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Item Ships From: New Mexico
Corn Grinder
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Margarita Paz-Pedro (Laguna/Santa Clara/Mexican-American), Corn Grinder cup, porcelain, 2022
The work of Margarita Paz-Pedro, whose heritage links her to...
Category
2010s New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Galileo
Located in Santa Fe, NM
I grew up in the high mountain desert of Northern New Mexico the son of an artist and an Inventor/engineer. My childhood was filled with amazement and curiosity which I have worked h...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Cloudy, Aluminum, Sculpture, by Kerry Green, Silver, Clouds, Stacked, Outdoor
By Kerry Green
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Cloudy, aluminum, sculpture, by Kerry Green, silver, clouds, stacked, outdoor
limited edition of 8
signed and numbered by the artist on the base
Since childhood, Kerry Green has always been creative; painting, drawing, sculpting, and sewing. Her family provided her with materials and encouraged her efforts. She literally grew up in her parents’ art galleries, and with them toured the U.S.,
Europe, Mexico, Japan, and New Zealand, seeing museums and visiting artists’ studios. Growing up in Arizona and New Mexico gave her the opportunity to explore the Native reservations there where she has made life-long friendships. Several of her very early influences were Dr. Harry Wood...
Category
2010s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Plate and Sherds #4
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Margarita Paz-Pedro (Laguna/Santa Clara/Mexican-American), Plate and Sherds #4, porcelain, 2022
Category
2010s New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Young and Old
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Margarita Paz-Pedro (Laguna/Santa Clara/Mexican-American), Young and Old, porcelain, 2022
The work of Margarita Paz-Pedro, whose heritage links her to Laguna and Santa Clara Pueblos and to the Mexican-American community, is a ceramic artist, teacher, and muralist. Born in Albuquerque and raised in Las...
Category
2010s New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Basket Weaver
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Margarita Paz-Pedro (Laguna/Santa Clara/Mexican-American), Basket Weaver, porcelain cup, 2022
The work of Margarita Paz-Pedro, whose heritage links her to Laguna and Santa Clara Pueblos and to the Mexican-American community, is a ceramic artist, teacher, and muralist. Born in Albuquerque and raised in Las Cruces...
Category
2010s New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Owl sculpture by Allan Houser, Apache, Silver, small, sculpture, Nambe
By Allan Houser
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Large Owl sculpture by Allan Houser, Apache, Silver, small, sculpture, Nambe
Allan Houser (Haozous), Chiricahua Apache 1914-1994 recipient of the National Medal of Arts in 1992. Allan Houser's father Sam, was part of the small band of Apaches who traveled with Geronimo and surrendered in southern Arizona in 1886. Allan's parents were imprisoned with that group in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. He was the first child to be born in freedom to those Apaches and a fluent speaker of the Chiricahua language. Allan Houser is an important artist in that he is of the culture he depicts in his artwork. Allan's parents would tell stories and sing songs recalling the experiences on the war path. This bronze edition is a life-time casting. Our gallery represented Allan Houser from 1974 until his passing in 1994 and were investors and provided quality control in the foundry process. Allan Houser's work is many international collections including the Georges Pomidou Centre, The Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, The Dahlem Museum among others. Allan’s first bronze sculptures were started in the late 1960’s and were cast at Nambe Foundry. At the time the foundry was producing both Nambeware and was doing some sculptural foundry work. There was a fire at Nambe and they lost many of the molds for sculpture as well as their records. We acquired these works directly from Allan Houser. Allan Houser (Haozous), Chiricahua Apache (1914-1994) Selected Collections Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France * “They’re Coming”, bronze Dahlem Museum, Berlin, Germany Japanese Royal Collection, Tokyo, Japan “The Eagle”, black marble commissioned by President William J. Clinton United States Mission to the United Nations, New York City, NY *"Offering of the Sacred Pipe”, monumental bronze by Allan Houser © 1979 Presented to the United States Mission to the United Nations as a symbol of World Peace honoring the native people of all tribes in these United States of America on February 27, 1985 by the families of Allan and Anna Marie Houser, George and Thelma Green and Glenn and Sandy Green in New York City. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian, Washington, DC * Portrait of Geronimo, bronze National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. * “Buffalo Dance Relief”, Indiana limestone National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. *Sacred Rain Arrow...
