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Technique: Hand-Crafted
Prospect Bronze Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Prospect bronze all in solid
bronze in brown bronze finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
21st Century Karim Rashid Queen Vase Murano Glass Steel Grey and Emerald Green
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Karim Rashid Queen vase Murano glass various Amber base Blue Top
Queen designed by Karim Rashid is a curvaceous vase that combine regality with visual wit. Proposed in c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Stacy Black Resin Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture stacy black resin all in
casted resin in black matte finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
White abstract sculpture, hand crafted and cast (Ref.4)
By Rinat Design
Located in London, GB
White abstract sculpture no 4 is part of collection “From Tree Bark To Sculpture”, a series of hand crafted sculptures that follow original forms of tree ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Stacy White Resin Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Stacy white resin all in
casted resin in white matte finish.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Inca 2 Marble Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Inca 2 Marble made with carved
and polished marble, pole in solid bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Strange Fruit, the Congregation VIII, a Glass & Ceramic Sculpture by Chris Day
By Chris Day
Located in London, GB
'Strange Fruit - The Congregation VIII' 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
2010s British Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Korean Glass 25, a unique porcelain and glass sculpture by Choi Keeryong
Located in London, GB
Korean Glass 25, is a unique sculpture in clear glass and porcelain that is handblown, painted and cut by the South Korean artist, Choi Keeryong. The interior detail of the piece is handpainted in blue, red and green.
Keeryong is based in Scotland. His work is informed by his investigations into the similarities and cultural differences that we all experience in relation to the objects around us in contrast to where we live. Something he is has personally experienced living in another country.
In this collection, Keeryong has developed a process using the ancient Korean ‘Saggam’ pottery technique, which allows him to explore a state of ambiguity created for the viewer’s visual experience. Using delineating geometric patterns and counterfeit letters (meaningless Korean words) he combines his glass with found English teapots...
Category
2010s British Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, 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
2010s British Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Copper
Contemporary Art Harm De Veer Abstract Wood Sculpture Just Hanging There 1 Grey
By Harm De Veer
Located in Vinkel, NL
"Just Hanging There (1)" is an abstract object from the "Just Hanging There" collection and was designed according to the vision of Dutch designer Harm de Veer. From a production pro...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Scrap Wood, Paint
Isamu Noguchi Akari 40XP / T1, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An Akari model « 40XP » on « Single Stem Base » (T1) by Isamu Noguchi
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Structure in black lacquered metal
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Com...
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Akari 45A by Isamu Noguchi, Ozeki, 1951
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An Akari model “45A” by the famous artist Isamu Noguchi
Original shade in washi & bamboo rims
Structure in black lacquered metal
Hand-made form realized by Ozeki Company, Gifu, Ja...
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Small Vase Form VII, Inspired by Kirkcaldy Patterns by Frances Priest
Located in London, GB
Ceramic form, inscribed line, earthenware glaze and vitreous slip
Based in Edinburgh, ceramic artist Frances Priest explores the cultural histories of ornament through the creation of intricately made ceramic objects and is represented in collections of international significance.
This Vase Form is from Frances' Kirkcaldy Patterns series. These pieces follow on from a commission the artist created for the Edinburgh Haematology Centre in 2021. While studying the industrial heritage of the Firth of Forth...
Category
2010s British Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
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...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Large Abstract Studio Pottery Stoneware 'Pagoda Pot' by Alan Ashpool England 70s
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A stunning three hooped ‘Pagoda Pot’ by Dorset potter Alan Ashpool, with a flared bowl to the top, tiered forms made from a mixture of thrown and slipcast sections joined together, culminating in a bell shaped base. Predominantly in an ecru colourway, followed by a dark grey glaze, then a turquoise/blue glaze, culminating in a stunning bronze manganese glaze. There are also beautiful blue flecks in the ecru finish, which were created in the firing process.
A wonderfully impressive and tactile piece measuring 40cm in height, in very good condition with no chips or cracks. Alan Ashpool backstamp to the base alongside the original address label.
