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Michael - Highly Detailed Paper Sculpture of Angel

Michael - Highly Detailed Paper Sculpture of Angel

By Ivan Markovic

Located in Chicago, IL

Ivan Markovic transports viewers into a world of technicolor with this collection of works inspired by Bernini's angels. Markovic's life in Rome brought him to walk across the Ponte ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Retired Whaling Captain's Study, Nantucket, Miniature Room by Eugene Kupjack
Retired Whaling Captain's Study, Nantucket, Miniature Room by Eugene Kupjack

Retired Whaling Captain's Study, Nantucket, Miniature Room by Eugene Kupjack

By Eugene J. Kupjack

Located in Chicago, IL

This highly detailed Miniature Room of a Retired Whaling Captain's Study in Nantucket is an excellent example of the true talent of Eugene Kupjack. Tiny scrimshaw and knick-knacks fill the shelves while the perfectly proportioned furniture adorns the center of the room. A mariners wheel and captain's chest are set off to the side with a small sea shell set atop. All painstakingly researched to the exact time period in a one inch to one foot scale. Kupjack Miniatures Eugene Kupjack "Retired Whaling Captain's Study, Nantucket, circa 1860," 1983 mix media 11.50h x 19.50w x 11d in 29.21h x 49.53w x 27.94d cm KJK010 Eugene Kupjack and his sons Hank and Jay created museum quality miniature rooms...

Category

1980s Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Spirit - Abstract Geometric Form, Hand Painted, Welded Steel Sculpture
Spirit - Abstract Geometric Form, Hand Painted, Welded Steel Sculpture

Spirit - Abstract Geometric Form, Hand Painted, Welded Steel Sculpture

By Chris Hill

Located in Chicago, IL

This dynamic table sized sculpture is created from sheets of steel, welded together in an abstract geometric pattern and then painted with an acrylic paint to enhance the surface. While the work adheres to a rigid, rational geometry, this sculptures suggest lyrical movement, apparent weightlessness and improvisation as the title suggests. Chris Hill Spirit welded steel, acrylic paint 16.50h x 11.50w x 7d in 41.91h x 29.21w x 17.78d cm CHI021 Chris Hill is a Santa Fe based sculptor. Chris was born in Port Arthur, Texas but grew up in small town North Mississippi. He began welding at age 18 at the Tennessee Valley Authority...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Medieval French Charter House Library - Miniature Room by Kupjack Studios
Medieval French Charter House Library - Miniature Room by Kupjack Studios

Medieval French Charter House Library - Miniature Room by Kupjack Studios

By Henry "Hank" Kupjack

Located in Chicago, IL

Kupjack Miniatures Medieval French Charter-House Library, Normandy France, circa 1425, 2012 mixed media 16.50h x 27.75w x 15d in 41.91h x 70.48w x 38.10d cm KJK002 Eugene Kupjack and his sons Hank and Jay created museum quality miniature rooms...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Medieval Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Construction II - Bronze Sculpture Surreal Transfiguring Human Form, Lush Patina
Construction II - Bronze Sculpture Surreal Transfiguring Human Form, Lush Patina

Construction II - Bronze Sculpture Surreal Transfiguring Human Form, Lush Patina

By Jesus Curia Perez

Located in Chicago, IL

***This artwork is currently on exhibit at the Instituto Cervantes, Chicago until September 2025. If purchased this artwork will be available to ship after September 1, 2025. Contact...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Early American Parlor, Circa 1820, Miniature Room by Eugene Kupjack
Early American Parlor, Circa 1820, Miniature Room by Eugene Kupjack

Early American Parlor, Circa 1820, Miniature Room by Eugene Kupjack

By Eugene J. Kupjack

Located in Chicago, IL

Eugene Kupjack's love affair with miniatures began when he saw an article in Life Magazine about MrsNarcissa Niblack Thorne's (of the Montgomery Ward fortune) European-Style miniatur...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Late Colonial Sitting Room, Boston MA, 1760 - Miniature Room by Kupjack Studios
Late Colonial Sitting Room, Boston MA, 1760 - Miniature Room by Kupjack Studios

