Found Objects Sculptures

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...

John Petrey’s Shaman is a striking mixed-media sculpture that merges mythology, ritual, and contemporary artistry. The figure wears a robe of richly patterned patchwork, assembled fr...

"Trans Youth - Body of a boy/girl, mind of a monster, soul of an unearthly thing. Prejudice against transgender people is widespread." KAT FLYN is a self-taught assemblage artist working presently out of San Diego. She began her career as a costume designer in Southern California. Over the years she amassed a trove of artifacts and collectables which she began using to create assemblage art in the 1990’s. In 2000 she sold her business and moved to Cuyamaca, a remote community in the mountains outside of San Diego to devote herself exclusively to her artwork. In 2003 her work was interrupted when the Cedar Fire swept through San Diego county and destroyed the forest, her home & studio along with almost all of her collections and works of art. Following the fire she relocated to San Francisco, where she spent a decade concentrating on her art in her studio in SOMA and exhibiting at galleries in the Bay Area. In 2015 she returned to San Diego and now works out of her studio in La Jolla, exhibiting there and in Los Angeles. Kat Flyn refers to herself as an Assemblage Sculptor and her works as Political Art or Protest Art. She separates herself from other assemblage artists in that she only employs “saved” as opposed to “found” objects in her work; and her pieces always have a political or cultural narrative to them rather than being surreal or abstract. She also constructs or refashions many of the pieces which she uses in her art, for example she turns a soft drink box...

Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...

It is a sign of an unhealthy society when fringe personalities are increasingly found not on the fringe but in its mainstream. They bring with them ignorance, prejudice, and irration...

Artist Commentary: Abstract forms emerge from remembrances of disco dancing, Earth Wind & Fire, darkness, heat, perspiration and glitz. Materials are twisted into ambiguous shapes, s...

ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...

KAT FLYN is a self-taught assemblage artist working presently out of San Diego. She began her career as a costume designer in Southern California. Over the years she amassed a trove of artifacts and collectables which she began using to create assemblage art in the 1990’s. In 2000 she sold her business and moved to Cuyamaca, a remote community in the mountains outside of San Diego to devote herself exclusively to her artwork. In 2003 her work was interrupted when the Cedar Fire swept through San Diego county and destroyed the forest, her home & studio along with almost all of her collections and works of art. Following the fire she relocated to San Francisco, where she spent a decade concentrating on her art in her studio in SOMA and exhibiting at galleries in the Bay Area. In 2015 she returned to San Diego and now works out of her studio in La Jolla, exhibiting there and in Los Angeles. Kat Flyn refers to herself as an Assemblage Sculptor and her works as Political Art or Protest Art. She separates herself from other assemblage artists in that she only employs “saved” as opposed to “found” objects in her work; and her pieces always have a political or cultural narrative to them rather than being surreal or abstract. She also constructs or refashions many of the pieces which she uses in her art, for example she turns a soft drink box...

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 ...

assemblage sculpture: old wood mantle clock box refashioned to resemble a Morocco Riad mansion, 6 antique painted skittles pins, antique photo with ...

assemblage sculpture: painted wood building refashioned out of an old seed box, constructed old wood toy boat to resemble the Ark, vintage carved & painted an...

assemblage sculpture: wood stadium-like stands with 13 hand-carved & painted people, 1 resin & wood figure, painted reversible wood carnival game clown with one side a smile and the reverse a frown, hand-painted wood flag...

"With the Supreme Court's repeal of Roe v. Wade many women & girls now have to travel across state lines to exercise their reproductive rights." KAT FLYN is a self-taught assemblage artist working presently out of San Diego. She began her career as a costume designer in Southern California. Over the years she amassed a trove of artifacts and collectables which she began using to create assemblage art in the 1990’s. In 2000 she sold her business and moved to Cuyamaca, a remote community in the mountains outside of San Diego to devote herself exclusively to her artwork. In 2003 her work was interrupted when the Cedar Fire swept through San Diego county and destroyed the forest, her home & studio along with almost all of her collections and works of art. Following the fire she relocated to San Francisco, where she spent a decade concentrating on her art in her studio in SOMA and exhibiting at galleries in the Bay Area. In 2015 she returned to San Diego and now works out of her studio in La Jolla, exhibiting there and in Los Angeles. Kat Flyn refers to herself as an Assemblage Sculptor and her works as Political Art or Protest Art. She separates herself from other assemblage artists in that she only employs “saved” as opposed to “found” objects in her work; and her pieces always have a political or cultural narrative to them rather than being surreal or abstract. She also constructs or refashions many of the pieces which she uses in her art, for example she turns a soft drink box...

Medium: very old hand-carved bat, old handmade ball, hand-carved wood toy plane, Old wood handmade toolbox, one photo of young men gathered to play baseball ...

Eric Rhein “Fig. 9.4” 1998 Signed, verso Wire, paper, and found objects 19 x 17.5 x 3 inches (48.3 x 44.5 x 7.6 cm), framed This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

Eric Rhein “Milky Way” 2006 Signed, verso Wire, paper, and found objects 17 x 24 x 2 inches (43.2 x 61 x 7.6 cm), framed This work is offered by CLAMP i...

