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: Gray
French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Magmatisme 07
Located in Paris, IDF
Forged stainless steel
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Standing female figure: 'Acrobate plongeuse'
Located in New York, NY
‘I have created characters since I was a child.
I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture.
I do not have an intellectual proc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Visiteur Boudeur - Monumental Contemporary Resin Outdoor Sculpture
By Mariko
Located in Miami, FL
Mariko’s sculptures are unique and monumental contemporary pieces made of resin and reinforced with an inside metallic structure, finished with a bi-component urethane paint, extreme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Automotive Paint, Polyurethane
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By Peter Olson
Located in New Orleans, LA
[lives & works – Philadelphia, PA ::: b. 1954]
Peter Olson is a Philadelphia-based photographer and ceramicist who creates pieces that chemically and conceptually fuse the two medi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Photographic Film, Ceramic
French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Magmatisme 26
Located in Paris, IDF
Forged steel
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Magmatisme 06
Located in Paris, IDF
Forged stainless steel
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Magmatisme 23
Located in Paris, IDF
Forged steel
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Flame, sculpture by Kerry Green, abstract, silver, black, indoor, outdoor, contem
By Kerry Green
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Flame, sculpture by Kerry Green, abstract, silver, black, indoor, outdoor
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fabricated aluminum, 3 part sculpture limited edition of 100
signed on bottom of base
Since childhood, Kerry Green has always been creative; painting, drawing, sculpting, and sewing. Her family provided her with materials and encouraged her efforts. She literally grew up in her parents’ art galleries, and with them toured the U.S.,
Europe, Mexico, Japan, and New Zealand, seeing museums and visiting artists’ studios. Growing up in Arizona and New Mexico gave her the opportunity to explore the Native reservations there where she has made life-long friendships. Several of her very early influences were Dr. Harry Wood...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pollen Keeper, medium, aluminum, powder coat, sculpture, Navajo, Female, red
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Pollen Keeper, medium, aluminum, powder coat, sculpture, Navajo, Female, red
limited edition sculpture of 12
When the sculpture order has been placed, please allow 4 to 6 weeks for...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
9, 10
By Peter Olson
Located in New Orleans, LA
Vases in various sizes.
From left to right:
9 - 21h x 5w in
10 - 20h x 5w in
[lives & works – Philadelphia, PA ::: b. 1954]
Peter Olson is a Philadelphia-based photographer and c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic, Photographic Film
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By Peter Olson
Located in New Orleans, LA
[lives & works – Philadelphia, PA ::: b. 1954]
Peter Olson is a Philadelphia-based photographer and ceramicist who creates pieces that chemically and conceptually fuse the two medi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Ceramic, Photographic Film
Minding Findings
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Ginette Legaré’s career has largely been concerned with the sensorial qualities of the materiality of everyday objects such as cups, ladles, hand drills, funnels, and faucets. These ...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Flowering Ballerina
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative sculpture titled "Flowering Ballerina" is an original artwork by Debra Broz made of secondhand ceramics and mixed media. The sculpture measu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Ceramic
Carrara Marble "Glitch"
Located in Miami, FL
Coming from a family with a long artistic tradition. Vincent Du Bois accomplished to synthesize both classical background and comtemporary vision. From...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Sweet Dreams" contemporary mixed media textile wall sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
"Sweet Dreams" mixed media, 68 1/2 x 24 1/4 x 8, 2012.
This mixed media textile wall sculpture was done by American fiber artist, Norma Minkowitz (b....
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Thread, Mixed Media
Europe II - Jan Wils 21st Century Contemporary Sculpture Abstract
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This sculpture is made of aluminium, painted in a thick rough layer of red laquer.
Jan Wils is an artist born in the city of Eindhoven, in The Netherlands. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Sculpture of feet: 'La ligne et les pieds'
Located in New York, NY
‘I have created characters since I was a child.
I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture.
I do not have an intellectual proc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Elea - Installation by Giulio Paolini - 2009
Located in Roma, IT
Elea is an original installation realized by the artist Giulio Paolini in 2009.