Late Colonial Sitting Room, Boston MA, 1760 - Miniature Room by Kupjack Studios

By Henry "Hank" Kupjack

Located in Chicago, IL

A new middle class began to emerge in Colonial America and a migration into urban areas began. Unlike farmhouses, these new homes were elegant two-store homes designed in the new Georgian style, imitating the lifestyle of the upper middle class of England. The interiors consisted of a passageway down the middle of the house with specialized rooms off the sides, such as a library, dining room, sitting room or a primary bedroom. Unlike the multi-purpose space of the farmhouse, each of these rooms served a separate purpose. This new middle class had leisure time to entertain guests. In this sitting room, the Kupjacks have replicated this stately room with upholstered furniture, a working fireplace, decorative ceramics and silver accent pieces. This miniature room is presented in a custom leather bound case with faux books on either end as if it could be placed in a bookshelf. the room can also be installed in a wall. Kupjack Miniatures Late Colonial Sitting Room, Boston MA, 1760, circa 2009 mixed media 14.25h x 28.75w x 15.25d in 36.20h x 73.03w x 38.73d cm KJK003 Eugene Kupjack and his sons Hank and Jay created museum quality miniature rooms...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Zia Rising - Geometric Steel Sculpture, Welded Steel, Hand Painted Acrylic
Zia Rising - Geometric Steel Sculpture, Welded Steel, Hand Painted Acrylic

Zia Rising - Geometric Steel Sculpture, Welded Steel, Hand Painted Acrylic

By Chris Hill

Located in Chicago, IL

This dynamic table sized sculpture is created from sheets of steel welded together in an abstract geometric pattern. While the work adheres to a rigid, rational geometry, this sculptures suggest lyrical movement, apparent weightlessness and improvisation as the title suggests. Chris Hill Zia Rising welded steel, acrylic paint 14.50h x 13w x 5d in 36.83h x 33.02w x 12.70d cm CHI022 Chris Hill is a Santa Fe based sculptor. Chris was born in Port Arthur, Texas but grew up in small town North Mississippi. He began welding at age 18 at the Tennessee Valley Authority...

Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Acrobat - Geometrical, Graceful Abstract Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base
Acrobat - Geometrical, Graceful Abstract Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base

Acrobat - Geometrical, Graceful Abstract Bronze Sculpture on Marble Base

By Dave Stevenson

Located in Chicago, IL

This bronze sculpture rises in a fluid, calligraphic motion, its looping forms unfolding like a suspended gesture in space. Smooth, polished surfaces catch the light, revealing warm ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Tiny Chrome Jacket, " Found Steel Sculpture
"Tiny Chrome Jacket, " Found Steel Sculpture

"Tiny Chrome Jacket, " Found Steel Sculpture

By Gordon Chandler

Located in Chicago, IL

Upon discovering a weathered steel drum that had been warped to resemble the sleeve of a garment, artist Gordon Chandler was inspired to embark on a series of kimono sculptures forme...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Steel

18th Century New England Cartographer's Office - Kupjack Studios Miniature Room
18th Century New England Cartographer's Office - Kupjack Studios Miniature Room

18th Century New England Cartographer's Office - Kupjack Studios Miniature Room

By Henry "Hank" Kupjack

Located in Chicago, IL

Cartography, the study and practice of making and using maps, was at the cutting edge in the 18th-century, helping to shape and define a world rapidly coming into focus. Over the course of the century, exploration and colonization expanded the scope of the known world, especially in the Pacific and the Americas. Advances in geography enabled cartographers to map these new discoveries with increasing accuracy. The days of conjecture and myth in cartography were fast coming to an end. Here, the Kupjack Studios has captured this discipline with exacting details. From the smallest of tools, to the rolls of maps and maps in progress displayed on the desk, the world of miniatures comes to life and brings us into a bygone era. Kupjack Miniatures 18th Century New England Cartographer, circa. 2008 mixed media 14h x 26.25w x 14.75d in 35.56h x 66.67w x 37.47d cm KJK001 Eugene Kupjack and his sons Hank and Jay created museum quality miniature rooms in their studio outside of Chicago for many years. Hank and Jay learned the at their father’s side as he assisted Mrs. Narcissa Niblack Thorne with the creation her many miniature rooms now housed at The Art Institute of Chicago. Almost every piece of molding, furniture, rugs, and accessory items that are contained in their rooms are designed and created by hand. In addition to designing and building rooms they would sometimes work to restore the rooms built many years ago by their father and Mrs. Thorne. Their work can be seen in various museums as far away as Turkey where they were exhibited in 2009. In the United States their work can be seen in the permanent collections of The Kentucky Museum Center, The Art Institute of Chicago, The Philadelphia Art Museum...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Ariel - After Bernini, Contemporary Paper Sculpture of Angel, 21st Century

Ariel - After Bernini, Contemporary Paper Sculpture of Angel, 21st Century

By Ivan Markovic

Located in Chicago, IL

Ivan Markovic transports viewers into a world of technicolor with this collection of works inspired by Bernini's angels. Markovic's life in Rome brought him to walk across the Ponte ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Wire

"Protector One" Folk Art Crow Sculpture
"Protector One" Folk Art Crow Sculpture

"Protector One" Folk Art Crow Sculpture

Located in Chicago, IL

Richly textured with whimsical appeal, this late 20th century wooden crow is a delightful example of naive American sculpture. Poised mid-caw, the crow's wings are outstretched, read...

