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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
Josie - Elegant Original Figurative Bronze Sculpture
Josie - Elegant Original Figurative Bronze Sculpture

Josie - Elegant Original Figurative Bronze Sculpture

By Nando Kallweit

Located in Los Angeles, CA

German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with aquiline and a graceful modern appeal. Kallweit is inspired by seemingly disparate cultures; the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Copper Feather Mesa

Copper Feather Mesa

Located in Santa Fe, NM

It was the tumult of the sixties that compelled me to drop out of Swarthmore College, move “back to the land” and become an intuitive artist. I believed that if we were to survive a...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Dance - large, dynamic, abstract, steel, copper, stone, outdoor sculpture
Dance - large, dynamic, abstract, steel, copper, stone, outdoor sculpture

Dance - large, dynamic, abstract, steel, copper, stone, outdoor sculpture

By Alice Vander Vennen

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Copper burnished in fire, solid brass, piano wires, nylon, aluminum blasted with glass beads and stones—these are the elements used to create Alice Vander Vennen’s elegant new sculpt...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Metal, Brass, Copper, Steel

Vesuvius
Vesuvius

Vesuvius

By Sally Hepler

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Vesuvius 19.5 x 15 x 14" hand fabricated steel with patina, 4 inch tall powder coated steel base, shown in picture There are two sides to any circle: the inside and the outside. In ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Susi Con Cavallo - Horse and Female Figure One-of-a-kind Cubist Bronze Sculpture
Susi Con Cavallo - Horse and Female Figure One-of-a-kind Cubist Bronze Sculpture

Susi Con Cavallo - Horse and Female Figure One-of-a-kind Cubist Bronze Sculpture

By Nando Kallweit

Located in Los Angeles, CA

German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with aquiline and a graceful modern appeal. Kallweit is inspired by seemingly disparate cultures; the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Diptych Lock and Key, Rattling Cages. Porcelain Wall Sculptures
Diptych Lock and Key, Rattling Cages. Porcelain Wall Sculptures

Diptych Lock and Key, Rattling Cages. Porcelain Wall Sculptures

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that values ​​women not only in body, but in wholeness, power, and love. Focusing on the narrative quali...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Diane Englander, White and Yellow Wood 2018, scrapwood and acrylic, 7 x 11.25 in
Diane Englander, White and Yellow Wood 2018, scrapwood and acrylic, 7 x 11.25 in

Diane Englander, White and Yellow Wood 2018, scrapwood and acrylic, 7 x 11.25 in

By Diane Englander

Located in Darien, CT

Diane Englander uses formal means to create a place between discord and tranquility, a zone with a charged harmony that energizes as it also provides refuge. That often requires that the prettiness of an initial surface is made ugly, or there’s a conscious choice to avoid balance in the composition. Hers is a largely intuitive process, the materials entice her. Inspiration from the world that we don't call “art” is where she finds her muse: a wall, a landscape, a window shade transfused with light, a stretch of sand and shadow. Most influential are predecessors like Burri, Vicente, Tapies, Motherwell, Rauschenberg, medieval cloisonné, Vermeer, Breughel, and many, many more. A native New Yorker, Diane had an earlier career including 17 years as a management consultant to local nonprofits concerned with poverty or disenfranchisement; work in NYC government; and several years as a lawyer at a large NYC law firm. “I was brought up going to galleries and museums, a sometimes reluctant attendant to my parents’ passion for looking and for collecting. My own expressive energy must have simmered internally for years, occasionally emerging in photography, in quilt-making, in other tentative explorations, and certainly in providing opportunity and materials for my children to create. Not until those children were nearly grown did I come unequivocally to the need to make art myself.” In late 2006 Diane began making collages that started her on her current path; in late 2007 she left her consulting job to focus on her artwork full-time. She has studied with Bruce Dorfman at the Art Students League in New York, and has had solo exhibits at the Alexey von Schlippe...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Twist of Fate - Original Abstract Wood Tabletop Sculpture Original Garnero
Twist of Fate - Original Abstract Wood Tabletop Sculpture Original Garnero

