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Untitled (Arrows), Graffiti Sculpture by John Crash Matos
By John Crash Matos
Located in Long Island City, NY
A unique spray painted cut steel sculpture by New York Graffiti artist, John "Crash" Matos. signed and dated lower edge. Crash (b. John Matos, Bronx, New York, Oct. 11, 1961) is a g...
Category
2010s Street Art New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"Dancer II" Large Abstract Welded Steel Sculpture, Figurative, Metal, Outdoor
By Isobel Folb Sokolow
Located in New York, NY
"Dancer II" by Isobel Folb Sokolow
Welded steel, found metal, automotive metal, welding rod
Sokolow directly welds found metals creating both purely abstract and abstract figurative...
Category
1980s Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Metal
"RAKU RED AND WHITE", wheel formed white glaze, copper red, gold leaf, sculpture
By Andrew Cornell Robinson
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"RAKU RED AND WHITE", 2019, in wheel-formed white glaze with copper red blush, sprig, stamp, gold leaf and raku fired with kintsuji gold by artist Andrew Cornell Robinson, is one of a series of sculptural objects that include ceramic, glass and mixed media grottoes and containers. A project exploring the vessel form and notions of gratitude, plenty, poverty in material or humanity.
Robinson has led artists to explore tableware as sculptural form – "Changing attitudes and emerging social behaviors in food preparation and the social and cultural rituals of eating have lead to changes in the way tableware is made and used."
Andrew Cornell Robinson is an interdisciplinary artist working across media (ceramics, textiles, painting, prints, etc.). His work is influenced by collaborative craft communities, traditions, and the performative qualities of cultural production. The underlying ideas exploring identity, histories, rituals, and power in his work aim to create a space for intimate experiences and open narratives.
He studied ceramic sculpture at the Glasgow School of Art and the Maryland Institute College of Art where he received a BFA. He was awarded an MFA from the School of Visual Arts, where he became interested in the intersection of memory, identity, politics, and power. He has been featured in many publications including Sculpture Magazine, Huffington Post, Hyperallergic, Art Info, et al. He has participated in curatorial and research projects and recently was a participating artist in Debtfair a project in the Whitney Biennial.
Andrew has also worked on collaborations with designers such as Donna Karan’s Urban Zen project where his work in ceramics led to workshops with artisans in Haiti and the creation of a ceramic studio in Port-au-Prince. He is currently working with The Powerhouse Arts Workshop and their design team from the Pritzker-prize winning architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron in the design and development of a contemporary industrial fabrication center established to serve the working needs of artists in New York City.
He is currently a member of the faculty at Parsons School of Design and Greenwich House Pottery in New York City. His work has been presented extensively throughout the world with the Anna Kustera Gallery, David & Schweitzer Contemporary, Christopher Stout...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
"Campbell's Tomato Soup" 3D Glass Sculpture After Andy Warhol Tomato Soup
By Rudi Sgarbi
Located in New York, NY
A sculpturesque piece made from pieces of glass of iconic Campbell's Tomato Soup. Signed bottom right corner. Rudi Sgarbi was born in 1975 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a versatil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
L'Arbre de Vie, Art Deco Bronze Sculpture w/ gold patina by Georges Charpentier
By Georges Charpentier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Georges Charpentier, French (1937 - 2024) - L'Arbre de Vie, Year: 1980, Medium: Bronze Sculpture with gold patina on wooden base, signature and numbering inscribed, Edition: 5/8, ...
Category
1980s Art Deco New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Nude in Abstract, Modern Bronze sculpture with gold patina
By Georges Charpentier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Georges Charpentier, French (1937 - 2024) - Nude in Abstract, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Bronze sculpture with gold patina, signature and numbering inscribed, Edition: EA, Size: 3...
