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Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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Style: Contemporary
YVES KLEIN L'OURS POMPON Limited sculpture includes COA IKB Contemporary Design
YVES KLEIN L'OURS POMPON Limited sculpture includes COA IKB Contemporary Design

YVES KLEIN L'OURS POMPON Limited sculpture includes COA IKB Contemporary Design

By Yves Klein

Located in Madrid, Madrid

L'OURS POMPON - EDITION YVES KLEIN Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Artisanal resin and pigments Edition: 999 (few numbers available, assigned randomly) Size: Plexiglas bell size - 49 ...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Plexiglass, Pigment

After Botero Bull Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 20th Century, Ed. 50
After Botero Bull Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 20th Century, Ed. 50

After Botero Bull Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 20th Century, Ed. 50

By Fernando Botero

Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México

After Fernando Botero – Bull Bronze Sculpture Edition of 50 This beautifully executed bronze sculpture is an After Fernando Botero work, created in faithful homage to the artist’s...

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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Unfolding Dreams 12/25 - Modern Figurative Bronze Iron Metal Wall Sculpture
Unfolding Dreams 12/25 - Modern Figurative Bronze Iron Metal Wall Sculpture

Unfolding Dreams 12/25 - Modern Figurative Bronze Iron Metal Wall Sculpture

By Mireia Serra

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mireia Serra creates sensuous bronze and iron sculptures showing the beauty of snapshots caught in life which are full of emotions and feelings along the life journey. Her metal artw...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Iron

Hajime Sorayama Tyrannosaurus T-rex Cyborg Dinosaur Sculpture in Box Nanzuka
Hajime Sorayama Tyrannosaurus T-rex Cyborg Dinosaur Sculpture in Box Nanzuka

Hajime Sorayama Tyrannosaurus T-rex Cyborg Dinosaur Sculpture in Box Nanzuka

Located in Surfside, FL

Hajime Sorayama (Japan, b. 1947) Medium: PVC (vinyl), silvered chrome resin Dimensions: 60 × 23 × 15 cm Approximately 23.5 x 9 x 6 inches. Produced by APPortfolio and Nanzuka A Tyra...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media

Yearning 3/9 - male, nude, figurative, statuette, bronze sculpture
Yearning 3/9 - male, nude, figurative, statuette, bronze sculpture

Yearning 3/9 - male, nude, figurative, statuette, bronze sculpture

By W.W. Hung

Located in Bloomfield, ON

At once expressive and elegant, William Hung creates dynamic sculptures that explore the human condition. With this intimate piece, cast in a rich bronze, an athlete balances on one ...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Monkey Drip
Monkey Drip

BanksyMonkey Drip, 2019

$2,280Sale Price|20% Off

Monkey Drip

By Banksy

Located in Washington , DC, DC

After Banksy. Special release, only available at the Medicom Toy Exhibition in Tokyo. Produced by Brandalism with Medicom and Sync. Brand new never displayed and comes with the origi...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Lisette II - Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture for Shelf or Table
Lisette II - Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture for Shelf or Table

Lisette II - Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture for Shelf or Table

By Nando Kallweit

Located in Los Angeles, CA

German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with aquiline and a graceful modern appeal. Kallweit is inspired by seemingly disparate cultures; the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Hera II - Modern Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture for Shelf or Table
Hera II - Modern Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture for Shelf or Table

Hera II - Modern Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture for Shelf or Table

By Nando Kallweit

Located in Los Angeles, CA

German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with an elegant and graceful modern appeal. Seemingly disparate cultures inspire Kallweit; the streng...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Botero Small Bird Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 20th Century, Ed. 50
Botero Small Bird Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 20th Century, Ed. 50

Botero Small Bird Bronze Sculpture, Contemporary, 20th Century, Ed. 50

By Fernando Botero

Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México

After Fernando Botero – STANDING BIRD Bronze Sculpture Edition of 50 This beautifully executed bronze sculpture is an After Fernando Botero work, created in faithful homage to t...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Torso of Hercules by Walter Peter Brenner - Bronze sculpture, male torso, nude
Torso of Hercules by Walter Peter Brenner - Bronze sculpture, male torso, nude

Torso of Hercules by Walter Peter Brenner - Bronze sculpture, male torso, nude

By Walter Peter Brenner

Located in Paris, FR

Torso of Hercules is a bronze sculpture made of brown patina made of iron nitrate and wax finish. sculpture by contemporary artist Walter Peter Brenner, dimensions are 38 × 38 × 3 cm...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Pinky" Small Pac-Man Ghost Glass Sculpture
"Pinky" Small Pac-Man Ghost Glass Sculpture

"Pinky" Small Pac-Man Ghost Glass Sculpture

By Dylan Martinez

Located in East Quogue, NY

"Pinky" - Small Glass Pac-Man Ghost Sculpture by Dylan Martinez. Size: 5" h x 4.5" w. Signed on the base by the artist. Each sculpture is unique. These whimsical Pac-Man Ghost scu...

