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
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"From time to time" - abstract sculpture
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
White Abstract Marble Sculpture by Ellen Brenner-Sorensen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ellen Brenner-Sorensen, American
Year: circa 1970
Title: Abstract
Medium: White Marble Sculpture
Size: 24 x 18 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 x 45.72 cm)
Category
20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Iris Crystals
By Chloe Hedden
Located in Quebec, Quebec
“Iris Crystals” is a rich blue colored wall sculpture made out of solid koa wood
and then painted and sealed with a UV matte sealer. The geometric facets
are hand carved and add intr...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Spray Paint, Vinyl
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
Set of 3 design vases «Faith, Hope, Love». Сeramics / porcelain / small size.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Faith, Hope, Love are the fundamental values of humanity. Faith gives meaning to our existence and helps us cope with life's difficulties. Hope allows us to look into the future wit...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Porcelain
A Cappella - large, contemporary, abstract, bronze and steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This lyrical and elegant contemporary sculpture is by David Chamberlain whose work is collected and admired around the world. Hand forged in patinated bronze and steel, the flowing c...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Lucas - One-of-a-kind Bronze Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with aquiline and a graceful modern appeal. Kallweit is inspired by seemingly disparate cultures; the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
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
Art in motion n°8 by Gilbert Pauli - Concrete sculpture 96x64 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
"Art in motion" is a series that offers artworks working with matter; concrete, cement, plaster, mortar, and natural pigments. These works are intended to be exhibited in several way...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Barricada #17 aip L200 by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Large abstract sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #17 aip L200 is a stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 200 × 133 × 95 cm (78.7 × 52.4 × 37.4 in).
The sculpture is signe...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
The Sun
Located in LELYSTAD, NL
"The Sun" is a Modern Art and contemporary sculpture.
"The Sun" is a unique and one of a kind, since there are no other copies available besides this original....
Category
1980s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Oracle of the Lake
By Lyle London
Located in Tempe, AZ
An 'ORACLE' is someone or something that foretells the future, so this sculpture has appears to be gesturing an organic appearance and a somewhat anthropomorphic style. It is the la...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Barricada #15 aip L200 by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Large abstract sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #15 aip L200 is a stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 200 × 276 × 177 cm (78.7 × 108.7 × 69.7 in).
The sculpture is sig...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
GEMINI - Abstract Slip Cast Ceramic Fine Art Sculpture Artist Signed 1994
Located in Chico, CA
Slip cast form. Fired to cone 01. Glaze fired to cone 07. Finished with acrylics and oils
Dimensions: 13"h x 10"w x 7"d
Year: 1994
Reflecting on her Mexican roots, Nora Pineda...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
'Tulips' Black and White
Located in Valencia, ES
Every artwork is hand-made and supported with a certificate of authenticity.
Made in Spain, 2023.
The frame is included.
Package: protected cardboard box.
Dispatching terms: 2-3 wor...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone
Large Mario Almaguer Cuban Art Welded Painted Steel Abstract Sculpture Modernism
Located in Surfside, FL
Mario Almaguer (b. Marianao, Cuba, 1955) He moved to the U.S. in 1994 to Miami where since has been living and working. Essentially self-taught, he embraced sculpture as his mean for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Olympiad
By Sally Hepler
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Olympiad. Hand fabricated steel with patina, bronze rod. Unique, one of a kind.
19 x 19 x 14" sculpture. Powder coated steel base, 3"h, 12"w, 9"d.
There are two sides to any circle:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Iris Blue Folds (navy blue, dark blue, hard fabric, contemporary design, textile
By Chloe Hedden
Located in Quebec, Quebec
“Iris Blue Folds” is a deep blue colored wall sculpture made with burlap on wood. The folds are carefully arranged from a single piece of burlap. This creates a dynamic artwork where...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Mixed Media, Vinyl
Lauren Nauman « Teal 17, 5 » one-off porcelaine sculpture, 2020
Located in Carouge GE, GE
Bio:
Ceramicist Lauren Nauman graduated from the Royal College of Art with a Masters in Ceramics & Glass. The traditional technique of slip casting is c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Art in motion n°5
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Rise Studies
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Set of Three miniature ceramic stoneware sculptures, glazed, each featuring a different repeating abstract form.
