Zammy Migdal On Sale

Sculptor Zammy Migdal’s innovative work with abstraction has made him a leading contemporary artist. Drawing inspiration from dance, he creates flowing curves and subtle lines in his sculptures that harken back to the movement of performance. 

Born in Israel, Migdal came to art after a series of other careers. He joined the Israeli army after high school, serving the mandatory three years. In 1980, he moved to the United States to attend Florida International University where he studied hospitality management. After graduating, he worked for a number of years in the hotel industry, including in 1988 opening a successful boutique hotel near South Beach, Florida. Only after he and his partners sold the property in 2003 did he shift his focus to art, an interest he had developed while renovating the hotel. 

Migdal took welding courses before learning from Carolina Sardi, a notable Argentine metal sculptor in Miami. He would often bring his sculptures to dinner parties as a gift for the host. One dinner party included the owner of a local gallery who invited him to exhibit work in an upcoming show. His pieces were a major success with collectors and the exhibition proved a turning point for his artistic career. 

Migdal continues to create in-demand sculptures with expressive forms and playful uses of color. He has exhibited his work across North America, including solo and group exhibitions in Miami, Santa Fe, Toronto and Washington, DC.

On 1stDibs, find an array of Zammy Migdal sculptures, paintings and mixed-media art.

If you’re thinking about decorating your space with abstract sculpture, there are a couple of things to keep in mind.

You don’t have to look for a piece that demands attention. Find a work of abstract sculpture that speaks to you. As is the case with any abstract art, whether it’s sculpture, an abstract painting or a grouping of prints, you can select a work for your living room or dining room, for example, that will either casually fade into the background or serve as a focal point. When you’re thinking about how to arrange your furniture and decor, consider color, texture and what kind of energy you’d like a specific room or corner to evoke. Abstract sculpture can go a long way in elevating a home, and its history is interesting if you’re shopping for a new piece today.

As a pioneer in naturalistic forms and figures that vividly express emotion, Auguste Rodin is often called the father of modern sculpture. His work in the 19th and early 20th century broke with artistic conventions and inspired modernism, leading to a new period of avant-garde abstraction.

Among the first artists to push abstract sculpture into the mainstream were Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. They helped define the movement of Cubism, which focused on deconstructing the world abstractly.

Later in the 20th century, the artistic movements of Italian Futurism, Dadaism, Neo-Dadaism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism and minimalism all contributed to the advancement of new and more abstract sculpture designs. Italian Futurism, for example, celebrated movement, dynamics and technology in abstract sculpture. These movements passed down ideas that continue to inform abstract sculpture today.

Browse a range of modern abstract sculptures, postmodern abstract sculptures and other kinds of sculpture on 1stDibs.