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Untitled
By Harry Morgan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Harry Morgan
Untitled, 2021
Concrete and glass
Measures: 47.25 x 17.75 x 10 in.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Ore II, a grey, pink, yellow, teal & dark blue glass artwork by Bethany Wood
By Bethany Wood
Located in London, GB
'Ore II' is a unique artwork by the British artist, Bethany Wood.
An equal passion for painting physically inspires how she controls and manipulates her glass. Recreating the flee...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Large Scale Vessel #1504 by Chris Gustin
By Chris Gustin
Located in New York, NY
Glazed stoneware. Unique wood fired piece.
Category
American Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Paradise 06 in Moonstone, a Soft Grey & Gold Glass Sculpture by Amy Cushing
By Amy Cushing
Located in London, GB
''Paradise 06 in Moonstone'' is a unique glass sculpture created using hybrid hand-made glass techniques by the British artist Amy Cushing. Combining mouth blown glass with kiln form...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
ClassiCon Black Usha Umbrella Stand in Steel by Eckart Muthesius
Located in New York, NY
It is a sign of a most mature culture when articles of everyday use also come to catch the aesthetic eye. Coiling upwards like a snake at a snake-charming is Eckart Muthesius‘ spiral...
Category
German Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Alpine, A White, Black, Grey, Yellow & Green Glass Vase by Bethany Wood
By Bethany Wood
Located in London, GB
'Alpine' is a unique glass vase from the Molten Landscapes Collection by the British artist Bethany Wood.
An equal passion for painting physically inspires how she controls and manipulates her glass. Recreating the fleeting nature of brush strokes, Wood’s molten colors traverse across the surface of her glass canvases blending in a myriad of hues. Unlike their flat painterly counterparts, these combine and merge, forming spontaneous watery and lava like abstract relief flourishes.
Taking inspiration from a wide range of sources, Wood’s influences are taken directly from the world around us, elements of the inner-city sit alongside expansive landscapes. Reoccurring themes are Graffiti & Urban Culture, exploration & travel.
In the artist's own words;
"As a multidisciplinary artist, I have begun to merge my two artistic passions, painting and Glassmaking. I like to express myself with the fluidity of the material. The Directional arrangement of a color palette can form the depth of an abstract Landscape. I use my own paintings as a reference whilst making in the hot shop. Each individual artwork from my series has been inspired by a specific place.
Serendipity of abstraction has always been an inspiration for me; the coincidental elements which catch the eye of the viewer. The palette, composition and depth I have attained are taken from nature, with a bold but elegant swipe of my own personal, Expressionist style"
Rising glass star, Wood graduated from De Montfort...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Cloud Vessel #1819 by Chris Gustin
By Chris Gustin
Located in New York, NY
Glazed stoneware. Unique wood-fired vessel.
Category
American Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Sakura TRP22018, Vase in Aubergine, Lilac & Mixed Colors by Maarten Vrolijk
Located in London, GB
Sakura TRP22018 is a unique aubergine and lilac and multicolored hand-blown art glass sculptural vase, covered in an organic glass shard adornment by the Dutch artist Maarten Vorlijk. The piece is flame polished to soften the edges of all the additional external pieces.
Maarten Vrolijk is an Amsterdam-based artist and designer who considers it important to elaborate on the simple, unequivocal nature of a product or artwork and has been creating his works for over 25 years.
His aesthetic and ‘art language...
Category
Dutch Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Metal Sculptural Sign with Face by Alekos Fassianos
Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece
Alekos Fassianos Estate and Carwan Gallery present the first retrospective of the late artist’s design works. Carwan Gallery will replicate new, small editions of most of Fassianos’s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Untitled
By Harry Morgan
Located in Philadelphia, PA
HARRY MORGAN
Untitled, 2022
Concrete and glass
15.75 x 8 x 8 in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete
Enchanted Dawn in Blues II, a Unique Glass Tree Sculpture by Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Enchanted Dawn in Blues II' is a unique glass tree sculpture by the British artist, Louis Thompson.
