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Medium: Found Objects
"Mystery Friends" Deconstructed and Reimagined Secondhand Ceramic Figurines
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 Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Found Objects

"Chimaera: White #2", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Chimaera: White #2" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, and PVA. This piece measures 3”h x 3”w x 2.5”d and ships with the pictu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Mica, Organic Material, Acrylic

"Chimaera: Green #17", Reconstructed egg sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Chimaera: Green #12" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, and PVA. This piece measures 3.5”h x 2.5”w x 2.5”d and ships with the ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Mica, Organic Material, Acrylic

"Chimaera: Green #13", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Chimaera: Green #13" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, and PVA. This piece measures 3.5”h x 2.5”w x 2.5”d and ships with the ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Mica, Organic Material, Acrylic

"Cornbread In The Netherlands 2021 Shield", Acrylic on Street Sign, Graffiti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This artwork titled "Cornbread In The Netherlands 2021 Shield" is an original artwork by Cornbread made of acrylic paint on a retired Amsterdam street sign. The piece measures 80cm /...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic

"Historique / Sacree" [Historical / Sacred]
Located in Astoria, NY
Paul Jenkins (American, 1923-2012) "Historique / Sacree" [Historical / Sacred], Found Object Art Sculpture, 1996, collaged book mounted on plaster and wood base, signed and dated to ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Paper, Found Objects, Newsprint

"Diptych: Egg Bag & Insect Net" framed found object assemblage, hanging maquette
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Diptych: Egg Bag & Insect Net" is an original artwork made from beeswax, quail eggs, mica, plastic, copper, linen, and silverpoint, mounted ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Copper

"Chimaera: Green #15", reconstructed egg sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Chimaera: Green #15" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, and PVA. This piece measures 2.25”h x 2”w x 2”d and ships with the pic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Mica, Organic Material, Acrylic

"NOCTURNE" Assemblage, Acrylic paint and found object
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "NOCTURNE" is an original artwork by Jim Houser and is made of acrylic paint and assembled foud objects. This piece measures approx. 12.5”h x 9.5”w x 7”d and is fre...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic

"Day in the Life: Green #49", Reconstructed egg sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "This piece titled "Day in the Life: Chimaera #12" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshell, mica, and acrylic. This piece measures 4”h x 2.5...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Acrylic, Mica, Organic Material

Coin Cunt XXXVIII
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Coin Cunt XXXVIII" is an original artwork made from kiss-lock coin purses and thread by Suzanna Scott. This piece measures approx. 4"x4", size varies Suzanna Scot...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Found Objects

"Chimaera: Green #11", Reconstructed egg sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Chimaera: Green #11" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, and PVA. This piece measures 2.5”h x 2”w x 2”d ands with the pictured ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Mica, Organic Material, Acrylic

"Day in the Life: Green #90", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Day in the Life: Green #90" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshell, mica, and acrylic. This piece measures 4”h x 2.5”w x 2.5”d, and is shi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Acrylic, Mica, Organic Material

"Candy Everybody Wants", Found object assemblage, Reconstructed eggs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Candy Everybody Wants" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from repaired quail eggs, mica, and acrylic (vintage candy dispenser...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Mica, Organic Material

"Chimaera: Green #14", Reconstructed egg sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Chimaera: Green #14" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, and PVA. This piece measures 2.75”h x 2”w x 2”d and ships with the pic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Mica, Organic Material, Acrylic

"Egg Canoes: Duck #9-11", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "SEgg Canoes: Duck #9-11" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshell, mica, 3-D printed PETG, acrylic, pine. This piece measures 4”h x 10”w x 2...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Acrylic, Mica

"Expecting to Fly", Found Object assemblage, reconstructed egg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Expecting to Fly" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from 30 repaired chicken eggs, brass, rubber, steel, plastic, and mica. This piece measures app...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Steel

"Chimaera: White #1", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Chimaera: White #1" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, and PVA. This piece measures 3.5”h x 2.5”w x 2.5”d and ships with the p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Mica, Organic Material, Acrylic

"Chimaera: Green #7", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Chimaera: Green #12" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, and PVA. This piece measures 3.5”h x 2.5”w x 2.5”d and ships with the ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Mica, Organic Material, Acrylic

"Fault Lines: Bantam #B7", reconstructed egg sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Fault Lines: Bantam #B7" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, and PVA. This piece measures 2”h x 1.5”w x 1.5”d and ships with th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Mica, Organic Material, Acrylic

"Chimaera: Green #8", reconstructed egg sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Chimaera: Green #8" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, and PVA. This piece measures 2.75”h x 2”w x 2”d and ships with the pict...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Mica, Organic Material, Acrylic

"Lisa's Trip", Abstract Patterns, Geometric Abstraction, Woodcut Monoprint
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Lisa's Trip" is an original piece by Alexis Nutini and is made from a woodcut monoprint mounted on panel. This piece measures 14.5"h x 19"w. Born in Mexico City,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Panel, Monoprint, Woodcut

