Modern Decorative Art
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
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Style: Modern
Fossil
Located in London, GB
Hand-embroidered artwork with 3d sequins forms in multiple applications with a fossil.
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
$3,355
Italian modern red advertising sign Valentine Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern red advertising sign Valentine Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti 1970s
Advertising sign model Valentine in red printed plastic depicting a stylized typewriter.
Produced by ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plastic
Figurative compositions, woodcuts, 1960s, with frame, set of 6
Located in Manzano, IT
Fascinating collection of six original woodcuts made in the 1960s in Italy, belonging to the modernist style. Each panel features detailed depictions inspired by Eastern iconography,...
Category
18th Century and Earlier European Antique Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$5,348 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Little Fan as Wall Sconce or Candle Object Art Glass Silvered and Glass Cup
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
Little fan wall sconce lighted with led light on the back side, with candle holder on the front side art glass, Sabrina’s silvering, ivory metal body. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
$656 Sale Price
20% Off
"Ghost (Get Out of Town)" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii
By Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
Modernist Painting Father & Child by Randy Harter New York Artist
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous modernist Painting by Randy Harter New York Artist. Father with child in muted tones. Framed size is 30 x 42.
Category
1990s American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Hardwood
Tom Rooth “Honeycomb” Wall Sculpture — Handmade Ceramic & 23.5k Gold Gilt Frames
By Tom Rooth
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Tom Rooth “Honeycomb” Wall Sculpture — Handmade Ceramic & 23.5k Gold Gilt Frames
A striking and whimsical wall sculpture by British artist Tom Rooth, this handcrafted piece features...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Three Aerial Views of The Andes and Amazon by Estudio Rafael Freyre
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of Three Aerial Views of The Andes and Amazon by Estudio Rafael Freyre.
Unique Pieces
Dimensions: D 3 x W 75 x H 120 cm (each).
Materials: Diverse recycled Andes stones.
ESTUDIO...
Category
2010s Peruvian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
Anthony John Padovano Metal/Paint Sculpture, Signed, Dated, Numbered
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great modernism sculpture, by the well-known artist Anthony J. Padovano. Dated 1970 and numbered 2/6.signed.
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Jerusalem Art Framed by Obolski Israel
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Jerusalem art framed by Obolski Israel.
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
David Allgood "Iris" Signed Serigraph
Located in Los Angeles, CA
David Allgood "Iris" Signed Serigraph numbered 261/500. Framed. Made in USA, c. 1980's.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Mustang Wall Art, Swarovski Crystals, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mustang Wall Art, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
Wall art with exclusive Greenapple design printed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
$2,008 Sale Price / item
35% Off
Pair of Mid-20th Century Modernist Flower Paintings by Jacques Pouchain
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of mid-20th Century modernist oil on canvas paintings of flowers by renowned French ceramicist Jacques Pouchain.
Signed, and painted with an expressive flourish, his paintings o...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Small Plato Shelf by Antrei Hartikainen
Located in Geneve, CH
Small plato shelf by Antrei Hartikainen
Materials: Maple, Natural oil mix
Dimensions: W 60, D 10, H 3,5 cm
Also Available: different sizes.
The surface of the moon is the ins...
Category
2010s Finnish Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
$297 / item
Metal Alloy Bas Relief by Alicia Penalba
Located in Beirut, LB
Sculpture by Alicia Penalba, bas relief in metal alloy, signed Alicia Penalba, dedicated from the back, dim: 60 x 60 cm.
Penalba arrived in Paris in 1948, with a scholarship from t...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Sitting Monkey Gouache by Henri Samouilov
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Gouache and pastel study of a sitting Macaque monkey with its hand to its head by Henri Samouilov with a similar unfinished study to the reverse of the...
Category
1990s French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Standing Macaque Gouache by Henri Samouilov
Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
Gouache and pastel study of a standing macaque monkey by Henri Samouilov with an unfinished study of two monkeys to the reverse of the sheet
Paris, ...
