Post-Modern Wall Decorations
POSTMODERN STYLE
Postmodern design was a short-lived movement that manifested itself chiefly in Italy and the United States in the early 1980s. The characteristics of vintage postmodern furniture and other postmodern objects and decor for the home included loud-patterned, usually plastic surfaces; strange proportions, vibrant colors and weird angles; and a vague-at-best relationship between form and function.
ORIGINS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerges during the 1960s; popularity explodes during the ’80s
- A reaction to prevailing conventions of modernism by mainly American architects
- Architect Robert Venturi critiques modern architecture in his Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966)
- Theorist Charles Jencks, who championed architecture filled with allusions and cultural references, writes The Language of Post-Modern Architecture (1977)
- Italian design collective the Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, meets for the first time (1980)
- Memphis collective debuts more than 50 objects and furnishings at Salone del Milano (1981)
- Interest in style declines, minimalism gains steam
CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Dizzying graphic patterns and an emphasis on loud, off-the-wall colors
- Use of plastic and laminates, glass, metal and marble; lacquered and painted wood
- Unconventional proportions and abundant ornamentation
- Playful nods to Art Deco and Pop art
POSTMODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Ettore Sottsass
- Robert Venturi
- Alessandro Mendini
- Michele de Lucchi
- Michael Graves
- Nathalie du Pasquier
VINTAGE POSTMODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Critics derided postmodern design as a grandstanding bid for attention and nothing of consequence. Decades later, the fact that postmodernism still has the power to provoke thoughts, along with other reactions, proves they were not entirely correct.
Postmodern design began as an architectural critique. Starting in the 1960s, a small cadre of mainly American architects began to argue that modernism, once high-minded and even noble in its goals, had become stale, stagnant and blandly corporate. Later, in Milan, a cohort of creators led by Ettore Sottsass and Alessandro Mendini — a onetime mentor to Sottsass and a key figure in the Italian Radical movement — brought the discussion to bear on design.
Sottsass, an industrial designer, philosopher and provocateur, gathered a core group of young designers into a collective in 1980 they called Memphis. Members of the Memphis Group, which would come to include Martine Bedin, Michael Graves, Marco Zanini, Shiro Kuramata, Michele de Lucchi and Matteo Thun, saw design as a means of communication, and they wanted it to shout. That it did: The first Memphis collection appeared in 1981 in Milan and broke all the modernist taboos, embracing irony, kitsch, wild ornamentation and bad taste.
Memphis works remain icons of postmodernism: the Sottsass Casablanca bookcase, with its leopard-print plastic veneer; de Lucchi’s First chair, which has been described as having the look of an electronics component; Martine Bedin’s Super lamp: a pull-toy puppy on a power-cord leash. Even though it preceded the Memphis Group’s formal launch, Sottsass’s iconic Ultrafragola mirror — in its conspicuously curved plastic shell with radical pops of pink neon — proves striking in any space and embodies many of the collective’s postmodern ideals.
After the initial Memphis show caused an uproar, the postmodern movement within furniture and interior design quickly took off in America. (Memphis fell out of fashion when the Reagan era gave way to cool 1990’s minimalism.) The architect Robert Venturi had by then already begun a series of plywood chairs for Knoll Inc., with beefy, exaggerated silhouettes of traditional styles such as Queen Anne and Chippendale. In 1982, the new firm Swid Powell enlisted a group of top American architects, including Frank Gehry, Richard Meier, Stanley Tigerman and Venturi to create postmodern tableware in silver, ceramic and glass.
On 1stDibs, the vintage postmodern furniture collection includes chairs, coffee tables, sofas, decorative objects, table lamps and more.