Each figure is approximately 2" x 2"
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
With Hidden Noise
By Mike Saijo
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Brass, twine, stainless steel long screws in acrylic display box on mdf wood pedestal.
Sculpture is 6" x 6" x 6"
Total dimensions including pedestal: 61" x 13" x 13"
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Aspiring Path by Kuno Vollet - Contemporary Blue Steel sculpture for Outdoors
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
Artist: Kuno Vollet
Title: Aspiring Path
Contemporary steel sculpture for inside or garden outdoor spaces.
Stunning large artwork. Possible to put on a pedestal or directly on to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Apres Matisse
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
After seeing a show of the works of Matisse, I wanted to express the joy I find in his work. His wonderful pleasure in color and simple forms. Making it while in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Serendipity
By Sally Hepler
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Serendipity
hand-fabricated steel 24 x 24.5 x 24"
There are two sides to any circle: the inside and the outside. In a similar way, there are two elusive forces at work when ex...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"Pompeii, " Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Pensares I
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Mi obra intenta emprender un viaje hacia lo profundo de nuestra naturaleza esencial, dando cabida a una visión más intimista para elaborar un discurso artístico que invite a la refle...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Perception
By Greg Joubert
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand carved aspen wood sculpture
torched burnished and painted
Greg Joubert was born in 1977 and raised in the seaside New England town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Joubert gained hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Shift
By Greg Joubert
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand carved aspen wood sculpture
torched burnished and painted
Greg Joubert was born in 1977 and raised in the seaside New England town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Joubert gained hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Aspiring Path by Kuno Vollet - Contemporary Rusted Steel sculpture for Outdoors
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
Artist: Kuno Vollet
Title: Aspiring Path
Contemporary rusted steel sculpture for inside or garden outdoor spaces.
Stunning large artwork. Possible to put on a pedestal or directly...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Transition
By Greg Joubert
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand carved aspen wood sculpture
torched burnished and painted
Greg Joubert was born in 1977 and raised in the seaside New England town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Joubert gained hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Perception
By Greg Joubert
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand carved aspen wood sculpture
torched burnished and painted
Greg Joubert was born in 1977 and raised in the seaside New England town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Joubert gained hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Layered
By Greg Joubert
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand carved aspen wood sculpture
torched burnished and painted
Greg Joubert was born in 1977 and raised in the seaside New England town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Joubert gained hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Premiere Hirondele
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Bronze statue, also for external use. Done by a renowned Slovak sculptor Milan Lukáč (studies Academy of Fines Arts in Bratislava and École Nationale Supér...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
The Promise, original signed bronze sculpture by renowned British artist
Located in New York, NY
William Tucker
The Promise, ca. 1980
Bronze
Signed and numbered 5/6 - incised on the metal
2 5/8 × 8 5/8 × 1 inch
This abstract sculpture is by the renowne...
Category
1980s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Art in motion n°4
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Sculpture Outdoor Recycled Raw Wood Brass "Fortitude" Modern Abstract Gold
Located in Benahavis, ES
The modern Sculpture " Fortitude ” is a unique piece made from a burnout mold by David Marshall in 2021, sand cast in brass mounted on wood in our foundry, handcrafted by the Artist ...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
"Dancer" Male Nude, Figurative Sculpture by Davide Hare, Mid-Century Surrealist
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
David Hare
Dancer, circa 1955
Bronze with integral stand
68 high x 17 wide x 13 1/2 deep inches
“Freedom is what we want,” David Hare boldly stated in 1965, but then he added the c...
Category
1950s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Marbles for Pleiades 7
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
Marbles for Pleiades 6
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
Diluvio verde esmeralda
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Últimamente mi obra se compone de dos series. La primera llamada “paisajes casi abstractos” con grandes empastes expresionistas de óleo y, una segunda, denominada “Acumulador de torm...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Radio Shak
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
Dancing Elements by Kuno Vollet - Gold polished Bronze Sculpture Granite Base
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
Artist: Kuno Vollet
Title: Infinitum Big
This elegant original cast bronze sculpture by German artist Kuno Vollet brings energy into any art collection.
