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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
EOS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Criswell's standing sculpture emerged from a study of spatial organization by arranging basic, repetitive shapes into a harmonious balance, while exploring the concept of simultaneou...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Paint, Mixed Media

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

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Stainless Steel

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

Richard Bottwin, 'Parallel #5', 2006, Wood
Located in Darien, CT
Architecture and functional objects inform the vocabulary of Richard Bottwin’s sculpture. The plywood surfaces, laminated with wood veneers or painted with acrylic colors, are confi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Ocean
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Drawing and stamping on clay allows for immediate and spontaneous expression. This piece was inspired by the fluidity and bounty of the ocean. The ocean, a source ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Untitled (black octagons)
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: None of my sculptures are ever worked out on paper. The process is always tactile and worked out in the form of a model or small sculpture. This sculpture was an ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Other Medium, Polyurethane

Indian Contemporary Art By Sumit Mehndiratta - Neon Butterflies
Located in Paris, IDF
Six Stainless steel discs measuring 14x4x4 cms each hung individually on the wall with a wooden hanging provision on the back of each disc, can be hung in any way as a set of six. S...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Chinese Contemporary Art by Wu You - Love Never Hides
Located in Paris, IDF
Stainless steel - The artwork comes with COA
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Duality 4/12
Located in Napa, CA
Bronze Installed at one of wine country's most iconic luxury resorts Auberge Du Soleil By applying classical techniques to his contemporary subjects, Palumbo’s textured and spirit...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Let's Go !
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze on a slate composite base Series of unique variations Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 765A The natural bronze raised patterns are finely rubbed and lacqu...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Slate, Bronze

British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Shifting Skies I
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze on a composite base Unique variation Stamped with monogram signature and numbered 755A Apertures are formed by bronze finding it’s own boundaries because the space is too thin...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

"Ventaglio Earrings" a contemporary, fine gauge stainless steel earrings
Located in Morgan Hill, CA
Crafted by the brilliant mind of Taos, New Mexico based Jeweler/ Metal Smith, Julie Lake. The Ventaglio Earrings are a stunning pair of contemporary jewelry. Featuring layers of three-dimensional geometric lines with a long earring thread made from highly polished stainless steel wire. Bio Julie Lake hand fabricates her metal work exclusively from a spring tempered, fine gauge stainless steel. She uses an arc welding process at precise settings to join the metal by melting and fusing it together at the tiny joints. The nature of this stainless steel, along with the welding process, allows Lake to create complex and visually fragile, yet deceptively strong forms with very small diameter wires. Although the welding of steel is typically regarded as an industrial process, Lake likens her technique to the domestic act of sewing or knitting. By way of welding, she methodically and repetitively stitches together the threads of stainless steel which accumulate into larger forms. Her decision to only create with this very specific material is quite minimalistic, but Lake engages with the material with multidisciplinary intent. Her work spans from large scale art installation, to design-driven functional items, to wearable and decorative pieces rooted in fine craft. This multidisciplinary approach allows the individual pieces to cross-pollinate with and inform each other. Lake's training as a maker started at a very young age. Her father, Ron Lake, is a machinist who went on to establish a career creating fine folding knives...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

"Corrugation in White"
Located in Toronto, ON
Encaustic painting is an ancient art form and was practiced by artists as far back as the 5th century B.C. The word encaustic comes from Greek and means “to burn in”, which refers to...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Encaustic, Cardboard

Lantern Column IV- Blown Glass 60 inches High
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Title: Lantern Column IV Year: 1998 - 2014 Medium: Mold blown glass, cast polymer, steel, cast iron Size: 60 3/4 inches Price: $10,000. Niho Kozuru (髙鶴丹穂) is a Japanese-born mixed media artist based in Boston, MA. Kozuru casts and reconfigures molds of her own designs, classical and industrial turned architectural forms in unexpected materials. Using rubber, glass and clay she creates columns with undulating silhouettes. The “Lantern Columns” are a group of 7 towers, ranging from 4 feet to 7 feet tall. They have been shown in various configurations in multiple US States as well as the Fukuoka City Museum in Kyushu, Japan. Kozuru made 60 components by blowing glass into molds of her own designs while at Artists in Residency at Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina. After traveling the world, the Lantern Columns have been arranged into their final configuration, with a steel armature within and each topped with a vivid cast iron final...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Steel, Iron

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - SSB1
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made with Shou Sugi Ban Pine, MDF, enamel, satin lacquer & stain Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including Th...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Enamel

Gradual Rotation / - Dynamic Tectonics -
Located in Berlin, DE
Thomas Röthel (*1969 Ansbach), Gradual Rotation, around 2005. Steel with rust patina mounted on stone plate. Overall dimensions: 38 cm (height) x 34 cm (width) x 27 cm (depth), weigh...
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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

