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.
Style: Contemporary
Color: Black
Belle au bois… Aurore, Female Portrait Bust, Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
One-off smoke-fired stoneware sculpture, pigment, copper, steel. 2017-2018.
Dimensions: 45 x 30 x 25 cm.
This sculpture has been exhibited in the Arts et Métiers museum in Paris, fro...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone, Copper, Steel
Contemporary Buddha statue - Green Neon Plexiglass
Located in New York, NY
This Green neon Buddha statue, is 2 layers of laser cut Plexiglas joined together by brass industrial elements.
A unique Buddha sculpture, de...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Gustave Fontaine, Sculptured polychromed Female modelled Head.
Located in brussel, BE
Gustave Fontaine (Etterbeek 1877-1952 Brussels) was a sculptor–painter. He took courses in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode and continued his training at the Academy of Brussels and with the sculptor Julien...
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20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Rearing Horse by Eric Valat - Animal sculpture, Polyester
By Eric Valat
Located in Paris, FR
Polyester sculpture, 2019. 100 cm × 80 cm × 30 cm.
Available colors: white, black, red and blue.
Limited edition of 8 + 4 artist’s proofs.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Polyester
Small bear armchair by Eric Valat - Functional Sculpture, Polyester
By Eric Valat
Located in Paris, FR
Polyester sculpture, 2019. 130 cm × 80 cm × 90 cm. This functional sculpture of wild cat can be used as an armchair.
Available colors: black, red, blue and white.
Limited edition of ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Polyester
Wolf's Dream - Teenager Portrait, Stoneware Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Rêve de loup - avec Gabriel-le (A Wolf's Dream, with Gabriel-le), by contemporary French artist Cécile Raynal.
Smoke-fired stoneware sculpture, base made of three wood boxes, 180 cm...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Press - tall, steam-punk inspired, human face, lead, aluminum and iron sculpture
By Dale Dunning
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This steam-punk inspired metal sculpture incorporates Dunning's mask motif in metal print typeface and a re-purposed cast iron squeeze jolt molding machine. This machine was used to press sand in a flask around a pattern for molds used by foundries. The powerful 6.5 foot tall indoor sculpture...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Nailed It Back - original metallic female form sculpture - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
Shaun Gagg's "Nailed It Back" offers a compelling exploration of form and material, presenting the back side of the female figure through a mesmerizing sculpture crafted entirely fro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Torso 2p (Front) - original metallic female form sculpture - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
Shaun Gagg's "Torso 2p (Front)" presents a striking exploration of form and material, offering a captivating reinterpretation of the female figure through a unique medium: coins. Thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ride the waves
Located in New York, NY
This neon piece is hand blown glass. It is mounted on contoured, clear plexiglas with pre drilled holes for hanging, and comes ready to hang.
This piece is offered in the following c...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Neon Light
White Dance
Located in New York, NY
Marble
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Odyssey - winged figure in boat - outdoor water feature
By Dale Dunning
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Outdoor sculpture in polished aluminum. The figure of a face is constructed from old lead typesetting elements, welded together. A mold is then made and the face - which now acts as...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Eggplomb
Located in Fairfield, CT
Cobalt blue on fiberglass
Edition of 6
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Automotive Paint
Goblets XXIV, Contemporary Wall Sculpture, Conversation Art, Kitchen Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Goblets IX is a signed original wall sculpture made from sweet wrappers by Joanne Tinker of a selection of colourful wine goblets on a black shelved frame.
Additional information:
G...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Foil
"Lioness - Osteospermum", unique, animal sculpture, ceramic, sgraffito technique
Located in CANNES, FR
Unique, original work of art, made 100% of ceramic, hand-signed, siliconized underneath. Original composition of a classical sculpture with a graphic design in sgraffito technique.
...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
Limited Edition Nickel Plated Steel Sculpture "School of Thought"
By Uwe Pfaff
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A limited edition nickel plated, reflective steel sculpture. Edition of 7.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Alexander Ney, 'Goddess' Unique Sculpture, 2019
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Goddess’ by visionary artist Alexander Ney was handcrafted using italian white terra cotta in 2019. Ney began his professional career as a highly productive visual artist, as a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
be you do you for you - neon art work
Located in New York, NY
Mary Jo designs all the neon as a unique piece of artwork. Each piece is hand blown glass and assembled to create a one-of-a-kind piece, which comes completely ready to install. Whit...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Neon Light
Love you more - neon art work
Located in New York, NY
This neon piece is hand blown glass. It is mounted on contoured, clear plexiglas with pre drilled holes for hanging, and comes ready to hang.
