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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.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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Style: Contemporary
"Candy-Bar Nokia", Framed Yarn and Found Object Still-Life Sculpture, Framed
"Candy-Bar Nokia", Framed Yarn and Found Object Still-Life Sculpture, Framed

"Candy-Bar Nokia", Framed Yarn and Found Object Still-Life Sculpture, Framed

By Nicole Nikolich, Lace in the Moon

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Classic Nokia Brick" is a one-of-a-kind original piece by Nicole Nikolich (Lace in the Moon) and is made from recycled cell phone mounted on crocheted acrylic in o...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Yarn, Found Objects

'Otter in Pursuit' Contemporary Bronze Animal Sculpture Nature & Wildlife
'Otter in Pursuit' Contemporary Bronze Animal Sculpture Nature & Wildlife

'Otter in Pursuit' Contemporary Bronze Animal Sculpture Nature & Wildlife

By Richard Smith b.1955

Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Edition of 12 'Otter in Pursuit' by Richard Smith. A bronze sculpture of an otter diving, finished with a smooth, tactile surface and a mottled brown patina flecked with speckled w...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Element 1" by Vaclav Rezac Blown Glass Sculpture
"Element 1" by Vaclav Rezac Blown Glass Sculpture

"Element 1" by Vaclav Rezac Blown Glass Sculpture

By Vaclav Rezac

Located in Rye, NY

Vaclav's work reflects what is stored somewhere in the depths of the soul. He does not seek inspiration on the surface of things but in what is hidden under the surface, inside the s...

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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Blown Glass

Europe

Europe

By Boldi

Located in PARIS, FR

Boldi is a Hungarian sculptor who creates works that express a balance between reason and emotion. His sculptures reveal not only the true form of human figures but also the emotions...

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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Too Much Information
Too Much Information

Too Much Information

By Esmeralda Kosmatopoulos

Located in New York, NY

TMI, 2017 Neon, transformer 72 x 30 in (183 x 72 cm) Edition 1 of 3 := (equal by definition) is a body of works that explores in a whimsical way, how language is formed, transform...

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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Neon Light

Bat with Side Swept Bean Pod

Bat with Side Swept Bean Pod

By Copper Tritscheller

Located in Napa, CA

A self-taught sculptor, Copper is drawn to what she considers the “misunderstood” animal, and much of her work centers on bats and burros. Pushing the barrier between animal and human, she approaches her subjects from all angles, playing on them as animals, and morphing them with human figures. Copper was first inspired to sculpt bats when she was visiting a temple in Chachongsao, Thailand, where she encountered hundreds of thousands of bats hanging above her, wings gently quivering. Copper remembers that she had never thought about bats before, but at that moment she was captivated and started to research them. The more she learned, the deeper her respect for these marvelous creatures, and the more she wanted to find a way to help people understand and appreciate them. In her bat sculptures...

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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pandason's Orange : A Lilliputian Ballet of Chromatic Marvels
Pandason's Orange : A Lilliputian Ballet of Chromatic Marvels

Pandason's Orange : A Lilliputian Ballet of Chromatic Marvels

By Hiro Ando

Located in PARIS, FR

Hiro Ando delivers with Pandason’s Orange: A Lilliputian Ballet of Chromatic Marvels a monumental work that fully embodies the spirit of the Nippon Neo-Pop movement. Standing 130 cm ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Steel

Witte Roepie Roepie Rupee Calling White Bird Bronze Sculpture In Stock

Witte Roepie Roepie Rupee Calling White Bird Bronze Sculpture In Stock

By Pieter Vanden Daele

Located in Utrecht, NL

Witte Roepie Roepie Rupee Calling White Bird Bronze Sculpture In Stock Pieter Vanden Daele was born in Belgium in 1971. He grew up between lakes and the river Scheldt. The river De Scheldt and the variety of lakes are an ideal environment for fishermen. When his friends went fishing, Pieter took painting lessons at the Oudenaarde academy. At a young age Pieter became fascinated by the underwater world and fauna. In 2000 he worked at an art foundation in Oudenaarde, where he learned how to make molds and how to cast and patronize bronze. His passions came together in 2003 and he started casting bronze sculptures of mainly carp. The fish that he makes have a special texture, a skin with scales translated into bronze. VandenDaele has developed its own technology for this. Pieter builds the original model from organic material, such as leaves, wood, leather, wax and many other materials. He uses various organic materials in his molds to create special prints and structures in the skin of the bronze. This gives the sculptures so much character that names such as Ferox, Alphons and Ludwig do not surprise us. The fish are alive, caught for eternity. Just as nature keeps prehistoric fish...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

