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Sculptures For Sale
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Large Sommerso Uranium Art Glass Pyramid Sculpture by Murano Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Large sommerso uranium art glass pyramid sculpture by Murano Glass, circa 1970s. The piece is clear glass on the outside with various shades of green...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Siena and Portoro Yellow Marble Italian Obelisks, Begin 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Siena and Portoro marble yellow obelisks
Beginning 20th century
Measure: height 56 cm
Weight 5 + 5 kg
Square base - side x side 10.5 x 10.5 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Modern Plastic White Gray Green Pink or Tree Side Table by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
The rabbit tree is the table to the rabbit chair. It is a small tree on two levels. The higher branch holds a circular top with 70 cm diameter and 75 cm he...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Geometric Sculpture by Ken Bentley
Located in Dallas, TX
Green geometric sculpture by Ken Bentley.
Ken Bentley
San Antonio architect and sculptor, Bentley is a University of Texas at Austin graduate a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Green Glazed Bird Figurines, a Pair
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of mcm or regency style ceramic glazed pheasant birds in a beautiful deep green. Each bird features a long outstretched tail and faces toward his back. We would love to see th...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Artifacts of Disharmony Yellow Buoy Sculpture by Tero Kuitunen
Located in Geneve, CH
Artifacts of disharmony yellow buoy sculpture by Tero Kuitunen.
Material: Hand Blown glass, handbuild ceramic, leather.
Dimensions: D 25 x H 29cm.
...
Category
2010s Finnish Post-Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Ceramic, Leather
Hand-Sculpted Pate-de-verre Glass Four-Petal Clover in Emerald Green
Located in Istanbul, TR
A glass four petal clover in emerald green. Hand sculpted and kiln cast using pate-de-verre technique, The piece is 12.5 cm (5'') in diameter and is a sculpture that will have a visi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Italian Royal Yellow Central Holy Water Fountain Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Royal yellow central holy water fountain early 20th century
Italy
Measures: height 98cm
Diameter 62cm
Weight 62kg
Material real yellow marble
excellent condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Pair of Cactus Years 70 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Cactus Years 70
Pair of cactus in glazed porcelain. Italy years 70. Very good condition measures: 72 x 44 x 25 cm very decorative
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
GUFRAM Another Green Cactus Sculptural Coatrack by Drocco & Mello
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Cactus is the icon of Italian design that has revolutionized the domestic landscape. Made of flexible polyurethane this hall tree with four cantilever arms is as tall as a person and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Other
Set of 6 Green Pea Handmade Unique Goto Murano Drinking Glasses
Located in Murano, VE
The Murano Glass Goto collection brings a piece of authentic Italian art to your dining table. Hand-blown with artistic expertise, these glasses are inspired by the traditional Venet...
Category
2010s Italian Minimalist Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Royal Yellow Fountain Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Royal yellow fountain early 20th century
Measures: Height 98cm
Diameter of the bowl 62cm.
Perfect conditions.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures
Materials
Marble
21st Century Skateboard Marcantonio Wood Inlay Scapin Light Blue Turquoise
By MARCANTONIO
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Life After Life Board
Old Skull Board/ Life After Life Board è una tavola da skateboard decorativa,
disponibile in due varianti colore e con un disegno intarsiato simbolo della con...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plywood
Gufram Another Green Cactus CoatRacks Sculpture By Drocco/Mello
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Born in 1972, the Cactus Coat Rack has questioned the static and rigid world of interior design since its inception, revolutionizing the traditional furniture...
Category
2010s Sculptures
Materials
Other
Large Murano Glass Sea form Yellow and Green Bowl, in the Style of Chihuly
By Dale Chihuly
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Murano glass green and yellow sea form bowl, in the style of Chihuly.
A stunning art work large scale with seamless color transition of greens and yellow.
Hand blown contemporary glass art...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Vintage Green Wooden Door from Capri
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful Italian wooden door from Capri belonging to the 1960s, in a beautiful rustic chic style.
The door is a classic rectangular door, but lower than the current norm because houses were smaller before.
The door is made of fine wood and very durable, with clear scratches and wear, but this is what gives beauty to the object.
The lower part is decorated with two pairs of rectangles, finely carved.
The upper part, on the other hand, shows two glass rectangles, with a wooden bar dividing them in the middle.
The door has a lock and handle: both are made of brass in patina, attached to the wood with two screws.