"Day in the Life: Chimaera #16", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Day in the Life: Chimaera #16" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshell, mica, and acrylic. This piece measures 4”h x 2.5”w x 2.5”d, and is ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Glue, Found Objects, Acrylic, Mica, Organic Material

"Oldies Swing", Abstract Patterns, Geometric Abstraction, Woodcut, Monoprint
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Oldies Swing" is an original piece by Alexis Nutini and is made from a woodcut and and found object stencil monoprint mounted on panel. This piece measures 19"h x ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Wood Panel, Monoprint, Woodcut

Coin Cunt XLII
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Coin Cunt XLI" is an original artwork made from kiss-lock coin purses and thread by Suzanna Scott. This piece measures approx. 4"x4", size varies Suzanna Scott is...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Found Objects

Scottie
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 Annap...
Category

2010s Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Get Free
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fabric work titled "Get Free" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand embroidery and photographs on paper. The piece measures 13”h by 13”w framed. Kelly Kozma is a m...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Found Objects

"CELLAR MUSIC" Wall hanging assemblage by Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "CELLAR MUSIC" is an original artwork by Jim Houser and is made of assembled objects. This piece measures approximately 9.5”h x 8”w x 5.5”...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic

Small Fruit Press
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "Small Fruit Press" is an original artwork by Ulla-Stina Wikander made of needlepoint embroidery and vintage object. This piece measu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Thread, Found Objects

Diptych: Quiver & Multi-Cut Tool
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Diptych: Quiver & Multi-Cut Tool" is an original artwork made from Mixed media: #11 steel blades, sinew, copper, and hardwoods (Multi-Cut Tool). Horsehair, plastic vials, sinew, copper, brass, hardwoods (Quiver) by Katie VanVliet. This piece measures 24"h x 60"w x 7"d. Katie VanVliet (she/her) is a sculptor and printmaker practicing from her home studio in Elkins Park...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Copper, Steel

"Persian Spaniels" Repurposed Vintage Ceramic Cat and Dog, Artist Recreation
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This figurative sculpture titled "Persian Spaniels" is an original artwork by Debra Broz made of secondhand ceramics and mixed media. The sculptures measure...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Found Objects

Jabón Azul. From The Composition with Tools series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The “Composition with Tools” series engages observers with quirky and playful truisms, gently leading them toward deeper reflections. Jose Ricardo Contreras...
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2010s Abstract Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Found Objects, Acrylic, Oil

Grounding
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "Grounding" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of punched paper and photographs hand-stitched together with embroidery thread...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Ten Milkweed Pods
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Ten Milkweed Pods" is an original artwork made from Plaster, acrylic paint pens, milk, relief on mulberry paper, and silverpoint, moun...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Found Objects, Acrylic, Mulberry Paper

Right On
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fabric work titled "Right On" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand embroidery and collage on rag paper. The piece measures 13”h by 13”w framed. Kelly Kozma is a m...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Found Objects

Coin Cunt XXVII
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original navy blue sculpture from Suzanna Scott's ongoing "Coin Cunt" series made from a kisslock coin purse and thread. The piece measures approximately 4in x 4in. ABOU...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Found Objects

Cutting Machine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "Cutting Machine" is an original artwork by Ulla-Stina Wikander made of needlepoint embroidery and vintage object. This piece measures approximately approx. 11....
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Thread, Found Objects

"Internal Release" Abstract Relief Sculpture
Located in Soquel, CA
"Internal Release" Abstract Relief Sculpture. Carved sculpture and painting by Mickey "Kano" Kane (American, 20th century). This large-scal...
Category

1990s Other Art Style Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Found Objects, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Handmade Paper

Iron Candle
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Iron Candle" is an original needlepoint embroidery and vintage object artwork measuring approx. 9"h x 5"w x 4.5"d made by Ulla-Stina Wikander. Ulla-Stina...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Found Objects

"An Exact Record Of How It Happened", Green, Red, and White Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This free-standing sculpture titled "An Exact Record Of How It Happened" is an original artwork by Jedediah Morfit made of plaster, paint, wax, thermoplastic, epoxy, wood, rope. This piece measures 33.25"h x 10"w x 14"d. BIO Jedediah Morfit received his MFA in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2005, where he was awarded the Sylvia Leslie Herman Young Scholarship and the Award Of Excellence. He was a Fellow at the Center For Emerging Visual Artists from 2007-2009, and received a New Jersey Council On the Arts Fellowship for sculpture in 2009. He received the Louise Kahn Award for Sculpture from the Woodmere Art Museum in 2006, and was awarded the Dexter Jones Award for Bas Relief from the National Sculpture Society in 2011 and 2012. In 2013, he was commissioned to create a series of new work for Artlantic:Wonder, which was named one of the 50 best...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Plaster, Paint, Wax, Epoxy Glue, Found Objects