This piece is offered in the following c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Neon Light
KAWS Black Along The Way (black KAWS Along The Way companion)
By KAWS
Located in NEW YORK, NY
KAWS Black Along The Way Companion. New and unopened in its original packaging. The KAWS Along The Way figurine is a rendition of the artist's 2013 eighteen-foot wood sculpture originally exhibited at Mary Boone gallery NY. The KAWS Along The Way figurine is a rendition of the artist's 2013 18 foot wood sculpture originally exhibited at Mary Boone gallery NY. Along the Way presents a unique pose for KAWS’s signature Companion characters. KAWS' design features two of his iconic companions leaning on each other for emotional support, hands heavy, and eyes cast downward. Two years later, KAWS supersized the composition, installing an 18-foot-tall wooden version of Along the Way in the lobby of the Brooklyn Museum, which the museum also acquired for its permanent collection. Large scale versions of Along the Way have also been exhibited at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Yorkshire Sculpture Park in England, the Yuz Museum in Shanghai, and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth in Texas.
Medium: Painted Vinyl Cast Resin.
Year: 2019.
10.5 x 9 inches.
New in original box; excellent condition.
From a sold out edition of unknown.
Shipped securely from New York.
KAWS is an American graffiti artist and designer known for his toys, paintings, and prints. Born Brian Donnelly on November 4, 1974 in Jersey City, NJ, KAWS graduated with a BFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York and went on to work in animation. “When your whole art is based on the lettering you choose, you kinda figure out what ones work together. I just liked the shapes of the k, a, w, s,” he explained of his moniker. Having started as a graffiti artist in New York in the early 1990s, KAWS began reworking advertisements in his distinctive style. Pop Art and culture permeate his cartoonish Companion series of figurines, which bear a resemblance to the works of Takashi Murakami. The artist is also known for his large scale public installations, such as 2019’s KAWS: Holiday which was installed in the Hong Kong harbor during Basel Hong Kong. In 2019, THE KAWS ALBUM (2005) sold at auction for a record $14.8 million, breaking his previous record of $2.7 million which was set in 2018. This work is a take on the Beatles' famous 1967 album cover for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, but instead replaced with characters from The Simpsons with the artist's signature Xs drawn across their eyes and skull. After years in the industry, KAWS gained approval from his peers in the street art world and more recently prestige from the museum and gallery worlds. His work today can be found in the collections at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, and the Rosenblum Collection in Paris. KAWS currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
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Home - large, translucent, feathers, representational, glass wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
John Paul Robinson arrays a sequence of feather-like forms in a spiral formation to symbolize the interrelationship between the earth and the galaxy to which we belong. Feather forms...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
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Glass
The ride Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta pastel couple woman
Located in Paris, FR
Unique terracotta sculpture
Signed by the artist
The contemplative creatures of Nili Pincas, of an extreme refinement, invite silence.
This isolation of the sculpted being seizes and soothes, at the same time as it questions.
Are we facing the face of anguish or introspection? The white or purple flesh, with a slightly grainy matte appearance, reveals the infinite sensuality of the artist’s touch...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
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Terracotta
Woman on all fours Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta pastel
Located in Paris, FR
Unique terracotta sculpture
Signed by the artist
The contemplative creatures of Nili Pincas, of an extreme refinement, invite silence.
This isolation of the sculpted being seizes an...
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Terracotta
Narcissus Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta pastel woman totem
Located in Paris, FR
Terracotta unique sculpture
Hand-signed by the artist
The contemplative creatures of Nili Pincas, of an extreme refinement, invite silence.
This isolatio...
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Daphnis Nili Pincas Contemporary art sculpture terracotta pastel woman mythology
Located in Paris, FR
Unique terracotta sculpture
Signed by the artist
The contemplative creatures of Nili Pincas, of an extreme refinement, invite silence.
This isolation of the sculpted being seizes and soothes, at the same time as it questions.
Are we facing the face of anguish or introspection? The white or purple flesh, with a slightly grainy matte appearance, reveals the infinite sensuality of the artist’s touch...
