Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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.
21st Century and Contemporary Balkan Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Resin, Acrylic
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Porcelain, Plaster, Paint
2010s Dutch Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Fabric
2010s Dutch Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Fabric
20th Century American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Hardwood
Late 20th Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Concrete, Gold Leaf
2010s French Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal, Other
1970s French Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Jute, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
Mid-20th Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plastic
2010s Dutch Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Fiberglass, Paper
2010s Dutch Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Paper, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
2010s Danish Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Onyx
2010s Dutch Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
2010s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic, Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
2010s Danish Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Onyx
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
2010s Japanese Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
2010s Danish Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wool, Textile
2010s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plastic
2010s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Other
2010s British Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
2010s Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Mirror
2010s Canadian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
2010s German Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Rubber
2010s Canadian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
2010s Canadian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plastic
2010s Canadian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plastic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plastic
2010s American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal, Wire, Stainless Steel, Bronze, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plastic
2010s Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass, Other
Late 20th Century American Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Stone
2010s Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Brass, Other
1960s Danish Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Crystal, Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wrought Iron
2010s British Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Cherry, Walnut
2010s Mexican Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Other