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Contemporary Sculptures

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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Style: Contemporary
Hybrid - Jan Wils, 21st Century Contemporary Aluminium Sculpture Abstract
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
The sculpture "Hybrid" is made of powder-coated aluminium. Jan Wils is an artist born in the city of Eindhoven, in The Netherlands. We would almost call his ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal

"OVER IT", Miniature, camping trailer van, paper sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This white, blue, and red miniature paper sculpture titled "OVER IT" is an original artwork by Drew Leshko made of paper, acrylic, inkjet prints, basswood, wire, PVC plastic, pastel,...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Oribe Sake Bottle with Signed Box (INV# NP5596)
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Oribe Sake Bottle with Signed Box (INV# NP5596) Ryoji Koie wood-fired stoneware, and Oribe glaze 9 x 2.25 x 2" date unknown signed Born in Tokoname in 1938, one of the oldest cerami...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Sculptures

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Stoneware, Glaze

''In the Sun'' Dutch Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of Woman with Sun Hat
Located in Utrecht, NL
Karin Beek's (1948) bronze sculptures are characterized by a friendly, round and at the same time monumental style. They breathe the atmosphere of everyday ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Whiteface, Atelier
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
“A silent medium within a silent medium.” These are the words contemporary master Richard MacDonald uses in describing his world renowned Mime Series. MacDonald’s trademark skill at ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Bronze and Steel Sculpture by David Kimball Anderson 'Seeds'
Located in White Plains, NY
'Seeds' by David Kimball Anderson, 2022. Bronze, steel, and paint, 24 x 8 x 6 in. This sculpture features a classic rounded vase cast in bronze and finished with a grey patina. It fe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze, Steel

Hand Carved Wood, Assembled Sculpture, Landscape, Wall Hanging, Holly Lane
Located in St. Louis, MO
Hand Carved Wood, Assembled Sculpture, Landscape, Wall Hanging, Holly Lane Holly Lane is a painter, sculptor and woodworker, interrogating the relationship between a picture and its...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Amoroso Bronze Sculpture Couple Love Beloved Loving Man and Woman Portrait
By KOBE
Located in Utrecht, NL
Amoroso Bronze Sculpture Couple Love Beloved Loving Man and Woman Portrait KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Blue Migration - minimal, contemporary, abstract, porcelain vessel, sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary porcelain blue vessel is by Paula Murray. Paula Murray’s elegant sculptural artwork is inspired by forms and patterns found in nature. Her sublime sculptural ceram...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Porcelain

Hand Carved Wood, Assembled Sculpture, Hand Painted Landscapes, Wall Hanging
Located in St. Louis, MO
Hand Carved Wood, Assembled Sculpture, Hand Painted Landscapes, Wall Hanging Holly Lane is a painter, sculptor and woodworker, interrogating the relationship between a picture and i...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

"CROSS" Sculptural Mirror 25" x 25" x 2" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"CROSS" Sculptural Mirror 25" x 25" x 2" inch by Grigorii Gorkovenko MATERIAL: metal / mirror COLOR: nature metal A mirror surface fringed by a steel strip in the form of a cross l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Metal

Geoide #1. From The Geoide Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artwork is a three-state model of an inorganic body, beginning with a black, alien-like rock formation, which gradually unfolds as it evolves, revealing its contents as a whitish...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Glass, Plastic, Wood, Acrylic, Polyurethane

Sleeping Dragon by Pavlína Kvita - Contemporary sculpture, red, blue, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
Sleeping Dragon is a unique pigmented artificial stone sculpture with a wooden plinth by contemporary artist Pavlína Kvita, dimensions are 170 × 59 × 26 cm (66.9 × 23.2 × 10.3 in), i...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Joel Urruty - A Young Man, Sculpture
Located in Greenwich, CT
Maplewood Bust 19" x 7" x 8.5" This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Maple

Squamae IX - blue, silver, white 3D abstract geometric ceramic wall composition
Located in New York, NY
Marie Laforey is a self-taught artist based in New York, US who maintains a sustainable art practice using primarily organic material. Laforey enjoys the tactility of working with or...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Clay