The door is a wonderful piece of furniture to refer to the vintage and rustic...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Venetian Murano Oggetti Formia Italian Sommeroso Vetri Art Glass Bird Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Exquisite Venetian Murano Formia Oggetti Italian Sommeroso Vetri art glass gold fleck hand blown figural "Bird of Paradise" sculpture figure. Great form and color. Has gold fleck thr...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Extra Large Multi-Color Floral Glass Sommerso Vase Made in Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass vase
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original glass vases was designed and produced in the 1960s in Murano, Italy. It is made i...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Yellow Fluorite on Calcite from Moscona Mine, Villabona District, Asturias, Spai
Located in New York, NY
From Moscona Mine, Villabona District, Asturias, Spain.
Very aesthetic cluster of yellow crystals of cubic fluorite with a colorless calcite crystal perched on the top edge and dr...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Murano Sommerso Glowing Uranium Green Italian Art Glass Owl Bird Sculpture
By Livio Seguso, Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso glowing Uranium green Italian art glass owl bird sculpture standing on a clear ball base. Attrib...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Uranium Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Green Fluorite Mineral Cluster From Hunan, China
Located in New York, NY
Green Fluorite Cluster from Yaogangxian Mine, Nanling Mountains, Hunan Province, China.
Complex intersecting formation of transparent emerald fluorite crystals showing a well def...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
"Woven AP" Original Glass Wall Sculpture
By Karo
Located in Glendale, CA
Modern, 3D, architecturally inspired wall sculpture. Each piece is hand created by the artist Karo Martirosyan in his studio in Los Angeles. With a background in architecture, the ar...
Category
2010s American Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
"Triangular Composition" Original Glass Wall Sculpture
By Karo
Located in Glendale, CA
Modern, 3D, architecturally inspired wall sculpture. Each piece is hand created by the artist Karo Martirosyan in his studio in Los Angeles. With a background in architecture, the ar...
Category
2010s American Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Venetian Murano Formia Italian Sommeroso Art Glass Chinese Figures Sculpture Pr
Located in San Diego, CA
Exquisite pair of Venetian Murano Formia Italian Sommeroso Vetri art glass hand blown figural pair of Chinese men figures/sculptures. Great form and color...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Andy’s Cactus Yellow Coat Racks Sculpture by Andy Warhol x Gufram
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Gufram presents new limited editions of its iconic CACTUS® in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Foundation of Visual Arts —— ANDY’S CACTUS® as its debut worldwide. The new version is still made of polyurethane, molded from the original 1972 version, and then hand-carved by professional artisans, each piece is unique. The results are ANDY’S BLUE CACTUS...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sculptures
Materials
Other
After Michelangelo's 'non-finito' Series Classical Nude Bronze, Green Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This is an extraordinary bronze sculpture of a Classic male nude by artist Dean Kugler. Attention to detail and complete understanding of the human figure are evident. The figure stands with most of his weight on one foot, contrapposto, and his arm stretched overhead revealing a powerful, muscular physique. With inspiration from Michelangelo's unfinished series of sculptures housed at the Galleria Dell'Acadamia Museum in Florence, displayed in the hall leading to Michelangelo's David sculpture, this figure too is bound within its own material symbolizing the eternal human struggle to free themselves from material trappings. The sculpture is beautifully custom mounted on a stone base.
Dean Kugler
Slave (after Michelangelo)
bronze
Measures: 20 H x 5 W x 5 D in
50.80 H x 12.70 W x 12.70 D cm
DK0035
Kugler uses scale and the juxtaposition of disparate elements in order to engage and challenge the viewer. He combines elements such as strength and weakness or beauty and damage to be experienced simultaneously within the same piece of work to create a tense energy. Kugler also incorporates the technical skill of tight rendering with the dynamism of abstraction to create this energy to add additional excitement and intrigue to his aesthetic.
Dean Kugler is a seasoned interdisciplinary artist, painter, and figurative sculptor. His 3D work is featured primarily at Gallery Victor Armendariz in Chicago. In the last three years, Dean has also been featured at Abend Gallery in Denver, The Figge Art Museum, and Bereskin Gallery in Iowa. He has shown at SOFA Chicago in 2017, 2018, and 2019 and participated in ArtPrize in 2013, 2014, and 2015.
He sees himself primarily as a sculptor due to the challenges he finds and thrives on within the process. In all its beauty, crudeness, and subtleties, the figure offers infinite opportunities to express feelings and emotions. There is also a physicality to sculpture that requires the work to be experienced through movement in order to reveal more about the piece.
Dean has always been drawn to the interactive nature of large-scale sculpture that is available to the public - he loves the idea that his work entices the observer to go beyond what they can see and add tactility to the experience. By using both realism and abstraction, he creates a visual that challenges the viewer to resolve what they are seeing. Therefore, providing a greater connection between the artist and the viewer.
Education
1993 – AA from Blackhawk College.
1995 – BFA from Western Illinois University.