VYKI - Equilibre / Balance
VYKI - Equilibre / Balance

VYKIVYKI - Equilibre / Balance, 2023

$15,866Sale Price|20% Off

VYKI - Equilibre / Balance

By VYKI

Located in PARIS, FR

Signed and numbered on the sculpture VYKI creates figurative and contemporary sculptures linking steel to the human body. His works aim to provoke reaction, reflection and adhesion ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Pair of Elegant Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Dogs
Pair of Elegant Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Dogs

Pair of Elegant Gilt Bronze Sculptures of Dogs

Located in Rome, IT

Fine pair of gilt bronze dog sculptures. The item will be well-suited to either an indoor or outdoor setting.

Category

1990s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pushing Wake
Pushing Wake

Pushing Wake

By Ben Watkins

Located in Lincoln, RI

This piece is made by casting Hydrocal FGR95 (a very hard plaster) on top of an oil clay pattern. Once cured, the oil clay is removed, then paint and brass leaf are applied to the su...

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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Pharrell Monumental Jar by Roberto Lugo (INV #NP4034)
Pharrell Monumental Jar by Roberto Lugo (INV #NP4034)

Pharrell Monumental Jar by Roberto Lugo (INV #NP4034)

By Roberto Lugo

Located in Morton Grove, IL

Amazing and rare vase from Roberto Lugo featuring the iconic artist Pharrell Williams! 14 x 9 x 9" clay and glaze Comes with Certificate of Authenticity. Rare. Bio- Roberto Lugo (b...

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2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Europa Bronze Sculpture Mythology Girl Woman on Bull Zeus In Stock
Europa Bronze Sculpture Mythology Girl Woman on Bull Zeus In Stock

Europa Bronze Sculpture Mythology Girl Woman on Bull Zeus In Stock

By KOBE

Located in Utrecht, NL

Europa Bronze Sculpture Mythology Girl Woman on Bull Zeus In Stock KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, Belgium 1950 – Saint-Julien (Var), France 2014)...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rock Venus. From Venus Nostalgia series
Rock Venus. From Venus Nostalgia series

Rock Venus. From Venus Nostalgia series

By Paloma Castello

Located in Miami Beach, FL

The series "Venus Nostalgia" is a collection of sculptures inspired by the famous Venus de Milo, an emblematic work in the history of art that has had a great impact on Castello's wo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Glaze

"Small Oyster Plate" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day
"Small Oyster Plate" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

"Small Oyster Plate" -- Sculpture by Jenny Day

By Jenny Day

Located in New Orleans, LA

Jenny Day creates intricate sculptures of foods that stir memories of personal and community events. Whether a summer party, homemade dinner, or crawfish boil, these gatherings remin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

Geyser - tall, contemporary, abstract, stainless steel, outdoor, sculpture
Geyser - tall, contemporary, abstract, stainless steel, outdoor, sculpture

Geyser - tall, contemporary, abstract, stainless steel, outdoor, sculpture

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Quebec sculptor Bernard Hamel often looks to nature as a source of inspiration for his contemporary sculptures. Geyser emulates the fluid form of a spout of water erupting from the ground and shooting skyward. Forged from fine individual rods of stainless steel, this elegant and dynamic shape suggests turbulent motion. Geysers are a rare natural phenomenon. Hamel prefers to work in a variety of materials including wood and metals, often incorporating the sculpture into a natural environment. “My sculptural approach is essentially based on a direct relationship with the material….The material directs my gestures, determines my choices and the tools allow me, with their singularity, to model these shapes. Memories meet material to transform into a sculptural form with organic lines.” Bernard Hamel Bernard Hamel was born in Quebec and lives and works in St. Roch des Aulnaies. He completed a bachelor’s degree in visual arts at UQAM with a focus on sculpture. To perfect his knowledge of wood he completed a course in cabinetmaking at the Institut québécois d’ébénisterie, in Quebec. In 2005, he took a woodturning course with Jean-François Escoulen and André Martel, two internationally renowned turners. Since 1999, Hamel has taught sculpture at the Maison des Métiers d’Art de Québec. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in Quebec and participated in international symposia including the Camille Claudel Sculpture...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Stainless Steel

Fivefold Sumowarriors: Spirits of the Ritual Pantheon
Fivefold Sumowarriors: Spirits of the Ritual Pantheon