With both his Enchanted Dawn and Dusk collections, Thompson brings a joyous an...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass, Glass, Art Glass
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
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
21st Century Circo Di Lune Sculpture in Multicolour
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
One after the other, alternating spheres run along metal wires, arranged in order of size and colour. This unique piece by Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin reflects the delicate balance...
Category
Italian 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Untitled Sculpture by Roseanne Sniderman
Located in New York, NY
Glazed stoneware, wood fired. Untitled Sculpture by Roseanne Sniderman. Signed underneath.
Category
American Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Enceladus, Unique Woven Clear Glass Sculptural Centrepiece by Cathryn Shilling
Located in London, GB
'Enceladus' is a unique sculptural centrepiece by the British artist, Cathryn Shilling.
About the artwork in the artist's own words;
"This piece, which is the heaviest that I have ever made, is named for Enceladus, one of the moons of Saturn. Enceladus has a highly reflective surface due to its covering of fresh ice and snow...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
21st Century Circo Di Lune Sculpture in Multicolor
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
One after the other, alternating spheres run along metal wires, arranged in order of size and colour. This unique piece by Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin reflects the delicate balance...
Category
Italian 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
"Koishi" Stone Shaped Ottoman Designed by Naoto Fukasawa for Driade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Koishi" is a stone shaped ottoman, designed by Naoto Fukasawa and manufactured by Driade, featuring a painted fiberglass structure available in four different colors: white, anthrac...
Category
Italian Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Fiberglass
Achromatic Fold in White II, a Parian Porcelain Vessel by Steven Edwards
Located in London, GB
'Achromatic Fold in White II' is a unique sculpture by the British artist Steven Edwards, created from parian porcelain.
Steven Edwards is a ceramic artist whose work investigates the language of making through the materiality and physicality of clay. Fascinated by process-led making, he uses traditional techniques that provoke unanticipated outcomes, using clay as a medium that sustains the narrative of the making process. The resulting forms embody his interaction and manipulation of the clay using bespoke tools to explore the intrinsic properties of the material.
His creative practice starts by purposely placing clay under stress to reveal the natural tension and movement in its surface and form. Throughout the whole making process, he pushes, pulls, compresses and slices the material to provoke a reaction. The final forms are a combination of these making scenarios, translating a theme of duality in their appearance – the contrast of visual distortion and precision, the stillness and movement in form and the surface deception between synthetic and natural.
Whilst challenging and pushing his material to the limits, often using clay bodies in ways they are not designed for, Edwards purposely exploits unexpected outcomes. Creating a sense of unease, during the making his clay cracks and buckles, resulting in permanent scars that illustrate the extremes that have been asked of it. Purely aesthetic, these fissures within the surface are an important counter point to the idealised sugary-hued confectionery layered rings.
Edwards has exhibited his work at premiere contemporary design and craft shows including British Ceramics...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Anemone in Grey, a limited edition Sculpted Glass Artwork by Lena Bergström
Located in London, GB
'Anemone in Grey' is a limited edition artwork by the Swedish artist and designer, Lena Bergström.
Created for 'Lena 25+', Bergström's 2022 solo exhibition celebrating the 25 year...
Category
Swedish Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Flow Grey Blue, a Steel Blue Solid Cast Glass Sculpture by Karin Mørch
By Karin Mørch
Located in London, GB
'Flow Grey Blue' is a unique cast and hand-made glass sculpture by the Danish artist, Karin Mørch.
Mørch’s inspiration often derives from simple express...
Category
Danish Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Celestine V, black & Grey Sparkly Glass Sculptural Centrepiece by Wayne Charmer
Located in London, GB
'Celestine V' is a unique glass sculptural centrepiece by the British artist Wayne Charmer.
For Wayne Charmer, the fascination of glass is to exploit its translucent and reflectiv...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Unique Porcelain Sculpture by Olivia Walker
Located in New York, NY
Nest I, 2022 (Porcelain, C. 4.3 in. H x 6.7 in. W x 6.7 in. D., Object No.: 3922)
Olivia Walker works in porcelain to create pieces that explore the symbiotic relationship between g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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
Italian 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Delusione with Flake in Gold & Raspberry by Bethany Wood & Elliot Walker
Located in London, GB
'Delusione with Flake in Gold & Raspberry' is a unique glass sculptural ice cream by the British artists, Bethany Wood & Elliot Walker.
