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
Tribute to NIKI in 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...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Rockpool
Located in Paris, IDF
Wall mounted bronze in a MDF box
Series of variations
Stamped with monogram signature and numbered 642A
The sculpture is supplied with everything required for hanging.
Weight: 3 kg
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Untitled by Yuko Nasaka. Resin and lacquer on board (1984) (abstract sculpture)
By Yuko Nasaka
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Yuko Nasaka
(1938)
Untitled
Resin and lacquer on board
44.5 x 44.5 cm (17.5 x 17.5 in) not considering the frame
Executed in 1984
About the Artist:
Born in Osaka in 1938, Yuko Nasak...
Category
1980s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Lacquer, Board
Glass Sculpture Les Mots Bleus
Located in Paris, FR
Les Mots Bleus by Perrin & Perrin, Galerie Negropontes in Paris, France. Duo Glass Sculpture, Build-in-Glass, One of a Kind
Martine and Jacki Perrin sculpt together as one, forming...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Contemporary Hand Painted Sculpture
Located in Faridabad, IN
One of a kind Modern contemporary Iconic dog Sculpture hand painted by Multi disciplinary Artist Mahesh Sharma.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Concrete form tube series #1
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Plastic, Foam, Rubber, Plaster
Antique Hebrew letters
By Moshe Castel
Located in Jerusalem, IL
The subject of Castel’s early paintings were scenes of Sephardic Jews in the Holy Land. In 1947, Castel helped to found the "New Horizons".In the 1950s Moshe's Castel artwork work was inspired by ancient relief paintings depicting predecessors of the Jewish people...
Category
1970s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Lantern Column VI
By Niho Kozuru
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Title: Lantern Column VI
Year: 1998 - 2014
Medium: Mold blown glass, cast polymer, steel, cast iron
Size: 69 1/2 inches
Price: $11,000.
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Anachronic, Original Abstract Sculpture, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Anachronic is a piece in a body of work exploring sound and the way that it inhabits space in the built environment. The pattern, repetition, and weaving represent the rhythm, texture, and syncopation of sound. This piece represents an envelope of sound, a finite piece of time, a controlled environment. It is heavily influenced by my time as a DJ and the practice of connecting patterns. It is about a controlled process - the merging of a creative practice with an understanding of materials and technique. In this object the marks of process are left bare, witness to the hand, craft, and labor. It is an homage to skilled work and the workers I learned from.
Keywords: 3D, plane, wood, metal
Artist Biography:
Leaning into a bias toward abstraction/intuition, artist Francisco Rosario...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - Tonka II
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork made with MDF & pigmented lacquer
Scott Troxel has exhibited his work at numerous fairs and exhibitions across the United States, including The Other Art Fair in NYC, Texas ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Lacquer
CHROMORITMO
Located in New York, NY
This wall installation is made up of 7 painted aluminum pieces, 4 are 24"x5"x4"
and the other 3 pieces are 18"x 5"x4". Each piece is made of painted aluminum and hung individually.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Sensu Lato : 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
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Phases
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze on a Cumbrian slate base
Unique variation
Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 713A
The lunar crescent in different positions on each face is finished with me...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Split Brain of a Female Warrior, Abstract Sculpture, 2020
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Split Brain of a Female Warrior is one of my first pieces I made with sheet metal. It's 2D and lies flat on a canvas. This piece depi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Vinyl, Wood Panel
Pathways of Desire, Contemporary Abstract Tapestry, Textile Wall Sculpture
Located in Wilton, CT
Pathways of Desire (2009) - block printed, manipulated, stitched, heat-set polyester, cotton thread. This contemporary abstract tapestry is by UK-based contemporary textile artist, Caroline Bartlett...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Tapestry, Cotton, Thread, Polyester
Sans nom
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Olga’s artistic approach is centered around the elusive concept of time and its impermanence. Rather than engaging in an ontological reflection on the nature of time, Olga prefers to...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pyramids
By Gord Smith
Located in Toronto, ON
Three identically-shaped bronze triangular prisms comprise this unique work by renowned Canadian sculptor, Gord Smith (1937-2023). The individual pieces are meant to be moved to crea...
Category
1990s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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
Untitled Group of 20 Columns
Located in Miami, FL
After having studied visual arts and worked as a graphic designer, in the 2000s Karine Benvenuti took another path to devote herself to ceramics: "I wanted to return to something mor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone, Enamel
Disc for Apollo 3
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand Built and glazed ceramic.
