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Material: Steel
Abstract Steel and Wood Sculpture on Stand
Located in New York City, NY
Minimalist steel and wood sculpture.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Tony Rosenthal Abstract Sculpture Blackened Steel Red Blushes
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
UNTITLED is an abstract blackened steel sculpture that has a continuous lively movement. The positioning of the heavy metal is suggestive of dance. There are similarities to the sculptors, Robert Sestok and Tony Smith, who both worked in bronze and painted steel with similar cut out pieces and abstract designs. Untitled has a joyous aura and its small size makes it a charming intimate piece. It might have been a maquette for a much larger piece. The design works in this 14" height as it would in a 14' height. There is a Letter of Certification that will accompany the sculpture.
Tony Rosenthal (1914 - 2009) is best known for creating a staggering list of monumental public art sculptures. For over seven decades Tony Rosenthal created an arc of sculpture in a variety of sizes, styles and media, including wood, steel, bronze, brass, cement and aluminum. Every day millions see, enjoy and interact with art created by Rosenthal in cities around the world. In New York City alone, five Rosenthal public art sculptures have been beloved and visible 24/7 for over four decades, yet Rosenthal is not a household name. Art dealer Joseph K. Levene, told The New York Times, Tony Rosenthal "reminds me of a character actor. You know the face but not the name. With him, you know the art."
Tony Rosenthal dedicated his life to creating art and actively created sculpture everyday in his Southampton, New York studio until he passed away at the age of 94, July 28, 2009. At nine Rosenthal learned the fundamentals of carving sculpture when his mother, an opera singer enrolled him in children's classes at the Art Institute of Chicago where he learned how to carve sculptures in soap. In 1936 Rosenthal earned a B.F.A. from the University of Michigan, and in 1952 became the first instructor of sculpture at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1950 Rosenthal was recipient of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s sculpture award; in 1967, Rosenthal received the outstanding achievement award from the University of Michigan and in 1963 a Ford Foundation Grant.
After graduating from the University of Michigan, Rosenthal became studio assistant to Alexander Archipenko, the figurative master sculptor, casting bronzes in exchange for sculpture lessons; at night, Rosenthal taught evening classes in drawing and sculpture. In 1939, Rosenthal enrolled at Cranbrook Academy of Art, studying with Carl Milles, Cranbrook's sculptor in residence; there, Rosenthal forged friendships with husband and wife designers Charles Eames and Ray Eames and the sculptor Lilian Swann Saarinen the wife of architect, Eero Saarinen.
Decades later Rosenthal acknowledged his gratitude to Cranbrook by donating his archives to them. The Cranbrook Cube, 1984, a 90" painted aluminum cube is in the Cranbrook Museum collection. In 1942, Rosenthal was drafted into the U.S. Army; while stationed in Paris Rosenthal forged friendships with George Braque, Andre Derain, Le Corbusier and Constantin Brancusi, routinely organizing and accompanying groups of soldiers on studio visits. Through multiple visits to Brancusi's Paris studio, Rosenthal learned to create and forge metal sculpture...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Richard Bitterman Brutalist Bud Vase or Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Handcrafted Brutalist bud vase or sculpture, 1960s, brass, stee. Plastic test tube, signed R. Bitterman.
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
META Sculptural Object "CALDARE" / Franz West (Austria) / Performance Piece
By Franz West
Located in Tinton Falls, NJ
"Caldare" is a specific object — a bronze pot on a white painted iron base with a stove —designed by Franz West in 1991 for the Meta Memphis Collezione, produced in a limited edition...
Category
1990s Austrian Expressionist Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Sheet Metal
Welded Steel Abstract Modernist Red Heifer Sculpture by Artist Mark Doyle
By Mark Doyle
Located in Dallas, TX
Large-Scale Brutalist Sculpture by Mark Doyle
This monumental Brutalist sculpture, created at the turn of the 21st century by Texas artist Mark Doyle, is a striking fusion of abstract form and anatomical precision. Fabricated entirely by hand in the artist’s studio, the work is constructed from hundreds of feet of solid square steel bar, showcasing Doyle’s command of material and scale.
