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The shape of things (Abstract Painting)
By Michael Cusack
Located in London, GB
The shape of things (Abstract Painting) Mixed media on poly cotton - Unframed Michael Cusack is
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media

The shape of things (Abstract Painting)
By Michael Cusack
Located in London, GB
The shape of things (Abstract Painting) Mixed media on poly cotton - Unframed Michael Cusack is
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media

The shape of things (Abstract Painting)
By Michael Cusack
Located in London, GB
The shape of things (Abstract Painting) Mixed media on poly cotton - Unframed Michael Cusack is
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media

BEGIN THE BEGUINE III by Shigeru Uchida, 2009
Located in Venezia, VENETO
Uchida intended to create a variety of changes beyond the shape of things by adding colors to shelves
Category

2010s Japanese Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood

BEGIN THE BEGUINE III by Shigeru Uchida, 2009
BEGIN THE BEGUINE III by Shigeru Uchida, 2009
H 59.06 in W 98.43 in D 6.3 in
STORMY WEATHER by Shigeru Uchida
Located in Venezia, VENETO
on libraries, Shigeru Uchida intended to create a variety of changes beyond the shape of things by
Category

2010s Japanese Post-Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood

STORMY WEATHER by Shigeru Uchida
STORMY WEATHER by Shigeru Uchida
H 63.98 in W 63.98 in D 8.86 in
The Thingly Thingness of Things
By Enrique Chagoya
Located in Lyons, CO
Color lithograph, Edition 30. (Irregular shape) The artist states: “2013 is the year of the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Comber (Abstract painting)
By Brent Hallard
Located in London, GB
Australian-born artist and co-organizer of The Shape of Things. His work is deeply rooted in the fundamentals
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Capital Butterfly (Abstract painting)
By Brent Hallard
Located in London, GB
Australian - born artist and co organiser of The Shape of Things. His work is deeply rooted in the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Bell Butterfly (Abstract painting)
By Brent Hallard
Located in London, GB
Australian - born artist and co organiser of The Shape of Things. His work is deeply rooted in the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Zone Butterfly (Abstract painting)
By Brent Hallard
Located in London, GB
Australian - born artist and co organiser of The Shape of Things. His work is deeply rooted in the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Fruit Loop (Abstract painting)
By Brent Hallard
Located in London, GB
Australian - born artist and co organiser of The Shape of Things. His work is deeply rooted in the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Capital Butterfly (Abstract painting)
By Brent Hallard
Located in London, GB
Australian - born artist and co organiser of The Shape of Things. His work is deeply rooted in the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Sundrop serene (Abstract painting)
By Brent Hallard
Located in London, GB
is an Australian-born artist and co-organizer of The Shape of Things. His work is deeply rooted in
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Sundrop serene (Abstract painting)
By Brent Hallard
Located in London, GB
is an Australian-born artist and co-organizer of The Shape of Things. His work is deeply rooted in
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Slow coach (Abstract painting)
By Brent Hallard
Located in London, GB
an Australian-born artist and co-organizer of The Shape of Things. His work is deeply rooted in the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Pale Ale (Abstract painting)
By Brent Hallard
Located in London, GB
Australian-born artist and co-organizer of The Shape of Things. His work is deeply rooted in the fundamentals
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

High Water (Abstract painting)
By Brent Hallard
Located in London, GB
an Australian-born artist and co-organizer of The Shape of Things. His work is deeply rooted in the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Come and Go (Abstract painting)
By Brent Hallard
Located in London, GB
an Australian-born artist and co-organizer of The Shape of Things. His work is deeply rooted in the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Sure thing Butterfly (Abstract painting)
By Brent Hallard
Located in London, GB
Hallard is an Australian - born artist and co organiser of The Shape of Things. His work is deeply rooted
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Bondi Bathers Butterfly (Abstract painting)
By Brent Hallard
Located in London, GB
- Unframed. Brent Hallard is an Australian - born artist and co organiser of The Shape of Things. His work
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Plum (Yellow and Red) (Abstract painting)
By Brent Hallard
Located in London, GB
Australian - born artist and co organiser of The Shape of Things. His work is deeply rooted in the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Rope (Green and Pink) (Abstract painting)
By Brent Hallard
Located in London, GB
Australian - born artist and co organiser of The Shape of Things. His work is deeply rooted in the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Sure thing Butterfly (Abstract painting)
By Brent Hallard
Located in London, GB
Hallard is an Australian - born artist and co organiser of The Shape of Things. His work is deeply rooted
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