Twist of Fate - Original Abstract Wood Tabletop Sculpture Original Garnero

By Joe Garnero

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Joe Garnero’s medium of choice for his winding abstract wood sculptures is reclaimed Redwood roots, which he finds along the northern California coast. The distinct curving shapes of...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1982 Argentine Metal Sculpture "Serie De Los Sobres" Maria Simon
1982 Argentine Metal Sculpture "Serie De Los Sobres" Maria Simon

1982 Argentine Metal Sculpture "Serie De Los Sobres" Maria Simon

Located in Surfside, FL

María Simón Argentinian (1922-2009) Untitled (from Serie de los Sobres) 1982 welded and enameled black sheetmetal sculpture Escultura en metal, moldeado, soldado, esmaltado 18 1/4 x 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches Provenance: The Graciela Kartofel Collection María Simón Padrós (1922 – 5 July 2009) was an Argentine sculptor. Simón was born in Aguilares, Tucumán in 1922. Her father, John Simon Padrós, was an engineer, a prominent politician and industrialist; her mother was Emilia Dublé. Today she is represented in the collections of the Museo Moderno and the Museo de Bellas Artes, where one of her sculptures is on display until the end of July, along with others by Noemí Gerstein...

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1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Fluctuation - Large Organic Nature Inspired Modernist Abstract Sculpture
Fluctuation - Large Organic Nature Inspired Modernist Abstract Sculpture

Fluctuation - Large Organic Nature Inspired Modernist Abstract Sculpture

By Jacob Burmood

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This original sculpture is created in cold-cast aluminum, which interacts beautifully with its environment and reflects light in nuanced ways. Because of the reflective surface of aluminum, the sculpture takes on different appearances depending on the lighting conditions: In bright lighting, the sculpture appears more vibrant and silver-toned, showcasing its lustrous finish and fluid contours. The high contrast highlights every curve and swirl, giving it a striking, almost glowing presence. In softer or dimmer light, the tones become more muted and subtle. The sculpture takes on a pewter-like appearance, with deeper shadows and a more understated elegance. This makes it a perfect fit for a variety of settings, adapting to its surroundings and changing mood with the light. The sculpture’s color and finish are consistent; the perceived changes are purely the result of lighting. The color variations in the photos are a testament to the material’s responsiveness to light. If you’re placing it in a room with changing daylight or adjustable lighting, you’ll enjoy how it shifts throughout the day, almost like a living piece of art. Jacob Burmood creates undulating abstract cold cast aluminum sculptures, intuitively redefining aesthetic shapes and visual perceptions. His sculptures draw connections between nature-inspired, organically composed objects, rejecting the rigid structure of geometric abstraction in favor of harmonious compositions that seem to move before the eye. This original cold-cast aluminum sculpture is 26 inches tall by 12 inches wide and 12 inches deep. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping is available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. The sculpture Burmood's artworks are inspired by modernist and bio-morphic sculpture...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Feather, Glass and Textile Installation by Vivian Alarcón
Contemporary Feather, Glass and Textile Installation by Vivian Alarcón

Contemporary Feather, Glass and Textile Installation by Vivian Alarcón

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Glass, Fiberglass

Wall SCULPTURE Abstract Black Resine LED Light Contemporay Mareo Rodriguez
Wall SCULPTURE Abstract Black Resine LED Light Contemporay Mareo Rodriguez

Wall SCULPTURE Abstract Black Resine LED Light Contemporay Mareo Rodriguez

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Fiberglass, LED Light

Round ceramic urn with ginkgo leaves by Heidi Hartmann

Round ceramic urn with ginkgo leaves by Heidi Hartmann

Located in Winterswijk, NL

This ceramic vase-like urn with a little golden ball on top is a unique piece handcrafted with care and passion. This beautiful memorial artwork combines aesthetic beauty with deep s...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Sezione Aurea 2024-024 by Mattia Bosco - Marble and gold leaf sculpture
Sezione Aurea 2024-024 by Mattia Bosco - Marble and gold leaf sculpture

