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Woodcutter and Runaway
By Christine Perri
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Woodcutter and Runaway consists of three carved log figures in a rectangular wood structure. There is a male log figure (the woodcutter) on tree stump pedestal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Blue Book
By Christine Perri
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This sculpture is as close to a self portrait as I've ever done. The head and legs of the figure have references to books, and the figure carries a carved wood boo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Marat/Apollo
By Christine Perri
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This sculpture was inspired by David's late eighteenth-century painting, The Death of Marat. It is carved from various woods and cont...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Planter
By Christine Perri
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
The main log of this sculpture was gotten through Chicago's Streets and Sanitation Department. It was from a catalpa tree that once grew in the city.
Keywords: fi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Waves Under the Sea
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
It's about the colors and the beautiful, waving trees of kelp in the sea. Especially wonderful when you can see it at the Monterey Aquarium - or probably any aqua...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Quartet
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Working in glass is a real joy. The colors inspire. The forms. I wanted to make a piece that was really painterly and I think it worked.
Words that describe this...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
When Color Speaks
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Walking along the River Arno and over the Ponte Mezzo in Pisa, seeing the palaces reflected on the river or the evening clouds made me appreciate and enjoy the ch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Day Dreaming
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Started as an experiment to see how my new, larger kiln would feel to use. Hmmm. Turns out I love it and it's lovely to use. I wanted to try that dark purple glas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Hues of Baja Sur
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Made in La Paz, BCS, Mexico where the sunsets and the colors of the sea are moving and inspiring. The rocks and the coral and the bird life. Very peaceful - La Pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Nook, Mixed Media Sculpture
By Hans Van Meeuwen
Located in Boston, MA
Nook, Mixed Media Sculpture by Dutch artist Hans Van Meeuwen.
Artist Commentary:
One side of the book is much longer that the other. One physically and metaphorically cannot close ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass, Mixed Media, Wood
Peeks, Mixed Media Sculpture
By Hans Van Meeuwen
Located in Boston, MA
Peeks, Mixed Media Sculpture by Dutch artist Hans Van Meeuwen.
Artist Commentary:
The face peeking out between the boxes is on both sides. It peeks ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Mixed Media, Cardboard
Knight, mixed media sculpture
By Hans Van Meeuwen
Located in Boston, MA
Knight, mixed media sculpture by Dutch artist Hans Van Meeuwen.
Artist Commentary:
The knight in the chsess game is either black or white. The zebra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Polystyrene, Adhesive
Serge Bernier Reading, mixed media sculpture
By Hans Van Meeuwen
Located in Boston, MA
Serge Bernier Reading, mixed media sculpture by Dutch artist Hans Van Meeuwen.
Artist Commentary:
We all go to school and acquire “big knowledge”. A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Mixed Media, Fabric, Fiberglass, Wood
Candle Holders in stacked squares of rich chocolate, capped in brilliant gold
By Lois Sattler
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Candle Holders in stacked squares of rich chocolate, capped in brilliant gold luster. Medium: ceramic porcelain. Size: 5 x 4 in (12.7 x 10.2 cm)
Artwork Details:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
White porcelain vase with face #2
By Lois Sattler
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
White porcelain vase with face #2. Medium: ceramic porcelain. Size: 17 inch tall, 7 inches wide with a 5.5 inch top opening (43 cm t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
White Platter with Silver Lines
By Lois Sattler
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Round porcelain white platter with silver lines. For decorative use only. Stand not included. All the pieces can be outdoors in rain o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Bark Exploration IV, Abstract Tree Bark Contemporary Wooden Sculpture, 2019
By Marty Mackenzie
Located in Boston, MA
Bark Exploration IV, Abstract Tree Bark Contemporary Wooden Sculpture, 2019
16" x 16" x 1.5" (HxWxD) wood, acrylic, and resin wall-hanging
Inspired by the patterns of nature, a tree bark texture is inlaid in Japanese ash...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood, Acrylic
Bark Exploration I
By Marty Mackenzie
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Tree bark image laid out on walnut burl veneer with acrylic poured and finished with resin.
Keywords: abstract, reflective, silver, tree, walnut, brown, bark, nat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood, Acrylic
Shapes and Lines
By Marty Mackenzie
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This sculpted wall hanging provides an ever-changing piece depending on the viewing angle. Viewed straight on the individual curved sections are most prominent wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Encaustic
Uluru
By Marty Mackenzie
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This piece features the profile of Uluru, the iconic landmark in the center of Australia. The copperleaf sections have had a patina applied through the use of cert...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Undulate II
By Marty Mackenzie
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This piece was based on the shapes used in an earlier piece (Old Cypress).