L'Escalier Sous La Table bronze wood steps
Located in Palm Desert, CA
These sculptures were inspired by the spirituality of the twelve-step programs and the eight-fold path of Buddhism.  Meshing these philosophies with meditation led me to express these small sculptures to achieve the connection between art and spirit. Wire figures...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Modernist Abstract Sculpture
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful large modernist abstract bronze sculpture with geometric shapes by American artist Rodger Allen Mack (1938-2002). Mack was born in Barberton, Ohio, graduated from the Cle...
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20th Century Abstract Sculptures

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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 ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Al 4 Blocks aluminum, in 4 parts
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Carl Andre Al 4 Blocks aluminum, in 4 parts Each 2 x 7 5/8 x 4 in. (5.1 x 19.4 x 10.2 cm.), overall 2 x 15 1/4 x 8 inches (5.1 x 38.7 x 20.3 cm.) Executed in 2008, this work is accom...
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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Long Surge V
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze Series of variations in colour Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 690A Previous versions have been one off and now that the form has been refined a series o...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

"Valentine II", Abstract, Industrial Large-Scale Outdoor Sculpture in steel
Located in New York, NY
"Valentine II" by Carole Eisner Rolled and welded steel I-beams Carole Eisner has worked with scrap and recycled metal for 40 years creating elegant, abstract forms welded in steel....
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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

Glass Sculpture Ecartelee Shared
By L.G.
Located in Paris, FR
Really gorgeous, One of a kind Blown and fused Glass. Black opaque, white opaque, black, grey and brown. Includes its black metal base ( about 32 cm X 10 cm X 18 cm ). Total weigh...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Danielle Bodine "Medusa Tree" Mixed Media, Abstract Free Form Signed
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY "Medusa Tree" is a free-flowing sculpture of cane that suggests a figure either emerging from or descending into a tangle of twisting lines. Several parts are painted red or blue or stripped that gives a contrast to the black structure and a spark of energy shooting forth. This piece seems experimental from her more conservative pieces that can be easily identified as basketry, paper forms and shaped objects. Danielle Bodine...
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1990s Abstract Sculptures

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Mixed Media

British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Marking Time II
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze freely rotating on a slate composite base Series of unique variations Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 624B The polished bronze spheres require care as ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Abstract Ceramic Vessel Sculpture; 'Creature Medium No. 10'
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

"White Washed" Abstract Paper Wall Relief Sculpture, Mixed Media Collage
Located in New York, NY
"White Washed" by Joan Giordano Mixed media, archival newspapers, photographs, corrugated cardboard Museum shown and collected artist Joan Giordano is known for her unique hand made paper sculpture and wall relief sculpture and Japanese influenced wall scrolls...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Paper, Mixed Media, Newsprint, Cardboard

British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Marking Time III
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze freely rotating on a Cumbrian slate base Series of variations Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 627A The polished bronze spheres require care as they will ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Mobile anti directionnel
Located in PARIS, FR
Several of his monumental works can be found in public spaces throughout France, commissioned as part of the 1% artistic program.
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20th Century Abstract Sculptures

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Wood, Acrylic

Glass Sculpture Discreet presence
By L.G.
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous art piece, One of a kind Blown and fused Glass in opaque black, opaque white, grey, dark forest green and sandblasted transparent. Includes its black metal base ( about 32 ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Blown Glass

"Pointe (kyklos III)", Industrial, Abstract Sculpture in Metal & Stone
Located in New York, NY
"Pointe (kyklos III)" by John Van Alstine Slate, pigmented and sealed steel The sculpture of John Van Alstine beautifully, and powerfully, balances the union of stone and metal, whi...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Stone, Slate, Metal, Steel

"Maternal" Wood Abstract Sculpture 18" x 7" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Maternal" Wood Abstract Sculpture 18" x 7" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak Maternal, 2005 Wood 45 x 18 cm, Signed & Dated Sculptures that mostly depi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Her Kiss abstract sculpture
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Catherine Bohrman: The quiet encounter of two lovers kissing is captured in this wonderful cast bronze with a gold patina. The softness of the moment o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Heinz Mack Bronze "Gemini-Atlas", 1967
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze on marble base with gold brown patina, 1967. No 28 of 35 pieces. Numbered and signed on the edge. Dimensions: 8.98 x 8.98 in ( 22,8 x 22,8 cm ), Height: ca. 15.16 in ( 38,5 cm )
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1960s Abstract Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

Glass Sculpture Rainning inside
By L.G.
Located in Paris, FR
Gorgeous One of a kind Blown and fused Glass Sculpture in molted opaque black , brown/black and sandblasted. Includes its black metal base ( about 32 cm X 10 cm X 18 cm ). Total we...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Blown Glass

