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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
Bliss #1
Bliss #1

Bliss #1

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Part of Thomas Piekunka’s ongoing Bliss series, this work is inspired by Joseph Campbell’s simple yet challenging admonition: “Follow your bliss.” Through his signature freed paintin...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic

Lichen 9 - Nature-inspired 3D mural sculpture on cardboard with gold leaves
Lichen 9 - Nature-inspired 3D mural sculpture on cardboard with gold leaves

Lichen 9 - Nature-inspired 3D mural sculpture on cardboard with gold leaves

Located in New York, NY

Phély’s practice is rooted in her dialogue with nature, an inexhaustible source of forms, textures, and rhythms. From her early experiments in clay, plaster, and bronze, she has move...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

Black Oval Pinch - Black Pinched Oval Porcelain Ceramic Vase
Black Oval Pinch - Black Pinched Oval Porcelain Ceramic Vase

Black Oval Pinch - Black Pinched Oval Porcelain Ceramic Vase

By Mary Jaffe

Located in East Quogue, NY

"Black Oval Pinch" Pinched Oval Porcelain sculptural vase with black satin glaze by Mary Jaffe. Size: 7.5 x 6 x 4 in Mary Jaffe creates functional and sculptural ceramics inspired...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Glaze

Spring Beauty
Spring Beauty

Spring Beauty

Located in Westport, CT

Steve Bickley creates beautiful metal sculpture and wall reliefs, as well as color prints. In addition, he makes large outdoor sculpture in stainless steel and aluminum. He has bee...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Forces of Nature 7  - Sculptural Abstract Minimalist Textural Artwork on Canvas
Forces of Nature 7  - Sculptural Abstract Minimalist Textural Artwork on Canvas

Forces of Nature 7 - Sculptural Abstract Minimalist Textural Artwork on Canvas

By Len Klikunas

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Len Klikunas creates sculptural minimalist artworks to modify experienced reality through visual perception. His original artwork is a mix of art and architecture, hovering between p...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gesso, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Korean Contemporary Art by Jeon Byeong Sam - Blossom 2
Korean Contemporary Art by Jeon Byeong Sam - Blossom 2

Korean Contemporary Art by Jeon Byeong Sam - Blossom 2

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...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper

"Vega" - Vintage Glass Sculpture
"Vega" - Vintage Glass Sculpture

"Vega" - Vintage Glass Sculpture

Located in Westport, CT

Resurrect Studio, “Vega,” Recycled Victorian-Era Glass Sculpture, 12 x 12 x 14 in. Named for the brightest star in the Lyra constellation, “Vega” is a luminous recycled glass sculpt...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Resin

Lifting Peace III Unique Series 1/1

Lifting Peace III Unique Series 1/1

By Kevin Box

Located in Napa, CA

“It took two years of tireless experimentation for me to develop the process of casting paper into bronze, another seven years to perfect, and it continues to evolve today.” - Kevin...

Category

2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Bronze, Stainless Steel

Rendezvous
Rendezvous

Rendezvous

By Kevin Barrett

Located in New York, NY

"Rendezvous" by Kevin Barrett Bronze Barrett is noted for creating unique, rhythmic, abstract indoor and outdoor sculpture and wall reliefs. Bronze Metal Outdoor Sculpture...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Metal

Golden Orbit Contemporary Aluminum  sculpture for Outdoors
Golden Orbit Contemporary Aluminum  sculpture for Outdoors

Golden Orbit Contemporary Aluminum sculpture for Outdoors

By Kuno Vollet

Located in DE

Very large Contemporary powder coated aluminum sculpture for inside or garden outdoor spaces. Beautiful spiral dancing and intertwining. This is a large scale outdoor or indoor scul...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Harlequin - Metal Red, Black, White Abstract Modern Free Standing Sculpture
Harlequin - Metal Red, Black, White Abstract Modern Free Standing Sculpture

Harlequin - Metal Red, Black, White Abstract Modern Free Standing Sculpture

By Granville Beals

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Inspired by dance and weightlessness, Granville Beals' industrial metal sculptures are primarily about relationships. Concerned with form and abstraction, he does not merely manipula...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Steel

Little Eden Italy 1980 Annamaria Gelmi  Oxidized Rust Metal Sculpture
Little Eden Italy 1980 Annamaria Gelmi  Oxidized Rust Metal Sculpture

