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Christina Muff, Danish Contemporary Ceramicist, Large Cubist Unique Sculpture
Located in København, Copenhagen
Christina Muff, Danish contemporary ceramicist (b. 1971).
Large cubist unique sculpture in golden stoneware with silk matt glaze. "Silence is golden...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
$1,536 Sale Price
20% Off
'Elements M 26' – by Linda Weimann
Located in Amsterdam, NL
ELEMENTS
With roots in traditional craft, the one-of-a-kind series of sculptures show an investigation of the languages of ornamentation. All are made from variations of the same family of profiles. The material is gypsum with raw clay pigments.
Designer Description:
Linda Weimann...
Category
2010s European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
20th Century Giacomo Benevelli Chromed Sculture, 60s
By Giacomo Benevelli
Located in Turin, Turin
Giacomo Benevelli is an italian sculpture born in Reggio Emilia in 1925. He was the son of Anselmo Govi, important italian painter, meaning that art ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Chrome
Art Nouveau Bronze Nude Female Moon Figurine, 19th Century
Located in Southall, GB
A Gorgeous French Art Nouveau style statue in bronze showing a semi nude moon girl. The Patina is superb to the bronze as is the ornamentation to the moon. A Black marble for pedesta...
Category
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,113 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Stool 'Plopp' by Zieta, Rubin Red
By Zieta, Oskar Zieta
Located in Paris, IDF
"Plopp" stool by Zieta, Rubin Red
Heat collection.
Standard size:
50 cm high, 35 cm diameter.
Unique piece.
“Plopp” stool copper version is a stool designed by Zieta Studio which is a Polish design agency founded by well-known designer Oskar Zieta.
Ruby red in the center and dark, almost black at the edges – the Red Rubin mirrors...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Industrial European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
$3,025 / item
Mid-Century Modern Opalescent Glass Abstract Sculpture Lamp. Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern Space Age abstract sculpture table or bedside lamp in opalescent baby blue cut glass attributed to the italian design manufacture Esperia. Famous Italian design li...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
1960s Design Lady Sculpture by Jaroslav Ježek for Royal Dux - Czechoslovakia
By Jaroslav Jezek, Royal Dux
Located in Praha, CZ
- perfect original condition
- marked
jr
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Alcova by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec — Cast Glass Vase Collection — Set 05
By Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec
Located in London, GB
Alcova set 05
1 x Dritto Short Green
1 x Vaso S Green
1 x Alcova Crystal
1 x Cilindro L Light Amber
1 x Dritto Tall Amber
1 x Vaso L Crystal
1 x Cilindro L Crystal
1 x Cilind...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Matte Black Vase by Daniele Giannetti
Located in Geneve, CH
Matte Black vase by Daniele Giannetti
Dimensions: Ø 17 x H 15 cm.
Materials: Glazed terracotta.
All pieces are made in terracotta from Montelupo...
Category
2010s Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$204 / item
Modern Martin Pedestal Sculpture Black Gold Leaf Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By GF Modern, Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Martin Pedestal Stand, Modern Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by GF Modern.
Martin is the perfect standing piece of art to enhance any interior. A unique design with co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Gold Leaf
Fiber Glass Screens by Pierre Cardin
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Screen in glass fiber in 4 panels. Vintage piece designed by Pierre Cardin. France, 1970.
(Pair available).
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
$15,258 / item
Abstract Ceramic Studio Pottery Vase Objects by Rudi Stahl, Germany, 1970s
By Rudi Stahl
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic objects, set of 2
Designer and producer:
Rudi Stahl, Germany
Information:
Rudi Stahl (1918 - 1987) / Höhr-Grenzhausen
Decade:
1970s
This original vintage studio object set was designed by Rudi Stahl and produced in his own Studio in the 1970s in Germany. It is made of pottery and has a very unique brown tone etc. coloration. The bottom is marked with typical Stahl Producer signature. A very collectible and very rare item of the Stahl Collection. The object has a very sculptural form and in its size of 12 and 21cm in height, it is very impressive.
Straightforward and minimalistic design of the 1970s design era. This item is a wonderful addition to every modern home.
Dimensions:
left
Height 21cm
Diameter 25,5cm
right
Height 12,5cm
Diameter 16cm
Condition:
This item is in a very good vintage condition with patina.
