Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
ORGANIC MODERN STYLE
Organic modern furniture is characterized by clean lines, an overall uncomplicated aesthetic and a prioritizing of natural, sustainable materials, such as wood and stone. There are lots of earth tones and natural-world textures rather than bright color palettes or fabrics embellished with busy patterns.
Organic furniture is minimalist and, owing to the ideas of venerable architect Frank Lloyd Wright, designed for warm spaces that promote harmony between human habitation and the great outdoors. Organic modern design, including in furniture and architecture, emerged in the 1930s.
Designers such as Andrianna Shamaris, Alguacil & Perkoff and Jörg Pietschmann — all known for organic modern design — have created furniture that brings dynamic and unpredictable energy to home interiors while emphasizing the importance of a relationship with the natural world.
Striking an appealing balance between our living spaces and nature doesn't have to be an arduous task — the broad selection of original organic modern furniture on 1stDibs includes solid wood tables, bamboo seating options, hand-knotted wall tapestries and more.
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Style: Organic Modern
African Vintage Wood Carving
Located in Dallas, TX
African vintage wood carving. In my organic, contemporary, vintage and mid-century modern aesthetic.
Category
Early 18th Century African Antique Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$490 Sale Price
44% Off
Andrianna Shamaris Teak Wood Male Torso
Located in New York, NY
Hand carved from a single reclaimed teak wood root with natural oil finish, a male torso. Shown on a black metal base.
Own an Andrianna Shamaris original.
Andrianna Shamaris. The L...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Nymphenburg Limited Edition Skull - Onyx - hand painted Nr. 12/25
Located in München, Bavaria
Nymphenburg Porcelain limited edition skull - Onyx - attributed to the modern man that is no longer fears mento mori. This hand crafted and hand painted skull is a perfect example of...
Category
2010s German Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Oxidized Bronze Mounted Mushroom Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Studio art piece, a grouping of oxidized bronze mushrooms mounted on an organic stone base. Marked - Original by D.R.T.
Dimensions
8" width x 8" depth ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Bronze
3 Rectangular Ovals on Short Angled Legs, Metallic Black-Glaze Clay Sculpture #2
Located in New York, NY
This tall "Modern Totem" sculpture consists of softly rectangular rings stacked one on top of the other, on short angled feet. Another smaller angled foot shape is replicated above u...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Brazilian Handcraft White Quartz Sculpture Mounted on Custom Acrylic Base
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Brazilian white quartz sculpture mounted on custom acrylic base.
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
$850 / item
Large Ceramic Sculpture of Four Round Heads on Singular Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Somewhat cartoonish a large scale ceramic sculpture of four heads resting on a single block form ceramic base. Figures molded and incised in base. Base is hollow and has a beautiful ...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Crash Vase 3 by Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Geneve, CH
Crash ase 3 by Zieta
Dimensions: H 35 x W 19 x D 25 cm.
Materials: polished stainless steel.
Unobtrusive deformation Crash Vases reflect the “controlle...
Category
2010s Polish Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
$515 / item
Organic Modern Hand Carved Stone and Leaded Blue Glass Egg Sculptural Set of 3
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Organic modern hand carved stone and leaded blue glass egg sculptural set of 3. Gorgeous highly burnished pink granite stone eggs and luminous blue glas...
Category
1970s Vintage Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Granite
$805 Sale Price / set
38% Off
Short Standing TOTEM, Rectangular Ovals on Angled Legs in Metallic Glazed Clay
Located in New York, NY
This shorter "Modern Totem" sculpture consists of softly rectangular rings stacked one on top of the other, on short angled feet. Another angled foot is replicated above under the to...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Wisdom Set of Sculptures
Located in Barcelos, PT
Wisdom is a set of decorative sculptures made by Karpa's artist Albino Miranda. Inspired by the Japanese proverb "The Three Wise Monkeys". Its structure is made of resin reinforced w...
Category
2010s Portuguese Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Fiberglass
$6,409 / set
Large Inuit Hand Carved Stone Bear Sculpture by Jonasie Faber
Located in San Diego, CA
A large Inuit hand-carved stone bear sculpture by Jonasie Faber circa 1986.