Category
1980s Modern New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vanguard : contemporary modern abstract geometric sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Greg Chann creates contemporary modern abstract geometric sculptures. His constructions are complex interwoven systems of physical elements varying in size,...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Untitled ( Male Figure Reading Newspaper - The Village Voice )
Located in New York, NY
Unknown/ Unidentified Artist, "Untitled" ( Male Figure Reading Newspaper), Abstract Figurative Wire Sculpture, Stands 29" Tall and 12" Wide, Late 20th Century
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wire
ALLEGRO BLUE - Series I
By Mariana Copello
Located in New York, NY
Painted aluminum on metal base.
Mariana Copello is a Houston-based artist who was born and raised
in Venezuela. The artist has developed sculptures and installations in
different m...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
"Tropical Parrot with Woman, " Corneille, Carved Wood Sculpture with Bird
By Corneille
Located in New York, NY
Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo (Corneille)
Tropical Parrot with Woman, circa 1970
Signed: Corneille
Edition Number: 6 of 8
Constructed and Painted wood
39" high x 40 1/2" wide x 6" ...
Category
1970s New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint
House in Motion
Located in New York, NY
Buky Schwartz
House in Motion, 1986
Welded steel
10 1/2 × 6 1/4 × 6 1/2 inches
This is a unique work
The sculpture is an upside down house with two human figures. It is ingeniously ...
Category
1980s Constructivist New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Polished Chrome L-Shaped Sculpture
Located in Long Island City, NY
This large chrome sculpture is whimsical in design yet strong in construction. The reflective surface allows the observer to become apart of th...
Category
20th Century Contemporary New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
D from Logo Suite (Magenta) Silkscreen on 3-D Molded Plastic Over Wood Signed/N
By Richard Smith
Located in New York, NY
3-D sculpted multiple (to be hung on the wall) by British Pop Art pioneer Richard Smith:
Richard Smith
D from Logo Suite (Magenta), 1971
Silkscreen on 3-D Molded Plastic Over Wood
P...
Category
1970s Pop Art New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plastic, Wood, Mixed Media, Screen, Pencil
Vessel: Pierced III, Unique Wall and Table Art Sculpture by Sylvia Seventy
By Sylvia Seventy
Located in Long Island City, NY
This mixed media sculpture by Sylvia Seventy, from 1986, is a conceptual work in neutral tones. Materials include handmade paper, Apple Wood, Willow, Paint, Oil Pastel, Wax, Cotton ...
Category
1980s Conceptual New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Cotton, Handmade Paper, Oil Pastel, Paint, Wood
Oh, Georgia (Homage to O'Keeffe)
By Carolee Thea
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Carolee Thea
Title: Oh, Georgia (Homage to O'Keeffe)
Year: 1986
Medium: Unique Wall Sculpture: Oak, Varnished Plywood and Bone Construction, signed and dated verso
Size: ...
Category
1980s Surrealist New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Plywood, Found Objects
Ocean
By Janine Sopp
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Drawing and stamping on clay allows for immediate and spontaneous expression. This piece was inspired by the fluidity and bounty of the ocean. The ocean, a source ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Magic Circle Deep Cell Variation", Hand & Laser Cut Paper Wall Relief Sculpture
By Rogan Brown
Located in New York, NY
"Magic Circle Deep Cell Variation" by Rogan Brown
Laser and hand cut paper, framed in plexiglass shadowbox
Available by commission. Please allow 8-12 weeks production time.
Rogan B...
Category
2010s Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper
Bruce # 9
By Ray Geary
Located in New York, NY
Ray Geary
Bruce #9, 2016
Steel
Incised signature, title and date on the underside
10 x 7 inches
Bruce # 9 is one of ten unique sculptures that popular young sculptor Ray Geary made exclusively for the Whitney Museum. Below is how the Museum described the series:
These fanciful totemic objects, lovingly named Bruce, are made of steel purchased from a scrap metal yard in the Meatpacking District...
Category
2010s Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"ALTAR", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, contemporary, tribal, pattern, mark
By Harold Wortsman
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Altar, a ceramic sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist Harold Wortsman. Altar was recently exhibited at "Harold Wortsman: Time and Space" at the Orange Art Foundation, February-March 2022, New York City.
Note the blending of geometric and organic forms in this work – it is characteristic of his practice – warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, primitive traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets.