VITA Rudi Stahl:
Apprenticeship in pottery with Wim Mühlendyck (1936 journeyman's examination there), 1937 to 1939 studies at the State College for Ceramics in Höhr-Grenzhausen; from 1940 own workshop there; 1942 master craftsman examination; later he was chief master of the pottery guild of Rhineland-Palatinate. He received numerous awards, in 1975 Rudi Stahl (together with Wim Mühlendyck) was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon. Collaboration with, among others, Theodor Bogler.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Two West German Roth Keramik Art Pottery 'Fat Lava' Guitar Vase
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two West German Roth Keramik art pottery 'fat lava' vases with orange glaze; Guitar vase with square mouth above a bulbous body all in a thick lava glaze ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Contemporary Art The Bed Palm Tree Bed in Silk Velvet by Carla Tolomeo
By Mirabili, Carla Tolomeo
Located in Pistoia, IT
Bed in silk velvet, unique pieces hand made by the artist.
The silk velvet fabrics and the embroideries are made expressly for the artist, Carla Tolomeo.
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silk
M. Joffroy, France, Rare Modernist Bronze Sculpture, Edf, Pimingui, Mid 20th C
Located in København, Copenhagen
M. Joffroy, France. Rare modernist bronze sculpture. EDF, Pimingui.
Mid-20th century.
Measures: 16 x 8 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped and signed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Roman Column Marble Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of Roman column green marble bookends, circa 1970s. The marble is beautifully veined and in great condition and the bookends together crea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$260 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Graffito glass sculpture by Ercole Barovier
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Uccle, BE
Graffito glass sculpture by Ercole Barovier, Barovier & Toso.
This sculpture is made of clear glass decorated with gold dust,traversed by glass “laces” in shades of intense red and l...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$3,003 / set
Silver Sculpture 'Phönix I' by Carola Eggeling
By Carola Eggeling
Located in Paris, IDF
Abstract sculpture with beautiful curved lines.
German silver sculpture (alloy of copper, nickel and zinc)
Numbered and signed artwork
Limited edition 3/9
Measures: 34 x 13 x 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Copper, Nickel, Zinc
Paire of Brass Ducks, French, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of decorative small ducks is made of brass. This is a French work, circa 1970.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
$941 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Porcelain Sculpture with Green Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr, circa 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture with green glaze decoration by Tim Orr.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base.
circa 1970.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Erik Lagoni Jakobsen Unique Wall Mounted Object in Painted Wood, Denmark, 1968
By Erik Lagoni Jakobsen
Located in Odense, DK
Playful abstract artwork by Danish artist Erik Lagoni Jakobsen made at his own workshop in 1968. The work consist of different found object mounted on a circle and painted. It is ins...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Apple Sculpture by Per Hammarström, Sweden, 1980’s / 1990’s
By Per Hammarström
Located in Stockholm, SE
Apple sculpture by Per Hammarström,
Sweden, 1980’s / 1990’s.
Stoneware.
Signed.
Per Hammarström is one of Sweden’s most highly regarded ceramicists. Per’s work doesn’t conform to the Swedish style of simplicity; instead he loves colour and texture, and exploring the multi-faceted function of ceramics. Per began his training at the Gustavsbergs Porcelain Studio in 1978, which is sadly no longer in existence. In 1984 he opened his own studio in Strängnäs, and has worked in this manner ever since.
Per’s work is characterised by organic forms and his own distinctive glazes, often in bright colours and strong contrasts. His work is unique, each piece starting out as a roughly thrown form, which is worked and transformed into bowls that are characterised by their delicacy and translucency. The organic form is embodied in the textured ceramics of Per. His works are either made from stoneware or porcelain.
The inspiration of much of his work is the sea, but he also draws from flora and fauna; and the changing of the seasons. The undulating colours of the sea, sky and land manifest themselves in his delicately crafted and vividly coloured ceramics. Through elaborate dining-ware and ceramic ornaments...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
One of a kind abstract sculpture, hand crafted
By RinDesign
Located in London, GB
One of a kind abstract sculpture, hand crafted in stucco pigmented scagliola composites . The creation process is both lengthy and intricate, rooted in traditional techniques for c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass, Scagliola, Stucco, Burlap
$2,357 Sale Price
14% Off
Christina Muff, Danish Contemporary Ceramicist, Large Cubist Unique Sculpture
Located in København, Copenhagen
Christina Muff, Danish contemporary ceramicist (b. 1971).