The piece is in very good condition with no chips or cracks and meas...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Mexican Handmade Ceramic Skull Sculpture Collection Made in Limited Editions
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
"As a Mexican and Oaxacan, but more as Omar, I see death as something present. It´s something that is a part of life and when you think about death, you begin to value a lot of things. Death is important to me because it’s a constant threat. If you think about dying now, you would probably do things that in another moment you would say, “I’ll do it later.” I see death as an opportunity to live a better life...a continuation of something," says Mexican ceramist Omar Hernández.
Omar Hernandez is a Mexican ceramist born and raised in Oaxaca, Mexico. As a child, growing up in a family of potters he didn't have much interest in making pottery, but in his early 20's he realized he could do other things with clay that weren't necessarily utilitarian pieces. It was then that Omar started his skull...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
$4,800 Sale Price / set
12% Off
2015 Italian Yellow Blue Brown Crystal Murano Glass Boat Modernist Art Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A sailing boat, a modern Art sculpture in overlaid Murano glass, signed piece, blown by Luigi Moro, custom made at Vetrerie Riunite Colleoni on the Murano island, worked with the difficult technique Calcedonio glass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Vintage Pair of Minimalist Crystal Murano Glass Sculptures Man and Woman
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Italian pair of Murano Art glass sculptures, featuring a contemplative pair of figures - a woman and a man - captured in a moment of meditation and introspection, signed Re...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
The Other, Contemporary Original Bronze Sculpture by Artist Jonathan Roson
Located in London, GB
The Other, 2018, is a figural form of a being in motion, originally carved from a single piece of English oak and then cast into bronze.
The sculpture is part of a body of works th...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Modernist Black Iridescent Murano Glass Sculpture in the Shape of a Head
By Ernesto Purisiol, Alfredo Rossi
Located in New York, NY
Amazing modern head in an ethnic design inspired by the Easter Island statues, very expressive mouth-blown sculpture in black Murano glass worked ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Monica Foglia Italian Modern Polished Gold & Textured Bronze Heart Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This contemporary Italian sculpture, a Work of Art by the woman artist Monica Foglia, represents a human heart sculpted in bronze. The 2 finishes, half in polished gold bronze and th...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mycelium Floor Lamp 88"H , Alexey Krupinin
Located in Topanga, CA
This series of made-to-order floor lamps is available in additional colors and finishes. Please reach out for customization.
"Mycelium" by Alexey Krupinin is a sculptural exploratio...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Biomorphic Light by Studio Chora, Standing Lamp, White Limestone, Made-to-order
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Custom Floor Lamp Design by Studio Chora, Biomorphic Series, current production and made-to-order. 7-8 week lead time.
Biomorphic: ‘bios' meaning life and 'morphe' meaning form.
...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Matte Brown Ceramic TOTEM w/ Gold Arc'd Crown on Soft Cube & Oval Forms
Located in New York, NY
One in a new series of Modern TOTEMS consisting of soft round or rectangular forms on small conical feet. The shapes begin as a solid piece. They are then hollowed out, stacked and t...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Contemporary Metal Sculpture Titled "Tension in Repose"
Located in Miami, FL
Sculptural polished steel figure on wood base titled Tension in Repose.
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Organic Modern Cast Bronze Bowl Sculpture with Fish Design by John Forsythe
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous organic modern bronze fishbowl sculpture by John Forsythe comprised of cast bronze with golden bronze and green patination. Gorgeous vintage condition with no outstanding flaws that we have found. Please see photos. Circa 1993.
