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Sculptures For Sale
Decorative and Graphical Bench or Side Table in Black Stained Solid Pine Wood
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The black color gives the object a graphic appearance from afar, but up close you can see the beautiful wood grain, imperfections and annual rings.
The object has a beautiful design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Post-Modern Sculptures
Materials
Pine
Two Columns with Heron and Planter in the Style of Delphin Massier
Located in Antwerp, BE
This column surmounted by a vase decorated with flowers is reminiscent of the Mediterranean Majolica tradition. This piece is typical in the style of Delphin Massier’s, established i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Feng Shui Bonsai "Pink curls", Handmade in Italy, Sculpture, Contemporary
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Pink Curls Bonsai is inspired by the weeping willow tree, a wonderful and unique tree.
The materials are wood and metals, representing both the strength of life and the roots of...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
4 NERU TOTEM, by Rebeca Cors
By Rebeca Cors
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
4 Neru stackable TOTEM
Utility sculpture:
1 Neru, functions as a stool/table
Create your own TOTEM by stacking 3 or 4 Nerus!
Material: Ra...
Category
2010s Mexican Minimalist Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Cosmic 'Verdigris Pendant 70' Handmade Patinated Brass Ceiling Light, Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Two finely hand-spun brass plates make up this pendant light, finished in a verdigris patina to create this unique appearance. The light is projected into the shade and reflects out,...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Set/12 Ceramic Chess Pieces, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set of 12 Ceramic Chess Pieces, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
A luxurious chess set designed for the mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Lilly Contemporary Sculptural LED Chandelier, Solid Brass and crystal. Large
Located in Torslanda, SE
Lilly is a contemporary chandelier that challenges the differentiation of room and object. Formed from solid brass milled petals, each LED light source contains a single crystal hemisphere, absorbing and reflecting its environment to make it a part of the piece.
Our large sized chandelier...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mawu Sculpted Oak Chair by Laura Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Original chair in golden oak, satin finish. Flared legs, backrest and seat upholstered in a textured cream fabric by Dedar.
Category
2010s French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Cat Cave, Bordeaux House for Cats, Made in Italy
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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Cat Cave is project by Stefano Giovann...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
21st Century Studio Irvine Betti Concrete Stool in Brick Red Cement Handmade
Located in Rome, Lazio
Surrealism, primitivism, metaphysics and brutalism. Art together with architecture and design build a scenario of inspirations and continuous references through which the material ri...
Category
2010s Italian Classical Roman Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Danish Dog Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Danish dog
In hand painted ceramic.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
White Cement Cast Molded Brutalist Style Tabletop Face Mask Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
White cement cast molded Brutalist style bust tabletop sculpture.
Category
2010s Danish Brutalist Sculptures
Materials
Cement
Ceramic Fish Sculpture 24kt Gold Luster Pedestal or Wall Mounted, Unique, Italy
Located in Recanati, IT
Ceramic sculpture handmade in Italy and decorated with the luster technique in 24Kt gold. The sculpture is mounted on a black painted wooden panel fixed to an adjustable black painte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Gold
Andrianna Shamaris Copper African Currency on a Modern Stand
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 20th century copper African currency. Set on a modern black stand 5" x 5".
Andrianna Shamaris. The Leader In Modern Organic Design.
Category
2010s Congolese Primitive Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Copper
Lelapa Hand Carved and Cast Solid Brass Decorative TOTEM Sculpture Set
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
All our TOTEM sculptures are hand carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a group of Zimbabwean artists who set their own prices, th...
Category
2010s African Modern Sculptures
Materials
Steel, Brass
Deconstructed Tower Sculpture in Bronze-Patina Brass by Patrick Coard, Paris
Located in New York, NY
Patrick Coard Paris launches a unique and beautiful sculptural object collection. The Deconstructed Tower is geometric and sleek with it's delicate but defined details. The piece is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Murano Vase Masterpiece, Doppio Ritorto Amazing Technique, Signed
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
This vase is a true work of art. It features a bold color palette and creates a beautiful interplay with the light. During its creation, the glass is heated again before blowing to a...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Serge Roche Pair of Large Plaster Sconces, 2 Pairs Available
By Serge Roche
Located in Miami, FL
Superb pair of plaster sconces by Serge Roche.