Large cubist unique sculpture in glazed stoneware. "Silent scream".
Measures: 45 x 20 cm.
In excellent condition.
Signe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
$800 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 3 Sculptural Triangular Planters by Willy Guhl, 1960s
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 3 sculptural standing triangular concrete planters by Swiss Architect Willy Guhl. Can be placed upside down or right side. up. Each planter has a solid base to balance the wei...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Sculptural Console Table - hand crafted
By RinDesign
Located in London, GB
This striking sculptural console table, inspired by Picasso's 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon', is expertly hand crafted from solid wood, in this case American walnut. The unique design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut, Wood
$6,533 / item
Albert Féraud (1921-2008), French artist. Abstract sculpture in metal. 1960.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Albert Féraud (1921-2008), French artist.
Abstract sculpture in metal.
1960.
Double signed A. Feraud.
Perfect condition.
Dimensions: W 27.0 cm. x H 30.5 cm.
Category
1960s Industrial Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
ALFREDO BARBINI - Triton-Shaped Sea Shell
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Hawthorne, CA
An undulating Italian midcentury clear and salmon colored triton-shaped art glass sea shell with gold inclusions, small air bubble on outer shell. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$2,200 / item
1980 Italy Post Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture the Bather
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an interesting multiple artwork signed by the author Roberto Nanut, a talented artist of years 80' in Italy.
This is a multiple of a numbered ed...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Olenna Bronze Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Olenna Bronze with all
structure in solid bronze in polished finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$17,406 / item
Miguel Berrocal Sculpture/Abstract, Torso " with Stand, Choker Necklace Art
By Miguel Berrocal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful mounted sculpture from the Puzzle Spanish master Miguel Berrocal, This work is signed in front and numbered 809/1000.
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
A polished bronze sculpture from the 1930s - France
By Isamu Noguchi, Brancusi, Henry Moore
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A magnificent sculpture from the 1930s, in the style of Brancusi's work. This remarkable piece consists of a half-cylinder in polished bronze, backed by a piece of carved and faceted...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,652 Sale Price
20% Off
Slab Coat Rack by De Pas, D'Urbino & Lomazzi for Longato, 1969, Italy
By Gionathan de Pas & Donato D’Urbino & Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare sculptural Slab wall-mounted coat rack by Jonathan De Pas, Donato D'Urbino and Paolo Lomazzi for Longato Arredamenti of Padova, 1969, Italy.
Molded ivory plastic.
Dimensions: 68...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Marble Sculpture
By Jean Frédéric Bourdier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
One of a kind black belgiam marble sculpture with travertine base
Sculpture rotates 360 degrees
handmade work signed by the french artist Jean Frederique Bourdier...
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Travertine, Marble
$7,803
Large 20th Century Granite Gargoyle
Located in Southall, GB
An impressive hand carved large 20th century granite Gargoyle. Very much in the gothic style. Fantastic as decorative sculpture or permanent building fixture.
Category
20th Century European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite
$6,227 Sale Price
20% Off
Unusual Metal Sculptural Hand Curio
Located in London, GB
A well made sculptural hand cast.
France, c1950s.
Perhaps artist made, unsure of provenance.
Heavy and good quality.
Location: Belgium Gallery.
Dimensions: 33 H x...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Scandinavian Modern Glass Sculpture by Swedish Designer Mona Morales-Schildt
By Kosta Glasbruk 1, Mona Morales-Schildt
Located in Stockholm, SE
Scandinavian Modern glass sculpture signed by Mona Morales-Schildt for Kosta. Two green paperweights/sculptures. Both with a bubble in the middle. Th...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Intertwining Polished Bronze Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Intertwining Polished Bronze
all in polished solid bronze, lost wax
bronze technic.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$7,623 / item
Glow Bronze Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Glow Bronze all in
solid bronze in brown fiinish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$5,630 / item
Individual in Yellow, a rich amber cast glass sculpture by Nina Casson McGarva
By Nina Casson McGarva
Located in London, GB
'Individual in Yellow' is a unique glass sculpture by the British artist, Nina Casson McGarva.