Keywords: abstract, curvy
Artist Biography:
Marty's aim is to take his woodworking ex...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Pixels in Pasture
By Marty Mackenzie
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This sculptural wall hanging features symmetric domed sections (sculpted basswood) with a glossy textured finish.
The sections are all held together with strips o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Old Cypress
By Marty Mackenzie
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Art pieces utilizing reclaimed wood seem to be reasonably common, however, I wanted to try something different and incorporate some finesse into the finishing and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Treasure 7.8 (with blue silver and pink)
By Virginia Fleck
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Made from post consumer can-tabs. Can-tabs can be found in a rainbow of colors according to their brands. The blue are from Michelob beer and the pink are from White Claw brand beverages. The can-tabs are washed 3 times at my studio before being added to an artwork.
Keywords: assemblage, post consumer can-tabs
Details: This is a wall mounted scuplture made from post consumer can-tabs and safety pins mounted on green MDF. A hanging cleat is attached on back. signed on back. No paints are used in this piece. The can-tabs are manufactured in many colors according to thier brand.
Artist Biography:
Since 2002, award winning artist Virginia Fleck...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Pins
Manifestation II
By Virginia Fleck
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This kinetic artwork is intended as a gently rotating, dimensional mandala. It has a baroque-upcycled aesthetic that playfully transcends the utility of the can-tab. Sparkling moiré patterns emerge as the artwork rotates slowly. One can experience the artwork as a sparkling, crystalline mystery from a distance, then as a familiar but incalculable marvel up close. Fun fact: it is powered by a disco ball motor
Keywords: kinetic art,sensory art, suspended art, upcycled, sparkling , metal
Details: A kinetic, sensory sculpture made from post-consumer can-tabs, safety pins, steel armature and ceiling mounted motor. 84"l x 44"w x 44"d x 40 lbs. rotates at 1 to 1-1/2 rpm
Artist Biography:
Since 2002, award winning artist Virginia Fleck...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Kinetic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects
Manifestation I
By Virginia Fleck
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This artwork is intended as a gently rotating, dimensional mandala. It has a baroque-upcycled aesthetic that playfully transcends the utility of the can-tab. The shape recalls a chandelier or and upside-down layer cake. Sparkling moiré patterns emerge in the hanging chains as viewers circumnavigate the art. One can experience the artwork as a sparkling, crystalline mystery from a distance, then as
a familiar but incalculable marvel up close.
Keywords: kinetic art, suspended art, upcycled, sparkling , metal
Details: A kinetic, sensory sculpture made from post-consumer can-tabs, safety pins, steel armature and ceiling mounted motor. 84"l x 55"w x 55"d. 65 lbs. rotates at 1 to 1-1/2 rpm
Artist Biography:
Since 2002, award winning artist Virginia Fleck...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Kinetic Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Pins
Liberty Mandala
By Virginia Fleck
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
I challenged myself to create complex patterning on this piece.
This mandala is made from post-consumer plastic bags
Keywords: collage, abstract, assemblage
Details: This is a wall mounted scuplture made from post consumer can-tabs and safety pins mounted on green MDF. A hanging cleat is attached on back. signed on back. No paints are use in this piece. The can-tabs are manufactured in many colors according to thier brand.
Artist Biography:
Since 2002, award winning artist Virginia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Board
Power Flower Mandala
By Virginia Fleck
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This piece is made from thousands of small pieces of plastic bags and wrappers. This mandala is made from post-consumer plastic bags
Keywords: collage, abstract, assemblage
Details: This is a wall mounted scuplture made from post consumer can-tabs and safety pins mounted on green MDF. A hanging cleat is attached on back. signed on back. No paints are use in this piece. The can-tabs are manufactured in many colors according to thier brand.
Artist Biography:
Since 2002, award winning artist Virginia Fleck...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Board
Mystery Mandala
By Virginia Fleck
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This mandala is made of bags from stores I go to on a regular basis, garden store, office supply store, big box stores. This mandala is made from post-consumer plastic bags
Keywords: collage, abstract, assemblage
Details: This is a wall mounted scuplture made from post consumer can-tabs and safety pins mounted on green MDF. A hanging cleat is attached on back. signed on back. No paints are use in this piece. The can-tabs are manufactured in many colors according to thier brand.