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

"Neighborling Maquette 30" Personified House Structure as Tabletop Sculpture
"Neighborling Maquette 30" Personified House Structure as Tabletop Sculpture

"Neighborling Maquette 30" Personified House Structure as Tabletop Sculpture

By Seth Clark

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece, titled "Neighborling Maquette 30" is an original free-standing sculpture by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through". Clark's deteriorating st...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paper, Acrylic, Resin

Kaws Kubrick Bus Stop Set 1 (KM002)
Kaws Kubrick Bus Stop Set 1 (KM002)

Kaws Kubrick Bus Stop Set 1 (KM002)

By KAWS

Located in Englishtown, NJ

Ready to display super cool Kaws Kubrick Bus Stop Set 1. Released in 2002. Comes complete with 2 mini Kaws figures and bus stop in their original packaging. Figures are stamped with ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Ice Box Miniature Architecture Sculpture, Contemporary, 21st Century
Ice Box Miniature Architecture Sculpture, Contemporary, 21st Century

Ice Box Miniature Architecture Sculpture, Contemporary, 21st Century

By Drew Leshko

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This sculpture titled "Ice Box" is an original artwork by Drew Leshko made of variety of paper, acrylic, wire, pastel. This piece measures approximately 4”h x 3”w x 2.5”d. Drew Lesh...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wire

After Botero - Horizontal Nude Woman Bronze Sculpture
After Botero - Horizontal Nude Woman Bronze Sculpture

After Botero - Horizontal Nude Woman Bronze Sculpture

By Fernando Botero

Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México

After Fernando Botero – RECLINING NUDE Bronze Sculpture Edition of 50 This beautifully executed bronze sculpture is an After Fernando Botero work, created in faithful homage to th...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Patricia by Nando Kallweit.  Bronze Sculpture, Edition of 25
Patricia by Nando Kallweit.  Bronze Sculpture, Edition of 25

Patricia by Nando Kallweit. Bronze Sculpture, Edition of 25

By Nando Kallweit

Located in Coltishall, GB

Patricia is an elegant figurative sculpture of the female form by Nando Kallweit. Modelled on modern postures but with a nod to the importance of heritage through the stylised Egypt...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Running Towards Fear" Hanging figurative sculpture
"Running Towards Fear" Hanging figurative sculpture

"Running Towards Fear" Hanging figurative sculpture

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Running Towards Fear" is an original artwork by Jodi Rice and is made of polypropylene. This piece measures 72" in diameter About the artist: "I strive to create ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Tape

Dancer Bronze Sculpture After Botero, Contemporary, Ed. 50
Dancer Bronze Sculpture After Botero, Contemporary, Ed. 50

Dancer Bronze Sculpture After Botero, Contemporary, Ed. 50

By Fernando Botero

Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México

After Fernando Botero – DANCER BRONZE. Please give us 10 working days to secure your work and ship. Thank you! Bronze Sculpture Edition of 50 This beautifully executed bronze scul...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Allegro Con Brio - contemporary, figurative, acrylic and thread sculpture
Allegro Con Brio - contemporary, figurative, acrylic and thread sculpture

Allegro Con Brio - contemporary, figurative, acrylic and thread sculpture

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This large contemporary clear acrylic sculpture of a piano was inspired by the artist’s love of music. This beautiful and magical piece of modern art is the unique vision of an award-winning author and music lover. Years ago, Ruth Kassinger noticed how sunlight streaming through her living room windows bounced off white walls, through a glass coffee table, and splashed rainbows around the room. When her eyes drifted to the black baby grand piano in the room, she had an epiphany. The idea for a full-scale, transparent piano sculpture filled with colors was born. To create the piano, she worked with a talented team of acrylic glass artisans who created the piano’s body and its keyboard. Using laser technology, thousands of holes were drilled both by computer and by hand to ensure that all of the threads are perfectly parallel. Then, using small acrylic boxes as models, Kassinger spent a year testing various threads to determine spacing and color combinations until they expressed her vision of music. “It takes me months to thread a piano. I use embroidery needles that I manipulate with long-handled surgical forceps. The highly polished, clear acrylic form allows light to flow through the sculpture, illuminating the thousands of multi-hued nylon and French silk threads. The threads change color as you move around the piano and, thanks to an optical phenomenon called moiré, they appear to move as if being played.” Kassinger is best known for her books about science, history, and gardening. As a science writer, she has studied and written about the concepts of transparency and color. As a music lover, Kassinger’s personal experience of listening to music is heightened by a form of synaesthesia where she actually sees colors when she hears music. And, having grown up in a family of craftsmen (her parents had a custom furniture business and she later designed several pieces for her own home), she has the skills to undertake her first sculptural piece: a ‘glass’ piano...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Acrylic Polymer

Large Purple Pac-Man Ghost Glass Sculpture
Large Purple Pac-Man Ghost Glass Sculpture

Large Purple Pac-Man Ghost Glass Sculpture

By Dylan Martinez

Located in East Quogue, NY

Large Purple Glass Pac-Man Ghost Sculpture by Dylan Martinez. Size: 6 x 6.25 x 6.25" Signed on the base by the artist. Each sculpture is unique. These whimsical Pac-Man Ghost scu...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Contemporary figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary figurative sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add figurative sculptures created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including KOBE, Richard MacDonald, Beth Carter, and Evert den Hartog. Frequently made by artists working with Metal, and Bronze and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary figurative sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.5 inches across are also available.