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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
Marbles for Pleiades 10

Marbles for Pleiades 10

By Frances Parker

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Hand Built and glazed ceramic. Safe for outdoors. My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused on creating wheel thrown ve...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Assemblage #4 (Letters, Glass Slides, and Wood)
Assemblage #4 (Letters, Glass Slides, and Wood)

Assemblage #4 (Letters, Glass Slides, and Wood)

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

Abstract expressionist oil painting with assembled objects by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Against a orange-bronze and pink background, the artist has attached several objects, including plastic letters, paper cutouts, and glass slides...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Plastic, Paper, Oil, Canvas

Name Unknown
Name Unknown

Name Unknown

Located in New York, NY

Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod, Aluminum, Fishing Accessories, Wire, Paint Jeremy Bullis after David L. Bullis Edition 1/5

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel, Wire

Kuba African Warthog Divining Figure tribal arts sculpture
Kuba African Warthog Divining Figure tribal arts sculpture

Kuba African Warthog Divining Figure tribal arts sculpture

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Warthog Divining Figure. Kuba, DRC. Late 19th century. Carved wood with palm oil patina, 12.5 incehes (l), 3.25 inches (h), 2 5/8 inches (d). Loss evident at tip of right ear and on snout. Provenance: Ex. collection Martin and Faith-Dorian Wright; J.J. Klegman; Angelo Caggiula-Carulucci, chief magistrate in Belgian Congo for King Leopold...

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Late 19th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Geometric Composition #3 (3D Art, Op-Art, Red, Stripes, ~74% OFF LIST PRICE)
Geometric Composition #3 (3D Art, Op-Art, Red, Stripes, ~74% OFF LIST PRICE)

Geometric Composition #3 (3D Art, Op-Art, Red, Stripes, ~74% OFF LIST PRICE)

By Eduard Diem

Located in Kansas City, MO

Eduard Diem Geometric Composition #3 (3D-construction, Op Art, Lyonel Feininger) 3D-Construction Year: 2020 Signed and numbered by hand Edition: 25 Size: 23.0 × 20.8 on 23.8 × 18.5 ...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Archival Paper, Screen

Reclining Female Nude / - Original body landscape -
Reclining Female Nude / - Original body landscape -

Reclining Female Nude / - Original body landscape -

Located in Berlin, DE

Karl Josef Dierkes (1924 Dalhausen - 2008 ibid.), Reclining Female Nude, circa 1960. Bronze 26.5 cm (length), x 11 cm (height) x 7 cm (depth), signed “K.[arl] J.[osef] Dierkes” on th...

Category

1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

DNA: Minimal Abstract Three Dimensional Dark Metal Wall Sculpture
DNA: Minimal Abstract Three Dimensional Dark Metal Wall Sculpture