Miquel Aparici's work is characterised by simplicity, since most of his pieces bring together few elements, resulting in very elegant compositions with simple lines, which together w...

Medium: Unusual antique racist carnival baseball toss game-head of racist stereotype Mexican man (hat knocks off when hit with ball), Wall constructed of wood with acrylic paintings & drawings of Mexican asylum seekers and Gandhi's shadow, vintage metal toy...

medium: reclaimed button-down shirts on birch plywood panel Born in 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio, CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL received his Masters of Arts (Fine Art) from London’s Chelsea Co...

medium: reclaimed button-down shirts on birch plywood panel Born in 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio, CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL received his Masters of Arts (Fine Art) from London’s Chelsea Co...

medium: reclaimed button-down, wire, floral tape, brass vase Born in 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio, CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL received his Masters of Arts (Fine Art) from London’s Chelsea C...

"High art and low culture need each other to renew their vitality-- without each to enhance the other, both would full flat." Donald Kuspit, American Ceramics, Jan/Feb 1999 Artis...

Machine Gun Guitar This sculpture created by Ken Butler is part guitar part machine gun. (the gun is a toy). It is made in the spirit of absurdity many surrealists embraced using fou...

Troy Abbott is a multidisciplinary artist working in digital media. His work has been exhibited in the United States and Europe and is in many Private Collections around the world. T...

Sharon Brooks, the imaginative creator of the mixed media assemblage sculpture "Too Much Tea," describes it as a whimsical and delightful artwork. The centerpiece of this piece is a silver tray, cleverly supported by pounded silver cones that securely hold a wooden plate in place through drilled holes. This arrangement not only provides stability but also adds a touch of resilience to the sculpture. In her creative manipulation, Brooks has added a playful twist by incorporating the head of a doll sitting atop a teapot. It appears as if the doll is emerging from the teapot, with her arms playfully sticking out of the snout. This unique concept adds a sense of charm and intrigue to the artwork, reinventing the traditional tea-serving experience. The sculpture is further enhanced by the presence of multiple trays...

Created with colored thumb tacks

Dario Tironi is the artist that evades the classic canons of Besharat Gallery's sculptures. But we could not remain indifferent to his fantastic, incredi...

Mia Scarpa (American, b. 1997) "Paradise City" Mixed Media Sculpture, 2022. 59.5" H x 18.25" W x 7.25" D. Provenance: From a Los Angeles Collection. Exhibitions: Thinkspace, Glend...

Manuele Bernardi was born in 1959 in Saint-Tropez. She lives and works in Roussillon, in the south of France. After completing studies at the Roederer Academy in Paris, she completed...

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...

Artist Commentary: An interactive hybrid of social experiment and sculptural object, envelopes the sitter into it’s cushiony softness, referencing a Victorian courting chair...

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...

An original conceptual blown glass wall sculpture by American artist Roberley Bell. IN CURRENT SHOW The Corridors Gallery at Hotel Henry Fall Show Untitled (double dip...

Artist Commentary: Paired with "Conversation Piece (erect)" this work was inspired by childhood memories of formal dinner parties in our split-leve...

An original concrete and found object sculpture by American contemporary artist Jonathan Casey.

Each of the works is 14" x 16" x 1". They are meant to be hung together either vertically or horizontally. Diane Baker is a mixed media and fiber-related sculptor working out o...

Diane Baker is a mixed media and fiber-related sculptor working out of Buffalo, NY. She has exhibited throughout the United States and in Canada and is included in several public and...

Artist Commentary: Remembering formal dinners my mother would arrange in our modest midwestern, suburban home, this piece and it's companion, Conversation Piece...

This cello sculpture created by Ken Butler is part cello mannequin dress form torso. It is made in the spirit of absurdity many surrealists embraced using f...

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...

This sculpture designed by Ken Butler is part violin part swim fin. It is made in the spirit of absurdity many surrealists embraced using found objects in functional scenarios. Ken ...

This acoustic guitar sculpture created by Ken Butler is part guitar part vintage film-reel case. It is made in the spirit of absurdity many surrealists embraced using found objects i...

Nir Adoni's metal vessels sculptures have become his signature art and are displayed in public buildings around the world. We are offering limited editions ...

Artist Commentary: This soft, pepto-bismol pink sculpture intertwined around a found traditional lamp and wrapped around the table it is sitting on reminded me of people who are look...

Miquel Aparici's sculptures are surprising assemblages made from old objects that had other uses in the past, and which the artist recovers and uses in a creative and ingenious way. ...

A sculpture by David Mach. "Matchstick Head" is a small sculpture executed in matchsticks & depicting an abstracted mask by contemporary artist David Mach.