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Secret Garden
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper, Varnish, Found Objects
Have dreams
Located in New York, NY
This neon piece is hand blown glass. It is mounted on contoured, clear plexiglas with pre drilled holes for hanging, and comes ready to hang.
This piece is offered in the following c...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Neon Light
“Basket Ball” - Marble sculpture
By John Bizas
Located in New York, NY
This marble sculpture is hand carved with Carrara Statuario marble!
The Ball is available either with or without the showcase. Also the bottom of the showcase can be made in any col...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Iamfine I am Fine Mixed Media Sculpture Artwork Surreel Animal In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Iamfine I am Fine Mixed Media Sculpture Artwork Surreel Animal In Stock - Size is including black pedestal.
Corjan Nodelijk is a composer and a professional storyteller. The quirky a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
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Mixed Media
Kleuren Colors Colours Mixed Media Sculpture Artwork Animal Surreel In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Kleuren Colors Colours Mixed Media Sculpture Artwork Animal Surreel In Stock
Corjan Nodelijk is a composer and a professional storyteller. The quirky and surreal creatures - mostly ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
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Mixed Media
Paar Pair Mixed Media Sculpture Surreel Animal Bird Dog In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Paar Pair Mixed Media Sculpture Surreel Animal Bird Dog In Stock
Corjan Nodelijk is a composer and a professional storyteller. The quirky and surreal creatures - mostly people or an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
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Mixed Media
David Hostetler Dancer Gold Shiny Flowing Female Woman Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
Dancing Lady in polished bronze is sealed with Glasurit- it never needs to be polished. She is cast from a wood carving of Dancing Lady- an iconic Hostetler form. The dynamic head li...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Jaguar Head I Sculpture Cultivated Marble Casted Wild Animal In Stock
By Chris Tap
Located in Utrecht, NL
Jaguar Head Sculpture Cultivated Marble Casted Wild Animal In Stock
Chris Tap (1973, Amsterdam) attended university where he studied economy and cultural anthropology, before he bec...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
Male Figure Art Glass Wall Sculpture by Karen Ehart Half
Located in Pasadena, CA
Contemporary Modernist Fusion Glass Torso Sculpture Signed by Karen Ehart Half Moon
With an organic, painterly style, Karen Ehart draws her inspiration fro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Carol w/ Gloves by Michael Warrick
Located in Loveland, CO
Carol w/ Gloves by Michael Warrick
20x16x7" aluminum, wall mounted sculpture
Fragment of a portrait with impressions of their interests highlighted across the face.
Shipping price i...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Jonah with Key by Michael Warrick
Located in Loveland, CO
Jonah with Key by Michael Warrick
20x15x4" aluminum, wall mounted sculpture
Fragment of a portrait with impressions of their interests highlighted across the face.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
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Maureen with Booties and Jacket by Michael Warrick
Located in Loveland, CO
Maureen with Booties and Jacket by Michael Warrick
21x14x10" aluminum, wall mounted sculpture
Fragment of a portrait with impressions of their interests highlighted across the face.
...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
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Metal
Kalinda
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed Media from artist studio.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
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Mixed Media
Kim with Flowers by Michael Warrick
Located in Loveland, CO
Kim with Flowers by Michael Warrick
14x17x5" aluminum, wall mounted sculpture
Fragment of a portrait with impressions of their interests highlighted across the face.
