2025
The stainless steel, aluminum and bronze sculptures made by Sergii Shaulis are thought-provoking and often melancholic. They ask the viewer to meditate on the self, dreams and the inner world of the mind. The modernist works — like those of Constantin Brancusi and Amedeo Modigliani — focus on the simplicity of shape and form. He frequently uses human forms with missing body parts, such as the head or the torso, to transform something visually macabre into a symbolic commentary.
Shaulis’s father, Olescandr — also a sculptor — dissuaded his son from taking up the family business, which provided political monuments and park sculptures for the Ukrainian government. Instead, Shaulis studied engineering physics for three years but left without completing his degree. He subsequently enrolled in the Fine Arts program at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts.
After graduating, Shaulis teamed up with fellow sculptor Vasyl Semenyuk and created collaborative works, culminating in the development of a new form of casting technology. After his father died in 2003, Shaulis took the helm of his government commission workshop while continuing to create personal works. In 2007, he launched his series The Man Without a Rod; it features figures of men in utter despair, with many holding their heads in their hands. The sculptures are bodiless, having only arms, legs and heads.
Shaulis went on to produce his Maps of Identity series, an homage to his beloved Ukraine. His The Known Unknown series examines the past and present atrocities committed in his country. Several other groups of work speak to the fragility of the human condition and the inner prison of the mind. His sculptures are in private collections in Ukraine, England, Germany, Finland, Holland, Israel, Belgium, Australia and the United States.
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"Signs Nr.2" Sculpture 20 x 20 x 4 in Ed. 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis
By Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"Signs Nr.2" Sculpture 20 x 20 x 4 in Ed. 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis Medium: Ceramic From the SIGNS series Approximate weight 32 lbs ABOUT ARTIST Born on 27 May 1985 in Kharkiv, Ukrai...
Ceramic
"Shapes of experience Nr. 2" Sculpture 26 x 14 x 14 in Ed. 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis
By Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"Shapes of experience Nr. 2" Sculpture 26 x 14 x 14 in Ed. 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis Medium: aluminum, stainless steel, steel From the EXPERIENCE series Approximate weight 35lbs ABOUT...
Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel
"Experience №1 v.2" Bronze Sculpture 18 x 6 x 6 in Edition 1/5 by Sergii Shaulis
By Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"Experience №1 v.2" Bronze Sculpture 18 x 6 x 6 in Edition 1/5 by Sergii Shaulis 2019 From the EXPERIENCE series Bronze Approximate weight 15lbs ABOUT ARTIST Born on 27 May 1985 ...
Bronze
"Wind of Change v.2" Sculpture 19.5" x 9.5" x 5.5" in Ed 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis
By Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"Wind of Change v.2" Sculpture 19.5" x 9.5" x 5.5" in Ed 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis 2021 Man. From the Fateful Flowers series Approximate weight 14 lbs ABOUT ARTIST Born on 27 May 19...
Bronze
"Fateful Flowers №2" Sculpture 17.5" x 12 "x 13" inch Ed. 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis
By Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"Fateful Flowers №2" Sculpture 17.5" x 12 "x 13" inch Ed. 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis 2020 Approximate weight 15 lbs Man. From the Fateful Flowers series: "I believe that flowers are like people. Flowers come in different colors, shapes, and sizes. Some extremely rare and some very common. They are all beautiful in their own unique way..." The goal of this project is to reflect the duality of the world. The artist tries to show the fine line between the terrible and the beautiful. The work is a result of observing the lives of people whose destinies were changed by chance. This is the story of an explosion preceded by another explosion until the situation becomes understood later. It is about the opportunity to see the beautiful and vice versa. Illusory freedom that you define for yourself, constrained by those restrictions. A person can never be 100 % sure about his life as the red roses can change their delicate velvet petals to the cold metal shine at one point. A flower is a metaphor for human growth and development. Freedom depends on the size of the pot, the boundaries of which are determined by the individual. Nowadays, when the whole planet is isolated due to the pandemic, we want to be free more than ever. In the modern world, thus, binding to a position (rooting) becomes obsolete. ABOUT ARTIST Born on 27 May 1985 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. From 2005 to 2011 studied at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, at the Faculty of "Fine Arts" specialty "Easel and monumental sculpture." Now studying postgraduate at Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. Works are in private collections in Ukraine, Israel, Germany, USA, Australia, Finland, Holland, Spain, Belgium, England. Education 2002‑2005 Faculty of Engineering and Physics (NTU KhPI) 2005‑2011 Easel and monumental sculpture (KSADA) 2012-2016 postgraduate education (KSADA) Exhibitions 2007-15 City exhibition HONSKHU. Kharkiv. 2007-14 Ukrainian Exhibition KONSKHU. Kyiv. 2008-11 "The maestro and his students", KSADA. Kharkiv (Audience Award 2009) 2008 11 International Triennial of sculpture. Kyiv . 2009 “Male portrait”, gallery KSADA. Kharkiv . 2009 "You get SMS ", Kharkiv ( Grand Prix "The best sculpture...
Brass
"The Man Without a Rod №3" Sculpture 26 x 20 x 9 in Ed. 2/8 by Sergii Shaulis
By Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Man Without a Rod №3" Sculpture 26 x 20 x 9 in Ed. 2/8 by Sergii Shaulis Limited Edition 2/8 Medium: aluminium, patina From "The man without a rod" series Approximate weight 3...
Metal
Eugene Caples "Bronze Sculpture II" Abstract Bronze Sculpture
By Eugene Caples
Located in Detroit, MI
This small exquisite "Bronze Sculpture II" is in excellent condition and a perfect example of Eugene Caples craftsmanship. This is mainly abstract with some graphic or architectural elements and is so delightful that mythical creatures demand to be considered. It cries out to be touched and held, looked at and caressed. The beautiful patina on the surface gives voice to the many hands that have done these things. Eugene Caples is a designer and craftsman who worked in Kansas City in the 1960s and later through the early 21st century. He attended the Kansas City Art Institute, earning his Bachelors of Fine Arts in Industrial Design in 1959. In 1963 he was accepted to Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The Cranbrook Academy of Art was designed by architect and faculty member, Eliel Saarinen who collaborated with Charles and Ray Eames on chair and furniture design. Numerous creative artists are alumni of Cranbrook and include: Harry Bertoia, Florence Knoll, Jack Lenor Larsen, Donald...
Bronze
John Van Alstine, Cambre 7-21, Sculpture 2021
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Cambre 7-21 Slate and Bronze 21.5 x 13.5 x 4.5 Stone and metal,usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a m...
Slate, Bronze
French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Magmatisme 05
By Frédérick Mazoir
Located in Paris, IDF
Forged steel
Steel
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Flow I
By Philip Hearsey
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze on a slate composite base Series of unique variations Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 763A The natural bronze on the face is finely rubbed and lacquered ...
Bronze
French Contemporary Art by Frédérick Mazoir - Magmatisme 09
By Frédérick Mazoir
Located in Paris, IDF
Forged steel
Steel
John Van Alstine, Cambre 7-21, Sculpture 2021
By John Van Alstine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Cambre 7-21 Bronze and Vermont slate 21" (height) x 14.5" (width) x 4.5" (depth) Stone and metal, usually granite or slate, and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The i...
Slate, Bronze