1 light, 60 watts Max bulb.
US rewired and in working condition.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Contemporary Monroe Floor Lamp, Textured Brass Cast and an off White Lampshade
Located in Oporto, PT
Inspiration:
Marilyn Monroe, the sexiest Pin-up of the 1950s, inspired a piece of Art & Design. The design of the Monroe Lamp captures the essence of her image and the sensuality of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Bone Extra Large Bowl in Brass by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
The extra large bone bowl is part of a series of sculptural artefacts cast in solid brass with a matte finish bearing a bone-like quality. Bone bowls can be displayed on their own as...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Model #4273 'Foot' Brass Paperweight
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4273 'Foot' brass paperweight. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly clean and refined Viennese paperweight is hand fabricated in polished brass by Werkstätte Car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Autumn Pear, Bronze Sculpture with Textured Golden Surface on Concrete Base
By Mary Block
Located in Chicago, IL
An oversized bronze pear sits upon a concrete base in Mary Block's unique work entitled Autumn Pear. This one of a kind bronze sculpture is perfect in its imperfect shape as only nat...
Category
2010s North American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Cement, Bronze
Midnight Matinee, Ceramic and Found Object Assemblage Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Artist statement:
During the summers in Connecticut when I was a pre-teen, I lived for playing baseball. I grew up on a farm and had to work hard, but I always made time for baseball. I played everyday and sometimes even slept with my glove underneath my pillow. I dreamed of playing professionally for the New York Yankees. The only thing that dragged me away from playing baseball was an arts and craft’s class in my school’s summer program. On Tuesday afternoon, after lunch, baseball was on hold for arts and crafts. In my first class, they taught us how to make pot holders and build things with Popsicle sticks by gluing them together. It was so much fun. I guess this was the earliest telling of what was to unfold in the future years.
I continued to play semi-pro baseball until the age of 38. I was also into weightlifting and even placed in a national competition. Sports and art have always been my passions. I was willing to put sports on hold for my art, though. And sports have always influenced my artwork. My first great influence in art was my craft teacher in high school, Shirley Charron. I was not an “A” student by any means and I did not excel in math or science. Ms. Charron knew I wasn’t a great student and encouraged me to apply for art school at Silvermine College of Arts. The college was holding interviews and all I had to do was make an appointment and bring my artwork. I was excited to find out that they didn’t need to know my S.A.T. scores. So I met with Dean Bob Gray and he liked my artwork. I became a student at the Silvermine College and received my Associate’s Degree from there. I went on to the Maryland Institute of Art where I received my Bachelor of Arts degree. I met several students from various backgrounds and different countries. I was fortunate for having great teachers and mentors along the way. Visiting artists were a big influence to me, as well. My college years helped greatly, keeping me out of the ‘real world’ and into the realm of creativity and free flowing ideas.
After receiving my Masters Degree from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1977. I stayed in Chicago. I became ‘so-to-speak’ a “Chicago” artist, living in lofts, dreaming the dreams of becoming known and reaching for the stars. I was still quite naïve at the age of 30. Luckily, I kept my day job as a cleaning man. I worked hard during those years after graduate school and still do 28 years later. During those 28 years, I tried out for the Chicago White Sox...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Feng Shui Bonsai "Reinassance", Handmade in Italy, Sculpture, Contemporary
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Reinassance is inspired by the Maple Tree.
The artisan always takes inspiration from nature and natural events.
The materials are wood and metals, representing both the streng...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Artistic Handmade Murano Glass Sculpture Aquamarine Turtle
Located in Murano, VE
Immerse yourself in the beauty of our modern artistic aquatic turtle sculpture, entirely handmade with precision in authentic Murano glass. Each exquisite detail is meticulously craf...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Livio Campanella Mid-Century Modern Murrina Millefiori Murano Glass Vase, 1988s
Located in Murano, Venezia
Exclusive working of Murano glass to produce this fantastic venetian blown glass vase with murrine Millefiori and covered with gold leaf 24 c...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Murano Glass
Fin Trivets from Souda, Gold, in Stock
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Made using a manufacturing process utilized for railways, medical devices, and electronics, the Fin Trivets bring an Industrial touch to your tabletop....
