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Item Ships From: Illinois
"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 Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Marble
"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 Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Concrete, Other
“Weird Adventure” 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 qualities of pattern and color, Fokkens meditates on how we as viewers negotiate our realities. Entitled "Weird Adventure," this diptych depicts a still from the Italian Classic film...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
"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 Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Fabric
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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
"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 Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
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 Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
"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 Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Canvas
M P Marion Mid Century Landscape Mixed Media Collage
Located in Countryside, IL
M P Marion mid century landscape mixed media collage
This collage measures: 22.25 wide x .75 deep x 28.25 inches high
This Collage is in Good Vintage Co...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
"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 Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Bamboo, Canvas, Paper
"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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint, 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 Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
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 Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Enamel
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 Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Enamel
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 Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Pair of Contemporary Mixed Media 3D Wall Art in Red, Gold & Black
Located in Barrington, IL
Elevate your space with this bold and expressive pair of contemporary mixed media wall art pieces, featuring a vibrant palette of red, gold, and black. Rich in texture and visual int...
Category
Late 20th Century American Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Fruitwood
"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 Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Jewel Toned Abstract Water Color & Ink Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Reds, amethyst, emerald green and yellow water color with ink abstract painting on pressed water color paper and framed in silver leafed frame with black and rose matting. Signed and...
Category
1970s American Vintage Illinois - Contemporary Art
Enjambment by Marc Ross, 2018
By Marc Ross
Located in Chicago, IL
A monumental acrylic painting on canvas by American artist Marc Ross, 2018. This minimal abstract painting features an impressive gradation of blue hues, giv...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
"Erie (Great Lakes)" by Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
This abstract work by Chicago artist Patrick Fitzgerald belongs to a series of “track paintings” that materialize the imagined tracks navigated by his miniature soap-box car sculptur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Shu Takahashi Painting
By Shu Takahashi
Located in Chicago, IL
Artist and professor of Kurashiki University of Science and The Arts. Born 1930 in Fukuyama-city, Hiroshima Prefecture. Awarded the Yasui Prize for his work "Tsuki no Michi" (The Moo...
Category
1970s Japanese Modern Vintage Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
"Study for SWEEPS" by Jan Pieter Fokkens
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
The colorful paintings of Jan Pieter Fokkens transport us to distant worlds beyond our comprehension. Within seemingly infinite networks of lines, dots, and crosses, he decodes the r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
"Superior {Great Lakes)" by Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
This abstract work by Chicago artist Patrick Fitzgerald belongs to a series of “track paintings” that materialize the imagined tracks navigated by his miniature soap-box car sculptures. Inspired by slot-car racetracks, each painting depicts a meandering, yet cyclical path that twists and turns upon itself in an endless loop. Isolated from time and place, the painting achieves a sense of timelessness and draws a through line linking the past, the present, and the future.
Entitled "Superior," this track painting is one of five compositions inspired by the Great Lakes. Like all of Fitzgerald's works, the paintings are deeply responsive to his surroundings and encapsulate the unique industrial histories and geologic wonders of the American midwest. Fitzgerald describes his Great Lakes series as "a contemplation of these wondrous bodies of water that have impressed and mystified me beyond words since childhood. My desire within each work is to create the timeless quality of a relic imbued with nostalgia and emotive power."
The focal point of "Superior" is a meandering loop of thin, colorful stripes, contrasted by a dark blue-black field that recalls the deep waters of Lake Superior. Like beams of light cutting through darkness, the rainbow track twists and turns to fill the surface, surrounded by round forms reminiscent of floating air bubbles. At once bright and colorful yet dark and mysterious, "Superior" evokes the sensation of being underwater, painted to resemble "a track that is submerged or beneath a surface, but illuminated and glowing." Fitzgerald's inspiration for this work comes from his formative memory of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood
"Denizen No. 15" by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorful painting by Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald belongs to a body of work he calls his “Neighborhood of Infinity.” Fitzgerald uses this borrowed term literally to r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Grant Newman "Two-Way"
By Grant Newman
Located in Chicago, IL
"Two-Way" SidebySide Series 2014
The works from the SidebySide series consist of sewn fabric arrangements exhibiting subtle, intimate material displays. The fabrics used in these ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Fabric
"Study for Tarantula Nebula" by Jan Pieter Fokkens
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled "Study for Tarantula Nebula," this painting by Chicago-based artist Jan Pieter Fokkens offers a representation of the gigantic star-forming region of the same name. Located ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
"Drawing for the Sponsor" by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled "Drawing for The Sponsor," this work by Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald envisions an advertisement by Southport Tool and Die, a Chicago company from the 1940s and th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
"Tiananmen Lion" by Ren Hui
By Ren Hui
Located in Chicago, IL
This painting, like most of Ren Hui’s exquisite artworks, celebrates his subjects using a pointillist style that he calls “uncomplicated and honest.” The beautiful pattern of gold on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Grant Newman "Veil Between" 2014
By Grant Newman
Located in Chicago, IL
"Veil Between" SidebySide 2014
The works from the SidebySide series consist of sewn fabric arrangements exhibiting subtle, intimate material displays. The fabrics used in these wo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Fabric
"Aeriform" 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 fragment...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Bamboo, Paper
"Great Wall" by Ren Hui
By Ren Hui
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite painting "Great Wall" was made by internationally renowned Chinese artisan Ren Hui. He expertly picks out the fine details of China's greatest landmark in his signatur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
"Drawing for Allegheny + Ludlum Helmet & Jacket" by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled "Drawing for Allegheny + Ludlum Helmet & Jacket," this work by Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald is a companion piece to his sculpture "A+L Helmet & Jacket." Worn by t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
"Day Turns to Night" 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo, Paper
Matthew Picton "Vienna" Pinned-Film Artwork
By Matthew Picton
Located in Chicago, IL
Artwork depicting city map of greater Vienna. Picton considers his work sculptural, "separating out the layers of communication, transportation and river systems."