Category

Late 20th Century Folk Art Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

Acrylic Wall Sculpture Yellow Constellation by Yvette Kaiser Smith
Acrylic Wall Sculpture Yellow Constellation by Yvette Kaiser Smith

Acrylic Wall Sculpture Yellow Constellation by Yvette Kaiser Smith

Located in Chicago, IL

"Yellow Constellation (96 85 93)" is a captivating 2025 contemporary wall sculpture by the celebrated Czech-born artist Yvette Kaiser Smith, who currently lives and works in Chicago...

Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Lucite, Acrylic Polymer

Bosphorus II Pit Fired Stoneware Sculpture by Pinar Aral
Bosphorus II Pit Fired Stoneware Sculpture by Pinar Aral

Bosphorus II Pit Fired Stoneware Sculpture by Pinar Aral

Located in Chicago, IL

Elevate a contemporary interior with *Bosphorus II*, a striking original pit-fired stoneware sculpture by contemporary artist Pinar Aral (b. 1970, Istanbul, Turkey ). This piece feat...

Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware

Untitled - Highly Detailed Paper Sculpture of Angel

Untitled - Highly Detailed Paper Sculpture of Angel

By Ivan Markovic

Located in Chicago, IL

Ivan Markovic transports viewers into a world of technicolor with this collection of works inspired by Bernini's angels. Markovic's life in Rome brought him to walk across the Ponte ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Wire

The Redpath Mansion - Highly Detailed Scale Model Sculpture, Crumbling Building
The Redpath Mansion - Highly Detailed Scale Model Sculpture, Crumbling Building