Category
2010s Chinese Modern Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Carl Auböck Model #4272-2 'Rooster' Brass Bell
Located in Glendale, CA
Carl Auböck model #4272-2 'Rooster' brass bell.
Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural bell is executed in polished brass.
Produced by Carl Auböck IV in the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Big Cat Sculpture Ceramic Gold Painted or Black or White or Leopard
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture big cat in ceramic with gold leaf painting.
Also available in ceramic integral black or in integral white
finish. Gold Leaf Finish, price 1850,00€
Also available in white ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Seletti "Limited Gold Edition" Porcelain My Robot
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Seletti "Memorabilia" Porcelain My Crown
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Seletti "Memorabilia" Porcelain My Spaceship
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Hermanos Calavera Jefe in Oiled Mahogany by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
These handsome but quirky brothers designed by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda are the result of an engaging mix of personality, love, fun and mischievousness. Los Hermanos Calavera ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Mahogany, Maple, Oak
Hervé van der Straeten, "Coupe Nid" Bronze Centerpiece, France, 2012
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary bronze centrepiece by Hervé van der Straeten.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Selection of Lucite Centerpiece Bowls
Located in Atlanta, GA
Selection of Lucite Centerpiece Bowls, by Ritts of California, circa 1950's. The price of $550 noted below is for each larger bowl, measuring 15.5" l...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Lucite
Cerberus, Italy, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Cerberus
Black painted stone
Italy, 17th century
Measures: 80 x 69 x 36cm
(one head missing)
Cerberus, cruel monster, fierce and strange,
Through his wide threefold throat barks as a dog
Over the multitude immers'd beneath.
His eyes glare crimson, black his unctuous beard,
His belly large, and claw'd the hands, with which
He tears the spirits, flays them, and their limbs
Piecemeal disparts (Dante, Inferno, Canto VI).
Cerberus figure seated, in his role of ferocious guardian of the underworld; he shows a nervous musculature, an adherent skin which reveals the ribs, long and robust limbs; his heads are broad and the eyes set well apart.
Painted in black to amplify his menacing look, the infernal guardian is depicted with his famous attributes, writhing his heads, growling and barking furiously.
Cerberus, in Greek mythology, was the monstrous watchdog of the underworld – also known as the “hound of Hades” – preventing the dead from leaving, and making sure that those who entered never left.
A child of Typhon and Echidna, he was part of a monstrous family, which included Orthus, the Lernaean Hydra, and the Chimaera as well. Only on three occasions Cerberus was tricked by visitors of Hades: Heracles did it with his strength, Orpheus with his music.
In "The Inferno", Dante places Cerberus as the guardian of the third circle of Hell. With his three mouths, Dante saw Cerberus as a beast that was synonymous with the sin of Gluttony. Virgil gets past the monster by throwing mud in his three mouths, temporarily choking him.
Very rare are the representations of Cerberus in ancient statuary...
Category
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Art Deco French Bronze Sculpture of Panther and Gazelle by Ouline
Located in Oakland, CA
Art Deco French bronze sculpture of panther and gazelle by Alexander Ouline portrays animals in action, a kind of abstract forest floor in bronze all mounted on a wooden base. Ouline was a Belgian artist, working in France from 1918- 1940, famous for his powerful sculptures of muscular “men...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Hercules Holding a Coat of Arms, Flemish, XVII Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Hercules holding a coat of arms
Flemish, XVII century
White and black marble
Measures: 67 x 32 x 19 cm
Hercules is depicted naked, holding a coat of arms with the right hand an...
Category
17th Century Belgian Renaissance Antique Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Belgian Black Marble
'Cosmic Sol Pendant 70' Handmade Satin Brass Finished Ceiling Lamp
Located in London, GB
Composed by two carefully hand-spun brass plates, the Sol Pendant preserves the beautiful texture and quality of fine brass. Light is projected into the sh...