Texts
1995 – “Drawing: Skills, Means, Freedom”. Jan Clough / Ann Mullin. pub. 1995.
1993 – “Images” College publication featuring multiple pieces.
1992 – “Images” College publication featuring multiple pieces.
Bibliography
Dec 2022 - American Art Collector. “Room to grow”. Pages 48 and 49.
1 Oct 2018 – River Cities Reader. Article discussing a group show titled “Earth, Wind, and Fire” at Bereskin Gallery.
18 Aug 2018 – River Cities Reader. Article by Mike Schulz about my show titled “Relic” at the Quad City Arts.
1 Nov 2017 – Dispatch-Argus and QCOnline, Coverage of my showing at SOFA.
16 Dec 2016 – River Cities Reader. Article by Rick Martin about one-man art show titled “It Figures” at Black Hawk...
Category
2010s American Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Linear MM" Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture
By Karo
Located in Glendale, CA
Modern, 3D, architecturally inspired wall sculpture. Each piece is hand created by the artist Karo Martirosyan in his studio in Los Angeles. With a background in architecture, the ar...
Category
2010s American Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Axial" Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture
By Karo
Located in Glendale, CA
Modern, 3D, architecturally inspired wall sculpture. Each piece is hand created by the artist Karo Martirosyan in his studio in Los Angeles. With a background in architecture, the ar...
Category
2010s American Sculptures
Materials
Metal
"Gridded AP" Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture
By Karo
Located in Glendale, CA
Modern, 3D, architecturally inspired wall sculpture. Each piece is hand created by the artist Karo Martirosyan in his studio in Los Angeles. With a background in architecture, the ar...
Category
2010s American Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Alvino Bagni Bull, Ceramic, Orange, Red, Yellow and Brown, Signed
By Alvino Bagni
Located in New York, NY
Alvino Bagni bull, ceramic, orange, red, yellow and brown, signed. Medium scale chunky bull sculpture glazed in bold orange red with splashes of dark...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Italian Modernist Green Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Striking Murano fish glass glass sculpture, circa 1950s. Piece measures 5.25" high by 6" wide by 1.5" deep. Unsigned and in very good vintage condition.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Lime Green Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
This Geometric sculpture is handmade in polished resin in a variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space.
Our Semi Sphere is a very cool and f...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Murano Sommerso Glowing Uranium Yellow Red Heart Italian Art Glass Bird Figure
By Livio Seguso, Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, and large, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso glowing Uranium yellow green with dark olive head Italian art glass hummingbird sculpture...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Uranium Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Hand Blown Contemporary Wrinkle Neon Yellow Glass Vase by Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Unique Piece. Hand blown glass vase made in forms of soft clay that are shaped by hand just before blowing the glass into the form. The process makes all pieces unique and gives them...
Category
2010s Swedish Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Tourmaline
Located in New York, NY
Tourmaline
Rubaya, Bahunde, Masisi Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
6.6 cm tall x 3 cm wide
This colorful tourmaline comes from the recent discoveries in ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Congolese Antique Sculptures
Materials
Other
Yellow Italian Bitossi Pottery Seaside Wild Horse Equine Sculpture Bagni Fantoni
By Alvino Bagni, Bitossi
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Very large equine Italian modernist sculpture in shades of yellow with some orange spotting, and typical Bitossi irregular triangular incis...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Playtime AP" Original Glass and Metal Wall Sculpture
By Karo
Located in Glendale, CA
Individual pieces of glass are hand cut and placed over a welded metal frame on different elevations to create a 3D dynamic and harmonious composition. Each piece is hand created by ...
Category
2010s American Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Emerald Green Semi Sphere Sculpture in Polished Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
This Geometric sculpture is handmade in polished resin in a variety of colors. It is a modern and colorful piece that will liven up any space.
Our Semi Sphere is a very cool and f...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Ovetto Gala Collection Shiny Yellow Recycling and Waste Bin by Soldi Design
By Soldi Design
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This so-called world's most avant-garde trash can comes from Italy. The brand of this spaceship is called SOLDI DESIGN! It is an ecological design brand founded in 2008! With the phi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Contemporary Berab Vase in Yellow Resin and Plum Glass
Located in London, GB
For the Berab collection, StudioNotte has been inspired by the precious stones of the Brazilian territory, dedicating to it a series of vases in warm and bright colors. Experimenting...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Cut Glass, Resin
Aldo Londi Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha, Ceramic, Bust, Blue, Green
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha, ceramic, blue, green. Beautiful Kwan Yin bust glazed in dark blue with a hint of green in her tiara. Her base is decorated wi...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Sculpture of a Foot in Yellow Marble from Siena, Italy 1820
Located in Milan, IT
Sculpture of a foot in yellow Siena marble. The sculpture rests on a hinted ground. Replica of a classic type, the construction is excellent, from the proportions to the minimum atte...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Sculptures
Materials
Siena Marble
Signed Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Foot Paperweight Handmade Sculpture
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist paperweight in the shape of a foot, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s.
Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and m...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
1980 Italy Post-Modern Set 6 Cardboard Sculptures Renato Borsoni Save the Tree
Located in Brescia, IT
This little and nice sculpture is a cardholder. Cardboard and newspaper print are the materials.
The recycled paper of the newspaper represents one of the first times when the word "to recycle" was used.
The tree that give a card is a gesture of love towards the nature and the men.
The set is useful as placeholder. The table setting become funny and contemporary with the artworks on a dinning table.
This set of sculptures...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Sculptures
Materials
Paper
One of a Kind Yellow Black Leather Brass Sculpture, France
Located in Paris, FR
Small sculpture covered with yellow and black leather. Hot engraved drawing black copper thread embroidered.
Piercing and black métal accessory.
Its seat is in varnished solid brass....
Category
2010s French Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
Yellow Vintage Decorative Mannequin Glass Head Sculpture, 1970s, Germany
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Life-size glass head in a unique yellow color. Produced in a German steelworks in the 1970s. Perfect condition. A perfect addition to the interior, photo prop, display or headphone s...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass
"Prickly Pears" Tree XXL Sculpture, Italy
Located in Rijssen, NL
Large handmade prickly pear prickly tree sculpture made of wrought iron. A true eyecatcher in your home!
The photo is purely indicative, each copy while respecting the indicated hei...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Wrought Iron
Calcite Mineral on Yellow Fluorite From Asturias, Spain
Located in New York, NY
Calcite on Yellow Fluorite from Moscona Mine, Solis, Corvera de Asturias, Villabona mining area, Spain.
Translucent rhombohedral crystals of colorless calcite large matrix of tran...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Other
TwoBrass Accented Hand Painted Ducklings Figurine Statue, 1980s Malevolti Italy
By Malevolti
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage signed duck figurine by Malevolti, Italy. It features a decoy type design with brass accented parts. It has glass eyes and a hand painted body. A nice addition to the Hollywo...
Category
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Man's Head Yellow Decorative Ceramic Piece, Handmade Italy, 2021, Hand-Crafted
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a woman's head in a modern way.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha Coin Bank, Ceramic, Blue, Green Paisley, Signed
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Kwan Yin Buddha Bank, Ceramic, Blue Paisley, Signed. A beautiful and calming female Buddha glazed in a royal blue, with a hint of green in her...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Signed Carl Auböck Midcentury Brass Foot Paperweight Handmade Sculpture
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming modernist paperweight in the shape of a foot, designed by Carl Auböck in the 1950s.
Handmade of solid polished brass by Werkstätte Auböck in Austria. Fully stamped and m...
Category
20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Carved Wooden Chilkat Sign, 1950s Wooden Painted Wall Sign, Blue, Yellow
Located in Denver, CO
Carved and painted wooden chilkat sign made in the mid. 20th century by E. Marcus Westby (1924-2010). Presented ready to hang, dimensions measure 31 ¾ x 66 ¼ x ¾ inches.
Piece is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Native American Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Italian Murano Handblown Art Glass Vase Sculpture Long Neck
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large heavy and thick decorative art glass swung vase in emerald green Murano, Italy, 1960s.
Measures: 42 inches tall x 8 inches diameter at the base.
Col...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Ore Totem in Iron Blue & Pale Turquoise with Platinum by Enemark & Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Ore Totem in iron blue & pale turquoise with platinum' is a unique glass sculpture by the collaborative artists Hanne Enemark (Danish) and Louis Thompson (British). The outer glass ...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Platinum
Cenedese Murano Vaseline Yellow Red Heart Italian Art Glass Bird and Bowl Set
By Cenedese
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Very cute, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso vaseline yellow with red heart Italian art glass bird and matching bowl. Documented to the Cenedese company. Created with Uranium glass,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Uranium Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
French Trompe l’Oeil Majolica Glazed Cherry Branch Wall Plaque, signed F. Perrot
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A French Palissy majolica glazed hand painted wall plaque, signed by the artist, circa 1890-1900.
In the trompe l’oeil style of fool the eye, a dimensional mold showing a branching ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Aesthetic Movement Antique Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
21st Century Glacoja Centerpiece in transparent methacrylate by Analogia Project
Located in Cantù, Lombardia
"Glacoja is a unique centerpiece with a vivid colored heart, sculpted through technology and craftsmanship from a block of plexiglass. Excavated from the heart of a glacier, formed t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Antique, New and Vintage Sculptures
Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
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