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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
The Last Star, Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 2020

The Last Star, Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 2020

By Fred Klingelhofer

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: The Last Star is a result the many sketches I had been doing for sculptures in an ongoing "Event" series. Keywords: absract Artist Biography: Fred Klingelhofer, a primarily self-taught artist, grew up in a Chicago south side neighborhood. He received a BS degree in physics from Roosevelt University and worked as an engineer for 30 years. During those years he enrolled in art workshops and classes at a nearby community college completing courses in figure drawing, 2D and 3D design, ceramics, sculpting the figure, welding and metal sculpture. His focus has been on creating sculpture since 2006. Fred has exhibited his sculpture in a number of group exhibitions with Chicago Sculpture International, Art Prize (Grand Rapids, Michigan), Sculpture in the Park (St Charles, Illinois), Sculpture Walk Sioux Falls...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Acrylic

Concrete form tube series #1
Concrete form tube series #1

Concrete form tube series #1

By Mia Capodilupo

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: This piece is created using a variety of casting materials cast into a concrete form tube (sonotube) and combined with cast off indust...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Plastic, Foam, Rubber, Plaster

Lip Service
Lip Service

Lip Service

By Gwen Samuels

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Lip service came about during sheltering in place. While visiting with my grandchildren it broke my heart that they could not see me sm...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Suspenders and Leggings
Suspenders and Leggings

Suspenders and Leggings

By Gwen Samuels

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Suspenders and Leggings is my most recent piece done while sheltering in place. While looking thru my reformatted imagery patterns I came across some buildings I ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Brushstroke No. 2
Brushstroke No. 2

Brushstroke No. 2

Located in Boston, MA

1/8" – 3/8" high on-edge paper on mat board. Handcut Stardream® Bluebell paper on gray background. Call them brushstrokes, or call them waves. These are beginning explorations ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Board

As Night Descends, Original Glass and Steel Sculpture, 2020

As Night Descends, Original Glass and Steel Sculpture, 2020

By Jill Casty

Located in Boston, MA

As Night Descends, Original Glass and Steel Sculpture, 2020 31″ × 17″ × 3″, 55 lbs Fused Glass and Stainless Steel Sculpture Wall Mounted Artist Commentary: I made this several year...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

A New Day Dawning

A New Day Dawning

By Jill Casty

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Actually inspired by that yellow glass. Had to use that color once I found it. Then combined it with more colors. Decided to put it in an off square frame. When ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Berkshire Blue
Berkshire Blue

Berkshire Blue

By Jaena Kwon

Located in Westport, CT

This blue work is by Korean artist, Jaena Kwon. Her dimensional relief work is concerned with painting components and how painting space is constructed. She treats painting as an ima...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Fiberboard

Chestnuts

Chestnuts

By Megan Frazer

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: I collected horse chestnuts on my frequent walks with Ocho the dog because I love the shapes, color and texture of these large seeds. I cleaned, sealed and painte...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Organic Material, Acrylic, Board

September Song

September Song

By Jill Casty

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: While living in La Paz, BCS, Mexico, where the spring and summer were tremendously hot, I was thinking about the wonderful fall and fall colors in the eastern Uni...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

UnEarthed

Jill CastyUnEarthed, 2020

$2,240Sale Price|20% Off

UnEarthed

By Jill Casty

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: The reds in my glass collection speak loudly to me. I wanted to do an experiment using reds and blacks in a hot melt. The color is intense and wonderful and felt ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Work  N° 4  of Kevin Cheng-Feng YU
Work  N° 4  of Kevin Cheng-Feng YU

Work N° 4 of Kevin Cheng-Feng YU

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Work N° 4 by Kevin Cheng-Feng YU 1) Untitled 2) Cellular concrete, blue tape 3) Year of creation : 2020 4) 10X9,7X18,2cm 5) signed on the scotch tape 6) Unique copy 7) 1100 euros ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer

Work  N° 1  of Kevin Cheng-Feng YU
Work  N° 1  of Kevin Cheng-Feng YU

Work N° 1 of Kevin Cheng-Feng YU

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

1) Untitled 2) Wooden cardboard, acrylic. 3) Year of creation : 2016-2017 4) 106,5X48X0,5cm and 36X16X1cm 5) signed on the back 6) Unique copy 7) 3600 euros

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer

To the Left
To the Left

To the Left

By Jaena Kwon

Located in Westport, CT

This piece is by Korean artist, Jaena Kwon. Her dimensional relief work is concerned with painting components and how painting space is constructed. She treats painting as an image o...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Fiberboard

Emma Bell, Multi coloured I, Contemporary Art
Emma Bell, Multi coloured I, Contemporary Art

Emma Bell, Multi coloured I, Contemporary Art

By Emma Bell

Located in Deddington, GB

Multi Coloured I Emma Bell 73×73 cm Emma Bell’s ceramic and porcelain Pot Frame – Installation Piece. Emma Bell says: “This piece is inspired by my glaze test...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Organza Fold
Organza Fold

