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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
"Little Swann 2" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
Located in Westport, CT
This 4" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a coastal blue and white palette, with an imperfect blue circular form o...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Gesso, Wood, Acrylic

"Little Swann 6" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
Located in Westport, CT
This 5" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a coastal white, blue, and sandy beige palette with organic shapes layer...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Gesso, Wood, Acrylic

"Little Swann 7" Painted Wooden Cube Sculpture
Located in Westport, CT
This 5" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a coastal white, blue, and sandy beige palette with organic shapes layer...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Gesso, Wood, Acrylic

"Blueberry Shortcake Mini I and II" Abstract Painting Diptych
Located in Westport, CT
This textured abstract diptych by Teodora Guererra features a light blue, grey, and white palette. The artist layers thick strokes of paint using a palette knife over board, creating...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Acrylic, Board

David Hostetler Wood Female Figurative Sculpture Beige Anasazi Petroglyph
Located in Nantucket, MA
David was tackling the surface on this sculpture- he first tried it rough with deep gouges. No, back to what he did with the maquette- Guardian II. He carved and sanded and the bold ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Rhapsody XII
Located in Burlingame, CA
12 x 12 x 5 inches unique free standing minimal sculpture in white ceramic by Jane B. Grimm. Minimal, clean abstract indented white orb containing an interior circular orb resting ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Rondo VI
Located in Burlingame, CA
Rondo VI is 12 x 12 x 12 inches. Minimal, clean abstract work of art by Jane B. Grimm who began her artistic career in the 1960’s, when her free-form sculptural jewelry exploded onto...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Duet III
Located in Burlingame, CA
Minimal, clean abstract indented white orb containing an interior circular orb resting within the larger piece. A wonderful ceramic sculpture by Jane B. Grimm who began her artistic ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Abstract Kinetic Sculpture Statement Minimalism Balance White Bauman Signed
By Arthur Bauman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Untitled (Sun Over the Rain Clouds)" is an abstract kinetic sculpture with many moving parts created by Arthur Bauman. The artist carved his initials into the red disc that hangs at...
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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

David Hostetler Carved Zebra Wood Sculpture Beige Contemporary Figurative Exotic
Located in Nantucket, MA
Guardian II is carved from a single piece of zebra wood. The base is a clever find, it's a Chinese brass bowl, turned upside down and patinaed! Davi...
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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Abstract Ceramic Vessel Sculpture: 'Creature Medium No 13'
Located in New York, NY
Ak Jansen was born in Dongen, The Netherlands, in 1988. He studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven focusing on textile design, material culture, and techniques of fabrication. He wor...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Clay, Glaze

Bronze Sculpture 'O.T. X' by Carola Eggeling 'Polished Bronze'
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze Sculpture 'O.T. X' by Carola Eggeling 'Polished Bronze' Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines. German bronze sculpture Numbered and signed artwork Limited edition o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze Sculpture “Spirit”
Located in Fresno, CA
Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculptors of our time. He is a living master whose work is considered to be both personal a...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

The Path - Abstract Geometric Form, Hand Painted Welded Steel Wall Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
This dynamic wall sculpture is created from sheets of steel, welded together in an abstract geometric pattern. Muted shades of blue, grey, purple and green dominate and are balanced by softer hues. While the work adheres to a rigid, rational geometry, this sculptures suggest lyrical movement, apparent weightlessness and improvisation as the title suggests. Chris Hill The Path welded steel, acrylic paint 28h x 15.75w x 2d in 71.12h x 40.01w x 5.08d cm CHI018 Chris Hill is a Santa Fe based sculptor. Chris was born in Port Arthur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

Untitled
Located in Vancouver, CA
Ben McLeod (b. 1948, Aberdeen, Scotland) is a preeminent Canadian sculptor whose over five-decade practice is characterized by a profoundly self-propelled trajectory and the cultivat...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

Tantra 35: abstract India spiritual mandala circle sculpture painting, red beads
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

