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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
Stack XII : contemporary modern geometric sculpture

Stack XII : 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

"The Playful Journey" Acrylic on Copper Abstract Composition 1997
"The Playful Journey" Acrylic on Copper Abstract Composition 1997

"The Playful Journey" Acrylic on Copper Abstract Composition 1997

By Stephen Schulz

Located in Soquel, CA

Bold and dynamic abstract composition titled "The Playful Journey" by Stephen Schulz (American, b. 1948). Schulz has used various types of acrylic paint, mixed with silicon to create a variety of textures. Signed and dated "Schulz 97" on verso, with an inscription that reads "For Leo and his Beautiful Family". Wood support frame on verso. Stephen Schulz (American, b. 1948) is an artist who has lived and worked in Fresno and Santa Cruz, California, and Cedar Grove, New Jersey. He has studied privately with Julie Connell, Jan Daniels, Michele Faia, Elle Fielder, Sal Pecoraro, Susan Stover, and Chris Volpe. Artist’s Statement: “My painting and artistic expression opens the doorway into an unconscious and creative world, where an uninhibited expression can take place, as one becomes immersed without the perception of time. Painting and design started it. From the beginning the process of transforming materials into art has struck me as a magical alchemy and, over the years, that mysterious process has had its hold on me, leading me from hobby to art. The creative process fills me with a sense of wonder and has proven a most amenable vehicle for transforming inner vision to outer reality. I paint from the inside out. Though I work quite deliberately, consciously employing both traditional and innovative techniques, my unconscious is the region of the most fertile of creative soil. I love working with a full complement of colors but often find my design direction working within the narrow spectrum of black and white, shadow and light. Some of my early inspiration comes from the New York School and artists such as Franz Kline and Jackson Pollock. Their ideas and techniques have helped to free my mind to explore areas of the unconscious that aren’t restricted by the world of right and wrong, good and bad. The journey continues and I feel blessed to have the opportunity to explore this exquisite world of the creative process.” Education: University of Oklahoma: 1966-1967 Canada College, AA Degree: 1972-1974 University of California: 1974-1975 Exhibitions: 2014 - Studio show Fresno, CA 2010 - Dubai (UAI) Animal rights show; Gallery 10, Washington, DC 2008, 2009 - Jia Salon & Gallery, Fresno, CA 2007 - Studio Exhibition 2006 - Cabrillo College 2004 - Studio Exhibition 2000, 2001, 2002 - Rollf's Gallery, Fresno, CA 2000 - Studio show; Bridgeport Gallery, CT 1999 - Tercera Gallery, Los Gatos, CA; Matt Miller Design, SF, CA 1998 - Robin Hutchins Gallery, NJ; Teroera Gallery Los Gatos, CA; Verve Gallery Los Angeles, CA; Open Studio Aptos, CA; Brigitte Bohlem, Hamburg, Germany 1997 - Robin Hutchins Gallery, NJ; Teroera Gallery, Los Gatos, CA; Verve Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; The Pope Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA; Hanson Art Source, Tennessee 1996 - Robin Hutchins Gallery, NJ; Teroera Gallery Los Gatos, CA; Verve Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; The Pope Gallery Santa Cruz, CA; Hanson Art Source, Tennessee; Barlett Fine Arts, Pleasant, CA; Birchstone, Gallery, Wisconsin 1995 - Abrahamsen Design; Teroera Gallery Los Gatos, CA; Verve Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; The Pope Gallery Santa Cruz, CA; Hanson Art Source, Tennessee; Barlett Fine Arts, Pleasant, CA; Birchstone, Gallery, Wisconsin; l&I Gallery, NJ; Gillen Design, London Ontario Canada...