Recently re-powder coated and ready for installation, the sculpture evokes the figure of the red heifer—a subject deeply rooted in ancient Hebrew...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Torch Cut and Welded Steel Brutalist Bull Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Well executed minimal and brutalist torch cut sheetmetal on round stock welded steel frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Sheet Metal
$3,500 Sale Price
22% Off
Large wood and steel sculpture, 1980s, like a clothes rack
Located in Paris, FR
Large wood and steel sculpture, 1980s, like a clothes rack ?
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The base is reminiscent of some of Jean Prouvé's creations ant it reminds works of Ron Arad, Alexander Calder...
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Heig...
Category
1970s French Vintage Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Organic Curvy Aura Reclaimed Wood Sculpture with Steel Base by CEU Studio
By CEU Studio
Located in New York, NY
Aura 2018 by CEU
L 110.2" - W 29.5"" x H 90.6"
Reclaimed wood sculpture with steel base.
One of a kind.
An airy piece of reclaimed Suar wood with steel base. This sculpture is on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Balinese Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Table Top Abstract Portrait in Glass and Steel Sculpture Signed & Dated
Located in Oakland, CA
Abstract portrait rendered in welded steel and molded glass. Created in 2009 and signed by the artist. The sculpture has separate panel painted white to reflect light into the molded glass and the create a netural background. The image is a pixelated image of a face, 2009 was the beginning of digital software programs such as Photoshop and the use of early computer generated...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Holy Grail by Alexander von Eikh
Located in New York, NY
The mystical allure of the Holy Grail by Alexander von Eikh, a captivating sculpture interpretation, a timeless masterpiece that beckons seekers of spiritual enlightenment.
www. a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Reclaimed Structural Oak Beam "TOTEM" with Hand-Turned Solid Wood Drawers
By Stefan Rurak
Located in Biddeford, ME
The TOTEM is an upright sculpture with storage. This structural Oak beam dating from the 1860s was salvaged from a historic Bed-Sty brownstone and features hand-hewn adze marks and hand-cut mortises. The TOTEM has 13 circular drawers that were hand-turned from shop cut-offs of walnut and sapele.
As seen in images TOTEM is sprayed white, also available immediately in charred black...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
1970s Tubular Steel Sculpture
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970s studio designed tubular steel sculpture.
Category
1970s Vintage Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Andrianna Shamaris Charred Ficus Wood Ribbon Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Impressive hand carved sculpture made from a single piece of reclaimed ficus wood and set on a modern black steel base.. Fabulous in a residence, lobby or hotel project.
The Triple ...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Abstract Large Steel Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful large abstract steel sculpture by a talented pair local Palm Springs, the Sutton Brothers. It is painted and finished on one side in polished steel. Great presence. The p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Stunning Nickeled Steel Clasped Hands Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Rare and unique clasped hands sculpture on a marble base. The hands are executed in nickel over steel and have the presence of a great sculpture and the ...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Nickel, Steel
Hand Carved brutalist Decorative Nankong Totem Sculpture #3 Large
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our totem sculptures are hand-carved in Southern Africa from sustainable African alien timber by a group of Zimbabwean artists who set their own prices, thus making them fair tra...
Category
2010s South African Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel
Stone Totem C Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Stone Totem C made with soapstone
and with carbon steel ornaments. Totem realized
by milling soapstone into geometrical shapes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone, Steel
$1,886 / item
Unknown French artist. Brutalistic unique sculpture in dark steel. Late 20th C.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Unknown French artist. Brutalistic unique sculpture in dark steel.
Late 20th century.
Measures: 18.5 x 9.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Category
Late 20th Century French Brutalist Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Aluminum Paper Mixing Blade Sculpture Model 1
Located in Oakville, CT
Aluminum Paper Mixing Blade Sculpture Model 1. Complete set of three available. Aluminum on steel base. Measures: 52" in height, 19" in width, 14" in depth. Base is 14...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Nouveau Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
Bracket Mushrooms in Grey and White, a Glass Sculptural Plate by Verity Pulford
Located in London, GB
'Bracket Mushrooms in Grey and White' is a unique glass artwork by the British artist, Verity Pulford.