Organza Fold

By Jaena Kwon

Located in Westport, CT

This purple/lavender piece is by Korean artist, Jaena Kwon. Her dimensional relief work is concerned with painting components and how painting space is constructed. She treats painti...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Fiberboard

Fighting over

Fighting over

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Ruan Hoffmann uses ceramic earthenware as his preferred medium. Ruan Hoffmann chooses familiar objects such as plates as his canvases, however the resulting works are not presented a...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Glaze

Leslie Fry, Untitled (Cuffed 3), bronze fantastical sculpture of female hand
Leslie Fry, Untitled (Cuffed 3), bronze fantastical sculpture of female hand

Leslie Fry, Untitled (Cuffed 3), bronze fantastical sculpture of female hand

Located in New York, NY

A 2023 recipient of the Vermont Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, Leslie Fry is represented in this show with fantastical sculptures of female hands, titled the “Cuffed” series. Tensely poised and mannered gestures, inspired by Parmigianino and Caravaggio, cascade into blooms and barnacles, creating a mesmerizing visual dissonance. This elision of romance and rigidity both draws attention to the limitations of the female form and liberates it from the constraints of reality. Leslie Fry’s works have been exhibited internationally at such venues as Kunsthaus in Hamburg, Zwitscher Machine Gallery in Berlin, Hangaram Art Museum in Seoul, Windspiel Galerie in Vienna, Couvent des Cordeliers in Paris, Artists Space and Wave Hill in New York, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum near Boston, and Centre des Arts Visuels in Montreal. Her public sculptures have been commissioned in New York, South Korea, Montreal, Florida, Wisconsin, and Vermont; public collections include Tufts University, Songchu International Sculpture Park, Freehand New York, Kohler Arts Center, Tampa Museum of Art, Fleming Museum of Art, Musée d’art de Joliette, and St. Petersburg, Florida’s Museum of Fine Arts. Fry’s M.F.A. is from Bard College, and her B.A. is from the University of Vermont, with a Foundation year at the Central School of Art in London. She currently lives and works in Winooski, VT. Artist Statement: #1 My hands reach, touch, and shape. Hands let go and receive; they try to hold things and to hold things together. Some of my images of hands are derived from Mannerist paintings by Parmigianino and Caravaggio, and are ink-washed onto vintage tablecloths...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Echo lumineux

Echo lumineux

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 Oli ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Rise

Rise

By Ben Young

Located in New York, NY

Ben Young Rise, 2022 Laminated float glass, cast concrete, stainless steel, LED lighting and MDF plinth

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Concrete, Stainless Steel

Stack XIV : contemporary modern geometric sculpture

Stack XIV : contemporary modern geometric sculpture

Located in New York, NY

Greg Chann creates contemporary modern abstract geometric sculptures. His constructions are complex interwoven systems of physical elements varying in size, material, and color. Thes...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic

Ceramic Texture Vessel Sculpture Abstract

Ceramic Texture Vessel Sculpture Abstract

By Neil Tetkowski

Located in Buffalo, NY

The material of choice for Neil Tetkowski's abstract sculptural work comes directly from the Earth. Most often he uses clay, which he believes is the perfect medium to express his re...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Phoenix

Phoenix

Located in Somerset West, WC

Phoenix is a limited edition bronze sculpture with a peacock blue patina

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

“Pirkkala Cube” , 1999
“Pirkkala Cube” , 1999

“Pirkkala Cube” , 1999

By Jay Wholley

Located in New York, NY

Lost Wax Cast Iron & Bronze This sculpture comes directly from the artist's private collection and is shown in his book on his "Cube" Series.

Category

1990s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron, Bronze

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Citrus
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Citrus

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Citrus

By Scott Troxel

Located in Paris, IDF

Acrylic on maple with gloss clearcoat Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Art Fair in NYC, Texas Cont...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Maple, Coating, Acrylic

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Flashe
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Flashe

American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Flashe

By Scott Troxel

Located in Paris, IDF

Spray acrylic on poplar with gloss clearcoat Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Art Fair in NYC, Tex...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Poplar, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Aria (Red)

Aria (Red)

By Eric Johnson

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Eric Johnson creates enigmatic and sensual abstract sculptures that are constructed with pigment, wood and resin. Johnson’s work seamlessly unites two traditions of Southern California art - the sleek and sexy aesthetic of the Finish Fetish movement and the organic and elegant tradition of woodworking. His handcrafted pieces are sheathed in resin skins, which often reveal glimpses of the wooden architectures encased within. Endlessly fascinated by physics and science, Johnson’s references range from cosmology and astrophysics to the human form. Johnson’s work is deeply personal - in addition to drawing inspiration from his ancestral boat-building heritage (which is Norwegian, Scottish and Cree Native...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Comète

Comète

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 ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

Untitled 47
Untitled 47

Untitled 47

By Hunt Rettig

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Hunt Rettig's three-dimensional wall sculptures consist of polyester film, thermoplastic rubber and acrylics that he molds to create organic shapes full of light and dimension placed...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Mixed Media, Panel

