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
"Enigma" Bronze and Marble Sculpture 25" x 13" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Enigma" Bronze and Marble Sculpture 25" x 13" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Songbird, 2007
Bronze & Marble
64 x 33 cm, Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Echos" Wall Sculpture 38 x 34 x 4 in Ed. 1/1 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Located in Culver City, CA
"Echos" Wall Sculpture 38 x 34 x 4 in Ed. 1/1 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Unique sculpture
Medium: steel & acrylic paint (varnish)
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Illya TIGOIS (Trofymchuk) is a Ukrainian s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Pink moon - abstract figurative sculpture
By Gal Melnick
Located in New York, NY
This abstract figurative sculpture by Gal Melnick is from here latest body of works. It is a laser cut metal sculpture which is painted with automotive pai...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Red Sun - abstract figurative sculpture
By Gal Melnick
Located in New York, NY
This abstract figurative sculpture by Gal Melnick is from here latest body of works. It is a laser cut metal sculpture which is painted with automotive pai...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"China Cabinet, " 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Beyond the Visible (multi dimensional tower sculpture)
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Aventura, FL
Multi dimensional tower sculpture (polymorph screen print on folded PVC) on brass base. Hand signed by Yaacov Agam. Hand numbered 66/150 (slightly faded - see pic). Size: 34.25 x ...
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Screen, PVC
Black Marble “LIAISON” with 3 links, Hand Carved Marble Sculpture
Located in Montreux, CH
A black marble “liaison” with 3 links.
Hand carved from a single block of marble.
78 x 30 x 23 cm
signed Cedric Koukjian
2019 Switzerland
Cedric Ko...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair, Red Woven Abstract Tapestry of Figures, Textile Sculpture
By Lilla Kulka
Located in Wilton, CT
Pair, sisal, wool, stilon, 125" x 77", 1989.
This large figurative, abstract tapestry was done by textile artist, Lilla Kulka (b. 1946, Krakow, Poland).
Artist Statement: "I creat...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Wool, Thread
"The man without a rod B" Bronze Sculpture by Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"The man without a rod B" Bronze Sculpture by Sergii Shaulis
"The man without a rod B"
Bronze sculpture by Sergii Shaulis
9" x 4" x 3" inch
( 23 х ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Butterfly Park 7
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media sculpture on wood panel framed
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
"Moses and The Ten Commandments" Stainless Steel Sculpture
Located in Clinton Township, MI
"Moses and The Ten Commandments" is a Stainless Steel Sculpture by the artist MARIAN OWCZARSKI (Polish, 1932-2010). It measures 20 x 7 inches. The dat...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Anti-tank Hedgehog 6" Sculpture 21 x 12.5 x 12.5 in Edition 1/1 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Located in Culver City, CA
"Anti-tank Hedgehog 6" Sculpture 21 x 12.5 x 12.5 in Edition 1/1 by ILLYA TIGOIS
Unique sculpture
Medium: steel & acrylic varnish
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Illya Trofymchuk is a Ukrainian...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"Beach-Combed Mochaware, " 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
Figural Terracotta Sculpture, Alexander Ney, 'Guardian', 2012
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Guardian’ by visionary artist Alexander Ney was handcrafted using italian white terra cotta in 2008. Ney began his professional career as a highly productive visual artist, as a...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Odchodzacy (Departure II), Figurative Abstract Tapestry, Textile Sculpture
By Lilla Kulka
Located in Wilton, CT
Odchodzacy (Departure II), wool, cotton & stilon, 92" x 36", 1993.
This large figurative, abstract tapestry was done by textile artist, Lilla Kulka (b. 1946, Krakow, Poland).
Arti...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Wool, Cotton
Blue eyes - abstract figurative sculpture
By Gal Melnick
Located in New York, NY
This abstract figurative sculpture by Gal Melnick is from here latest body of works. It is a laser cut metal sculpture which is painted with automotive pai...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Victim of War (WWII)" Signed, Stainless Steel Sculpture
Located in Clinton Township, MI
This dramatic stainless steel sculpture titled "Victim of War" by Marian Owczarski depicts a falling figure reaching towards the sky. The figure is suspended by a single leg which Ow...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Knife
By Kevin Kelly
Located in Westport, CT
This aqua resin and acrylic sculpture is an abstract female for created by Kevin Kelly. The dimensions are noted include a 4 inch high white base. The pedestal is separate.