Each sculpture is differen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite, Bronze
Lauren Nauman « Black22 » one-off porcelaine sculpture, 2020
Located in Carouge GE, GE
Bio:
Ceramicist Lauren Nauman graduated from the Royal College of Art with a Masters in Ceramics & Glass. The traditional technique of slip casting is c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
L' Angel Combattant
Located in Villafranca Di Verona, IT
Numbered and limited to 12 copies ( 8 + 4 )
Artwork signed
Authenticity: Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the gallery
Invoice from the gallery
Sculpture: bronze, metal, bro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Diluvio rojo púrpura
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Últimamente mi obra se compone de dos series. La primera llamada “paisajes casi abstractos” con grandes empastes expresionistas de óleo y, una segunda, denominada “Acumulador de torm...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Le Boxeur
Located in Villafranca Di Verona, IT
Numbered and limited to 12 copies ( 8 + 4 )
Artwork signed
Authenticity: Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the gallery
Invoice from the gallery
Sculpture: bronze, metal, bro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Small Stainless Steel Bear 'Sandy'
Located in Valencia, ES
Made in Spain, 2024.
A simple form builds a complex one. In our approach, we go from the opposite, representing complex things in simple forms. So, our bear consists of only 9 simple...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Louise Bourgeois, Je t'aime - Limited Edition Porcelain Plate, Abstract Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Louise Bourgeois (French-American, 1911-2010)
Je t'aime, 2005/2023
Medium: Fine bone china plate
Dimensions: 26.7 diameter (10.5 in)
Edition of 250: Not signed, not numbered (Printed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Untitled (Organic abstract bronze sculpture)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Klaus Ihlenfeld (b.1934). Untitled, ca. 1960. Welded bronze. 8" h.; 5.5 " w; 3.25" d (base). Signed with initial under base.
Provenance: Directly from estate of Harry Bertoia. The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
" DELTA FORCE " Modern Contemporary Outdoor Sculpture Wood Aluminium
Located in Benahavis, ES
The Abstract Totem " Delta Force ” is a unique Sculpture made from a burnout mold by David Marshall in 2015, sand cast recycled aluminium in our foundry, handcrafted and mounted o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
French Pop Art Heavy Bronze Sculpture Chess Game Gambit Arman Accumulation
By Arman
Located in Surfside, FL
Arman, French American (1928-2005)
Gambit (Chess pieces)
Cast Bronze Sculpture with patina
Incised signature near lower edge, 48/70 with
impressed "Bronze Romain & Fils" foundry ma...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Coiled, abstract copper sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Carole Eisner's indoor sculptures, averaging two to four feet tall, are made from a welded
collage of drops and cut-out steel pieces from the same series of scrap she found in a
Conn...
Category
1970s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
"AVIRONS, Lune dans L'Arbre" - wall sculpture, moon, celestial, space, oar
Located in Atlanta, GA
"AVIRONS, Lune dans L'Arbre" is a wall sculpture made of bronze and copper with patina.
Corrina is inspired by the work of Louise Bourgeois, Louise Nevelson, Albert Paley, Lee Bonte...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Iron
Small Stainless Steel Bear 'Diksy'
Located in Valencia, ES
Made in Spain, 2024.
A simple form builds a complex one. In our approach, we go from the opposite, representing complex things in simple forms. So, our bear consists of only 9 simple...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Lumiere
By Sally Hepler
Located in Santa Fe, NM
22 x 18 x 16" sculpture size (90" height with the base)
powder coated red iridescent finish
hand fabricated bronze, powder coated steel base
Base dimensions 44" height, 9 x 9" base d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Small Stainless Steel Bear 'SAM'
Located in Valencia, ES
Made in Spain, 2024.
A simple form builds a complex one. In our approach, we go from the opposite, representing complex things in simple forms. So, our bear consists of only 9 simple...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
PS Study
By Matt Devine
Located in San Diego, CA
Small studio study made of stainless steel with a bronze toned powder coat on a brushed stainless steel base.
About the artist:
Matt Devine is a self-taught sculptor working with s...
Category
2010s Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
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