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Style: Post-Modern
Wax Clock Sculptural Wall Candle Holder
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
A candle holder rendered in stainless steel is mounted onto the wall as an altar panel painting that folds closed to simulate a medical cabinet. The candle supported by the metal structure is pierced by nails at different heights marking time intervals in a contemporary rendition of the ancient...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Stainless Steel, Nickel
Wax Clock Sculptural Wall Candle Holder
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
A candle holder rendered in stainless steel is mounted onto the wall as an altar panel painting that folds closed to simulate a medical cabinet. The candle supported by the metal structure is pierced by nails at different heights marking time intervals in a contemporary rendition of the ancient...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Stainless Steel, Nickel
Wax Clock Sculptural Wall Candle Holder
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
A candle holder rendered in stainless steel is mounted onto the wall as an altar panel painting that folds closed to simulate a medical cabinet. The candle supported by the metal str...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Stainless Steel, Nickel
The Stranglers Original Vintage Concert Poster, Bataclan, Paris, 1978
Located in Devon, GB
A rare original concert poster for a performance by British rock band the Stranglers at the famous Bataclan theatre in Paris on Friday 6 October 1978. Screenprinted in vivid red and ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Paper
Pagoda 02 Display Cabinets by Sing Chan
Located in Geneve, CH
Pagoda 02 display cabinets by Sing Chan
Dimensions: D 49.5 x H 202 cm
Materials: Stainless steel, electroplating.
Sing Chan ( Chinese: ???/Xingyu Chen) , t...
Category
2010s Chinese Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Stainless Steel
Natural Rondelle Round Shelf with Hanger by Storängen Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Natural Rondelle round shelf with hanger by Storängen Design
Dimensions: D 25 x H 18 cm
Materials: oak wood, steel.
Available in other colors and with...
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2010s Swedish Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Steel
Legend of Gondwana Wall Decoration by TOR-Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Legend of Gondwana Wall Decoration by TOR-Design
Dimensions: L 380 x H 185 cm.
Materials: Linden wood and birch plywood.
Fairy tales, as a magical guide to the boundless forest of t...
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2010s Moldovan Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Birch
Original 1987 Pittsburgh Marathon Promotional Framed Poster
Located in Miami, FL
Original 1987 Pittsburgh Marathon Promotional Framed Poster by American Artist Donna M Gelman.
Features a Modernist illustration of Pittsburgh Skyline over a mute gray background. ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Chrome
Original Artwork Entitled Figure #3 by Jean Olds
Located in Raleigh, NC
Figure #3 by Jean Olds, signed and dated 1984. A figure of a curvaceous woman outlined in green against a vibrant yellow background. Gouache on reversed woodblock on rice paper, matt...
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1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Essence Des Choses Wall Art, Ludovic Clément D’armont
Located in Geneve, CH
Essence des Choses wall art, Ludovic Clément d’Armont.
Dimensions: W 247 x D 7 x H 285 cm.
Materials: brass, glass, LEDs.
The wall reproduces / evokes the colored variations of ...
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2010s French Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Object 095 Shelf by NG Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Object 095 Shelf by NG Design
Dimensions: W 30 x D 20 x H 10 cm
Materials: Steel
Also Available: All of objects available in different materials and colors on demand.
Steel shelf w...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Steel
Artist Derek Christensen Original License Plate Popcorn Pop Art, Wall Art Signed
Located in Chicago, IL
Artist Derek Christensen Original License Plate Popcorn Pop Art, Wall Art Signed
Derek Christensen, an award winning artist from Chicago, is known for his hand-made metal work and f...
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2010s American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Sheet Metal
Profile Shelf by Derya Arpac
Located in Geneve, CH
Profile shelf by Derya Arpac
Dimensions: W 150 x D 30 x H 150 cm
Materials: Dougles Fir
Also Available: Other materials available,
Wall-Hung Shelf
Derya Arpac is a Copenhag...
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2010s Danish Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Fir
Kumi Sugaī Signed Lithograph Signal A 1974
By Kumi Sugai
Located in Weesp, NL
Kumi Sugaï, o e of the most internationally acclaimed Japanese painters of the twentieth century.
1974 Limited Edition lithograph Signal A by Kumi Sugaī. Edition 90/190 signed and numbered in pencil by the artist.
56 x 76 cm. The cost of insured shipping to the United States is Euro 125.
Colors may vary.
Kumi Sugai (菅井 汲, Sugaī Kumi...
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1970s Japanese Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
New Orleans 1989 Jazz Festival 20th Anniversary Fats Domino Original Poster
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage New Orleans 1989 Jazz Festival 20 Anniversary Fats Domino Original Poster by Richard Thomas Numbered and framed.