From Harold Wortsman – "With sculpture, my material of choice is high-fired clay. Pieces are first low-fired in an electric kiln. I do not use glazes. Instead, I use oxides applied to the bisqued (low-fired) clay. As with a tattoo, oxides permit the surface underneath to breathe. The work is then high-fired in a gas kiln with double reduction to cone 10. The final temperature is 2,300 degrees F. At a certain point, oxygen intake is reduced to the kiln. Because the fire has reached a critical mass, it needs oxygen and chemically takes it from the clay and the oxides. Like a jazz improvisation, each kiln load comes out slightly different."
From Jonathan Goodman, Poet & Art Critic – "Wortsman re-examines ancient and modern traditions in light of what it means to make art." – Tussle Magazine, July 2019.
Harold Wortsman is a sculptor and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He “creates forms that bring to mind archaic cult objects and exude a quiet concentrated strength.” (Argauer Zeitung, Switzerland). His work, an edgy mix of freedom and clarity, can be found in public and private collections in the US, including The Library of Congress, Yale University, The New York Public Library Print Collection, The New York Historical Society, Smith College, Indiana University’s Lilly Library, Brandeis University, The Newark Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Print Archive. Also in private and public collections in Europe, including the Municipal Collection of the City of Brugg, Switzerland.
Harold studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, with sculptor George Spaventa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
Swept 1- black 3D organic feel contemporary abstract mural sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Erin Vincent is a Toronto based-artist whose work draws on a variety of repetitive and labor intensive processes and materials. Things and common objects have always fascinated Vinc...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Foam, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Archival Paper
Liz Sweibel, Untitled (Scrapings #1), 2016, Wood, Paint, Found Objects
By Liz Sweibel
Located in Darien, CT
The freestanding sculptures in this portfolio are made from the “sticks”: a pile of found wood that Sweibel has been pulling from to make new works since about 2002. The pile consisted of more than a dozen four- to seven-foot lengths of hardwood, each an uneven inch in depth and width. The sticks were warped, with worn yellow paint on one side and raw wood on the other three. Over the years she has painted the raw sides of the sticks, cut the wood into shorter lengths, and sliced paint off – and kept the residue from these actions. Sweibel has also made sculptures ranging from full-length sticks to tiny stick splinters. She built these sculptures using sliced-off paint.
Timeworn materials and objects have an intelligence that the artist looks for and listens to. Shaping and reshaping material to find new form and elicit new insights in the material itself is the territory she is mining. The limitations of the process are its strengths. Her work is concerned with fragility, precariousness, adaptability, and strength. It is a visual response to powerful yet unseen forces - like wind and thoughts - that threaten, propel, ruin, and protect.
Liz Sweibel is a multidisciplinary artist working in drawing, sculpture, installation, and digital photography and video. Her spare, personal language of abstraction transforms ordinary materials into statements about connectedness and responsibility: every action has an impact, the effects persist in space and over time, and we are accountable. By drawing attention to simple, ordinary “stuff of life” and referencing both shared and personal history, Sweibel’s work explores and reflects back fundamental experiences in response to our world and relationships. Her intention is to reinvigorate viewers’ awareness of the everyday – in its raw beauty and precariousness – in hopes that they might bring heightened senses of sight and care to their daily lives.
Sweibel has participated in solo, two-person, and group exhibits in New York, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, Michigan, and Tennessee since 1998. In 2016, Sweibel’s work was in the group shows Lightly Structured at Sculpture Space NYC, Precarious Constructs at the Venus Knitting Art...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Paint, Found Objects
Rydbo Maquette, 1989-2000, unique geometric sculpture by renowned British artist
By Nigel Hall
Located in New York, NY
NIGEL HALL
Rydbo Maquette, 1989-2000
Painted Steel
Unique
The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the artist
Provenance:
Christie's New York: J...
Category
Early 2000s Minimalist New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Figural Bust Terracotta Sculpture, Alexander Ney, 'Reflection', 2019
By Alexander Ney
Located in New York, NY
The ‘Reflection’ by visionary artist Alexander Ney was handcrafted using italian white terra cotta in 2019. Ney began his professional career as a highly productive visual artist, as...