No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish – John Ruskin, Picture Quotes. Just look at this magnificent cast bronze bowl sculpture with fish design created by John Forsythe. A decorative bowl comprised of a cast bronze water whirlpool with swimming fish caught in the spinning currents, their half bodies and patinated green tails distending from the swirling water and a fish tail protruding from the exterior base of the bowl. You feel the struggle of trying to stay above water and complete your journey. Surrounded by a cast bronze rim trimmed with shiny green bubbles or fish eggs as to represent salmon and their spawning. Salmon lay an enormous number of eggs because they face a lot of adversity on their journey to becoming an adult, and while we aren’t sure these fish are in fact salmon, it certainly speaks to the realities of the course of life. Overcoming hardships and struggles and new beginnings. This sculpture is unique and one of only fifty created by John Forsythe, so it is sure to be a sought-after piece for collectors. In the style of organic modern or fantasy, this piece would be gorgeous displayed on your dining table, display cabinet or buffet in the family room, or on the coffee table in the living room.
John Forsythe knew at an early age that he wanted to be an artist. He graduated from Emporia State University in 1976 with his BFA and started working with metals. He was employed as manager of Oxbow Foundry and befriended Eldon Tefft, Founder of the International Sculptor Guild and Chair of the University of Kansas Art...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
River Stone Foot Sculpture from Indonesia, on Stand
Located in New York, NY
A foot sculpture from Indonesia, hand carved in solid river rock and beautifully polished. Original black color. Mounted on a black metal stand. Dimensions: 15 inches wide, 6.5 inche...
Category
Early 2000s Indonesian Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Matte Black Ceramic TOTEM, Round and Rectangular Forms, Organic Crinkled Cup Top
Located in New York, NY
One in a new series of modern TOTEMS consisting of soft round or rectangular forms on small conical feet. The shapes begin as a solid piece. They are then hollowed out, stacked and i...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Matte Black Modern TOTEM, Chalice Top on Tripod Legs, Hand Built Ceramic
Located in New York, NY
A Hand Formed Chalice on Tripod Legs, one in a series of Modern TOTEMS, in matte black, underglazed stoneware.
Each TOTEM is unique and has its own person...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Matte Brown Hand Built Ceramic TOTEM w/ Gold Crown on Soft Cube & Oval Forms
Located in New York, NY
One in a new series of Modern TOTEMS consisting of soft round or rectangular forms on small conical feet. The shapes begin as a solid piece. They are then hollowed out, stacked and t...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Citrine Crystals in Matrix and Mounted on an 18th Century Italian Gilt Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Citrine crystals in matrix mounted on a gilded 18th century Italian base. The citrine crystal specimen is adorned with baroque pearls and it sits in a bed of crushed crystals and coo...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Surf - Still Life with Fish, a Glass Still Life Art Work by Elliot Walker
Located in London, GB
'Surf - Still Life with Fish' is from the British artist and Blown Away II series winner, Elliot Walker's ongoing body of unique still life artworks. Freehand sculpted in clear glass...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Artisan Olive Wood Mushroom Sculpture 18”
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Artisan handmade olive wood shiitake mushroom naturalistic sculpture. 18” high.
Category
1970s Vintage Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Yoga Pose Form Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful organic modern hand carved wooden statue, figure in a pose.
This statue has a wonderful patina and would be perfect for a yoga ...
Category
20th Century French Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Catcher of the Skies, glass sculpture by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
Located in London, GB
'Catcher of the Skies' is a unique pink, orange and black hand-blown and cut glass artwork with steel hull by the American and Swiss artists, Philip Baldwin and Monica Guggisberg.
Combining Scandinavian and Venetian glass making techniques, their sculptural boat centerpieces are made from smaller blown and cut glass components nestled (in sand) inside a metallic hull.
'We are migratory creatures; the history of our species is about journeys, departures, leaving and arriving, starting over. And none more so than ourselves. Our new work is both culturally and personally inclined. An autobiographical touch in civilizational reflection. Wherever man goes he builds, laying down cultural lines which gradually transform into relics and artefacts over time's inevitable march. Urban landscapes and complex designs grow and expand, deteriorate and decay. And on again we move, taking the memories of our exploits with us to use in the next story.' B&G
Baldwin (1947, New York) and Guggisberg (1955, Bern) have been a collaborative team for over forty years. They share an instinctive appreciation for the subtle blending of art and design, functionality and abstract expression, combined with a love of material – especially glass.