Fifteenth in the series by Richard Thomas. As significant a poster in the series as the '76, '80 and '85, Richard Thomas' pop portrait of Fats Domino began a new direction in subject matter, editions and technique. The 20th anniversary of the Jazz Fest marked the first in a still-continuing series of portraits of the people who made New Orleans music...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Alexander Calder - Fish and pyramids
Located in PAU, FR
Lithograph signed and numbered "fish And pyramids" by Alexander Calder 1976
Edition of 150 copies Perfect condition
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Object 095 Shelf by NG Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Object 095 Shelf by NG Design
Dimensions: W 30 x D 20 x H 10 cm
Materials: Steel
Also Available: All of objects available in different materials and colors on demand.
Steel shelf w...
Category
2010s Polish Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Steel
Pagoda 01 Display Cabinets by Sing Chan
Located in Geneve, CH
Pagoda 01 display cabinets by Sing Chan
Edition Of 15 + 2 AP
Dimensions: D 70 x H 190 cm
Materials: Stainless steel, electroplating.
Sing Chan ( Chinese: 陈星...
Category
2010s Chinese Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Stainless Steel, Other
Massive Purvis Young Acrylic on Plywood
By Purvis Young
Located in Miami, FL
Massive Purvis Young acrylic on scavenged plywood
By self-taught Miami-born artist Purvis Young (1943-2010), a very large size painting on scavenged plywood. Purvis Young painted por...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Plywood
1960's Brian Rice Signed Pop Art Screen Print Geometric 'Radio'
Located in Norwich, GB
Radio by Brian Rice (born 1936). Limited Edition Silkscreen Print - 1969.
Brian Rice is a British abstract artist associated with the pop art movement. He studied in London, and h...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Gold/Orange Handwoven Tapestry 400 by Calyah
Located in Geneve, CH
Gold/Orange Handwoven Tapestry 400 by Calyah.
Unique piece.
Materials: Tibetan wool and silk.
Dimensions: 400 x 300 x 1 cm
Colour: gold/orange.
Also available in red/yellow, white/blue, black/green.
A signature presence for the home or public spaces, the Versus Edition of bicolour wall tapestries features rich and evocative hues derived from the presiding colour palette in Kathmandu. Designed by award-winning artist and 2019 Danish Designer of the Year, Margrethe Odgaard, each piece is individually hand-woven from wool and silk by expert artisans in Nepal.
Through colour, materiality, and a unique Tibetan weaving method, the Versus tapestries bring a warm emotional presence into space. With beautiful coloured combinations, the interplay between Tibetan wool and Chinese silk...
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2010s Nepalese Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Silk
Object No.26 Wall Piece by Marcela Cure
Located in Geneve, CH
Object No.26 wall piece by Marcela Cure
Dimensions: W 61.5 x D 10 x H 82 cm
Materials: Resin and stone composite
This collection is inspired by the delicate curves of the female body, displaying soothing pieces that evoke effortless sophistication and subtle sensuality. Each piece is carefully hand-sculpted in clay and later hand cast in a mixture of resin and stone.
Marcela Cure is an interior designer from Barranquilla, Colombia, who, in addition to designing contemporary spaces with a Latin Punch, creates exquisite hand-sculpted art objects in materials sourced from the earth.
Inspired by the creative legacy of her late mother, a renowned plastic artist, Marcela dedicated herself to designing her own spaces with such impeccable taste and creativity, that friends and family began to comission her design projects.
It was at the end of 2015 that "Marcela Cure" was established as an interior design firm focused on contemporary and luxury projects, from which modern, cheerful spaces with an evident Latin American spirit are proposed, as well as contemporary art objects.
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2010s Colombian Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Stone
Rondo 120 Decorative Wall Mirror in Polished Stainless Steel, Zieta
By Zieta
Located in Geneve, CH
Rondo 120 Decorative Wall Mirror in Polished Stainless Steel, Zieta
Dimensions: Ø 120 cm x D 6 cm
Material: Stainless steel.
Steel Rondo made in FiDU technology are as unique as the...
