Wood Still-life Sculptures

Linda Stein, Spoon to Shell 907 - Mixed Media Shell Wood Contemporary Assemblage Sculpture Spoon to Shell 907 is from Linda Stein's Holocaust Heroes: Fierce Females series, which hi...

Linda Stein, Blades 228 - Mixed Media Metal Wood Contemporary Art Museum Wall Sculpture In the 1990s Linda Stein began to work on a series called Blades, sculptural works that incor...

Linda Stein, Female Flexible Propeller 273 - Mixed Media Metal Stone Contemporary Wall Sculpture In the 1990s Linda Stein began to work on a series called Blades, sculptural works t...

Creating sculptures of exquisite peculiarity is an art in which Takei excels. His elegantly crafted works embody the notion of the whimsical, contradictory and idiosyncratic. There is an immediately detectable sense of humor and quick wit about the sculptures in this exhibition. Beyond playfulness, however, Takei’s aim is to challenge the viewer to alter the way in which they look at reality. Taking cues from the Surrealists of the early 20th century, Takei transforms the mundane into the fantastic - and sometimes absurd. His work is a constant inquiry into the meaning of functionality and the perception of purpose. Much like Man Ray’s iconic readymade sculpture, The Gift (1921), and Meret Oppenheim’s infamous fur-covered teacup (Object, 1936), Takei recontextualizes those pragmatic objects that we immediately recognize. With his piece Soft Shoulders (2011), Takei deconstructs a wooden clothes hanger...

common redwood lumber

metal, polymer, paper, pigment, 3D print "Label text: Becoming an artist is a polite way of saying you've chosen alcoholism as a career. This sculpture will be shipped directly fro...

Tim Berg & Rebekah Myers, 40 ceramic birds atop maple perch

Ardan Özmenoğlu draws from her own experiences as a Turkish woman to explore ideas about history, popular culture, and the formation of a national and ...

Disconnect, wood sculpture by Troy Williams, telephone, cell phone tower, steel Hand-carved wood bust on a fabricated steel cell phone tower. The figure is talking into a cell phone...

black glass sculpture on a wood table depicting a scale and a gazing ball. Price includes travel and installation by the artist. work is currently in an ex...

Contemplating the Angel by Eduardo Oropeza, bronze sculpture, angel, church limited edition of 25 bronze and straw/twigs Sculptor, painter, printmaker, & photographer, Eduardo Oropeza remains a commanding presence in contemporary art. He applied a high level of devotion and integrity to his artwork. After the many years he had been working at his chosen profession, he saw being an artist as a tremendous gift, which honored and humbled him. A native of California's San Joaquin Valley and long time resident of East Los Angeles, Oropeza's academic training began with the study of Sociology. After taking an art course, he ultimately changed majors and received a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from San Jose State. Post graduate work followed at San Jose, San Diego State at Long Beach and Palomar College. Oropeza’s contribution to public art in Los Angeles can be seen in a ceramic mosaic covering the 2 story Self Help...