Beach Fun- 21st Century Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Playing Girl
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Movement in bronze You can rightly call Romee Kanis an old acquaintance of the gallery, her work was regularly seen at the gallery until a few years ago. We restore this tradition in...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Squamae G4 - gold, silver 3D abstract geometric ceramic wall composition
Located in New York, NY
Marie Laforey is a self-taught artist based in New York, US who maintains a sustainable art practice using primarily organic material. Laforey enjoys the tactility of working with or...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Clay, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Terra Alba - creamy white, nature inspired, tear drop shaped, ceramic vessel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This superbly crafted tear-drop shaped vessel is by the master Canadian ceramicist Steven Heinemann. The creamy white colour of this piece is highlighted by black detailing and the f...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"The man without a rod №1" Bronze Sculpture 10 x 3 in. Ed. 6/9 by Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"The man without a rod №1" Bronze Sculpture 10 x 3 in. Ed. 6/9 by Sergii Shaulis 10" x 3" x 2.5'' inch Weight: 8 lbs "The man without a rod" series: The artist spent almost ten y...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Flow - textured, layered, white, modernist, biomorphic, glass wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Layered petals of white glass frit are composed within a black lacquer frame by artist Cheryl Wilson Smith. Wilson Smith's work is created by forming minute glass particles, known as...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Glass, Wood

Travel with me Black Teak Globe by Bruno Helgen - wood globe sculpture
Located in DE
Teakwood and black lava sand make this beautiful turning globe a real stunning sculpture. Made from a whole piece of wood the way the sculpture is shaped is defined by how the tree g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Linda Stein, Dark Knight 692 - Contemporary Mixed Media Resin Metallic Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a defender in battle and a symbol of pacifism. The sculpture is constructed from metallic resin, wood...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Iamfine I am Fine Mixed Media Sculpture Artwork Sitting Bird In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Iamfine I am Fine Mixed Media Sculpture Artwork Sitting Bird In Stock - Size is including black pedestal. Corjan Nodelijk is a composer and a professional storyteller. The quirky and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Aleksandra Domanović - Calf Bearer 2017 sculpture (Kalbträgerin)
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Aleksandra Domanović Calf Bearer 2017 Sculpture constructed of Laser sintered PA plastic, polyurethane, Soft-Touch, patinated copper and Kevlar-carbon fiber coating, Corian and foam....
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Copper

Seated female figure: 'Ngeuse rèflèchie'
Located in New York, NY
‘I have created characters since I was a child. I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture. I do not have an intellectual proc...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Standing female figure: 'Acrobate plongeuse'
Located in New York, NY
‘I have created characters since I was a child. I studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, but now I have a preference for sculpture. I do not have an intellectual proc...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

ORIGINES - RED ON ME 2
Located in PARIS, FR
A structural and powerful piece by Pascal Pierme, with soulful and warm accents of oranges and reds. Unique piece signed by the artist. Pascal Pierme approaches his art as an ongoin...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood

F. Soriano Women Iron Garden coontemporary steel esculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
"Quimeres "original steel unic piece sculpture Sculpture by the Spanish artist FERRAN SORIANO Artist well known for his large format works on the street. Iron and Steel Ferran Sori...
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1980s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"Graduation II" Bronze Sculpture 17" x 6" x 3" inch by Sarkis Tossonian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Graduation II" Bronze Sculpture 17" x 6" x 3" inch by Sarkis Tossonian Sarkis Tossoonian was born in Alexandria in 1953. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts/Sculpture in 1979. He started exhibiting in individual and group exhibitions in Alexandria since 1980 and up until now. Sarkis Tossoonian won the second prize in Sculpture in the 5th Biennale of Port Said in 2001. Sarkis Tossoonian excels in blending two different mediums in his works like non shiny bronze with shiny golden brass. His figures stand for both male and female dressed elegantly...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

In the Line of Fire
Located in New Orleans, LA
KAT FLYN is a self-taught assemblage artist working presently out of San Diego. She began her career as a costume designer in Southern California. Over the years she amassed a trove ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Metal