Verity Pulford is a curator and artist, specialising in glass, who lives and...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Abstract Kinetic Sculpture Dan Murphy
By Dan Murphy
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Spectacular presence with this Ribbon Sculpture by Dan Murphy. Unique design with 5 fanned ribbons encircled by a 2 ribbon swirl. Beautiful polished steel set on lucite base.
Cur...
Category
20th Century American Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Organic Modern Floor Sculpture Rare Salvaged California Redwood Burl: Inferno
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inferno sculpture, created by award-winning artist and architectural designer Michael Olshefski of Primal Modern, is inspired by the power and seduction ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Torch Cut Steel Leopard Sculpture by James Bearden, Orange and Black Enamel
Located in Kansas City, MO
Table Top torch cut steel sculpture by James Bearden. This is the only Leopard sculpture he has done. Condition is excellent with any imperfections as intended by the artist. Acquire...
Category
2010s American Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
James Bearden Large, Intricate, Tabletop Owl Sculpture
Located in Kansas City, MO
Large James Bearden owl sculpture in mint condition.
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Steel
Large Urban Industrial Art Sculpture w/ Photo Transparency & Lucite "Diptych 2"
By Karen Brown
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
This large floor piece "Diptych 2" consists of two clear Lucite panels that encase pinhole photo transparencies with images taken from under an urban expressway. The panels are held ...
Category
Early 2000s American Industrial Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Berto Lardera, Sculpture "Mémoire D'Etoile", France 2006
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Berto Lardera (1911-1989) created "the Star of Maryland" for the Eastalco aluminum factory in Frederick in 1971. In Corten steel and Aluminum, Lardera's ...
Category
1970s French Other Vintage Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Brutalist Steel Cattail Table Top Sculpture Signed
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Brutalist steel cattail table top sculpture signed on the base. Made of cut steel. Cut marks in the leaves add texture along with the hand hammered Cattails. 33 1/2" tall
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal, Cut Steel
Gilded Steel and Onyx Tabletop Sculpture by Curtis Jeré
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A original 1970s brass sculpture on a solid onyx base by Curtis Jeré.
Dimension: 33.25" high 31" wide 15" deep.
The onyx base is 6" high 5" ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Steel
Rose Window for a Haussmann-Style Flat Ceiling Light.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Rose window for a Haussmann-style flat ceiling light, patinated plaster and resin cast mounted on a metal base.
A magnificent re-edition of a 19th-century rose window, found one fin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Monumental Brass and Steel Brutalist Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Minimalist brass and steel abstract sculpture. The brass portion has a copper finish.
Sculpture measures 48" wide and 36.5" high (base included). Base measures 48" wide, 12" deep ...
Category
1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Steel
Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the god of herbal medicines. Used in divination rituals to cure the afflicted, this iron ...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Iron
Andreas Brüggemann 'b. 1983', German contemporary artist. Colossal sculpture.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Andreas Brüggemann (b. 1983), German contemporary upcycling artist.
Colossal steel sculpture. "Space fragment". Dated 2021.
Measures: 61 x 16 cm.
In excellent condition.
Signed ...
Category
2010s German Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
James Prestini I Beam
Located in Chicago, IL
James Prestini sculpture
Nickel plated with impressed signature to underside: [Prestini]. Signed to underside: [Prestini 315].
This can be displayed on a table case or floor in the...
Category
1970s American Minimalist Vintage Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$14,700
Original 1964 New Yorker Car Grill on Display
Located in Delray Beach, FL
1964 Chrysler New Yorker Chrome Grill professionally mounted on custom-made steel base to make exceptional American industrial object of art for display.
Category
20th Century American Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Cut Steel, Chrome
$800 Sale Price
37% Off
Modern Steel and Brass Object
Located in Treadwell, NY
Modern steel and brass sculptural object by Erik Johnson of APD.
