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Abstract Still-life Sculptures

ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
Black Standing Pod Ceramic Vessel Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Black Standing Pod", Ceramic Sculpture Dimensions:5 H × 6 W × 6 D Medium: Hand-built ceramic, black oxide finish Adrienne Fierman’s "Black Standing Pod" embodies the meditative bal...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware

Vibrations - Chrome metallic glazed ceramic sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hand-pitched chrome metallic glazed ceramic sculpture vessel by Jessamyn Go. Jessamyn Go's work is deeply rooted in the visceral, meditative experience of working with clay. Drawn t...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze

Cuerpos Magnéticos #3. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

Pumpkin, Red/White, Yayoi Kusama 草間 彌生
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yayoi Kusama (1929) Title: Pumpkin, Red/White Year: 2016 Medium: Painted cast resin sculpture with decorative box, as issued Sculpture Size: 4 × 3.5 x 3.5 inches Inscription:...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

Pumpkin, Yellow/Black, Yayoi Kusama 草間 彌生
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yayoi Kusama (1929) Title: Pumpkin, Yellow/Black Year: 2016 Medium: Painted cast resin sculpture with decorative box, as issued Sculpture Size: 4 × 3.5 x 3.5 inches Inscripti...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

Cuerpos Magnéticos #9. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

Cuerpos Magnéticos #6. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

Cuerpos Magnéticos #2. Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

Cuerpos Magnéticos #15. Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

Cuerpos Magnéticos #14. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

Cuerpos Magnéticos #17. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

Magic Mushroom, Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"Magic Mushroom" contains those repetitive features of mantras or mandalas patiently made by hand. It projects a psychedelic image thanks to the chaotic...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Wood, Textile

Cuerpos Magnéticos #16. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

Cuerpos Magnéticos #10. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

Madame Butterfly Sculpture.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The act of painting becomes a form of meditation. Marino explains that the time and process of creating work are at the core of what the painting wants to mean, declaring: that is ho...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Polystyrene, Wood

Large 1970's Israeli Abstract Sculpture Steel Menashe Kadishman Tel Aviv Uprise
Located in Surfside, FL
Hitromemut (Uprise) Beautiful large sculpture by renowned Israeli sculptor Menashe Kadishman. Super quality, and visually stunning. There is a large monumental version of this in fro...
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1970s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Cuerpos Magnéticos #11. Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

Bark and Reliefes, Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Bark and Reliefs, 2018 By Carla Gimbatti From the Series Reliefs Aquaresin and Pigment Overall Size: 79 H x 33 W in. Individual Size: (Bark) 79 H x 16.5 W in. (Reliefs) 79 H x 8....
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Resin, Pigment

Pumpkins, Yellow/Black, Red/White (Two Sculptures), Yayoi Kusama 草間 彌生
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Yayoi Kusama (1929) Title: Pumpkins, Yellow/Black, Red/White (Two Sculptures) Year: 2016 Medium: Painted cast resin sculptures with decorative boxes, as issued Sculpture Size...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

Golden Orbit by Kuno Vollet - Contemporary brass sculpture
Located in DE
Contemporary Minimal Gold Brass sculpture, gilded and then lacquered to keep its shiny surface. Limited edition of 10 Kuno Vollet is a sculptor working with different materials such ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Gold, Brass

Abstract City Sculpture: 'Cityscape' (sold separately)
Located in New York, NY
The artistic collaboration of Kelly Bugden + Van Wifvat has produced a thought-provoking body of sculptures, paintings, and constructions. Nature, childhood memories, and everyday ar...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Wood, Paint

The New World by Estuardo Maldonado Geometric Abstract Steel Sculpture 1970
Located in Brescia, IT
This Estuardo Maldonado sculpture in engraved stainless steel, it's a unique artist's one-of-a-kind piece. The support is in satinated steel.
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1970s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Cuerpos Magnéticos #12. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

"Flow" Chrome metallic glazed ceramic abstract sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hand-pitched chrome metallic glazed ceramic sculpture vessel by Jessamyn Go. Jessamyn Go's work is deeply rooted in the visceral, meditative experience of working with clay. Drawn t...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze

Layered
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand carved aspen wood sculpture torched burnished and painted Greg Joubert was born in 1977 and raised in the seaside New England town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Joubert gained hi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

Cuerpos Magnéticos #5. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

Medusas 11, 12 y 13. Cyanotype photograhs mounted in high resistance glass dish
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Water is constant in the artist's visual investigation, for her water is no longer the stage in which the body's memory bursts, but rather the environment and protagonist, constant o...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Glass, Archival Pigment

