Abstract 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
John Van Alstine - Icarus (Frail Wings of Vanity), Sculpture 2010
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Slate, Steel
John Van Alstine - Cudgel II, Sculpture 1991
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
Category
1990s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Slate
John Van Alstine - Sidewinder '07, Sculpture 2007
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Slate, Steel
John Van Alstine - Sagitta III, Sculpture 2002
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Stainless Steel
John Van Alstine - Pointe, Sculpture 2004
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Slate, Stainless Steel
John Van Alstine - Lunge XI, Sculpture 2014
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Slate, Stainless Steel
John Van Alstine - Fleche VIII, Sculpture 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze, Steel
John Van Alstine - Sisyphean Holiday 35 (Speckled Stone), Sculpture 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
Riverstone/ Pigmented and sealed steel
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal, Steel
John Van Alstine - Column XII (Strange Fruit), Sculpture 1999
Located in Greenwich, CT
Column XII (Strange Fruit), John Van Alstine.
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are...
Category
1990s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Westering
Located in Paris, IDF
Resin disc on a Cumbrian slate base.
Unique
Marked with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 815
Each face has it’s own character created using many shades of acrylic paint.
It ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Tu Me Connais - Yunomi (MADE TO ORDER) (Sabbath, Kiddush, Ceremonial Vessel)
Located in Kansas City, MO
(MADE TO ORDER) (Sabbath, Kiddush, Ceremonial Vessel)
*Lead Time may vary between 1-3 weeks
Melanie Sherman
"Tu Me Connais" - Yunomi
Year: 2021
Porcelain, Glaze, ChinaPaint, 24k German Gold Luster...
Category
18th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Luster, Porcelain, Glaze
Large Golden Apple 1
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand Built and glazed ceramic. Free standing, two pieces (sphere and stand).
My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Golden Apples 61
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand Built and glazed ceramic. Free standing, two pieces (sphere and stand).
My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Golden Apples 60
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand Built and glazed ceramic. Free standing, two pieces (sphere and stand).
My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Golden Apples 59
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand Built and glazed ceramic. Free standing, two pieces (sphere and stand).
My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Golden Apples 57
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand Built and glazed ceramic. Free standing, two pieces (sphere and stand).
My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Golden Apples 56
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand Built and glazed ceramic. Free standing, two pieces (sphere and stand).
My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Tripolemus" Abstract, Bronze Metal Sculpture, Large-Scale, Outdoors
Located in New York, NY
"Tripolemus" by Hans Van de Bovenkamp
Large-scale, abstract outdoor sculpture in bronze
Stainless steel base measures 36"w x 48"d
Renowned for his monumental sculpture created prima...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
"Casas Grandes Pottery, " a Ceramic Pot signed with Benito Morass
By Benito Morass
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Casas Grandes Pottery" is a signed hand-built ceramic vessel with slip glaze created by Benito Morass. It features an abstract geometric design ...
Category
1990s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Slip, Glaze
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Mangaia', 2017 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Mangaia' 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 ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Unexpected Blooms No. 9
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katrina Revenaugh
Unexpected Blooms No. 9
Archival Pigment Ink, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Belgian Linen, Thrifted Chambray
Year: 2023
Size: 54 x 32
Detail: Three-dimensional Belgian Line...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Linen, Archival Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Untitled 03 - Black, Mixed Media, 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled 03, 2016
Mixed media on metal sheet
Signed on reverse
70,8 H × 39,4 W x 12,6 D in
180 H × 100 W x 32 D cm
Berszán’s black silicon structures arise through a process of etch...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Abstract Arrangement #14"- Hydrocal Gypsum Cement, Resin, Plastic, Zip-ties
By Duane Paul
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Duane Paul's work can best be characterized as innovative, dynamic and intimate. His sculptures each employ colorful organic shapes, which act as a personal language. The playful and...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plastic, Wood, Pigment
Bush
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of works .. ANCIENT .. ..FOREST .. ..AQUA .. all these series have a magical connection with each other. They have the ancient spirit of past civilizations and sections of d...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"Queen Glinda, " Abstract Porcelain Sculpture
Located in Westport, CT
This ceramic vessel by Jon Puzzuoli is made with porcelain and a crystalline glaze. It features a light, neutral palette of creme, white, and gold. The bottom portion of the round, c...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Abstract Form No. 2
Located in Columbia, MO
EMERSON WOELFFER
Abstract Form No. 2
1979
Terra cotta on wooden plinth
3.5 x 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Category
20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Terracotta
Long-Term Agate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Resin cast geodes and cracked slate in a wooden frame by Paige Smith. This piece measures 18in x 18in, with a depth of 1-5/8in.
Paige Smith AKA A Common Name, is a multi-disciplinary artist and designer who lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Smith is most notable for creating “Urban Geode,” a street art series of sculptures that resemble geodes, made entirely of paper and resin casts.
Always interested in geology, Smith started to notice the nooks and crannies in the sides of buildings, walls, and abandoned phone booths within her community of the Historical Arts District (in Los Angeles). Seeing this as an opportunity to create, Smith took street-art to a whole new level.
Since beginning the project, she has created large-scale installations for well-known brands such as The Standard, Hollywood; The Viper Room...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Slate
La Línea Roja. 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, after long hours using d...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood
From the series- “Visions from a White Hole” (small)
By Brittany Gould
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"From the series- “Visions from a White Hole” (small)" is an original an original ceiling-hanging luminous sculptural work made of PVC and light element measuring approximately 11" x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
PVC, Acrylic Polymer, Lights
Energy Explosion
Located in Zofingen, AG
The sculpture is a part of the series - Forward to the Future. The core idea of this project is to encourage people to use infinite and environmentally friendly natural energy. The ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
letsgoawayforawhile - playful, blue, abstract, elongated, ceramic wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This intriguing large blue clay piece by Canadian artist Steven Heinemann bridges the divide between sculpture and ceramics. The teardrop-shaped vessel appears deflated and gently cu...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"INNER VIEW_Nexus_cellular III" Organic, Abstract Marble Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
"INNER VIEW_Open_Nexus II" by Caroline Ramersdorfer
Marble and granite
Shippable in 8-10 weeks. Please contact gallery for further information.