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Free Flow - Abstract Geometric Form, Hand Painted Welded Steel Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
This dynamic table sized sculpture is created from sheets of steel and rods, welded together in an abstract geometric pattern. While the work adheres to a rigid, rational geometry, this sculptures suggest lyrical movement, apparent weightlessness and improvisation as the title suggests. Chris Hill Free Flow welded steel, acrylic paint 21.5h x 11w x 5d in 43.18h x 20.32w x 12.70d cm CHI020 Chris Hill is a Santa Fe based sculptor. Chris was born in Port Arthur, Texas but grew up in small town North Mississippi. He began welding at age 18 at the Tennessee Valley Authority...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

ON THE HUSTINGS (PHASES) - Concrete industrial sculpture diptych
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This piece by Brian Jobe consists of two separate stacks of concrete and steel. The stack to the left is a bit taller than the other stack, as the top-most block of corrugated concrete has been turned on its side. Beneath the corrugated concrete blocks on each sculpture is a steel plate that balances the concrete blocks on top of two breeze blocks...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Concrete, Steel

EXCLOS 156 Stainless Steel
Located in Pasadena, CA
Guillaume ROCHE The artist translates movement and energy through the dynamism of assemblages and seeks the balance of composition. His sculptures offer aerial movements, round shap...
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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Swimming in Black and White: painted abstract relief sculpture for wall or shelf
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a plaster cast relief sculpture painted with black and white designed to be mounted directly to the wall or installed on a shelf. It is an abstract image evoking flowing water and sea life. It is reminiscent of a fossil or natural or scientific curiosity in a "Wunderkammer," or historical cabinet of curiosities. It is signed on the back. Ava Blitz...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Plaster, Acrylic

Lake Erie and Other Waters 09
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original unique bronze and patina abstract sculpture by Roberley Bell. This dynamic work from the artist's "Lake Erie and Other Waters" series can be h...
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1990s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Triple Scribble Blue Gold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This laser cut acrylic series of Scribble Sculptures is inspired by the gestures and quick mark making found in abstract expressionist painting and drawing, and the whimsical, bold color and shape found in classic cartoon. Ryan Coleman...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Plexiglass

"Blue Gradation", Hand Cut Paper Wall Relief Sculpture, Abstract
Located in New York, NY
"Blue Gradation" by Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen Hand cut 2-ply museum board, gouche This sculptural wall piece can mounted in a plexi box (dimensions: 24" ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Paint, Paper, Gouache, Board

Untitled Steel Mesh 2012, Abstract Geometric Wall Sculpture by Jin-Sook So
Located in Wilton, CT
Untitled Steel Mesh I 2012, Jin-Sook So, steel mesh, painted, electroplated silver and gold leaf, 31.5" x 52.75" x 6.25", 2012. This abstract geometric wall sculpture was done by fi...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Silver, Steel, Gold Leaf

Stick in the Mud, Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture by Joe DiStefano
Located in Long Island City, NY
Stick in the Mud Joe DiStefano, American (1940–2020) Ceramic Size: 10.5 x 5 x 6 in. (26.67 x 12.7 x 15.24 cm)
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1980s Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Iris Crystals
Located in Quebec, Quebec
“Iris Crystals” is a rich blue colored wall sculpture made out of solid koa wood and then painted and sealed with a UV matte sealer. The geometric facets are hand carved and add intr...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Spray Paint, Vinyl

L Wooden
Located in Genève, GE
Wooden sculpture
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

L Aluminum
Located in Genève, GE
Metal sculpture
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Moon Dancer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Painted maple abstract form
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Moon Dancer
Moon Dancer
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Mouse
By Margery Kahn
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Table top and of a diminutive size, signature stamped on underside of top. Margery worked during the mid-20th century at the Met in NYC.
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1950s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Mouse
Mouse
$3,200 Sale Price
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Splendid II - textured contemporary painting, magenta strokes, abstract
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful contemporary high textured abstract painting is great for a classic and contemporary setting. The variation of colors and rich texture would greatly bring a space to life. Tim Nikiforuk...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Acrylic, Vinyl, Wood Panel