The Redpath Mansion - Highly Detailed Scale Model Sculpture, Crumbling Building

By Ivan Markovic

Located in Chicago, IL

The Redpath Mansion was built in 1886 for members of the Redpath family – wealthy industrialists who constructed the Lachine Canal and founded the sugar refinery that bears their name. This majestic house was erected in the fabled Golden Square Mile of Montreal. By the mid-20th century, it was one of the few remaining Queen Anne style homes in this city. The Sochaczevski family, purchased it in 1986 and within that year, obtained a license to demolish the building. Approximately 40% of the property was leveled. Organizations such as Heritage Montreal and Save Montreal obtained an injunction to suspend the execution of the license and the destruction of the mansion. It was temporarily saved. In 2014, the Mayor of Montreal, Denis Coderre, sided in favour of the Sochaczevski family, granting them the license to level the Redpath Mansion. In a statement to the media, when substantiating his reasoning, Denis Coderre said, “It was too dangerous, so I asked that we demolish the building.” The disappearance of the Redpath Mansion represented a great loss to Montreal’s architectural landscape. Organizations such as Heritage Montreal and Save Montreal, contended that it possessed immense cultural value; and during the course of almost three decades – 1986 to 2014 - struggled to save this rare Queen Anne style home from the wrecking ball. Albeit, the Sochaczevski family argued that it was old and unsafe, and that a restoration of the once stately home would be very costly. During the span marked by the first attempt at a demolition and the final decision by the mayor of Montreal (i.e. 1986 – 2014), The Redpath Mansion’s already dire condition worsened. It stood vacant and exposed to the elements. Nothing to upkeep the house was implemented, neither by the owners, or the city of Montreal; which ultimately compromised its structural viability. The events surrounding the Redpath Mansion, came to my attention in the summer of 2010. It was during a visit to Mount Sinai Hospital, in Montreal, where my father lay stricken by a terminal disease known as pulmonary fibrosis. I came upon a newspaper article in the Montreal Gazette. It described the Redpath Mansion case. I likened the decaying building with the final stages of my father’s life. The Redpath Mansion gained even greater significance for me when I went in person to the Golden Square Mile - in the city centre – and stood before it along Du Musée Street. I experienced it as a powerful metaphor for the transient nature of life. It also inspired thoughts related to generational ties, and how familial bonds act to influence and shape a person’s identity. The program of work I plan to undertake aims at building a scale model of the Redpath Mansion, as it appeared just before its demolition, in 2014. The physical height of this scale model is set at approximately 1 metre. I wish to place emphasis on the craft aspect, by creating a visual idiom based on details and decaying forms that allude to our connection to the past. For example, old pictures found among the rubble, scattered clothing and shoes, all of which are suggestive of a past ethos. I steer clear of political and social issues and aim to view this project with a more poetic lens, hoping to move the focus from societal problems to problems we face inside ourselves. The end result, or the finished piece would make a statement in a more introspective and emotional way, and show that the past weighs on the present, almost to the point of haunting. The viewer of the finished scale model will view it in the round, and in so doing perceive a definite narrative that addresses questions of identity, memory and loss. Ivan Markovic The Redpath Mansion, 2019 mixed media 37h x 20w x 24d in 93.98h x 50.80w x 60.96d cm IVM007 IVAN MARKOVIC was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1970. At an early age, he showed a natural propensity for drawing. At 15 years of age, he went to Paris, France to attend the Fine Arts school Creatione et Future. This experience allowed him to become a better draftsman and encouraged him to take his first steps in the art of oil painting. In 1994, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Concordia University in Montreal. During his undergraduate degree he developed an interest for Art History and life drawing. After graduation, Ivan Markovic moved to Madrid, Spain to work at the Prado museum, where he made copies of Old Masters’ paintings, and developed an understanding for the materials and techniques of Spanish, Italian and Flemish art. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Bretton Hall College, University of Leeds, in the U.K. in 1997. His graduate work focused on large-scale paintings that alluded to baroque and neoclassical painting. In parallel, he pursued his other passion, teaching, by instructing a figure drawing course. Upon completing his MFA, he returned to Madrid to work as a practicing artist and art teacher for 13 years. During this time, he experimented with a diverse range of media. Of these, he was most captivated by sculpture. In 2010, he came back to his native Montreal, thus completing a formative cycle that has lasted 25 years. Currently, Ivan Markovic lives and works between Montreal, Chicago, and Madrid. He creates three-dimensional renditions of people facing situations of adversity, especially those that live on the fringe of society. His work has been featured in solo exhibitions in Canada, the United States and Europe, and is also on permanent display in privately owned collections of art. Ivan Markovic b. 1970, Montreal, Quebec Education 1997 Master of Fine Arts, Bretton Hall College, University of Leeds, England. 1994 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. 1986 Studies at the Fine Arts School, Création et Future, Paris, France. Selected Exhibitions 2020 Double Feature: Art Shay and Ivan Markovic, 2019, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2019 SOFA Chicago 2019, Navy Pier, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2018 SOFA Chicago 2018, Navy Pier, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Art Market Hamptons, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Bridgehampton, NY Art On Paper, Gallery Victor Armendariz, New York, NY 2017 Art Toronto, Galerie D’Este, Toronto, Canada. SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, Option Art, Chicago, IL Papier/10th Edition, Contemporary Art Fair of Works on Paper, Galerie D’Este, Mlt., Canada. 2016 SOFA Chicago, Navy Pier, Option Art, Chicago, U.S.A. 2016 Toronto International Art Fair, Galerie D’Este, Toronto, Canada. 2016 Beyond the Pale, Galerie D’Este, Montreal, Canada. 2014 On the Fringe, Galerie D’Este, Montreal, Canada. Love Art, Galerie D’Este, Toronto, Canada. Papier 14, Contemporary Art Fair of Works on Paper, Galerie D’Este, Montreal, Canada. 2013 Shades of Isolation, Galerie D’Este, Montreal, Canada. 2013 Toronto International Art Fair, Galerie D’Este, Toronto, Canada. Papier 13, Contemporary Art Fair of Works on Paper, Galerie D’Este, Montreal, Canada. 2012 Papier 12, Contemporary Art Fair of Works on Paper, Galerie D’Este, Montreal, Canada. 2011 Papier 11, Contemporary Art Fair of Works on Paper, Galerie D’Este, Montreal, Canada 2004 Galería Francisco Duayer, Madrid, Spain. 2004 Fundación Cultural Mapfre Vida (Premio Penagos de Dibujo), Madrid, Spain. 2003 Centro Intergrado Arganzuela (Ayuntamento de Madrid), Madrid, Spain. 2003 Galería Francisco Duayer, Madrid, Spain. 2001 Galería Francisco Duayer, Madrid, Spain. 2000 Sala Goya, Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid, Spain. 1998 Instituto Cervantes, John Hancock Center...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Glue, Plastic, Wood, Paint