Sezione Aurea 2024-024 by Mattia Bosco - Marble and gold leaf sculpture

Located in Paris, FR

Sezione Aurea 2024-024 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 55 × 29 × 13 cm (21...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Anturan', 2008 by David Ruth
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Anturan', 2008 by David Ruth

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Anturan', 2008 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

'Anturan' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space & Standing Stones series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Ahe', 2004 by David Ruth
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Ahe', 2004 by David Ruth

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Ahe', 2004 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

'Ahe' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called trails. Trails are cr...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Mid Century Modern Brutalist Welded Abstract Expressionist Sculpture
Mid Century Modern Brutalist Welded Abstract Expressionist Sculpture

Mid Century Modern Brutalist Welded Abstract Expressionist Sculpture

Located in Surfside, FL

Neo-Dada Abstract Sculpture: Assemblages In contrast, abstract sculpture followed a slightly different course. Rather than focusing on non-figurative subject matter, it concentrated...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Gabras', 2008 by David Ruth
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Gabras', 2008 by David Ruth

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Gabras', 2008 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

'Gabras' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Darfur series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called trails. These trails are i...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Dark Star

Dark Star

By David A. Dreyer

Located in Dallas, TX

David A. Dreyer was born in Dallas in 1958, and earned his BFA and MFA at Southern Methodist University. He was a recipient of the Moss/Chumley Award from the Meadows Museum and has ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Birch, Graphite, Oil

Umbra series 13, Abstract Wall Sculpture
Umbra series 13, Abstract Wall Sculpture

Umbra series 13, Abstract Wall Sculpture

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Fear and insecurity came uninvited to keep the artist company. Suddenly it became necessary to release the sensations that surrounded him day and night. At times the artist felt as i...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Wave
Wave

