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Item Ships From: Chicago
Contemporary Abstract Painting by William Conger
Located in Chicago, IL
Colorful abstract painting by listed Chicago based artist William Conger, a professor at Northwestern University. Signed by artist. Framed professionally.
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Artist Derek Christensen Original License Plate Pizza Pop Art, Pop Art Signed
Located in Chicago, IL
Artist Derek Christensen Original License Plate Pizza Pop Art, Pop Art Signed
Derek Christensen, an award winning artist from Chicago, is known for his hand-made metal work and foun...
Category
2010s American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
"Royal Blue Jacket, " Found Steel Sculpture by Gordon Chandler
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 American Industrial Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Multi-Media Painting Medium I by Jane Lorentsen, 2023
By Jane Lorentsen
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful Mixed Media composition created by Chicago artist Jane Lorentsen. Lorensten layers delicate Japanese lace onto canvas. This work is presented in a custom designed blacken...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Ultrablue Garden 03" by Patrick Burns
Located in Chicago, IL
"Concrete Gardens" is a body of work that translates Patrick Burns' deep love of the land and complicated past into richly textured, mixed-media paintings with reverberating, monochr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Concrete, Other
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...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Sheet Metal
Vintage Hand Made Fiber Art Weaving Joshua Tree Wall Art
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Hand Made Fiber Art Weaving Joshua Tree Wall Art
Cool and unique fiber art textile wall hanging of a Joshua tree. Beautifully crafted with y...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Natural Fiber
Abstract Landscape Painting by Jeffrey Sanderson
Located in Chicago, IL
Contemporary abstract landscape painting by Jeffrey Sanderson. It is frame in artist made wood sign. Signed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
"Hopper-Feeder" by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
This three-dimensional collage entitled "Hopper-Feeder” by Chicago artist Patrick Fitzgerald finds its place alongside his series of abstract “track paintings,” initially born as the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Other
Still Life with Sailboat, Statue, Sea Shell, Propeller, Gold Leaf, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
A collection of objet d'art sit upon a gleaming table, their reflections enhanced by the light of the gilt background which is hand applied using 23K gold leaf. The objects - a toy s...
Category
2010s American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Rust Blue Kimono, " Found Steel Sculpture by Gordon Chandler
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 American Industrial Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
"Rampage" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii, 2021
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 Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Marble
"Moss Garden 02" by Patrick Burns
Located in Chicago, IL
"Concrete Gardens" is a body of work that translates Patrick Burns' deep love of the land and complicated past into richly textured, mixed-media paintings with reverberating, monochr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Concrete, Other
Christo and Jeanne-Claude and Christo Signed in Christo in Crayon Lithograph
By Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Located in Chicago, IL
Christo and Jeanne-Claude and Christo Signed in Christo in Crayon Lithograph: This work shows conceptual project; over the river is a two-week temporary...
Category
1990s North American Organic Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage Marushka Canvas Art Print Fabric Framed Panels - Set Of 4
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Marushka Canvas Art Print Fabric Framed Panels - Set of 4
The Vintage Marushka Canvas Art Print Fabric Framed Panels set includes four beautifully designed pieces that serv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Sea Shells & Water Bottle on Lacquer Tray, Oil on Panel, Still Life Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
This delicately rendered still life painting presents the viewer with a collection of objects to contemplate. Four sea shells of varying shape and size and a water bottle are arrange...
Category
2010s American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint
Contemporary Hand Dyed Painting By Sandra Leonard
Located in Chicago, IL
21st century hand dyed painting by Sandra Jackson. It is signed. Framed in pine frame.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Chicago Skyline Artist Joseph Catanzaro Winner of the Chicago Artist of the Year
Located in Chicago, IL
Abstract Chicago skyline painting, acrylic on canvas, by local Chicago artist, Joesph Catanzaro. Winner of the Chicago “Artists of the Year” f...