DNA: Minimal Abstract Three Dimensional Dark Metal Wall Sculpture

By Joe Wheaton

Located in Hudson, NY

Minimalist, abstract three dimensional wall sculpture in dark oxidized metal “DNA” made by Joe Wheaton in 2019 19 x 12 x 3.5 inches, oxidized steel Hangs of a French cleat, sculpture is lightweight (weighs about 5 lbs.) Signed, verso Joe Wheaton’s unique sculptural designs welded from dark, oxidized brass or brilliant silver steel showcase a contradictory set of relationships; “beautiful yet menacing, “threatening yet delicate” as described by the artist. Wheaton builds his metal compositions using a language of strokes and patterns. Geometric spears, disks and quadrangles alternate with wispy, sharp edged lines that trail off quietly to an undefined point. This visual sweep can be likened to the art of calligraphy, echoing the artist’s interest in early Asian arts and ceramics, as well as printmaking. Artist Statement: Familiar yet strange, beautiful yet menacing, threatening yet delicate. Reaching and solid, my work traverses many contradictions. As in life, beautiful lines have sharp edges, precarious forms balance with great certainty yet are vulnerable to nature's menacing ways. I am interested in using recognizable materials and relationships in configurations that will serve to re-evaluate how one perceives what might at first seem obvious. Dark forms stand in front of their ever-changing shadows. Lines motion and engage, but are like life, elusive and mysterious. Artist CV: Born in the Netherlands in 1959 Education: 1978-1981 Studied fine art at Alfred University Solo Exhibitions 2019 4 For Art, Lenox, MA Lauren Clark Fine Art, Great Barrington, MA 2018 Lauren Clark Fine Art, Great Barrington, MA 2017 Lauren Clark Fine Art, Great Barrington, MA 2016 Carrie Haddad, Hudson, NY Canyon Ranch, Lenox, MA 2015 DMG Gallery Saint Petersburg, FL 2013 Behnke Doherty gallery, Washington Depot, CT 2011 Behnke Doherty gallery, Washington Depot, CT 2010 Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA 2008 Springstep, Medford, MA 2008 The Cherrystone gallery, Wellfleet, MA 2007 Carrie Haddad, Hudson, NY 2006 The Cherrystone gallery, Wellfleet, MA 2006 Carrie Haddad, Hudson NY 2005 The Haddad Lascano Gallery, Great Barrington, MA 2005 The Cherrystone gallery, Wellfleet, MA 2004 The Image Gallery, Stockbridge, MA 2004 The Haddad Lascano Gallery, Great Barrington, MA 2003 The Image Gallery, Stockbridge, MA 2003 Carrie Haddad, Hudson, NY 2002 Segreto Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 2000Segreto Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM 1996 Canyon Ranch, Lenox, MA 1994 SPAZI Contemporary Art, Housatonic, MA Visual Projections 2019 Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside CA Blue Q Berkshire International Festival, Great Barrington, MA Hancock Shaker village, Hancock, NY CATA, Great Barrington, MA 2018 Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA 2017 Jacobs Pillow Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA 2016 Music Video, Heaven in Stereo, Inle Lake, Myanmar Music video for Orange Sessions End Violence against women, Mongolia Music video for Orange Sessions, LGBR rights. Mongolia 2015 Made In The Berkshires intro film, Pittsfield, MA Stoneover Farm, Slideluck, Lenox MA The Norman Rockwell Museum Gala, Stockbridge, MA Music video, Star Booty Salon, St. Petersburg, FLA Building Projection , Rococco, St. Petersburg, FLA 2014 Food/Markets , An installation In collaboration with Barbara K Wheaton July- The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, Oxford, England Made In The Berkshires An installation , Pittsfield, MA 2013 June- Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Material culture Material culture , A sensory rave. In collaboration with Barbara K Wheaton July- The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, Oxford, England 2012 A digital visual mashup, The Colonial theatre, Pittsfield, MA Isis Chernobyl, written and directed by Pooja Roo, Housatonic, MA Rolled and stuffed, A brief food history rave In collaboration with Barbara K Wheaton The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, Oxford, England 2011 In collaboration With Barbara K Wheaton A Brief Food History Rave, The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, Oxford, England A audio visual celebration of 50 year of The Peace Corps, GWU, Washington, DC A brief Berkshire Rave, The Colonial Theater, Pittsfield, MA In collaboration with Anne Fredericks Group Exhibitions 2016 Carrie Haddad, Hudson, NY 2016 Lauren Clark Fine Art Great Barrington, Ma 2016 The Meetinghouse Gallery, New Marlborough, MA 2015 Lauren Clark Fine Art Great Barrington, Ma 2015 Carrie Haddad, Hudson, NY 2015 Stoneover Farm, Lenox, MA 2014 Lauren Clark Fine Art Great Barrington, Ma 2015 Carrie Haddad, Hudson, NY 2014 Portals, The Meetinghouse Gallery, New Marlborough, MA 2014 BAA Redux, Lichtenstein Center, Pittsfield, MA 2013 Lauren Clark Fine Art Great Barrington, Ma 2013 Behnke Doherty gallery, Washington Depot, CT 2012 Behnke Doherty gallery, Washington Depot, CT 2012 Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, New York 2012 Soprafina, Boston,MA 2012 The Shade Gallery, The Bookstore Lenox, Ma 2012 The Meetinghouse Gallery, New Marlborough, MA 2011 The Ferrin Gakkery, Pittsfield, MA 2011 Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, New York 2011 Soprafina, Boston,MA 2011 The Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA 2011 The Meetinghouse Gallery, New Marlborough, MA 2010 The ferrin Gakkery, Pittsfield, MA 2010 Art in The Park, Key West, FLA 2010 Lichtenstein Center for the arts, Pittsfield, MA 2010 Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, New York 2010 Soprafina, Boston,MA 2009 Art in The Park, Key West, FLA 2009 Soprafina, Boston,MA 2009 Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY 2009 The ferrin Gakkery, Pittsfield, MA 2009 The Millbrook Gallery and Sculpture garden, Concord, NH 2008 The Storefront Artist project, Pittsfield, MA 2008 Art in The Park, Key West, FLA 2008 Cairn Croft Sculpture Garden, Dover, MA curated by Meredyth Moses 2008 The Millbrook Gallery and Sculpture garden, Concord, NH 2008 The Meetinghouse Gallery, New Marlborough, MA 2007 SKH Gallery, Great Barrington, MA 2007 NAGA Gallery...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary 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

