Modern Abstract Sculptures
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
Style: Modern
Color: Red
Geometric Sculpture in Polished Tangerine Resin by Paola Valle
By Paola Valle
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
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Materials
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21st Century Karim Rashid Queen Vase Murano Glass Green - Ocean Blue
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Karim Rashid Queen vase Murano glass various colors
Queen designed by Karim Rashid is a curvaceous vase that combine regality with visual wit. Proposed in combination w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Modern Red Coral Flower Vase or Decorative Object By Andrea Branzi
By Andrea Branzi, Qeeboo
Located in Origgio (VA), IT
A vase that incorporates the structure and shape of a coral firmly anchored to its base, where you can put flowers but also let the object live as a sculpture. Andrea Branzi overturn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Plastic
Norman Mercer Lucite Red Paperweight Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
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1990s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Pair of English Teign Valley Red Art Glass Sculptures Paper Weight Bookends
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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20th Century English Modern Abstract Sculptures
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English Teign Valley Red Art Glass Sculpture Paper Weight Bookend
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful hand blown art glass sculpture from Teign Valley Glass in England. The shop has been around since the early 20th C. and is renowned for ...
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20th Century English Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Art Glass
Vintage Zig Metal Clock by Seccose “Clocky Clock”
Located in San Diego, CA
Graphic and high design piece by Seccose. The metal frame is bent to create an effect on profile. The piece is powered coated in a unique orange red color, finished with a plexiglass...
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Materials
Metal, Enamel
"Lobster Cacti" Glazed Ceramic Cactus Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Simpson rather instinctively made ceramic cacti for the show. They were a last minute thought that evolved out of a daydream. Keith was musing about the possibility of moving t...
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2010s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Jungle Contemporary Vase, Large, in Monochrome Magenta by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Resin
Jungle Contemporary Vase, Large, in Monochrome Orange by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Jungle Contemporary Vase, Small Bicolor Transparent and Red by Jacopo Foggini
Located in New York, NY
Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs.
Inspired by t...
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Curved and Taped Red
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Curved and taped is a collection of sculptural forms that push the boundaries of architecture, art and design. The project is the result of an expressive gesture that moves away from...
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Modern Steel Sculpture "Lunar Eclipse" by Charlie Eckhardt
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Introducing a captivating sculpture “Lunar Eclipse” by renowned Oklahoma artist Charlie Eckhardt, a true masterpiece that captures the essence of imag...
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Sculpture by Torsten Johansson, Lacquered Steel and Wooden Base, Denmark, 1980s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture by Torsten Johansson,
Denmark. 1980s.
Lacquered iron on wooden base.
Dimensions:
H: 99 cm/ 3' 3 1/4''
W: 40,5/ 16''
D: 27 cm/ 10 5/8''
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1980s Danish Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Iron
Plaster of Paris and Resin Red Abstract Totem Floor Indoor Sculpture
Located in North Miami, FL
This monumental and arresting abstract tall life-size floor sculpture is a mixed-media of plaster of pairs over molded fiberglass with red rub paint. It rotates and pivots from side ...
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1980s American Vintage Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Fiberglass, Plaster, Paint
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