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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
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

Light-Glyph (Purple)
Light-Glyph (Purple)

Light-Glyph (Purple)

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, Acrylic

Artemis

Artemis

By Ed Haugevik

Located in New York, NY

Abstract Sculpture. About the Artist: Ed Haugevik has established a career as professional sculptor placing his work at numerous private and public sites throughout the country. ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Doble giro, con negro y azul
Doble giro, con negro y azul

Doble giro, con negro y azul

By Rosa Brun

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Joseph Kosuth, father of conceptual art, once famously said: “Works of art that try to tell us something about the world are bound to fail (…)The absence of reality in art is exactly...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Handmade Paper, Linen

Oro
Oro

Oro

By Rosa Brun

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Joseph Kosuth, father of conceptual art, once famously said: “Works of art that try to tell us something about the world are bound to fail (…)The absence of reality in art is exactly...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Sors
Sors

Sors

By Rosa Brun

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Joseph Kosuth, father of conceptual art, once famously said: “Works of art that try to tell us something about the world are bound to fail (…)The absence of reality in art is exactly...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

Madame M : contemporary modern abstract geometric sculpture
Madame M : contemporary modern abstract geometric sculpture

Madame M : contemporary modern abstract geometric sculpture

By Greg Chann

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

Steel

Arabesque (miniature) - 24 Karat Gold plated

Arabesque (miniature) - 24 Karat Gold plated

By Robert Holmes

Located in Napa, CA

A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia. He is now very well-known for h...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Reverse (miniature) - 24 Karat Gold plated

Reverse (miniature) - 24 Karat Gold plated

By Robert Holmes

Located in Napa, CA

A civil engineer for 30 years, Holmes has been exhibiting and selling his sculptures since 1975 in the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia. He is now very well-known for h...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Green Hope Coil

Murray DewartGreen Hope Coil, 2020

$6,000Sale Price|20% Off

Green Hope Coil

By Murray Dewart

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Green Hope Coil was reviewed in the Boston Globe. "Dewart sculpts gatelike forms and mandalas that read like sacred geometry. The gate template, two columns framing a central form, i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Stainless Steel

DAVIDE QUAYOLA "Laocoon Fragment #8_005.003 mixed media iron wood sculpture 2016
DAVIDE QUAYOLA "Laocoon Fragment #8_005.003 mixed media iron wood sculpture 2016

DAVIDE QUAYOLA "Laocoon Fragment #8_005.003 mixed media iron wood sculpture 2016

Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Davide Quayola (Italian, b. 1982) "Laocoon Fragment #8_005.003" 2016 Made of Iron, epoxy, fiberglass, mirror-polished steel & wood. Dimensions: 19.7 x 11 x 15.75 inches (50 x 28 x 40 cm) Base Plate Dimensions: .8 x 23.7 x 23.7 inches (2 x 60 x 60 cm) base From the signed and numbered edition of 3 "Quayola employs technology as a lens to explore the tensions and equilibriums between seemingly opposing forces: the real and artificial, figurative and abstract, old and new. Constructing immersive installations, he engages with and re-imagines canonical imagery through contemporary technology. Landscape painting, classical sculpture and iconography are some of the historical aesthetics that serve as a point of departure for Quayola’s hybrid compositions. His varied practice, all deriving from custom computer software, also includes audiovisual performance, immersive video installations, sculpture, and works on paper. His work has been performed and exhibited in many prestigious institutions worldwide including V&A Museum, London; Park Avenue Armory, New York; National Art Center, Tokyo; UCCA, Beijing; How Art Museum, Shanghai; SeMA, Seoul; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Ars Electronica, Linz; Sonar Festival, Barcelona and Sundance Film Festival. Also a frequent collaborator on musical projects, Quayola has worked with composers, orchestras and musicians including London Contemporary Orchestra, National Orchestra of Bordeaux, Ensemble Intercontemporain, Vanessa Wagner, Jamie XX...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel, Iron

Improvisation

Improvisation

By Steve Zaluski 1

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

Modernist Abstract Pottery Wall Sculpture
Modernist Abstract Pottery Wall Sculpture

Modernist Abstract Pottery Wall Sculpture

Located in Milford, NH

A colorful modernist abstract pottery polychrome wall sculpture, each piece with varying textures, colors, and shapes by American artist and professor Bruce Lenore (b. 1955). Lenore is not only an artist, but was an art teacher at Smithfield High School in Rhode Island, as well as a teen art instructor at RISD. Lenore is a member of the “Memphis” pottery...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Untitled (Bouquet)

Untitled (Bouquet)

By Koji Takei

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Koji Takei works reference synthetic cubism in the most literal of senses. In cubist artworks, the objects are broken up, analyzed and re-assembled in abstracted form. These pieces...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Woman III
Woman III

Woman III

By Tom Nussbaum

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....

