The artist uses the familiarity of those sweet...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Epoxy Resin
Modern Abstract Cast Stone Female Bust Portrait Sculpture of Julie Burrows
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract cast stone portrait bust sculpture by Houston, Texas artist David Adickes. The work is modeled after Adickes' friend Julie Burrows and features sharp facial features ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
"Queen Bee Standing", Abstract, Steel Metal Sculpture by Isobel Folb Sokolow
Located in New York, NY
"Queen Bee Standing" by Isobel Folb Sokolow
Welded, found metal and automotive steel
Sokolow creates both abstract and figurative metal sculpture for indoor display.
Organic, Abstr...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Metal
Native New Mexico Pink Alabaster Sculpture of a Corn Man
Located in Houston, TX
A lovely Native New Mexico sculpture of a corn man delicately sculpted in a beautiful translucent pink alabaster. Attached to a dark wooden base which compliments the beautiful pink ...
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
"Chrysalis" Bronze and Marble sculpture 19" x 15" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Chrysalis" Bronze and Marble sculpture 19" x 15" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Chrysalis, 2005
Bronze & Marble
48 x 39 cm, Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his character...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Leslie Fry, Untitled (Cuffed 2), pink fantastical sculpture of female hand
Located in New York, NY
A 2023 recipient of the Vermont Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts,
Leslie Fry is represented in this show with fantastical sculptures of female hands, titled the “Cuffed” series. Tensely poised and mannered gestures, inspired by Parmigianino and Caravaggio, cascade into blooms and barnacles, creating a mesmerizing visual dissonance. This elision of romance and rigidity both draws attention to the limitations of the female form and liberates it from the constraints of reality. Leslie Fry’s works have been exhibited internationally at such venues as Kunsthaus in Hamburg, Zwitscher Machine Gallery in Berlin, Hangaram Art Museum in Seoul, Windspiel Galerie in Vienna, Couvent des Cordeliers in Paris, Artists Space and Wave Hill in New York, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum near Boston, and Centre des Arts Visuels in Montreal. Her public sculptures have been commissioned in New York, South Korea, Montreal, Florida, Wisconsin, and Vermont; public collections include Tufts University, Songchu International Sculpture Park, Freehand New York, Kohler Arts Center, Tampa Museum of Art, Fleming Museum of Art, Musée d’art de Joliette, and St. Petersburg, Florida’s Museum of Fine Arts. Fry’s M.F.A. is from Bard College, and her B.A. is from the University of Vermont, with a Foundation year at the Central School of Art in London. She currently lives and works in Winooski, VT.
Artist Statement:
#1 My hands reach, touch, and shape.
Hands let go and receive; they try to hold things and to hold things together. Some of my images of hands are derived from Mannerist paintings by Parmigianino and Caravaggio, and are ink-washed onto vintage tablecloths...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Oil
Fluted Figure
Located in Austin, TX
By Mark P. Williamson
17" x 8" x 6" Limestone
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
"Symphony II" Bronze Sculpture 14.5" x 17" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Symphony II" Bronze Sculpture 14.5" x 17" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Bronze & Marble
Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristic figures of feminine form an...
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Ether" Wall Sculpture 43 x 31.5 x 2 in Ed. 1/5 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ether" Wall Sculpture 43 x 31.5 x 2 in Ed. 1/5 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Medium: steel & acrylic paint (varnish)
“Amorphous structures” - it's a series of works about emotions, associations...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Leslie Fry, Receive, Edition of 10, Cast bronze, Cuffed Series, Hand Sculptures
Located in New York, NY
Artist Statement:
#1 My hands reach, touch, and shape.
Hands let go and receive; they try to hold things and to hold things together. Some of my images of hands are derived from M...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Rose Sprinkle Pop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Betsy Enzensberger sculpts works that create a visceral longing and remembrance of the most nostalgic delights from childhood. The artist uses the familiarity of those sweet treats t...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Epoxy Resin
"Symphony I" Bronze Sculpture 28" x 15" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Symphony I" Bronze sculpture 28" x 15" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Bronze & Marble
Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his characteri...