The artwork consists in a colour lithograph on cut cardboard (33 x 41 cm); a transparent plexiglas pl...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Cement Toem: 'The Tribe #20'
By Ivy Naté
Located in New York, NY
‘The tribe serves as a sacred narrative of a time passed that I have chosen to birth anew. . Each one of my pieces carries the love of thousands, those who came before us and those who will come after.’ –Ivy Naté...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Landende Zwaan Landing Swan Polyester Sculpture In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Landende Zwaan Landing Swan Polyester Sculpture In Stock
Evert den Hartog (born in Groot-Ammers, The Netherlands in 1949) followed his education to be a sculptor at the Rotterdam A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Polyester
Black Marble QR Code
Located in Miami, FL
Coming from a family with a long artistic tradition. Vincent Du Bois accomplished to synthesize both classical background and contemporary vision. From...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Bikkurim Ruff 01", Figurative, Ceramic, Sculpture, Porcelain, Paper Clay Slip
Located in St. Louis, MO
"In my art practice, I integrate colour, drawing and clay to create installation-based artwork. I study the foundation myths of the Dybbuk in Yiddish folklore and reinterpret these traditional stories through a female lens. I also investigate fallen economic and environmental climates in cities where houses have become feral, disappearing behind ivy, trees and Kudzu vines...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Ceramic, Porcelain, Slip, Glaze
Cement Totem Sculpture: 'The Tribe #14'
By Ivy Naté
Located in New York, NY
‘The tribe serves as a sacred narrative of a time passed that I have chosen to birth anew. . Each one of my pieces carries the love of thousands, those who came before us and those who will come after.’ –Ivy Naté...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Crow
By Leo Sewell
Located in Greenwich, CT
Leo Sewell (b. 1945) is an American "found object" artist. His assemblages of recycled material are in over 40 museums and in private collections worldwide.
Sewell was born in Anna...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Ceramic hanging sculpture: 'Hang III'
Located in New York, NY
Kitade’s search for the universal common ground in life, even in conflict. ‘Conflict is part of human nature, there is always a Side A and Side B in life and in this show it is the s...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Paint tube and brush - figurative sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This hyper realistic ceramic sculpture by Tal Sharvit is from her recent body of works. Tal uses her extra ordinary abilities to create these pieces that a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
'Special Catch' stone Shona sculpture figure and fish signed by Chemedu Jemali
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Special Catch' is an original sculpture signed by the Zimbabwean artist Chemedu Jemali. The sculpture presents the head and torso of a figure clutching to a fish, each highly abstra...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Rat Trapper 1 of 3 - life size, male, figurative, narrative resin wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Edgy life size wall sculpture of a somber faced man, with both rat and trap dangling from his neck.
(b.1989, Kingston, ON) Nicholas Crombach graduated from OCAD University’s Sculpt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Wild Turkey
Located in Philadelphia, PA
'Wild Turkey' is an original watercolor and layered hand-cut paper artwork by Nayan and Vaishali measuring 8”h x 8”w framed
.
Vaishali is an illustrator a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Balloon Swan (Magenta)
By Jeff Koons
Located in Calabasas, CA
Artist: Jeff Koons
Title: Balloon Swan (Magenta)
Year: 2019
Medium: Porcelain with magenta chromatic coating
Dimensions:
9 1/2 × 6 3/8 × 8 1/4 in (24.1 ×...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Six Sided Piece Side 3
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The concrete works of David Umemoto stand as studies about volume. At the juncture of sculpture and architecture, these miniature pieces evoke temporary buildings or monuments standi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Georgian Contemporary Sculpture by Erekle Tsuladze - Angel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artificial stone & stainless steel
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Stainless Steel
The Deranged
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Rendered in fine detail, a steel rendering of a straight jacket with shirt and tie is carried upwards by colorful balloons in this provocative sculptur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Cement Totem: 'The Tribe #33'
By Ivy Naté
Located in New York, NY
‘The tribe serves as a sacred narrative of a time passed that I have chosen to birth anew. . Each one of my pieces carries the love of thousands, those who came before us and those w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Wall sculpture of seated figure in box frame: Garcon sage dans une boîte
Located in New York, NY
‘I have created characters since I was a child.
I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture.