Wave

By Menashe Kadishman

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Wave" 1975 is a metal and glass sculpture multiple by noted Israeli artist Menashe Kadishman 1932-2015. It is signed, numbered 1/7 and dated under the main metal part. The size assembled as intended by the artist is 21 inches long, 10 inches high and 3 inches wide. The all metal and the glass and metal part disunited are 18 x 10 inches each. The rectangle part at the top is movable and can be oriented in different position (see picture #1 and #7) It is in very good condition. The large version of this sculpture is referenced in the two following publications: Pierre Restany, Kadishman, Tel Aviv, 1996, illustration of the large version pp. 76-77 Jacob Baal-Teshuva (ed.), Menashe Kadishman, Munich, 2007, no. 22, illustration of the large version p. 17 About the artist: Menashe Kadishman (August 21, 1932 - May 8, 2015) was an Israeli sculptor and painter. Menashe Kadishman was born in the British Mandate Palestine in 1932. His father, who was a pioneer, died when Kadishman was 15 years old. The young Menashe left school to help his mother with housework and to earn money. From 1947 to 1950, Kadishman studied with the Israeli sculptor Moshe Sternschuss at the Avni Institute of Art and Design in Tel Aviv, and in 1954 with the Israeli sculptor Rudi Lehmann in Jerusalem. In 1959, he moved to London, where he attended Saint Martin's School of Art and the Slade School of Art. During 1959 and 1960 he also studied with Anthony Caro and Reg Butler. He remained there until 1972; he had his first one-man show there in 1965 at the Grosvenor Gallery. His sculptures of the 1960s were Minimalist in style, On May 8, 2015, Menashe Kadishman died after he was hospitalized at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer. EDUCATION 1947-50 Studies with sculptor Moshe Sternschuss, Avni Institute, Tel Aviv 1954 Studies with sculptor Rudi Lehman, Jerusalem 1959-61 St. Martin's School of Art, London 1961-62 Slade School of Art, University of London PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada Bass Museum, Miami, FL Buhsnami Sculpture Garden, Burton, TX Centro d'Arte Contemporaneo, Prato, Italy City of Tel Aviv, Israel City of Breda, The Netherlands City of Kirchheim, West Germany City of Seoul (Olympic Park), South Korea City of Toronto, Canada Columbia University, New York Ein Herod Museum, Yizre'el Valley, Israel Faret Tachikawa, City of Tachikawa, Japan Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo Hebrew University, Jerusalem Heichal Hatarbut, Tel Aviv High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA Hirshhorm Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. Israel Museum, Jerusalem Jewish Museum, New York Lehigh University, Allentown, PA Louisiana Museum, Denmark Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Alabama Museo de Bellas Artes, Montevideo, Uruguay Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld, West Germany Museum of Modern Art, New York Museum of Modern Art, Munich, West Germany Museum of Modern Art, Skopje, Yugoslavia Open Air Sculpture, Kirchheim, West Germany Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA Rabbinical Seminary, Cincinnati, OH Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY Tate Gallery, London Tel Aviv Museum, Israel Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel Wilhelm-Lehmbruk Museum, Duisburg, West Germany PRIZES AND AWARDS 1960 America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship 1961 Sainsbury Scholarship, London 1967 First Prize for Sculpture, 5th Paris Biennale 1978 Sandberg Prize, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem 1981 The Eugen Kolb Prize, The Tel Aviv Museum 1981 Prize of the Jury, Norwegian International Print Biennale, Fredrickstad 1984 The Pundik Prize, The Tel Aviv Museum 1989 King Solomon Award, America-Israel Foundation, New York ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS 1965 Harlow Arts Festival, Harlow, England 1970 The Jewish Museum, New York 1972 Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld, West Germany 1975 Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel 1978 Venice Biennale, Venice 1979 Israel Museum, Jerusalem: The Kadishman Connection 1981 University of Haifa Art Gallery, Haifa, Israel 1981 Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv 1983 Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA 1983 ICC, Antwerp, Belgium 1984 Fabien Booulakia, Paris 1984 The Jewish Museum, New York 1986 De Beyerd, Centre of Contemporary Art, Breda, The Netherlands 1986 Gemeentemuseum, Arnhem, The Netherlands: Installation 1987 The Tel Aviv Museum, Myth Transformed: Painting and Monumental 1987 Sculpture of Menashe Kadishman, Tel Aviv 1988 Kammermusiksaal, Menashe Kadishman: Sacrifice of Isaac, Berlin, Germany 1988 Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 1988-89 Kniestedter Kirche Stadtmuseum, Salzgitterbad, Germany 1990 Israel Museum, Jerusalem 1994 Giuliano Gori, Fattoria di Celle, Pistoia, Italy SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1980 International Sculpture Symposium, Washington, D.C. 1980 Contemporary Art Meeting, Tel Hai, Israel 1980 The Israel Museum, Borders, Jerusalem 1980 David's Tower, The Jerusalem City Museum, Jerusalem the Israeli 1980 Printmaker, Jerusalem 1981 Henie-Onstad Kunstsenter, Young Art from Israel...

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1970s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Light-Glyph (Pink)
Light-Glyph (Pink)

Light-Glyph (Pink)

By Casper Brindle

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Brindle’s Light Glyph’s, are luminescent and mercurial sculptures, constantly shifting in hue as the viewer moves around them. Absorbing and reflecting light, they have a meditative ...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Automotive Paint, Acrylic

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Rapota', 2017 by David Ruth
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Rapota', 2017 by David Ruth

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Rapota', 2017 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

'Rapota' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. It was the last completed sculpture from this series. It features painterly bru...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Muthana', 2008 by David Ruth
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Muthana', 2008 by David Ruth

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Muthana', 2008 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

'Muthana' is a contemporary abstract glass by artist David Ruth. Created in 2008, it was a piece in a series about the David's views on the American invasion of Iraq. "In 2005, a f...