Category
1970s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Holding Hands
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Margarita Paz-Pedro (Laguna/Santa Clara/Mexican-American), Holding Hands cup, porcelain, 2022
The work of Margarita Paz-Pedro, whose heritage links her ...
Category
2010s New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Plate and Sherds #2
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Margarita Paz-Pedro (Laguna/Santa Clara/Mexican-American), Plate and Sherds #2, porcelain, 2022
The work of Margarita Paz-Pedro, whose heritage links her to Laguna and Santa Clara Pueblos and to the Mexican-American community, is a ceramic artist, teacher, and muralist. Born in Albuquerque and raised in Las Cruces...
Category
2010s New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Plate
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Margarita Paz-Pedro (Laguna/Santa Clara/Mexican American), Large Plate, porcelain, 2022
The work of Margarita Paz-Pedro, whose heritage links her to Lagun...
Category
2010s New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Plate and Shards #1
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Margarita Paz-Pedro (Santa Clara/Laguna/Mexican American), Plate and Sherds, porcelain, 2022
The work of Margarita Paz-Pedro, whose heritage links her to Laguna and Santa Clara Pueblos and to the Mexican-American community, is a ceramic artist, teacher, and muralist. Born in Albuquerque and raised in Las Cruces...
Category
2010s New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Small Owl, silver Nambe, Allan Houser owl sculpture, small, contemporary, edition
By Allan Houser
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Small Owl, silver Nambe, Allan Houser owl sculpture, small, contemporary, open edition
Allan Houser (Haozous), Chiricahua Apache 1914-1994 recipient ...
Category
1960s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Whirling Bird, Sculpture, by Glenn Green, Santa Fe, Steel, Outdoor, Abstract
By Glenn Green
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Whirling Bird, Sculpture, by Glenn Green, Santa Fe, Steel, Outdoor, Abstract
Category
2010s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Rain Bird, by, Glenn Green, Steel, Sculpture, Outdoor, Silver, Sandstone, Base
By Glenn Green
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Rain Bird, by, Glenn Green, Steel, Sculpture, Outdoor, Silver, Sandstone, Base
Category
2010s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Canteen
By Ira Lujan
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Ira Lujan, Canteen, 2022, hand-blown glass
Category
2010s New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Disc for Apollo 3
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand Built and glazed ceramic.
My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused on creating wheel thrown vessels. After several...
Category
2010s Abstract New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Conveyance Vector 5
Located in Santa Fe, NM
This piece is a hologram encased in hand-ground glass and can be hung from the ceiling (in front of a window) or displayed as a singular sculptural object.
C Alex...
Category
2010s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Canteen
By Ira Lujan
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Ira Lujan, Canteen, 2022, hand-blown glass
Category
2010s New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Three Balancing Hearts, sculpture, by Kerry Green, Santa Fe, red, silver, outside
By Kerry Green
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Three Balancing Hearts, sculpture, by Kerry Green, Santa Fe, red, silver, outside
Aluminum with painted surface
limited edition 18
Since childhood, Kerry Green has always been creative; painting, drawing, sculpting, and sewing. Her family provided her with materials and encouraged her efforts. She literally grew up in her parents’ art galleries, and with them toured the U.S.,
Europe, Mexico, Japan, and New Zealand, seeing museums and visiting artists’ studios. Growing up in Arizona and New Mexico gave her the opportunity to explore the Native reservations there where she has made life-long friendships. Several of her very early influences were Dr. Harry Wood...
Category
2010s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
El Sol
Located in Santa Fe, NM
I grew up in the high mountain desert of Northern New Mexico the son of an artist and an Inventor/engineer. My childhood was filled with amazement and curiosity which I have worked h...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Clay Pearls
Located in Santa Fe, NM
FRANCES PARKER
Clay Pearls
88”h x 8”dia (diptych)
glazed ceramic
$ 12,500.
Hand Built and glazed ceramic. Free standing, safe for outdoors.
My inter...
Category
2010s Abstract New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Yellow Canteen
By Ira Lujan
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Ira Lujan (Taos Pueblo), Yellow Canteen, 2021, hand-blown glass
Category
2010s Abstract New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Storm, sculpture by Kerry Green, aluminum, silver, stacked, totem, outdoor
By Kerry Green
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Storm, sculpture by Kerry Green, aluminum, silver, stacked, totem, outdoor
125 lbs
Since childhood, Kerry Green has always been creative; painting, drawing, sculpting, and sewing. Her family provided her with materials and encouraged her efforts. She literally grew up in her parents’ art galleries, and with them toured the U.S.,
Europe, Mexico, Japan, and New Zealand, seeing museums and visiting artists’ studios. Growing up in Arizona and New Mexico gave her the opportunity to explore the Native reservations there where she has made life-long friendships. Several of her very early influences were Dr. Harry Wood...