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Rhodochrosite Mineral Specimen on Lucite Base
Rhodochrosite Mineral Specimen on Lucite Base

Rhodochrosite Mineral Specimen on Lucite Base

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Striking cut and polished slice of rhodochrosite, a semi precious mineral, with its distinctive red color and white banding. Presented on a custom lucite and brass stand.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Precious Stone

Blue Curl
Blue Curl

Blue Curl

By Dennis Leri

Located in New York, NY

Painted welded steel. Abstract sculpture About the Artist: I create sculpture for indoor, outdoor, private and public spaces from various materials such as steel, copper and wood. ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

L'Escalier Sous La Table bronze wood steps

L'Escalier Sous La Table bronze wood steps

By Jean Adele Wolff

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Envelope No. 1
Envelope No. 1

Envelope No. 1

By Richard Smith

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

Richard Smith (British 1931-2016) Envelope No.1 1968 Aluminum Wall Sculpture 16 x 16 x 16-inch, triangle shape, by 2 ½ inches wide Signed and dated ‘68 Numbered edition 10/30 Abo...

Category

1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Bird House or Face Vase
Bird House or Face Vase

Bird House or Face Vase

Located in Milford, NH

A wonderful example of an abstract ceramic or sculpture in blue, referred to as a bird house or face vase, by Indian / American artist Gerry Williams (1926-2014). Williams was born in India from American parents, and eventually set up a studio and became a longtime resident of Dunbarton, New Hampshire. Williams took his first pottery lessons from master ceramic artist Vivika Heino at the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen in the late 1940s. He became a juried member of the League in 1952. New Hampshire Governor Jeanne Shaheen named Williams the state’s first artist...

Category

20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

DEEP PURPLE metal wood cubist
DEEP PURPLE metal wood cubist

DEEP PURPLE metal wood cubist

By Camey McGilvray

Located in Palm Desert, CA

This wood and metal wall-sculpture is another in McGilvray's several depictions of heavenly bodies in the universe. In this artwork, a primary colored constellation is floating in a deep purple...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Straddle
Straddle

Catherine BohrmanStraddle

$1,440Sale Price|20% Off

Straddle

By Catherine Bohrman

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Catherine Bohrman's bronze sculptures encompass gestural form with figurative elements. Her international style has been noted to possess soft edges that belie the magnitude of their...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Untitled  V : abstract steel sculpture

Untitled V : 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

Light-Glyph (Silver)

Light-Glyph (Silver)

By Casper Brindle

Located in Santa Monica, CA

With Light Glyphs, Casper Brindle presents two new bodies of work, each involving dramatic investigations into light, color and perspective. The results are poetic, sensual and spat...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Pigment

Code Breaker (Dialect series), Mixed Media, 40x32x3cm, Two-dimensional sculpture
Code Breaker (Dialect series), Mixed Media, 40x32x3cm, Two-dimensional sculpture

Code Breaker (Dialect series), Mixed Media, 40x32x3cm, Two-dimensional sculpture

By Eleanna Anagnos

Located in Ciudad de México, MX

Code Breaker (Dialect series), by Eleanna Anagnos - Mixed Media - 40.6 x 32.7 x 6.35 cm 16” x 12.5” x 2.5”in - Two-dimensional sculpture, c.2023 “Over the last twenty years, I ha...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Sandstone

Holding Space (Dialect series), Mixed Media, 28x28cm, Two-dimensional sculpture.
Holding Space (Dialect series), Mixed Media, 28x28cm, Two-dimensional sculpture.

Holding Space (Dialect series), Mixed Media, 28x28cm, Two-dimensional sculpture.

By Eleanna Anagnos

Located in Ciudad de México, MX

Holding Space (Dialect series), by Eleanna Anagnos - Mixed Media - 28 x 28 x 5.7 cm 11.25” x 2.25” in - Two-dimensional sculpture, c.2023 “Over the last twenty years, I have put t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Handmade Paper, Pigment

Splendid II - textured contemporary painting, magenta strokes, abstract
Splendid II - textured contemporary painting, magenta strokes, abstract

Splendid II - textured contemporary painting, magenta strokes, abstract

By Tim Nikiforuk

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

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

Lovers
Lovers

Lovers

By William Zorach

Located in Milford, NH

A fine abstract marble sculpture of two lovers, unsigned, in the manner of Lithuanian American artist William Zorach (1887-1966). Zorach was born in Eurberg, Lithuania, was brought t...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Prozor : contemporary modern abstract geometric sculpture
Prozor : contemporary modern abstract geometric sculpture