I do not have an intellectual proc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Ma maison ; Conserve 7
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Born in 1980 in Sainte-Émelie de l’Énergie, Karine Giboulo lives and works in Montreal. Since early 2000, she has been creating work in a variety of media from paintings and works on...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ceramic
Pensando
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sculpture by Felipe Castaneda. "Pensando" is a contemporary figurative white marble sculpture by Mexican artist Felipe Castaneda. The artwork is signed in the lower right, " F. Cas...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Cement Totem: 'The Tribe #26'
By Ivy Naté
Located in New York, NY
‘The tribe serves as a sacred narrative of a time passed that I have chosen to birth anew. . Each one of my pieces carries the love of thousands, those who came before us and those w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Cement Totem: 'The Tribe #25'
By Ivy Naté
Located in New York, NY
‘The tribe serves as a sacred narrative of a time passed that I have chosen to birth anew. . Each one of my pieces carries the love of thousands, those who came before us and those who will come after.’ –Ivy Naté...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Vanities
Located in Miami, FL
Coming from a family with a long artistic tradition. Vincent Du Bois accomplished to synthesize both classical background and contemporary vision. From...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Innocence" white porcelain lace brassiere with red roses wall installation
Located in New York, NY
16"x18" variable dimensions. This contemporary ceramic wall installation depicts a hand sculpted white porcelain, pressed lace bra, with red...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Kop in de Wolken Head in the Clouds Polyester Cortensteel Coating Sculpture
Located in Utrecht, NL
Kop in de Wolken Head in the Clouds Polyester Cortensteel Coating Sculpture
Evert den Hartog (born in Groot-Ammers, The Netherlands in 1949) followed his education to be a sculptor ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Polyester
Our Pathetic Perspective
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Rendered in fine detail, a steel rendering of horse blinders is carried upwards by glossy red balloons in this provocative sculpture by Derya Ozparlak. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
'Grandmother' original signed Shona stone sculpture by Colleen Madamombe
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Grandmother' is an original black serpentine sculpture by the celebrated second generation Shona artist Colleen Madamombe. The sculpture presents a character common to Madamombe's work: a woman with a round face and wearing a billowing, layered dress. Here, a woman leans on her cane, suggesting her old age. The imagery reminds of Madamombe's larger themes of womanhood, sisterhood, and matrilineage. As is so desired of her work, this sculpture is a play in texture: their faces and hands are polished and smooth, which is juxtaposed with the rough-hewn surfaces of the clothing and hair.
black serpentine
28 x 15 x 10 inches
Signed along the base on the reverse
Acquired directly from the artist (C-51)
Excellent condition with no chips or signs of wear
Colleen Madamombe (1964–2009) was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. Considered to be among the finest new talents from Zimbabwe, she won the award of Best Female Artist of Zimbabwe three years in a row, and became an established figure of the Second Generation of Zimbabwean stone...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Whaea- The Matriarch, ceramic figurative sculpture, female, clay, Maori woman
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Whaea- The Matriarch, ceramic figurative sculpture, female, clay, Maori woman
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Georgian Contemporary Sculpture by Erekle Tsuladze - Walk
Located in Paris, IDF
Artificial stone & stainless steel
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Stainless Steel
Mystery Friends
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative sculpture titled "Mystery Friends" is an original artwork by Debra Broz made of secondhand ceramics and mixed media. The individual sculptures measure 3.5"h x 2.5"w x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Ceramic
Stephanie Todhunter, Ellie, Mixed Media, 2019
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Stephanie Todhunter
Title: Ellie
Year: 2019
Size: 8.5"x7"x4"
Material: Plaster of Paris found objects, Spray Paint, alcohol inks
Each piec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Found Objects, Ink
Cement Totem: 'The Tribe #23'
By Ivy Naté
Located in New York, NY
‘The tribe serves as a sacred narrative of a time passed that I have chosen to birth anew. . Each one of my pieces carries the love of thousands, those who came before us and those w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Cement Totem: 'The Tribe #22'
By Ivy Naté
Located in New York, NY
‘The tribe serves as a sacred narrative of a time passed that I have chosen to birth anew. . Each one of my pieces carries the love of thousands, those who came before us and those w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Magmatisme 04
Located in Paris, IDF
Forged steel
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Carrara Marble "Covid"
Located in Miami, FL
Coming from a family with a long artistic tradition. Vincent Du Bois accomplished to synthesize both classical background and comtemporary vision. From...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Ma maison ; Conserve 4
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Born in 1980 in Sainte-Émelie de l’Énergie, Karine Giboulo lives and works in Montreal. Since early 2000, she has been creating work in a variety of media from paintings and works on...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ceramic
Cement Totem: 'The Tribe #30'
By Ivy Naté
Located in New York, NY
‘The tribe serves as a sacred narrative of a time passed that I have chosen to birth anew. . Each one of my pieces carries the love of thousands, those who came before us and those who will come after.’ –Ivy Naté...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media
Go Easy
By Lydia Ricci
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This still life sculpture titled "Go Easy" is an original artwork by Lydia Ricci made of scrap materials. The piece measures 4”h by 8.5”w by 2”d.
Lydia Ricci is a graduate of Carneg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glue, Found Objects
Cubic Geometry TWELVE:5 OXIDIZED
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The concrete works of David Umemoto stand as studies about volume. At the juncture of sculpture and architecture, these miniature pieces evoke temporary buildings or monuments standi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Ma maison ; Conserve 21
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Born in 1980 in Sainte-Émelie de l’Énergie, Karine Giboulo lives and works in Montreal. Since early 2000, she has been creating work in a variety of media from paintings and works on...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ceramic
Ma maison ; Conserve 22
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Born in 1980 in Sainte-Émelie de l’Énergie, Karine Giboulo lives and works in Montreal. Since early 2000, she has been creating work in a variety of media from paintings and works on...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ceramic
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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