A pioneer of assemblage sculpture who came of age as an artist at the heart of the Beat Generation, George Herms transforms discarded, mundane objects into poetic sculptures that exemplify the Beat aesthetic of open, free-form association. Herms likens his works to jazz, claiming: “The feeling I get when leaving a jazz club is how I want people to feel when they leave an exhibition of mine.” Like a jazz riff, Allen Ginsberg’s poetry, or Jack Kerouac’s stream-of-consciousness novel On the Road, Herms’s sculptures are both loose and exquisitely structured. In Faucet (1995), for example, he builds a small tower out of various scraps of wood and metal, topped with an old, rusted faucet, creating an effectively coherent whole out of discordant parts. His art is in the collections of museums such as the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
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Potential
By George Herms
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Beyond Baroque Literary Art Center Gift direct from the Artist Consigned to ViCA
Found Objects
$1,600
H 6 in W 10 in D 2 in
Orpheus Sculpture with Bird & Blocks
By Varujan Boghosian
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract expressionist assemblage by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended Central Connecticut Teachers College and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. In 1953, he had a Fulbright grant to paint in Italy, and from 1956 to 1959, he worked with Josef Albers, geometric abstractionist, at Yale University where he earned both his BFA and MFA. Boghosian became a professor of sculpture at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and became primarily known for his assemblages in which he uses a variety of incongruous objects such as parts of weathered barn...
Found Objects
$5,400
H 36 in W 39 in D 5 in
Contemporary Mixed Media Tapestry, Wall Sculpture, Metals, Found Objects, Beads
By John Garrett
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Mixed Media Tapestry, Wall Sculpture, Metals, Found Objects, Beads John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled in...
Metal
$260
H 8 in W 8 in D 1.25 in
Badass with a Needle: Contemporary Acrylic Sculpture on Panel
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "Badass with a Needle" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma as part of her newest exhibition, "Watch Me Backflip." This exhibition is made up of meticulously ...
Paper, Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel
$10,000
H 65 in W 58 in
"I VI", Abstract Geometric Woven Paper Wall-Hanging Sculpture
By Shaun Kardinal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"I VI" is an original artwork by Shaun Kardinal made of woven paper ephemera and artist's tape. It measures approx. 65"h × 58"w. Shaun Kardinal is a cross-disciplinary visual artist...
Paper, Found Objects, Archival Tape
$700
H 4 in W 2.75 in D 4 in
"Untitled" David Hare, Abstract Surrealist Sculpture, Found Objects, Box, Dada
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
David Hare Untitled, circa 1970s Mixed media 4 x 2 3/4 x 4 inches Provenance The artist Mercedes Matter, New York (gift from the above) Bill O'Reilly, New York (gift from the above)...
Paint, Found Objects, Mixed Media
$700
H 4 in W 2 in D 1.5 in
"Untitled" David Hare, Surrealist Sculpture, Bones, Modernist, New York Artist
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
David Hare Untitled, circa 1970s Mixed media 4 x 2 x 1 1/2 inches Provenance The artist Mercedes Matter, New York (gift from the above) Bill O'Reilly, New York (gift from the above)...
Clay, Found Objects, Mixed Media
$10,500
H 96 in W 48 in D 16 in
"Wire Songs", Contemporary, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Plied Wire, Aluminum, Metal
By John Garrett
Located in St. Louis, MO
John Garrett was raised in southern New Mexico by parents who were both educators. They instilled in him an appreciation for the handmade with their collections of Native American a...
Metal, Wire
$700
H 3 in W 2.5 in
"Untitled" David Hare, Abstract Surrealist Sculpture, Found Objects, Bones, Dada
By David Hare
Located in New York, NY
David Hare Untitled, circa 1970s Mixed media 3 x 2 1/2 inches Provenance The artist Mercedes Matter, New York (gift from the above) Bill O'Reilly, New York (gift from the above) “...
Paint, Found Objects, Mixed Media
$500
H 20 in W 20 in D 1 in
"What If I Told You I Believe in You?" Mounted Sewing Needle with Pastel
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "What If I Told You I Believe in You?"is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma as part of her newest exhibition, "Watch Me Backflip." This exhibition is made up of met...
Found Objects, Paper, Oil Pastel
$5,500
H 14 in W 8 in D 3 in
Complaisance 138 - Mixed Media Assemblage Contemporary Art Wall Sculpture
By Linda Stein
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Complaisance 138 - Mixed Media Assemblage Contemporary Art Wall Sculpture Complaisance 138 is from artist Linda Stein's Brush Assemblage series, where she combines foun...
Metal
$200
H 4 in W 4 in D 1.75 in
"You Are Here: White" Stark Striped Pattern with String and Acrylic
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "You Are Here: White" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of thread scraps & acrylic on panel. Kozma's work is supported by her practice of collectin...
Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel, Thread
$25,000
H 84 in W 132 in
"Iguana & Myrrh", Monumental Multicolor Hand-Stitched Abstract Paper Collage
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "Iguana & Myrrh" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of assorted & repurposed punched paper, hand-stitched together with embroidery thread. The p...
Paper, Found Objects, Thread