Alexander The Great's Siege Tent, Halicarnassus, ca. 333 BC, Miniature Room
Alexander The Great's Siege Tent, Halicarnassus, ca. 333 BC, Miniature Room

Alexander The Great's Siege Tent, Halicarnassus, ca. 333 BC, Miniature Room

By Henry "Hank" Kupjack

Located in Chicago, IL

Halicarnassus was an ancient Greek city in Caria, in Anatolia. It was located in southwest Caria, on an advantageous site on the Gulf of Gökova, which is now in Bodrum, Turkey. The city was famous for the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, ranked as one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Halicarnassus was loyal to the Persians and formed part of the Persian Empire until Alexander the Great captured it at the siege of Halicarnassus in 333 BC. Here, the Kupjack Studios have meticulously researched the era and have gone to painstaking detail to present this miniature version of Alexander's Tent. Based on a scale of one foot equals one inch, each piece of furniture, rug, decoration is fabricated with exacting detail. Kupjack Miniatures Alexander's Siege Tent, Halicarnassus, ca. 333 BC, circa 2003 mixed media 24.50h x 22.75w x 18.50d in 62.23h x 57.78w x 46.99d cm KJK004 Eugene Kupjack and his sons Hank and Jay created museum quality miniature rooms...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

"Man with Cup, " Painted Ceramic Figure
"Man with Cup, " Painted Ceramic Figure

"Man with Cup, " Painted Ceramic Figure

By Allan Winkler 1

Located in Chicago, IL

Although this whimsical sculpture by Allan Winkler has the look of outsider art, this ceramic work stems from the art school-trained artist’s interest in...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Acrylic

"Iridescence, " Mixed Media Sculpture
"Iridescence, " Mixed Media Sculpture

"Iridescence, " Mixed Media Sculpture

By Michael Thompson

Located in Chicago, IL

Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life. Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Falling Up - Highly Detailed Paper Sculpture of Woman Falling Off a Bicycle
Falling Up - Highly Detailed Paper Sculpture of Woman Falling Off a Bicycle

Falling Up - Highly Detailed Paper Sculpture of Woman Falling Off a Bicycle

By Ivan Markovic

Located in Chicago, IL

A split second moment is frozen in time as a rider falls from her bike, just barely making contact with the ground. The fluidity with which the artist is able to capture this specifi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Fallen Angel- Highly Detailed Paper Sculpture of Angel

Fallen Angel- Highly Detailed Paper Sculpture of Angel

By Ivan Markovic

Located in Chicago, IL

Ivan Markovic transports viewers into a world of technicolor with this collection of works inspired by Bernini's angels. Markovic's life in Rome brought him to walk across the Ponte ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Wire

Influence - Bare Chested Bronze Figure Wearing Jeans, Verdigris Patina
Influence - Bare Chested Bronze Figure Wearing Jeans, Verdigris Patina

Influence - Bare Chested Bronze Figure Wearing Jeans, Verdigris Patina

By Jesus Curia Perez

Located in Chicago, IL

Jesús Curiá Perez Influence bronze 25h x 12.25w x 10.50d in 63.50h x 31.11w x 26.67d cm 1/8 JCP063 It is seemingly easier to identify with the ideas and thoughts of an artist if he ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Steel

"Steel City Dragster" Mixed-Media Sculpture
"Steel City Dragster" Mixed-Media Sculpture

"Steel City Dragster" Mixed-Media Sculpture

By Patrick Fitzgerald 1

Located in Chicago, IL

To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box derby cars of his youth, eac...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media, Oil, Cardboard

"Beach-Combed Mochaware, " Mixed Media Sculpture
"Beach-Combed Mochaware, " Mixed Media Sculpture

"Beach-Combed Mochaware, " Mixed Media Sculpture

By Michael Thompson

Located in Chicago, IL

Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life. Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest. Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Stone

The Black Road: Crystal - Resin Head Sculpture with Interior Light and Tree
The Black Road: Crystal - Resin Head Sculpture with Interior Light and Tree

The Black Road: Crystal - Resin Head Sculpture with Interior Light and Tree

By Dean Kugler

Located in Chicago, IL

Dean Kugler The Black Road: Crystal, 2022 resin, steel, limestone 31h x 13w x 12d in 78.74h x 33.02w x 30.48d cm DK0044 Dean Kugler is a seasoned interdisciplinary artist, painter, ...

