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Sculptures For Sale
Style: Louis XV
Style: Classical Greek
Classical male torso in white Carrara marble - miniature
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, Male torso, classical art, Greek art, Torso, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, torso Riace bronzes
Piccolo Torso maschile scolpito su bellissimo marmo bianco di C...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of marble bookends, horse heads
Located in Monza, IT
Pair of marble bookends, horse heads
Refined pair of bookends in white marble, on a black marble base.
Good condition, some signs of aging, see photos
Dimensions with base: 10x21 cm,...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Alexander The Great Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder / Istanbul / Small
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Height: 56 cm / Weight: 20 kg
Alexander, the real name of Macedonian III. Alexandros, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
The Virgin Mary Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder 'Virgin Mary House' No2
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
In Christian mythology, she is the mother of Jesus, also known as the Virgin Mary.
Weight: 1,5 kg
-Produced from pressed marble powder.
-Produced from the original molds of the wo...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Artemis with Compressed Marble Powder 'Ephesus Museum' No:2
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Measures: height: 56 cm / Weight: 4 kg
As a fertility god, Artemis was particularly revered in Ephesus, close to Ortygia, believed to be his birthplac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Livia Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder 'Ephesus Museum'
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
In the first century, Livia was decribed as Rome’s strongest woman. She is proudly depicted in ancient sources as suitable to be empress, faithful to the emerpor and a good wife, and always balanced and level headed. It is said that she successfully filled the roles of wife, mother, widow and elderly woman.
Livia was the wife of Augustus, the first emperor of the Roman Empire; she was his regent and was also his faithful adviser. Livia, the most powerful woman...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Classic Greek Bust
Located in Atlanta, GA
Classical and substantial bust of a figure of Greek and Roman mythology, Laocoon.
Category
Late 20th Century European Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Bronze Sculptured Athenian Scribe on Variegated Agate Pen Tray
Located in Asheville, NC
Bronze sculpted figure Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, is seated with two scrolls, one in hand the other placed upon nearby column, is classically dressed in robe with empire bow and hair...
Category
20th Century Italian Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Classical Semi Nude Bronze Figures Mounted on Marble Pedestal, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive classical 19th century bronze statue of god like semi-nude figures reaching for the sky, with a hound at their feet.
Mounted on an impressive rouge marble pedestal...
Category
19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Small Black Horse Head Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The special work of the horse head creates an elegant and dignified aura from compressed marble, while at the same time re-emphasizing the elegance of the horse, one of the most aesthetic animals in the ancient world and our current life.
The most important sculptures in world history...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
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
Black David Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder 'Florence Accademia G.'
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Height: 11.8'' (30 cm) / Weight: 4 kg
-Produced from pressed marble powder.
-Produced from the original molds of the works from the museum.
-Can be used indoors and outdoors.
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Female Torso Statue Made with Compressed Marble Powder
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Measures: Height: 5.9'' / Weight: 800 gr
This is a work that symbolizes the depiction of the ideal female form.
-Produced from pressed marble powder...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
The Virgin Mary Bust Made with Marble Powder No1 Statue Small
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
This sculpture depicts the Virgin Mary, who is known as the mother of Jesus in Christian mythology. Weighing 1.5 kg, this sculpture is produced from pressed marble powder and made us...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Mercurius Hermes Bust Statue Made with Compressed Marble Powder, Istanbul Museum
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Hermes is the messenger god in Greek mythology. He is the quickest and most clever of the gods. The original is displayed in the Istanbul Archeological Museum.
Hermes, a descendant ...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Mounted Greek Plaster Models After the Parthenon Frieze
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A collection of Greek style plaster frieze models circa 1820, later framed with glass to the front. Likely once part of a larger sequence, the plaster fragments are highlighted with black paint and depict Greek cavalry similar to that detailed on the famous 6th century BC Parthenon Frieze.
The Parthenon Frieze
Believed to date from 447 – 432 BC, the Parthenon Frieze is a continuous marble band that once decorated the Parthenon temple, Greece. Dedicated to the goddess Athena, the temple was abundant with decorative sculpture considered some high points of classical Greek art...
Category
Early 19th Century English Classical Greek Antique Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Glass
Banded Alexander the Great Bust Statue Made with Compressed Marble Powder
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Measures: Height: 33 cm / Weight: 10 kg.
Alexander, the real name of Macedonian III. Alexandros, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Ma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Bearded Hermes, Made with Compressed Marble Powder, İzmir Museum
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
**LEAD TIME 4 WEEKS
Lagu's special selection brings the most important sculptures in world history to your living spaces with the best materials. Hermes, a descendant of the Titans,...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Alexander The Great Bust No:2 Made with Compressed Marble Powder Statue
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Height: 65 cm / Weight: 20 kg
Alexander, the real name of Macedonian III. Alexandros, commonly known as Alexander the Great, was king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia and a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Acteon Greek Hunter by Adrien Etienne Gaudez French Bronze Statue Sculpture 46"
Located in Dayton, OH
A remarkable French Bronze sculpture of Acteon by Adrein Etienne Gaudez. The statue is sculpted in lifelike detail, featuring Acteon with a bird in his outstretched arm, standing on ...