The list of museums and collections which have acquired their works is long and impressive. Individual showings, as well as participation in group shows, have given them opportunities to present their works at leading galleries and in major museums in Europe, Japan and the United States and their works rank among the best to be found in the international glass art scene. Working freelance, they have also designed successful products for international glass manufacturers since 1985. Their clients have included renowned firms like Rosenthal, Steuben, Corning and Venini.
Over time their work has developed its own distinctive signature, based in Italian cold-working (battuto) combined with the Swedish overlay process for layering colours. They have been pioneers in adapting these techniques and in creating a distinct expression of their own. Colour, light, texture, pattern, and shape together reveal an undercurrent of meaning and value, adhering to the simplest of forms and clear lines.
Over the years they have become more sculptural in focus, while seeking to imbue their work with a deep connection to archetypal forms and shapes, and striving for the highest level of craftsmanship. They address eternal symbols of human culture and history, while embracing contemporary evolution in form and meaning.
In recent years large installations and major exhibitions in public spaces, such as Canterbury Cathedral...
Category
2010s European Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Monica Foglia Italian Modern Polished Gold & Textured Bronze Heart Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This contemporary Italian sculpture, a Work of Art by the woman artist Monica Foglia, represents a human heart sculpted in bronze. The 2 finishes, half in polished gold bronze and th...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Plaster Sculpture Bronze Patinated Abstract Art
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Handmade plaster figure with patinated bronze on a wooden base. The sculpture is by the German artist TADÄUS from the series formless body shapes from 2002. A very decorative individ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
The Cobalt Voyager, unique glass sculpture by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
Located in London, GB
'The Cobalt Voyager' is a unique intense electric blue and black hand-blown and cut glass artwork with steel hull by the American and Swiss artists, Philip Baldwin and Monica Guggisberg.
Combining Scandinavian and Venetian glass making techniques, their sculptural boat centerpieces are made from smaller blown and cut glass components nestled (in sand) inside a metallic hull.
'We are migratory creatures; the history of our species is about journeys, departures, leaving and arriving, starting over. And none more so than ourselves. Our new work is both culturally and personally inclined. An autobiographical touch in civilizational reflection. Wherever man goes he builds, laying down cultural lines which gradually transform into relics and artefacts over time's inevitable march. Urban landscapes and complex designs grow and expand, deteriorate and decay. And on again we move, taking the memories of our exploits with us to use in the next story.' B&G
Baldwin (1947, New York) and Guggisberg (1955, Bern) have been a collaborative team for over forty years. They share an instinctive appreciation for the subtle blending of art and design, functionality and abstract expression, combined with a love of material – especially glass.
The list of museums and collections which have acquired their works is long and impressive. Individual showings, as well as participation in group shows, have given them opportunities to present their works at leading galleries and in major museums in Europe, Japan and the United States and their works rank among the best to be found in the international glass art scene. Working freelance, they have also designed successful products for international glass manufacturers since 1985. Their clients have included renowned firms like Rosenthal, Steuben, Corning and Venini.
Over time their work has developed its own distinctive signature, based in Italian cold-working (battuto) combined with the Swedish overlay process for layering colours. They have been pioneers in adapting these techniques and in creating a distinct expression of their own. Colour, light, texture, pattern, and shape together reveal an undercurrent of meaning and value, adhering to the simplest of forms and clear lines.
Over the years they have become more sculptural in focus, while seeking to imbue their work with a deep connection to archetypal forms and shapes, and striving for the highest level of craftsmanship. They address eternal symbols of human culture and history, while embracing contemporary evolution in form and meaning.
In recent years large installations and major exhibitions in public spaces, such as Canterbury Cathedral...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Only Hope Remains I, black & white standing glass sculpture by Cathryn Shilling
Located in London, GB
'Only Hope Remains I' is a unique sculpture by the British artist, Cathryn Shilling.
The phrase 'to open Pandora's box' has become synonymous with human downfall, the point of no r...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Heart Flower in Metallic Bronze, Abstract Glass Sculpture by Lena Bergström
Located in London, GB
'Heart Flower in Metallic Bronze' is a unique artwork by the Swedish artist and designer, Lena Bergström.