Category
2010s Minimalist New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Mirroire d'Artiste
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jesus Rafael Soto, Venezuelan (1923 - 2005)
Title: Mirroire d'Artiste
Year: 2005
Medium: Mirrored Glass and Silkscreened Plexiglass Wall Sculpture, signature and number ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Op Art New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Wall Relief 3 - Oil Paint and Resin on Wood - Modern Abstract - Multicolored
By Ned Evans
Located in New York, NY
This contemporary, mixed media Wall Relief by Ned Evans features multicolored oil paint and resin on wood. Its modern design turns your guest ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Resin, Wood, Paint, Oil
Floor Chimes (Sonambient)
By Winni Brueggemann
Located in Long Island City, NY
This modern abstract bronze sculpture by Bruggemann is characteristic of his work. His works derive from and depend largely upon elemental laws of physics and kinetic principles, approaching the practical limits of artistic statement combined with supreme craftsmanship.
Artist: Winni Brueggemann, German
Title: Floor Chimes...
Category
1970s Conceptual New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pacer 142 - Mixed Media Assemblage Contemporary Art Wall Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Pacer 142 - Mixed Media Assemblage Contemporary Art Wall Sculpture
Pacer 142 is from artist Linda Stein's Brush Assemblage series, where she combines found objects, inc...
Category
1980s Assemblage New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
LXXV, Abstract Marble Sculpture by Domenico Casasanta
By Domenico Casasanta
Located in Long Island City, NY
This piece is a unique hand-carved white marble Modern sculpture by Spanish-Venezuelan artist, Domenico Casasanta. The artist uses simple...
Category
2010s New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"FOR THE OLD ONES", sculpture, clay, abstract, contemporary, ceramic, tribal
By Harold Wortsman
Located in Toronto, Ontario
FOR THE OLD ONES, a ceramic sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, sitting on a slab of limestone. It is a recent work by artist Harold Wortsman. Note the blending of volumetric and organic form in this work, the mark-making and perforations on the surface, the striking colors of black and copper in variable stripes – it is characteristic of his practice – warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, primitive traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets.
From Harold Wortsman – "With sculpture, my material of choice is high-fired clay. Pieces are first low-fired in an electric kiln. I do not use glazes. Instead, I use oxides applied to the bisqued (low-fired) clay. As with a tattoo, oxides permit the surface underneath to breathe—like naked skin. The work is then high-fired in a gas kiln with double reduction to cone 10. The final temperature is 2,300 degrees F. At a certain point, oxygen intake is reduced to the kiln. Because the fire has reached a critical mass, it needs oxygen and chemically takes it from the clay and the oxides painted on. Like a jazz improvisation, each kiln load comes out slightly different."
From Jonathan Goodman, Poet & Art Critic – "Wortsman re-examines ancient and modern traditions in light of what it means to make art." – Tussle Magazine, July 2019.
Harold Wortsman is a sculptor and printmaker based in Brooklyn, NY. He “creates forms that bring to mind archaic cult objects and exude a quiet concentrated strength.” (Argauer Zeitung, Switzerland). His work, an edgy mix of freedom and clarity, can be found in public and private collections in the US, including The Library of Congress, Yale University, The New York Public Library Print Collection, The New York Historical Society, Smith College, Indiana University’s Lilly Library, Brandeis University, The Newark Public Library Special Collections Division, and the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum Print Archive. Also in private and public collections in Europe, including the Municipal Collection of the City of Brugg, Switzerland.
Harold studied at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, with sculptor George Spaventa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Polygon in space #25 - orange, grey, blue, sculptural wall painting on linen
By Zin Helena Song
Located in New York, NY
acrylic on linen
40" x 35" x 3"
2015
This item is offered by the Muriel Guépin gallery, NY
In this piece, Zin Helena Song uses quite a chaotic pattern, and almost looks like a torna...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Linen
Moon 3- intricate white beige 3D abstract geometric circle pulled paper drawing
Located in New York, NY
Finesse and delicacy are what characterize best Antonin Anzil’s artistic practice. Paper as a medium seems incompatible with the idea of engraving or sculpturing; and yet. Using a sh...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Archival Paper
"Geisha" by Kevin Barrett, Unique Bronze Abstract Metal Sculpture
By Kevin Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Geisha" by Abstract Metal Sculpture by Kevin Barrett
Unique bronze
Kevin Barrett is noted for creating unique, rhythmic, abstract indoor and outdoor sculpture and wall reliefs.
Br...
Category
2010s Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
"MONUMENT", sculpture, clay, abstract, geometry, contemporary, ceramic, tribal
By Harold Wortsman
Located in Toronto, Ontario
MONUMENT, a ceramic sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a recent work by artist Harold Wortsman. Note the volumetric geometry inhere...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium
"Silver Surf" by Kevin Barrett, Abstract, Silver Metal Sculpture, Tabletop Size
By Kevin Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Silver Surf" Abstract Metal Sculpture by Kevin Barrett
Nickel-plated bronze
Barrett is noted for creating unique, rhythmic, abstract indoor and outdoor sculpture and wall reliefs.
...
Category
2010s Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
"Have a Nice Day" Al Loving, Abstract Expressionist Colorful Mailbox Sculpture
By Al Loving
Located in New York, NY
Al Loving
Have a Nice Day, 1992
Mailbox, acrylic paint, rag paper
8 1/2 inches high x 6 1/2 inches wide x 18 3/4 inches deep
Al Loving studied painting at the University of Illinoi...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ileana, Bronze and Marble Sculpture by Constantin Antonovici
By Constantin Antonovici
Located in Long Island City, NY
This Bronze portrait by Constantin Antonovici is laid directly into the surface of a cut slab of white marble. Intense and hollow eyes stare out from a smiling visage, creating an un...
Category
1970s Art Deco New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
CHROMORITMO
By Mariana Copello
Located in New York, NY
This wall installation is made up of 7 painted aluminum pieces, 4 are 24"x5"x4"
and the other 3 pieces are 18"x 5"x4". Each piece is made of painted aluminum and hung individually.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
"The Year in Pictures" Abstract Paper Wall Relief Sculpture, Mixed Media Collage
By Joan Giordano
Located in New York, NY
"The Year in Pictures" by Joan Giordano
Mixed media, international archival newspapers, encaustic on wood panel
Museum shown and collected artist Joan Giordano is known for her uniq...
Category
2010s Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Encaustic, Magazine Paper, Newsprint, Wood Panel
Entanglement
By Robin Antar
Located in Wiscasett, ME
19 x 19 x 18 in
October 2021
This piece was carved after reading 50 shades of Gray.
Artist statement: My passion for sculpting is expressed in my creation of the virtual records of contemporary culture. I capture everyday objects in carved stone, using a technique I invented more than 20 years ago. At the start I mull over the food, article of clothing or particular brand I wish to replicate as historical evidence for future generations. I feel driven to duplication by carving stone of similar color – or purchasing one of neutral tones and staining it to that which I desire. I ask myself, ‘Will a bottle of Heinz ketchup...
Category
2010s Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Hanging wire sculpture: 'Willa'
By Terri Fraser
Located in New York, NY
As an artist, I am a storyteller wielding visual art as my medium. My creative journey is fueled by a relentless thirst for knowledge acquired through both hands-on experience and ke...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wire
"Ghost Coral Color Variation", Organic Hand Cut, Laser Cut, Paper Wall Sculpture
By Rogan Brown
Located in New York, NY
"Ghost Coral Color Variation" by Rogan Brown
Laser and hand cut paper, framed in a plexiglass shadow box
Available by commission. Please allow 8-12 weeks production time.
A smaller...
Category
2010s Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper, Paint
"Presto", Colorful, Abstract Painting on Aluminum Panel by Kevin Barrett
By Kevin Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Presto" by Kevin Barrett
Epoxy, acrylic, and urethane on carved aluminum panel
Barrett is noted for creating unique, rhythmic, abstract indoor and outdoor sculpture and wall relief...