Little Eden Italy 1980 Annamaria Gelmi Oxidized Rust Metal Sculpture

Located in Brescia, IT

This sculpture is a multiple 1 piece of 50 realized in 1980 by the Italian artist Annamaria Gelmi. All the pieces are numbered and signed by the artist and completed by the Certificate of the artist and the Editor who made the artworks. The iron oxidized rust sculpture...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Rare White Signed Glass Vase by Anne Nilsson for Orrefors Expo 1998
Rare White Signed Glass Vase by Anne Nilsson for Orrefors Expo 1998

Rare White Signed Glass Vase by Anne Nilsson for Orrefors Expo 1998

By Anne Nilsson

Located in East Quogue, NY

Rare signed and numbered Anne Nilsson for Orrefors Expo 1998 white glass vase. This beautifully crafted clear and white glass vase is approximately 16.5" tall, the base is approxima...

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1990s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

"Tectonics 015"
"Tectonics 015"

"Tectonics 015"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

This work continues the Tectonics series, exploring structure, fragmentation, and surface tension through carved and burned wood. The form is divided into two parts, held in balance ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

Longnose Butterfly Fish-original bronze wildlife sculpture-artwork-contemporary
Longnose Butterfly Fish-original bronze wildlife sculpture-artwork-contemporary

Longnose Butterfly Fish-original bronze wildlife sculpture-artwork-contemporary

By Andrzej Szymczyk

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Siamese Fighting Fish II, Gold-original bronze marine animal wildlife sculpture
Siamese Fighting Fish II, Gold-original bronze marine animal wildlife sculpture

Siamese Fighting Fish II, Gold-original bronze marine animal wildlife sculpture

By Andrzej Szymczyk

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Goldfish II-original bronze wildlife marine sculpture-Artwork-contemporary Art
Goldfish II-original bronze wildlife marine sculpture-Artwork-contemporary Art

Goldfish II-original bronze wildlife marine sculpture-Artwork-contemporary Art

By Andrzej Szymczyk

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Floating Images
Floating Images

Floating Images

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Margaret Koscielny (b.1940). Floating Images, 1974. Plexiglass sculpture. !0 x 10 x 10 images. Light base is new. Margaret Koscielny's work has been recognized in Who's Who in American Art; International Who's Who; Contemporary American Sculptors: An Illustrated Bio-Bibliographical Dictionary; Dictionary of American Women Sculptors; with articles in Kalliope (interview, photographs), The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville Journal, Jacksonville Magazine; St. Petersburg Times; Atlanta Constitution and Journal; essays, by Joseph Jeffers Dodge, Drawings in Light and Space ; and Elihu Edelson, Arts Assembler; and reviewed in various newspapers, including a general review by John Canady, for The New York Times, of the American Drawing Competition, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, (in which Koscielny was a participant). Influences and Early Background A native of Florida, Margaret Koscielny grew up in a family of classical musicians. Her mother, a violinist, was a descendent of an American Revolutionary war hero who, according to family legend, was related to William Pitt, the Elder, Prime Minister of Great Britain. Her father, a violist, was a graduate of the Leipzig Conservatory, emigrating to the US in 1929, where he became a music pioneer in Florida, teaching, directing bands and orchestras, and developing music education for string ensembles in the public schools. Her sister, Anne Koscielny, a concert pianist, was also a professor of piano for over 4 decades. Her step-brother, Gordon Epperson, was a prominent cellist, writer and college professor. Her niece, Cécile Audette, is a singer and choral conductor, and her grandniece, Renée, a violinist. Both sets of grandparents were musical, as well. This has influenced Koscielny's work the most, as it has provided inspiration and a sense of layers and the element of time in the construction and architecture of her work. Early Education and Career, 1960's Margaret Koscielny began her art studies at Texas Woman's University with Toni La Salle, (a student of Hans Hoffman). La Salle was the first, and most important influence on Koscielny's approach to drawing and art. Ms. La Salle's paintings reflected the ideas she developed under Hoffman's instruction, and she was Koscielny's first encounter with an Abstract Expressionist painter. Koscielny then attended the University of Georgia, where she earned the degrees of Bachelor of Arts in Art History and Master of Fine Arts in Art. Printmaking and drawing were the primary interests of her graduate work while studying with Charles Morgan, (a student of Jimmy Ernst, son of Max Ernst, the Surrealist). German Expressionism, surrealism and Abstract Expressionism were important influences during this time. The painters, Howard Thomas, James Herbert, and a fellow student, Jim Sitton were important mentors. She began, independently, the exploration of a technique evolved from printmaking combined with transparent media, and created her first "three-dimensional drawing-sculpture" in 1966. During the next two decades, Plexiglas was to be her primary format for drawings engraved, lighted and formed into assemblages. Teacher, Museum Curator, Artist, 1970's After a brief career teaching in public and private schools as well as Jacksonville University, she became Assistant to the Director of the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, (then called Ninah M. H. Cummer Gallery of Art). Margaret Koscielny was responsible for the organization and installation of exhibitions, publications, the training of Docents, and lectures on art history. During that time she also appeared regularly on television to discuss works of art in the museum's permanent collection. In December of 1973, Koscielny made a solo month-long tour of 9 major artistic capitals of Russia and the Ukraine in the former Soviet Union. This journey became the subject of nine lectures to capacity audiences at the Cummer Museum. She left the museum in 1974 to focus her activities primarily on her artwork. The 1970's were a time of numerous commissions, private and corporate for Koscielny, and she won the first National Endowment for the Arts grant in conjunction with the Florida Arts Council in 1975. This allowed her to execute three large sculptures in plexiglas which were exhibited at the Cummer Museum in 1976. Numerous other exhibitions throughout the Southeast followed. She also founded an independent group of 10 artists, Art Celebration! in 1973, because of the lack of galleries in Jacksonville.The success of the group's exhibition over a 5 year period precipitated new galleries to be established. Koscielny finished the decade with an invitation for a One Person Show at Vanderbilt University, also winning an international competition for the new Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport in 1979-80. She was one of only 3 women out of 13 artists, chosen from 500 competitors.The resulting three-dimensional assemblage, "Whole Sight," was in four parts, each 9 x 13 feet. They were installed on four walls over a descending 40 foot escalator. In late 1979, she was invited to produce and design an original ballet...