1 of 1
Stamped APD 00039
Letter of Authenticity included with the piec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Brass
Brutalist Welded Steel Abstract Sculpture In The Style Of Curtis Jeré
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Mexico City, MX
A patinated steel abstract sculpture in the style of Curtis Jeré. Manufactured in the 1970's. The leaf-shaped designs are folded and overlapped to resemble a tree. The piece is unsig...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Metal sculpture ''camshaft'' by Tommaso Spinzi
Located in Milano, IT
Contemporary Sculpture - One off Sculpture by Italian Artist Tommaso Spinzi
A slim freestanding steel sculpture that embodies the essence of an abstract, irregular vertical camshaft...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
$4,272 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Geometric Steel Sculpture
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Modern geometric steel sculpture, painted metal with tall black central support, added red circle, and black panels with attached white elements. The b...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Abstracted Land Aqua Blue over Grass Green, a cut glass artwork by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Abstracted Land Aqua Blue over Grass Green' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
In the artist's own words:
“This new bo...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
“Tiny Celadon Green Jacket" Steel Sculpture by Gordon Chandler
Located in Chicago, IL
Upon discovering a weathered steel drum that had been warped to resemble the sleeve of a garment, artist Gordon Chandler was inspired to embark on a series of kimono sculptures formed from found metal scraps. With an eye to the aesthetic possibilities of this humble material, Chandler invests the reclaimed steel with sculptural fluidity and a wry sense of form.
Flattened with the center portion rolled out and the sides left open, this discarded barrel takes on the look of a miniature jacket. Coated with a mint green finish, the eroded metal appears as draped fabric, folded back to form a simple collar. The sculpture is finished with the artist's initials stamped...
Category
2010s American Industrial Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Vintage Phyllis Mark 40" Polished Steel Chrome Hanging Wind Chime Sculpture
By Phyliss Mark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Phyllis Mark 40" Polished Steel Chrome Hanging Wind Chime Sculpture. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 40" H x 40" Diameter.
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
1960s Architectural Steel Wire Sculpture Bowl Centerpiece Guitar Basket McM
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Minimalist elongated black painted steel wire basket/bowl. Simple and minimal. Craftsman remains unknown. The design is in the manner of the Carl Auböck Workshop. Some paint loss and...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$758 Sale Price
60% Off
Memphis Style Abstract Free-Standing Welded Steel Sculpture by Jerry Dodd
By Mike Dodd
Located in Buffalo, NY
Memphis style abstract free-standing Welded steel sculpture by Jerry Dodd, his sculptural pieces are painted with enamels and are suitable for display indoors or protected areas outd...
Category
1970s American Folk Art Vintage Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Welded Steel Table Sculpture "Interdimensional Antennae" by D. Phillips
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large welded steel table sculpture "Interdimensional Antennae" by sculptor David Phillips. Acquired from the collection of the artist.
Trained as a...
Category
Late 20th Century American Industrial Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
7 Railroad Track Sign Symbol Steel Enamel Abstract Table Sculptures Vintage
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Square W 2 x H 2.5 in
Diamond W 3.75 x H 2.75 in
Category
1950s Vintage Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$716 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Skulpture Natur by Markus Friedrich Staab
Located in Geneve, CH
Skulpture Natur by Markus Friedrich Staab
One of a Kind
Dimensions: D 8 x W 22 x H 47 cm.
Materials: Wood, paint, steel.
Wood connections from Estonia, steel bars, and wood base pai...
Category
2010s German Post-Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$1,697 / item
Stainless Steel and Black Powder Coated Sculpture
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Beautiful 1980s Polish stainless steel and black powder coated steel sculpture.
The stainless steel cylinders are all different sizes and are arr...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
Robert Sestok "Cass Corridor Artist" Detroit Abstract Welded Steel
By Robert Sestok
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
The "Untitled" abstract sculpture by Robert Sestok has a very deliberate aura of strength in its columnar shape. Upon closer inspection details emerge su...
Category
1980s American Expressionist Vintage Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Chinese Red Lacquer Hide Pillow, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this extraordinary Chinese headrest is hand-crafted of lacquered hide atop an elongated bamboo frame. Used while sleeping like a modern pillow, the he...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Large Silas Seandel "Sunspots" Wall Sculpture, Signed
Located in Dallas, TX
Silas Seandel was born in New York City, August 11, 1937. He studied sculpture and economics at the University of Pennsylvania and was graduated in 1959. He opened his studio in 1963.
While Mr. Seandel was working on a collection for a one man show, he was commissioned by an architect to create a wall sculpture for a building under construction. Mr. Seandel has been working almost exclusively for architects, interior designers and engineers ever since.
