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Contemporary Abstract Photography

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
Nuit blanche à Singapour
Located in Montreal, Quebec
It is the luminous colours of Michel Piquette’s works that first catch the eye. His chromatic circles that stir up vision take root in an aesthetic tradition a few decades old alread...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Aluminum

Abstract Black and White Photograph - Nature of Particles #40 20 x 24
Located in White Plains, NY
This is Untitled #40 from the Nature of Particles series. The Nature of Particles series consists of abstract photographs of ordinary particulates, that we observe in our everyday s...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Limited Edition Abstract Black/White Photograph - Nature of Particles #2 20 x 24
Located in White Plains, NY
This is Untitled #2 from the Nature of Particles series. The Nature of Particles series consists of abstract photographs of ordinary particulates, that we observe in our everyday su...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Papaver Rhoeas 'The Corn Poppy', Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Flower
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Papaver Rhoeas 'The Corn Poppy' is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print availa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

High Altitude- unique contemporary abstract black-and-white landscape photograph
Located in New York, NY
"High Altitude" - Unique silver gelatin print (mixed process photogram). Made with ice, flowers, sand, glitter, and more. BRAND NEW, printed on Fomatone MG 133, a beautiful, slightly...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogram, Silver Gelatin

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Shuen Wang Abstract Original Oil Painting "Red And Green Beans"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Red And Green Beans Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 19.5 x 19.5 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Year...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Oil

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dans Rouge
Located in Boulder, CO
Throughout 2019 and 2020 I spent much of my time in the trenches of a long form assignment for National Geographic Magazine documenting the Great Lakes of North America. This jewel of the planet contains 20% of the worlds fresh water and is home to an annual 6 trillion dollar economy shared by the United States and Canada. On this this particular day I was positioned on the south west shores of Lake Superior, it was stormy and dully gray, the kind that makes you think twice about being out. Thinking photography was likely a foregone conclusion I had decided to scout the periphery of a section of shore line, the waves were crashing in under threatening skies. As I pushed further in a came upon a small pond covered in beautiful lilies that stopped me in my tracks. The car was a good distance away, with the help of my assistant I decided to hike back to the car and grab the under water housing and lights. As soon as I submerged the camera underwater, I knew the scene was special. The dark skies were selectively letting light in, allowing me to sculpt the scene with external lighting...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper

I am fleeting #15. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #15, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Image size: 43 cm H x 65 cm W. Edition of 7 + 2AP Unframed Is a project that debates through...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Little Mermaid - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young naked model wrapped in tulle. One of her charming breasts escaped the cover. The photograph is made in warm sepia tone. Original gallery quali...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Phosphene #20, 2022, digitally handmade print, edition of 3, signed
Located in New York, NY
Phosphene #20, an edition of 3, is part of the artist's "At The Center of Seeing" Series. This archival pigment print is printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper. Image size is 28.75" ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Phlomis Russeliana, Giles Revell - Contemporary Photography, Flowers, Turkish
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Phlomis Russeliana is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print available in an Edi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

Paeonia 'Red Charm', Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Colour Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Paeonia 'Red Charm' is a vibrant Archival Pigment...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

Kniphofia 'Bressingham Sunbeam' Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Colour
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Kniphofia Bressingham Sunbeam is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print availabl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Within Reach - unique black-and-white contemporary landscape abstract photograph
Located in New York, NY
"Within Reach" - Unique silver gelatin print (mixed process photogram); Made with ice, flowers, sand, glitter, and more. BRAND NEW, printed on Fomatone MG 133, a beautiful, slightly textured chamois paper, in April 2023. [This one-of-a-kind black-and-white photograph is a slightly weird size, as it was made with a sheet of paper that had previously been cut for a test strip. The width is actually 8 1/16"] After falling into photography by way of eastern religions a lifetime ago, the latter quickly found its way into my work, and never left. I think of both my (covid-born) cameraless photographs and my film-based silver gelatin prints as subconscious self-portraits or spiritual landscapes...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogram, Silver Gelatin

Autumn Magnolia (Delicate Photograph on Rice Paper of Plum Colored Blossoms)
Located in Hudson, NY
"Autumn Magnolia No. 1" Abstract still life photograph of deep plum Magnolia petals and green leaves against a white sky background Photograph printed on Japanese Kozo paper infused ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Wax, Encaustic, Archival Paper, Mulberry Paper

I am fleeting #7. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #7, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Image size: 165 cm H x 110 cm W. Edition of 2 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