Casson McGarva firstly casts her glass in a flat mould where she introduces all of the...
Category
2010s Organic Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Ki II Chair by Ayse Zelal Tugrul
Located in Geneve, CH
Ki II Chair by Ayse Zelal Tugrul
One of a Kind
Dimensions: D 45 x W 45 x H 67 cm.
Materials: Copper, marble.
Ki means “earth, place, territory” in Sumerian, it represents firmness a...
Category
2010s Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Copper
$14,633 / item
Crystal vase 'Etrangeté n°3' by Philippe Starck for Daum
By Philippe Starck
Located in Mérida, YU
Cristal vase 'Etrangeté n°3' by Philippe Starck for Daum, France 1988.
In very good condition.
Very rare collectible sculpture.
Signed.
Category
1980s Organic Modern Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Crystal
Parul 0.1, a walnut ribbed abstract sculpture with red interior by Donald Baugh
By Donald Baugh
Located in London, GB
'Parul 0.1' is a unique wooden sculpture by the British artist, Donald Baugh.
Donald Baugh was born in London and from the ages of one to eight lived in Jamaica with his grandparent...
Category
2010s Organic Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Michela Cattai, Contemporary Handblown Murano Glass Sculpture, Italy, 2024
By Michela Cattai
Located in New York, NY
Anemone consists of one-off pieces in amber, gold, dark burgundy, and hydrangea, expressing Michela Cattai’s fascination with nature in all of its unpredictable forms and manifestati...
Category
2010s European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Orb Ashtray Mod Psychedelic Orange Mid-Century Plastic + Steel Sculpture
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful sculptural orange orb ashtray from the 1960s German era of ABS Plastics manufacturing dominance. Harder to find and highly collectible decor. J...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Gio Ponti “Il Diavolo" Decorative Mask
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
“Il Diavolo”
Gio Ponti large decorative mask
for Sabattini.
Silver plated.
Signed on the bottom.
Category
1970s Modern Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Bosphore Wall Sconce in Green (Large Size) by Laura Gonzalez
By laura gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Glazed ceramic wall lamp with geometric relief made by the Jean Roger workshop in Paris. Available in green, yellow, blue, pink, brown, and matte white colors and in two sizes.
Category
2010s Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1986 Italy Bronze Abstract Sculpture Patrizia Guerresi Donnasole Sun Woman
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an engaging bronze sculpture create by the Italian artist Patrizia Guerresi, in the 1986. The piece is a multiple of 1000 specimen on a green painted wooden base. The title o...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Porcelain Sculpture with Black Glaze Decoration by Tim Orr, circa 1970
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture with black glaze decoration by Tim Orr.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed under the base,
circa 1970.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1990s Modern Sculpture
Located in Milano, IT
1990s modern sculpture, realized with different metals such as iron copper and
brass.
Category
1990s Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
$7,208
Marcello Fantoni Metal Wire Architectural Sculpture
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Hanover, MA
Marcello Fantoni (Italian, 1915 - 2011) architectural brazed wire tabletop or wall mount sculpture of a church. Signed Fantoni Firenze Italy on metal tag.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Ceramic Sculpture Signed A.C, circa 1986
By Tim Orr
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic sculpture signed A.C.
Perfect original conditions,
circa 1986.
Category
20th Century Beaux Arts European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
The Euphrates Ceramic Vase by Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Vase in ceramic, by Ettore Sottsass, 1983.
The Euphrates vase, made of ceramic porcelain. This is part of the Rivers series, designed by Sottsass 1981-1988.
Stamped underneath....
Category
1980s Modern Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Fat Lava Ceramic Vase "Robot" by Heinz Siery Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany, 1960s
By Carstens Tönnieshof
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Ceramic pottery vase
Origin:
Germany
Model:
ROBOT
Designer:
Heinz Siery
Producer:
Carstens Tönnieshof, Germany
Decade:
1960s
Th...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid-Century Bronze Sculpture by Magrit Van Nuffel, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Bronze Sculpture by Magrit Van Nuffel, 1970s
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
1970s John Spielman Modern Wood Organic Tabletop Sculpture
By John Spielman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Wood tear drop Shaped Sculpture with a black wooden Base, Modern Contemporary sculpture that will get the attention in your room. A truly beautiful piece of art.
