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Abstract sculpture is a pure product of the 20th century. It was Auguste Rodin who defined the beginning of modern sculpture and who marked the end of the secular antique inspiration which dominated in sculpture. Rodin's sculptures broke the ancient rules and inspired many sculptors of the 20th century to depart from the traditional conventions. Rodin's sculptures inspired Brancusi and his simple and pure lines, which in turn laid the ground for abstract sculpture. 

The beginning of the 20th century was accompanied by numerous discoveries and in particular mathematical advances that fascinated intellectuals. At the same time, many exiled European artists found refuge in Paris and joined different movements, all in search of a better world. For it was also the wars that encouraged artists to detach themselves from reality. From this desire was born a new language, that of abstraction! Artists no longer express reality through figuration, but through the immaterial, form, color... Cubism initiated this use of geometric form in modern art by approaching the objects of reality as forms that can be represented in different facets to obtain a complete perspective. Thank you Pablo Picasso! Sculpture was no longer dedicated to representing reality as we see it, but the sculpture becomes the object in its own right, extracting the essence. The Cubists also adopted a greater freedom in the choice of less noble materials than before, perhaps out of necessity... The movements that followed, such as Dadaism, Neo-Dadaism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism all enriched abstract art. Italian Futurism focused on the representation of movement and saw the appearance of kinetic art where movement is the work of art. 

One artist in particular had a profound impact on abstract sculpture: Alexander Calder. His mobiles are made of thin pieces of metal smoothed and connected by wire. His color palette is inspired by Piet Mondrian, and the artist once said: "I wanted to make Mondrian that move." Jean Tinguely or Nicolas Schöffer will also illustrate themselves in kinetic art and robotics. Then Marcel Duchamp, whose research also revolves around the movement will introduce in the history of art his first 'ready-made' and induce the idea that a work of art can be a manufactured object, it is the artist to assign the status of work of art.

The more abstract sculpture approaches the daily life, the more artists turn to poor materials, objects that they recycle. After the Second World War, sculptors could see things in a big way. Thanks to industrialization in particular, they conceived sculptures of more and more monumental size which resisted bad weather and could thus be installed outside. 

In contemporary sculpture, the environment is therefore more easily taken into account by artists. In the land art for example, Christo and Jeanne Claude create abstract sculptures that are directly integrated into the landscape, the installations of Richard Serra are so monumental that they allows visitors to walk inside, and in minimalism, the sculpture and the material is determined by its environment because it emphasizes the emptiness and the space around it. Among the great contemporary abstract sculptors, we can mention Henry Moore, Niki de Saint Phalle, Barbara Hepworth and Louise Bourgeois. On Artsper, you can find abstract sculptures by famous and emerging artists, such as César, Crixo Aponte, and Yannick Bouillault!

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Sculpture, Wedge, Scott Troxel

Wedge

Scott Troxel

Sculpture - 34.9 x 14.6 x 5.7 cm Sculpture - 13.75 x 5.75 x 2.25 inch

€800

Sculpture, Aqua Frago, Arman

Aqua Frago

Arman

Sculpture - 73 x 42 x 10 cm Sculpture - 28.7 x 16.5 x 3.9 inch

€11,500

Sculpture, N°244, Maxime Plancque

N°244

Maxime Plancque

Sculpture - 127 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 50 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€8,500

Sculpture, Blue Moon, Philip Hearsey

Blue Moon

Philip Hearsey

Sculpture - 44 x 44 x 7 cm Sculpture - 17.3 x 17.3 x 2.8 inch

€4,330

Sculpture, Probability, Philip Hearsey

Probability

Philip Hearsey

Sculpture - 42 x 20 x 10 cm Sculpture - 16.5 x 7.9 x 3.9 inch

€4,021

Sculpture, Instinct, Philip Hearsey

Instinct

Philip Hearsey

Sculpture - 37 x 32 x 10 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 12.6 x 3.9 inch

€4,639

Sculpture, Warp, Philip Hearsey

Warp

Philip Hearsey

Sculpture - 48 x 25.5 x 11 cm Sculpture - 18.9 x 10 x 4.3 inch

€4,639

Sculpture, Shelter I, Philip Hearsey

Shelter I

Philip Hearsey

Sculpture - 37 x 32 x 27 cm Sculpture - 14.6 x 12.6 x 10.6 inch

€4,639

Sculpture, Cycles X, Philip Hearsey

Cycles X

Philip Hearsey

Sculpture - 45 x 39 x 10 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 15.4 x 3.9 inch

€4,639

Sculpture, Strada IV, Philip Hearsey

Strada IV

Philip Hearsey

Sculpture - 53 x 23 x 9 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 9.1 x 3.5 inch

€3,680

Sculpture, Onset 2/7, Philip Hearsey

Onset 2/7

Philip Hearsey

Sculpture - 53 x 28 x 10 cm Sculpture - 20.9 x 11 x 3.9 inch

€3,680

Sculpture, N°345, Maxime Plancque

N°345

Maxime Plancque

Sculpture - 103 x 22 x 22 cm Sculpture - 40.6 x 8.7 x 8.7 inch

€11,000

Sculpture, Tree of Life, Milko Dobrev

Tree of Life

Milko Dobrev

Sculpture - 29 x 15 x 6 cm Sculpture - 11.4 x 5.9 x 2.4 inch

€1,250

Sculpture, Traversée, Lonzi

Traversée

Lonzi

Sculpture - 55 x 47 x 8 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 18.5 x 3.1 inch