Category

2010s American Realist Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Concrete, Steel

Pugnatum III- Bronze Figures Wrestling Each Other, Verdigris Patina, Steel Base
Pugnatum III- Bronze Figures Wrestling Each Other, Verdigris Patina, Steel Base

Pugnatum III- Bronze Figures Wrestling Each Other, Verdigris Patina, Steel Base

By Jesus Curia Perez

Located in Chicago, IL

Jesús Curiá Perez Pugnatum III iron and bronze 77h x 24w x 15.75d in 195.58h x 60.96w x 40d cm JCP054 Jesús Curiá's sculptures arouse something more than purely aesthetic pleasure....

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Steel

"New York Blower Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture
"New York Blower Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture

"New York Blower Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture

By Patrick Fitzgerald 1

Located in Chicago, IL

To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap bo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Lichtenstein's Portrait of a Woman - Ode to Roy Lichtenstein, Hand Built Ceramic
Lichtenstein's Portrait of a Woman - Ode to Roy Lichtenstein, Hand Built Ceramic

Lichtenstein's Portrait of a Woman - Ode to Roy Lichtenstein, Hand Built Ceramic

By Sandy Kaplan

Located in Chicago, IL

"Lichtenstein's Portrait of a Woman " is a direct reference to the iconic Roy Lichtenstein's 1979 painting of the same name. Kaplan's ceramic sculpture brings a three dimensionality to Lichtenstein's painting. Sandy Kaplan Lichtenstein's Portrait of a Woman ceramic, glaze 13h x 9w x 6d in 33.02h x 22.86w x 15.24d cm SAK014 Sandy Kaplan b. 1943, St. Louis, MO 2021 Maturity and Its Muse, Art Saint Louis 2020 Storytellers Exhibit, Art Saint Louis 2019 SOFA Chicago, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Honors Exhibit, Art Saint Louis Anthony Bourdain - Parts Unknown: Ceramic Centric, Foundry Arts Ctr, St. Charles, MO Current Profiles, Craft Alliance Center, St. Louis, MO 2018 SOFA Chicago, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Maturity and Its Muse, Art Saint Louis Works from the Studios, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO Drawn From Life: Artful Aging, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 2017 3-D, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL SOFA Chicago, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2016 Works from the Studio, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO A Moveable Feast Exhibit, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL Maturity and Its Muse, Art Saint Louis 2015 Writers Round Table, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO 2014 Save the Last Dance for Me, Art Saint Louis XXX...

Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Ghost (Waiting for Friends), " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2022
"Ghost (Waiting for Friends), " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2022

"Ghost (Waiting for Friends), " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2022

By Toyoharu Kii 1

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 Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Marble

"Retablo No. 5 (An Attic of Records)", Mixed Media Sculpture
"Retablo No. 5 (An Attic of Records)", Mixed Media Sculpture

"Retablo No. 5 (An Attic of Records)", Mixed Media Sculpture

By Patrick Fitzgerald 1

Located in Chicago, IL

The intricate retablos of contemporary artist Patrick Fitzgerald are his means of paying homage to the musicians that inspired him throughout his life. Derived from Mexican votive...

Category

2010s Surrealist Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Oil, Found Objects, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Free Flow - Abstract Geometric Form, Hand Painted Welded Steel Sculpture
Free Flow - Abstract Geometric Form, Hand Painted Welded Steel Sculpture

Free Flow - Abstract Geometric Form, Hand Painted Welded Steel Sculpture

By Chris Hill

Located in Chicago, IL

This dynamic table sized sculpture is created from sheets of steel and rods, welded together in an abstract geometric pattern. While the work adheres to a rigid, rational geometry, this sculptures suggest lyrical movement, apparent weightlessness and improvisation as the title suggests. Chris Hill Free Flow welded steel, acrylic paint 21.5h x 11w x 5d in 43.18h x 20.32w x 12.70d cm CHI020 Chris Hill is a Santa Fe based sculptor. Chris was born in Port Arthur, Texas but grew up in small town North Mississippi. He began welding at age 18 at the Tennessee Valley Authority...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Nightfall - Highly Detailed Paper Sculpture of Sleeping Figure & Bicycle
Nightfall - Highly Detailed Paper Sculpture of Sleeping Figure & Bicycle

Nightfall - Highly Detailed Paper Sculpture of Sleeping Figure & Bicycle

By Ivan Markovic

Located in Chicago, IL

This realistic sculpture is created from scraps of paper and glue. The sculpture is inspired by the characters found in cities around the world. In this case, a figure sleeps beside a bicycle. A backpack is used as a pillow and shoes has been kicked off. Every attention has been paid to the smallest of details in this truly amazing paper sculpture. This sculpture is presented in a custom acrylic display case...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Copper, Wire