Category
1970s Organic Modern Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Porcelain Sculpture by Wayne Fischer, 2006
By Wayne Fischer
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A porcelain sculpture by Wayne Fischer.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed.
Unique piece.
2006.
How can an inert object produce deeply unsuspecting, indecipherable, uncontrollable emotions?
Wayne Fischer is an artist who can create works that force one to ask such moving questions as this. If he doesn’t know why, if he can’t explain the deepest reasons of his artistic research, he definitely knows the workings and limitations of the artistic process he invented.
He has never deviated from the course he set for himself since university; translate life. The works presented here show the evolution of his creations over the past thirty years. If Wayne Fischer has received several international prizes and quickly obtained the recognition of his peers in ceramics, nevertheless he retains a singular position at once unavoidable and disturbing. His sculptures are paradoxical, powerful and sensual, and cause a certain unease. They are beautiful, carnal, touchable, all the while being outside the standard idea of beauty. The ambiguity of attraction and rejection is at the heart of this evolution.
The pieces from the 1980s and 90s are imposing by their size, stature and symmetry, which give them balance. They generate surprise, curiosity and play between contrasts that are both soft and aggressive. They reference the body, muscles, and torso, without presenting an exact reality. They are double-faced, seductive, and enigmatic. Wayne’s shapes are inspired by shells, bivalves, sometimes presented as though they are floating in space. But the reference of the marine world to the mysterious female body has only one interpretation and only history and emotion condition the reaction of the spectator: he accepts or refuses to see, to be seduced. He is touched or he flees.
The more recent sculptures are appreciated in the fullness of their round volume and the search for a pure universal beauty. “Metamorphosis,” the work recently awarded by the Bettencourt Foundation, is from this series of pieces wheel- thrown and deformed which pushes the porcelain from the inside so the bulges evoke the movement of waves or the musculature of several bodies. The exactness, the clean breaks, the assurance of lines and valleys are testimony to the interior power that governs the creation. The life energy expressed is also felt by the artist as the origin of ceramics. All the pieces are curved and tense. They show no marking, no sign of the hand, no imprints, and yet give an impression of spontaneity, as if a dropped piece of clay found its form by chance. Depending on the angles, the content becomes “the origins of the world”. Femininity and sensuality are exalted. Inspired by the body, before and after birth, or simply the sea, the parts of the sculpture conjugate around a mysterious interior cavity, secret and troubling. The interior wall doesn’t correspond to the exterior, and has its own volumes, deformities, and intimacy. The pieces present two kinds of interior: one open, and partially uncovered, the other totally hidden inside. The differences of their respective deformation reinforce the impression of life : the subjective representation of muscles and bones, of bulges pushed by an interior force, like a visceral movement of respiration. The surface of the ceramic is crackled but soft and fine, even reflecting light like the skin. The nuances of color reinforce the expression of sensuality.
The alignment of technique and what it causes one to see and feel has rarely been so intimately successful.
Wayne Fischer perfected his technique in the 1970s and has remained faithful to it. He adds fibers to porcelain clay that has been chosen for its whiteness to create and accentuate volume around empty space, by assembling slabs or thrown pieces. Then, he makes another piece that takes its place inside; both parts are formed with no hand...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Beaux Arts European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Murano Glass Sculpture by Seguso Vetri d' Arte
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Milan, Italy
Beautiful murano glass sculpture by Seguso Vetri d' Arte, 1980. Exhibited at Tingo design gallery in 2008 for the exhibition Murano a go-go. Out production. Signed.
About Seguso
Seg...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Beautiful Scottish Victorian Mahogany Magic Lantern or Camera
Located in Antwerp, BE
A beautiful Scottish Victorian mahogany magic lantern, made by William Hume, scientific instrument maker, Edinburgh.
The dimensions are approximately 61...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Italian Midcentury Clotheshorse
Located in New York, NY
Italian midcentury clotheshorse. Picasso-esque figural lacquered and waxed wood “uomo morto” for hanging clothes: jacket, trousers, shirt, socks an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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