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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Sea Whip Specimen on Lucite
Sea Whip Specimen on Lucite

Sea Whip Specimen on Lucite

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Lofty sea whip specimen, a testament to mother nature's sculptural powers with it's tree like form. Presented on custom Lucite base.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material

UNDER
UNDER

UNDER

Located in New York, NY

This evocative 2024 mixed-media work by Valentina Innocenti is a masterclass in tactile abstraction and "found object" assemblage. Set against a deep, midnight-black void, the piece ...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Driftwood, Chalk, Acrylic

Forces of Nature 5  - Sculptural Abstract Minimalist Textural Artwork on Canvas
Forces of Nature 5  - Sculptural Abstract Minimalist Textural Artwork on Canvas

Forces of Nature 5 - Sculptural Abstract Minimalist Textural Artwork on Canvas

By Len Klikunas

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Len Klikunas creates sculptural minimalist artworks to modify experienced reality through visual perception. His original artwork is a mix of art and architecture, hovering between p...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Ras Algethi', 1995 by David Ruth
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Ras Algethi', 1995 by David Ruth

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Ras Algethi', 1995 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

'Ras Algethi' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. This part of the series was inspired by astronomy and the distant galaxies and stars. David fused various colored glass creates a layered, suspended, and vibrant three-dimensional space within an spiral form. About the Internal Space Series: David’s experiments with sheet glass and fusing led him to try to make the glass thicker to see more interior space. It was during this time a professor pointed out that he was working with a metaphor, for which the internal space of the glass was the equivalent to the internal life of the mind. This became his operating mantra but also forced him to come to terms with the casting of thick sections. “Creating those internal spaces came with some problems. Other than telescope mirrors, I did not know that anyone annealed glass in a kiln for more than a day or two. When pieces cracked after five...

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1990s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

"His Name Was Writ in Acrylic Paint" - Abstract Assemblage
"His Name Was Writ in Acrylic Paint" - Abstract Assemblage

"His Name Was Writ in Acrylic Paint" - Abstract Assemblage

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

Abstract expressionist oil painting with assembled objects by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Splashes of gold paint are applied to a wood panel, with a few bits of burnt umber. Several objects - including a paint tube, cotton balls, and a miniature painting - are attached to the panel. Signed "Michael Pauker", titled "His Name Was Writ in Acrylic Paint", and dated "2017" on verso. There is a note from the artist that this is the top of a two-part piece, but the whereabouts of the bottom half are unknown. Unframed. Image size: 20"H x 24"W Bay Area artist and art educator Michael Pauker was born in New York in 1957 and knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of 15. He earned a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase in his native state of New York. In 1989 he went on to earn an M.F.A at Mills College in Oakland and was awarded the City of Oakland Artist Fellowship in Painting. He has been a Bay Area resident since 1988. His work has been exhibited widely across the U.S., as well as in Japan and Costa Rica, and is included in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Exhibitions include: 2007 Contemporary Art Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica 2007 “The Ebay Art Project,” Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA 2003 “Found Imagery: The Art of Collage,” Fresno Art Museum,Fresno, CA 2003 “Cut, Copy, Paste,” De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA 2003 “20th Annual Exhibition,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA 2002 “40 by 40...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Plastic, Paper, Found Objects, Cotton, Wood Panel

Tantra 92: minimalist abstract spiritual mandala sculpture painting, red circle
Tantra 92: minimalist abstract spiritual mandala sculpture painting, red circle

Tantra 92: minimalist abstract spiritual mandala sculpture painting, red circle

By Antonio Puri

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Antonio Puri's "Tantra" sculptural painting is one of 100 intimately-scaled minimalist round mandala circles built from tiny seed beads adhered to canvas in a range of red hues, crea...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Baquba', 2008 by David Ruth
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Baquba', 2008 by David Ruth

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Baquba', 2008 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

'Baquba' is a contemporary abstract glass by artist David Ruth. Created in 2008, it was a piece in a series about the David's views on the American invasion of Iraq. "In 2005, a fe...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract 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 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, red, purple, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Scott Troxel, John Van Alstine, Marty Mackenzie, and Stephen Walling. Frequently made by artists working with Wood, and Paint 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 sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.38 inches across are also available. Prices for 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 $11 and tops out at $1,400,000, while the average work sells for $4,500.