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1970s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Plexiglass

Consequence

Consequence

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

Steel

Repetition by Julien Guarneri - Stainless Steel Sculpture
Repetition by Julien Guarneri - Stainless Steel Sculpture

Repetition by Julien Guarneri - Stainless Steel Sculpture

Located in Paris, FR

Repetition (2022) by Julien Guarneri Stainless steel and raw waxed steel sculpture, 42 × 10 × 13 cm / 16.5 × 3.9 × 5.1 in. (Can be produced on a monumental scale - contact us for fur...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel, Steel

Royal Red Orbit Contemporary Aluminum sculpture for Outdoors
Royal Red Orbit Contemporary Aluminum sculpture for Outdoors

Royal Red Orbit Contemporary Aluminum sculpture for Outdoors

By Kuno Vollet

Located in DE

Very large Contemporary powder coated aluminum sculpture for inside or garden outdoor spaces. Beautiful spiral dancing and intertwining. This is a large scale outdoor or indoor scul...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Noise by Julien Guarneri - Stainless Steel Sculpture
Noise by Julien Guarneri - Stainless Steel Sculpture

Noise by Julien Guarneri - Stainless Steel Sculpture

Located in Paris, FR

Noise (Vacarme, 2024) by Julien Guarneri Stainless steel sculpture, 44 × 11 × 20 cm / 17.3 × 4.3 × 7.9 in. (Can be produced on a monumental scale - contact us for further information...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Black Crush - Black Ceramic Porcelain Vase
Black Crush - Black Ceramic Porcelain Vase

Black Crush - Black Ceramic Porcelain Vase

By Mary Jaffe

Located in East Quogue, NY

"Black Crush" Porcelain sculptural vase with black satin glaze. Size: 11.5 x 6.5 x 6.5 Porcelain, ceramic, ceramic sculpture, functional sculpture, functional vessel, vessel, cerami...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Glaze

American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Carving William Pellicone
American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Carving William Pellicone

American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Carving William Pellicone