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2010s Polish Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Stainless Steel
Limited Edition Surrealist Lithograph, "Chicken Hearts" by Robert A. Nelson
By Robert A. Nelson
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A limited edition surrealist lithograph titled "Chicken Hearts (Ka Series)", printed on archival deckle edge paper, the bottom margin embossed with blind stamps, together with the artists hand written notations referencing the limited edition number VII / XIII (7 of 13), the title, followed by the artist's signature & date 1980.
Bio: Robert A. Nelson (1930-2012) received both his B.F.A. & his M.F.A. in 1950 & 1951 respectively from the Art Institute of Chicago.
He was alto the recipient of the illustrious 'Purchase Prize' in the 31st National Exhibition of Boston Printmakers, and was later awarded the Cezanne medal from the government of France in 1961.
Robert Nelson is represented in the permanent collections of The De Cordova Museum, The Seattle Art Museum...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Opus XXXIX Handmade Wool Tapestry by Mira Sohlen
Located in Geneve, CH
Opus XXXIX handmade wool tapestry by Mira Sohlen
Dimensions: D 40 x H 625 cm
Materials: wool
Weight: 12 kg
Opus XXXIX
Each tapestry is ca...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Maximilian Wiedemann, Sculpture Neon Lamp "it’s all bling to me", 2015
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Maximilian Wiedemann - sculpture neon lamp "It’s all bling to me" - 2015
Neon, metal and plexiglass
Measures: 95 x 72cm
Signé et numéroté sur 3...
Category
2010s European Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Tapestry no.04 by Cappelen Dimyr
Located in Geneve, CH
Tapestry no.04 by Cappelen Dimyr
Dimensions: D85 x H95 cm
Materials: 85% wool 15% cotton
Tapestry no.04 is an expressive wall piece, perfectly balancing soft and bold. Its long ...
Category
2010s Danish Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Dish Rodney Blumenfeld Pottery Round Platter, 1998
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rodney Alan Blumenfeld South African B.1953.
Round earthenware platter, 1995.
Earthenware clay, press moulded, with metalic oxides and matt glazes.
Rodney Alan Blumenfeld South African B.1953. creates deeply textured, sensual and motif-laden ceramic forms. Each innovative and unique art piece strives to maintain a traditional tribal identity transposed into contemporary art,craft and design. Within each singular expression of creativity lies a precious reminder of ritual and custom, exuding presence of age-old mystery while spontaneously arousing vital powers of the imagination.
Training
Bachelor of Architecture – University Natal South Africa, 1980.
Ceramic Science – Technikon, Durban, Natal, 1986.
Awards
Judges Award – Ceramic Artists Association of W.A. Annual Exhibition – September 2009.
City of Melville Art Awards – Highly Commended 2009 – WA.
Longhouse Reserve – New York – USA.
Klenot/Dekora – Palace of Culture, Prague – Czechoslovakia 2000.
Art for Asia – Hong Kong – China 1997.
Design Award National Ceramics Biennale 1996 – South Africa.
1st Prize Corobrik Ceramic Expo – South Africa 1989.
Private Collections
Bill Clinton – Former President USA.
Nelson Mandela – Former President of South Africa.
Tina Turner – Singer and song writer.
Peter Gabriel – Musician.
King Goodwill Zwelitini – King of the Zulu Nation
Sir Niall Fitzgerald – Global Chairman Unilever – UK.
Public & Corporate Collections
K.H. Eberle Museum – Basel Switzerland
Longhouse Reserve – New York
Museum of Modern Art – Montreal Canada
Fort Lauderdale Airport – Florida USA
Durban Art Gallery – Johannesburg Art Gallery
Hilton Hotel – Johannesburg
Hyatt Regency Hotel – Johannesburg
Unilever Corporate Headquarters – South Africa
U.S. Embassy – Pretoria, South Africa
Ernst & Young – La Lucia Ridge – South Africa
Sibaya Casino Complex – Natal, South Africa
Exhibitions
T.V.H.Gallery – Sydney – September 2009
Fremantle Contemporary Art Gallery – Fremantle W.A.
Margaret River Gallery – Margaret River W.A.
Aspects of Kings Park – Perth W.A.
“Klostere” Gallery – Freiburg – Germany 2002
Longhouse Reserve – The Hamptons – New York – USA
Klenot / Dekora – Palace of Culture – Prague – Czechoslovakia 2000
The Westminster Craft Show – London – UK 1999
Art for Asia – Hong Kong – China 1997
Casa Nova...