Category
2010s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Henge, sculpture by Kerry Green, copper, bronze, abstract, figures, metal sculpt
By Kerry Green
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Henge, sculpture by Kerry Green, copper, bronze, abstract, figures, metal sculpture
Since childhood, Kerry Green has always been creative; painting, drawing, sculpting, and sewing. Her family provided her with materials and encouraged her efforts. She literally grew up in her parents’ art galleries, and with them toured the U.S.,
Europe, Mexico, Japan, and New Zealand, seeing museums and visiting artists’ studios. Growing up in Arizona and New Mexico gave her the opportunity to explore the Native reservations there where she has made life-long friendships. Several of her very early influences were Dr. Harry Wood...
Category
2010s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Corn Kachina, bronze sculpture by Dan Namingha, Hopi, kachina, brown patina
By Dan Namingha
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Corn Kachina, bronze sculpture by Dan Namingha, Hopi, kachina, brown patina
The Gallery Wall, Inc. now doing business as Glenn Green Galleries, represented Dan Namingha from the mid...
Category
1970s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Smoke, sculpture, by Kerry Green, aluminum, silver, abstract, maquette
By Kerry Green
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Smoke, sculpture, by Kerry Green, aluminum, silver, abstract, maquette
Custom sizes and colors available
Contact the gallery for availability
Since childhood, Kerry Green has alwa...
Category
2010s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Brush Strokes, Abstract, Sculpture, by Glenn Green, Santa Fe, Back, Metal, Zen
By Glenn A. Green
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Brush Strokes, abstract sculpture by Glenn Green, Santa Fe, black, metal, zen
Limited edition of 24
fabricated aluminum with powder coat finish in black
Custom sizes and colors are...
Category
2010s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Dragonflies, Sculpture by Glenn Green, Silver, Metal, Round, Sculpture, Abstract
By Glenn A. Green
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Dragonflies, sculpture by Glenn Green, silver, metal, round, sculpture, abstract
limited edition of 24
aluminum with powder coat finish
Contact us for custom sizes.
Category
2010s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Golden Apples 26
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand Built and glazed ceramic. Free standing, two pieces (sphere and stand).
My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused ...
Category
2010s Abstract New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Flame, sculpture by Kerry Green, abstract, silver, black, indoor, outdoor, contem
By Kerry Green
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Flame, sculpture by Kerry Green, abstract, silver, black, indoor, outdoor
Contact us for additional sizes and colors
Delivery times my be impacted by supply chain issues.
fabricated aluminum, 3 part sculpture limited edition of 100
signed on bottom of base
Since childhood, Kerry Green has always been creative; painting, drawing, sculpting, and sewing. Her family provided her with materials and encouraged her efforts. She literally grew up in her parents’ art galleries, and with them toured the U.S.,
Europe, Mexico, Japan, and New Zealand, seeing museums and visiting artists’ studios. Growing up in Arizona and New Mexico gave her the opportunity to explore the Native reservations there where she has made life-long friendships. Several of her very early influences were Dr. Harry Wood...
Category
2010s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ojos Gentiles (Gentle Eyes)
By Gabo Martini
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Inspired by her indigenous Mexican culture and her research into Native American visual traditions, Gabo Martini works with terracotta clay, sgraffito tec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Grandfather, sculpture by Melanie Yazzie, turquoise, contemporary, Native
By Melanie Yazzie
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Grandfather, sculpture by Melanie Yazzie, turquoise,contemporary,Native American
limited edition
As a printmaker, painter, and sculptor, my work draws upon my rich Diné heritage. T...
Category
2010s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Marbles for Pleiades 4
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand Built and glazed ceramic. Safe for outdoors.
My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused on creating wheel thrown ve...
Category
2010s Abstract New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Sky Cradle, sculpture by John Reeves, mixed media, wood, granite, limestone
By John Reeves
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Sky Cradle, sculpture by John Reeves, mixed media, wood, granite, limestone
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Granite
Golden Apples 24
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand Built and glazed ceramic. Free standing, two pieces (sphere and stand).