Category
1990s French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
Gaston Chaissac, Lithographic Print, Composition with Face, 1960s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Gaston Chaissac, Composition with Face, 1960s
Print on lithographic paper
Sheet dimensions 64/44
Unframed work
Gaston Chaissac (1910 - 1964), was...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$755 Sale Price
20% Off
Artistic Mosaic Handmade Dimension and Colors Customizable
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing 'tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
Wall Object by Artist Willi Siber
By Willi Siber
Located in New York, NY
Wall object by artist Willi Siber. Interference lacquer and wood.
Category
2010s German Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Three Blue Artglass Objects Solboll/Sunball by Timo Sarpaneva Iittala Signed TS
Located in Stockholm, SE
Three blue artglass objects solboll/sunball by Timo Sarpaneva Iittala. Signed TS. Spherical blue objects from the Space age with glass threads inside. Mean...
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Art Glass
Jeanne Grut for Alumina, a Faience Hyacintara Parrot Wall Releif
By Jeanne Grut, Aluminia
Located in Kastrup, DK
Jeanne Grut 1927-2009.
A faience wall relief in the shape of a hyacintara parrot.
Blue glazed faience, branch and background unglazed.
Designed 1961 by Jeanne Grut for Aluminia, Denm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Faience
Pullman Extra Large Original Art Oil on Canvas
By Pullman
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Pullman extra large original art oil on canvas.
This painting is in excellent Vintage Condition with minor marks, dents, and wear.
We take our...
Category
2010s American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Paul Slapion, Mixed-Media Abstract Painting, circa 1985
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paul Slapion (American, 20th century) mixed-media abstract painting
Title: In Each of Us...All of Us #4
circa 1985
A fine mixed media painting created with many layers of glass, ink and oils.
Visually stunning optical art.
Dimensions 16 inches x 20 inches.
Frame dimensions 20.25 inches x 16.25 inches.
Very good vintage condition. Lightly distressed frame.
Signed verso with the original "OK Harris Gallery...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Paint
From the Far West Carpets and Textiles of Morocco Hardcover Book
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
From the Far West Carpets and Textiles of Morocco
Fiske, Patricia L. and Pickering, W. Russell and Yohe, Ralph S.
in black cloth covered board ...
Category
1980s Moroccan Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Asian Picture "Ever Lasting Happiness"
By Chin-Chai Chang
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This captivating Asian picture titled “Ever Lasting Happiness” beautifully captures the spirit of joy, abundance, and harmony through traditional ink and watercolor artistry. The pai...
Category
1970s Chinese Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paint
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
Paul Slapion, Mixed-Media Abstract Painting, circa 1985
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paul Slapion (American, 20th century) mixed-media abstract painting
Title: In Each of Us...All of Us #10
circa 1985
A fine mixed-media painting created with many layers of glass, ink and oils.
Visually stunning optical art.
Dimensions 16 inches x 20 inches.
Frame dimensions 20.25 inches x 16.25 inches.
Very good vintage condition. Lightly distressed frame.
Signed verso with the original "OK Harris Gallery...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Paint
Charcoal Drawing Black, Beige, Red and White Michel Batlle 1987 Handworked Frame
Located in Salzburg, AT
Polyphem: Charcoal abstract, figurative drawing in black-red-white color on beige paper from Michel Batlle, signed 1987
Handworked frame, with white-gilded decoration, non-reflecting...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Glass Artist's work "Barabas" Signed S.Bonnamour" - Mondrian style
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Glass Artist's work "Barabas" Signed S.Bonnamour"
Mondian color inspiration - Decoration
Measures : 100cmx15cm H:50cm
Material : Glass - Wood Frame
Category
20th Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
"Ghost (Waiting For Friends)" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii
By Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
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. Clas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
Drawing by Manuel Viana, Lithography in Black and White, Limited Edition 1970s
By Manuel Viana
Located in Salzburg, AT
Drawing by Manuel Viana, lithography in black and white, limited edition 135/300 signed
Handcrafted wooden frame with white gilt decoration, non-reflecting glass
Biography:
The art...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Crayon
Italian Contemporary Gliceé Ottoman Print n.2 with Black Laquered Wood Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Ottoman prints 2. Multi-color Giclèe print on 100% cotton paper. Ottoman personage paired with romantic country views. Bluette passepartout. Black lacquered designer wood frame.
