Abstract art sculptures are sculptures in which themes such as nature for instance do not form the basis of the subject matter to be represented but rather serve as an inspiration or source of the artist's depiction. While abstract artists may have been inspired by nature or some other theme, the net result of their inspiration may look nothing like the object that may have inspired them to create. Hence modern abstract sculptures are generally sculptures in which the form of the sculpture is a non-representational depiction of something and can be in the form of abstract steel sculptures or may be made from other materials. This kind of art is often confusing for the lay man and hence has taken a long time to find a place for itself in the art world.

The contemporary abstract sculptures that we see today are all a result of the efforts of one of the Romanian pioneers of the modern art movement. Constantin Brancusi played a pivotal role in the advancement of modern art techniques and abstraction. After Brancusi's initial experiments in artistic sculpting, he steered towards abstract art creating works featureless works like, 'The beginning of the world' and 'Bird in space'.

In India, the first forms and themes in art were essentially religio-philosophic and the subjects of artistic imagery were mostly inspired from Indian mythology. Modern Indian art was believed to have been popularized in India by Rabindranath Tagore who was a great Indian writer, painter and philosopher. Tagore's artistic works were a fusion of Western and Indian influences.