Kelly wor...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
"Experience №1 v.2" Bronze sculpture Edition 1/5 by Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"Experience №1 v.2" Bronze sculpture Edition 1/5 by Sergii Shaulis
2019
From the EXPERIENCE series
Bronze
Approximate weight 15lbs
ABOUT ARTIST
Born on 27 May 1985 in Kharkiv, U...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Green moon - abstract figurative sculpture
By Gal Melnick
Located in New York, NY
This abstract figurative sculpture by Gal Melnick is from here latest body of works. It is a laser cut metal sculpture which is painted with automotive pai...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Butterfly Park 8
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
"№5" Abstract Aluminum Sculpture 46" x 19" in Edition of 5 by Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"№5" Abstract Aluminum Sculpture 46" x 19" in Edition of 5 by Sergii Shaulis
From "The man without a rod" series
Bronze. Approximate weight 110lbs.
*...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Peach eyes - abstract figurative sculpture
By Gal Melnick
Located in New York, NY
This abstract figurative sculpture by Gal Melnick is from here latest body of works. It is a laser cut metal sculpture which is painted with automotive pai...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Songbird" Bronze and Marble sculpture 22.5" x 5" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Songbird" Bronze and Marble sculpture 22.5" x 5" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Songbird, 2008
Bronze & Marble
57 x 13 cm, Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his characteri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Untitled - abstract figurative sculpture
By Gal Melnick
Located in New York, NY
This abstract figurative sculpture by Gal Melnick is from here latest body of works. It is a laser cut metal sculpture which is painted with automotive pai...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Aqua 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
"Equine Spirit I" Bronze Sculpture 14.5" x 6" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Equine Spirit I" Bronze Sculpture 14.5" x 6" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Double-faced
Bronze & Marble
Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristic figures of...
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Maternal" Wood Abstract Sculpture 18" x 7" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Maternal" Wood Abstract Sculpture 18" x 7" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Maternal, 2005
Wood
45 x 18 cm, Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
"Chrysalis"
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
Because I Am, Mosaic Glass Sculpture, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Worked with a model for the initial photoshoot. While perusing through the images I had just taken I selected this particular one and said to the model "you look v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mosaic, Glass
"Creating Spirits, " Red Jasper Abstract Sculpture by Farai Darare
By Farai Darare
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Creating Spirits" is an original red jasper sculpture by Farai Darare. It depicts an abstracted figure holding a pot.
19" x 6 1/2" x 3 1/4"
Farai Walter Darare started working as a washer and polisher for his father's sculptures when he was seven years old. He worked and studied under the renowned Shona sculptors Chikumbirike, Runyanga, Muropa, and his father Casper Darare...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"Midnight Rider" Wall Sculpture 42" x 29" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Midnight Rider" Wall Sculpture 42" x 29" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Fiberglass
Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristic figures of feminine form and feel...
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
"Flower Maiden" Wood Sculpture 17" x 11" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Flower Maiden" Wood Sculpture 17" x 11" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristic figures of feminine form and feeling – a central element to Abd E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Gaia, Glass and Mosaic Sculpture, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This model stated during the photo shoot that ever since elementary school she has felt a strong connection to the earth and that as an adult has embraced the iden...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mosaic, Glass
"Grecian Stallion II" Sculpture 19" x 9" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Grecian Stallion II" Sculpture 19" x 9" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Wood
Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristic figures of feminine form and feeling – a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Elegant Hanging Art Sculpture - Easy to install WATERWAYS
Located in Mexico City, MX
This elegant hanging Wall Art sculpture is perfect for both neutral and modern spaces. The artist was inspired in long walks and pathways many peolple take every day in order to fill a single bucket of water, making it last a whole week. The silhouette is made with delicately placed pins. One by one, the artist placed them with resin and once they were firm, she cut the back part points.