Fro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
$827 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Aspects of Flowers Oil on Canvas by Rebecca Cooperman
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful oil painting of a still life arrangement of flowers simply rendered in oil on canvas by Rebecca Cooperman. Exhibited at Lever House by The Leag...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
1997 Mary Carothers "Untitled" Aluminum Road Sign Car with Antlers
Located in Dayton, OH
Mary Carothers – Untitled, 1997 – Vinyl on Painted Aluminum (Road Sign). Not many people have spent time in the Arctic Circle for the sake of art or have frozen a car as a statement ...
Category
1990s American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Aluminum
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Frame by the French Manufactory "Delf, Cadre D' Art, Paris", 20th Century
By Delft
Located in Madrid, ES
Frame, arched and multi-coloured frame moulding;
model frame by the French manufacturer DELF - Cadre d' art - Paris
Overall dimensions 75 x 65 cm; inlay dimensions 60,5 x 50,5 cm.
Inscribed with the original selling price...
Category
20th Century French Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Shadow of Leonardo - Fine Silk Embroidery Tapestry Metallic Threads
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Decorative Art, Wall Decoration, Fine Silk Embroidery Tapestry Metallic Threads
'Shadow of Leonardo'
The mysterious figure of Leonardo da Vi...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metallic Thread
Collection Manhattan Blooms "Number 2" 'Available Numbers 1-3-4'
Located in Scandicci, Florence
From the "Habitat Collection" original limited and numbered edition of 100 pieces. Exclusive contemporary graphic printed by hand in two colors on a flatbed press and finished with a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Collection Manhattan Blooms "Number 1" 'Available Numbers 2-3-4'
Located in Scandicci, Florence
From the "Habitat Collection" original limited and numbered edition of 100 pieces. Exclusive contemporary graphic printed by hand in two colors on a flatbed press and finished with a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Collection Manhattan Blooms "Number 4" 'Available Numbers 1-2-3'
Located in Scandicci, Florence
From the "Habitat Collection" original limited and numbered edition of 100 pieces. Exclusive contemporary graphic printed by hand in two colors on a flat bed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Contemporary Modern Dance Painting by Margaret Ware
Located in San Francisco, CA
Stunning contemporary painting by listed artist Margaret Tcheng Ware. A modern dance trio bathed in natural light. Absolutely beautiful. Oil on canvas. Dimensions 29" x 39 1/2". Fram...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Wall Decoration Fine Silk and Metallic Threads Embroidery in Black Wood Frame
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Wall Decoration Fine Silk and Metallic Threads Tapestry in Black Wood Frame - Scythian
The Art of the great contemporary artist, one of the geniuses in creating images in the styl...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf, Metallic Thread
Lisbon Tiles Wall Art, Original Artwork, Gold Leaf, Handmade in Portugal
Located in Lisboa, PT
Alfama Wall Art, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
The Alfama wall art is an original artwork, exclusively designed and handcrafted by G...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
$3,013 Sale Price / item
35% Off
Signed Acrylic on Wood Painting Titled "Watching the Detective"
Located in North Miami, FL
This large signed acrylic on wood painting by Walsh from 2012 is titled Watching the Detective. He was a professor of painting college level. ...
Category
2010s American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Handmade Artistic Marble Mosaic Rug Dimension and Colors Customizable
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Making Artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
Johan Adam Linneballe, Sommer I haven III, Mixed Media on Paper, 1993, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Johan Adam Linneballe, Sommer I haven III, 1993
Mixed technique on paper / Marker and oil pastel
Work signed by the artist and dated (pencil)
Wor...