Bethany Wood
Taking inspiration from a wide ...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Earthly Treasures No 23 a Horse Chestnut & Mineral Sculpture by Morrison Thomas
Located in London, GB
‘Earthly Treasures No 23’ is a unique sculptural bowl by the British artist, Morrison Thomas. It is made from burred Horse Chestnut inlaid with Native Copper, Malachite & Chrysocolla.
Morrison turns beautiful wooden spheres from damaged or diseased trees that have been felled as they can no longer survive. Using aged wood such as this, reveals cracks and crevices which the artist can inlay with precious minerals. The results are breathtaking. These take on the role of globes and are evocative of old maps. The minerals suggest undiscovered islands and continents.
During Thomas’ time as a designer and maker of furniture it was usual practice to mask and hide any blemishes or cracks in the wood, however much like the Japanese art of Kintsugi (where ceramic breakages are repaired with gold and precious metals) Thomas highlights the anomalies in the wood by inlaying them with naturally formed colorful minerals, many taken from his personal collection which he still adds to. Recent visits to the ‘World Famous’ Blue John Mine and also a working Fluorspar mine in Derbyshire has meant new materials for future inlays. With the wood hard to find and unpredictable to turn, the resulting union of the Earth’s natural resources are patiently and skilfully jigsawed together, resulting in truly unique treasure-laden artworks.
Is his own words:
‘The two mediums I combine both come directly from the Earth. The trees form and grow at the surface whilst the minerals can form at great depth. It is not unknown for some trees to have accumulated pieces of crystals in their roots. The thought of this combination of a substance formed during explosive episodes in the Earth millions of years ago with a gently formed living substance, which may have been growing for hundreds of years before finally coming to an end, is both exhilarating and intriguing. I think of it as a fusion between animate and inanimate, above and below the ground, naturally both beautiful, and without which, we as humans could not survive’
Morrison Thomas was born at New Inn Cottage in the tiny village of Charlton near Banbury, Oxfordshire. His father was a cabinet maker & carpenter who was also a wheelwright and blacksmith, as with many village craftsman of the time, he was skilled in all things. Keeping the family tradition, Thomas continued in his father’s footsteps and is a fourth generation woodworker.
As a furniture designer & maker Thomas has exhibited his work in numerous high profile galleries and undertaken many prestigious commissions. He has written articles on woodworking with his work appearing in numerous publications. Previously the chairman of the Surrey Guild of Craftsmen and with a listing in Debrett’s Who’s Who, his achievements are many, especially in consideration that he received no formal training, with his skills obtained from observing and listening to his father.
For many years Thomas designed and made contemporary furniture but mainly due to health reasons stopped making larger-scale works. With woodworking in his blood and a material he simply couldn’t stop creating with, he resumed his creative skills some years later by making unique hand-turned wooden...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Copper
Randy Polumbo Marvel
Located in New York, NY
Randy Polumbo
Marvel, 2022
Dimensions: 42” x 64” x 10”
A grotto in miniature, Marvel is a hypnotic micro-universe in hand-held form. A rocket launcher...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Strange Fruit - The Congregation VI, a Unique Figurative Sculpture by Chris Day
By Chris Day
Located in London, GB
'Strange Fruit - The Congregation VI' is a unique sculpture by the British artist, Chris Day, created from handblown & sculpted glass with terracotta, micro bore copper pipe and copper wire.
This piece was created as a part of the artist's ‘Strange Fruit - Congregation', a unique installation made specifically for their solo exhibition in 2021 at Harewood House in Leeds, curated by Vessel director Angel Monzon.
Chris Day is an emerging glass & mixed media artist and a recent graduate from Wolverhampton University, who received a special commendation during the 2019 British Glass Biennale held in Stourbridge, UK.
