Bill Barrett was born on December 21, 1934. He is an American sculptor, painter and jeweler. He is considered a central figure in the second generation of American metal sculptors and is internationally known for his abstract sculptures in steel, aluminum and bronze. Barrett began welding while a student at the University of Michigan. His early works consisted of steel rods, joined together to create open, three-dimensional drawings. For subsequent sculptures, he filled in the negative space between the rods with molten metal and steel plates. From here, Barrett developed a technique of cutting steel sheets into rectangular shapes and forming the shapes into three-dimensional blocks or cylindrical forms. He also explored the surface of steel, grinding or brushing the surface to give his finished work texture. Barrett later painted his steel sculptures to prevent the final pieces from rusting. Barrett’s work with aluminum began in the 1960s. These sculptures were composed of flat, horizontal shapes and their surfaces were bright and clean. Barrett was commissioned by the City of New York through Percent for Art to create his largest sculpture to date, Hari IV, for New Dorp High School on Staten Island. Keeping contemporary culture in mind, Barrett’s title for this work comes from a graffiti tag that was appearing on New York subway cars at the time. The work was well received by the students, earning the nickname the elephant. It became the high school’s symbol, being used on the yearbook cover and adorning the football team’s helmets. The New York Times critic Michael Brenson called this sculpture, “one of the most successful public sculptures in the city." In 1986, Barrett was commissioned by the state of Connecticut for the Criminal Courts Building in Hartford to create Guardian, a fabricated aluminum sculpture that stands 15 feet tall. Barrett began painting in 1992. His vibrant paintings quickly became an important part of his entire creative process—they complemented and influenced the free-flowing feel of his sculptures. Drawing—rhythmic contours and marks—maintained a central role in the creation of his paintings and sculptures. Since 1992, Barrett has had several solo exhibitions, featuring both painting and sculpture. Bill Barrett, Melinda at the Beach in 2002, is a famous work of his in fabricated bronze. Barrett started working with bronze as a way to explore increasingly fluid and gestural forms. As his interest in expressive forms grew, Barrett found that wax gave him the creative freedom to model shapes. He created a technique of pouring wax into a baking tin, drawing the shapes in the wax, and then combining the shapes to create a model, twisting and carving away at each shape by hand. The most successful models were cast into bronze and the bronze maquettes were then fabricated into larger bronze sculptures. From the 90s on, Barrett’s bronze works took on a free-flowing quality that suggested calligraphy, movement, dance and music. Several sculptures from this decade refer directly to dance. In May 2011, Barrett installed a bronze sculpture in New York City's Tribeca neighborhood, for temporary display, as a memorial to September 11, 2001. Also, Barrett's small sculpture Lexeme VII is part of the 911 Memorial and Museum's permanent collection in New York City. In 2010 Barrett exhibited paintings and sculptures in two separate shows, “Polyphonic Abstractions: Painting and Maquettes by Bill Barrett” at the Christian Petersen Art Museum at Iowa State University and “Synchronicity” at Kouros Gallery in New York City.
Bill Barrett Abstract Carved Stone Sculpture
By Bill Barrett
Located in Astoria, NY
Bill Barrett (American, b. 1932) Modernist Abstract Dolphin Carved Stone Sculpture, 1982, incised signature and date to bottom side, mounted atop a chrome base. Overall: 18.5" H x 1...
Stone
Bill Barrett Fabricated Aluminum Sculpture Coffee Table
By Bill Barrett
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bill Barretts' work can be found in close to 50 museums including. Albright college, the Cleveland museum of art and the Albuquerque museum of art. This is not the original glass top.
Aluminum
Sojourner Series #16
By Bill Barrett
Located in New York, NY
A great small maquette that has a naturalistic form mirroring nature. Works like these by Bill Barrett have long been loved to grace bookshelves, consoles, coffee tables and mantles...