Textile Sculpture on Steel frame: 'Turtle Dickey'
Located in New York, NY
Judy Rushin-Knopf (1959) was born in Dallas Texas and lives in Tallahasee, FL. Her work addresses bodies, access, and connection. She has exhibited her paintings, sculptures, and tex...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Abstract Totem Sculpture By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
This masterwork is currently on display at the Zimmerman Gallery in Carmel, CA Please note: The base is not included. We will guide you through a simple installation process for out...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Glaze

American Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture - Linda Stein, Questioning Knight 237
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a defender in battle and a symbol of pacifism. Stein's works are in mor...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Shell Game
Located in New Orleans, LA
KAT FLYN is a self-taught assemblage artist working presently out of San Diego. She began her career as a costume designer in Southern California. Over the years she amassed a trove ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Metal

Sacra Conversatione Bronze Sculpture Mythology Classic Contemporary
Located in Utrecht, NL
Sacra Conversatione Bronze Sculpture Mythology Classic Contemporary The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss) show a perfect command of the old ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Uzziyya
Located in Boca Raton, FL
This sculpture is edition 2/7, cast posthumously by the Boaz Vaadia Estate.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Bluestone, Bronze

Gaming Journey 1060 - Cabinet of Curiosities Wunderkammer Contemporary Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This work from Linda Stein's Displacement From Home series draws from the tradition of wunderkammer/cabinets of curiosities to highlight the global displacement and traumatic memory ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Metal

Lovers Metal Sculpture
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Lovers 2025 Edition 1/3 White and black car paint, aluminum sculpture. Artist signed. Joseph Meerbott has been constructing bronze, metal sculptures and ceramics for over 30 years. ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Metal

Mixed Media House Sculpture: 'Mask'
Located in New York, NY
Ethan Minsker's descriptors include writer, filmmaker, artist, publisher, and zine creator. His work chronicles the lifestyles and cultures of overlooked and underappreciated artists. He was a founding member of the Antagonist Art Movement, a New York City-based group of artists, writers, and musicians who promoted work by up-and-coming talent between 2000 and 2011. Ethan was the recipient of the Acker Award for Visual Arts in 2017. He was also the creator and editor-in-chief of Psycho Moto Zine, which has been in publication from 1988–present. He received his B.F.A. in Film with honors from the School of the Visual Arts and his masters in Media from the New School. Ethan has written three novels, produced nine feature films, and continues his relationship with under-served artists as a board member and president of Citizens for the Arts, a nonprofit group whose mission is to promote art for kids...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache

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Located in New Orleans, LA
[lives & works – Philadelphia, PA ::: b. 1954] Peter Olson is a Philadelphia-based photographer and ceramicist who creates pieces that chemically and conceptually fuse the two medi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Photographic Film

Rozetta Translucent VBG - contemporary modern abstract geometric paper relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Rozetta Translucent VBG is a unique medium size contemporary modern paper relief by renowned Polish-Dutch artist Eliza Kopec. This relief is a typical example of her preferred minima...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Paper

"Fault Lines: Bantam #B6", Found Object Sculpture, Egg Motif
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Fault Lines: Bantam #B6" is an original piece by Kate VanVliet and is made from eggshells, mica, and PVA. This piece measures 2”h x 1.5”w x 1.5”d and ships with th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Glue, Mica, Found Objects

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Located in New Orleans, LA
[lives & works – Philadelphia, PA ::: b. 1954] Peter Olson is a Philadelphia-based photographer and ceramicist who creates pieces that chemically and conceptually fuse the two medi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Photographic Film

Little Zen (Turquoise Patina) 1/99
Located in Napa, CA
Giuseppe Palumbo’s whimsical, anthropomorphic sculptures delve into the human psyche through irony, wit, and humor. By applying classical techniques to his contemporary subjects, Pal...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Nautilus
Located in New York, NY
Joe Peters Nautilus, 2009 Borosilicate Glass 11h x 10w x 4d in
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Glass

