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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
Jacotte & Roger Capron Ceramic Miniature N°JAC61

Jacotte & Roger Capron Ceramic Miniature N°JAC61

By Jacotte Capron 1

Located in PARIS, FR

As a colorist for her husband Roger Capron, Jacotte Capron was quickly drawn into the world of ceramics, on which she applies tints and shades to create unique harmonies. In 1952, Ro...

Category

20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Miniature Jacotte & Roger Capron N°JAC54

Ceramic Miniature Jacotte & Roger Capron N°JAC54

By Jacotte Capron 1

Located in PARIS, FR

As a colorist for her husband Roger Capron, Jacotte Capron was quickly drawn into the world of ceramics, on which she applies tints and shades to create unique harmonies. In 1952, Ro...

Category

20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Azure

Azure

By Troy Pillow

Located in Napa, CA

Troy Pillow’s latest sculpture, titled “Azure,” is a striking piece that showcases his signature blend of elegance and innovation. Crafted from painted stainless steel, “Azure” stand...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Senescence
Senescence

Senescence

By Craig Wcislo

Located in West Hollywood, CA

In Senescence, Craig Wcislo presents a sculptural form that feels simultaneously ancient and speculative, as though shaped by evolutionary pressures beyond human time. The work’s swo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Light-Glyph (Gold)
Light-Glyph (Gold)

Light-Glyph (Gold)

By Casper Brindle

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Brindle’s Light Glyph’s, are luminescent and mercurial sculptures, constantly shifting in hue as the viewer moves around them. Absorbing and reflecting light, they have a meditative ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Automotive Paint, Acrylic

Bad Moon Ascending, Abstract Steel Sculpture, 2020
Bad Moon Ascending, Abstract Steel Sculpture, 2020

Bad Moon Ascending, Abstract Steel Sculpture, 2020

By Fred Klingelhofer

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Bad Moon Ascending is a result of a lyric in the CCR song "Bad Moon Rising", the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and my sculptural pursuits of my "Event" series. Keywords: abstract, welded metal 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

Steel

Face with goggle-eyed, Abstract Sculpture, Suitable for Outdoors
Face with goggle-eyed, Abstract Sculpture, Suitable for Outdoors

Face with goggle-eyed, Abstract Sculpture, Suitable for Outdoors

By Bertalan Andrasfalvy

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Half face with one goggling eye. The turnable eye has pupil on both side, light can go through. When the eye turned sideway, it becomes cat eye. Our eye movements are the most talkative part of our face. Keywords: Abstract, geometric, white, black, kinetic, stone 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 salvaged...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Marble

Untitled PB3

Untitled PB3

By Toby Zallman

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: In my sculpture, I have always combined unrelated materials to represent oppositions such as hard and soft, ephemeral and enduring, open and closed, and natural an...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plastic

Principled Opportunism Matter

Principled Opportunism Matter

By Ruan Hoffmann

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

Conversation Piece (reclining)
Conversation Piece (reclining)

Conversation Piece (reclining)

By Bobbi Meier

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Paired with "Conversation Piece (erect)" this work was inspired by childhood memories of formal dinner parties in our split-leve...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Other Medium, Wood

Sun Moon

Sun Moon

By Ron Reihel

Located in West Hollywood, CA

In Sun Moon, Ron Reihel distills form, process, and symbolism into a sculptural painting rooted in natural cycles and quiet resilience. Inspired by the winter-blooming camellia, whic...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Ceramic #2302
Ceramic #2302

Ceramic #2302

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 wel...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Marat/Apollo
Marat/Apollo

Marat/Apollo

By Christine Perri

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

Wall Flowers
Wall Flowers

Wall Flowers

By Gwen Samuels

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: The flowers in this installation are hybrids of other flowers. I liked the idea of creating my own flowers and being able to arrange them in different ways depend...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Planter
Planter

Planter

By Christine Perri

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: The main log of this sculpture was gotten through Chicago's Streets and Sanitation Department. It was from a catalpa tree that once grew in the city. Keywords: fi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Conversation Piece (erect)
Conversation Piece (erect)

Conversation Piece (erect)

By Bobbi Meier

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Remembering formal dinners my mother would arrange in our modest midwestern, suburban home, this piece and it's companion, Conversation Piece...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Other Medium