"Reconsidering Sisyphus (fallen obelisk)", Large, Industrial, Abstract Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
"Reconsidering Sisyphus (fallen obelisk)" by John Van Alstine Granite, galvanized and powder-coated steel The sculpture of John Van Alstine beautifully, and powerfully, balances the...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Stone, Granite, Metal, Steel

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

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Blown Glass

Watch-log
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This sculpture is a combination of the natural (the standing walnut split log) and the classical (the cherry bas-relief face). Keywords: figurative carved log and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Golden Apples 37
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 ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Ceramic

Snergelly Hose
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 inflation." It is the pragmatic that draws Thomas. Asked about his influences he asserts that his primary influences do not come from the realm of art but rather from everyday living. “I don’t eat, sleep, and breathe art,” he comments. His discovery of metal-working arose in a similar, practical way. Thomas had been sculpting with stone and asked someone to show him how to forge his own chisel. This was the start of his exploration of forging techniques and after a time he gave up working with stone to work with metal. One of the key aspects of blacksmithing that intrigued Thomas was fact that it isn’t instantly gratifying, and it poses questions that aren’t easily solved. He interned with Tom Joyce...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Cotton, Resin, Vinyl

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

90 To Shore Yellow Right
Located in Phoenix, AZ
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Plastic

10 Degrees
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Admirers of Jeremy Thomas’ sculpture should be grateful to a thief. Thomas came to the College of Santa Fe to study Studio Arts as a painter and printmaker, both of which he had been doing since high school, even apprenticing with a master printmaker in his native Oklahoma. However, one semester while moving out of his dormitory, with boxes and bags piled around, the wooden box which held all of his brushes and painting supplies...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Cotton, Resin, Polyester, Vinyl

Horse Blue
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

"Equinox", Richard Heinrich, Abstract Contemporary Steel Sculpture, Metal
Located in New York, NY
"Equinox" by Richard Heinrich, 2011 Steel Contemporary Abstract Sculpture, Industrial, Modern, Indoor, Outdoor
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Steel

Full Bloom
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 streak
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

FRECUENCIA GEOMETRICA - Red/Black
Located in New York, NY
This wall sculpture installation is made of 10 painted steel elements in black and red. Each piece is 17"x11"x8". About the artist: Mariana Copello is a Houston-based artist who ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Cut Steel

"Sahale Vertices", Minimalist Abstract Metal Sculpture, Aluminum Painted White
Located in New York, NY
"Sahale Vertices" Minimalist Abstract Metal Sculpture by Michael Enn Sirvet White powder-coated aluminum Towers measure: 92" x 43" x 17" and 100" x 8" x 19" About Michael Enn Sirvet...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

ORACLE OF WIND
Located in Tempe, AZ
How do you visualize wind? ORACLE of WIND is my answer using the lyrical power of sculpture. This is a limited edition and available in other materials such as bronze and aluminum,...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

SCSC 38 Green Gold, Contemporary Abstract Paper Sculpture, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Geometric Abstract Contemporary Paper and Metal Sculpture. 29.5"W x 37"H x 2", unframed Folder paper and metal create depth and reflect light. Origami, Modern, Optical Illusion, Mi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Metal

"Abstract Calligraphy" Abstract Sculpture 31.5" x 20" x 35" in by Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Calligraphy" Abstract Sculpture 31.5" x 20" x 35" in by Ibrahim Khatab Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cairo University, he mixes between p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Mixed Media, Polyester

Bronze Untitled, Landscape, large scale
Located in Boston, MA
One of a kind cast Bronze and Steel. Cast in a foundry using the lost wax mold process it is very expensive and time consuming to create. No fewer than 12 mo...
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Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze, Steel

Ivy Vase- an ecclectic, groovy, colorful medium sculpture by Elyse Graham
Located in Morgan Hill, CA
Manifested by Los Angeles based sculptor, Elyse Graham, Ivy Vase is round in shape and measures to  11" h x 5.5"w x 5.5"d and is part of her Flora Collection....
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Resin, Plaster

Her Kiss beautiful contemporary abstract sculpture gold
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Catherine Bohrman: The quiet encounter of two lovers kissing is captured in this wonderful cast bronze with a gold patina. The softness of the moment of her reach to him is captured...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

Abstract Sculpture_Studio Study 22-12_Matt Devine_Steel/Patina/Stainless Steel
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
Matt Devine Studio Study 22-12 Steel w/ Patina on Stainless Steel Base (Indoors Only) 9" x 7" x 11.5" Matt Devine is a self-taught sculptor working with steel, aluminum and bronze....
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Steel, Stainless Steel

Pluto in Peach and Prussian - a round, colorful medium sculpture by Elyse Graham
Located in Morgan Hill, CA
Manifested by Los Angeles based sculptor, Elyse Graham, Pluto Vase in Peach and Prussian is  5.5" h x 5"w x 5"d and is part of her Landscape Collection.  The hand-dyed ombre on this ...
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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Resin, Plaster

Watership
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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Wire

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.

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