Abstract Mixed Media
ABSTRACT STYLE
Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.
Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.
Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.
Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.
Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.
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Style: Abstract
Laura Fayer "Boundless Spring 102" Acrylic and Japanese Paper on Paper
By Laura Fayer
Located in New York, NY
My paintings take landscape and nature as their subject and as a point of departure. I embrace the imperfections and the accidental relationships that evolve among multiple layers of...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Laura Fayer "Boundless Spring 103" Acrylic and Japanese Paper on Paper
By Laura Fayer
Located in New York, NY
My paintings take landscape and nature as their subject and as a point of departure. I embrace the imperfections and the accidental relationships that evolve among multiple layers of...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Laura Fayer "Charm Diary" Acrylic and Japanese Paper on Canvas
By Laura Fayer
Located in New York, NY
My paintings take landscape and nature as their subject and as a point of departure. I embrace the imperfections and the accidental relationships that evolve among multiple layers of...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Laura Fayer "Spring Diary 104" Acrylic and Japanese Paper on Paper
By Laura Fayer
Located in New York, NY
My paintings take landscape and nature as their subject and as a point of departure. I embrace the imperfections and the accidental relationships that evolve among multiple layers of...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Stages 1 (diagonal bronze striped grid emerald sage Forest green undercurrent)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
The series "Stages" explores the marriage of chance-embrassing gestures with exacting grid geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of airbrush painting and hard-edge techniq...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
'Red Line' by Steven H. Rehfeld - Bright Textured Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Located in Carmel, CA
"Red Line" by Steven H. Rehfeld is a vibrant 48" x 36" mixed-media masterpiece that pulses with the raw energy and complexity of abstract expressionism. This artwork is a riot of tex...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Newsprint
Book of Flowers 2 (small)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's "Book of Flowers" series is a collection of pages from a Botanical book in which he plastered them onto the canvas and proceeded to paint...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
'Coastal' by Steven H. Rehfeld - Colorful Diptych Contemporary Abstract
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld's 24" x 48" diptych, "Coastal," captivates viewers with its masterful dance of colors and shapes. Each panel exudes an abstract, yet harmonious representation of na...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Surface CP/869 Steel
Located in Roma, RM
SURFACE CP/869
Steel
1951
Tempera, pencil on twelve paper tiles, on sheet
Tempera, pencil on twelve layers of paper, on sheet
cm 31 x 24 (sheet) 15 x 20 (panel)
EXHIBITONS
F.R. Mor...
Category
1950s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Tempera
Brave Girl 15
Located in New York, NY
Angels Grau is a Catalan artist who spends her time between Barcelona, New York, and a small village located in the breathtaking Priorat, one of the most notorious wine regions in Eu...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Stages 4 (future dusk space age galactic blue grid minimal painting wood)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
The series "Stages" explores the marriage of chance-embrassing gestures with exacting grid geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of airbrush painting and hard-edge techniq...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
Equational by Laura Petrovich Cheney Contemporary Geometric Wood Artwork
Located in DE
This piece was primarily inspired by the pinwheels. My goal for this piece was to create new relationships between color, proportion, texture, and scale. I never alter the color of t...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Paint
Crowded Room
By Robert Richenburg
Located in Lawrence, NY
Oil and collage on paper
Exhibited: Rose Art Museum
The mid-20th Century was a unique moment in history, when a new generation of American artists, clustered in and around New York...