€800 €720

Sculpture, N°256, Maxime Plancque

N°256

Maxime Plancque

Sculpture - 23 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 2.6 x 2.6 inch

€900

Sculpture, N°255, Maxime Plancque

N°255

Maxime Plancque

Sculpture - 17 x 9 x 5 cm Sculpture - 6.7 x 3.5 x 2 inch

€900

Sculpture, N°254, Maxime Plancque

N°254

Maxime Plancque

Sculpture - 23 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 2.6 x 2.6 inch

€900

Sculpture, N°253, Maxime Plancque

N°253

Maxime Plancque

Sculpture - 22 x 10 x 5 cm Sculpture - 8.7 x 3.9 x 2 inch

€900

Sculpture, N°252, Maxime Plancque

N°252

Maxime Plancque

Sculpture - 23 x 10 x 4.5 cm Sculpture - 9.1 x 3.9 x 1.8 inch

€900

Sculpture, N°373, Maxime Plancque

N°373

Maxime Plancque

Sculpture - 174 x 22 x 22 cm Sculpture - 68.5 x 8.7 x 8.7 inch

€4,000

Sculpture, Open Curl, Philip Hearsey

Open Curl

Philip Hearsey

Sculpture - 14 x 41 x 18 cm Sculpture - 5.5 x 16.1 x 7.1 inch

€3,450

Sculpture, N°361, Maxime Plancque

N°361

Maxime Plancque

Sculpture - 142 x 25 x 25 cm Sculpture - 55.9 x 9.8 x 9.8 inch

€2,900

Sculpture, Eagle, Milko Dobrev

Eagle

Milko Dobrev

Sculpture - 47 x 12 x 7 cm Sculpture - 18.5 x 4.7 x 2.8 inch

€1,350

Sculpture, Skyfire II, Philip Hearsey

Skyfire II

Philip Hearsey

Sculpture - 69 x 35 x 11 cm Sculpture - 27.2 x 13.8 x 4.3 inch

€4,639

Sculpture, Exspir 13, Guillaume Roche

Exspir 13

Guillaume Roche

Sculpture - 40 x 40 x 40 cm Sculpture - 15.7 x 15.7 x 15.7 inch

€7,800

Sculpture, Contenant, Romain Langlois

Contenant

Romain Langlois

Sculpture - 39 x 106 x 26 cm Sculpture - 15.4 x 41.7 x 10.2 inch

€33,600

Sculpture, Hyakutake, Romain Langlois

Hyakutake

Romain Langlois

Sculpture - 100 x 32 x 32 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 12.6 x 12.6 inch

€37,200

Sculpture, Cycles XIV, Philip Hearsey

Cycles XIV

Philip Hearsey

Sculpture - 75 x 59 x 15 cm Sculpture - 29.5 x 23.2 x 5.9 inch

€9,278

Sculpture, N°383, Maxime Plancque

N°383

Maxime Plancque

Sculpture - 143 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 56.3 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch

€7,500

Sculpture, Trio III, Philip Hearsey

Trio III

Philip Hearsey

Sculpture - 13 x 10.5 x 9.5 cm Sculpture - 5.1 x 4.1 x 3.7 inch

€928

Sculpture, Galaxy, Erekle Tsuladze

Galaxy

Erekle Tsuladze

Sculpture - 160 x 160 x 160 cm Sculpture - 63 x 63 x 63 inch

€10,000

Sculpture, Mini, Lonzi

Mini

Lonzi

Sculpture - 54 x 30 x 10 cm Sculpture - 21.3 x 11.8 x 3.9 inch

€600

Sculpture, Bird, Milko Dobrev

Bird

Milko Dobrev

Sculpture - 43 x 8 x 7 cm Sculpture - 16.9 x 3.1 x 2.8 inch

€1,650

Sculpture, Les gouttes, Go Segawa

Les gouttes

Go Segawa

Sculpture - 18.4 x 29.4 x 29.4 cm Sculpture - 7.2 x 11.6 x 11.6 inch

€1,600

Sculpture, Storm 6, Guillaume Roche

Storm 6

Guillaume Roche

Sculpture - 20 x 17 x 13 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 6.7 x 5.1 inch

€690

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Painting, Orangeade, Âme Sauvage

Orangeade

Âme Sauvage

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.9 inch

€800

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Blue

JonOne

Print - 65 x 50 cm Print - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

€900

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What is the meaning of abstract sculpture?

Abstract sculpture refers to a type of sculpture that does not accurately depict the physical world, but is rather made up of forms, shapes, colors and other visual elements.  

What is an example of abstract sculpture?

Barbara Hepworth's sculptural works are a famous example of abstract sculpture. These include works such as Two Forms (Divided Circle) and Mother and Child. Hepworth's sculptures are abstract in form while often making reference to the natural world and relationships between natural forms. 

When did abstract sculpture start?

Abstract sculpture in the sense that we refer to it today has its roots in the 20th century, when European artists began creating abstract art. This followed a decline in the popularity of Realism in the art world, as artists sought alternative ways to represent the world around them. The Cubist art movement is credited with producing first abstract sculptures, which experimented with geometrical shapes and abstract forms.