His pieces are all handmade in the Silas Seandel studio and executed in solid metals such as brass, bronze, steel, copper, etc. These are no enamels, no veneers, nothing unnatural. All colors are the results of acids and heat treatments which Mr. Seandel has developed.
As far as craftsmanship is concerned, Sherman Emery, past Editor of Interior Design Magazine said it best. "I have been a long-time admirer of the work of Silas Seandel and consider him to be one of the finest artist-craftsman on the American scene today. The scope of his work is wide, ranging from small pieces of sculpture for the home to huge outdoor pieces...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Steel
Monumental Steel Female Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gigantic steel sculpture in the form a woman. Made for the outdoors. Also great inside. Larger than life-sized sculpture standing atop a metal base. Fantastic detail and presence. Go...
Category
1970s American Vintage Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Mary Shaffer Glass Wall Sculpture, 1991
Located in Raleigh, NC
Signed and dated, 1991, an early Mary Shaffer slump glass sculpture. Ox-blood red glass in a wire cage.
"What separated Mary Shaffer from other Studio Glass artists was that her ...
Category
1990s Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
$12,995 / item
Forest, a steel & gold large textured & perforated sculpture by Claire Malet
By Claire Malet
Located in London, GB
'Forest' is a unique sculpture by the British artist, Claire Malet, created from recycled and reformed steel cans with 24 ct fairmined gold leaf.
Malet is an artist who works with p...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Gold Leaf
The Cobalt Voyager, unique glass sculpture by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
Located in London, GB
'The Cobalt Voyager' is a unique intense electric blue and black hand-blown and cut glass artwork with steel hull by the American and Swiss artists, Philip Baldwin and Monica Guggisberg.
Combining Scandinavian and Venetian glass making techniques, their sculptural boat centerpieces are made from smaller blown and cut glass components nestled (in sand) inside a metallic hull.
'We are migratory creatures; the history of our species is about journeys, departures, leaving and arriving, starting over. And none more so than ourselves. Our new work is both culturally and personally inclined. An autobiographical touch in civilizational reflection. Wherever man goes he builds, laying down cultural lines which gradually transform into relics and artefacts over time's inevitable march. Urban landscapes and complex designs grow and expand, deteriorate and decay. And on again we move, taking the memories of our exploits with us to use in the next story.' B&G
Baldwin (1947, New York) and Guggisberg (1955, Bern) have been a collaborative team for over forty years. They share an instinctive appreciation for the subtle blending of art and design, functionality and abstract expression, combined with a love of material – especially glass.
The list of museums and collections which have acquired their works is long and impressive. Individual showings, as well as participation in group shows, have given them opportunities to present their works at leading galleries and in major museums in Europe, Japan and the United States and their works rank among the best to be found in the international glass art scene. Working freelance, they have also designed successful products for international glass manufacturers since 1985. Their clients have included renowned firms like Rosenthal, Steuben, Corning and Venini.
Over time their work has developed its own distinctive signature, based in Italian cold-working (battuto) combined with the Swedish overlay process for layering colours. They have been pioneers in adapting these techniques and in creating a distinct expression of their own. Colour, light, texture, pattern, and shape together reveal an undercurrent of meaning and value, adhering to the simplest of forms and clear lines.
Over the years they have become more sculptural in focus, while seeking to imbue their work with a deep connection to archetypal forms and shapes, and striving for the highest level of craftsmanship. They address eternal symbols of human culture and history, while embracing contemporary evolution in form and meaning.
In recent years large installations and major exhibitions in public spaces, such as Canterbury Cathedral...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Abstracted Land Yellow over Steel Blue, a cut glass sculpture by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Abstracted Land Yellow over Steel Blue' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
In the artist's own words:
“This new body o...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Eye of Discovery, a Blue & Black Abstract Glass Artwork by Yorgos Papadopoulos
Located in London, GB
‘Eye of Discovery’ is a unique sculpture by the Cypriot artist, Yorgos Papadopoulos, created from glass, silicone and pigments with a hematite patinated steel bezel and stand.
Papadopoulos has reworked the iconic 'Evil Eye' amulet with his Stratified Jewels Collection. Taking this simple composition as a starting point, the scale is blown up and the colours completely reworked using resins and glass pigments.