Created for 'Lena 25+', Bergström's 2022 solo exhibition celebrating the ...
Category
2010s Swedish Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Dark Matte Brown Ceramic Sculpture, Hollow Oval on 4 Button Feet, Hand Built
Located in New York, NY
A hollow oval sculpture on 4 button feet. Part of a new series of related pieces, a sculptural "Family" of Modern Shapes as ceramic stoneware objects. This piece has a dark matte bro...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Black Oval Ceramic Sculpture with 2 Rows of Small Pointed Feet
Located in New York, NY
A new series of small sculptures in the Modern Totemic vein. Not exactly humanistic, but they do have feet and personality. They are abstract...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Black with Dark Green Undertones Hollow Ceramic Sculpture Ball Feet, Hand Built
Located in New York, NY
A new series of small sculptures in the Modern Totemic vein. Not exactly humanistic, but they do have feet and personality. They are abstract...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Louis Mendez Studio Pottery Female Chest Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
The Brendan Bass Estate Collection is an homage to the beauty of vintage and antique
pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Pottery
Hollow Black Wide Oval Ceramic Sculpture on Small Feet
Located in New York, NY
A new series of small sculptures in the Modern Totemic vein. Not exactly humanistic, but they do have feet and personality. They are abstract...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Michael Alfano Yin Yang "Being and Non-Being.." Figural Sculpture
Located in Germantown, MD
“Being and non-being create each other. Difficult and easy support each other.” The Tao by Michael Alfano.
Yin Yang is a Chinese philosophical concept that describes opposite but in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood
$1,046 Sale Price
30% Off
Contemporary Italian Paradox Resin Sculpture of Sumo Wrestler with Butterflies
Located in New York, NY
Italian Work of Art by Monica Foglia in resin lacquered with red color pigments. The Italian artist explores the theme of lightness going beyond the physicality constraints. The stil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Lacquer
Pair of 17th Century Italian Carved Arms of Christ with Crystal on Tourmaline
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 17th century Italian (Venetian) carved arms of Christ decorated with crystal and tourmaline on tourmaline in matrix. These hand carved arm...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal
Black Ceramic TOTEM, Center Sphere, White Crinkled Top, Tripod Legs, Hand Built
Located in New York, NY
This glazed black hand built ceramic modern TOTEM consists of a freeform open top with a middle spherical shape on tripod legs. Part of a series of Modern Totemic works.
The dark brown stoneware clay is hand formed in 3 sections which are attached before firing. The rich Black Glaze on the lower forms alternates between satin and gloss and shows the texture of the clay, while the White Glazed top reveals the artist's hand and the brown clay beneath. Several ceramic techniques are used here, slab construction, coiling and pinching...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Figural Bronze Sculpture by Marilyn Kuksht
Located in San Diego, CA
Figural bronze sculpture by Marilyn Kuksht, circa 2000s. The piece is signed on the base and numbered 2/20 on the underside. The sculpture is in in very...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
Biomorphic Line by Studio Chora, Custom Floor Lamp, Stone, Made-To-Order Light
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Custom Floor Lamp Design by Studio Chora, Biomorphic Series, current production and made-to-order. 7-8 week lead time.
Biomorphic: ‘bios' meaning l...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Biomorphic Pendant by Studio Chora, Organic Hanging Light Fixture, Made-to-order
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Hanging pendant light fixture by Studio Chora, Biomorphic Series. Hardwired. Current production and made-to-order. 3-4 week lead time. Biomorphic: ‘bios' meaning life and 'morphe' meaning form.
Dimensions (as shown):
diameter: 1'-0"
height: 0'-9-1/2"
The Biomorphic Pendant...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster, Paper
Phateon, a steel & glass train / locomotive inspired sculpture by Jon Lewis
By Jon Lewis
Located in London, GB
'Phateon' is a unique sculpture by the British artist, Jon Lewis, created from cast glass, steel, dicroic filter and a 3 1/5 inch gauge steam chassis.