Category
2010s American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Landscape Painting by Jeffrey Sanderson
Located in Chicago, IL
Contemporary abstract landscape painting by Jeffrey Sanderson. Framed and signed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
"Pansy (New Flower)" 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 Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Marble
Sailboat Against Teal Blue Panel - With Nautilus, Oil on Wine Crate Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
This opulent still life by artist Helen Oh gets its richness from a deep teal blue background as well as the soft pearl coloring of the nautilus shell. Painted on a wine crate panel...
Category
2010s American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint
Still Life with Sea Sponges, Original Oil on Panel with Silver Leaf, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
A sea sponge doubles as a vessel to hold decorative shells in the still life by Helen Oh. Enhanced with a silver leaf backdrop, the shells and sponges are reflected in the rich maho...
Category
2010s American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Leaf
"Dappled Light" by Michael Thompson
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 American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Fabric, Paper, Bamboo, Paint
"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 Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Marble
Contemporary Abstract Mixed-Media Work by John Fraser
By John Fraser
Located in Chicago, IL
John Fraser (1952-), three dimensional art collage on board with an open and pageless book, tape, acrylic paint and multilayered paper. Nicely backed and mounted. Titled "Interior with Blue Highlights." Measures: 18" x 18".
Galleries with John Fraser permanent collections and select permanent collections.
The Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH.
The Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE.
The New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa, Fe, NM.
The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI.
The McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX.
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Esteban Vincente...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Wood
"Crimson Garden 02" by Patrick Burns
Located in Chicago, IL
"Concrete Gardens" is a body of work that translates Patrick Burns' deep love of the land and complicated past into richly textured, mixed-media paintings with reverberating, monochr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Concrete, Other
"Green in the Corners" 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 Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Marble
"Ultrablue Garden 05" by Patrick Burns
Located in Chicago, IL
"Concrete Gardens" is a body of work that translates Patrick Burns' deep love of the land and complicated past into richly textured, mixed-media paintings with reverberating, monochr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Concrete, Other
"Matte Red Kimono, " Found Steel Sculpture by Gordon Chandler
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 formed from found metal scraps. With an eye to the aesthetic possibilities of this humble material, Chandler invests the reclaimed steel with sculptural fluidity and a wry sense of form.
Flattened with the center portion rolled out, this discarded barrel takes on the look of a traditional kimono...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Angelo Testa "Paper Ballet"
By Angelo Testa
Located in Chicago, IL
Angelo Testa print. Ink on paper. Signed and dated; [Paper Ballots Angelo Testa 1976].
Angelo Testa was an American textile designer who became the first graduate of the Institute...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
“Tiny Mint Green Jacket, ” Found Steel Sculpture, 2023
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 formed from found metal scraps. With an eye to the aesthetic possibilities of this humble material, Chandler invests the reclaimed steel with sculptural fluidity and a wry sense of form.
Flattened with the center portion rolled out and the sides left open, this discarded barrel takes on the look of a miniature jacket. Coated with a mint green finish, the eroded metal appears as draped fabric, folded back to form a simple collar. The sculpture is finished with the artist's initials stamped...
Category
2010s American Industrial Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Still Life in Wire Basket, Basket Filled with Sea Shells & Architectural Tools
Located in Chicago, IL
A silver wired basket holds several large seashells as well as various architectural tools. The varied textures, shapes and colors of the objects ar...
Category
2010s American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint
Still Life with Nike and Sailboat, Objet d'Art, Gold Leaf and Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
A collection of objet d'art sit upon a gleaming table, their reflections enhanced by the light of the gilt background which is hand applied using 23K gold leaf. The objects - a toy sailboat...
Category
2010s American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Ultrablue Garden 06" by Patrick Burns
Located in Chicago, IL
"Concrete Gardens" is a body of work that translates Patrick Burns' deep love of the land and complicated past into richly textured, mixed-media paintings with reverberating, monochr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Concrete, Other
"Reconstructed Landscape, " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2022
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 Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Marble
"Spring" Mosaic by Toyoharu Kii, 2021
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 Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Marble
"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 Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Marble
Artist Derek Christensen Original Signed Pop Art - Set Of 5
Located in Chicago, IL
Artist Derek Christensen Original Signed Pop Art Wall Art - Set of 5
Derek Christensen, an award winning artist from Chicago, is known for his hand-made metal work and found objects...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
"Tiffany Garden 01" by Patrick Burns
Located in Chicago, IL
"Concrete Gardens" is a body of work that translates Patrick Burns' deep love of the land and complicated past into richly textured, mixed-media paintings with reverberating, monochr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Concrete, Other
"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 Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Marble
21st C India Ink Drawings '2 Available/Sold Separately' by Elliot Bergman
By Elliot Bergman
Located in Chicago, IL
21st Century Black India Ink Drawings framed in Handmade Steel by Elliot Bergman
They are heavily layered and distinctly textured.