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Tikei', 2013 by David Ruth
Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Tikei', 2013 by David Ruth

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Tikei', 2013 by David Ruth

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

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

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

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

Senza Misura - smooth, polished, abstract, contemporary, mahogany sculpture
Senza Misura - smooth, polished, abstract, contemporary, mahogany sculpture

Senza Misura - smooth, polished, abstract, contemporary, mahogany sculpture

By David Chamberlain

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This modern indoor sculpture by David Chamberlain was inspired by music and is made out of mahogany wood. The graceful curves of this contemporary solid mahogany sculpture by David Chamberlain appear in one illuminating perspective to emulate the image of a heart. Hand carved from one piece of this rare wood; the abstract form’s surface is such that the insides become the outsides creating a continuous, enigmatic, integrated form. The naturally rich grain is highly finished with a soft lustre that accentuates the form. Chamberlain’s sculptures...

Category

1980s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Abstract Skull
Abstract Skull

Joseph GoetheAbstract Skull, 1955

$2,400Sale Price|20% Off

Abstract Skull

By Joseph Goethe

Located in New York, NY

Goethe was a well recognized and lauded sculptor in wood in American in the mide 20th century coming forward. He is in many museums and had an active exhibition history while aliv...

Category

1950s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Abstract Clay Sculpture of Urban Row Home with Black History Themes
Abstract Clay Sculpture of Urban Row Home with Black History Themes

Abstract Clay Sculpture of Urban Row Home with Black History Themes

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Rather than being literal reproductions of buildings, Leroy Johnson’s iconic, signature house sculptures are alive with texture and symbolism, celebrating the resilience of communiti...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Mary Bauermeister - Studio Leftover Fetich, 3D mixed media sculpture Fluxus, S/N
Mary Bauermeister - Studio Leftover Fetich, 3D mixed media sculpture Fluxus, S/N

Mary Bauermeister - Studio Leftover Fetich, 3D mixed media sculpture Fluxus, S/N

By Mary Bauermeister

Located in New York, NY

Mary Baumeister Studio Leftover Fetich, 1953, 1967 Unique Mixed Media 3-D Assemblage Ink Signed, dated, titled, annotated "Edition Original" and numbered 52/75. Shadow box frame Incl...

Category

1960s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Found Objects, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

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

Schwerelos Gold by Kuno Vollet - Contemporary Golden bronze sculpture
Schwerelos Gold by Kuno Vollet - Contemporary Golden bronze sculpture

Schwerelos Gold by Kuno Vollet - Contemporary Golden bronze sculpture

By Kuno Vollet

Located in DE

Artist: Kuno Vollet Title: Schwerelos Gold Materials: Bronze sculpture with a dark patina on black granite base Size: 65cm height of upper sculpture, base: 18 x 18 cm x 8 cm Lim...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Granite, Bronze

"Experience №1 v.2" Bronze Sculpture 18 x 6 x 6 in Edition 1/5 by Sergii Shaulis
"Experience №1 v.2" Bronze Sculpture 18 x 6 x 6 in Edition 1/5 by Sergii Shaulis

"Experience №1 v.2" Bronze Sculpture 18 x 6 x 6 in Edition 1/5 by Sergii Shaulis

By Sergii Shaulis

Located in Culver City, CA

"Experience №1 v.2" Bronze Sculpture 18 x 6 x 6 in Edition 1/5 by Sergii Shaulis 2019 From the EXPERIENCE series Bronze Approximate weight 15lbs ABOUT ARTIST Born on 27 May 1985 ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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

Stack XII : contemporary modern geometric sculpture

Stack XII : contemporary modern 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

Acrylic

All That Jazz XXI / ceramic wall sculpture - cream, white, neutral 36 x 36 in
All That Jazz XXI / ceramic wall sculpture - cream, white, neutral 36 x 36 in

All That Jazz XXI / ceramic wall sculpture - cream, white, neutral 36 x 36 in

By Jane B. Grimm

Located in Burlingame, CA

Minimal Abstract Ceramic 36 x 36 inch wall sculpture in glossy and matte white ceramic tiles that are mounted to a white wood panel. A neutral work showcasing an "X" in matte white s...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Wood, Paint

"Spray"
"Spray"

"Spray"

By Harry Bertoia

Located in Lambertville, NJ

A sculptor of kinetic objects, many of them with mazes of thin rods that appear brush like, Harry Bertoia was born in San Lorenzo, Italy, and came to America in 1930. In 1936, he stu...

Category

20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

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