Creating works that are highly personal, Day’s intention is to discuss and investigate the treatment of black people...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Wire
Veil Sculpture in Glazed Ceramic by Trish DeMasi
By Trish DeMasi
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Trish DeMasi
Veil, 2019
Glazed Ceramic
18 x 13 x 13 in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Enchanted Dawn in Oranges I, an Abstract Glass Tree Sculpture by Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Enchanted Dawn in Oranges I' is a unique handblown and sculpted glass artwork by the British artist, Louis Thompson.
With both his Enchanted Dawn and Dusk collections, Thompson b...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Hephaestus, a clear & grey glass figurative sculpture by Cathryn Shilling
Located in London, GB
'Hephaestus' is a unique glass sculpture by the British artist Cathryn Shilling. The interior figure is free-blown glass which is wrapped in kiln-formed glass cane 'fabric' which is ...
Category
British Classical Greek 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Dale Chihuly, Glass Sculpture in Two Elements, United States, Early 21st Century
By Dale Chihuly
Located in New York, NY
A two-piece ensemble by Dale Chihuly possessing the artist's signature aesthetic - an otherworldly palette and form, as well as an incredible electric quality makes his work seem wei...
Category
American 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
GUFRAM Another White 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
Italian Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Other
Hera, a clear, grey & black figurative glass sculpture by Cathryn Shilling
Located in London, GB
'Hera' is a unique glass sculpture by the British artist Cathryn Shilling. The interior figure is free-blown glass which is wrapped in kiln-formed glass cane 'fabric' which is applie...
Category
British Classical Greek 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Glass
Ligne Light 2, Pink Neon, White Glass, by Sabine Marcelis, Glass Table Lamp
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Ligne sculptures were made during a summer artist residency at Pilchuck school of glass. As with many of Sabine Marcelis's explorations with light, these objects were born from a curiosity to explore how a material volume can interact with a single line of light and in this case also how two very different ways of working with glass can elevate eachother.
Together with talented neon benders, Sabine Marcelis hand-bent each of the neon lights to wrap around the various glass volumes, accentuating their mass and in turn, the glass volumes filtering the light.
Dutch-Kiwi designer Sabine Marcelis’s work is at the forefront of contemporary material innovation in product and installation design. She works with glass manufacturers and more, forging partnerships across her industry to bring her ambitiously experimental projects to fruition.
Marcelis’s focus is on allowing happenstance sensory experiences to emerge by juxtaposing combinations of unlikely materials and colors. She was educated at the Design Academy Eindhoven and since founding her eponymous studio in 2011 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, she has built a remarkable roster of clients in fashion, architecture and art. She has created signature pieces for the likes of Rem Koolhaas’s architecture firm OMA, high-fashion labels Fendi and Isabel Marant and luxury beauty brand Aesop. She has also exhibited at the Salone del Mobile in Milan and won Wallpaper* magazine’s Designer of the Year award for 2020.
Marcelis was invited to create a sculptural intervention for the interiors of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich...
Category
Dutch 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Cloud Sculpture #1912 by Chris Gustin
By Chris Gustin
Located in New York, NY
Glazed stoneware. Unique, wood-fired sculpture.
Category
American Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Celestine VI, a Bronze & Grey Sparkly Sculptural Centrepiece by Wayne Charmer
Located in London, GB
'Celestine VI' is a unique glass sculptural centrepiece by the British artist Wayne Charmer.
For Wayne Charmer, the fascination of glass is to exploit its translucent and reflecti...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Ovetto Gala Collection Shiny Red 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
Italian 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Plastic
Ovetto ABS Collection White Customized 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
Italian 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Resin
Ligne Light 1, by Sabine Marcelis, Blown Glass, Neon Light, Glass Table Lamp
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Ligne sculptures were made during a summer artist residency at Pilchuck school of glass. As with many of Sabine Marcelis's explorations with light, these objects were born from a curiosity to explore how a material volume can interact with a single line of light and in this case also how two very different ways of working with glass can elevate eachother.