Ceramic #2015
Ceramic #2015

Ceramic #2015

By Alice Federico

Located in Fairfield, CT

Alice Federico was born in Selma, Alabama in 1945. She received a BA degree in history from Hollins University (1967), an MFA in ceramics from East Carolina University (1977), as well as a BFA from Kansas City Art Institute (1983). Trained first as an historian, historical pots have always had an influence on her work. That influence includes Chinese Sung ware...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Le Boxeur
Le Boxeur

Le Boxeur

Located in Villafranca Di Verona, IT

Numbered and limited to 12 copies ( 8 + 4 ) Artwork signed Authenticity: Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the gallery Invoice from the gallery Sculpture: bronze, metal, bro...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Improvisation

Improvisation

Located in New York, NY

Painted, Welded -Aluminum Kinetic Sculpture. Blue and red colors. About the Artist: Studied engineering and sculpture at Stony Brook University. Steve has created sculptures of welded bronze or aluminum and have installed them around the world, including Hong Kong, Tokyo, England, France, Germany, Israel, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, St. Croix, Grand Cayman...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled VI : abstract steel sculpture
Untitled VI : abstract steel sculpture

Untitled VI : abstract steel sculpture

Located in New York, NY

Transform any interior or exterior into a truly unique space with the dynamic works of an acclaimed sculptor Naomi Press. Naomi Press was one of the very few women working in large ...

Category

1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Selkie #5 1/7

Selkie #5 1/7

By Damon Hyldreth

Located in Napa, CA

The sculptures of Damon Hyldreth appear both static and fluid, rigid and flexible, strong and smooth, effectively blurring the line between nature and structure. By crafting organic ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Jonah & The Whale
Jonah & The Whale

Jonah & The Whale

Located in Milford, NH

This impressionist wooden sculpture of the biblical story of Jonah & The Whale was done by New Hampshire artist Robert Hughes (1915-2004). Hughes was born in...

Category

20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Nebza II Sculpture by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez a.k.a CarmWorks
Nebza II Sculpture by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez a.k.a CarmWorks

Nebza II Sculpture by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez a.k.a CarmWorks

By Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez

Located in Paris, FR

Nebza II by Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez Iranian Pink Marble Dimensions: H. 10.5 cm x 33 cm x 4 cm Camilo Andres Rodriguez Marquez is a Colombian born designer with a degree in...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

At last it is here

At last it is here

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Ruan Hoffmann uses ceramic earthenware as his preferred medium. Ruan Hoffmann chooses familiar objects such as plates as his canvases, however the resulting works are not presented a...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Glaze

The Authority of Color at the Speed of Light
The Authority of Color at the Speed of Light

The Authority of Color at the Speed of Light

By Mela M

Located in Fairfield, CT

Mela M’s sculptures are her interpretation of the seamless interconnectedness of light and material form and reference the pronounced uncertainty and unpredictability of our rapidly ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Transient

Transient

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 Oli ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster

Sorel Etrog "La Mer"
Sorel Etrog "La Mer"

Sorel Etrog "La Mer"

By Sorel Etrog

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Sorel Etrog (1933 - 2014) is arguably Canada's most famous sculptor. His work can be found in numerous museum and private collections including the Tate, the AGO and LACMA. His pub...

Category

1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Discovery 2017-1, Kug Kyung Oh
Discovery 2017-1, Kug Kyung Oh

Discovery 2017-1, Kug Kyung Oh

Located in Porto, 13

"Discovery 2017-1" by Kug Kyung Oh Medium: Bronze Edition: 3 of 6 Dimensions: 29 x 29 x 155 cm / 11.4 x 11.4 x 61 in Year: 2011 "Discovery 2017-1" by Kug Kyung Oh stands as a testame...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Tribute to Joan Miró
Tribute to Joan Miró

Tribute to Joan Miró

By Joan Miró

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Tribute to Joan Miró, painter, sculptor, engraver and Spanish ceramist, considered one of the maximum representatives of surrealism. This decorative piece has been painted by hand on glazed porcelain with an intense red colour, cooking in this stage at 800 º C (for third time). For this reason the production process is more laborious. All hand decorated and finished at its two factories in the region. Homage A Miró...

Category

1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Mistral

Mistral

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 ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

Untitled (Kaleidoscope)
Untitled (Kaleidoscope)

Untitled (Kaleidoscope)

By Mattia Toso

Located in New York, NY

Unique oblong-shaped vase with curved stem using traditional Murano glassblowing and cold-working techniques.

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

WOMEN IN RHYTHM - Abstract Ceramic Fine Art Sculpture Artist Signed 2018
WOMEN IN RHYTHM - Abstract Ceramic Fine Art Sculpture Artist Signed 2018

WOMEN IN RHYTHM - Abstract Ceramic Fine Art Sculpture Artist Signed 2018

Located in Chico, CA

Women in Rhythm. Ceramic slip cast form. Fired to cone 01. Glaze low fire to cone 06. Finished with acrylics and oils. Dimensions: 4.5"h x 6"w x 6"d. Year: 2018 ARTIST STATEMENT M...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

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