Bronze
Lyra Series 10, indoor sculpture
By Bill Barrett
Located in New York, NY
Barrett is one of America's outstanding living sculptors. A sculptor who works on large scale and major commission and outdoor works, his smaller indoor maquettes have been avidly c...
Bronze
$12,000
Point Out
By Bill Barrett
Located in New York, NY
Barrett is a large scale and well known American sculptor. Point Out is a superb small scale maquette and it a great piece on many levels. These works have movement, delicacy and s...
Bronze
Sheryl C. Benjamin Carved Green Marble Abstract Modern Stone Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sheryl Cannold Benjamin (American, 1924 - 2023) Carved Green Marble Abstract Modern Stone Sculpture on Laminated Pedestal. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 14" H x 14" W x 11" ...
Marble
Delight Coffee Table
By Scarlet Splendour
Located in Kolkata, IN
Delight Coffee Table in Brass by Scarlet Splendour is a round coffee table, gorgeous in any interior space. The Fools' Gold Collection of amorphous forms, cast in brass, is a tribute to the heritage of Indian metal craftsmanship. India, in fact, is one of the largest brass makers in the world. The art of brass handicraft...
Brass
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 11 in D 17 in
Abstract Organic Polished Aluminum Sculpture by Bill Keating
By Bill Keating
Located in Chicago, IL
Polished aluminum sculpture of three organic shapes, possibly leaves or flower petals, mounted on a pyramidal base. Signed and dated 1977. ...
Aluminum
Contemporary Maple Abstract Carved Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary maple (ambrosia wood) abstract sculpture of a free form vertical carving with open design surrounded with scrolls emanating from a solid base.
Maple
$3,975
H 15.5 in W 43 in D 20.5 in
Mid-Century Ceramic Tile & Polished Aluminum Coffee Table by Juliette Belarti
By Juliette Belarti
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Ceramic Tile & Polished Aluminum Coffee Table by Juliette Belarti embodies the perfect balance between artistic creativity and functional design. A stunning example ...
Aluminum
Dose Coffee Table
By Pieces
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Dose coffee table was developed because we needed a table for our family room that looked and felt softer than any of our designs from the past. We have always loved the idea of mixing and matching materials. So what’s cool about the Dose is that you can combine them in different colors and surfaces to add some interest to the room. We chose the performance velvet for the upholstery because it has such a soft look to it but it’s super durable. A versatile table with a stone surface that sits flush in the base. Suitable as a coffee or side table on its own, or pair them up to fill a larger space. Made by hand in USA Available in: Sand/ pink composition Sand/ ming green...
Onyx, Granite, Marble
Rhapsody Coffee Table
By Scarlet Splendour
Located in Kolkata, IN
Rhapsody Coffee Table in Brass by Scarlet Splendour is a rectangular coffee table embracing beauty and functionality. The Fools' Gold collection of amorphous forms, cast in brass, is a tribute to the heritage of Indian metal craftsmanship. India, in fact, is one of the largest brass makers in the world. The art of brass handicraft...
Brass
Bill Keating Kinetic Abstract Bronze Modern Sculpture
By Bill Keating
Located in Miami, FL
A Bill Keating abstract kinetic bronze sculpture. Bill Keating, born in 1932, is an American sculptor renowned for his abstract, geometric, and kinetic sculptures. His work often f...
Bronze
Karl Springer Lucite Sculpture Leg Coffee Table, 1980
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
Lucite sculpture leg coffee table by Karl Springer with glass top.
Glass, Lucite
Modernist Abstract Stone Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Modernist Abstract Stone Sculpture. Offered is a stunning Modernist stone abstract sculpture that sits on an 8 inch by 8 inch plinth. Perfect sculpture for display on your marble or ...