Together with talented neon benders, Sabine Marcelis hand-bent each of the neon lights to wrap around the various glass volumes, accentuating their mass and in turn, the glass volumes filtering the light.
Dutch-Kiwi designer Sabine Marcelis’s work is at the forefront of contemporary material innovation in product and installation design. She works with glass manufacturers and more, forging partnerships across her industry to bring her ambitiously experimental projects to fruition.
Marcelis’s focus is on allowing happenstance sensory experiences to emerge by juxtaposing combinations of unlikely materials and colors. She was educated at the Design Academy Eindhoven and since founding her eponymous studio in 2011 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, she has built a remarkable roster of clients in fashion, architecture and art. She has created signature pieces for the likes of Rem Koolhaas’s architecture firm OMA, high-fashion labels Fendi and Isabel Marant and luxury beauty brand Aesop. She has also exhibited at the Salone del Mobile in Milan and won Wallpaper* magazine’s Designer of the Year award for 2020.
Marcelis was invited to create a sculptural intervention for the interiors of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich’s iconic Barcelona Pavilion, which saw the debut of the pair’s timeless Barcelona chair in 1929. For her “No Fear of Glass” exhibition, the designer subverted the original request made to van der Rohe to “not use too much glass” by designing chaise longues, pillar lights...
Category
Dutch 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Earthly Treasures No 26 a Sycamore & Mixed Mineral Sculpture by Morrison Thomas
Located in London, GB
‘Earthly Treasures No 26’ is a unique sculptural bowl by the British artist, Morrison Thomas. It is made from sycamore inlaid with Chrysocolla & Malachite.
Morrison turns beautifu...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
Earthly Treasures No 27, an Elm & Cornish Turquoise Sculpture by Morrison Thomas
Located in London, GB
‘Earthly Treasures No 27’ is a unique sculptural bowl by the British artist, Morrison Thomas. It is made from burred English Elm inlaid with Cornish Turquoise.
Morrison turns beautiful wooden spheres from damaged or diseased trees that have been felled as they can no longer survive. Using aged wood such as this, reveals cracks and crevices which the artist can inlay with precious minerals. The results are breathtaking. These take on the role of globes and are evocative of old maps. The minerals suggest undiscovered islands and continents.
During Thomas’ time as a designer and maker of furniture it was usual practice to mask and hide any blemishes or cracks in the wood, however much like the Japanese art of Kintsugi (where ceramic breakages are repaired with gold and precious metals) Thomas highlights the anomalies in the wood by inlaying them with naturally formed colorful minerals, many taken from his personal collection which he still adds to. Recent visits to the ‘World Famous’ Blue John Mine and also a working Fluorspar mine in Derbyshire has meant new materials for future inlays. With the wood hard to find and unpredictable to turn, the resulting union of the Earth’s natural resources are patiently and skilfully jigsawed together, resulting in truly unique treasure-laden artworks.
Is his own words:
‘The two mediums I combine both come directly from the Earth. The trees form and grow at the surface whilst the minerals can form at great depth. It is not unknown for some trees to have accumulated pieces of crystals in their roots. The thought of this combination of a substance formed during explosive episodes in the Earth millions of years ago with a gently formed living substance, which may have been growing for hundreds of years before finally coming to an end, is both exhilarating and intriguing. I think of it as a fusion between animate and inanimate, above and below the ground, naturally both beautiful, and without which, we as humans could not survive’
Morrison Thomas was born at New Inn Cottage in the tiny village of Charlton near Banbury, Oxfordshire. His father was a cabinet maker & carpenter who was also a wheelwright and blacksmith, as with many village craftsman of the time, he was skilled in all things. Keeping the family tradition, Thomas continued in his father’s footsteps and is a fourth generation woodworker.
As a furniture designer & maker Thomas has exhibited his work in numerous high profile galleries and undertaken many prestigious commissions. He has written articles on woodworking with his work appearing in numerous publications. Previously the chairman of the Surrey Guild of Craftsmen and with a listing in Debrett’s Who’s Who, his achievements are many, especially in consideration that he received no formal training, with his skills obtained from observing and listening to his father.