Bergman utilizes both traditional tools and foun...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
"NGC-6397" by Jan Pieter Fokkens
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Jan Pieter Fokkens uses his work as a means of processing the incomprehensible. Navigating the relationship between algorithmic abstraction and the tangible qual...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
"Study for Event Horizon" by Jan Pieter Fokkens
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by images of deep space, computer compression algorithms, and early non-representational art, Chicago-based artist Jan Pieter Fokkens uses the tangible qualities of pattern ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Grant Newman Hard Edge Painting
By Grant Newman
Located in Chicago, IL
Untitled, anonymous tribal painting acrylic on canvass.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
"Ultrablue Garden 04" by Patrick Burns
Located in Chicago, IL
"Concrete Gardens" is a body of work that translates Patrick Burns' deep love of the land and complicated past into richly textured, mixed-media paintings with reverberating, monochr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Concrete, Other
"Voyage" by Michael Thompson
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 American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Fabric
"Seascape" by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled "Seascape," this painting by Chicago artist Michael Thompson is a departure from the collage work of his ongoing kite series. Rendered in grayscale palette, the painting has...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Canvas
21st Century Untitled Painting on Canvas by Greg Dickerson
By Greg Dickerson
Located in Chicago, IL
21st century untitled painting on canvas by Greg Dickerson.
Mixed-media on canvas, using acrylic paint and oil pastel. Created in 2016.
Black and White
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
"Parts of Another" Collage by Michael Thompson
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 American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
"Denkbilder" by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
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 American Industrial Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint, Paper
"Feng Shui" Kite by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments of fabric, scrolls, drawings, and books collected during his travels.
In “Feng Shui...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Muslin, Silk, Bamboo
"Graphiti" Mixed Media Collage by Michael Thompson
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 American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper
Matthew Picton "Greater Paris" Pinned-Film Artwork
By Matthew Picton
Located in Chicago, IL
Artwork depicting city map of greater Paris. Picton considers his work sculptural, "separating out the layers of communication, transportation and river systems."
Medium: Duralar,...
Category
Early 2000s American Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Enamel
"New Morning" Kite by Michael Thompson
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. His ongoing series of large-scale kites bridge the gap between flat art and sculpture, each crafted of split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage ephemera – including kimonos, obis, paintings, scrolls, drawings, metal leaf, bleeding paper, book pages, or anything with a story to tell.
In “New Morning,” panels of teal and indigo leach across the expansive canvas with captivating irregularity. Contrasted by a neutral field of vintage block prints...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Bamboo, Canvas, Paper
Matthew Picton "Moscow" Pinned-Film Artwork
By Matthew Picton
Located in Chicago, IL
Artwork depicting city map of greater Moscow. Picton considers his work sculptural, "separating out the layers of communication, transportation and river systems."
Medium: Duralar...
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Enamel
"Reflective Composition (Blue Stamp)" by Michael Thompson
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. His ongoing series of large-scale kites bridge the gap between flat art and sculpture, each crafted of split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage ephemera – including kimonos, obis, paintings, scrolls, drawings, metal leaf, bleeding paper, book pages, or anything with a story to tell.
A combination of print and collage, this work entitled “Reflective Composition (Blue Stamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
"Red Headed Drummer" Collage by Michael Thompson
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 American Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
"Tree Talk" by Ren Hui
By Ren Hui
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled "Tree Talk," this exquisite painting by Chinese artist Ren Hui celebrates the beauty of nature with an abstracted view of a tangle of tree branches. Using a style he calls “...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Chicago - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
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