Cuerpos Magnéticos #7. Wall sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies: we see rocks, bones, structures, flexibility, attractions, spaces, movement, stillness. Cuer...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Epoxy Resin

Set of 21 Cyanotype photograhs mounted in high resistance glass dish
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Water is constant in the artist's visual investigation, for her water is no longer the stage in which the body's memory bursts, but rather the environment and protagonist, constant o...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Glass, Archival Pigment

Converge
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand carved aspen wood sculpture torched burnished and painted Greg Joubert was born in 1977 and raised in the seaside New England town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Joubert gained hi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

Santiago Medina - INFINITY (OUTDOOR MONUMENTAL), Sculpture 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
This sculpture is made out of Outdoor Marine Italian Stainless Steel. This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Golden Orbit by Kuno Vollet - Contemporary brass sculpture with marble base
Located in DE
Contemporary Minimal Gold Brass sculpture, gilded and then lacquered to keep its shiny surface. Limited edition of 10 Kuno Vollet is a sculptor working with different materials such ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Marble, Brass

5 Leaf Stone Gingko by Kuno Vollet - Gilded Brass Gingko sculpture on stone base
Located in DE
Artist: Kuno Vollet Title: Stone Gingko Materials: Cast brass, gold leaf, Stone base This small elegant original brass cast and gold leaf sculpture by German artist Kuno Vollet bri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Granite, Gold, Brass

Transition
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand carved aspen wood sculpture torched burnished and painted Greg Joubert was born in 1977 and raised in the seaside New England town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Joubert gained hi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

Large Outdoor Vessel No 1 - glazed, outdoor, ceramic, snake and vessel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A decade ago, Bill Greaves took his niece to participate in a clay class at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto. He was entranced and soon afterwards began his...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Ceramic

Owl's Eye
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand carved aspen wood sculpture torched burnished and painted Greg Joubert was born in 1977 and raised in the seaside New England town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Joubert gained hi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

Transition (Black)
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand carved aspen wood sculpture torched burnished and painted Greg Joubert was born in 1977 and raised in the seaside New England town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Joubert gained hi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

Transition 2
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand carved aspen wood sculpture torched burnished and painted Greg Joubert was born in 1977 and raised in the seaside New England town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Joubert gained hi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

All That Jazz XXI / ceramic wall sculpture - cream, white, neutral 36 x 36 in
Located in Burlingame, CA
Minimal Abstract Ceramic 36 x 36 inch wall sculpture in glossy and matte white ceramic tiles that are mounted to a white wood panel. A neutral work showcasing an "X" in matte white s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Ceramic, Wood, Paint

"Obsidian Geode" Geological sculpture, Silicone and Resin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Obsidian Geode" is an original work from Paige Smith's ongoing series of geode sculptures. The piece is solid resin cast by the artist and painted. This work measures 8in x 7in x ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Acrylic, Resin, Silicone

Organic Rhythm III - Tall white ceramic vessel sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hand-coiled and pinched tall white ceramic sculpture vessel by Jessamyn Go. Jessamyn Go's work is deeply rooted in the visceral, meditative experience of working with clay. Drawn to...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze

Glass Sculpture Flower bud
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Hand-crafted Colorful Glass Artwork. This unique glass artwork, titled "Flower Bud," is a hand-crafted piece made using the fusion glass process. The design resembles a blooming fl...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Steel

Organic Fluted Ceramic Bowl Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Organic Fluted Ceramic Bowl Sculpture Dimensions: 16 x 14 x 14 inches Dark stoneware, bronze glazed interior Hand-built ceramic bowl sculpture finished in a dark bronze glaze interi...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze

"Evolution, Bison" (2019) By Julia Mulligan, Original Ceramic Sculpture
Located in Denver, CO
"Evolution, Bison" (2019) by Julia Mulligan is an original, handmade ceramic and gold leaf sculpture on a wooden base that depicts a bison with gold horns. My childhood, from about...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Barjo
Located in Bozeman, MT
In 1968 Waddell joined the University of Montana art faculty, teaching sculpture and design. For eight years he lived in Arlee MT, teaching at the Universi...
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Early 2000s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Bronze

Eduardo Chavez Mid-Century Modern Bronze Sculpture on Stand “Chama” 1966
Located in Denver, CO
This exceptional Mid-Century Modern bronze sculpture, titled “Chama” (circa 1966), was created by acclaimed American artist Eduardo Arcenio Chavez (1917–1995). Resting on its origina...
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1960s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Bronze