For many years Thomas designed and made contemporary furniture but mainly due to health reasons stopped making larger-scale works. With woodworking in his blood and a material he simply couldn’t stop creating with, he resumed his creative skills some years later by making unique hand-turned wooden vessels...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Precious Stone, Elm
Bronze Oloid Sand Cast Sculpture by Labor Limae, the Netherlands 2021
Located in Utrecht, NL
This unique bronze oloid sculpture was sand cast in bronze by Labor Limae. The manually finished surface shows its distinctive imperfections that specifica...
Category
Dutch Scandinavian Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
James Bearden Containment Box #2
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural "Containment" box, a vessel in blackened steel, dyed bronze, and red glass enamel by American artist James Bearden. Number 2 in a series. Top lifts off revealing an abstra...
Category
American Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Bronze, Enamel
Ligne Light 2 - White Neon, Lime Yellow Glass, by Sabine Marcelis, Table Lamp
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The Ligne sculptures were made during a summer artist residency at Pilchuck school of glass. As with many of Sabine Marcelis's explorations with light, these objects were born from a curiosity to explore how a material volume can interact with a single line of light and in this case also how two very different ways of working with glass can elevate eachother.
Together with talented neon benders, Sabine Marcelis hand-bent each of the neon lights to wrap around the various glass volumes, accentuating their mass and in turn, the glass volumes filtering the light.
Dutch-Kiwi designer Sabine Marcelis’s work is at the forefront of contemporary material innovation in product and installation design. She works with glass manufacturers and more, forging partnerships across her industry to bring her ambitiously experimental projects to fruition.
Marcelis’s focus is on allowing happenstance sensory experiences to emerge by juxtaposing combinations of unlikely materials and colors. She was educated at the Design Academy Eindhoven and since founding her eponymous studio in 2011 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, she has built a remarkable roster of clients in fashion, architecture and art. She has created signature pieces for the likes of Rem Koolhaas’s architecture firm OMA, high-fashion labels Fendi and Isabel Marant and luxury beauty brand Aēsop. She has also exhibited at the Salone del Mobile in Milan and won Wallpaper* magazine’s Designer of the Year award for 2020.
Marcelis was invited to create a sculptural intervention for the interiors of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich...
Category
Dutch 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Clovis in Grey to Topaz, a Textured Tall Glass Sculpture by James Devereux
Located in London, GB
'Clovis in Grey to Topaz' is a unique tall glass sculpture by the British artist James Devereux.
Refinement and daring combine within this statue...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Earthly Treasures No 25, an Acacia & Mixed Mineral Sculpture by Morrison Thomas
Located in London, GB
‘Earthly Treasures No 25’ is a unique sculptural bowl by the British artist, Morrison Thomas. It is made from burred Acacia inlaid with Native Copper, Ma...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Copper, Gold Leaf
Apertura Slate 04, Grey & Rust Glass and Steel Abstract Sculpture by Jon Lewis
By Jon Lewis
Located in London, GB
'Apertura Slate 04' is a unique sculpture by the British artist, Jon Lewis, created from handblown television glass, cast iron and steel.
The top section is held in place upon the metal base below by a strong magnet.
A reoccurring theme throughout the years within Lewis' work has been the synthesis of glass with metal, which under the creative influence of the artist, results in corrosion, patination and texture.
These blown glass forms are coated by ‘spark impregnation’. Lewis intensely grinds iron and other metals, creating a multitude of small, hot, airborne metal particles that instantly bond and finally cover, the surface of his glass.
Forever evolving works, the consistent detail for each is a window of pure transparent coloured glass, a framed aperture to the internal space, encased and surrounded by this metallic shell.
More about the artist;
Lewis’ first introduction to glassmaking was in 1989 at Wolverhampton University, where he instantly fell in love with glass as a material.