Using a pioneering technique he developed at the Royal College of Art. Yorgos combines pigments and shattered sheets of Industrial glass which he then re-laminates them to create architectural-scale artworks that look fragile but are extremely durable.
Yorgos Papadopoulos initially studied as an interior designer at Middlesex University changing to a Ceramics Diploma at the City Lit in London. Whilst studying for his MA in ceramics at the RCA, Papadopoulos became drawn to the glass studios and after an incident where a sheet of Industrial glass was broken, he became seduced by the Material’s contradictory qualities. Excited by what is normally viewed as a bad outcome in the glass Community he spent the rest of his MA experimenting with and breaking glass.
‘Glass is my canvas, hammers are my brushes,’ says Papadopoulos. His ability to exploit and harness accident has informed his entire working practice. His architectural panels create a stunning focus in cool modern spaces, the contrast between the unpredictable movement of fracture and the clean lines of contemporary architecture excite the eye.
Papadopoulos’ work is represented in private collections globally and public collections including; Eskishihir Glass Museum, Eskishihir (Turkey), Derix Glass Studio Taunusstein (Germany) and British Airways Art Collection - Heathrow T4 (UK). He is the author of the A&C Black book Glass Lamination...
Category
2010s Cypriot Organic Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
James Bearden Abstract Table Top Sculpture
Located in Kansas City, MO
Tabletop sculpture of torch cut steel and applied patina by artist James Bearden. This complex work features a Kinetic or mobile element on the top portion.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wire, Cut Steel
The Chariot, A Sculpture of Wood and Steel by Dave Root, 2019
Located in Kansas City, MO
The Chariot by Dave Root is a kinetic piece that is not quite kinetic. It is directly inspired by Alberto Giacometti’s Le Chariot but interpreted on an asymm...
Category
2010s American Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Steel "Orb" Sculpture by Scott Behr
Located in Brooklyn, NY
2019 sculpture by Industrial metal and iron artist, Scott Behr (Brooklyn, NY). Semi-circular 'orb' form composed of welded steel circles, powder coated in a metallic teal finish. Sig...
Category
2010s American Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Catcher of the Skies, glass sculpture by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
Located in London, GB
'Catcher of the Skies' is a unique pink, orange and black hand-blown and cut glass artwork with steel hull by the American and Swiss artists, Philip Baldwin and Monica Guggisberg.
Combining Scandinavian and Venetian glass making techniques, their sculptural boat centerpieces are made from smaller blown and cut glass components nestled (in sand) inside a metallic hull.
'We are migratory creatures; the history of our species is about journeys, departures, leaving and arriving, starting over. And none more so than ourselves. Our new work is both culturally and personally inclined. An autobiographical touch in civilizational reflection. Wherever man goes he builds, laying down cultural lines which gradually transform into relics and artefacts over time's inevitable march. Urban landscapes and complex designs grow and expand, deteriorate and decay. And on again we move, taking the memories of our exploits with us to use in the next story.' B&G
Baldwin (1947, New York) and Guggisberg (1955, Bern) have been a collaborative team for over forty years. They share an instinctive appreciation for the subtle blending of art and design, functionality and abstract expression, combined with a love of material – especially glass.
The list of museums and collections which have acquired their works is long and impressive. Individual showings, as well as participation in group shows, have given them opportunities to present their works at leading galleries and in major museums in Europe, Japan and the United States and their works rank among the best to be found in the international glass art scene. Working freelance, they have also designed successful products for international glass manufacturers since 1985. Their clients have included renowned firms like Rosenthal, Steuben, Corning and Venini.
Over time their work has developed its own distinctive signature, based in Italian cold-working (battuto) combined with the Swedish overlay process for layering colours. They have been pioneers in adapting these techniques and in creating a distinct expression of their own. Colour, light, texture, pattern, and shape together reveal an undercurrent of meaning and value, adhering to the simplest of forms and clear lines.
Over the years they have become more sculptural in focus, while seeking to imbue their work with a deep connection to archetypal forms and shapes, and striving for the highest level of craftsmanship. They address eternal symbols of human culture and history, while embracing contemporary evolution in form and meaning.
In recent years large installations and major exhibitions in public spaces, such as Canterbury Cathedral...
Category
2010s European Organic Modern Steel Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