Category
2010s British Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Gatsby Car Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture Gatsby car all in casted aluminium in polished finish
with solid polished brass details. Exceptional piece in limited
edition, available on order.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
'Girl and Jumping Goat' by Paul Silvestre, Susse Freres Foundry, France, C 1925
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'Girl and Jumping Goat' by Paul Silvestre, Susse Freres Foundry, France, circa 1925
This fine French Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, 'Girl and Jumping Goat' b...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Sumo Sculpture on Metal Base
Located in Paris, FR
Sumo sculpture in resin in bronzage
finish, on metal base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Luciano Gaspari Glass Sculpture on Custom Lamp Pedestal
Located in Brooklyn, NY
c. 1960, Italy, the cast clear glass modernist Spazialismo work is the largest of three sizes, and weights approx. 20lbs. It was produced by murano glass maker Salviati, where Gaspar...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Delta Bronze Black Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture delta bronze Black all in solid bronze,
in black finish, lost wax bronze technic.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture Vases Designed by Capperidicasa, Made in Italy
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Pair of large contemporary engraved ceramic sculpture vase, black enamel, new design handmade by Capperidicasa, made in Italy.
Unique pieces
Dimensions from left:
Width 17 cm, heigh...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
'Ziggurat' a Studio Crafted Textile Installation by Fiber Artist Jane 1970s
By Jane Knight
Located in Dallas, TX
Textile installation by fiber artist Jane Knight titled 'Ziggurat'. This work is comprised of 9 vertical elements with multiple loops at the top. It is si...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Jute
Black David Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder 'Florence Accademia G.'
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Height: 11.8'' (30 cm) / Weight: 4 kg
-Produced from pressed marble powder.
-Produced from the original molds of the works from the museum.
-Can be used indoors and outdoors.
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
Amber Coil, Hand Built Ceramic Sculptural Organic Form in Subtle Earth Tones
Located in Chicago, IL
This dynamic coil form object is hand created and fired. The artist achieves the beautiful yellow amber matte surface by sandblasting the sculpture after removing it from the kiln.
Jerilyn Virden
Amber Recoil
Handbuilt earthenware, hollow construction, glazed & sandblasted
12.50 H x 14.50 W x 15.50 D in
31.75 H x 36.83 W x 39.37 D cm
Jerilyn Virden
Selected Exhibitions
2012 SOFA NY, Ann Nathan Gallery, New York, NY
2011 SOFA Chicago, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2009 Simply Formal, Arizona State University Museum of Anthropology, Tempe, AZ.
Abstraction, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM. Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington, DC.
Penland: Great Artists, Great Teachers, Habatat Gallery, Tysons Corner, VA.
2009 Yunomi invitational, Akar, Iowa City, IA.
2008 Possibilities: Rising Stars of Contemporary Craft, Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, NC.
38th Annual Ceramics Show, Crossman Gallery, U of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI.
SOFA New York, SOFA Chicago, and Palm Beach³, Ann Nathan Gallery.
Red, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM.
New, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC.
Fellowship Exhibition, Rocky Mount Arts Center, Rocky Mount, NC.
2007 SOFA New York, Chicago, and Palm Beach 3, Ann Nathan Gallery
Core Sample, James Patrick Gallery, Wiscasset, ME.
By Six, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NC.
Cup of Tea, Penland Gallery, Penland, NC.
90 Teapots (More or Less), Xen Gallery, St. Louis, MO.
Perspectives on Containment, TRAC Gallery, Burnsville, NC.
Coming Up Down South, Blue Spiral 1...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Alone, Set of Three TOTEM Sculptures, Bronze, Figurative, Tribal Influence
By Steve Turner
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of three bronze totems on base, Tribal influence sculpture by Steve Turner. This minimal sculpture was first carved in wood then cast in bronze. The w...
Category
2010s American Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lore, Bronze Sculpture by Zigor 'Kepa Akixo', Pays Basque
Located in New York, NY
Zigor’s work is shaped by his relationship to the environment of the Basque region-both by the natural landscape as well as the significance of the Basque identity. His sculptures an...
Category
Early 2000s French Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bikote III, Bronze Sculpture by Zigor 'Kepa Akixo', Pays Basque, 1996
Located in New York, NY
Zigor’s work is shaped by his relationship to the environment of the Basque region-both by the natural landscape as well as the significance of the Basque identity. His sculptures an...
