'The Warm Up before the Get Down' by Willie Torbert

Gerard Vulliamy (French, 1909-2005), Abstract Composition, Watercolor on Paper, 1954, signed in pencil and dated lower left, giltwood frame. Image: 16" H x 24.5" W; frame: 23" H x 31...

Saint John the Baptist Carved Polychromed Wood Sculpture, early 19th century, holding a scroll and accompanied by a seated lamb, on rectangular base. 44.5" H x 26" W x 13.25" D. Prov...

Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Classically trained in Florence, Italy, Kii creates his modern mosaics using traditional techniques and materials, including hand-cut Italian marble and Venetian smalti glass. Eschewing the figural in favor of the abstract, his mosaics rely on contrasts of pattern and form to convey complex themes and achieve visual harmony. Toyoharu Kii’s latest body of work “Geophytes” continues themes of rebirth and renewal. A reference to plants that regrow from hidden elements beneath the earth’s surface, the series celebrates the resilience of the natural world. Each mosaic is imagined as a landscape that documents a history of environmental damage due to human activity, and the subsequent return of nature as a restorative force. Through the juxtaposition of patterns and the interplay of order and disorder, Kii creates man-made “images of destruction” and finds hope in the future by “reconstructing nature.” In this mosaic entitled "Ghost (Get Out...

By David Buckingham, circa 2011, Upcycled painted street sign pieces. From his famed series of sign art featuring song quotes, this is one of his best. The style of the sign is centr...