Artist Biography:
Since 2002, award winning artist Virginia Fleck...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Board
Chestnuts
By Megan Frazer
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
I collected horse chestnuts on my frequent walks with Ocho the dog because I love the shapes, color and texture of these large seeds. I cleaned, sealed and painte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Organic Material, Acrylic, Board
A Doll House, Mixed Media Figurative Sculpture
By Hans Van Meeuwen
Located in Boston, MA
A Doll House, Mixed Media Figurative Sculpture by Dutch artist Hans Van Meeuwen.
Artist Commentary:
Pars pro toto. A part of the whole, leaving the v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass, Wood, Mixed Media
Plinto, mixed media sculpture
By Hans Van Meeuwen
Located in Boston, MA
Plinto, mixed media sculpture by Dutch artist Hans Van Meeuwen.
Keywords: representational, architecture, street scenes, figure, pants, legs, shoes, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass, Mixed Media, Polystyrene
Tuscan Morning
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
I had the great good fortune to live and work in Italy over a period of several years. The Tuscan landscape is very captivating as is life in the area. Fine frien...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
A Moment's Splendor
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
There was a restaurant in La Paz, BCS, Mexico where they kept peacocks and other birds in large cages in the back. I've always loved the glory of the peacock and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Reflections on the Sea
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Color is my inspiration. Nature, the colors of nature, the colors of the sky - and of course the ever changing beauty of the sea. Glass is such a perfect medium t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
In My Day Lily Garden
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Hummingbirds were flying around my bougenvilla. This inspired me to look them up and it turns out that they really like Day Lilies. Day Lilies turned out to be lo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Abstraction in Orange
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This is part of a new series of Free Standing sculptures. I was due to be in a group show where I would have a 6 foot table on which t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
September Song
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
While living in La Paz, BCS, Mexico, where the spring and summer were tremendously hot, I was thinking about the wonderful fall and fall colors in the eastern Uni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Mille Oculus
By Charissa Brock
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
The piece references diatoms, which are microscopic skeletons of prehistoric sea creatures. The center of the piece is made of hundreds of tiny lenses made of gla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Float
By Charissa Brock
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
"Float" was pictured in American Craft Magazine in an article about the artist in Dec 2018. Additional hanging Bar for Float is 7’ long 10” from wall is available...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Linen, Glass, Wood, Wax
Helix Oculi
By Charissa Brock
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Helix Oculi is made from black bamboo, called Phyllostachys Nigra Bory, or Tiger bamboo, gathered from the Portland region, and fused glass elements made in my st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Strata Diatoma
By Charissa Brock
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Created using my stacking technique, this piece draws inspiration from Diatoms.
Words used to describe this piece: science, diatom, biology, bamboo
Artist Biogr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Linen, Glass, Wood, Wax
Volantem Colorum
By Charissa Brock
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This piece is inspired by the flight of birds, and the joy in seeing the flight. Created from nine winged bamboo and fused glass sculptures. These pieces can be h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Linen, Glass, Wood, Wax
First Star
By Charissa Brock
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This very three dimensional wall piece is created out of split bamboo. The bamboo starts out as a whole strip, then is split down finer and tied into a star shape...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Linen, Glass, Wood, Wax
Spira Fiore
By Charissa Brock
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Spira Fiore comes from a body of work based on a tying system I created which draws inspiration from sea shells. It is made of three layers of bamboo. One layer u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Linen, Glass, Wood, Wax, Handmade Paper
Blue Cube, Abstract Sculpture Suitable for Outdoors, 2021
By Lenny Harrington
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
The piece was originally commissioned by a son for his mother. Her property in Mont Tremlant, Canada was an ideal setting for this piece.
Truly a piece of sculpt...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Generations, Abstract Sculpture Suitable for Outdoors, 2021
By Lenny Harrington
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Currently being shown on the Sedgewood Club golf course. The Sedgewood Club is a warm community in the Hudson Valley of NYS. Many NY families have multiple genera...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Falling Leaves, Abstract Sculpture Suitable for Outdoors, 2021
By Lenny Harrington
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Falling Leaves is made up of five separate pieces in varying sizes. From largest to smallest: (1) 5.5” H x 5.5” L x 4’ W (2)5”Hx5”Lx4’ W
(3) 4” H x 4” 3’ Ft L x 4...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
UnEarthed
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
The reds in my glass collection speak loudly to me. I wanted to do an experiment using reds and blacks in a hot melt. The color is intense and wonderful and felt ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Apres Matisse
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
After seeing a show of the works of Matisse, I wanted to express the joy I find in his work. His wonderful pleasure in color and simple forms. Making it while in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Joyous Morning
By Jill Casty
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
In Tuscany the Red Poppies start to emerge in April and May. So beautiful. So happy. Joyous Morning.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