Category

1990s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Dark Green Seapod Ceramic Vessel Sculpture
Dark Green Seapod Ceramic Vessel Sculpture

Dark Green Seapod Ceramic Vessel Sculpture

By Adrienne Fierman

Located in East Quogue, NY

"Dark Green Seapod", Ceramic Sculpture Dimensions: 5 H × 5.5 W × 5.5 D Medium: Hand-built ceramic, glazed stoneware Hand-built ceramic sculpture finished in a green glaze. Adrienne ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Lapis - 3D small contemporary blue abstract round mural sculpture
Lapis - 3D small contemporary blue abstract round mural sculpture

Lapis - 3D small contemporary blue abstract round mural sculpture

Located in New York, NY

Erin Vincent is a Toronto based-artist whose work draws on a variety of repetitive and labor intensive processes and materials. Things and common objects have always fascinated Vinc...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel, Archival Paper

Korean Contemporary Art by Jeon Byeong Sam - Blossom 1
Korean Contemporary Art by Jeon Byeong Sam - Blossom 1

Korean Contemporary Art by Jeon Byeong Sam - Blossom 1

Located in Paris, IDF

Stacking printed on photographic paper Jeon Byeong Sam is a South Korean artist born in 1977 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. He is a contemporary artist internationally k...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper

1980 Italy Wood Abstract Kinetic Sculpture
1980 Italy Wood Abstract Kinetic Sculpture

1980 Italy Wood Abstract Kinetic Sculpture

By Bruno Chersicla

Located in Brescia, IT

This sculpture is one of a kind piece, no other one exists, and it was realized in 1980 by the well known Italian artist Bruno Chersicla. This is a kinetic abstract sculpture, most ...

Category

1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Black Lava Glazed Stoneware Ceramic Bowl
Black Lava Glazed Stoneware Ceramic Bowl

Black Lava Glazed Stoneware Ceramic Bowl

By Adrienne Fierman

Located in East Quogue, NY

"Black Lava Glaze Stoneware Ceramic Bowl", Ceramic Sculpture Dimensions:11 H × 8 W × 8 D Medium: Hand-built ceramic, multiple firings, black lava glaze exterior Adrienne Fierman’s w...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Mandul', 2008 by David Ruth
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Mandul', 2008 by David Ruth

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Mandul', 2008 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

'Mandul' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space & Standing Stones series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called ...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Joel Froment, S, blue square, 2007, acrylic on composite material
Joel Froment, S, blue square, 2007, acrylic on composite material

Joel Froment, S, blue square, 2007, acrylic on composite material

Located in PARIS, FR

Joël FROMENT (1938-2023) S, blue square, 2007 Acrylic on composite material Signed on the base, signed and dated on the back Height : 30 cm a very few minor stains on the base (visib...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Other Medium

"Structure Relief 254" Abstract Landscape Relief, Earth Tones
"Structure Relief 254" Abstract Landscape Relief, Earth Tones

"Structure Relief 254" Abstract Landscape Relief, Earth Tones

Located in Detroit, MI

"Structure Relief 254" is an abstract structural relief painted in earth tones. Throughout his life Barr was interested in engineering, structure, mathematics and nature. Although i...

Category

1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Red Queen
Red Queen

Red Queen

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

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Agustín Cárdenas

Located in Miami, FL

Untitled, 1975 Bronze ED. 1 of 6 20 x 6 x 4 in Literature: Le Minotaure. Cardenas 1925-2001. May 15 - June 15, 2003. Illustrated on page 9 of the catalog.

Category

1970s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

Located in PARIS, FR

This striking welded sculpture by Yarrasimmos Sklavos exemplifies the raw energy of post-war abstract metalwork. Constructed from an assemblage of industrial elements—blades, rods, a...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Stack XXI : contemporary modern geometric sculpture

Stack XXI : 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

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Yaroi', 2008 by David Ruth
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Yaroi', 2008 by David Ruth

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Yaroi', 2008 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

'Yaroi' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called trails. These trail...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Sampalan', 2008 by David Ruth
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Sampalan', 2008 by David Ruth

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Sampalan', 2008 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

'Sampalan' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. David fused various colored glass to create a layered, suspended, and vibran...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Cuerpos Magnéticos #2. Wall Sculpture
Cuerpos Magnéticos #2. Wall Sculpture

Cuerpos Magnéticos #2. Wall Sculpture

By Carla Gimbatti

Located in Miami Beach, FL

From the series Cuerpos Magnéticos (Magetic Bodies) Cuerpos Magnéticos was born searching for the relationship between nature and our bodies, attraction and rejection. We see rocks,...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Epoxy Resin

Ceramic Wall Hanging or Centerpiece with Engravings, Sticks, and Thread
Ceramic Wall Hanging or Centerpiece with Engravings, Sticks, and Thread