Category
Late 19th Century Classical Greek Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Jaguar Statue Made with Compressed Marble Powder 'Ephesus Museum'
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The ancient city of Ephesus, which dates back to 6000 BC, has been a coastal city belonging to the Romans, Greeks and Turks at different times. The city is known as the place where C...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Terracotta Bust Of Young Girl Signed Fernand Cian
Located in BARSAC, FR
Fernand Cian (1889-1954)
Bust of an elegant young woman wearing a bun, in the style of the 18th century.
Patinated terracotta on a sea green marble piedouche base.
Signed Fernand ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Zeus Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder Statue
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Looking for a powerful and striking addition to your living space? Look no further than the Zeus bust from Lagu's special selection. Standing at 16.9 inches ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Head of Minerva Carved in White Marble, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
Petite sculpture of the head of Minerva carved in white marble, on a parallelepiped base, 19th Century Greek.
Minerva is the Roman goddess of poetry, medicine, commerce, weaving, t...
Category
19th Century Greek Classical Greek Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Zeus Made with Compressed Marble Powder **LEAD TIME 6 WEEKS**
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
**LEAD TIME 6 WEEKS**
Zeus, considered the father of gods and humans, is the most important god in Greek mythology. It is always depicted with the throne, scepter and lightning bolt...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
White marble half-bust, 20th century, female figure
Located in Monza, IT
White marble half-bust, 20th century, female figure
Half-bust of neoclassical inspiration, refined workmanship, white marble on black marble base.
Good condition as from picture
Dime...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Sculpture of a foot in classical style - impasto of Marmorina (marble d Brussels
Located in Tarquinia, IT
scultura, piede, modello piede, piede greco, modello piede studio, modello piede classico.
Studio model for a life-size foot.
sculpture made of marmorine impasto, a binder also calle...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Other
Life size Mercury + Fortuna, 19th Century, after Falconi.
By Jean de Bologne
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderfully impressive pair of 19th Century verdigri patinated bronze statues of Mercury and Fortuna, after Jean de Bologne, each raised on circular pedestals with bacchus influenc...
Category
19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pinax Relief Made with Compressed Marble Powder 'Ephesus Museum' Statue
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Weight: 2.75 kg
-The original is displayed in the Ephesus Museum.
- It can hang on the wall.
-Produced from pressed marble powder.
-Produced from the original molds of the works fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Venus of Milo in stucco, dated 1895
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Dated and numbered ('28 mai 1895 XXV') sculpture in stucco of the Venus of Milo. It is clear to see that the sculpture is composed of several parts.
Beautiful patina and in good cond...
Category
1890s French Classical Greek Antique Sculptures
Materials
Stucco
Ancient Greek Corinthian Helmet
Located in London, GB
Corinthian helmet with Bull Horns and Lotus Flower Decoration.
Archaic Period, c.550-500 BC.
Cast, hammered and incised bronze.
An exceptionally well preserved example of one of the most iconic ancient Greek...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Classical Greek Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Patinated Bust Sculpture Of A Classical Male
Located in Houston, TX
French Patinated Plaster Bust Sculpture Of A Classical Male.
Our handsome French classical Greek plaster sculpture is the perfect table accessory, bookcase accessory or placed on a p...
Category
1920s European Classical Greek Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Italian Carrara Marble Nymph Figure
Located in Newark, England
Fine Italian Carrara marble of a Nymph. The figure stood upon a rocky plinth partially nude with a draped robe seen pouring water from a large urn as she looks on. The beautiful carv...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Classical Greek Antique Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
White Alabaster Bust of Hermes
Located in New York, NY
A white alabaster marble bust of ancient Greek god, Hermes. A great decorative object depicting the original sculpture. Piece may work we...
Category
Late 20th Century Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Female Bust In Carrara Marble, Late 18th Century, Northern Italy
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Female Bust In Carrara Marble, Late 18th Century, Northern Italy
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair of Continental Gilt Bronze Figures
Located in Toronto, CA
A wonderful pair of gilt bronze sculptures depicting two dancers in the classical greek style, one holding cymbals and the other a baton. Each on a tiered marble base with acanthus g...
Category
Early 20th Century French Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Stone Mythological Figural Sculpture
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Vintage Peach Stone Abstract Sculpture depicting a Greek Mythological Figure. Greece, circa 1960. Signed by an unknown artist on a contemporary black stone base.
Category
1960s Greek Classical Greek Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Venere Medici -testa scolpita su marmo bianco di Carrara -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, busto venere medici, Ippocrate, venere medici, testa venere medici, venere medici marmo, busto romano antico, arte romana, arte classica, arte greca, busto, marmo bianco Ca...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Carrara Marble
1950s Neo classical Gold Patinated Plaster Bust of Athena
Located in Catania, Sicilia
A gold patinated plaster bust of Athena from a Gipsoteca in a sicilian academy of fine arts. They used to patinate the plasters in different ways, this one has been made with gold, a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sicilian Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
1980s Italian Bronze Riace Warrior Sculpture Statue Signed Pintoneilo
Located in Miami, FL
1980s Italian Bronze Riace Warrior Sculpture Statue Signed Pintoneilo
Offered for sale is a circa 1980s bronze statue of the older Riace Warrior sculpture. This bronze is extremely ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Male Marble Torso On Black Marble Base
Located in Southall, GB
A handsome hand-carved marble male torso in white marble on a black marble square base. The torso is skilfully carved with rippling muscles which com...