Dorset based potter Alan Ashpool, studied pottery under Heber Matthews (1905-1959), a foremost student of William Staite Murray and teacher of Hans Coper.
During the 1960s Ashpool’s pots were sold in leading design stores such as Heal’s, alongside those of Dame Lucie Rie...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Marcin Rusak, "Tephra Sculpture 003", 2022, Real Flowers, Zinc, In Stock
By Marcin Rusak
Located in WARSZAWA, 14
Drawing their name from the geological term indicating petrified fragments spat from volcanoes, the objects from the Tephra series are handcrafted using real, specially treated flowe...
Category
2010s Polish Other Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Wire, Zinc
Contemporary Art Harm De Veer Abstract Wood Sculpture Just Hanging There 2 Grey
By Harm De Veer
Located in Vinkel, NL
"Just Hanging There (2)" is an abstract object from the "Just Hanging There" collection and was designed according to the vision of Dutch designer Harm de Veer. From a production pro...
Category
2010s European Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
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 applied hot. With her Cloaked Collection, Shilling takes mythical tragic figures as her inspiration. Blown forms are wrapped in glass cane 'cloaks' which mimic cloth, following the contours of the form below.
In the artist's own words;
"Cloaked are large figurative pieces that are the culmination of the development of ideas and processes made over a long period of time. The process of slow, considered exploration of the material cold and rigid in the studio. The technical exploration of hot glass processes requiring quick judgements in order to create a form, drawn from observation. And the process of resolution, so by bringing these elements together, produces something that is greater than the sum of the parts. These pieces stand tall like a character in a play, conveying the essence of inevitable tragedy to be found in life, love, war and death".
Cathryn Shilling began her arts career as a graphic designer but went on to study glass after moving to Connecticut with her family. On returning to the UK she studied kiln formed glass at Kensington and Chelsea College and blown glass with Peter Layton at the London Glassblowing Workshop. She set up studio in London in 2007 from where she has gone on to create a huge body and variety of work.
Shilling experiments with colour and technique to produce beautiful one off sculptures. Her innovative pieces push the glass beyond our usual comfort zones. With some sculptures, glass rods are woven together like fabric, mimicking the flexibility and movement of cloth. The apparent frailty of the glass is balanced by the strong dynamic forms, differing levels of light picking out layers of colour. With other works, bubbles are trapped in swathes of watery hues. Her colour palette and choice of forms are very much informed by the various natural states in which water is found: icebergs, waterfalls and whirlpools for example.
Shilling’s work has been collected and widely exhibited internationally including: Ireland Glass Biennale 2019 at Dublin Castle...
Category
2010s British Classical Greek Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, 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
2010s British Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Majestic Ruby Red Hand Blown Murano Glass Monarch's Sceptre
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Elaborate and beautifully created ruby red glass sceptre
An striking piece of Murano for the collector
Circa 1970's
Measures: Length 16 inch, Diameter 5 inch
In good condition. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Rocket, Unique Sculptural Lighting, Floor Lamp from Reclaimed Burned Wood
Located in Budapest, HU
Collectible art sculpture mood lighting, one of a kind floor lamp, is made from salvaged wood furniture (mid-century style floor lamp). The wiring and hand painted lampshade are new....
Category
2010s Hungarian Post-Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Wire
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
2010s British Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Wire
N1 Chair, Unique Sculptured, Charred Furniture, from Salvaged Chair and Cork
Located in Budapest, HU
Collectible art sculpture dining chair, one of a kind chair, is made from repurposed wood furniture (mid-century style dining chair) and cork....
Category
2010s Hungarian Post-Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Cork, Plywood, Reclaimed Wood
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
2010s Swedish Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Glass
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
2010s British Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
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
2010s British Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Freaklab Trio Palombari Made Entirely by Hand in Ceramic
By Freaklab
Located in Modica, RG
The Palombari by Freaklab fully represent the meaning of his art and continuous research and the technique of majolica and terracotta.
The trio of Palombari are respectively 35cm, 45cm and 50cm tall.