"Caress of Water, " Mixed Media Sculpture
"Caress of Water, " Mixed Media Sculpture

"Caress of Water, " Mixed Media Sculpture

By Michael Thompson

Located in Chicago, IL

Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Stone

A Haunting Bronze Sculpture of a Standing Wraithlike Figure, German Modern
A Haunting Bronze Sculpture of a Standing Wraithlike Figure, German Modern

A Haunting Bronze Sculpture of a Standing Wraithlike Figure, German Modern

Located in Chicago, IL

A haunting Modernist bronze of a standing wraithlike figure by German Twentieth Century woman sculptor, Gisela Gerber (Ger. 20th Century). A compelling example of German Expression...

Category

20th Century Modern Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

As seen in ~DARK MATTER~ Losing Myself In You (Gold Leaf) - Bronze Sculpture

As seen in ~DARK MATTER~ Losing Myself In You (Gold Leaf) - Bronze Sculpture

By Boky Hackel-Ward

Located in Chicago, IL

Bronze with Gold Leaf Based on Boky Hackel-Ward’s self-portrait, this sculpture is not only about what can happen to us when we get lost in a love that seems to be grander than gran...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

Acrobat, Contemporary Bronze Sculpture, Ed. 3/9, 21.75 x 9 in
Acrobat, Contemporary Bronze Sculpture, Ed. 3/9, 21.75 x 9 in

Acrobat, Contemporary Bronze Sculpture, Ed. 3/9, 21.75 x 9 in

By Dave Stevenson

Located in Chicago, IL

"Acrobat" by Dave Stevenson is a bronze sculpture defined by sweeping curves, open spaces, and a strong sense of movement. Its interlocking forms twist outward from a geometric cente...

Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Concrete form tube series #1
Concrete form tube series #1

Concrete form tube series #1

By Mia Capodilupo

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: This piece is created using a variety of casting materials cast into a concrete form tube (sonotube) and combined with cast off indust...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Fabric, Plastic, Foam, Rubber, Plaster

Blue Book
Blue Book

Blue Book

By Christine Perri

Located in Boston, MA

Artist Commentary: This sculpture is as close to a self portrait as I've ever done. The head and legs of the figure have references to books, and the figure carries a carved wood boo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Relic - Fluid, Graceful Abstract Bronze Sculpture on Geometric Bronze Base
Relic - Fluid, Graceful Abstract Bronze Sculpture on Geometric Bronze Base

Relic - Fluid, Graceful Abstract Bronze Sculpture on Geometric Bronze Base

By Dave Stevenson

Located in Chicago, IL

"Relic" by Dave Stevenson is a bronze sculpture defined by sweeping curves, open spaces, and a strong sense of movement. Its interlocking forms twist outward from a compact center, c...

Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Tiny Rust Jacket, " Found Steel Sculpture
"Tiny Rust Jacket, " Found Steel Sculpture

"Tiny Rust Jacket, " Found Steel Sculpture

By Gordon Chandler

Located in Chicago, IL

Upon discovering a weathered steel drum that had been warped to resemble the sleeve of a garment, artist Gordon Chandler was inspired to embark on a series of kimono sculptures forme...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"Tiny Teal Jacket, " Found Steel Sculpture
"Tiny Teal Jacket, " Found Steel Sculpture

"Tiny Teal Jacket, " Found Steel Sculpture

By Gordon Chandler

Located in Chicago, IL

Upon discovering a weathered steel drum that had been warped to resemble the sleeve of a garment, artist Gordon Chandler was inspired to embark on a series of kimono sculptures forme...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Steel

"Tiny Ombre Jacket, " Found Steel Sculpture
"Tiny Ombre Jacket, " Found Steel Sculpture

"Tiny Ombre Jacket, " Found Steel Sculpture

By Gordon Chandler

Located in Chicago, IL

Upon discovering a weathered steel drum that had been warped to resemble the sleeve of a garment, artist Gordon Chandler was inspired to embark on a series of kimono sculptures forme...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Lanza – Original Suspended Bronze Figure Throwing a Spear

Lanza – Original Suspended Bronze Figure Throwing a Spear

By Jesus Curia Perez

Located in Chicago, IL

Jesús Curiá Lanza, 2024 bronze and stainless steel 38.25h x 28.25w x 7.75d in 97.16h x 71.75w x 19.68d cm ed. of 12 JCP075 Jesús Curiá's sculptures arouse something more than purely...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel, Bronze

Atlas Shrugged - Greek Mythology Inspired Bronze Sculpture on Granite Base
Atlas Shrugged - Greek Mythology Inspired Bronze Sculpture on Granite Base

Atlas Shrugged - Greek Mythology Inspired Bronze Sculpture on Granite Base

By Dean Kugler

Located in Chicago, IL

Dean Kugler Atlas Shrugged, 2024 bronze, ed. 9/12 22h x 14.50w x 16d in 55.88h x 36.83w x 40.64d cm ed. 9/12 DK0046 Dean Kugler is a seasoned interdisciplinary artist, painter, and ...