A reoccurring theme throughout the years within his work has been the synthesis of glass with metal, which under the creative influence of the artist, often results in corrosion, patination and texture. With his Apertura series, blown vessels created from recycled Bang & Olufsen Television glass are coated by ‘spark impregnation’. Lewis intensely grinds iron and other metals, creating a multitude of small, hot, airborne metal particles that instantly bond and finally cover, the surface of his glass. Forever evolving works, the consistent detail for each is a window of pure transparent coloured glass, a framed aperture to the internal space, encased and surrounded by this metallic shell.
In a parallel and completely different body of work, are Lewis' Moonrock sculptures, which combine glass with dichroic filters and employ his own unique technique which began in 1994. Whilst working as a glass blowing assistant in Oregon, an introduction to ‘dichroic thin film interference filters’ as a form of surface decoration on blown glass, saw Lewis see vast potential. This amazing and very technical material, similar to iridescent butterfly wings, produces colour formed by selective reflection as opposed to absorption. The refractive transformation of light through convex and concave lenses and a diffused projection which this film creates, results in artworks that appear to glow from within, emanating a myriad of colours. A constant in Lewis’ glassmaking palette, this series and technique has featured in many notable sculptural & architectural works and derivations.
These two opposing praxis of the artist’s artistic inquiry, often merge into a single expression. Lewis’ work has evolved into a distinctive vision, a fusion of beauty and uniqueness. Every piece of Lewis' art has a twist, in that each of his designs can be traced back to a single sketch. In many instances scribbled several years before just waiting for that last ingredient of inspiration for it to become a reality and brought to life in his multidisciplinary hot glass and metalwork studio in Essex.
In the artist’s own words;
“In my work I try to create pieces which are hard to identify materially and have an unknown. I enjoy making things whether a glass vessel or a glass furnace, I appreciate things crafted by hand. My history is of engineering and consequently, I love to push the boundaries of what is expected of materials”
Lewis was awarded the Glass Society Prize in the British Glass Biennale 2019. His Transceiver received an Honourable Mention in Trace - Showcasing Sustainable Glass Art, in the Glass Art Society’s Virtual 2021 Conference. His dichroic glass has been used in a number of prestigious architectural commissions, including in the Space Pyramidion at the Child Museum of Cairo and the Bliegiessen Sculpture by Thomas Heatherwick...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
ClassiCon Folding Screen in Black by Eileen Gray
By Eileen Gray
Located in New York, NY
The high-tech look that arose in the 1980s and which is still potentially current had an ingenious predecessor. Over half a century ago, Eileen Gray anticipated the cool Industrial a...
Category
German Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Ares, a black, white & grey figurative glass sculpture by Cathryn Shilling
Located in London, GB
'Ares' is a unique glass sculpture by the British artist Cathryn Shilling. The interior figure is free-blown glass which is wrapped in kiln-formed glass cane 'fabric' which is applie...
Category
British Classical Greek 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Zuperfici Sculpture by Duccio Maria Gambi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With INCAL, the new collection launched at Duplex, Duccio Maria Gambi blurs the lines of functionality and art, expanding his research into the nature of materials.
Duccio Maria Gam...
Category
Nepalese Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Apertura Stone Grey 07, a Rust & Grey Glass and Steel Sculpture by Jon Lewis
By Jon Lewis
Located in London, GB
'Apertura Stone Grey 07' is a unique sculpture by the British artist, Jon Lewis, created from handblown television glass, cast iron and steel.
The top section is held in place upon the metal base below by a strong magnet.
These blown glass forms are coated by ‘spark impregnation’. Lewis intensely grinds iron and other metals, creating a multitude of small, hot, airborne metal particles that instantly bond and finally cover, the surface of his glass.
Forever evolving works, the consistent detail for each is a window of pure transparent coloured glass, a framed aperture to the internal space, encased and surrounded by this metallic shell.
More about the artist;
Lewis’ first introduction to glassmaking was in 1989 at Wolverhampton University, where he instantly fell in love with glass as a material.