Fivefold Sumowarriors: Spirits of the Ritual Pantheon

By Hiro Ando

Located in PARIS, FR

In Fivefold Sumowarriors: Spirits of the Ritual Pantheon, Hiro Ando unfolds a sculptural constellation where the sumotori figure becomes both chromatic symbol and spiritual archetype...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Plexiglass, LED Light, Pigment

Poppy Cock

Poppy Cock

By Robert Kvenild

Located in Napa, CA

Robert Kvenild took his BA from the UC Santa Cruz and went on to SF State University for his MA. His whimsical, colorful ceramic pieces have been in many solo and group shows through...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

"Cornbread The Legend Pink Canvas"
"Cornbread The Legend Pink Canvas"

"Cornbread The Legend Pink Canvas"

By Cornbread

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This artwork titled "Cornbread The Legend Pink Canvas," is an original artwork by Cornbread made of acrylic paint on canvas. The piece measures 16”h x 20”w. Darryl McCray, known by ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic

"That Cool, Older Guy's Phone", Still-Life Flip Phone Sculpture with Thread
"That Cool, Older Guy's Phone", Still-Life Flip Phone Sculpture with Thread

"That Cool, Older Guy's Phone", Still-Life Flip Phone Sculpture with Thread

By Nicole Nikolich, Lace in the Moon

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "That Cool, Older Guy's Phone" is a one-of-a-kind original piece by Nicole Nikolich (Lace in the Moon) and is made from crocheted acrylic on MDF with 17 colors and ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Yarn, Found Objects, Acrylic

Killer
Killer

Killer

By William Nelson

Located in Greenwich, CT

Edition of 3 Acrylic resin with automotive paint In his latest series, A.I. Apocalypse: Seductive Takeover, Nelson addresses anxieties about the emergence of artificial intelligence...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Automotive Paint

Study for the Head of Piper: Contemporary Signed Bronze Sculpture, 21st Century

Study for the Head of Piper: Contemporary Signed Bronze Sculpture, 21st Century

By Richard MacDonald

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

The Piper represents the very embodiment of joy. With a thousand nuances of form, from the wind in her cheek, to the carefree tilt of her head, she conveys a sense of youth and hope ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

"Never Mess With a Bitch With a Blackberry", Still-Life Crocheted Sculpture
"Never Mess With a Bitch With a Blackberry", Still-Life Crocheted Sculpture

"Never Mess With a Bitch With a Blackberry", Still-Life Crocheted Sculpture

By Nicole Nikolich, Lace in the Moon

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Never Mess With a Bitch With a Blackberry" is a one-of-a-kind original piece by Nicole Nikolich (Lace in the Moon) and is made from crocheted acrylic on MDF with 2...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Yarn, Found Objects, Wood

Dasha 3/9

Dasha 3/9

By Kevin Christison

Located in Napa, CA

Kevin Christison was born in 1968 in Silver Spring, Maryland and was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. He began his college career as a football player, majoring in art history at the University of Oregon. It is there that he met a sculptor who kindled his interest in studio art, prompting him to take a year off from football and try his hand at sculpture. From the University of Oregon, Christison went on to the California College of Arts in Oakland, CA where he graduated with a BFA in Fine Art in 1991. During his time at school and shortly after, he worked as an assistant to several esteemed sculptors such as Dan Dykes...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Alles Omhoog Bronze Sculpture Everything up in the Air Horse Animal In Stock
Alles Omhoog Bronze Sculpture Everything up in the Air Horse Animal In Stock

Alles Omhoog Bronze Sculpture Everything up in the Air Horse Animal In Stock

By KOBE

Located in Utrecht, NL

Alles Omhoog Bronze Sculpture Everything up in the Air Horse Animal In Stock KOBE, pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, was a Belgian artist (Kortrijk, Belgium 1950 – Saint-Julien (Var), ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Control of the Masses 22

Control of the Masses 22

By Sophie DeFrancesca

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Toronto artist Sophie DeFrancesca has always been fascinated by vintage fashion. Pictures of her mother wearing gorgeous frocks from the 40’s, 50’s and 60’s served as a connection to...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Mixed Media

E. ALEMANY  MANTA FISH  Original  Unic contemporary iron sculpture  Animal
E. ALEMANY  MANTA FISH  Original  Unic contemporary iron sculpture  Animal

E. ALEMANY MANTA FISH Original Unic contemporary iron sculpture Animal

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

Pez manta Original unic contemporary iron sculpture ron sculpture composed of ambient iron base. It is a stingray fish made from a farming tool. All the works of this artist are mad...

Category

2010s Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Iron

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.