Category
1960s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Oil
'Deity' by Steven H. Rehfeld - Small Colorful Mixed Media Contemporary Abstract
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven Rehfeld's 24" x 24" abstract mixed media work is a dramatic exploration of texture, color, and form. The tumultuous amalgamation of materials draws viewers into a whirlwind of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
White Path - 3D small contemporary abstract round mural sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Erin Vincent is a Toronto based-artist whose work draws on a variety of repetitive and labor intensive processes and materials. Things and common objects have always fascinated Vinc...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Archival Paper
Superman (Abstract Geometric Grid Painting in Light Grey & Blue, Framed)
Located in Hudson, NY
Detailed abstract geometric painting inspired by city grids in light grey and blue, with accents of black and white
"Superman", made by Hudson Valley based artist, Donise English, in...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Pencil, Color Pencil
'Concentric' by Steven H. Rehfeld - Small Mixed Media Abstract on Wood
Located in Carmel, CA
This 20" x 20" by Steven Rehfeld marries the energy of contemporary art with the depth of mixed media. The composition swirls with a blend of layered elements, from collaged numerica...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Brave Girl 12
Located in New York, NY
Angels Grau is a Catalan artist who spends her time between Barcelona, New York, and a small village located in the breathtaking Priorat, one of the most notorious wine regions in Eu...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Brave Girl 16
Located in New York, NY
Angels Grau is a Catalan artist who spends her time between Barcelona, New York, and a small village located in the breathtaking Priorat, one of the most notorious wine regions in Eu...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Brave Girl II
Located in New York, NY
Angels Grau is a Catalan artist who spends her time between Barcelona, New York, and a small village located in the breathtaking Priorat, one of the most notorious wine regions in Eu...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Brave Girl 14
Located in New York, NY
Angels Grau is a Catalan artist who spends her time between Barcelona, New York, and a small village located in the breathtaking Priorat, one of the most notorious wine regions in Eu...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
'Disorder' by Steven H. Rehfeld - Colorful Mixed Media Contemporary Abstract
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven Rehfeld's 30" x 30" abstract mixed media creation emanates a passionate intensity. Vibrant swaths of color, ranging from fiery reds and cool blues to rich golds, intermingle a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Original Sculpture 'Abstract Cactus' Steel and French oak wood
Located in Valencia, ES
Made in Spain, 2023.
Pure symbolism and collaboration of steel and nature wood (French oak) make this series of sculptures ideal for table or floor-pedestal installation in the offi...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Stainless Steel
Untitled
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Marta Crespo is an Argentinian artist born in 1960.
She studied arts in Buenos Aires. Marta participated in workshops with various renowned artists, such as Santa Maria, Eckell, a...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Bend to the Left, Painting, Abstract, Blue, Acrylic
Located in Riverdale, NY
Bend to the Left is an abstract painting filled with blue, white and yellow by Australian artist, Jill Morton. It is 40 x 30, acrylic and oil stick on canvas. It is framed with a w...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Maybe Baby by Laura Petrovich Cheney Contemporary Geometric Wood Artwork
Located in DE
As both formal, abstract art objects and expressions of feminism, traditional American patchwork quilt are designs I find familiar and comforting. I piece together this salvaged wood ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Paint
Escape in Color - Warm Bright Original Textured Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Clara Berta’s acrylic and mixed-media paintings blend texture and color to create harmony, mystery, and depth on the painted surface. Her paintings transform spaces into Zen environm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Teal Treasures - Turquoise Original Textured Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Clara Berta’s acrylic and mixed-media paintings blend texture and color to create harmony, mystery, and depth on the painted surface. Her paintings transform spaces into Zen environm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Leaning in Chair" Mid-Century Figurative
Located in Arp, TX
Gloria Dudfield
Leaning in Chair
1960's
Gouache and Charcoal on Paper
11.75"x17.75" unframed.
Gloria (Fischer) Dudfield
July 12, 1922 – May 27, 2015
Came from a portfolio of her wor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
Upstairs and Downstairs by Laura Petrovich Cheney Contemporary Wood Artwork
Located in DE
Pls note that the artworks are possible to purchase separately (2500Euro/artwork).
I titled my work "Upstairs and Downstairs," drawing inspiration from the daily climb or descent of...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Paint
The good Neighbor by Laura Petrovich Cheney Contemporary Geometric Wood Artwork
Located in DE
This piece began with squares on point. At some point, I decided to add smaller triangles. The randomness of these shapes felt like dancing firefly wings.
Laura Petrovich-Cheney:
L...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Paint
Fireflies by Laura Petrovich Cheney Contemporary Geometric Wood Artwork
Located in DE
This piece began with squares on point. At some point, I decided to add smaller triangles. The randomness of these shapes felt like dancing firefly wings.
Laura Petrovich-Cheney:
L...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Paint
DESSION DE FEU - Homage to Bernard Aubertin
Located in Napoli, IT
Matches on painted wooden board by unknown artist inspired by Bernard Aubertin. W/frame
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media
Book of Flowers 3 (large)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's "Book of Flowers" series is a collection of pages from a Botanical book in which he plastered them onto the canvas and proceeded to paint...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
'As Above So Below' by Steven H. Rehfeld - Large Bright Textured Abstract
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld's "All Over the Place" is a dynamic 42" x 72" abstract mixed media piece, reflecting the title's essence through a bold and unfettered composition. Its sprawling vi...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Pencil
Stainless Steel Rabbit Bunny Robot 'Ears Up!' Minimalistic Art
Located in Valencia, ES
Made in Spain, 2023.