Ramersdorfer carves slabs of marble ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Stone, Granite
Esponjas 8, 11 y 16. Cyanotype photograhs mounted in high resistance glass dish
By Paola Davila
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Archival Pigment
"Fleche (diagonally down)", Industrial Abstract Sculpture in Metal & Stone
Located in New York, NY
"Fleche (diagonally down)" by John Van Alstine
Granite, bronze, stainless steel
The sculpture of John Van Alstine beautifully, and powerfully, balances the union of stone and metal,...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Granite, Metal, Bronze, Steel, Stainless Steel
Algas 23, 63 y 64. Cyanotype photograhs mounted in high resistance glass dish
By Paola Davila
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Archival Pigment
"Lyra Series 27", Abstract, Bronze Metal Sculpture by Bill Barrett
By Bill Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Lyra Series 27" by Bill Barrett
Cast bronze
Bill Barrett is considered a central figure in the second generation of American metal sculptors and is internationally known for his ab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Nancy Cohen "Fire and Ice" Glass
By Nancy Cohen
Located in New York, NY
Line is the operative formal element in the work shown here, but there are many other lines in play. Pieces walk a line between drawings that might be tapestries or sculptures or pa...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
John Van Alstine - Cornucopia With Columns, Sculpture 1998
Located in Greenwich, CT
Cornucopia With Columns, John Van Alstine.
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a majo...
Category
1990s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Steel, Iron
John Van Alstine - Pique A Terre VIII, Photography 1999
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pique A Terre VIII, John Van Alstine.
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focu...
Category
1990s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
John Van Alstine - FLECHE, Sculpture 2005
Located in Greenwich, CT
Slate, Steel
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic lev...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Slate, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel
John Van Alstine - Column XIV (Pointer), Photography 2002
Located in Greenwich, CT
Column XIV (Pointer), John Van Alstine.
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Steel, Iron
John Van Alstine - Crossover, Sculpture 1990
Located in Greenwich, CT
Crossover, John Van Alstine.
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the...
Category
1990s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
John Van Alstine - Sisyphean Circle 8-14-17, Photography 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sisyphean Circle 8-14-17, John Van Alstine.
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a maj...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Steel
John Van Alstine - Sisyphean Circle (Diagonally Down), Sculpture 2013
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sisyphean Circle (Diagonally Down), John Van Alstine.
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these material...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Slate, Steel
John Van Alstine - CAMBRE IV, Sculpture 2004
Located in Greenwich, CT
oil enamel on steel stone
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Enamel, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel
John Van Alstine - Round Mountain Landscape III, Sculpture 2015
Located in Greenwich, CT
Granite/ Steel
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Granite, Metal, Steel
John Van Alstine - Icarus (Frail Wings of Vanity), Sculpture 2010
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate, and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level, the work ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Slate, Metal, Steel
John Van Alstine - Nosedive IV, Sculpture 2012
Located in Greenwich, CT
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most basic level the work is...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Steel
John Van Alstine - Blue Ara, Sculpture 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
RECLINING FIGURE, John Van Alstine.
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Steel
John Van Alstine - Wreathe III
Located in Greenwich, CT
Wreathe III, John Van Alstine.
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Steel
Santiago Medina - LEVITATION, Photography 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
Suspended Italian stainless steel
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
All sculptures are made with the highest quality Italian stainless steel availab...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Santiago Medina - BLUE LIFE (INDOOR SCULPTURE), Photography 2020
Located in Greenwich, CT
Italian stainless steel with blue tint and granite base. Harvard University has one of the editions permanently.
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
A...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Santiago Medina - MIRACLE (INDOOR MONUMENTAL), Sculpture 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Italian stainless steel with a blue tint.
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
All sculptures are made with the highest quality Italian stainless steel...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Santiago Medina - ETERNITY (OUTDOOR MONUMENTAL), Sculpture 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
Italian stainless steel.
Medina summarizes his artistic passion as “I bring inert stainless steel to life by creating sculptures full of light and movement”. Since studying at Harva...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Santiago Medina - INNER STRENGTH (OUTDOOR MONUMENTAL), Photography 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
Marine outdoor Italian stainless steel.
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
All sculptures are made with the highest quality Italian stainless steel a...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Santiago Medina - MIGHTY (OUTDOOR MONUMENTAL), Photography 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
Marine outdoor Italian stainless steel.
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
All sculptures are made with the highest quality Italian stainless steel a...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Santiago Medina - DESIRE (SUSPENDED), Photography 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Italian stainless steel.
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
All sculptures are made with the highest quality Italian stainless steel available and im...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Santiago Medina - FOREVER (INDOOR MONUMENTAL), Sculpture 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
Italian stainless steel with a turquoise tint.
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
All sculptures are made with the highest quality Italian stainless ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Unexpected Blooms No. 10
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katrina Revenaugh
"Unexpected Blooms No. 10"
Archival Pigment Ink, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Belgian Linen, Thrifted Chambray
Year: 2023
Size: 23 x 17
Detail: Three-dimensional Belgian L...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Linen, Archival Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"No Place Like Chrome" Metallic Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Teodora Guererra features a metallic silver palette. The paint is layered thickly on canvas in wide, gestural strokes, creating a highly textured surface. I...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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