Category
1990s South African Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Pottery
Vaporwave Style Kenny Dasch Sophisticated Lady Pencil Signed Print, 1988
By Kenny Dasch
Located in Chattanooga, TN
This vintage 1988 pencil signed serigraph, “Sophisticated Lady,” perfectly captures the spirit of the divine feminine. The female figure stands in bold...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Canvas, Paint
Flemming Brylle Post-Modern Abstract Wall Art, 1993
By Flemming Brylle
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Crisp white Scandinavian wall art plaque "Glacier" designed by Flemming Brylle for Søholm Stentøj in 1993. Abstract decor in blue, yellow and silver glazed lines - the latter with a mirror like effect. Description on the back in Danish and English: "Fragments of art in original serigraphy on the sculptural vase the Eye - a colour symphony in blue...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Wax Clock Sculptural Wall Candle Holder
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
A candle holder rendered in stainless steel is mounted onto the wall as an altar panel painting that folds closed to simulate a medical cabinet. The candle supported by the metal structure is pierced by nails at different heights marking time intervals in a contemporary rendition of the ancient...
Category
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Stainless Steel, Nickel
Set of 10 Postmodern Magnetic Wall Board Organizer from Conran Design, 1990
Located in Hamburg, DE
Postmodern Magnetic Wall Board Organizer from Conran Design, Set of 10, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1990 to 1999 This piece has an attribution mark, I am sure that it is comple...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Vintage Post Modern Floral Print Artwork by Antoinette Letterman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Designer: Antoinette Letterman
Manufacturer: Antoinette Letterman
Materials: Canvas Print, Original Polished Brass Accent Frame
Elevate your s...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Archival Print 'Golfer in Tree' by Rodney Smith
By Rodney Smith
Located in London, GB
Archival Print ‘Golfer in Tree
Edition 5/25
Pebble Beach, C.A., U.S.A. 1998
Rodney Smith was a prominent photographer whose whimsical work invited comparison to that of surreali...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Large Still Life Canvas by Chase Bailey, Paris, France, d. 2003
Located in Peabody, MA
Large still life by the noted painter Chase Bailey, who was also an accomplished film writer, actor, producer, and director who has worked with John Malko...
Category
Early 2000s French Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Japan Oil Abstract Paintings T3 Resistance T4 Persistence Tetsuro Shimizu, 2011
Located in MIlano, IT
Japan Oil abstract paintings T3 Resistance and T4 Persistence Tetsuro Shimizu, 2011
Pair of abstract paintings titled T3 Resistance and ...
Category
2010s Japanese Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Post-Modern Ceramic Cream, Scarlet, Blue Wall Plate, 1980s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade ceramic plate with organic asymmetrical shapes in muted colors. Hand-painted white, coral red and dusty blue forms and lines with small crisp white dots. Can be used as a de...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Cruciform XII by Constance DeJong C. 1991
Located in Long Island City, NY
Cruciform XII by Constance DeJong C. 1991 sculpture. Patinated copper on wood with a wall mounted bracket. Pen signed on gallery label.
Constance DeJong is an American artist, write...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Copper
Michael Kenny Preparatory Sketch from the Serpentine Show
By Michael Kenny RA
Located in London, GB
Study for a man seated sculpture
Michael Kenny RA
Original
Artist: Michael Kenny RA (1941-1999)
Chalk numbers on verso
Born in Liverpool 1941, he son of an engineer. Studied at Liverpool art school, alongside Stuart Sutcliffe (an early Beatle) and John Lennon. He then went onto Slade in 1961 to study under Reg Butler, who nicknamed his protege "the Liverpool Italian". His distinguished career began when exhibited in Oxford in 1964. Michael was one of the most influential British sculptors of his generation and his contemplative geometric stone works became increasingly well regarded. He was elected associate member of the Royal Academy in 1976 and a Royal Academician in 1986. Today his work is held in museums all over the world including the British Museum, The Tate Gallery and the V&A in London. He has had solo shows in Germany, Sweden, Milan, Paris, Los Angeles, London, Japan and Dubai. Subsequently many corporations and private collectors throughout the world hold examples of his work. On Michael Kenny's gravestone in Highgate cemetery is the title of one of his sculptures, More Loved Than Known. The legend has been prophetic. He has a passionate following among the thousands of students he taught, who include Antony Gormley and Damien Hurst.
