Otávio Motta is a Brazilian contemporary sculptor active in both Brazil and the international art scene. His practice centers on the investigation of material as a sensitive, expressive entity, exploring how physical matter can hold, transmit, and respond to forces such as memory, perception, and presence.
Motta’s work fuses natural wood, metal, resin, and industrial elements, merging precise craftsmanship with conceptual research. Rather than treating these materials as inert, he approaches them as active participants capable of generating tension, vibration, and spatial awareness. His sculptures function as experiential objects, inviting the viewer to engage physically and perceptually, not just visually.
Informed by an ongoing study of materiality and invisible forces, Motta positions his work at the intersection of contemporary sculpture, design, and architecture. The result is a body of work that acts as both physical structure and conceptual inquiry, engaging the viewer in a contemplative experience of form.
O Contato Contemporary Sculpture, Brazilian Hardwood, Satin Brass Sphere, Steel
By Otávio Motta
Located in Vargem Pequena, BR
O Contato marks the inaugural instant of a sculptural cycle: the threshold where the invisible touches the visible and quietly reorients it. In Otávio Motta’s language, sculpture bec...
Brass, Steel
Limite do Imanente - Contemporary Sculpture, Ebonized Wood & Satin Brass Sphere
By Otávio Motta
Located in Vargem Pequena, BR
Limite do Imanente is a sculptural proposition from Otávio Motta’s Third Movement—a meditation on how the sacred can remain fully contained within matter, not as transcendence, but a...
Brass
Matéria Escura Sculpture, Suspended Charred Wood, Satin Brass Sphere, Steel Base
By Otávio Motta
Located in Vargem Pequena, BR
Matéria Escura is a contemporary sculptural work that explores density not as mass, but as a spiritual and perceptual condition. The piece is composed of three elemental forces: a so...
Steel
Centelha Contemporary Sculpture, Welded Oxidized Steel Cube & Brass Rod, Patina
By Otávio Motta
Located in Vargem Pequena, BR
Centelha is conceived as a concentrated event—an ignition held in stillness. Developed within Otávio Motta’s First Movement, the work investigates the threshold between containment a...
Brass, Steel
Matéria que Sente Contemporary Sculpture, Brazilian Wood Resin & Metal Handcraft
By Otávio Motta
Located in Vargem Pequena, BR
Matéria que Sente is a contemporary sculptural work by Brazilian artist Otávio Motta, created as a one-of-a-kind, made-to-order artwork. The piece belongs to Motta’s ongoing Matéria ...
Metal
Latência (Latency) Contemporary Sculpture Welded Steel Patinated/Oxidized Finish
By Otávio Motta
Located in Vargem Pequena, BR
Latência is conceived as suspended time—the interval between impulse and gesture. Developed within Otávio Motta’s First Movement, the work investigates energy in repose: a tension he...
Steel
O Nada Entre - Contemporary Sculpture in Oxidized Steel, Patinated Brass & Wood
By Otávio Motta
Located in Vargem Pequena, BR
O Nada Entre is a contemporary sculpture conceived to materialize the charged interval—the instant in which something is about to be revealed, yet remains unfulfilled. Within Otávio ...
Brass, Steel
Irreversível Contemporary Sculpture, Wood & Steel, Metallic Sphere, Suspension
By Otávio Motta
Located in Vargem Pequena, BR
Irreversível is a contemporary sculptural work that investigates the notion of permanence, instability, and transformation within matter. The piece explores how minimal gestures and ...
Brass, Steel
Pele Fina Contemporary Sculpture, Perforated Steel Plate & Blackened Steel Rods
By Otávio Motta
Located in Vargem Pequena, BR
Pele Fina is a contemporary sculptural work by Otávio Motta that explores vulnerability as a form of strength. The piece belongs to the Sensitive Matter – Second Phase series, in whi...
Steel
$1,750
H 6.5 in W 10 in D 2.75 in
Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Sculpture Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Structure No. 222 occupies a quietly pivotal place within Jim Rose’s legacy, embodying his ability to extract meaning from the margins of his own making process. Created from found s...
Steel
Contemporary Signed Italian Metal Sculpture
By Costa
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and interesting Italian metal sculpture of contemporary art. The work is presented under an elegant shrine with a wooden base. Excell...
Metal
$2,900Sale Price|21% Off
H 25 in W 26 in D 6 in
Brutalist modern Marcello Fantoni copper on welded steel sculpture
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Ferndale, MI
Believed to be one of Marcello Fantoni's (1915 - 2011 ) earlier works sculptor, ceramicist, metalworker, multi-media artist and designer . A study in patina and corrosion in brutal...
Copper, Steel
Modern Crystal Sphere on Steel Base
Located in San Diego, CA
Decorative crystal sphere on steel base, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good condition with no chips or cracks; it has a nice polished fin...
Crystal, Steel
$296Sale Price|79% Off
H 8.75 in W 3.5 in D 2 in
Feliciano Béjar Glass, Steel and Brass Magiscope Sculpture
By Feliciano Béjar
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Signed Vintage Feliciano Béjar Table Magiscope objec d'art. The Mexican artist and sculpture Feliciano Béjar has handcrafted beautiful decorative pieces of industrial glass, ...
Brass, Steel
$2,000
H 9.25 in W 5.225 in D 4 in
Joseph Wesner Industrial Modern Welded Steel Abstract Tabletop Sculpture
Located in Troy, MI
Abstract modernist sculpture by Detroit artist Joseph Wesner circa 1990s Welded steel composition with contrasting patinas embody Wesner's signature style of refined industrial 5....
Steel
Teak Wood Sphere/Ball Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This sculpture is a hand carved reclaimed natural teak wood root sphere. The outer section is polished and the inner root left untouched in contrast. By leaving the live edge it give...
Teak
Sold|$37,500
H 79 in W 35 in D 22 in
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
$67,600
H 115 in W 13 in D 55.1 in
Modern Organic Curvy Vida Aged Wood Sculpture with Steel Base by CEU Studio
By CEU Studio
Located in New York, NY
Vida 2021 by CEU L 55,1" x H 115" Aged wood sculpture with steel base. One of a kind. A graceful sculpture carved from aged wood with a steel ...
Steel
Unavailable|$600
H 7 in W 3 in D 1 in
Brazilian Mid-Century Sculpture of an Owl in Resin, Abraham Palatinik, 1960
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in New York, NY
This resin owl sculpture forms part of the Artemis collection, a series distinguished by its exploration of stylized animal forms rendered in simplified, planar silhouettes. Conceive...
Epoxy Resin
$1,500
H 6.25 in W 7 in D 3.75 in
Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Sculpture Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Structure No. 246 (2022) represents a late and quietly eloquent strand of Jim Rose’s legacy, one rooted in attentiveness to process and the expressive potential of remnants. Made from repurposed painted steel scraps generated during the construction of his quilt cabinets...
Steel
$22,800
H 74 in W 9 in D 55 in
Andrianna Shamaris Single Teak Wood Root Sculpture on Modern Steel Base
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful hand-carved sculpture from a single reclaimed teak wood root. Beautiful on both sides. Set on a modern black steel base. Own an Andrianna Shamaris original. Andrianna Sha...
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood