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Contemporary Sculptures

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
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Adaptation III
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through a variety of structural and wall-hanged pieces, Karine Payette’s Adaptation examines how changes in the environment can begin to have an impact on our physical existence. Ele...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Silicone, Wood, Mixed Media, Pigment

Manifest Destiny
Located in New Orleans, LA
TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Found Objects

Dreamin'
Located in New Orleans, LA
TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Found Objects

Lacescape V - Contemporary Wall Hung Sculpture w/ Amazing Texture (Green + Pink)
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Lacescape V" is an original wall-hanging sculpture by Spanish artist Elisa Ortega Montilla. This contemporary piece is made with an expert assemblage of sculpted plywood and reclaim...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Wood

Lacescape VII - Contemporary Wall Hung Sculpture (Blue+Green+Peach)
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Lacescape VII" is an original wall-hanging sculpture by Spanish artist Elisa Ortega Montilla. This contemporary piece is made with an expert assemblage of sculpted plywood and recla...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Wood

Untitled (Branch)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Karine Payette was born in 1983 in Montreal, Quebec, where she lives and works. Working primarily with sculpture and installation, she reproduces, for the most part, environments tha...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Metal

3 Clays VII, Framed Abstract Sculptures, Contemporary Ceramic Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Emma Bell says: “This piece is inspired by my glaze test vessels. As a potter, I am always staggered by how different the same/similar glaze turns out on different clay bodies when i...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Clay, Wood

A Bone To Pick
Located in New Orleans, LA
TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Found Objects

Excerpts
Located in New Orleans, LA
TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in New Orleans, performing on tenor ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Varnish, Found Objects

Austrian Contemporary Art by Peter Hofmann Gir - From the Twilight
Located in Paris, IDF
Wood, iron, carbon, gauze & paint
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Iron

American Contemporary Mixed Media Sculpture Linda Stein, Knight in Formation 532
Located in New York, NY
This sculpture from Linda Stein’s Knights of Protection series functions both as a defender in battle and a symbol of pacifism. Knight in Formation 532 was exhibited in 2006 at Lo...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Wood, Paint

De la Serie Archivos
Located in Miami, FL
n/a
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Tipografia Inventada
Located in Miami, FL
n/a
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Cajones Tipographicos VIII
Located in Miami, FL
N/a
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Wood, Paper

Archivos y Siluetas
Located in Miami, FL
N/a
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Untitled, Acrylic on wood painting
By Kelly Breez
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled by Kelly Breez Size: 15.75 in. H x 13.25 in. W x 2 in. D Acrylic on wood 2016 ______________ Kelly Breez – (b. 1985, Lake Worth, FL) Graduate ...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Two Views Using Light
Located in Denver, CO
Hudson, NY - based artist Jason Middlebrook. Middlebrook takes inspiration from lived experience and the natural world with his signature hardwood paintings. Familiar yet enigmatic, the sky in its various forms serves as muse in "Skies." Never the same twice, the sky is ever-changing, differing dramatically from place to place and throughout each day. At times seemingly benevolent and at others cruel, the vast sky is in constant diaphanous conversation with the landscape and activity below. Middlebrook’s signature “canvas” of polished cross...
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Maple, Acrylic

Triangles
Located in Dallas, TX
Jesus Pedraglio Belmont Triangles Wood and Thread 56 x 12 x 4 TWO PIECE SET Artist Statement: Moving Energy, Space Seduction, All Relative ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Thread, Wood

El Sueño de Volar - 21st Cent, Contemporary Art, Abstract Sculpture, Iron rods
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Lukas Ulmi’s work unveils the hidden beauty of shapes taking stones, seemingly static forms, incomplete or meaningless objects and turning them into authent...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Rain Bird, by, Glenn Green, Steel, Sculpture, Outdoor, Silver, Sandstone, Base
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Rain Bird, by, Glenn Green, Steel, Sculpture, Outdoor, Silver, Sandstone, Base
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Important Hardwoods
Located in New Orleans, LA
Medium: hardcover book, acrylic varnish The Book Of Knowledge (1934) TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

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Paper

Duck Book Ends
Located in Denver, CO
Hamilton’s works possess a uniquely modern surrealistic quality, wherein playfulness and humor create an immediate sense of familiarity with viewers. Upbeat and even jovial at times,...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

Shimmy
Located in Denver, CO
Steeped in the confines of domestic space, Amber Cobb’s biomorphic sculptures consider function and utility in their delightfully awkward attempts to hold s...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Enamel

Freeze
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Wood sculpture acrylic paint on basswood
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

"Ersatz Ceramic IV" Sculpture by Dominic Beattie
Located in London, GB
Dominic Beattie Ersatz Ceramic I Ink, spray paint, cardboard, wood H 30 x W 5 x D 5 cm (variable)
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Cardboard

"Ersatz Ceramic IV" Sculpture by Dominic Beattie
Located in London, GB
Dominic Beattie Ersatz Ceramic IV Ink, spray paint, cardboard, wood H 30 x W 5 x D 5 cm (variable)
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Ink, Spray Paint, Cardboard

"Ersatz Ceramic II" Sculpture by Dominic Beattie
Located in London, GB
Dominic Beattie Ersatz Ceramic II Ink, spray paint, cardboard, wood H 30 x W 5 x D 5 cm (variable)
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Cardboard