Located in Surfside, FL

William Pellicone (American 1915-2004) Mixed media, pyrography, oil on wood carving painting. Dated 1958 Title - Enthymeme #14. Oil painting on carved and burnt distressed wood panel. Inscribed verso Enthymeme Wm. Pellicone #14, 9-4-58. Label on reverse with a typed definition for Enthymeme. Dimensions: 27 inches high, 42.5 inches wide. Metal wrap frame. Provenance: from a Shelter Island NY home that was designed by architect Henry J. Gazon - A.I.A. built in 1959. William Pellicone (1915-2004) was an American painter known for his abstract compositions and use of vibrant colors. He was born in New York City and studied at the Art Students League and the Brooklyn Museum Art School. Pellicone's early work was influenced by the Social Realist movement of the 1930s and 1940s, with his paintings often featuring realistic depictions of urban scenes and working-class people. However, in the 1950s he shifted towards abstraction, exploring the interplay of color and form. Pellicone's mature style was characterized by his use of vibrant, saturated colors, often applied in thick layers of paint. His paintings often featured geometric shapes and organic forms, with a strong sense of movement and energy. In addition to his painting, Pellicone was also a respected teacher and arts administrator. He taught at the New York Institute of Technology and the State University of New York, and served as the director of the Islip Art Museum on Long Island. Pellicone's artwork was exhibited widely during his lifetime, and he was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including a National Endowment for the Arts grant in 1977. Today, his paintings can be found in the collections of museums and galleries around the world, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. William Pellicone (Born 1915) is active/lives in New York. William Pellicone is known for Abstract expressionist, landscape and non-objective art. An American artist, sculptor, architect. He exhibited at Pennsylvania Academy Fine Arts, Philadelphia. A son of Italian immigrants from Calabria, William Pellicone Was a self-taught American Modernist who received scholarships to Temple University, the Pennsylvania Academy of Art and Philadelphia's famed Barnes Foundation. He was a friend of Edward Hopper and others of that Milieu. He was a merchant marine during World War II and a four-year farmer in Pennsylvania for New York City, where he became known for his works done with paint and fire. The work drew attention from both "Life" and "Look" magazine. With time William's style changed to more Surrealist, fantastic realism subjects. This piece has a brutalist, Arte Povera, art brut feel to it. He work is associated with Modernism and Surrealism. He was included in the show with catalogue Gene Swenson : Retrospective for a Critic. Artists included: James Rosenquist, Arman (Armand Fernandez), Stuart Davis, Robert Indiana, Roy Lichtenstein, Alain Jacquet, Ellsworth Kelly, Agnes Martin, Andre Masson, Henri Matisse, Peter Max, Robert Motherwell, Claes Oldenburg, George Ortman, Kenneth Patchen, William Pellicone, Larry Poons, Joseph Raffaele, Robert Rauschenberg, Ad Reinhardt, James Rosenquist, Frank Stella, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, Tom Wesselmann, Jim Dine, Jasper Johns and Paul Thek...

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1950s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Oil

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

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

By David Ruth

Located in Oakland, CA

'Baquba' is a contemporary abstract glass by artist David Ruth. Created in 2008, it was a piece in a series about the David's views on the American invasion of Iraq. "In 2005, a fe...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Nott
Nott

Nott

By Donald Martiny

Located in Westport, CT

Donald Martiny’s signature work is composed of dispersed pigment on aluminum. He creates immediately frozen brushstrokes that are made from his own movements. They are defined by the...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Pigment

Into Black, Gudrun Pagter, Abstract geometric tapestry
Into Black, Gudrun Pagter, Abstract geometric tapestry

Into Black, Gudrun Pagter, Abstract geometric tapestry

By Gudrun Pagter

Located in Wilton, CT

Pagter’s minimalism is emblematic of the shared sensibilities of Scandinavian and Japanese artists, popularly termed 'Japandi'. Into Black is one in a three part series. “In the ref...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

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Textile, Linen, Thread

22" Becoming 16/49

22" Becoming 16/49

By Lorri Acott

Located in Napa, CA

Lorri Acott’s impressionistic figurative sculptures reside in private and public collections throughout the US and abroad. A favorite of collectors and critics alike, Lorri’s work re...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Colorful Textured Mixed Media Wall Sculpture with Candy-Like Spheres and Circle
Colorful Textured Mixed Media Wall Sculpture with Candy-Like Spheres and Circle

Colorful Textured Mixed Media Wall Sculpture with Candy-Like Spheres and Circle

By Elizabeth Art Candy

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Colorful textured mixed media wall sculpture composed of clustered candy-like spheres and a contrasting lavender circular form. This wall-mounted artwork by Elizabeth Art Candy pres...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Spray Paint, Board

Pulse Point - Chrome metallic glazed ceramic sculpture
Pulse Point - Chrome metallic glazed ceramic sculpture

Pulse Point - Chrome metallic glazed ceramic sculpture

By Jessamyn Go

Located in East Quogue, NY

Hand-pitched chrome metallic glazed ceramic sculpture vessel by Jessamyn Go. Jessamyn Go's work is deeply rooted in the visceral, meditative experience of working with clay. Drawn t...

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2010s Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze

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