Divers live in the submerged world, from what? from anything that does not give space to their desires, projects and rights.
Their desire for freedom is evident from the folded bars. These Men and Women want to escape and have their say by expressing the freedom of their thoughts in their dreams. Birds are a very strong symbol of freedom and being 'under water' or in any other place where they don't feel comfortable, they want to find their dimension and their habitat.
The artist chose the name Freaklab because he has always created works tending towards the monstrous, the different, enriched by characterizing, exaggerated and disturbing elements, which make it inappropriately pleasant for contemplative and attentive observation.
From my island...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
Artistic Milk-White Murano Glass Vase, by Romano Donà, Italy, 1990s
By Romano Donà
Located in Villaverla, IT
Artistic milk-white and iridescent vase with Murano glass and paste, by Romano Donà, Italy, 1990s.
This artistic vase, entirely made with blown Murano glass in the 1990s, has a uniq...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Cut Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass, Glass
Abstract Studio Pottery Stoneware ‘Pagoda Pot’ by Alan Ashpool, England C.1970s
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A wonderful three hooped ‘Pagoda Pot’ by Alan Ashpool, tiered forms made from a mixture of thrown and slipcast sections joined together, in an ecru / pale green colourway, with three matt green slip stripes. In very good condition with no chips or cracks. Alan Ashpool backstamp to the base.
Dorset based potter Alan Ashpool, studied pottery under Heber Matthews (1905-1959), a foremost student of William Staite Murray and teacher of Hans Coper.
During the 1960s Ashpool’s pots were sold in leading design stores such as Heal’s, alongside those of Dame Lucie Rie...
Category
1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware, Paint
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
2010s British Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
Opening Raw Oak Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Opening Raw Oak all in solid raw oak
from Venice canals columns. With iron lacquered
base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Spinal II, Unique Tree Inspired White & Aubergine Glass Vase by Mårten Medbo
By Mårten Medbo
Located in London, GB
‘Spinal II' is a limited edition (ed 49) tree-inspired white & aubergine glass vase by the Swedish artist, Mårten Medbo.
Among his work, there are numerous examples of pieces having...
Category
2010s Swedish Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
“Le Phénicien” Important Urn Sculpture by Agnès Debizet, 2015
Located in London, GB
“Le Phénicien” Sculpture by Agnès Debizet, 2015
Urn sculpture made of stoneware and porcelain slip, hand-built and carved.
Unique signed piece.
Di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Stoneware
Contemporary Ceramic "Geode" Sculpture by Agnès Debizet, 2020
Located in London, GB
"Coupe Geode" Sculpture by Agnès Debizet, 2020
Impressive and large stoneware bowl or cup covered with porcelain slip and glass. Evoking a rounded, hollow stone or rock, the inter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Stoneware, Glass
Sculpture 3 - Tree Bark Series
By Rinat Design
Located in London, GB
“From Tree Bark To Sculpture”, a collection of hand-crafted contemporary sculptures, based on original bark forms handpicked for their sculptural features, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Epoxy Resin
Freaklab Head Made Entirely by Hand in Ceramic, ' Testa Riccia'
By Freaklab
Located in Modica, RG
This Curly Head Sculpture by Freaklab fully represents the meaning of his art and continuous research and the technique of majolica and terracotta.
The sculpture is enriched with palm wood that forms the hair.
The theme is that of the identity relationship between man and nature.
By creating these zoomorphic and phytomorphic hybridizations Freaklab creates an alienation between man and nature.
The artist chose the name Freaklab because he has always created works tending towards the monstrous, the different, enriched by characterizing, exaggerated and disturbing elements, which make it inappropriately pleasant for contemplative and attentive observation.
From my island...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta, Palmwood
Inca 6 Marble Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Inca 6 Marble made with carved
and polished marble, pole in solid bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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
2010s British Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Copper, Gold Leaf
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
2010s Swedish Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Going Round in Circles I, a Grey, Blue & Orange Glass Artwork by Sarah Wiberley
Located in London, GB
'Going Round in Circles I' is a unique glass sculptural vessel by the British artist, Sarah Wiberley.