Linda Stein, Brought/Left Behind 856 - Contemporary Art Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This work from Linda Stein's Displacement From Home series draws from the tradition of wunderkammer/cabinets of curiosities to highlight the global displacement and traumatic memory ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Mixed Media House Sculpture: 'Mask'
Located in New York, NY
Ethan Minsker's descriptors include writer, filmmaker, artist, publisher, and zine creator. His work chronicles the lifestyles and cultures of overlooked and underappreciated artists. He was a founding member of the Antagonist Art Movement, a New York City-based group of artists, writers, and musicians who promoted work by up-and-coming talent between 2000 and 2011. Ethan was the recipient of the Acker Award for Visual Arts in 2017. He was also the creator and editor-in-chief of Psycho Moto Zine, which has been in publication from 1988–present. He received his B.F.A. in Film with honors from the School of the Visual Arts and his masters in Media from the New School. Ethan has written three novels, produced nine feature films, and continues his relationship with under-served artists as a board member and president of Citizens for the Arts, a nonprofit group whose mission is to promote art for kids...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache

Visión Laberíntica V - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Sculpture, Iron
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Lukas Ulmi’s work unveils the hidden beauty of shapes taking stones, seemingly static forms, incomplete or meaningless objects and turning them into authentic sculptures where weight...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Empreinte / Footprint
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Ginette Legaré’s career has largely been concerned with the sensorial qualities of the materiality of everyday objects such as cups, ladles, hand drills, funnels, and faucets. These ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Visión Laberíntica I - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Sculpture, Iron
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Lukas Ulmi’s work unveils the hidden beauty of shapes taking stones, seemingly static forms, incomplete or meaningless objects and turning them into authent...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Unity 5,
Located in Yardley, PA
Hand-painted. Not a print. Sculpture is signed at the back. Dated. Contemporary FINE ART Original Sculpture, acrylics on pinewood structure made of geometric forms. Title: Unity ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Super Nathan and His Shark Dreams
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Super Nathan and His Shark Dreams" is an original sculpture by Jaime Molina made of acrylic on found wood. This sculpture measures 14" ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Metal

It was my pleasure (maquette)
Located in New Orleans, LA
edition 1/4 ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Concrete, Metal

Family Gallery
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Wood cage, archival ink photos, paper clay sculpture, acrylic, mirrors. Artist statement: "My three siblings are quietly creative. When she was alive, my mother was louder. Writing ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Mirror, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Ukiyo-e
Located in New Orleans, LA
Medium: Wood, cutouts from books TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Wood

Sanctuary #1
Located in New Orleans, LA
Medium: Wood, cutouts from books TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his home in...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paper

More than 2-d dog tower
Located in Santa Monica, CA
common redwood lumber
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Mini voxels light red
Located in Tbilisi, GE
wood, LED animation Signed Edition of 4
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood, LED Light, Mixed Media

Vibration 16 carres bleu et jaune
Located in Tbilisi, GE
wood, steel and serigraph Signed Edition of 15
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Vibration bandes bleus et rouges
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Wood, steel and serigraph Signed Edition of 15
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Steel

Vibration bandes noir, bleu et turquoise
Located in Tbilisi, GE
wood, steel and serigraph Signed Edition of 15
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

3 Cercles noir et blanc
Located in Tbilisi, GE
wood, steel and serigraph Signed Edition of 15
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Vibration grand cercle
Located in Tbilisi, GE
wood, steel and serigraph Signed Edition of 15
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

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Steel

Vibration Carré Noir et Bleu
Located in Tbilisi, GE
wood, steel and serigraph Signed Edition of 15
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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Vibration cercles noir, orange et rouge
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Wood, steel and serigraph Signed Edition of 15
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Asistype 9 - boule sur cercle
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Antonio Asis created a series of 20 Monotypes - all unique pieces; signed - Wood, steel and cork balls
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

HOSES IN THE NIGHTTIME - Hanging Sculptural Painting, Surrealist, Blue, Black
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This sculptural piece by Kenzie Wells depicts a surrealist, abstracted landscape of a house. Arches or cloudy blue skies intertwine with dark, geometric shapes. Flashes of steel and aluminum are interwoven by green garden hoses...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Polystyrene, Masonite

Grand Prix
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Colleen Wolstenholme’s work has the ability to engage and provoke viewers by piquing the social conscious. She’s a prolific artist with of an impressive oeuvre of intriguing art work...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Oil

Tight end
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Colleen Wolstenholme’s work has the ability to engage and provoke viewers by piquing the social conscious. She’s a prolific artist with of an impressive oeuvre of intriguing art work...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Oil

Medicine Man
Located in New Orleans, LA
Medium: hardcover book, acrylic varnish TONY DAGRADI is an internationally recognized jazz performer, artist, composer, author, and educator. For over three decades he has made his ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Paper, Varnish

Crane (Decoy)
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Wax, Wood

Cloud Plaque
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Purple Fletcher
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint

315 Tricou Street
Located in New Orleans, LA
Display Dimensions Variable Medium: termite nest, wood sealer JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Mystérieuse pyramide
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In recent years, Eric Lamontagne has been interested in questions like perception, illusion and our relation to the invisible, through the development of works that blur the boundari...
Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Mirror, Wood, Glue, Mixed Media

'Hope' original Shona stone sculpture signed by Dudzai Mushawepwere
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Hope' original springstone sculpture signed by Zimbabwean artist Dudzai Mushawepwere. The sculpture uses abstraction in the human figure to capture an abstract state of mind: the sc...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Contemporary sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary sculptures available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add sculptures created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, purple, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including KOBE, Richard MacDonald, KAWS, and HIRO ANDO. Frequently made by artists working with Metal, and Bronze and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary sculptures, so small editions measuring 0.25 inches across are also available.

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