Category

2010s American Realist Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large Yellow Arch Stoneware Free Standing Sculpture by Jill Birschbach
Large Yellow Arch Stoneware Free Standing Sculpture by Jill Birschbach

Large Yellow Arch Stoneware Free Standing Sculpture by Jill Birschbach

Located in Chicago, IL

An evocative and imposing contemporary ceramic sculpture, *Large Yellow Arch* (2020) is a masterful exploration of architecture, industrial memory, and corporeal form by Midwest-base...

Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

"Red Rust Jacket, " Steel Sculpture
"Red Rust Jacket, " Steel Sculpture

"Red Rust Jacket, " Steel Sculpture

By Gordon Chandler

Located in Chicago, IL

Upon discovering a weathered steel drum that had been warped to resemble the sleeve of a garment, artist Gordon Chandler was inspired to embark on a series of kimono sculptures forme...

Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Fugue - Fluid, Graceful Abstract Bronze Sculpture on White Marble Base
Fugue - Fluid, Graceful Abstract Bronze Sculpture on White Marble Base

Fugue - Fluid, Graceful Abstract Bronze Sculpture on White Marble Base

By Dave Stevenson

Located in Chicago, IL

"Fugue" is an elegant, elongated figure forged from fluidity itself. Its bronze surface shimmers with warm, earthen hues, catching light along every curve as though the piece is brea...

Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Clown Love Mixed Media Sculpture / Painting, Circa 2000

Clown Love Mixed Media Sculpture / Painting, Circa 2000

By Marcos Raya

Located in Chicago, IL

Marcos Raya's artwork has deep connections to Rasquache or Rasquachismo– an aesthetic tied to the working-class Mexican art exemplified by the statement "Make the most of the least"....

Category

Early 2000s Modern Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

Matisse's Persian Woman - Sculptural Ode to Henri Matisse in Hand Built Ceramic
Matisse's Persian Woman - Sculptural Ode to Henri Matisse in Hand Built Ceramic

Matisse's Persian Woman - Sculptural Ode to Henri Matisse in Hand Built Ceramic

By Sandy Kaplan

Located in Chicago, IL

Henri Matisse collected Persian carpets, Arab embroideries and African wall hangings throughout his life, his studio becoming a treasure trove of exotic and vibrant pattern. The collection was practical — it was the impetus for various works with voluptuous women surrounded by rich textures and patterns. Sandy Kaplan takes Matisse's work to a three-dimensional level in her ceramic piece simply titled "Matisse's Persian Woman". Sandy Kaplan Matisse's Persian Woman ceramic 18h x 14w x 14d in 45.72h x 35.56w x 35.56d cm SAK007 Sandy Kaplan b. 1943, St. Louis, MO 2021 Maturity and Its Muse, Art Saint Louis 2020 Storytellers Exhibit, Art Saint Louis 2019 SOFA Chicago, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Honors Exhibit, Art Saint Louis Anthony Bourdain - Parts Unknown: Ceramic Centric, Foundry Arts Ctr, St. Charles, MO Current Profiles, Craft Alliance Center, St. Louis, MO 2018 SOFA Chicago, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Maturity and Its Muse, Art Saint Louis Works from the Studios, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO Drawn From Life: Artful Aging, Washington University, St. Louis, MO 2017 3-D, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL SOFA Chicago, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2016 Works from the Studio, Craft Alliance, St. Louis, MO A Moveable Feast Exhibit, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL Maturity and Its Muse, Art Saint Louis 2015 Writers Round Table, Craft Alliance Gallery, St. Louis, MO 2014 Save the Last Dance for Me, Art Saint Louis XXX...

Category

2010s Contemporary Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Pexto Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture
"Pexto Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture

"Pexto Car, " Mixed-Media Sculpture

By Patrick Fitzgerald 1

Located in Chicago, IL

To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box derby cars of his youth, eac...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Cord

Cord

By Michael Ayrton

Located in Chicago, IL

Edition of 12

Category

Late 20th Century Modern Chicago - Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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