My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused ...
Category
2010s Abstract New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Elevate
By Greg Joubert
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand carved aspen wood sculpture
torched burnished and painted
Greg Joubert was born in 1977 and raised in the seaside New England town of Hingham, Massac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Fragments 2
By Greg Joubert
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand carved aspen wood sculpture
torched burnished and painted
5 carved pieces, 16"h 36" inches wide, 3" deep
roughly 40 inches wide with 3 inch spacing, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
White Smoke slumped glass sculpture
By Mary Shaffer
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
In "White Smoke," the beautiful slumped glass with delicate veining in white creates a cloud-like effect. Gracefully draping and climbing through the wall-...
Category
2010s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Pollen Keeper, medium, aluminum, powder coat, sculpture, Navajo, Female, red
By Melanie Yazzie
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Pollen Keeper, medium, aluminum, powder coat, sculpture, Navajo, Female, red
limited edition sculpture of 12
When the sculpture order has been placed, please allow 4 to 6 weeks for...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Pollen Keeper II, by Melanie Yazzie, sculpture, aluminum, orange, vertical
By Melanie Yazzie
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Pollen Keeper II, by Melanie Yazzie, sculpture, aluminum, orange, vertical
Once the order is received via 1st Dibs, the sculpture will be fabricated. Allow 6 to 8 weeks for completion.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Passage
By Sally Hepler
Located in Santa Fe, NM
powder coated blue iridescent finish, finish has slight flaws
hand fabricated bronze, powder coated steel base
for outdoor or indoor installation
base size 17 x 9 x 3h"
sculpture 24...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Geometric, small abstract bronze, dark brown patina, life cast, marble
By Allan Houser
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Abstract Geometric, small abstract bronze, dark brown patina, life cast, marble
limited edition
Allan Houser (Haozous), Chiricahua Apache (1914-1994)
Selec...
Category
1980s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rhythmic
By Greg Joubert
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand carved aspen wood sculpture
torched burnished and painted
Greg Joubert was born in 1977 and raised in the seaside New England town of Hingham, Massac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Untitled Figure with X on Chest by Charlie Willeto, Navajo Folk Art, wood, paint
By Charlie Willeto
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Untitled Figure with X on Chest by Charlie Willeto, Navajo Folk Art, wood, paint
Vintage
Category
1960s Folk Art New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Windows I
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand Built and glazed ceramic.
My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused on creating wheel thrown vessels. After several...
Category
2010s Abstract New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Grandmother, Melanie Yazzie aluminum sculpture powder coat finish red Navajo
By Melanie Yazzie
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Grandmother, Melanie Yazzie aluminum sculpture powder coat finish red Navajo
*This sculpture is available for order. Contact the gallery for available col...
Category
2010s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bent Blue slumped glass sculpture
By Mary Shaffer
Located in Glen Ellen, CA
Celebrated Studio Glass artist Mary Shaffer combines slumped hot glass with found metal for this incredible wall-hung sculpture. "I take lovingly crafted, hand-forged tools - the epi...
Category
2010s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Tupuna, ceramic series, ancestor's cloak, contemporary sculpture, Maori
By Wi Taepa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Tupuna, ceramic series, ancestor's cloak, contemporary sculpture, Maori
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
The Beginning, 2021, cast paper, framed sculpture, black, Chinese text
By Cheung Yee (Zhang Yi)
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Cheung Yee, Cast Paper painting, wall sculpture, black, edition
CHEUNG YEE (1936–2019)
The Chinese artist Cheung Yee, a pioneer of the contemporary art scene in Hong Kong, died in Los Angeles on December 4 at the age of eighty-three. The Hong Kong Museum of Art confirmed his passing. Best known for his paper castings; bronze relief; and wooden, stone, and bronze sculptures, which mixed Western modernism, traditional Chinese aesthetics, and elements of folklore and ancient philosophies, Cheung cofounded the avant-garde Circle Art Group with Hon Chi Fun, Wucius Wong, and several other peers. The group was active from 1964 to 1971.