The Surface of Things (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
The Surface of Things, (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed Artwork exclusive
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

The Surface of Things (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
The Surface of Things, (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed Artwork exclusive
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

See the colour of things not their shape -nude model sitting on couch
By Guido Argentini
Located in Vienna, AT
Other sizes and high end framing on request. PREISS FINE ARTS is one of the world’s leading galleries for fine art photography representing the most famous contemporary artists. Ar...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The nine of us worked things out...
By Jessica Houston
Located in Montreal, Quebec
begins to recognize new connections, emergent shapes: a different future? In “Launching Strategy” a
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

28 x54 x 2 in. Oil Painting - Shapes of Things - MAE
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pieces are either a playful, tasteful interplay of colors or quietly monochromatic. Shapes of Things 28
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

32 x 28 x 2 in. Oil Painting - Shapes of Things Study II mae
By Stephen Cimini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pieces are either a playful, tasteful interplay of colors or quietly monochromatic. Shapes of Things
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Toy_Mirage
By Toni Simon
Located in Darien, CT
which the future will appear, the shape of things to come, accessed through trance states. As a visual
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Rag Paper

Toy_Mirage
Toy_Mirage
H 8 in W 8 in D 1.5 in
Wake Up Call
By Toni Simon
Located in Darien, CT
which the future will appear, the shape of things to come, accessed through trance states. As a visual
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache, Rag Paper

Wake Up Call
Wake Up Call
H 8 in W 8 in D 1.5 in
Telescope Highway
By Toni Simon
Located in Darien, CT
which the future will appear, the shape of things to come, accessed through trance states. As a visual
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Gouache

Telescope Highway
Telescope Highway
H 8 in W 8 in D 1.5 in
Secret Alias
By Toni Simon
Located in Darien, CT
which the future will appear, the shape of things to come, accessed through trance states. As a visual
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Rag Paper

Jellify
By Toni Simon
Located in Darien, CT
which the future will appear, the shape of things to come, accessed through trance states. As a visual
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Rag Paper

Wistful
By Toni Simon
Located in Darien, CT
which the future will appear, the shape of things to come, accessed through trance states. As a visual
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Rag Paper

Space Age Steel Blue Glass Contemporary Table Lamp by Nusprodukt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The "Shape of Things to Come 1" is a one-of-a-kind table lamp inspired by the Space Age. Its sleek
Category

2010s American Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Steel

Throwing Some Shapes II, Kerry Louise Bennett, 2022, Original painting for sale
Located in Deddington, GB
Throwing Some Shapes II by Kerry Louise Bennett [2022] One of a small series of paintings
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Throwing Some Shapes I Acrylic on Canvas Painting by Kerry Louise Bennett, 2022
Located in Deddington, GB
Throwing Some Shapes I by Kerry Louise Bennett [2022] One of a small series of paintings exploring
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Kicking Things Up
By Adam Gunn
Located in Montreal, Quebec
. Ragged, half-torn shapes bunch together and break apart in the murk; recorded gurgling sounds evoke an
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

The Master of Things, Oil on canvas, mysterious and whimsical pop art master
By Michele Mikesell
Located in Dallas, TX
painting. These realistic, stylized faces placed within loosely interpreted animal shapes and costumes
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Space Age Aluminum Blue Glass Contemporary Table Lamp by Nusprodukt
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The shape of things to Come 2 is a table or floor lamp inspired by the Space Age. Its sleek and
Category