Ceramic Wall Hanging or Centerpiece with Engravings, Sticks, and Thread

Located in Soquel, CA

Ceramic Wall Hanging or Centerpiece with Engravings, Sticks, and Thread Balanced abstract sculptural piece by an unknown artist (20th Century). This sculpture is composed of various...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Thread, Wood

Mid Century Modern Brutalist Welded Expressionist Sculpture
Mid Century Modern Brutalist Welded Expressionist Sculpture

Mid Century Modern Brutalist Welded Expressionist Sculpture

Located in Surfside, FL

In this bronze sculpture the artist (unknown) has welded together a group of figures into a unified piece. These figures take on animal, and human characteristics, which is evident i...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Umbra series 15, Abstract Sculpture
Umbra series 15, Abstract Sculpture

Umbra series 15, Abstract Sculpture

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Fear and insecurity came uninvited to keep the artist company. Suddenly it became necessary to release the sensations that surrounded him day and night. At times the artist felt as i...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

John Van Alstine - Column 7-16, Sculpture 2016
John Van Alstine - Column 7-16, Sculpture 2016

John Van Alstine - Column 7-16, Sculpture 2016

By John Van Alstine

Located in Stamford, CT

Column 7-16, John Van Alstine. Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On ...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Steel

"Summer Bliss" Abstract Painting
"Summer Bliss" Abstract Painting

"Summer Bliss" Abstract Painting

By Teodora Guererra

Located in Westport, CT

Infused with the luminosity of sunlit grasses and the cool calm of a summer breeze, Summer Bliss is a bold, tactile exploration of color and motion by contemporary abstract artist Te...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Grand Chef (Abstract Sculpture)
Grand Chef (Abstract Sculpture)

Grand Chef (Abstract Sculpture)

Located in London, GB

Aluminum sheet, metal wire and acrylic - mobile "Limited edition of 3 1/3 Available on request- 3 week turnaround" Amaury Maillet is a self-taught art...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Paper Shale- black 3D organic feel contemporary abstract mural sculpture
Paper Shale- black 3D organic feel contemporary abstract mural sculpture

Paper Shale- black 3D organic feel contemporary abstract mural sculpture

Located in New York, NY

Erin Vincent is a Toronto based-artist whose work draws on a variety of repetitive and labor intensive processes and materials. Things and common objects have always fascinated Vinc...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Foam, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Archival Paper

Elevate No. 3 Abstract Geometric Sculpture in Brass and Wood
Elevate No. 3 Abstract Geometric Sculpture in Brass and Wood

Elevate No. 3 Abstract Geometric Sculpture in Brass and Wood

By Huy Lam

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This work titled "Elevate No. 3" is an original artwork by Huy Lam made of burnt wood and brass inlay. The piece measures 8" x 20" x 3.5". Please note: The plant and the pot pictur...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Brass

The Path - Abstract Geometric Form, Hand Painted Welded Steel Wall Sculpture
The Path - Abstract Geometric Form, Hand Painted Welded Steel Wall Sculpture

The Path - Abstract Geometric Form, Hand Painted Welded Steel Wall Sculpture

By Chris Hill

Located in Chicago, IL

This dynamic wall sculpture is created from sheets of steel, welded together in an abstract geometric pattern. Muted shades of blue, grey, purple and green dominate and are balanced by softer hues. While the work adheres to a rigid, rational geometry, this sculptures suggest lyrical movement, apparent weightlessness and improvisation as the title suggests. Chris Hill The Path welded steel, acrylic paint 28h x 15.75w x 2d in 71.12h x 40.01w x 5.08d cm CHI018 Chris Hill is a Santa Fe based sculptor. Chris was born in Port Arthur...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Lost & Found 2/9

Lost & Found 2/9

By JD Hansen

Located in Napa, CA

jd Hansen creates art that explores the tension and balance between vulnerability and strength through the human and animal form. Her sculptures examine the intricacies of human psyc...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Triumph
Triumph

John HenryTriumph, 2000

$220,000Sale Price|21% Off

Triumph

By John Henry

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

15 feet X 8 feet X 5 feet Machined aluminum John Raymond Henry (1943-2022) is an internationally renowned sculptor. Since 1971, Henry produced many...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

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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.