Ornament Red, Turquoise & Gold Pattern (Medium) (MADE TO ORDER) (Hand-painted)
Located in Kansas City, MO
(MADE TO ORDER) (Hand-painted, hand-made, porcelain) *Lead Time may vary between 1-3 weeks Melanie Sherman "Ornament Red, Turquoise & Gold Pattern (Medi...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Luster, Porcelain, Glaze

Tower
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tom Nussbaum is known for a variety of work including drawings, paper cuts, prints, sculpture, children’s books, animations, functional design objects, and site-specific commissions....
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Guard 8
Located in Fresno, CA
Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculptors of our time. He is a living master whose work is considered to be both personal a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"NY Bridge", Richard Heinrich, Abstract Contemporary Bronze Sculpture, Metal
Located in New York, NY
"NY Bridge Maquette" by Richard Heinrich, 2000 Bronze Contemporary Abstract Sculpture, Industrial, Modern, Indoor, Outdoor
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Sculpture ceramic vessel: 'Creature Medium No 3'
Located in New York, NY
Ak Jansen was born in Dongen, The Netherlands, in 1988. He studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven focusing on textile design, material culture, and techniques of fabrication. He wor...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Glaze

"Queen Tethys" Ceramic Vessel
Located in Westport, CT
This glazed porcelain vessel by Jon Puzzuoli features a deep, midnight blue and mint green palette, with a crystalline glaze and 18K gold luster along the neck. The artist's stamp is...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Gold

Glass Sculpture Shell
By L.G.
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous One of a kind Blown and fused Glass sculpture in opaque white, black, grey, and white silver transparent . Includes its black metal base (about 32cm X 10 cm X 18cm ). Total ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Blown Glass

"#Summer 1" Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Teodora Guererra features a light, cool palette of blue and white with subtle orange accents at the top of the composition. The artist applies thick layers ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Infinity loops. Stone mass h 18, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Infinity loops. Stone mass h 18,5 cm Small gray color abstract sculpture "Infinity loops" from stone mass
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone

"#Layered" Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Teodora Guererra features a blue and white palette ranging from deep blue-grey at the bottom of the composition, and fading up to light blue and white at th...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Canvas, Acrylic

Decorative plate "Interaction" porcelain h 3 cm; w 26 cm; d 13, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Decorative plate "Interaction". Porcelain h 5 cm; w 20 cm
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Porcelain

Drop. Porcelain, h 12, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Drop. Small abstract sculpture from porcelain, h 12,5 cm
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Porcelain

British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Acanto I
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze freely rotating on a Cumbrian slate base Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 616B Series of individual variations Rotating the sculpture allows the spectator...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Spirit Flames – A Modern Organic Sculpture in Brazilian Agate
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Spirit Flames blends the fiery beauty of Brazilian Agate with modern design. Its vibrant colors and built-in lighting create a dynamic, energetic vibe, perfect for adding warmth and ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Precious Stone

EXCLOS 177 Stainless Steel
Located in Pasadena, CA
Guillaume ROCHE The artist translates movement and energy through the dynamism of assemblages and seeks the balance of composition. His sculptures offer aerial movements, round sh...
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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Vase with silver glaze 2017. Stone mass, 19x23, 5x15, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Vase with silver glaze 2017. Stone mass, 19x23,5x15,5 cm
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone

DÉSERT DES SONGES
Located in PARIS, FR
Séverine de La Chapelle's artistic inspiration reflects her temperament—joyful, spontaneous, and infused with positive energy. Through her paper sculptures, she extends this essence,...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Paper

With 2 Heads
Located in Phoenix, AZ
"These inflated objects are grown more than fabricated. Through the process of inflation, the application of the air to the geometric construction defines form at the moment of infla...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Cotton, Resin, Vinyl

Handmade Ceramic Figurative Sculpture-Vase, Ukrainian Artist, Forma 43
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
Sofia Horbachevska is a Ukrainian ceramic artist based in Kyiv, where she works in her own studio. A graduate of the Mykhailo Boychuk Kyiv State Academy of Decorative and Applied Art...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Clay