Stone
$12,000
H 26 in W 20 in D 9 in
"The Man Without a Rod №3" Bronze Sculpture 26x20x9in Ed. 3/8 by Sergii Shaulis
By Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Man Without a Rod №3" Bronze Sculpture 26x20x9in Ed. 3/8 by Sergii Shaulis Limited Edition 3/8 From "The man without a rod" series Approximate weight 77 lbs. The artist spent almost ten years of his life in the making of this eight-piece series. It is an introspective representation of what he calls absolute hopelessness. “It's about the emptiness of the soul, but it's also about starting anew; when you feel nothing but finding the power inside of you to stand up and move.” ABOUT ARTIST Born on 27 May 1985 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. From 2005 to 2011 studied at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, at the Faculty of "Fine Arts" specialty "Easel and monumental sculpture." Now studying postgraduate at Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. Works are in private collections in Ukraine, Israel, Germany, USA, Australia, Finland, Holland, Spain, Belgium, England. Education 2002‑2005 Faculty of Engineering and Physics (NTU KhPI) 2005‑2011 Easel and monumental sculpture (KSADA) 2012-2016 postgraduate education (KSADA) Exhibitions 2007-15 City exhibition HONSKHU. Kharkiv. 2007-14 Ukrainian Exhibition KONSKHU. Kyiv. 2008-11 "The maestro and his students", KSADA. Kharkiv (Audience Award 2009) 2008 11 International Triennial of sculpture. Kyiv . 2009 “Male portrait”, gallery KSADA. Kharkiv . 2009 "You get SMS ", Kharkiv ( Grand Prix "The best sculpture project "). 2009 “Gogol-fest”, Museum Arsenal. Kyiv. 2016 "Corpus", Come in gallery, Kharkiv. 2016 KSADA "Loft", Kharkiv. 2017 “Art seasons”, M17. Kyiv. 2017 Gallery "Semiradskiy", Kharkiv. 2017 "Mundi contraria", M17. Kyiv. 2018 "More than sculpture", ArtUkraineGallery. Kyiv. 2018 “Auguste Rodin. "Premonition of the future...
Bronze
Jean Coffee Table
By Marioni
Located in Milan, IT
The structure of this elegant coffee table in brass features straight and round elements and is available with different marble tops. In this configuration the top is crafted from pr...
Marble, Brass
Bill Barrett Untitled Modern Brutalist Welded Steel Sculpture 1970s
By Bill Barrett
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A modern brutalist welded steel sculpture by Bill Barret. Circa 1970s. Barrett began welding while a student at the University of Michigan. His early works consisted of steel rods, a...
Steel
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H 19 in W 11 in D 17 in
"Lyra Series 24", Abstract, Bronze Metal Sculpture by Bill Barrett
By Bill Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Lyra Series 24" by Bill Barrett Cast bronze Bill Barrett is considered a central figure in the second generation of American metal sculptors and is internationally known for his ab...
Metal, Bronze
Large Outdoor Sculpture by Bill Barrett
By Bill Barrett
Located in Dallas, TX
A large aluminum sculpture by Bill Barrett, 1987.
Aluminum
"Monarch", Abstract, Bronze Metal Sculpture by Bill Barrett
By Bill Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Monarch" by Bill Barrett Fabricated bronze on a stainless steel base Bill Barrett is considered a central figure in the second generation of American metal sculptors and is interna...
Metal, Bronze, Steel, Stainless Steel
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H 120 in W 144 in D 96 in
"Action Abstraction", Abstract, Bronze Metal Sculpture by Bill Barrett
By Bill Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Action Abstraction" by Bill Barrett Fabricated bronze Bill Barrett is considered a central figure in the second generation of American metal sculptors and is internationally known ...
Metal, Bronze
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H 120 in W 72 in D 72 in
"Magic III", Abstract, Bronze Metal Sculpture by Bill Barrett
By Bill Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Magic III" by Bill Barrett Fabricated bronze on a stainless steel base Bill Barrett is considered a central figure in the second generation of American metal sculptors and is inter...
Metal, Bronze, Steel, Stainless Steel