Michael Kenny: Sculpture & Drawings
This was an exhibition of Michael Kenny’s recent sculptures and drawings, from 1975 to 1977.
Kenny (1941-1999) first studied in his home city of Liverpool before moving to London to continue his studies at the Slade. Following a successful international career, he was appointed a Royal Academician in 1986, and in 1997, two years before his death, he had a solo exhibition at the Royal Academy.
Several of the sculptures in this Serpentine exhibition derived from his earliest pre-occupation, the human figure. In the works displayed, Kenny took particular inspiration from the female figure, lying or sitting, occupying, and informing an intimate space. We can see the workings of the Artist and possible preparatory sketch for the included sculpture in the following images.
Michael Kenny was a sculptor and a painter, a prolific draughtsman and a print-maker. His early sculptures are dramatic, dealing with the isolation and loneliness of the individual. In later years, he worked mainly in stone in a quest for a sculpture that is simple in form and rich in meaning. With over 60 illustrations and key excerpts from the sculptor's own notebooks, this book provides the first opportunity to examine in detail the progress of Michael Kenny's career. Peter Davies...
Category
1970s English Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
1983 Wayne Thiebaud Print, "Apartment Hill" Artscape Event Poster
Located in San Carlos, CA
For Sale: Vintage 1983 "Artscape" Print – Wayne Thiebaud's "Apartment Hill"
Own a rare piece of art history with this beautiful, vintage 1983 "Artscape" print featuring Wayne Thieba...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Fantastic Original Art by Ernst Lurker "Suspension"
By Ernst Luker
Located in North Miami, FL
Creator of the "Play Art" movement this renowned artist has been a Pratt Institute Graphics Professor as well as created and manufactured six designs for sale...
Category
1970s German Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Aluminum
Garment District NYC Scene by Matthew Popielarz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Garment district NYC scene by Matthew Popielarz on canvas.
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mario Cravo Neto, "Voodoo Figure" Photography Signed, Dated
By Mário Cravo Neto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mario Cravo Neto, one of the most important Brazilian artist, well known and internationally acclaimed, for his black and white photography. We have t...
Category
1980s Brazilian Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
LUCIEN GOBEIL - 'Sans Titre' - Fine Sepia Tone Etching - Canada - 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
LUCIEN GOBEIL (Canadian - 1935-2017) - 'Sans Titre' - 108/150 - Vintage fine art sepia tone landscape etching on paper - numbered lower left - signed low...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Large, Blue, Red, Abstract Painting by Late American Artist John Link
By John Link
Located in Greensboro, NC
Dynamic layered blue & red abstract acrylic painting on canvas by the Late Midwestern Artist John Link, mounted in a wood frame. This work, entitled "Temporary Ephedrine", is one of several large Link pieces available exemplifying his technique of richly layering tones of acrylic paint using an alkyd spirit resin. Link detailed this process:
“The medium is indeed "acrylic" but not what most people mean by acrylic - which is waterborne acrylic. Instead this is acrylic resin dissolved in turps, with a dash of alkyd resin thrown in to stabilize it so the next layers of paint do not re-dissolve it. Thus it does not muddle up like repeated layers of watercolor can. This stuff does not yellow either, like oil, and a glass of it looks like a glass of water, it is that clear, thus preserving the intensity of the pigment. Also, because it is clear when wet, there is no "pastel effect" like you get with waterborne acrylic, where you must let a glaze dry before you see what you have. It is WYSIWYG to the core."
Link (1942 - 2021) was born in Oklahoma City, began his career in Illinois, headed the art dept at Virginia Tech...
Category
Early 2000s North American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
Ten Foot Long Abstract Post Modern Triptych Ca. 1980s
Located in Peabody, MA
Ten foot wide abstract triptych by New Hampshire artist Donna Baker-Hartwell, titled “View of Mt. Katahdin from Chimney Pond”, dated 1987.