Category
1990s French Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Figurative Abstract Sculpture Signed French
Located in North Miami, FL
This wonderful cast bronze figurative French abstract sculpture is a single breast as the subject matter. It is signed and numbered 100. It has been professionally polished. Sorry th...
Category
1990s French Modern Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Marrazki Haundia I, Bronze Sculpture by Zigor 'Kepa Akixo', Pays Basque, 2017
Located in New York, NY
Zigor’s work is shaped by his relationship to the environment of the Basque region-both by the natural landscape as well as the significance of the Basque identity. His sculptures an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Loturak XII, Bronze Sculpture by Zigor 'Kepa Akixo', Pays Basque
Located in New York, NY
Zigor’s work is shaped by his relationship to the environment of the Basque region—both by the natural landscape as well as the significance of the Basque identity. His sculptures an...
Category
2010s French Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Decorative Bronze Tuscan Sheep Skull for wall mount or table accent
By Doud Studios
Located in Pebble Beach, CA
A cast bronze Tuscan Sheep skull. This accent piece has been patinated and then burnished to bring out each unique nuance in the material and skull. Place...
Category
2010s American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Hand-Carved Jichi Wood Guanyin Figure
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful sculpture realized in China in the 18th century depicts Guanyin, a Bodhisattva associated with compassion. The female form holds a pot in her hands. She appears draped...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
Walter Bosse Brass Key Hanger Sea God and Mermaid, Herta Baller, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A charming and rare key holder, displaying a sea god and a mermaid. A humorous design by Walter Bosse, executed by Hertha Baller Austria in the 1950s. Made of brass, in good condition with nice patina. Also suitable as a towel holder or for dish towels...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Museum Worthy Antique Bronze Coiled Rattlesnake Sculpture Signed & Marked 1885
Located in Lisse, NL
World class, aesthetically marvelous and extremely rare rattle snake culpture.
Over the decades we have sold some really good antique bronzes, but we feel that this diamondback ratt...
Category
19th Century European Arts and Crafts Antique Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique, New and Vintage Sculptures
Styling your home with vintage, new and antique sculptures means adding a touch that can meaningfully transform the space. By introducing a sculptural work as a decorative finish to any interior, you’re making a statement, whether you tend toward the dramatic or prefer to keep things casual with modest, understated art.
A single, one-of-a-kind three-dimensional figurative sculpture mounted on your dining room wall is a guaranteed conversation piece, while a trio of abstract works arranged on your living room bookshelves can add spontaneity to the collection of first-edition novels or artist monographs you’re displaying as well as draw attention to them. Figurative sculptures are representational works that portray a specific person, animal or object. And while decorating with busts, which are sculpted or cast figurative works, hasn’t exactly topped the list of design trends every year, busts are back. According to designer Timothy Corrigan, “They give humanity in a way that a more abstract sculpture can’t give.” Abstract sculptures, on the other hand, are not meant to show something specific. Instead, they invoke a mood or scene without directly stating what they are portraying.
Busts made of stone or metal may not seem like a good fit for your existing decor. Fortunately, there are many ways for a seemingly incongruous piece to fit in with the rest of your room’s theme. You can embrace a dramatic piece by making it the focal point of the room, or you can choose to incorporate several elements made out of the same material to create harmony in your space. If an antique or more dramatic piece doesn’t feel like you, why not opt for works comprising plastic, fiberglass or other more modern materials?
When incorporating sculpture into the design of your home — be it the playful work of auction hero and multimedia visionary KAWS, contemporary fiber art from Connecticut dealer browngrotta arts or still-life sculpture on a budget — consider proper lighting, which can bring out the distinctive aspects of your piece that deserve attention. And make sure you know how the size and form of the sculpture will affect your space in whole. If you choose a sculpture with dramatic design elements, such as sharp angles or bright colors, for example, try to better integrate this new addition by echoing those elements in the rest of your room’s design.
Get started on decorating with sculpture now — find figurative sculptures, animal sculptures and more on 1stDibs today.
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