Ultra Violet Crystals (wood, contemporary design, geometric, purple, sculpture)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Ultra Violet Crystals (2018) by Chloe Hedden is a striking wall sculpture crafted from solid wood, meticulously hand-carved into geometric crystalline f...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Spray Paint

Unity in Diversity. 2008, stone wear, 90х35x42 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Unity in Diversity 2008, stone wear, 90х35x42 cm Gray abstract sculpture from stone
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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

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Stone

VERSO EQUIVALENCE 1 - acrylic, staples, pine wood, cut linen -Abstract geometric
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This painting by Linda King Ferguson is part of her equivalence series, which began as a feminist project; works that subvert the historically male gaze and a material language speaking of gendered concerns. While typically, King Ferguson paints both sides of the canvas and cuts a flap on the the frontside to reveal the color of the back of the canvas, she unexpectedly does the opposite here. The painting is hung from the "frontside" of the canvas, revealing to us the raw edges of her linen canvas, stapled to the stretchers. Two oblong shapes of pink and red dominate the center of the painting. A thin semioval cut has been made inside of both of these shapes. Her color choices first came from Helen Molesworth’s essay, Painting With Ambivalence, published in WACK! Art of the Feminist Revolution. The Essay includes a large reproduction of Mary Heilmann’s 1979 painting...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

Florentine (Quadriptych Wood Panel Framed Abstract Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist's Statement: "Around 30 years ago, not long after I had started painting seriously, I was at a one-man exhibition of the great Brice Marden at the Fort Worth Museum of Modern Art when I visited the annex to get a cocktail. There was one other guy at the small bar table in an otherwise empty room, waiting for his coffee to be handed to him. He turned and dumped half of it down my front. I immediately recognized him as none other than Brice Marden. He apologized profusely, but I stopped him and said: 'No problem: how often is it that Brice Marden dumps coffee on your pants? They're worth more now.' We both had a good laugh. At any rate - I was certainly channeling his early work when I began work on this series. They are made with oil and beeswax on wood panels. While they look Minimalist at first glance, there are subtle shifts in color and texture that distinguish them from hard-edged abstraction. For me, it has always been about the surface, and the materials. Wax has a character unlike anything else. I use wax both hot (encaustic) and in a cold mixture with turpentine, blended with oil. The complementary underpainting, setting the stage for the wax and oil later...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wax, Oil, Wood Panel

Infinity loops. Ceramics and porcelain, h 35 cm; W 27 cm; D 25 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Infinity loops. Ceramics and porcelain, h 35 cm; W 27 cm; D 24 cm White abstract sculpture from porcelain and ceramics
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Porcelain

When It's Said You're Square
Located in Phoenix, AZ
"These inflated objects are grown more than fabricated. Through the process of inflation, the application of the air to the geometric construction defines form at the moment of infla...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Cotton, Resin, Vinyl

Green metallic platter with bronze filagree center.
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Green metallic platter with bronze filigree center. Medium: ceramic porcelain. Size: 14 inch diameter and 2 inches deep (35 cm diameter and 5 cm deep). Made in Cal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Alabaster Wave
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Gabriel Sobin was born in 1971 in Salon de Provence, France, to an English mother and an American father. Sobin studied at l’École d’Arts Appliqués ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Alabaster, Marble

#99 Reflections Series by Yih-Wen Kuo
Located in Morton Grove, IL
#99 Reflections Series (INV# NP4025) Yih-Wen Kuo clay and glazes 23 x 27.5 x 9” signed Yih-Wen Kuo - Born in Taiwan, Yih-Wen Kuo began his studies at the National Taiwan Normal Uni...
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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Estate of David Hayes_Form Study_plaster coated cut styrofoam_abstract sculpture
Located in Darien, CT
ODETTA is pleased to offer this important sculpture from the Estate of David Hayes. David Vincent Hayes (March 15, 1931 – April 9, 2013) was an American sculptor.. These Form Studi...
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1970s Abstract Sculptures

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Plaster, Polystyrene, Acrylic

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