Medium: Duralar...
Category
Early 2000s American Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Enamel
"Study for Caldwell 49" by Jan Pieter Fokkens
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
The colorful paintings of Jan Pieter Fokkens transport us to distant worlds beyond our comprehension. Within seemingly infinite networks of lines, dots, and crosses, he decodes the r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Canvas
"Ladies at Tea" Mixed-Media Tile by Pauline Hughes
Located in Chicago, IL
Liverpool-based artist Pauline Hughes takes a fluid approach to her ceramic practice, combining aspects of painting, collage, and printmaking into her w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paper
Fraser Taylor, Bulk Green
By Fraser Taylor
Located in Chicago, IL
Fraser Taylor, Bulk Green 2008
Oil on canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Photograph by Michel Deverne
By Michel Deverne
Located in Chicago, IL
Deverne (1927-2012) was visual artist most interested in abstract geometric forms and textures. He was not known for photography and accordingly this surviving image is quite rare. T...
Category
1970s French Vintage Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
"E0102-72.3" by Jan Pieter Fokkens
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
The colorful paintings of Jan Pieter Fokkens transport us to distant worlds beyond our comprehension. Within his seemingly infinite networks of lines, dots, and crosses, he decodes t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
"Victorian Soiree" Mixed-Media Tile by Pauline Hughes
Located in Chicago, IL
Liverpool-based artist Pauline Hughes takes a fluid approach to her ceramic practice, combining aspects of painting, collage, and printmaking into her w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paper
"Family Reunion 1" by Travis Somerville
By Travis Somerville
Located in Chicago, IL
Deeply familiar yet nonetheless confrontational, Travis Somerville’s “Family Renuion” series disrupts nostalgia and memory, insisting on the idea that images and material objects are...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
"The People People 4" by Tracy Crump
By Tracy Crump
Located in Chicago, IL
Tracy Crump uses washes of grey, white and aqua to both conceal and reveal sensitively drawn figures. Each figure stands alone as an individual, possessing unique features and hairst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
"Great Wall II" by Ren Hui
By Ren Hui
Located in Chicago, IL
This woodcut, entitled “Great Wall II,” was made by renowned artist Ren Hui. His career has been an evolution across material and method. He began as a poet and photographer, but soo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Wood
"Sailing Boat" Woodcut by Ren Hui
Located in Chicago, IL
This woodcut, entitled “Sailing Boat,” was made by renowned artist Ren Hui. His materials and forms of expression have evolved. He began as a poet and photographer, but soon began wo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood
Blue and Silver Abstract Print
Located in Countryside, IL
Blue and silver abstract print
This print measures: 24 wide x 1 deep x 24 inches high
This print is in Great Vintage Condition with minor marks, ...
Category
2010s American Modern Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Artist Derek Christensen Original License Plate Popscicle Pop Art, Signed
Located in Chicago, IL
rtist Derek Christensen Original License Plate Popscicle Pop Art, Wall Art Signed
Derek Christensen, an award winning artist from Chicago, is known for his hand-made metal work and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Framed Abstract Mixed Media Collage Painting by Gisèle Lacroix, Paris 1990s
Located in Chicago, IL
An original mixed media on paper collage painting by French sculptor Gisèle Lacroix. This layered abstract features blue and grey hues with ochre accents applied over newspaper. Unsi...
Category
1990s French Modern Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautiful painting is from Italy and made circa 1950s-1960s. Made from paint on canvas the painting features a gold wooden frame; artist unknown. Great piece to add color to you...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Artist Derek Christensen Original License Plate Coca Cola Pop Art
Located in Chicago, IL
Artist Derek Christensen Original License Plate Coca Cola Pop Art, Wall Art
Derek Christensen, an award winning artist from Chicago, is known for his hand-made metal work and found ...
Category
2010s Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautiful painting is from Italy and made circa 1950s-1960s. Made from paint on canvas the painting features a gold wooden frame; artist unknown. Great piece to add color to you...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Artist Derek Christensen Original License Plate French Fries Pop Art, Signed
Located in Chicago, IL
Artist Derek Christensen Original License Plate French Fries Pop Art, Wall Art Signed
Derek Christensen, an award winning artist from Chicago, is known for his hand-made metal work ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Dry Feet in the Ocean by Amela Rasi, Germany 2022
Located in Chicago, IL
A large scale abstract mixed media painting by German artist Amela Rasi. This piece is presented on a cotton canvas + was created using pigments and oil pas...
Category
2010s German Modern Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
21st Century Painting Gathering Storm by English Artist Corrina Button
By Corinna Button
Located in Chicago, IL
21st century painting gathering storm by English artist Corrina button
one of two hooks or clasp in back of painting.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Reverse Painted Glass Wall Art w/ Female Figure by Mark Narens
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Reverse Painted Glass Hanging Wall Art with Female Figure Signed by Mark Narens
Featuring a stunning piece of vintage wall art, ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Illinois - Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Paint
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