Category
2010s Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Loren Eiferman, Nature Will Heal, 108 Pieces of Wood, 2016, Wood, Found Objects
By Loren Eiferman
Located in Darien, CT
Over many decades Loren Eiferman has created and mastered a unique technique of working with wood—her primary material.
First, she begins with a drawing of an idea. Then she takes a daily walk in the woods surrounding her studio and collects tree limbs and long sticks that have fallen to the ground. She never chops down a living tree or uses green wood. Eiferman allows the wood time to cure in the studio to make sure it won’t check or crack.
Next, she debarks the branch and looks for shapes found within each piece of wood. Using a Japanese hand saw, she cuts and connect these small shapes together using dowels and wood glue. Then, all the open joints get filled with a home made putty, which is then sanded so she can see the newly formed shapes. This process is until the new sculpture appears like the original line drawing but in space. She wants the work to appear as if it grew in nature, when in fact each sculpture is composed of over 100 small pieces of wood that are seamlessly jointed together. Her work can be called the ultimate recycling: taking the detritus of nature and giving it a new life.
We have all at one point or another picked up a stick from the ground—touched the wood, peeled the bark off with our fingernails. Her work taps into that same primal desire of touching nature and being close to it. Trees connect us back to nature, back to this Earth. Her work has a meditative quality to it—a quiet, calming energy.
Her influences are many; from looking at nature and plant life on this Earth to researching the heavenly bodies in the images beamed back from the Hubble Telescope. From studying ancient Buddhist mandalas and designs to delving deeper into quantum physics. And from researching mysterious manuscripts to studying the patterns inside our brains.
For Invocation, we are exhibiting her newest body of work, inspired by the illustrations found in the Voynich Manuscript. This 250-page book, is believed to have been written in the early 15th century, of a mysterious origin and purpose.
Written in an unknown language and currently housed at Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book Library, the manuscript has eluded all attempts in the intervening centuries to decode or decipher its purpose and meaning. This enigmatic book is divided into 6 different sections (herbal, astronomical, biological, cosmological, pharmaceutical and recipes).
Having discovered the images contained in this codex over the Internet, Eiferman felt an immediate, profound and inexplicable connection to this manuscript and its creator.
The artist is currently transposing the “herbal” section of manuscript into sculptures. This section has drawings in it of plants and flowers that do not really exist in nature—past or present. These aren’t just pretty images of flowers—they also contain the wacky root systems and seemingly out of proportion leaves, stamens and pistils.
Loren Eiferman was born in Brooklyn, NY. She received her BFA from SUNY Purchase. Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout the Tri-State region including gallery and museum exhibitions in the Hudson Valley and Connecticut. Her work is included in numerous corporate and private art collections.
In 2014 she was awarded a NYC MTA Arts & Design art commission to produce steel railings...
Category
2010s Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Found Objects
Departure
By Larry Scaturro
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Walnut abstract inspired by nature
Category
2010s Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
#5- intricate gold color 3D abstract geometric drawing with pulled paper fiber
Located in New York, NY
Finesse and delicateness are what best characterize Antonin Anzil’s artistic practice. Using a sharp tool to carefully pull the fiber of the paper from the front, the artist gives bi...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Archival Paper
"T. Shorty" by Kevin Barrett, Unique Bronze Abstract Metal Sculpture
By Kevin Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"T. Shorty" by Kevin Barrett
Unique fabricated bronze sculpture
Kevin Barrett is noted for creating unique, rhythmic, abstract indoor and outdoor sculpture and wall reliefs.
Metal,...
Category
2010s Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Spoon to Shell 833 - Mixed Media Shell Wood Contemporary Assemblage Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Linda Stein, Spoon to Shell 833 - Mixed Media Shell Wood Contemporary Assemblage Sculpture
Spoon to Shell 833 is from Linda Stein's Holocaust Heroes: Fierce Females series, which hi...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
"Force Field Sphere" Abstract, Volcanic Sand Sculpture by John Ruppert
By John Ruppert
Located in New York, NY
"Force Field Sphere" by John Ruppert
Volcanic sand (magnetite) harvested from Joshua Tree, rare earth magnet
Over the past 35 years, John Ruppert has been working in cast metals; ma...