Prozor : contemporary modern abstract geometric sculpture

By Greg Chann

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

Steel

Puntigrama 409

Puntigrama 409

Located in PARIS, FR

Cesar Andrade is an artist, poet and musician born in Guarico, Venezuela in 1939. He studied at El Tucayo and at the School of Fine Arts in Barquisimeto. In 1964 he became a professo...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

"what was tonight" - red abstract sculpture
"what was tonight" - red abstract sculpture

"what was tonight" - red abstract sculpture

By Ilanit Vigodsky

Located in New York, NY

This beautiful Laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut aluminium covered with automotive paint. As all of Ilanit`s works, this work is ba...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Brick Red
Brick Red

Brick Red

By Joel Perlman

Located in Greenwich, CT

Abstract bronze sculpture, unique American, b. 1943 New York-born sculptor Joel Perlman has been creating abstract metal works throughout his 30-year career. Recognized for his imm...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"what was tonight" - blue abstract sculpture
"what was tonight" - blue abstract sculpture

"what was tonight" - blue abstract sculpture

By Ilanit Vigodsky

Located in New York, NY

This beautiful Laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut aluminium covered with automotive paint. As all of Ilanit`s works, this work is ba...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Peek
Peek

Peek

By Michael Thacker

Located in Belgravia, London, London

"Peek" by Michael Thacker British, 21st Century Ancaster Weatherbed Limestone with Gold Leaf Sculpture size (HxWxD): 21 x 6 x 6 inches

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Limestone, Gold Leaf

Counterpoint
Counterpoint

Counterpoint

By Michael Thacker

Located in Belgravia, London, London

"Counterpoint" by Michael Thacker British, 21st Century Portoro Marble with Gold Leaf Sculpture size (HxWxD): 25.75 x 17.75 x 9.5 inches

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

Nestle
Nestle

Nestle

By Michael Thacker

Located in Belgravia, London, London

"Nestle" by Michael Thacker British, 21st Century Portoro Marble with Gold Leaf Sculpture size (HxWxD): 16 X 9.25 X 5.5 inches

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

Surge
Surge

Surge

By Michael Thacker

Located in Belgravia, London, London

"Surge" by Michael Thacker British, 21st Century Portoro Marble with Gold Leaf Sculpture size (HxWxD): 9.75 X 6 X 3.25 inches Monogrammed and dated 10 11 21

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

Tender
Tender

Tender

By Michael Thacker

Located in Belgravia, London, London

"Tender" by Michael Thacker British, 21st Century Onyx Sculpture size (HxWxD): 11.75 X 6.75 X 5.5 inches Monogrammed and ind dated 2022

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Marble

Wish
Wish

Wish

By Michael Thacker

Located in Belgravia, London, London

"Wish" by Michael Thacker British, 21st Century Portoro Marble with Gold Leaf Sculpture size (HxWxD): 22.5 X 11.75 X 8 inches Monogrammed and dated 17 1 2022

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

Proof
Proof

Proof

By Michael Thacker

Located in Belgravia, London, London

"Proof" by Michael Thacker British, 21st Century Aurora Blue Marble with Platinum Leaf Sculpture size (HxWxD): 31 x 15.75 x 13.5 inches Monogrammed and dated 2 5 24

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Platinum

Span
Span

Span

By Michael Thacker

Located in Belgravia, London, London

"Span" by Michael Thacker British, 21st Century Anstrude Limestone with Gold Leaf Sculpture size (HxWxD): 13.5 x 35.5 x 5.25 inches

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Limestone, Gold Leaf

"Where did you say  it feels good?" -  triptych black abstract sculpture
"Where did you say  it feels good?" -  triptych black abstract sculpture

"Where did you say it feels good?" - triptych black abstract sculpture

By Ilanit Vigodsky

Located in New York, NY

This beautiful laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut aluminium and covered with black automotive paint. The pieces can be hung horizontally or vertically as seen in the images. The length of each piece is 20.5" and each has a different height: 25.5", 27.5" and 28.3". The size written in the description of the work is if all 3 are placed horizontally with 6" gap in between them. The pieces can also be custom sized!!! As all of Ilanit`s works, this work is based on a poem Ilanit wrote. At first, it looks as an abstract wall sculpture, but as you dive into it you start recognizing the Hebrew letter of the poem. The words of the poem that are hidden in this work are: "Excuse/ pardon me miss, Where did you say it feels good...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Pere Aragay

Located in Barcelona, CT

The sculpture is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin

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