Born in Guangzhou, China, in 1936, Cheung was raised in Hong Kong but was forced to leave the region when the Japanese invaded China during the Second Sino-Japanese War; his family relocated to Guangzhou. When the conflict ended, Cheung returned to the region and began learning Gongbi, a realist brush technique in Chinese painting. In the 1950s, he studied art at Taiwan Normal University in Taipei, where he met his wife. Throughout his schooling, Cheung pursued his interests in archaeology and began experimenting with different materials and with approaches to copperplate etching, welding, and modeling.
In 1964, Cheung’s first major retrospective was organized by the City Museum and Art Gallery at Hong Kong City Hall. The following year, he received a grant from the Institute of International Education to study in the United States and Europe. Since then, he has had solo exhibitions at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, AO Vertical Art...
Category
1970s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Handmade Paper
Waiata, Song, ceramic sculpture, Maori art, contemporary cloaked male figure
By Noelle Jakeman
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Waiata, Song, ceramic sculpture, Maori art, contemporary cloaked male figure
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Santa Fe Bamboo 1
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand Built and glazed ceramic. Free standing, safe for outdoors.
My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused on creating ...
Category
2010s Abstract New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Awhi Whakapapa, Embracing Geneaology, ceramic figurative sculpture, Contemporary
By Noelle Jakeman
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Awhi Whakapapa, Embracing Geneaology, ceramic figurative sculpture, Contemporary
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Santa Fe Bamboo 2
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand Built and glazed ceramic. Free standing, safe for outdoors. Diptych.
My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused on c...
Category
2010s Abstract New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Whaea- The Matriarch, ceramic figurative sculpture, female, clay, Maori woman
By Noelle Jakeman
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Whaea- The Matriarch, ceramic figurative sculpture, female, clay, Maori woman
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Tupuna, Ancestor's Cloak, ceramic sculpture, abstract, Maori, contemporary art
By Wi Taepa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Tupuna, Ancestor's Cloak, ceramic sculpture, abstract, Maori, contemporary art
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Untitled Sunflower Bouquet Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The sunflower and the bouquet is an idea that has been floating around in the artist's head for years. It starts with the notion of the still life, the most basic subject when approaching visual art. It's the attempt to look at that which is full of life, yet by acknowledging its existence, one understands that beauty is temporary and will fade. This series starts with the flower, the symbol of fleeing beauty. By taking this character and turning it into a cast object, the artist has turned it into an icon, further removed from reality by bleeding it of color. The sunflowers then become beautiful shadows their former selves, as dying coral becomes enticing when it bleaches. They are elegant reminders of their past, whilst also becoming new figures that reference archaic notes of classical beauty expressed monochromatic hues.
STATEMENT
In the end, gravity always wins. It is the blunt, immutable force that has a constant effect, keeping us on the ground and ultimately pulling us into it. Sculpture by its very nature is in conversation with this pull, at times enjoying and acknowledging it, and at times trying to hide and defy it.
My work recognizes the force of gravity, sometimes tacitly and sometimes overtly. It is a practice of mixing the delicate with the ordinary. I have been mining the contrasts of sculpture, relishing the materiality while also attempting to address the ephemeral. Because sculpture is so heavily rooted in the ground, one has to accept its materiality. Yet, some of the most effective work I have witnessed is that which attempts transcendence. It is that steady push and pull between mass and lightness, solidity and absence, form and void. Additionally, I am drawn towards familiar objects and associations that are embedded within them. Current work makes reference to visual anchors such as bodily forms, sagging, or bloating. Whether the product is a still life created in Scotch tape or a bouquet composed of plaster flowers, I look to the fantastic as a goal in my work. The work is intensely representational in content but without clearly assigned meaning, thus creating a disquiet. In this way I think in a surrealist vein, looking to traditional figures like Eva Hesse and Piero Manzoni, and contemporary figures like Robert Gober and Matthew Barney. The juxtaposition of the seemingly simple streamline objects with this disquiet adds a powerful force to the work, again symbolic of the contrast between the emotional life which defines us as humans and the compulsions and minutia that compose our daily lives.
Joe Davidson
Category
2010s Abstract New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wire
Disc for Apollo 2
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand Built and glazed ceramic.
My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused on creating wheel thrown vessels. After several...
Category
2010s Abstract New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Golden Apples 6
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hand Built and glazed ceramic. Free standing, two pieces (sphere and stand).
My interest in clay as an artistic medium began in 1984. Like most beginners in the medium, I focused ...
Category
2010s Abstract New Mexico - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
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