My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused on creating wheel thrown vessels. After several...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Red Rust Jacket, " Found Steel Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Upon discovering a weathered steel drum that had been warped to resemble the sleeve of a garment, artist Gordon Chandler was inspired to embark on a series of kimono sculptures forme...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Aluminium Dog Sculpture- Hand Painted
Located in Faridabad, IN
Hand painted texture created on Aluminium casted sculpture
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"All Over 4", Free Hand Cut Paper Wall Relief Sculpture, Abstract, Tonal, White
Located in New York, NY
"All Over 4" by Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen
Free hand cut 2-ply museum board, framed
Cut Work - Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen's abstract, paper sculpture is t...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper, Board
"AVIRONS, Lunar Cycles, - wall sculpture, moon, celestial, space, oar
Located in Atlanta, GA
"AVIRONS, Lunar Cycles" is a wall sculpture made of copper & brass with patina, steel.
Corrina is inspired by the work of Louise Bourgeois, Louise Nevelson, Albert Paley, Lee Bontec...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper, Steel
Wall Stack I : 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
Geometric Sculpture 'Untitled Wallpaper Abstraction #42' by Amy Feigley-Lee
Located in White Plains, NY
'Untitled Wallpaper Abstraction #42' 2024. Found wallpaper collage on wood form, 40 x 32 x 7 in. is a multicolor, abstract geometric sculpture featuring carefully cut pieces of found...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Archival Paper
"Aperture" Abstract, Metal Chain Link Sculpture by John Ruppert
By John Ruppert
Located in New York, NY
"Aperture" by John Ruppert
Galvanized chain link fabric
Over the past 35 years, John Ruppert has been working in cast metals; manufactured materials such...
Category
1990s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
Neptune's gift (Il dono di nettuno)
Located in Milano, MI
This sculpture is a "unique piece" by sculptor Kyoji Nagatani.
Made entirely of bronze, it is signed and dated on the base.
Exhibited in major exhibitio...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Black Sail
Located in Henderson, NV
This work is made from welded aluminum and painted with black enamel. It is a different work for Clifford Singer and priced to sell.
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Struct II", Abstract Aluminum Metal Wall Relief Sculpture by Kevin Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Struct II" by Kevin Barrett
Abstract wall relief sculpture in painted aluminum
Barrett is noted for creating contemporary metal sculpture and sculpture wall pieces for indoor and o...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Deity Red Abstract Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Deidad (Deity) edition 17/20, 1988, signed with certificate.
Edgard Negret studied at the School of Fine Arts in Cali between 1938 and 1943. The followi...
Category
1970s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Marat/Apollo
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This sculpture was inspired by David's late eighteenth-century painting, The Death of Marat. It is carved from various woods and cont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Generations, Abstract Sculpture Suitable for Outdoors, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Currently being shown on the Sedgewood Club golf course. The Sedgewood Club is a warm community in the Hudson Valley of NYS. Many NY families have multiple genera...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"Pinnacle XIX", Abstract, Bronze Metal Sculpture by Bill Barrett
By Bill Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Pinnacle XIX" by Bill Barrett
Fabricated bronze
Bill Barrett is considered a central figure in the second generation of American metal sculptors and is internationally known for hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Red leather sculpture with mirror on brass base
Located in San Francisco, CA
This one of a kind leather leather sculpture with a hand cut mirror on a brass base employs several techniques including: hot gilding, copper wire embroidery, scarification, piercing...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
"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
Elegant and Neutral Contrast Decoration For Modern Spaces
Located in Mexico City, MX
This beautful piece was handmade in the heart of Mexico City. The two colors chosen are perfect for decorating modern yet elegant spaces. It is a piece you will never get tierd of lo...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone, Concrete
"Yellow Red Cobalt - In", Hand Cut Paper Wall Relief Sculpture, Abstract
Located in New York, NY
"Yellow Red Cobalt - In" by Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen
Hand cut 2-ply museum board, gouche
This sculptural wall piece can mounted in a plexi box (dimensions: 24" x 20" x 3")
Cut Work ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Paper, Gouache, Board
"Yellow Graphite - Out", Hand Cut Paper Wall Relief Sculpture, Abstract
Located in New York, NY
"Yellow Graphite - Out" by Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen
Hand cut 2-ply museum board, gouche
This sculptural wall piece can mounted in a plexi box (dimensions: 24" x 20" x 3")
Cut Work -...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Paper, Gouache, Board
"Random Thoughts, " Painted Steel signed by Ralph Wickstrom
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Random Thoughts" is a painted steel sculpture by Ralph Wickstrom. The sculpture consists of a circular form with a zig-zag piece within it and an additional off-shooting part on the...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
NOR Cliff dwelling
Located in Ranchos De Taos, NM
Ceramic sculpture of combined clay bodies, unique processes developed by Anna Bush Crews, looks to inherent qualities in the material, the way it smoot...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Abstract, " White Opal Sculpture by Obert Mukumbi
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Abstract" is an original white opal sculpture by Obert Mukumbi. The artist signed the sculpture.
