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Abstraction – art that is primarily about the visual relationships of color and shape.

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Image of Untitled (S.036, Hanging Seven-Lobed, Multilayered Interlocking, Continuous Form within a Form, with Spheres in the First, Sixth, and Seventh Lobes)
Untitled (S.036, Hanging Seven-Lobed, Multilayered Interlocking, Continuous Form within a Form, with Spheres in the First, Sixth, and Seventh Lobes)

Ruth Asawa
Oxidized copper and brass wire
Sculpture

Image of Untitled (S.113, Hanging Five-Lobed, Multilayered Continuous Form within a Form with Spheres in the First and Third Lobes)
Untitled (S.113, Hanging Five-Lobed, Multilayered Continuous Form within a Form with Spheres in the First and Third Lobes)

Ruth Asawa
Copper and brass wire
Sculpture

Image of Untitled (S.234, Wall-Mounted, Tied-Wire, Closed-Center, Four Petaled Form Based on Nature)
Untitled (S.234, Wall-Mounted, Tied-Wire, Closed-Center, Four Petaled Form Based on Nature)

Ruth Asawa
Bronze wire
Sculpture

Image of Untitled (S.155, Hanging Seven-Lobed, Multilayered Interlocking Continuous Form with a Sphere Suspended in the Top and Fifth Lobes)
Untitled (S.155, Hanging Seven-Lobed, Multilayered Interlocking Continuous Form with a Sphere Suspended in the Top and Fifth Lobes)

Ruth Asawa
Copper and brass wire
Sculpture

Image of Untitled (S.035, Hanging Six-Lobed, Multilayered Interlocking Continuous Form within a Form with Spheres in the Second, Fifth, and Sixth Lobes)
Untitled (S.035, Hanging Six-Lobed, Multilayered Interlocking Continuous Form within a Form with Spheres in the Second, Fifth, and Sixth Lobes)

Ruth Asawa
Brass and copper wire
Sculpture

Image of Folded Square Alphabet U
Folded Square Alphabet U

Fletcher Benton
Paint on steel
Sculpture

Image of Untitled
Untitled

Fletcher Benton
Electronics and Plexiglas
Sculpture

Image of Folded Square Alphabet F
Folded Square Alphabet F

Fletcher Benton
Hand-cut painted steel
Sculpture

Image of Red Line Series
Red Line Series

Fletcher Benton
Aluminum, Plexiglas, and Formica with motor
Sculpture

Image of Alphabet "G"
Alphabet "G"

Fletcher Benton
Paint on aluminum
Sculpture

Image of Folded Square Alphabet S
Folded Square Alphabet S

Fletcher Benton
Hand-cut painted steel
Sculpture

Image of Balanced-Unbalanced Circle U
Balanced-Unbalanced Circle U

Fletcher Benton
Bronze
Sculpture

Image of Passage
Passage

Robert Brady
Robert Brady
Wood, clay, and paint
Sculpture

Image of The Ivory Trade (No. 2)
The Ivory Trade (No. 2)

John Buck
Jetulong wood, acrylic, wire, nails, and lead
Sculpture

Image of Big Red
Big Red

Alexander Calder
Metal, wire, and paint on wire armature
Sculpture

Image of Untitled
Untitled

Alexander Calder
Steel and paint
Sculpture

Image of Nuutajarvi Turquoise Chandelier
Nuutajarvi Turquoise Chandelier

Dale Chihuly
Blown glass on steel structure
Sculpture

Image of San Jose Chandelier- Cadmium Red
San Jose Chandelier- Cadmium Red

Dale Chihuly
Blown glass on steel structure
Sculpture

Image of Pink and White Seaform set with Pink Lip Wrap
Pink and White Seaform set with Pink Lip Wrap

Dale Chihuly
Blown glass
Sculpture

Image of San Jose Chandelier-Cadmium Yellow
San Jose Chandelier-Cadmium Yellow

Dale Chihuly
Blown glass on steel structure
Sculpture

Image of Tanagra
Tanagra

Tony DeLap
Acrylic on aluminum with wood
Sculpture

Image of Figure Column XXI
Figure Column XXI

Stephen DeStaebler
Fired clay and pigment
Sculpture

Image of Yellow Cone (14,000 curves)
Yellow Cone (14,000 curves)

Bean Finneran
Ceramic with glaze
Sculpture

Image of Burnt Patch, SJMA
Burnt Patch, SJMA

Andy Goldsworthy
Pine sticks from the Sierra Mountains
Sculpture

Image of Small Eye Plate
Small Eye Plate

Lynn Hershman Leeson (aka Lynn Lester Hershman)
Glazed ceramic with taxidermy eyes
Sculpture

Image of Stop!
Stop!

Lynn Hershman Leeson (aka Lynn Lester Hershman)
Wax, gauze, wire on masonite
Sculpture

Image of Lip and Bite Cup
Lip and Bite Cup

Lynn Hershman Leeson (aka Lynn Lester Hershman)
Glazed ceramic
Sculpture

Image of Sleeping Lady Plate
Sleeping Lady Plate

Lynn Hershman Leeson (aka Lynn Lester Hershman)
Glazed ceramic
Sculpture

Image of Lip and Bite Plate
Lip and Bite Plate

Lynn Hershman Leeson (aka Lynn Lester Hershman)
Glazed ceramic
Sculpture

Image of Ucci
Ucci

Tom Holland
Epoxy, metal, and fiberglass
Sculpture

Image of Fly By
Fly By

Robert Hudson
Paint on steel
Sculpture

Image of Red E
Red E

Robert Hudson
Ceramic and mixed media
Sculpture

Image of No
No

Robert Hudson
Unique polychrome bronze
Sculpture

Image of Untitled (8.85)
Untitled (8.85)

Oliver Jackson (aka Oliver Lee Jackson)
Marble, stainless steel, and crayon
Sculpture

Image of July 1963
July 1963

Alvin Light
Hardwood and paint
Sculpture

Image of Fat Twin to a Thin Twin
Fat Twin to a Thin Twin

Ron Nagle
Earthenware with overglaze
Sculpture

Thumbnail for missing image of 1983.05
Cubo

Arnaldo Pomodoro
Bronze, highly polished
Sculpture

Image of Uccello Dreaming (In Memory of Richard Tansey)
Uccello Dreaming (In Memory of Richard Tansey)

Harry Powers
Bronze and stainless steel
Sculpture

Image of opensleeve
opensleeve

Peter Shelton
Cast bronze with bronze patina
Sculpture

Image of Untitled 24
Untitled 24

Paul Soldner
Stoneware/low temperature salt fire on wooden base
Sculpture

Image of Most Secret Butterfly
Most Secret Butterfly

Tam Van Tran
Acrylic, staples, and colored pencil on paper and canvas
Sculpture

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