Category
2010s Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
"Black Hat II" Abstract, Industrial Bronze Metal Sculpture by Joel Perlman
By Joel Perlman
Located in New York, NY
"Black Hat II" by Joel Perlman
Abstract sculpture in cast bronze
Joel Perlman has been creating complex sculptures out of steel, bronze, and aluminum since the early 1970's. While m...
Category
2010s Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
"Skipper", Abstract, Organic, Industrial Large-Scale Outdoor Sculpture in steel
By Carole Eisner
Located in New York, NY
"Skipper" by Carole Eisner
Rolled and welded steel I-beams
Carole Eisner has worked with scrap and recycled metal for 40 years creating elegant, abstract forms welded in steel. The ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
"Float", Bronze Wall Relief Sculpture, Abstract, Metal, Contemporary
By Kevin Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Float" by Kevin Barrett
Sculptural wall piece in bronze metal
Barrett is noted for creating contemporary metal sculpture and sculpture wall pieces for indoor and outdoor display.
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Category
2010s Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
"Off Minor", Richard Heinrich, Abstract Contemporary Steel Sculpture, Metal
By Richard Heinrich
Located in New York, NY
"Off Minor" by Richard Heinrich, 1999
Steel
Contemporary Abstract Sculpture, Industrial, Modern, Indoor, Outdoor
Category
2010s Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Large Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Ellen Brenner-Sorensen
By Ellen Brenner-Sorensen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ellen Brenner-Sorensen
Title: Untitled I
Year: 1991
Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature and number inscribed
Edition: 1/8
Size: 27 in. x 20 in. x...
Category
1990s Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Linda Stein, Knight of the Book 526 - Contemporary Mixed Media Metal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Knight of the Book 526 from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a defender in battle and a symbol of pacifism. The series references popular and religious i...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Metal
"Helia"
Located in Astoria, NY
Steven Corning (American, XX) "Helia", Mixed Media Suede Sculpture, blue and purple-tone suede over raised forms, signed lower right, label to verso, gold-tone metal frame. Image: 30...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Butterfly Girl
By Eric Rhein
Located in New York, NY
Eric Rhein “Butterfly Girl”
1992-1995
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity
Steel, brass, and gold-filled wire, thread, glue, and found object...
Category
1990s Contemporary New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Steel, Wire
Large Abstract White Onyx Sculpture by Leonardo Nierman
By Leonardo Nierman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Leonardo Nierman (1932 - )
Title: Untitled
Year: circa 1979
Medium: White Onyx, signature engraved
Size: 24 x 43.5 x 7.25 inches
Base: 4 x 13.25 x 13.25 inches
Category
1970s Modern New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Marble
EC 15 - textural abstract circle shape nature inspired white sculpted paper
Located in New York, NY
Anne-Charlotte Saliba's artistic universe is largely inspired by nature, its abyssal dimension as well as its vegetal or mineral forms. Her sculpted artworks are a confrontation of smooth and grainy texture on the same linear paper. A cloud of small perforations, incisions, and punches which play on the elasticity of the paper, to create a topographic relief. A controlled wandering of dotted lines, scales and bumps are drawn following the movement of her hand on the paper. The flow is both free and thoughtfully planned, allowing unexpected movements and completely abandoning set patterns at times.
Saliba sees herself more like an artisan than an artist in the sense that she is working with texture and touch to create unique intricate sculpted artworks.
Playing with light and shadow, each in her own way ennobles a seemingly banal material with a genuine concern for ethics. Like modern-day memento mori, Saliba’s works transport us into dreamlike worlds in which the evanescence of paper echoes the transience of life, subtly reminding us to enjoy the present moment.
Anne-Charlotte Saliba works and lives near Lyon, France. Her work has reviewed in numerous publications and has won the prestigious price for Jeune Creation de Métiers d’Art in 2020. She is now represented by the Muriel Guépin Gallery...
Category
2010s Abstract New York City - Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Archival Paper