A simple form builds a complex one. In our approach, we go from the opposite, representing complex things in simple forms. So, our rabbit consists of simple ste...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Stainless Steel
Savage Blue Flower
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's Ground breaking "Savage Garden" series painted onto a plastic camo tarp stretched over canvas showing the contrast between the beauty of the flower and the savagery of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Always Time, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A mixed media artwork portrays the enduring nature of long-lasting relationships, with hearts in the center evolving alongside the bond. Artist Linda Shaffer ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Book of Flowers 2 (large)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's "Book of Flowers" series is a collection of pages from a Botanical book in which he plastered them onto the canvas and proceeded to paint...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
SPRING BLOMING TREE, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Welcome to my Gallery and thanks for your visit! Bright, colorful and expressive original painting, inspired by the beauty of nature, flowers and bright colors. A beautiful fl...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Book of Flowers 1 (small)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's "Book of Flowers" series is a collection of pages from a Botanical book in which he plastered them onto the canvas and proceeded to paint...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Book of Flowers 4 (small)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's "Book of Flowers" series is a collection of pages from a Botanical book in which he plastered them onto the canvas and proceeded to paint...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Book of Flowers 3 (small)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's "Book of Flowers" series is a collection of pages from a Botanical book in which he plastered them onto the canvas and proceeded to paint...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Book of Flowers 1 (large)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's "Book of Flowers" series is a collection of pages from a Botanical book in which he plastered them onto the canvas and proceeded to paint...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Savage Purple Tulip
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's Ground breaking "Savage Garden" series painted onto a plastic camo tarp stretched over canvas showing the contrast between the beauty of the flower and the savagery of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Savage White Rose
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's Ground breaking "Savage Garden" series painted onto a plastic camo tarp stretched over canvas showing the contrast between the beauty of the flower and the savagery of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
"Unrestrained" Mixed Media abstract with textural lavender, Orange, Blues
By Nancy Eckels
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Exhibiting the bold colors and textures that her work is known for, "Unrestrained" is a large abstract painting on by Nancy Eckels. Using sculptural texture with beautiful lavender...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic, Other Medium
Stainless Steel Rabbit Bunny Robot 'Wait...'
Located in Valencia, ES
Made in Spain, 2023.
A simple form builds a complex one. In our approach, we go from the opposite, representing complex things in simple forms. So, our rabbit consists of simple ste...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Stainless Steel
Dunes
Located in Dallas, TX
Layered torn paper collage
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
""Color Chaos Diptych" Mixed Media abstract with textural Red, Orange, Blues
By Nancy Eckels
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Exhibiting the bold colors and textures that her work is known for, "Color Chaos Diptych" is a two section abstract painting on two canvases by Nancy Eckels. Using sculptural text...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic, Other Medium
Thaw
Located in Dallas, TX
Layered torn paper collage
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Savage Sunflower
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's Ground breaking "Savage Garden" series painted onto a plastic camo tarp stretched over canvas showing the contrast between the beauty of the flower and the savagery of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Unravelling 3, painting, acrylic, purple, abstract
Located in Riverdale, NY
Unravelling 3 is an abstract painting filled with purple and greenby Australian artist, Jill Morton. It is 24 x 24, acrylic and oil stick on canvas. It is framed with a white float...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
It's OK
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Marta Crespo is an Argentinian artist born in 1960.
She studied arts in Buenos Aires. Marta participated in workshops with various renowned artists, such as Santa Maria, Eckell, a...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Zebra Bouquet (Blue)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 4 painting series with a zebra like pattern by Jordi Molla. The sale of this painting goes towards the benefit of the Ann Norton Sculpture Garden in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
M00ba4-Contemporary, Abstract, Minimalism, Modern, Expressionist, Surrealist
Located in London, London
Bodegón con calavera, 2021
Edition of 25, number 2/25
editor Artgráfico
Digital pigment print Ultrachrome ink on Fabriano Rosaspina paper. Hand signed by the artist, and certificate ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cutting the Carbs – applying the lbs, Contemporary Quilt
By Bethan Ash
Located in Brecon, Powys
Bethan Ash is a professional quilt maker and teacher with a background in Fashion design. She has exhibited widely and her work has been bought by museums in the UK and USA, includin...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric
Neo Expressionism: On The Corner Sheridan Square
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
East Village Art:
From 1978 for 8 years Berlin worked frenetically,at street level, his finger on the pulse of this great city creating The Manhattan Collection. Living & moving in...
Category
1980s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Ink
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