Emma Bell, Multi coloured I, Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Multi Coloured I Emma Bell 73×73 cm Emma Bell’s ceramic and porcelain Pot Frame – Installation Piece. Emma Bell says: “This piece is inspired by my glaze test...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Ceramic

Pearl Seapod Ceramic Bowl Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Pearl Seapod", Ceramic Sculpture Dimensions: 4 H × 8 W × 5 D Medium: Hand-built ceramic, glazed stoneware Hand-built ceramic sculpture finished in a luminous pearl glaze. Adrienne ...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware

Coral Mood (medium)
Located in Zofingen, AG
In Coral Mood sculpture, bronze transforms into a living organism. The organic form recalls underwater reefs, echoing the fragile yet eternal architecture of the sea. Its folds and c...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Bronze

Large 1970's Israeli Abstract Sculpture "Birth" Iron, Wood Menashe Kadishman
Located in Surfside, FL
Menashe Kadishman (Israeli, 1932-2015) Birth Iron 17-1/2 inches (44.5 cm) high on a 6-1/4 inches (15.9 cm) high wood base Hand signed and Inscribed on base Sculpture with base measur...
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1990s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Iron

"Organic Rhythm II" - Tall ceramic vase sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hand-coiled and pinched tall ceramic sculpture vessel by Jessamyn Go. Jessamyn Go's work is deeply rooted in the visceral, meditative experience of working with clay. Drawn to the t...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze

"Rhythmic Sanctuary" Metallic glaze stoneware ceramic sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hand-pitched speckled stoneware ceramic sculpture with metallic glaze by Jessamyn Go. Jessamyn Go's work is deeply rooted in the visceral, meditative experience of working with clay...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze

Green Crustacean Ceramic Bowl Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Green Crustacean Seapod", Ceramic Sculpture Dimensions: 8 H × 8 W × 5 D Medium: Hand-built ceramic, glazed stoneware Hand-built ceramic sculpture finished in a green glaze. Adrienn...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware

Grey Oval Pinched Vase - Porcelain Sculpture Vessel
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Grey Oval Pinch" - Pinched Oval Porcelain sculptural vase with white crackle glaze. Size: 6x 5 x 3 in Porcelain, ceramic, ceramic sculpture, functional sculpture, functional vessel...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Porcelain, Glaze

"Ambient Chrome" Chrome metallic heart shaped glazed ceramic sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hand-pitched chrome metallic glazed heart shaped ceramic sculpture vessel by Jessamyn Go. Jessamyn Go's work is deeply rooted in the visceral, meditative experience of working with ...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze

"Resonance" Raku metallic glazed ceramic stoneware sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hand-pitched Raku metallic glazed, speckled stoneware ceramic sculpture by Jessamyn Go. Jessamyn Go's work is deeply rooted in the visceral, meditative experience of working with cl...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze

Hyperrealistic wall sculpture, crossing borders, political art, brick concrete
Located in Carballo, ES
Miniature wall sculpture created by Ruth Vidal, currently part of the "Côte à Côte" exhibition at the Vilaño de Camariñas Lighthouse, on the Galician Costa da Morte. The artist focus...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Concrete

Peyote, Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The act of painting becomes a form of meditation. Marino explains that the time and process of creating work are at the core of what the painting wants to mean, declaring: that is ho...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Textile, Wood

Green Seapod Ceramic Vessel Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Green Seapod", Ceramic Sculpture Dimensions: 7 H × 6 W × 6 D Medium: Hand-built ceramic, glazed stoneware Hand-built ceramic sculpture finished in a green glaze. Adrienne Fierman’s...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Ceramic, Stoneware

Black U Vase - Large Black Porcelain Sculpture Vessel
Located in East Quogue, NY
Large black U porcelain sculptural vase with black satin glaze by Mary Jaffe. Size: 6 x 8 x 3 inches Porcelain, ceramic, ceramic sculpture, functional sculpture, functional vessel, ...
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2010s Abstract Still-life Sculptures

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Porcelain, Glaze

Abstract still-life sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract still-life 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 still-life sculptures created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of red, blue, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Corrina Sephora, Andrzej Szymczyk, Dionisios Fragias, and Michael Kalish. Frequently made by artists working with Metal, and Ceramic and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract still-life sculptures, so small editions measuring 3 inches across are also available. Prices for still-life sculptures made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $150 and tops out at $120,000, while the average work sells for $3,647.

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