Titan Bronze Sculpture Big Mythology Classic Contemporary Head Portrait
Located in Utrecht, NL
Titan Bronze Sculpture Big Mythology Classic Contemporary Head Portrait The sculptures of Margot Homan (1956, Oss, the Netherlands) show a perfect command of the old craft of modell...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Pushing Wake
Located in Lincoln, RI
This piece is made by casting Hydrocal FGR95 (a very hard plaster) on top of an oil clay pattern. Once cured, the oil clay is removed, then paint and brass leaf are applied to the su...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Torsje Small Torso Bronze Sculpture Female Nude Figure
By KOBE
Located in Utrecht, NL
Torsje Small Torso Bronze Sculpture Female Nude Figure KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, Belgium 1950 – Saint...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

After Rain - modern, abstract, contemporary, painted steel, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This modern contemporary outdoor sculpture is forged from steel in an abstract form. The vivid colours and dynamic form of Philippe Pallafray’s ‘After Rain’ metal sculpture marries...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Steel

Historia #3 - Madame Roland
Located in New Orleans, LA
Medium: hardcover book, acrylic varnish TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Paper

Copper Rings Mesh
Located in New York, NY
Daniela Cutait studied fine arts at FAAP in the early 1990s and has always been curious, creative, communicative and restless. The artist orbited through the universe of stones, jewe...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Metal, Copper

Air - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Sculpture, Stainless Steel
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Stainless steel sculpture with wooden base. Liechennay's works are inspired by nature and life, simply put, the forms and shapes he is surrounded by. He creates highly aesthetic pieces embodying artistic balance...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Stainless Steel

Coalesced Series Number One
Located in Dallas, TX
This sculpture is edition 2/20
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Just Browsing
Located in Greenwich, CT
English, b. 1962 Louise is fortunate to be living her dream in the rural mountains of Colorado. Her time is spent hiking with her Great Danes, sculpting in her studio and operating ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

"Existence" Bronze sculpture 35" x 22" x 15" inch Edition 4/8 by Huang Yulong
Located in Culver City, CA
"Existence" Bronze sculpture 35" x 22" x 15" inch Edition 4/8 by Huang Yulong 35 2/5 × 21 7/10 × 15 in 90 × 55 × 38 cm ABOUT THE ARTIST Huang Yulong was born in 1983 in Anhui Prov...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Bronze

Bearbrick (400% & 100%)
Located in Englishtown, NJ
Super cool and ready to display out of the box sculpture designed by the legendary artist Futura 2000. Each Futura Bearbrick has unique marble patterns. Comes packaged with 2 sculptu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Vinyl

"Present", Embroidered landscape wrapped into flower, ribbon, and book sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Present" is an original piece by Ulla-Stina Wikander that can be wall-mounted or be free standing. This piece is made from sourcing vintage needlepoint embroidery and expertly hand-...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Thread, Found Objects, Textile

Specimen 25 - Framed Sea Nature Inspired Hand-dyed Teal Blue Fiber Sculpture
Located in Kent, CT
Framed in a clear acrylic shadowbox, Catherine Latson's contemporary wall-mounted fiber sculpture Specimen 25 reads as an artistic rendition of a beautiful sea specimen. Rich, jewel-...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Companion (Black)
By KAWS
Located in Englishtown, NJ
The must have modern sculpture, the KAWS Companion in black. Open Edition art toy released in 2016. Stamped Kaws signature in yellow on bottom of foot with “KAWS…2016”. Made by Medic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Vinyl

Fanfare Star - Botanical Paper Sculpture Bright Teal Blue Red Flower, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
A bright and colorful paper sculpture of a fantastical botanical form in vibrant teal blue, reddish orange and light lime green and yellow. Composed of hand-colored etchings on hand-...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Handmade Paper, Tissue Paper, Pigment, Pins, Digital, Etching

Contemporary sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary 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, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including KOBE, Richard MacDonald, KAWS, and HIRO ANDO. Frequently made by artists working with Metal, and Bronze and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.25 inches across are also available.

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