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Colour-Blind The Queen, a glass & mixed-media sculpture by Chris Day
By Chris Day
Located in London, GB
'Colour-Blind The Queen' is a unique sculpture by the British artist, Chris Day, created from handblown & sculpted glass with microbore copper pipe, copper wire and rope.
Chris Day ...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
17th Century Italian Figure of Christ with Calcite Crystals on Barite & Calcite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian (Tuscan) figure of Christ decorated with calcite crystals on a barite and calcite crystal specimen with chalcopyrite. The hand carved figure of Christ is from a ...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Biomorphic Standing Floor Lamp N.3, Studio Chora, White Plaster Stone, In Stock
By Studio Chora
Located in Albuquerque, NM
N.003 Floor Lamp from the Biomorphic Series by Studio Chora is inspired by the nature of human experience. This is a second-generation light sculpture that is hand crafted from a com...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Pair of Carved Wooden Torso of a Female and Male
Located in Dallas, TX
The Brendan Bass Estate Collection pays homage to the beauty of vintage and antique
pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they ...
Category
20th Century Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Formia 1980s Modern Italian Comic Ivory Glass Head Sculpture with Red Lips
Located in New York, NY
One 1980s, modernist dynamic, comic mouth blown head sculpture in colored Murano glass, in ivory milk white, the face with blue eyes and red lips. This production has been very limit...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Andrianna Shamaris Mahogany Wood Leaf Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved sculptural leaf made from one piece of reclaimed mahogany wood. Burnt three times, sanded and sealed for this dramatic finish. Set on a modern black steel base.
The Trip...
Category
2010s Indonesian Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Steel
David Segel Abstract Nude Sculpture Woman on Rocks, 1970s
By David Segel
Located in Monrovia, CA
DAVID SEGEL abstract nude sculpture woman on rocks 1970s.
1970s DAVID SEGEL abstract nude sculpture is a beautiful ceramic abstract. The Artist conveys his abstract view of the female human form with accentuated curves and muscular tones.
Artist used his female muse for many of his sculptures and paintings as seen in his works of art. As you can see there is much influence of French sculptors within this artists work yet the freedom of his own point of view.
This gorgeous abstract is quite substantial with a bronze tone to the ceramic sculpture.
This abstract is in excellent vintage condition with it's age. Again this piece has a bronze tone to the ceramic, and it is quite substantial.
ARTIST INFORMATION:
DAVID SEGEL 1921-2005:
An American Modernist Painter And Sculptor. He Lived In Venice California and Paris. After studying at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, and the Art Institute of Chicago, David moved to Paris in 1950 to work and teach, He studied in the atelier of Fernand Leger and then traveled around other Western European countries. He has been shown in galleries from Paris, France, to Los Angeles, California, including the Whitney Museum in New York City. Segel enjoyed a prolific career and worked with a variety of mediums including: oils, bronze and wood sculptures, and dramatic sketches. He also worked in furniture and interior design. Segel’s work is represented in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum. His awards include The First Carnegie Prize and The Hallmark International Art Award. David Segel died in Venice, California in 2005 at the age of 84.
His solo exhibition of painting and sculpture include: Lynchburg, VA; Galerie Ariel, Paris; Galerie Maight, Paris; Van-Dieman Lilienfeld Gallery, New York; Palmer House...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"This is not a chair too" figurative sculpture by Max Jungblut, Netherlands 2014
By Max Jungblut
Located in ECHT, NL
Meet "this is not a chair too". Unique and handcrafted piece by Dutch artist Max Jungblut. This "chair" is a sculptural interpretation of the "Searching" ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
$151,860 Sale Price / set
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Under the Influence VIII, a Unique Glass, Copper & Rope Sculpture by Chris Day
By Chris Day
Located in London, GB
Under the Influence VIII is a unique sculpture by the British artist Chris Day created from handblown & sculpted glass with micro bore copper pipe, copper wire and rope.
About ‘Unde...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Copper
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