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Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life. Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest. Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist The...

Unique piece with a painted background Each layer are handcut Comes framed in white

This suspended portrait head combines blue-gray concrete with a chestnut wood crown, creating a sculptural dialogue between human anatomy and architecture. Proxecto XXV belongs to J...

Love has a way of changing how we see the world. The bond between a parent and child carries a strength that words can hardly explain. This piece celebrates the love, protection, sa...

Bedazzle 2006 Porcelain, luster, plexiglas, rhinestones, feathers 8" x 8" x 18" Signed COA provided Rain Harris uses her artistry with material to create a conversation between good taste, beauty, and tawdriness. By developing a piece with unrefined materials and bringing it to the point of refinement, she is creating art that asks where good and bad taste meet. This contemporary ceramic piece features a delicate array of porcelain flowers, berries, and leaves mounted on an organically shaped wooden plinth. The light green resin reflects the image of the porcelain bouquet.

This suspended concrete head sculpture is framed by an asymmetric chestnut wood structure, combining a figurative portrait with the geometry of construction. In Proxecto 23, José Pe...

Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life. Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars...

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...

Surrounded by flowers, I wanted to portray growth, hope, and new life. The arrival of my daughter has opened a new chapter one that has softened my heart while strengthening my spiri...

Concrete Head Unique Figurative Abstract Geometric Figure Grey Contemporary In Stock Concrete head is a figurative, abstract, geometric, figure, grey po...

Boaz Vaadia Zofar, 1997 Bronze, bluestone, and boulder Overall 20 x 29 x 27 inches From the edition of 7 Provenance Elaine Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida Boaz Vaadia is the in...

A light gray female bust merges with a cluster of stepped buildings in this cement sculpture by José Perozo. Small rectangular openings and projecting blocks extend across the face, ...

Unique piece with a painted background Each layer are handcut Comes framed in white

This architectural sculpture combines a white ceramic head with a chestnut wood house, opening the portrait into an interior defined by arched windows. Fogar II is one of two relate...