13 1/2" x 9" x 6"
Obert Mukumbi was born on February 11, 1974 in Mashonaland Central Province where he also attended school. He was interested in wood craft and worked on that while he was still in school. Soon after school he was encouraged by his cousin Kennedy Musekiwa...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
L'Amphore
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Francois Bauer studied graphic design in Chaumont, then went to HEAR, where he deepened his curriculum in object design. He then studied at the European Institute of Ceramic Arts in ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Enamel
(4 pieces) Rolling dice/Turning luck, Marble Sculpture, Suitable for Outdoors
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Rolling dice, turning luck! All 6 sides of the dice has the same probability. When the dice is cubic, the results are digital, but when the dice getting closer to the ball shape the results could be analog and infinite when it is a perfect ball. Old cobblestones were used to make the heavy dices. In 3 steps the cube became a ball, a real rolling dice.
Keywords: Abstract, dice, 4 pieces, black, white
Artist Biography:
Born in Hungary, Andrasfalvy is 50, with swift dark eyes, a chiseled jaw, and a casually athletic frame that stretch, well over six feet. He exudes a quiet restlessness. He holds an M.D., a Ph.D., and two curricula vitae—one that lists eleven peer-reviewed publications on neuronal physiology, and another that describes dozens of sculptures, several of them commissioned and many gifts. The pivot between art and science started early. When Andrasfalvy was 10 years old, his father gave him a woodcarving set. By age 20, he had completed his first stone sculpture—and was on the path to medical school. Ever since, he’s spent weekends sculpting leftover granite or marble...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Marble
Untitled #3/ Tied series (Black and white), Handmade Abstract Sculpture, 2018
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
“Tied”, the title of the installation, is a phonetic pun on the rising tides and the paper pages bound by threads.
As the water rises and falls, pages of our daily...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Thread, Ink, Handmade Paper
Golden Apples 24
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
Glass Sculpture Névé One Made in France One of Kind
Located in Paris, FR
Névé one by Perrin & Perrin, Galerie Negropontes in Paris, France.
Martine and Jacki Perrin sculpt together as one, forming a duo enriched by their individualities. For over a deca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Because I Am, Mosaic Glass Sculpture, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Worked with a model for the initial photoshoot. While perusing through the images I had just taken I selected this particular one and said to the model "you look v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mosaic, Glass
"Turbulence", Abstract, Acrylic Painting on Aluminum Panel by Kevin Barrett
By Kevin S. Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Turbulence" by Kevin Barrett
Epoxy, acrylic, and urethane on carved aluminum panel
Barrett is noted for creating unique, rhythmic, abstract indoor and outdoor sculpture and wall re...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Bop for Sid", Richard Heinrich, Abstract Contemporary Steel Sculpture, Metal
Located in New York, NY
"Bop for Sid" by Richard Heinrich, 2011
Steel
Contemporary Abstract Sculpture, Industrial, Modern, Indoor, Outdoor
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"Ode to Chamberlain" Abstract, Bronze Metal Sculpture, Large-Scale, Outdoors
Located in New York, NY
"Ode to Chamberlain" by Hans van de Bovenkamp
Unique welded bronze
Renowned for his monumental sculpture created primarily for open-air public locales, Hans Van de Bovenkamp has bee...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper, Board
Bay Laurel #2
By Michael Mancarella
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mancarella's sculptures are from the series titled "Elements". Formal design principles are the basis for Mancarella's work which is typically made of wood and metal. Taken individua...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Tucking Under, Original Abstract Sculpture, 2020
By Donna Hapac
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Some of my reed sculptures include found objects. In "Tucking Under," I found part of a damaged hat form at a flea market. I salvaged what I could and used to cr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Linen, Organic Material, Wood, Wax
"Creating Spirits, " Red Jasper Abstract Sculpture by Farai Darare
By Farai Darare
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Creating Spirits" is an original red jasper sculpture by Farai Darare. It depicts an abstracted figure holding a pot.
19" x 6 1/2" x 3 1/4"
Farai Walter Darare started working as a washer and polisher for his father's sculptures when he was seven years old. He worked and studied under the renowned Shona sculptors Chikumbirike, Runyanga, Muropa, and his father Casper Darare...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
"Positive Crack" Abstract, Cast Iron Metal Sculpture by John Ruppert
By John Ruppert
Located in New York, NY
"Positive Crack" by John Ruppert
Cast iron
Over the past 35 years, John Ruppert has been working in cast metals; manufactured materials such as chain-link fabric; mixed media; and m...
Category
1980s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
Contemporary Ceramic Abstract Sculpture by Sheryl Zacharia 'Saturn's Moon'
Located in White Plains, NY
'Saturn's Moon' 2025 by Contemporary American artist, Sheryl Zacharia. Ceramic, 21.5 x 19.5 x 5 in. This sculpture incorporates a rich palette of colors in green, pink, white, grey, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Abstract sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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