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Item Ships From: Illinois
Chinese Forbidden Stitch Embroidery of a Blue and White Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful example of Chinese embroidery, this framed silk textile uses the infamous forbidden stitch to depict a fine blue-and-white porcelain vase....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Illinois - More Art
Materials
Silk
"Diary (2301), " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2023
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technica...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Illinois - More Art
Materials
Marble
"Dappled Light, " Mixed Media Kite
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 Illinois - More Art
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Wood, Paint, Paper
"Hidden Movements, " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2023
Located in Chicago, IL
Monochromatic, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the tech...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Illinois - More Art
Materials
Marble
"Reconstructed Landscape, " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2022
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 Abstract Illinois - More Art
Materials
Marble
"Landscape Divided, " Mixed Media Mosaic
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 Abstract Illinois - More Art
Materials
Marble
"Red Headed Drummer, " Mixed Media Collage
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 Illinois - More Art
Materials
Paper, Ink
Framed Hmong Appliqué Textile Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
Dating to the mid-20th century, this colorful Hmong textile is a classic example of the appliqué technique used for the traditional cloth known as paj n...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Illinois - More Art
Materials
Textile
Chinese Carved Architectural Panel with Fruit and Flora, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
It’s difficult to pinpoint what makes this handcrafted panel so impressive: the artful relief carvings of seasonal fruit and lush, foliage-filled vases ...
Category
19th Century Qing Illinois - More Art
Materials
Wood
"Boroboro II, " Mixed-Media Kite
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.
This kite entitled "Boroboro II" is patterned with a patchwork of Japanese cotton...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Illinois - More Art
Materials
Muslin, Wood, Cotton, Thread, Dye
"Red 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
2010s Abstract Illinois - More Art
Materials
Steel
Superlight Vase
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Superlight Brown Vase (INV#NP3723)
stoneware and glaze
5.75 x 7.25 x 7.25”
circa 1989
stamped
Category
1980s Contemporary Illinois - More Art
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze
"Feng Shui, " Mixed-Media Kite
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 Abstract Illinois - More Art
Materials
Muslin, Silk, Wood
"Joie de Vivre, " Mixed-Media Kite, 2023
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 this kite entitled "Joie de Vivre," Thompson creates a delicate composition from antique wallpaper...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Illinois - More Art
Materials
Muslin, Wood, Paper
Red Lacquer Architectural Fragment, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique architectural fragment beautifully exemplifies the textured wear and soft patina that only time can achieve. Given its cusp...
Category
19th Century Abstract Illinois - More Art
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Pigment
"Yellow Stag, " Reclaimed Steel Sculpture, 2011
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Illinois - More Art
Materials
Steel
"A Wheel Stopper, " Marble and Smalti Mosaic
Located in Chicago, IL
A leader of the cross-cultural craft resurgence, Japan-based artist Toyoharu Kii creates his intricate mosaics with hand-cut Italian marble and smalti, Venetian glass made by the same Italian family for over 400 years. Using traditional Italian techniques, Kii’s art is nonetheless modern. It is monochromatic, abstract, and highly textured and highlights the involved and technical art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - More Art
Materials
Marble
"Restoration Test, " White Marble Mosaic
Located in Chicago, IL
A leader of the cross-cultural craft resurgence, Japan-based artist Toyoharu Kii creates his intricate mosaics with hand-cut Italian marble and smalti, Venetian glass made by the same Italian family for over 400 years. Using traditional Italian techniques, Kii’s art is nonetheless modern. It is monochromatic, abstract, and highly textured and highlights the involved and technical art of mosaic making.
In this mosaic entitled "Restoration Test...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Illinois - More Art
Materials
Marble
"Accumulated Roads, " Marble Mosaic, 2016
Located in Chicago, IL
In the mosaic “Accumulated Roads,” Toyoharu Kii describes the futility of man’s attempts to traverse and tame nature. The work portrays a tangle of once carefully aligned tesserea paths, now broken and falling ruin, a victim of disregard in nature’s relentless chaos.