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
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Metal
Pin·e·co 003 masked friends; Korean bride mask
Located in MAURS, FR
Pineco number 0003 Original; Wearing a Korean Theater Brides mask
These adorable one-of-a-kind art toys are meticulously crafted, numbered from 0001 to 00050 and are truly unique, sc...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
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Clay, Stoneware, Glaze, Underglaze
Prada Sculpture Lapis Lazuli on Marble Big Blue Art In Stock
By Theo Mackaay
Located in Utrecht, NL
Prada Sculpture Lapis Lazuli on Marble Big Blue Art In Stock
Theo Mackaay (1950)
Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and animals, with a pointer at the primal form. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
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Marble
Deer - figurative, Six Nations Mohawk, animal, LED, aluminum outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The majesty of woodland animals is celebrated in these striking metal sculptures by the Six Nations Mohawk artist Adam Monture. Monture’s beautiful paintings of woodland animals—deer, bears, wolves, turtles, loons and herons were re-imagined as 3-dimensional sculptures hand forged from aluminum. Each animal and bird appears as a ‘double’—one image mirrors the other; the exterior sculpture...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Concrete sculpture of Teddy Bear: 'Black Bear with Gem'
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 hum...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Heron - figurative, Six Nations Mohawk, animal, LED, aluminum outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The majesty of woodland birds and animals is celebrated in these striking metal sculptures by the Six Nations Mohawk artist Adam Monture. Monture’s beautiful paintings of woodland animals—the heron, deer, bears, wolves, turtles, and loons were re-imagined as 3-dimensional sculptures hand forged from aluminum. Each animal and bird appears as a ‘double’—one image mirrors the other; the exterior sculpture...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
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Metal
Bear - figurative, Six Nations Mohawk, animal, LED, aluminum outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The majesty of woodland animals is celebrated in these striking metal sculptures by the Six Nations Mohawk artist Adam Monture. Monture’s beautiful paintings of woodland animals—bears, deer, wolves, turtles, loons and herons were re-imagined as 3-dimensional sculptures hand forged from aluminum. Each animal and bird appears as a ‘double’—one image mirrors the other; the exterior sculpture...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Fire Cone 22-684 - large nature rusted Corten steel outdoor fire pit sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Hand forged from weathering steel Floyd Elzinga’s impressive outdoor sculpture of a pine cone is designed to house logs for a fire. The end of the cone opens easily to allow for logs...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
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Steel
Torero Grande
Located in New York, NY
Anne de Villeméjane's sculptures in bronze, crystal and cement are exhibited in galleries and major art shows in the United States, Europe and the ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
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Resin
"MIS-CROSS" Sculptural Lamp 18.5" x 11" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"MIS-CROSS" Sculptural Lamp 18.5" x 11" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
*** "Mis-Cross" lamp won RedDot award in 2018
MATERIAL: ceramics / foundry work
COLOR: matt white / metal glaze / terracotta
One lampshade.
Lampshade only.
Wires and lightbulb are not included.
Inspired by the image of the Russian Matryoshka doll and Slavic ethnics, MIS-CROSS is a ceramic glazed lamp with cross slots for the light.
MIS-CROSS is the ceramic pendant lamp in the style of NeoEthnics. It immitates the shape of the ancient Slavic toy called "matryoshka". The luminaire...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Julia
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Guillaume Lachapelle’s work combines the real and the imaginary to create miniature environments and scenarios that showcase connections between humans and their everyday worlds. In ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Resin
The Lovers
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Guillaume Lachapelle’s work combines the real and the imaginary to create miniature environments and scenarios that showcase connections between humans and their everyday worlds. In Extrapolations, Lachapelle extracts seemingly mundane mechanical objects from a typical cityscape – such as radiators, fire hydrants, and balconies – and manipulates their appearance by creating 3D printed models that visually oscillate between the magical and the monstrous.
In some of his sculptures, Lachapelle uses photogrammetry – a method that scans a series of two-dimensional photographs or images to create three-dimensional models. While photogrammetry typically enables real-life objects to be accurately reproduced, the artist challenges this paradigm by tampering with the machine’s process, both by accepting the machine’s glitches and by triggering them. When scanning images, the results may not always be what is anticipated, however, for Lachapelle it is about welcoming the unknown. In several examples, he encourages the program to read screenshots of images and extrapolates what should be there, filling in blank data with added images and various shapes. The resulting sculptures are symmetrical and geometric, appearing uncannily familiar like human vertebrae, yet unfamiliar in fantastical abstracted forms. The sculptures merge between two different worlds, bridging human and machine through unexpected adaptations to everyday things.
Extrapolations balances between this duality, ultimately reflecting on the increasing dependency humans have on technology in our everyday world. For Lachapelle, this is especially pertinent in a world where technology is continuously developing. The sculptures highlight the dynamic and everchanging relationship between humans and technology, making us question this reliance on technology.
In this exhibition, Lachapelle also introduces the inclusion of human characters back into his art practice. He places people in unnatural and impossible exchanges with machines and technology. For instance, while in past exhibitions, he has usually tried to conceal the electronic components that make moving pieces...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
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Paint, Resin
Extrapolation 6
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Guillaume Lachapelle’s work combines the real and the imaginary to create miniature environments and scenarios that showcase connections between humans and their everyday worlds. In Extrapolations, Lachapelle extracts seemingly mundane mechanical objects from a typical cityscape – such as radiators, fire hydrants, and balconies – and manipulates their appearance by creating 3D printed models that visually oscillate between the magical and the monstrous.