Kathleen Vance, “Traveling Landscape, "Golden Interior” found case, artificial foliage, resin, paint (12.5”x5”x8”) 2022 Kathleen Vance is an environmental artist who creates sculptures and installations that connect people to local aspects of nature that are overlooked or under-appreciated. Vance received her B.F.A. from Pratt Institute and her M.F.A. from Hunter College in sculpture. She has received numerous grants and awards for her artwork including: a travel grant to research the geo-thermal regions of Iceland, a grant from the Puffin foundation for public sculpture, a development grant from Aljira, Center for Contemporary Art in conjunction with the Creative Capital Foundation, and a grant from the Brooklyn Arts council which aided the development and implementation of an outdoor community based art project in East New York. Ms. Vance was artist in resident in Berlin, Germany, presenting a workshop on environmental arts in connection with the Grunewald Parks Department in Germany. Her sculptural installations have been featured at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville, the Orlando Museum of Art, the Weatherspoon Art Museum, the Peeler Art Center, the Weisman Art Museum, the Brandywine River Museum of Art, the Bruce Museum, the Ellen Noel Art Museum, Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden, the Hillwood Art Museum, VOLTA New York, PULSE New York and Miami, and EXPO Chicago, as well as many private and public institutions. Kathleen Vance has exhibited extensively in New York and internationally and continues to live and work in New York. Kathleen Vance Artist Statement, “Traveling Landscapes” With the series “Traveling Landscapes” Vance creates miniature landscapes inside vintage suitcases and trunks...

Kathleen Vance, “Traveling Landscape, "Golden Interior” found case, artificial foliage, resin, paint (12.5”x5”x8”) 2022 Kathleen Vance is an environmental artist who creates sculptures and installations that connect people to local aspects of nature that are overlooked or under-appreciated. Vance received her B.F.A. from Pratt Institute and her M.F.A. from Hunter College in sculpture. She has received numerous grants and awards for her artwork including: a travel grant to research the geo-thermal regions of Iceland, a grant from the Puffin foundation for public sculpture, a development grant from Aljira, Center for Contemporary Art in conjunction with the Creative Capital Foundation, and a grant from the Brooklyn Arts council which aided the development and implementation of an outdoor community based art project in East New York. Ms. Vance was artist in resident in Berlin, Germany, presenting a workshop on environmental arts in connection with the Grunewald Parks Department in Germany. Her sculptural installations have been featured at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Krakow, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville, the Orlando Museum of Art, the Weatherspoon Art Museum, the Peeler Art Center, the Weisman Art Museum, the Brandywine River Museum of Art, the Bruce Museum, the Ellen Noel Art Museum, Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden, the Hillwood Art Museum, VOLTA New York, PULSE New York and Miami, and EXPO Chicago, as well as many private and public institutions. Kathleen Vance has exhibited extensively in New York and internationally and continues to live and work in New York. Kathleen Vance Artist Statement, “Traveling Landscapes” With the series “Traveling Landscapes” Vance creates miniature landscapes inside vintage suitcases and trunks...

A fine abstract expressionist assemblage by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended Central Connecticut Teachers College and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. In 1953, he had a Fulbright grant to paint in Italy, and from 1956 to 1959, he worked with Josef Albers, geometric abstractionist, at Yale University where he earned both his BFA and MFA. Boghosian became a professor of sculpture at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and became primarily known for his assemblages in which he uses a variety of incongruous objects such as parts of weathered barn doors, antique dolls' heads, old leather, marbles, and ping-pong balls. This three piece assemblage includes a Union Leader tobacco can...

Aparici's work is characterised by simplicity, since most of his pieces bring together few elements, resulting in very elegant compositions with simple lines, which together with his...

Peyton Pickenpaugh says of her work… In my work, I explore the hidden histories of women, feminist reinterpretations of myth, and the spiritual resonance of materiality. Through lay...

Peyton Pickenpaugh says of her work… In my work, I explore the hidden histories of women, feminist reinterpretations of myth, and the spiritual resonance of materiality. Through lay...

Peyton Pickenpaugh says of her work… In my work, I explore the hidden histories of women, feminist reinterpretations of myth, and the spiritual resonance of materiality. Through lay...

Peyton Pickenpaugh says of her work… In my work, I explore the hidden histories of women, feminist reinterpretations of myth, and the spiritual resonance of materiality. Through lay...

A fine abstract expressionist assemblage by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended Central Connecticut Teachers College and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. In 1953, he had a Fulbright grant to paint in Italy, and from 1956 to 1959, he worked with Josef Albers, geometric abstractionist, at Yale University where he earned both his BFA and MFA. Boghosian became a professor of sculpture at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and became primarily known for his assemblages in which he uses a variety of incongruous objects such as parts of weathered barn...

“Jango” by Miquel Aparici is a creative fusion of form and function, capturing attention with its whimsical design. Constructed primarily from metal components, it depicts a stylised...

Lukas Ulmi’s work unveils the hidden beauty of shapes taking stones, seemingly static forms, incomplete or meaningless objects and turning them into authentic sculptures where weight...

This sculptural installation incorporates running water and and interior light which activates the scene of a streambed along a grassy knoll. Kathleen Vance is an environmental artist who creates projects that connect people to local aspects of nature that are overlooked or under appreciated. With the series “Traveling Landscapes” Vance creates miniature landscapes with running streams and rivers inside vintage suitcases and trunks...

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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