I am fleeting #13. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #13, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Image size: 73 cm H x 110 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

I am fleeting #12. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #12, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Image size: 73 cm H x 110 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Iris Ensata 'Kozasa Gawa' 2, Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Colour
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Iris Ensata 'Kozasa Gawa' is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print available in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

Abstract Portrait Chromogenic Color Print
By Sandra Haber
Located in Surfside, FL
American artist and photographer, Sandra Haber, born 1956 Exhibited at MoMA, 1984
Category

1980s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color

Iris 'Give Me Patience', Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Colour Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Iris 'Give Me Patience' is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print available in a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

Iris Ensata 'Kozasa Gawa', Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Colour
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Iris Ensata 'Kozasa Gawa' is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print available in...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

I am fleeting #14. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #14, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Image size: 73 cm H x 110 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

The City
Located in New York, NY
This work contains various photographs of the external view of hundreds of residential buildings in New York.
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Plexiglass

Faded Memory (Oxana's 30th Birthday)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Faded Memory (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - 2007 20x24cm, Edition of 10. Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 4791. Not...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print

Echinacea Purpurea 'Purple Cone Flower', Giles Revell - Abstract Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Echinacea Purpurea 'Purple Cone Flower' is a vibrant Archival Pigment Prin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

Private Pool - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 35" x 58"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Private Pool” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series REFLECTIONS - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as they bring up recollections of mas...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Chasing The Wind
Located in Boulder, CO
In 2015 I while on assignment for National Geographic for a story centered around Montana Culture, I was offered a chance to accompany a family of ranchers to photograph them relocating a herd of 125 horses from Winter to Summer pasture. Throughout the winter, this herd had been moved to lower elevation, some 50 miles south where they were mostly left to themselves to graze at their leisure. During this 6 month period of time the horses become somewhat feral, unruly and less willing to take direction, making for a long hard day or all involved. On horse back of their own, the cowboys drive the horses to higher elevation along a 50 mile network of trails and dirt road "getting out that winter energy" as it was described. I shot this motion panned photograph here as a small portion of the herd ran by thunderously. I could feel the ground quaking under their powerful hooves, even at my stance some 50 feet away. It was one of my favorite images from the assignment and I'm pleased to now offer this as a limited edition print in 3 different sizes. Printed at my studio in Boulder Colorado...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Black and White

I am fleeting #11. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #11, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Image size: 73 cm H x 110 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Untitled (Traintracks) - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Traintracks) - The last Picture Show - 2004 38x37cm. Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Arti...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Echinops Ritro 'Veitch's Blue', Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Colour
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Echinops Ritro 'Veitch's Blue' is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print availab...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

Hemerocallis 'Eenie Weenie', Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Colour
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Hemerocallis 'Eenie Weenie' is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print available ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

Eryngium Planum, Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Colour Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Eryngium Planum is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print available in an Editio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

I am fleeting #10. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #10, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Image size: 73 cm H x 110 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Abstract River Landscape - 50x67 in. Print backmounted on Dibond
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series, largely influenced by the abstract expressionist field paintings of the 40’s and 50’s with a nod to Gerhard Richter’s blurred canvases. Available in large for...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print

Cloud Study IV - large format photograph of dramatic cloudscape sky
Located in San Francisco, CA
An homage to Caspar David Friedrich, towering thunder clouds over the Pacific Ocean, from a series of dramatic cloud atlas observations and abstract skyscapes above the winter sea, c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Black and White, G...

I am fleeting #8. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #8, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Image size: 110 cm H x 73 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates through...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

I am fleeting #9. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #9, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Image size: 110 cm H x 73 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates through...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Erosion (aka Release #2) - black and white contemporary landscape photograph
Located in New York, NY
Brand New! Unique silver gelatin print (photogram made sans enlarger); Mixed process multiple exposure with ice, sand, flowers, and more. "Winds of Change" series. Printed in April 2...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin, Photogram, Photographic Paper

Alstroemeria 'Cyprus', Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Colour Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Alstroemeria 'Cyprus' is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print available in an ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

I am fleeting #6. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #6, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Image size: 165 cm H x 110 cm W. Edition of 2 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

I am fleeting #5. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #5, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Medium size: 110 cm H x 73 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Contemporary abstract photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary abstract photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Alessandro Puccinelli, Peter Mendelson, Stefanie Schneider, and Jessica Houston. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival Pigment Print and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary abstract photography, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available.

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