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Leslie Fry, Untitled (Cuffed 1), green fantastical sculptures of female hand
Located in New York, NY
A 2023 recipient of the Vermont Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts,
Leslie Fry is represented in this show with fantastical sculptures of female hands, titled the “Cuffed” series. Tensely poised and mannered gestures, inspired by Parmigianino and Caravaggio, cascade into blooms and barnacles, creating a mesmerizing visual dissonance. This elision of romance and rigidity both draws attention to the limitations of the female form and liberates it from the constraints of reality. Leslie Fry’s works have been exhibited internationally at such venues as Kunsthaus in Hamburg, Zwitscher Machine Gallery in Berlin, Hangaram Art Museum in Seoul, Windspiel Galerie in Vienna, Couvent des Cordeliers in Paris, Artists Space and Wave Hill in New York, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum near Boston, and Centre des Arts Visuels in Montreal. Her public sculptures have been commissioned in New York, South Korea, Montreal, Florida, Wisconsin, and Vermont; public collections include Tufts University, Songchu International Sculpture Park, Freehand New York, Kohler Arts Center, Tampa Museum of Art, Fleming Museum of Art, Musée d’art de Joliette, and St. Petersburg, Florida’s Museum of Fine Arts. Fry’s M.F.A. is from Bard College, and her B.A. is from the University of Vermont, with a Foundation year at the Central School of Art in London. She currently lives and works in Winooski, VT.
Artist Statement:
#1 My hands reach, touch, and shape.
Hands let go and receive; they try to hold things and to hold things together. Some of my images of hands are derived from Mannerist paintings by Parmigianino and Caravaggio, and are ink-washed onto vintage tablecloths...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Oil
Leslie Fry, Untitled (Cuffed 5), bronze fantastical sculptures of female hands
Located in New York, NY
A 2023 recipient of the Vermont Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts,
Leslie Fry is represented in this show with fantastical sculptures of female hands, titled the “Cuffed” series. Tensely poised and mannered gestures, inspired by Parmigianino and Caravaggio, cascade into blooms and barnacles, creating a mesmerizing visual dissonance. This elision of romance and rigidity both draws attention to the limitations of the female form and liberates it from the constraints of reality. Leslie Fry’s works have been exhibited internationally at such venues as Kunsthaus in Hamburg, Zwitscher Machine Gallery in Berlin, Hangaram Art Museum in Seoul, Windspiel Galerie in Vienna, Couvent des Cordeliers in Paris, Artists Space and Wave Hill in New York, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum near Boston, and Centre des Arts Visuels in Montreal. Her public sculptures have been commissioned in New York, South Korea, Montreal, Florida, Wisconsin, and Vermont; public collections include Tufts University, Songchu International Sculpture Park, Freehand New York, Kohler Arts Center, Tampa Museum of Art, Fleming Museum of Art, Musée d’art de Joliette, and St. Petersburg, Florida’s Museum of Fine Arts. Fry’s M.F.A. is from Bard College, and her B.A. is from the University of Vermont, with a Foundation year at the Central School of Art in London. She currently lives and works in Winooski, VT.
Artist Statement:
#1 My hands reach, touch, and shape.
Hands let go and receive; they try to hold things and to hold things together. Some of my images of hands are derived from Mannerist paintings by Parmigianino and Caravaggio, and are ink-washed onto vintage tablecloths...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Bouquet, " 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"Metamorphosis" Bronze and Marble sculpture 22" x 6" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Metamorphosis" Bronze and Marble sculpture 22" x 6" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Songbird, 2004
Bronze & Marble
56 x 16 cm, Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his charact...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Wild Caught 33" Casted Glass Dark Blue red spots wall or with base for tabletop
Located in Benahavis, ES
'Wild Caught 33" is a glass casting comprised entirely of glass bits and pieces. I carve a fish sculpture out of clay and then create a series of molds from that clay. The mold bec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Nailed it series No.163
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic paint, textiles and metal on wooden panel, ed. 1/3
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Untitled (Wired Jockey on Horse Sculpture)
Located in New York, NY
Unknown/ Unidentified Artist, "Untitled" (Wired Jockey on Horse Scupture), Abstract Figurative Wire Sculpture, Stands 15" H x 23" W x 5" D, Late 20th C...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Ceramic abstract face with hat, Original Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Boston, MA
Ceramic abstract face with hat
8.5 x 19.6 x 8.0, 2.2 lbs
Ceramic
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"Project 'Iliad.' The artworks in this section are influenced by the H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Ceramic Platinum-Plated Crouching Man Sculpture by Jaru, circa 1970
By Jaru
Located in New York, NY
This Modernist ceramic sculptures depicts an abstracted and cubist human form sitting cross legged with his back bent forward and arms outstretched. The sculpture, realized by Jaru o...
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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