2010s American Space Age Table Lamps

Materials

Aluminum

Claire Chandler, The Way Things Were, Contemporary Art, Abstract Art
Located in Deddington, GB
The Way Things Were [2020-21] Original Abstract Acrylic and oil on canvas Size: H:95 cm x W:85 cm x
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Throwing Some Shapes I, II, III Triptych, Original Naïve Still Life Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
making is also important – usually expressed through pattern and the shapes of things often scratched
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Call of the Wild" Painting 79" x 71" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
By Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
surface while trapped in a corner in the judgment of only the shape of things observed. So I find the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Wood Diptych, 165 pieces of wood: 'Remembrances of Things Past '
By Loren Eiferman
Located in New York, NY
or use green wood. Next, I debark the branch and look for shapes found within each piece of wood. I
Category

2010s Folk Art Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Raymond Loewy Inspired Yellow Chapter One Highboy Dresser Gentlemans Chest
By Broyhill, Raymond Loewy
Located in Chattanooga, TN
recent scarcity of all things Chapter One. Chapter One Yellow Dresser original catalog description
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Plastic, Hardwood

Forest of Thoughts
Located in Seoul, KR
trajectory of thoughts. Thoughts about the shapes of things become the forest, the body, the chair, and the
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

India Ink, Mulberry Paper, Pigment

Scenery of Mind
Located in Seoul, KR
trajectory of thoughts. Thoughts about the shapes of things become the forest, the body, the chair, and the
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

India Ink, Mulberry Paper, Pigment

Small Japanese Box with Lid in the Shape of a Rabbit
Located in Stockholm, SE
A charming small box with lid, Japanese and made in the mid 19th c in the shape of a rabbit. The
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Dolce Gabbana Key Ring in the shape of a Travel Bag
By D&G by DOLCE & GABBANA
Located in Bilbao, ES
Vintage Dolce Gabbana Key Ring in the shape of a Travel Bag Nice metal keychain in the shape of a
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sunglasses

A Lot of Things - Red Abstract Expressionist Street Art Original Painting
By Jonas Fisch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
- past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvases are the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

The Fool (King for a Day), Original painting, Figurative, Contemporary, King
Located in Deddington, GB
pattern and the shapes of things often scratched into the surface of the paint, with textures then built
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Things that blossom when it rains (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Things that blossom when it rains (Abstract painting) Acrylic on canvas - unframed This artwork
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Garden Chair: Modern Still Life Photograph of Domestic Objects by David Halliday
By David Halliday
Located in Hudson, NY
Halliday broods on the simultaneous banality and poetry of the shapes of things. Through careful visual
Category

2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Oval Shape Pavé of Diamonds Earrings
By Pradera Irama
Located in Bilbao, ES
Oval shape Pavé of diamonds earrings 918 Diamonds total 15.20ct. Diamond Quality G VS Length
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chandelier Earrings

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, White Gold

'So Many Beautiful Things' Original Abstract Painting by Samerra
By Samerra
Located in Chattanooga, TN
'So Many Beautiful Things' Wrapped Canvas Original Painting features a bold abstract aesthetic in
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting, "All Things Swim And Glitter"
Located in San Diego, CA
blue and orange. The artist has created round shapes and whirls intersecting each other. Overtreet
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Wild Things - Key West, Florida, Ltd Ed 1/10
By Dinesh Boaz
Located in New York, NY
, shapes and an overall pattern, Boaz’s thoughts develop from his musical background. Originally a
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Take Things as They Are' Painting by Jenny Lock, 2022
By Jenny Lock
Located in Kingsclere, GB
'Take Things as They Are' Painting by Jenny Lock B. 1949, 2022 Additional information: Medium: Oil
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Life's a Bowl of Cherries, Paper, Painting Kerry Louise Bennett naive art
Located in Deddington, GB
pattern and the shapes of things often scratched into the surface of the paint, with textures then built
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper

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The Shape Of Things For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of the shape of things is available on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect contemporary, abstract or Expressionist examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. The shape of things available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes gray, black, brown, blue and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by Dan May, Adam Mysock, Pete Kelly, Melanie Yazzie and (after) Pablo Picasso are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in paint, synthetic resin paint and acrylic paint, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are The Shape Of Things?

The shape of things can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,464, while the lowest priced sells for $36 and the highest can go for as much as $198,558.
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