A leader of the cross-cultural craft resurgence, Japan-based artist Toyoharu Kii creates his intricate mosaics with hand-cut Italian marble and smalti, Venetian glass made by the same Italian family for over 400 years. Using traditional Italian techniques, Kii’s art is nonetheless modern. It is monochromatic, abstract, and highly textured and highlights the involved and technical art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Illinois - More Art
Materials
Marble
HEAD CUP (INV# NP5146) by Magdalena Suarez Frimkess
By Magdalena Suarez Frimkess
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Magdalena Suarez Frimkess
stoneware and glaze
5 x 5.25 x 4.75”
2003
signed by artist
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Illinois - More Art
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze
TRIBAL BIRD DRAWING ON JAR (INV# NP5076) by Magdalena and Michael Frimkess
By Magdalena and Michael Frimkess
Located in Morton Grove, IL
RARE TRIBAL BIRD DRAWING ON JAR (INV# NP5076)
MAGDALENA SUAREZ FRIMKESS & MICHAEL FRIMKESS
stoneware and glaze
5.75 x 8.5 x 8.5”
1997
signed by artist
pro...
Category
1990s Contemporary Illinois - More Art
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware, Glaze, ABS
Rare Untitled Pink Vase (INV# NP5098) by Toshiko Takaezu
By Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Untitled Pink Vase (INV# NP5098)
Toshiko Takaezu
white stoneware and glaze
5 x 5.75 x 5.75”
date unknown
signed TT
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Illinois - More Art
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Rare Goose Bowl by Michael Simon
Located in Morton Grove, IL
OBLONG LARGE GOOSE BOWL (INV# NP3940)
Michael Simon
salt-fired stoneware and glaze
4.75 x 14.75 x 13.25”
date unknown
stamped
Michael Simon (b. 1947 - 2021)...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Illinois - More Art
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze
Tiger and Snake Vessel
By Roberto Lugo
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Roberto Lugo
Tiger and Snake Vessel
Incredible piece!
Category
2010s Contemporary Illinois - More Art
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Wave Cup
By Ken Price
Located in Morton Grove, IL
A very rare original Price Price mug!
Ken Price
Wave Cup
clay and glaze
3.5 x 5 x 4.25”
1992
Ken Price (1935 - 2012) received a BFA from the University of Southern California after ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Illinois - More Art
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Venezuelan Plate by Michael and Magdalena Suarez Frimkess
By Magdalena and Michael Frimkess
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Michael and Magdalena Frimkess
Jacinto Lara Plate
1993
Stoneware and Glaze
7.5" wide
Signed
provenance- The Nevica Project
Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, born 1929 in Venezuela
Michael Frimkess...
Category
1990s Post-War Illinois - More Art
Materials
Ceramic
"Teabowl" by Peter Voulkos
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Morton Grove, IL
stoneware and woodfired
signed by artist
Category
1990s Contemporary Illinois - More Art
Materials
Stoneware, Glaze
rare NOMA restaurant plates (set of 4)
By Aage and Kasper Wurtz
Located in Morton Grove, IL
A rare opportunity to own handmade plates used in the #1 restaurant of the world- NOMA (Denmark).
These have been imported from Copenhagen Denmark and are in Chicago USA.
Set of 4 plates made by the Aage and Kasper Würtz, who are an internationally sought-after father and son team of studio ceramists. While their location is Horsens, Denmark, a provincial town on the Jutland mainland, they are becoming known far and wide for their hand-thrown, hand-glazed designs — most notably the crockery they produce for a growing number of New Nordic and other contemporary gourmet restaurants around the world — from Geranium, Noma and Amass in Copenhagen to Törst and Luksus in Brooklyn.
Produced under the K.H. Würtz trademark, Würtz ceramics — typically made of stoneware, occasionally of porcelain — possess a leading-edge 21st century aesthetic, yet each piece is created completely by hand, using mostly ancient wheel-turning and glazing methods.
Würtz tableware, in particular, exhibits certain signature characteristics, such as an assured inner-outer ratio, a subtle concavity even in the flattest dinner plates, unexpected rims, moody colorations, random flecked and mottled surface effects, and a robust heft that makes each piece a delight to hold in the hand.
All in all, the Würtz style is simultaneously contemporary in design and archaic in the crafting. It’s been described as timeless but is also future-oriented in the way it supersedes both heavily floral traditional fine china dinner sets...
Category
2010s Minimalist Illinois - More Art
Materials
Clay