A reoccurring theme throughout the years within his work has been the synthesis of glass with metal, which under the creative influence of the artist, often results in corrosion, patination and texture. With his Apertura series, blown vessels created from recycled Bang & Olufsen Television glass are coated by ‘spark impregnation’. Lewis intensely grinds iron and other metals, creating a multitude of small, hot, airborne metal particles that instantly bond and finally cover, the surface of his glass. Forever evolving works, the consistent detail for each is a window of pure transparent coloured glass, a framed aperture to the internal space, encased and surrounded by this metallic shell.
In a parallel and completely different body of work, are Lewis' Moonrock sculptures, which combine glass with dichroic filters and employ his own unique technique which began in 1994. Whilst working as a glass blowing assistant in Oregon, an introduction to ‘dichroic thin film interference filters’ as a form of surface decoration on blown glass, saw Lewis see vast potential. This amazing and very technical material, similar to iridescent butterfly wings, produces colour formed by selective reflection as opposed to absorption. The refractive transformation of light through convex and concave lenses and a diffused projection which this film creates, results in artworks that appear to glow from within, emanating a myriad of colours. A constant in Lewis’ glassmaking palette, this series and technique has featured in many notable sculptural & architectural works and derivations.
These two opposing praxis of the artist’s artistic inquiry, often merge into a single expression. Lewis’ work has evolved into a distinctive vision, a fusion of beauty and uniqueness. Every piece of Lewis' art has a twist, in that each of his designs can be traced back to a single sketch. In many instances scribbled several years before just waiting for that last ingredient of inspiration for it to become a reality and brought to life in his multidisciplinary hot glass and metalwork studio in Essex.
In the artist’s own words;
“In my work I try to create pieces which are hard to identify materially and have an unknown. I enjoy making things whether a glass vessel or a glass furnace, I appreciate things crafted by hand. My history is of engineering and consequently, I love to push the boundaries of what is expected of materials”
Lewis was awarded the Glass Society Prize in the British Glass Biennale 2019. His Transceiver received an Honourable Mention in Trace - Showcasing Sustainable Glass Art, in the Glass Art Society’s Virtual 2021 Conference. His dichroic glass has been used in a number of prestigious architectural commissions, including in the Space Pyramidion at the Child Museum of Cairo and the Bliegiessen Sculpture by Thomas Heatherwick...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Unfolded Change, Unique Pink & White Cast Glass Sculpture by Monette Larsen
Located in London, GB
'Unfolded Change' is a unique cast glass sculpture by the Danish artist, Monette Larsen.
Larsen has always been fascinated by the concept of beauty within nature; what makes somet...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Planet in Pink, Brown & Gold, a Glass Sculpture & Centrepiece by Lena Bergström
Located in London, GB
'Planet in Pink, Brown & Gold' is a unique glass sculptural artwork and centerpiece by the Swedish artist Lena Bergström. This piece is from an ongoing collection of works called the...
Category
Swedish Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Planet in Soft Pink, a unique Glass Sculpture & Centrepiece by Lena Bergström
Located in London, GB
'Planet in Soft Pink' is a unique glass sculptural artwork and centerpiece by the Swedish artist Lena Bergström. This piece is from an ongoing collectio...
Category
Swedish Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Glass
Randy Polumbo Organelle
Located in New York, NY
Randy Polumbo
Organelle, 2022
Dimensions: 48” H x 51” W x 18” D
Wet silver processed, molded mycelium panel with hand blown glass flower.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Oro in Yellow I, Unique Yellow & Slate Grey Glass Sculpture by Morten Klitgaard
Located in London, GB
‘Oro I’ is a unique sculpture by the Danish artist, Morten Klitgaard.
In the artist's own words:
"My work is driven by the urge to investigate and push the limits of glass as a mat...
Category
Danish Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Incal Sculpture by Duccio Maria Gambi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zuperfici is a collection of furniture pieces and objects that investigates the materiality of an object through its surfaces.The starting point is the plastic laminate, a very thin ...
Category
Nepalese Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Kelp, a Unique Amber, Aqua & Green Cast Glass Sculpture by Nina Casson McGarva
Located in London, GB
'Kelp' 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 beautifully de...
Category
British Organic Modern 21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