Category
Late 20th Century European Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Marble
French 19th Century Alabaster Sculpture of a Young Girl with a Bonnet
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This 19th-century alabaster bust portrays a charming young girl with an exquisite profile. The statue, crafted in a pristine white hue, captures the innocence and grace of youth. The...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
19th Century, French Terracotta Bust and Marble Base with Nobleman
Located in IT
Terracotta bust depicting nobleman, marble base, 19th century, France
The refined bust depicts a nobleman dressed according to the fashion of the mid-eighteenth century in France. T...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century, French Terracotta Bust and Marble base with Noblewoman
Located in IT
Terracotta bust depicting noblewoman, marble base, 19th century, France
The refined bust, made of terracotta, depicts a noblewoman dressed according to the fashion of the mid-eighte...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Large Marble Torso On Black Marble Stand
Located in Southall, GB
A skilfully carved and detailed Greek Style Male torso in white marble on a black marble stand. The contours of the muscles are defined, the marble smooth. A striking bust that would...
Category
Late 20th Century European Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Torso maschile classico in marmo bianco di Carrara
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, Torso maschile, arte classica, arte greca, Torso, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica.
Torso maschile scolpito su bellissimo marmo bianco di Carrara, ispirato ai Kouros...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Aphrodite Torso Statue 'Ephesus Museum' Compressed Marble Powder
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Measures: height: 31.4'' / width: 13.8'' / depth: 10.2''/ weight: 46 kg.
-Produced from pressed marble powder.
-Produced from the original molds of the works from the museum.
-Can be used indoors and outdoors.
The statue of Aphrodite, also known as Venus, is a beautiful depiction of the goddess of love and beauty from Greek mythology. The original statue is displayed in the Ephesus Museum, but a reproduction of the statue is available for display and use.
The reproduction statue...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble, Metal
Bust Of Governor-general Alexandre De Lorraine
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Bust of Governor-General Alexandre de Lorraine, plaster after Jean Philippe Augustin Ollivier, known as Ollivier de Marseille
Category
20th Century European Louis XV Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze Cherubs & Rooster Mantel Clock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze and white marble figural mantel clock. The finely chased ormolu body, with its original two-tone mercury gilt, centered with a circular enameled porcelain clock face with Roman and Arabic numeral dials and inscribed 'A. Thomas - Fabt de Bronze - 56, Rue de Turenne - Paris', surmounted with a pair of playful seated cherubs amidst clouds and wreaths, the case crowned with a figure of a Gallic Rooster (Coq Gaulois...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century French Bronze Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French bronze sculpture of a Classical Greek.
This meticulously executed antique French bronze sculpture is of a handsome male figure holdi...
Category
19th Century French Classical Greek Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Etruscan Sculpture Head, 4th Century A.D, Italy
Located in Girona, Spain
DESCRIPTION: Etruscan sculpture head made with terracotta, the art represents a young man from the 4th century. It's a very decorative piece and the state of conservation is good. I...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Greek Antique Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Small Black Horse Head Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The special work of the horse head creates an elegant and dignified aura from compressed marble, while at the same time re-emphasizing the elegance of the horse, one of the most aest...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Pair Of Classical Greek Style Marble Centaur Figures
Located in Southall, GB
A wonderfully decorative pair of marble classical Greek style Centaurs. The polished marble is skilfully carved with intricate detailing to the t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Aphrodite Female Figural Torso Sculpture, MOMA
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Fabulous reproduction cast resin sculpture of Aphrodite from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC. This classical figural sculpture features a black finish and is mounted on a square...
Category
1980s Classical Greek Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Bust of Hippocrates carved on white Carrara marble
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Sculpture, Hippocrates bust, Hippocrates, medicine father bust, ancient Roman bust, Roman art, classical art, Greek art, bust, white Carrara marble, classical sculpture, ancient scul...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Sculpture of Antinoo in marble
Located in Rome, IT
Sculpture of Antinoo in marble. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND QUOTE FOR SHIPPING COST CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL, ULTERIORI FOTO, INFORMAZIONI SUL LOTTO E PRE...
Category
Mid-20th Century Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Torso maschile classico "Esculapio", scolpito su marmo bianco di Carrara
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, Torso maschile, arte classica, arte greca, Torso, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, torso antico, torso panneggiato, torso Esculapio, torso Asclepio
Torso maschile s...
Category
1990s Italian Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Parisian Louis XV Head on Mount
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Parisian Louis XV Hercules Mounted Resin Head
Fitted with wooden spindle Mount
Sourced from Paris by Martyn Lawrence Bullard
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Louis XV Sculptures
Materials
Resin
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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