New Address
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fabric work titled "New Address" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand embroidery and photographs on paper. The piece measures 13”h by 13”w framed. Kelly Kozma is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Found Objects

Soft Swirl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fibers, drawing, and sculptural work titled "Soft Swirl" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand-embroidery, colored pencil, and acrylic paint on paper. The artist us...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Found Objects

Squeaking By
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fabric work titled "Squeaking By" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand embroidery and photographs on paper. The piece measures 13”h by 13”w framed. Kelly Kozma is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Found Objects

Dead of Night
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This fabric work titled "Dead of Night" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of hand embroidery on paper. The piece measures 13”h by 13”w framed. Kelly Kozma is a mixed media ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Found Objects

"Flowering Ballerina" Artist-Repaired and Remixed Ceramic Sculptures
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Found Objects

The Florist, Free Standing Indoor Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kay Ritter Title: Florist Medium: Papier-mache with metal watering can, glasses, papier-mache flowers Year: 1995 Size: 57 x 24 x 14 in. (...
Category

1980s Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Packing, 2017, paintings on both sides of reclaimed attaché case, sculpture
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Packing" (2017) by Ru8icon1 Acrylic on reclaimed attaché case, figurative paintings on both sides of vintage briefcase
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2010s Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Found Objects

"Close Enough", Hand-Cut Paper Towel Sculpture, Text, Found Object, White
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This white wall-hanging artwork titled "Close Enough" is an original artwork by Rosa Leff made of hand-cut paper towel. This piece measures 12"h x 12"w fra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Offerings
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-hanging sculpture titled "Offerings" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of credit card offer envelopes & assorted paper, hand-stitched together with embroidery thre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Paper, Found Objects

"ELLA" Assemblage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"ELLA" is an original assemblage artwork by Jim Houser measuring 10" x 10". Jim Houser was born in 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the city where he currently resides. He is a s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Acrylic

"WAXED", Miniature paper and found object sculpture, rusted van, camper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This miniature paper sculpture titled "WAXED" is an original artwork by Drew Leshko made of inkjet prints, basswood, pastels, plastic, miniature flag on toy car. The artist is able to achieve the look of rust with his technique, in this sculpture featuring a VW van...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

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Plastic, Wood, Pastel, Found Objects, Inkjet

"Mind Your Manner" Abstract Relief Sculpture
Located in Soquel, CA
"Mind Your Manner" Abstract Relief Sculpture. Carved sculpture and painting by Mickey "Kano" Kane (American, 20th century). This large-scal...
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1990s Outsider Art Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Handmade Paper, Found Objects

Assembler Naranja N°1 and N°2. Abstract Mixed Media Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
For many, rusty materials, pieces of glass or plastic fragments are not rubbish that should be left in the trash can.Finkelman's creative sensitivity has made these materials irrepla...
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2010s Minimalist Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Margaret Roleke, Pop pop, 2018, spent shot gun shells, wire, zipties, steel box
Located in Darien, CT
Margaret Roleke has created the sculpture “Pop,pop” specifically for the Las Gravitas exhibition at ODETTA. The title refers both to the fun and colorful hues of the piece that pop ...
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2010s Pop Art Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Wire

Milo - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycling
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Aparici's work is characterized by simplicity, since most of his pieces bring together few elements, resulting in very elegant compositions with simple lines, which together with his...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Assembler Violeta N: 3, and N: 1. Abstract Mixed Media Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
For many, rusty materials, pieces of glass or plastic fragments are not rubbish that should be left in the trash can.Finkelman's creative sensitivity has made these materials irrepla...
Category

2010s Minimalist Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Assembler Violeta N° 1, 2 and 3 .Abstract Mixed Media Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
For many, rusty materials, pieces of glass or plastic fragments are not rubbish that should be left in the trash can.Finkelman's creative sensitivity has made these materials irrepla...
Category

2010s Minimalist Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Conny Goelz Schmitt "Flaming Buttress" Vintage Book Parts Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
"I create geometric collages, assemblages and sculptures with vintage book parts. My work is a never-ending story where I play with deconstruction and reconstruction, and changing di...
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2010s Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Ziggy - 21st Century, Contemporary Sculpture, Figurative, Recycling
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Aparici's work is characterized by simplicity, since most of his pieces bring together few elements, resulting in very elegant compositions with simple lines, which together with his...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

Conny Goelz Schmitt "Elsewhere in Space" Vintage Book Parts Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
"I create geometric collages, assemblages and sculptures with vintage book parts. My work is a never-ending story where I play with deconstruction and reconstruction, and changing di...
Category

2010s Contemporary Found Objects Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects

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Find a wide variety of authentic Found Objects sculptures available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add sculptures created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange, blue, pink, purple and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Katie VanVliet, Kat Flyn, Kelly Kozma, and Ulla-Stina Wikander. Frequently made by artists working in the Contemporary, Abstract, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Found Objects sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.12 inches across are also available

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