Category
1990s Danish Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$755 Sale Price
20% Off
American Contemporary Wire and Steel Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
American Contemporary steel wall plaque with wired geometrical web design patterns
Category
20th Century American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
Tejo Black and White Handmade Decorative Tile Panel
By Theia Tiles
Located in Lisbon, PT
This handmade decorative tile panel combines the traditional Portuguese faience tile making techniques with a modern approach of shapes and color, res...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Faience, Wood
$1,687 / item
American Contemporary Checkerboard Wall Sculpture with Candle Holders
Located in Queens, NY
American Contemporary wall sculpture with a checker board pattern with some spaces have a mirror with extended circulars to hold candles
Category
20th Century American Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Larry Laslo Green, Grey, Yellow, Black Abstract Landscape on Paper Custom Framed
By Larry Laslo
Located in North Miami, FL
This fantastic abstract strong landscape work of art by the designer Larry Laslo is signed in the lower right hand corner. The vivid colors of green, yellow white, black and cobalt b...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paint, Paper
Lusitano Wall Art, Swarovski Crystals, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Lusitano Wall Art, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
Wall art with exclusive Greenapple design ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
$2,008 Sale Price / item
35% Off
Poul Esting, Carmen, Color Lithograph, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Paul Esting, Carmen
Color lithography
Number 21/36
Work with signature and individual number and title (pencil)
Work dimensions 50/40
Framed work
Poul Esting is a Danish arti...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
$755 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Skateboard Marcantonio Wood Inlay Scapin Yellow
By MARCANTONIO
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Old Skull Board
Old Skull Board è una tavola da skateboard decorativa,
disponibile in due varianti colore e con un disegno intarsiato simbolo della continuità
della vita dopo la ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plywood
Coneflower: A Piece of 3D Sculptural Blue and Brown Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Coneflower:
A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of leather, one blue one pink, woven together by Louise Heighes.
Measurements are 31 x 49 inches or 7...
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Leather
Kinetic Op Art Illustration by Leonard Janklow
Located in New York, NY
Kinetic op art illustration by Leonard Janklow.
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Painting Signed D. Filov
By Dmitry Filov
Located in Denton, TX
Abstract painting signed D. Filov. Very retro abstract piece. Beautiful and unique color scheme. This piece has a wooden frame. Great addition...
Category
Late 20th Century West Asian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Ceramic Plate, Decorative Majolica Bowl Centerpiece, Pink White, In Stock
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Large pink hand painted ceramic plate, made in a limited edition of 30 pieces. This majolica plate made in Italy can be used as a centerpiece, tray, fruit bowl, as a decorative wall ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Lamina II 80 Wall Mirror Marquinia Marble and Brushed Brass by Atlasproject
By Atlasproject
Located in Manocalzati, Avellino
Lamina II
A refined play of slopes and inclined planes that intersect
and cut each other characterizes this mirror with a dynamic and futuristic design. The care in the realizati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble, Metal, Brass
Freedom Wall Art, Swarovski Crystals, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Freedom Wall Art, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
Wall art with Greenapple exclusive design printed on glass with Swarovski crystals a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
$2,008 Sale Price / item
35% Off
Grasses: A Piece of 3D Sculptural Putty Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Grasses:
A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of putty coloured leather, woven together by Louise Heighes.
Measurements are 50 x 30 inches or 127 x 77...
Category
2010s British Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Leather
"Ghost (Big Wings)" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii
By Toyoharu Kii
Located in Chicago, IL
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 (Big Wings)," Kii takes a more representational approach to his storytelling, creating figurative drawings out of thin lines of tesserae. The mosaic belongs to his “Ghost” triptych, wherein Kii uses “wings” to represent the presence of a heavenly being, the ghosts of past spirits or the presence of an angel or guardian. In “Ghost (Big Wings),” Kii mourns the extinction of many creatures due to environmental change and imagines their lonely spirits wandering the earth. Enveloping their silhouettes is “a bird with big wings,” writes Kii, depicted here within a dense mosaic of abstract patterns, a symbol for nature’s healing power. “The bird consoles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern decorative art for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, decorative objects, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern decorative art made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative art, popular names associated with this style include sicis, Louise Heighes, Atlasproject, and Peter Keil. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $35 and tops out at $191,803 while the average work can sell for $2,184.