It is easy to install for it can be hung directly to the wall with two screws or from the cieling above to make a separation from the wall and project shadows.
Mexican Modern Art...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Thread, Yarn, Wood, Pins
Sculpture of stuffed animal cube: "Cube'
By Ivy Naté
Located in New York, NY
Ivy Naté uses universally recognizable objects in non-traditional ways. She creates both large-scale installations and smaller works. Yet, each express Ivy’s captivation with raw human emotion and how familiar childhood objects evoke a myriad of reactions.
Encountering the stuffed animals...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
David Hostetler Carved Lacewood Sculpture Beige Female Full Figure Figurative
Located in Nantucket, MA
A stunning figure carved from a single section of lacewood. Natural color finish. The base is a 2 level disk, 5"h x 10"d in black painted wood. Height includes the base. A unique scu...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Abstract Head Sculpture: 'Untitled'
Located in New York, NY
The artistic collaboration of Kelly Bugden + Van Wifvat has produced a thought-provoking body of sculptures, paintings, and constructions. Nature, childhood memories, and everyday archetypes take shape in unexpected combinations of materials. The works emerged as the tactile and visual senses channeled the ritualistic power and materiality of selected artifacts.
The resulting objects exist in a space between what they were originally and what they could become. A wheel, for example, is distorted as if seen through a prism. Their collaboration grew out of years of shaping materials into one-of-a-kind objects. Intuitively, the process of creating with their hands took an inward turn. Prism is a travelogue through memories and dreams, yielding abstract forms that capture moments of transformation.
Van Wifvat grew up with eight siblings and studied sculpture and environmental design in Minneapolis at MCAD.
In 1979, he opened a storefront art gallery to promote the work of local artists. The space featured printed materials—art books, periodicals, fanzines, and postcard’s. Wifvat moved to New York in 1983 to study at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons. In 1987, he co-founded Van Gregory & Norton design studio, specializing in convex mirrors and curtain hardware...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Linen, Wood, Glue
"Fateful Flowers №2" Sculpture 17.5" x 12 "x 13" inch Ed. 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"Fateful Flowers №2" Sculpture 17.5" x 12 "x 13" inch Ed. 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis
2020
Approximate weight 15 lbs
Man. From the Fateful Flowers series:
"I believe that flowers are like people. Flowers come in different colors, shapes, and sizes. Some extremely rare and some very common. They are all beautiful in their own unique way..."
The goal of this project is to reflect the duality of the world.
The artist tries to show the fine line between the terrible and the beautiful. The work is a result of observing the lives of people whose destinies were changed by chance.
This is the story of an explosion preceded by another explosion until the situation becomes understood later. It is about the opportunity to see the beautiful and vice versa. Illusory freedom that you define for yourself, constrained by those restrictions. A person can never be 100 % sure about his life as the red roses can change their delicate velvet petals to the cold metal shine at one point.
A flower is a metaphor for human growth and development.
Freedom depends on the size of the pot, the boundaries of which are determined by the individual.
Nowadays, when the whole planet is isolated due to the pandemic, we want to be free more than ever. In the modern world, thus, binding to a position (rooting) becomes obsolete.
ABOUT ARTIST
Born on 27 May 1985 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. From 2005 to 2011 studied at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, at the Faculty of "Fine Arts" specialty "Easel and monumental sculpture." Now studying postgraduate at Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. Works are in private collections in Ukraine, Israel, Germany, USA, Australia, Finland, Holland, Spain, Belgium, England.
Education
2002‑2005 Faculty of Engineering and Physics (NTU KhPI)
2005‑2011 Easel and monumental sculpture (KSADA)
2012-2016 postgraduate education (KSADA)
Exhibitions
2007-15 City exhibition HONSKHU. Kharkiv.
2007-14 Ukrainian Exhibition KONSKHU. Kyiv.