The two end paintings are shaped canvases ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
2006 Landscape by Philip Erskine (South African 1933- )
Located in Dallas, TX
oil on canvas landscape by Philip Erskine (South African 1933- ) Philip Erskine is a South African Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1933, South Africa, 2006
signed and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Jan Hartman Abstract Watercolor Collage, Framed Original Artwork
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage abstract landscape collage features an arrangement of watercolor on paper elements, forming a delicate textured composition, evocative of sunset.
The collage is signed by th...
Category
1970s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Vintage Ruth Leaf "Tower Series" Woodblock Print, Signed
Located in San Carlos, CA
For Sale: Rare Ruth Leaf Woodblock Print - "Tower Series"
Own a piece of American art history with this unique and collectible woodblock print by Ruth Leaf.
This signed and titled ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Untitled nude polaroid portrait by Franco Fontana
Located in Long Island City, NY
Untitled nude polaroid portrait by Franco Fontana (Italian, born 1933) Signed and dated.
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Plastic
An Early Work by Purvis Young Framed in Oversized Shadow Box
By Purvis Young
Located in North Miami, FL
This early piece by Purvis Young, in large scale of broken wood and particle board fragments depict a "slave march" in search of freedom. Very powerful and meaningful. Urban art by w...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Plywood
Golden ceramic vase with heart-shaped design
By Elica Studio
Located in Milano, IT
The vase with heart-shaped design was made of ceramic and then gilded. It has great decorative value but also a practical function, as it has two holes that can hold flowers.
As can...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Marti Somers "We Grow" Giclee on Paper Print, Signed and Numbered
Located in San Carlos, CA
Marti Somers "We Grow" Giclee Print
Embrace the beauty of nature with this stunning giclee print by California artist Marti Somers.
This captivating pie...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Hand Tufted Psychedelic Pink, Red, and Orange Abstract Swirl Area Rug
By Fem World
Located in Oaklyn, NJ
One-of-a-kind hand tufted area rug. I was inspired by 70s psychedelic art and the post modern movement for this rug design.
I design & hand tuft al...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic
Nirvana 'In Utero' Original UK Bus Stop Promotional Poster, 1993
Located in Devon, GB
An oversized UK promotional poster for the September 1993 release of NIrvana's third and final studio album 'In Utero,' following the chart success of the album's lead single 'Heart ...
Category
1990s British Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Linen
XXL Original 1992 Andy Warhol Pop Art Diamond & Dust Shoes Lithograph Poster
By Andy Warhol
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare Out of Print, Limited Edition, Enormous Andy Warhol Offset Lithograph Art Print “Diamonds and Dust”. Printed and in 1992 by Te Neues Publishing in Germany.
Fantastic, oversize...
Category
1990s German Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
1992 New Orleans Artist Etching of Local Landmark
Located in Clermont, FL
Hand crafted etching by Glen Miller New Orleans artist. Etching tittle "The Chapel On The Hill" is part of a limited series of 100.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Zinc
American Studio Craft Brutalist Round Wood Wall Hanging Mirror Sculpture 1980s
Located in Troy, MI
Artist made one of a kind mirror sculpture by Bruce Quinby 1986
Creative design crafted of convex molded wood with a jagged cutout surround
Black painted interior reflects for an i...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Large Vintage French Framed Original Oil Painting of Forest on Stretched Canvas
Located in COLMAR, FR
A beautiful and striking piece of original, vintage art. This large and colorful oil painting has been sourced in France. It is not signed nor it is dated. However, from the label on...
Category
1670s French Antique Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Gold/Orange Handwoven Tapestry by Calyah
Located in Geneve, CH
Gold/Orange handwoven tapestry by Calyah
Unique piece
Materials: Tibetan wool and silk.
Dimensions: 170 x 65 x 1 cm
Colour: gold/orange.
Also available in red/yellow, white/blue...
Category
2010s Nepalese Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Silk
Hand Signed Limited Edition Lithograph "Les Jeux De L'ete" by Corneille
By Corneille 1
Located in San Diego, CA
Hand signed limited edition lithograph entitled "Les Jeux De L'ete" by Corneille, circa 1966. The print is in very good vintage condition and is numbered 48/100; the piece is signed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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