By bringing contemporary style to the traditions of glassblowing used in the ...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
21st Century Karim Rashid Queen Vase Murano Glass Honey, Ocean Blue
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Karim Rashid Queen vase Murano glass various Amber base Blue Top
Queen designed by Karim Rashid is a curvaceous vase that combine regality with visual wit. Proposed in c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Mineral Vase
Located in copenhagen, DK
One-off a kind - Contemporary Design - Mineral Vase by Andredottir & Bobek.
Artificial Nature is a collaboration between the artist and design duo Josephine Andredottir and Emilie B...
Category
2010s Danish Other Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Foam, Plaster
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
2010s British Classical Greek Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
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
2010s British Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Going Round in Circles III, a Grey & Yellow Glass Artwork by Sarah Wiberley
Located in London, GB
'Going Round in Circles III' is a unique glass sculptural vessel by the British artist, Sarah Wiberley.
By bringing contemporary style to the traditions of glassblowing used in th...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Soft Lines in Pink, a Unique Abstract Glass Sculpture by Maria Bang Espersen
Located in London, GB
‘Soft Lines in Pink' is a unique glass sculpture by the Danish artist, Maria Bang Espersen.
Maria Bang Espersen works around the idea that all things are malleable, like glass, and that nothing can be permanently defined. Her experimental sculptures are therefore not only an approach but also a statement; one that states to never get caught up in the restrictive norms or to obey established hierarchies. Essentially, her works in glass, are a play with the possibilities of the material and an attempt to expand the viewer’s understanding of her chosen medium.
Although static and solid in their final sate, Espersen stretches, pulls and bends her glass, resulting in works that appear soft and almost possible of languid movement. Her chosen candy confectionery colour palette entices and draws the onlooker towards the artwork, which deliciously glisten.
Espersen studied glass and ceramics at Engelsholm Højskole, in Denmark, continuing her studies at the Kosta School of Glass in Sweden, The Royal Danish Academy of Design, and Haystack Mountain...
Category
2010s Swedish Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Ore Totem in Aquamarine & Pale Turquoise with Platinum by Enemark & Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Ore Totem in Aquamarine & Pale Turquoise with Platinum' is a unique glass sculpture by the collaborative artists Hanne Enemark (Danish) and Louis Thompson (British). The outer glass...
Category
2010s European Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Platinum
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
2010s British Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Large Organic Ceramic Floor Sculpture by Fernando Marquina
Located in London, GB
Large organic floor sculpture sculpted by the South American artist Fernando Marquina looks like an armored creature from the natural world of t...
Category
1980s South American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Tall Lily Vase, a Black / Ebony Sculptural Porcelain Vase by Vivienne Foley
Located in London, GB
‘Tall Lily Vase’ is a unique porcelain sculptural vessel by the British artist, Vivienne Foley, which has been released from her own personal archive of artworks.
Vivienne Foley is based in Gloucestershire where she produces exquisite ceramic sculpture. Although in essence they are often functional pieces in form, it is their appearance that makes each unique work so much more. From dramatic structures to gentle sweeping curves, Foley's inherent understanding of porcelain is more than evident and testament to her patience with this most difficult of materials.
Having worked with porcelain for over 5 decades, it is Foley’s dedication that gives her such sensitivity towards her medium. This combined with her expert glazing and acknowledgement of this material’s vast history, results in very fresh and modern works that equally pay homage to what has gone before. Flower forms, poppy heads, bracts and petals translate into foliate rims and sinuous necks, carved and pleated or swept into a spiral. A contemporary marriage of craft, history and nature.
In her own words:
“As a professional potter I have been producing thrown porcelains for over fifty years and so logic would dictate that I have ‘seen it all, done it all’ by now, but on the contrary I still continue to be challenged and interested. The technical frustrations and the uncertainty of results all seem worthwhile when one opens a successful kiln firing. The heart leaps!