2008-11 "The maestro and his students", KSADA. Kharkiv (Audience Award 2009)
2008 11 International Triennial of sculpture. Kyiv .
2009 “Male portrait”, gallery KSADA. Kharkiv .
2009 "You get SMS ", Kharkiv ( Grand Prix "The best sculpture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
SOLAR TOTEM
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Astian Rey "SOLAR TOTEM"
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
"Equine Spirit II" Bronze sculpture 23" x 14.5" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Equine Spirit II" Bronze sculpture 23" x 14.5" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Equine Spirit II, 1997
Bronze & Marble
Signed & Dated
Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristic...
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Club
By Kiki Smith
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Club" is a bronze cast sculpture made by Kiki Smith in 1992. The artwork is 33 x 8 x 6 inches and weighs less than 50 lbs. The work is signed and dated, lower middle, "Kiki Smith 19...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Transparent “LIAISON” with 3 links, Cold Casted Hand Finished Resin
Located in Montreux, CH
Transparent resin “Liaison” with 3 links.
Cold casted resin and hand finished.
78 x 30 x 23 cm
Signed Cedric Koukjian
2019 Switzerland
Cedric Koukjian (It...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Mint 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Epoxy Resin
Tall Metallic Palladium Abstract Expressionist Brutalist Totem Sculpture
By Judy Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
Hand built heavily glazed solid ceramic structure by NY artist Judy Engel.
Expressionist style hand built and heavily glazed in a high metallic palladium glaze. Judy's first introduction to this style was the Empire State Plaza in Albany, NY. "In the 1970s, upstate school kids...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Polar Ice Popsicle
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
Jonah & The Whale
Located in Milford, NH
This impressionist wooden sculpture of the biblical story of Jonah & The Whale was done by New Hampshire artist Robert Hughes (1915-2004). Hughes was born in...
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
David Hostetler Semaphore II Bronze Sculpture Abstract Female Pale Gold Frontal
Located in Nantucket, MA
Signature is along the bottom edge of the sculpture. The marble base can be substituted for steel for an outdoor setting. The edition is 1/24 with 2 artist proofs.
Semaphore Woman II...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jörg Immendorf "The Bible" (with a Monkey)", 2006
Located in Berlin, DE
Immendorf's 30 color illustration of the Old/New Testament in connection wit a small sculpture of a monkey with ring are edited in 2006 (one year befor the artist died) by MEDIA VERL...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Other Medium
David Hostetler Wood Female Figurative Sculpture Beige Anasazi Petroglyph
Located in Nantucket, MA
David was tackling the surface on this sculpture- he first tried it rough with deep gouges. No, back to what he did with the maquette- Guardian II. He carved and sanded and the bold ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Leslie Fry, Untitled (Little Cuffed), bronze fantastical sculpture 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
Bronze
Leslie Fry, Untitled (Cuffed 3), bronze 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
Bronze
We Are All In
Located in Lincoln, RI
"We Are All In" is a wall hung sculpture depicting a series of arm/hand outlines overlapping. I was referencing a sports team ritual of standing in a circle before or after a game. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Acrylic
Bronze sculpture "Soulmates II"
By Shray
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Bronze sculpture by a renowned American artist - Shray
Shray continues her exploration of her bronze works using a black patina that recasts her sculpture's impact on negative spac...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Quad-drum : contemporary steel sculpture and home decor
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful contemporary sculpture by Susan Woods. This artwork would be a great addition to any location and a wonderful decor for your home or commercial space.
The sculpture is a...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Vénus
Located in New York, NY
Kyoko SASAÏ
Vénus
2021
Acrylic painting on canvas with interior trim
15 x 5 x 1 in, 38 x 14 x 2.5 cm
Unique Piece
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Kinetic sculpture made from coins "Circle XXXIII" by Kim Seungwoo
By Kim Seungwoo
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Kim Seungwoo is a contemporary Korean sculptor, lives in Seoul, South Korea.
Seungwoo is famous for his sculptures made from coins and buttons. He creates hyper-realistic, life-size...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
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