In some of his sculptures, Lachapelle uses photogrammetry – a method that scans a series of two-dimensional photographs or images to create three-dimensional models. While photogrammetry typically enables real-life objects to be accurately reproduced, the artist challenges this paradigm by tampering with the machine’s process, both by accepting the machine’s glitches and by triggering them. When scanning images, the results may not always be what is anticipated, however, for Lachapelle it is about welcoming the unknown. In several examples, he encourages the program to read screenshots of images and extrapolates what should be there, filling in blank data with added images and various shapes. The resulting sculptures are symmetrical and geometric, appearing uncannily familiar like human vertebrae, yet unfamiliar in fantastical abstracted forms. The sculptures merge between two different worlds, bridging human and machine through unexpected adaptations to everyday things.
Extrapolations balances between this duality, ultimately reflecting on the increasing dependency humans have on technology in our everyday world. For Lachapelle, this is especially pertinent in a world where technology is continuously developing. The sculptures highlight the dynamic and everchanging relationship between humans and technology, making us question this reliance on technology.
In this exhibition, Lachapelle also introduces the inclusion of human characters back into his art practice. He places people in unnatural and impossible exchanges with machines and technology. For instance, while in past exhibitions, he has usually tried to conceal the electronic components that make moving pieces...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Resin
A Second Breath
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Guillaume Lachapelle’s work combines the real and the imaginary to create miniature environments and scenarios that showcase connections between humans and their everyday worlds. In ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
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Paint, Resin
Untitled
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Guillaume Lachapelle’s work combines the real and the imaginary to create miniature environments and scenarios that showcase connections between humans and their everyday worlds. In Extrapolations, Lachapelle extracts seemingly mundane mechanical objects from a typical cityscape – such as radiators, fire hydrants, and balconies – and manipulates their appearance by creating 3D printed models that visually oscillate between the magical and the monstrous.
In some of his sculptures, Lachapelle uses photogrammetry – a method that scans a series of two-dimensional photographs or images to create three-dimensional models. While photogrammetry typically enables real-life objects to be accurately reproduced, the artist challenges this paradigm by tampering with the machine’s process, both by accepting the machine’s glitches and by triggering them. When scanning images, the results may not always be what is anticipated, however, for Lachapelle it is about welcoming the unknown. In several examples, he encourages the program to read screenshots of images and extrapolates what should be there, filling in blank data with added images and various shapes. The resulting sculptures are symmetrical and geometric, appearing uncannily familiar like human vertebrae, yet unfamiliar in fantastical abstracted forms. The sculptures merge between two different worlds, bridging human and machine through unexpected adaptations to everyday things.
Extrapolations balances between this duality, ultimately reflecting on the increasing dependency humans have on technology in our everyday world. For Lachapelle, this is especially pertinent in a world where technology is continuously developing. The sculptures highlight the dynamic and everchanging relationship between humans and technology, making us question this reliance on technology.
In this exhibition, Lachapelle also introduces the inclusion of human characters back into his art practice. He places people in unnatural and impossible exchanges with machines and technology. For instance, while in past exhibitions, he has usually tried to conceal the electronic components that make moving pieces...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Resin
Extrapolation 7
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Guillaume Lachapelle’s work combines the real and the imaginary to create miniature environments and scenarios that showcase connections between humans and their everyday worlds. In ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Resin
The suitor
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Guillaume Lachapelle’s work combines the real and the imaginary to create miniature environments and scenarios that showcase connections between humans and their everyday worlds. In ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Resin
St-Laurent
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Guillaume Lachapelle’s work combines the real and the imaginary to create miniature environments and scenarios that showcase connections between humans and their everyday worlds. In ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Resin
Extrapolation 5
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Guillaume Lachapelle’s work combines the real and the imaginary to create miniature environments and scenarios that showcase connections between humans and their everyday worlds. In ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Resin
The suitor
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Guillaume Lachapelle’s work combines the real and the imaginary to create miniature environments and scenarios that showcase connections between humans and their everyday worlds. In ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Resin
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.
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