I have never been afraid to push my materials to the limit, to accept failures and to follow trails, but I am always excited when basic techniques and familiar methods result in something new. My primary interest is in ‘form’ and in finding solutions for what I call ‘damp engineering’. The comparatively non-plastic nature of porcelain dictates my having to join sections together, but a form must ‘flow’ and construction methods should not be obvious.
Over the years I have fired every sort of kiln and dallied with glazes, spending untold hours testing and rejecting, but since I now work in a small space I find simple black and white glazes and slips are less distracting and best enhance my forms.
I am not influenced by any particular thing – rather, I am interested in everything; always looking for quality and workmanship. I love all aspects of the design world from architecture to textiles. Museums, galleries and exhibitions are my addiction, with photography and the natural world a constant inspiration.
My travels to China and my ongoing study of Chinese ceramics have also been an enduring theme and I have been lucky enough to handle and photograph some of the world’s great collections”
Foley has a global following and is represented in private and public collections world wide.
Public Collections and Acquisitions
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin • Limerick City Art Gallery • Ulster Museum, N. Ireland • Crafts Council of Ireland • Centre of Ceramic Art, York Museums Trust • Southampton City Art Gallery • Leeds Museums & Galleries • US Ambassador to Ireland, Jean Kennedy Smith • President Hillery of Ireland • President Mary Robinson of Ireland • Prime Minister Charles Haughey of Ireland • President Hertzog of Israel • Prime Minister Keating of Australia • Prince Faisal of Saudi Arabia • US President Bill Clinton and Hilary Rodham Clinton • Royal Household, Sweden • Nancy Soderberg • President Jacques Chirac of France • Irish Embassy, Berlin • Sandy Lane Hotel, Barbados • Ford UK, London • Four Seasons Hotel, Amman, Jordan • Rolex...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Art Glass
Freaklab Head Made Entirely by Hand in Ceramic, ' Molti Volti '
By Freaklab
Located in Modica, RG
This Many Faces Sculpture by Freaklab fully represents the meaning of his art and ongoing research
and the technique of majolica and terracotta.
This work is a unique piece. The theme is that of the identity relationship between man and nature.
By creating these zoomorphic and phytomorphic hybridizations Freaklab creates an alienation between man and animal, in this case between man, monkey, bird and fish. All the elements of nature merge into one fantastic work
The artist chose the name Freaklab because he has always created works tending towards the monstrous, the different, enriched by characterizing, exaggerated and disturbing elements, which make it inappropriately pleasant for contemplative and attentive observation.
From my island...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Ceramic
Group of Mid-Century Modern Organic Studio Ceramic Ball Vases
Located in London, GB
A group of seven organic ball shaped Studio Pottery vases in natural colours, were produced in the 1960s. The individual appearance is unique in their shape, glaze and texture resemb...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
golia
Located in Crodo, VB
Golia
Erranti collection
Home decor object. Unique piece.
Made in Eclisseo Silver black
Eclisseo Silver is a black granitoid gneiss illuminated by ...
Category
2010s Italian Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Freaklab Trio Masks Made Entirely by Hand in Ceramic
By Freaklab
Located in Modica, RG
This blue, green and brown eyes with a cross mouth Trio by Freaklab fully represents the meaning of his art and continuous research and the technique of majolica and terracotta.
The cross mouth wants to be an impetus to freedom of expression and speech, without dogmas and restrictions. The open mouth and so 'wide from hope and strength in looking at her.
The artist chose the name Freaklab because he has always created works tending towards the monstrous, the different, enriched by characterizing, exaggerated and disturbing elements, which make it inappropriately pleasant for contemplative and attentive observation.
From my island...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Terracotta
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
2010s British Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Precious Stone, Elm
Echinus in Heliotrope, a unique pink Glass centrepiece by Katherine Huskie
Located in London, GB
'Echinus in Heliotrope' is a unique sculpture and centrepiece by the British artist Katherine Huskie. The free-blown central round glass form is covered in trails of glass that trave...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
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
2010s Danish Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
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
2010s British Organic Modern Hand-Crafted Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
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