At last it is here

At last it is here

By Ruan Hoffmann

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

Light-Glyph (Red)
Light-Glyph (Red)

Light-Glyph (Red)

By Casper Brindle

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Brindle’s Light Glyph’s, are luminescent and mercurial sculptures, constantly shifting in hue as the viewer moves around them. Absorbing and reflecting light, they have a meditative ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Automotive Paint, Acrylic

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

Ceramic #2403
Ceramic #2403

Ceramic #2403

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 wel...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Belly, Clay Abstract Sculpture, 2019

Belly, Clay Abstract Sculpture, 2019

By Beverly Morrison

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Black stoneware; cone 5/6 oxidation firing "Inspired by my nieces voluptuous pregnant belly " Keywords: vessel, ceramic, classic, minimal, clay, black, classical, minimal, round Artist Biography: Beverly Morrison...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Cloud
Cloud

Cloud

By Kristina Larson

Located in New Orleans, LA

Hand-built clay sculpture with white glaze and internal blue LED light. This sculpture can be wall mounted or displayed on a pedestal or table top.

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze, LED Light

Untouched 2/9

Untouched 2/9

By JD Hansen

Located in Napa, CA

jd Hansen creates art that explores the juxtaposition of vulnerability and strength using the human and animal form. Her work excavates the intricacies of human psychology, non-verb...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Stainless Steel

Thunderbird (1/2)
Thunderbird (1/2)

Thunderbird (1/2)

By Marela Zacarias

Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos

Wood, window screen, plaster, joint compound, polymer and acrylic paint

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Acrylic, Polymer

Brushstroke No. 2
Brushstroke No. 2

Brushstroke No. 2

By Judith + Rolfe

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

White Platter with Silver Lines

White Platter with Silver Lines

By Lois Sattler

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: Round porcelain white platter with silver lines. For decorative use only. Stand not included. All the pieces can be outdoors in rain o...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Hybrid 7

Hybrid 7

By Mia Capodilupo

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: The hybrid series is a combination of found and fabricated forms that imitates nature using materials from the urban industrial landscape. Keywords: still life, plants, vegetation, green, farm Artist Biography: Mia Capodilupo is a sculptor and installation artist originally from Boston, MA. She received a BA from University of Chicago, studied sculpture at Massachusetts College of Art and received an MFA in Sculpture from the San Francisco Art Institute. She has participated in solo and group shows and residencies in museums, galleries and alternative spaces around the country. She has received several grants from the City of Chicago...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Rubber, Wood, Other Medium

Evolution

Evolution

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

Metal, Stainless Steel

Spring in the Garden, Original Glass Sculpture, 2020

Spring in the Garden, Original Glass Sculpture, 2020

By Jill Casty

Located in Boston, MA

Spring in the Garden, Original Glass Sculpture, 2020 15″ × 12″ × 2″, 10 lbs Fused Glass Free Standing May be installed indoors and outdoors Words that describe this piece: Colorful,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

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

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 ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Nook, Mixed Media Sculpture
Nook, Mixed Media Sculpture

Nook, Mixed Media Sculpture

By Hans Van Meeuwen

Located in Boston, MA

Nook, Mixed Media Sculpture by Dutch artist Hans Van Meeuwen. Artist Commentary: One side of the book is much longer that the other. One physically and metaphorically cannot close ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Fiberglass, Mixed Media, Wood

Sailing into Space, Original Glass Sculpture, 2020

Sailing into Space, Original Glass Sculpture, 2020

By Jill Casty

Located in Boston, MA

Sailing into Space, Original Glass Sculpture, 2020 32″ × 19″ × 2″, 40 lbs Fused Glass and Stainless Steel Wall mounted Artist Commentary: I was working with some metal fabricators w...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

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

Heartcarver
Heartcarver

Heartcarver

By Christine Perri

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: This sculpture is a classically carved walnut bas-relief of a female woodworker dressed in contemporary commercial materials: vinyl cloth stitched with tactical co...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Celebrating Ettore Sottsass, Original Glass Sculpture, 2020

Celebrating Ettore Sottsass, Original Glass Sculpture, 2020

By Jill Casty

Located in Boston, MA

Celebrating Ettore Sottsass, Original Glass Sculpture, 2020 22″ × 16″ × 5″, 40 lbs Fused Glass and Stainless Steel Free Standing Artist Commentary: While visiting the Biennalle in ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

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