Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
CONCEPTUAL STYLE
In 1967, artist Sol LeWitt wrote that in “Conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work.” He was giving a name to an art movement that had emerged in the 1960s in which artists were less focused on their medium being something traditionally “artistic” and instead engaged in using any object, movement, form, action or place to express an idea.
LeWitt’s work was featured alongside an assemblage of notes, drawings and outlines by other artists in “Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper Not Necessarily Meant to Be Viewed as Art,” a groundbreaking show at New York City’s School of Visual Arts curated by Mel Bochner, another leading exponent of Conceptualism. Building on radical 20th-century statements, like Fountain (1917) by French artist Marcel Duchamp, Conceptual artists around Europe and North and South America were not interested in the commercial art scene and rather directly challenged its systems and values.
Stretching into the 1970s, this movement has also been called Post-Object art and Dematerialized art. Conceptual art reflected a larger era of social and political upheaval. Pieces associated with the style range from Roelof Louw’s Soul City (Pyramid of Oranges) (1967) — a work of installation art that sees fresh oranges stacked into a pyramid from which visitors are allowed to take one orange away — to On Kawara’s “Today” series, which saw the Japanese artist carefully painting a date in white acrylic on canvases consisting of a single color from 1966 to his death in 2014. Artists such as Ed Ruscha, who created the Twentysix Gasoline Stations book — a collection of photos of gas stations that is widely said to be the first modern artists’ book — made photography a major platform for Conceptual art, as did Bruce Nauman, who burned one of Ruscha's books and then photographed it for his own.
Conceptual art’s legacy of questioning artistic authorship, ownership and how to work with complex ideas of space and time had a significant influence on the decades of culture that followed, and it continues to inform art today.
The collection of Conceptual photography, paintings and sculptures on 1stDibs includes artworks by John Baldessari, Jenny Holzer, Lawrence Weiner, Joseph Kosuth and others.
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Style: Conceptual
Untitled hourglass drawing
Located in New York, NY
Marina Abramović
Untitled hourglass drawing, 1992
Drawing done in black marker, hand signed and annotated and held inside the softback catalogue for the artist's 1992 Beaux Arts exhi...
Category
1990s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
DESCANSANDO II
Located in Greenwich, CT
Engraving Intervened
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Engraving, Paper
Iain Baxter& "Alpine Skiing Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting
By Iain Baxter
Located in Surfside, FL
Landscape with Alpine Skiing and furniture armoire in bright vibrant colors.
Iain Baxter& (the artist recently added the ampersand to his name) is recognized as Canada’s pioneering conceptual artist. For over forty years, Baxter& has continually produced works that question the role of art as commodity and as a medium for cultural commentary. Among his many innovations, Baxter& was the first artist to adopt a corporate persona: in 1966, he formed the N.E. Thing Company. NETCO output ranged from conceptual, satirical, vacuum-formed still lives to post-modern appropriations of famous artworks. His recent work includes neon signs, ‘animal preserves’, a grocery cart of ‘GMO’s’ (genetically modified organisms) and installations using obsolete technology.)
He is a painter, photographer, sculptor, mixed media artist, installationist, film & video maker, interventionist & performance artist who has been a forerunner of conceptual art in Canada. BAXTER& has been considered the Marshall McLuhan of Visual Arts in Canada. Continuous themes in his work include information technology, landscape, art as commodity, & environmental & ecological concerns. These prominent themes throughout BAXTER&‘s work are often met with wit, parody, satire & word-play. Through his art, teaching, and mentorship, BAXTER& has widely influenced Canadian art, creating new movements such as the Vancouver School of Photo-conceptualism and blurring the lines between private and public through his N.E. Thing Co. among many other impactful projects. He has also directly influenced major Canadian artists, including Stan Douglas, Ian Wallace, Jeff Wall, Roy Arden, Ken Lum...
Category
20th Century Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Monoprint, Monotype
Iain Baxter& "Correcting Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting
By Iain Baxter
Located in Surfside, FL
Landscape with refrigerator in bright vibrant colors.
Iain Baxter& (the artist recently added the ampersand to his name) is recognized as Canada’s pioneering conceptual artist. For over forty years, Baxter& has continually produced works that question the role of art as commodity and as a medium for cultural commentary. Among his many innovations, Baxter& was the first artist to adopt a corporate persona: in 1966, he formed the N.E. Thing Company. NETCO output ranged from conceptual, satirical, vacuum-formed still lives to post-modern appropriations of famous artworks. His recent work includes neon signs, ‘animal preserves’, a grocery cart of ‘GMO’s’ (genetically modified organisms) and installations using obsolete technology.)
He is a painter, photographer, sculptor, mixed media artist, installationist, film & video maker, interventionist & performance artist who has been a forerunner of conceptual art in Canada. BAXTER& has been considered the Marshall McLuhan of Visual Arts in Canada. Continuous themes in his work include information technology, landscape, art as commodity, & environmental & ecological concerns. These prominent themes throughout BAXTER&‘s work are often met with wit, parody, satire & word-play. Through his art, teaching, and mentorship, BAXTER& has widely influenced Canadian art, creating new movements such as the Vancouver School of Photo-conceptualism and blurring the lines between private and public through his N.E. Thing Co. among many other impactful projects. He has also directly influenced major Canadian artists, including Stan Douglas, Ian Wallace, Jeff Wall, Roy Arden, Ken Lum and Rodney Graham.
BAXTER& has exhibited throughout Canada and internationally in the United States, China, Korea, Japan, and Europe including at the Guggenheim New York, The National Gallery of Canada & the Canadian Cultural Center in Paris, France, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York & the Tate Modern, London. In 2011, BAXTER&’s work was compiled into a major retrospective IAIN BAXTER&: 1958--‐2011, organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario & The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
His work can be found in collections including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, The Vancouver Art Gallery, the F.R.A.C Art Museum in Bretagne, France, the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, The Netherlands, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, & the Tate Modern, London.
He is a Member of the Royal Canadian Academy. His work was included in the seminal Made of Plastic show that included Abe Ajay...
Category
20th Century Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Monoprint, Monotype
Iain Baxter& "Merging Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting
By Iain Baxter
Located in Surfside, FL
Landscape with ironing board in bright vibrant colors.
Iain Baxter& (the artist recently added the ampersand to his name) is recognized as Canada’s pioneering conceptual artist. For over forty years, Baxter& has continually produced works that question the role of art as commodity and as a medium for cultural commentary. Among his many innovations, Baxter& was the first artist to adopt a corporate persona: in 1966, he formed the N.E. Thing Company. NETCO output ranged from conceptual, satirical, vacuum-formed still lives to post-modern appropriations of famous artworks. His recent work includes neon signs, ‘animal preserves’, a grocery cart of ‘GMO’s’ (genetically modified organisms) and installations using obsolete technology.)
He is a painter, photographer, sculptor, mixed media artist, installationist, film & video maker, interventionist & performance artist who has been a forerunner of conceptual art in Canada. BAXTER& has been considered the Marshall McLuhan of Visual Arts in Canada. Continuous themes in his work include information technology, landscape, art as commodity, & environmental & ecological concerns. These prominent themes throughout BAXTER&‘s work are often met with wit, parody, satire & word-play. Through his art, teaching, and mentorship, BAXTER& has widely influenced Canadian art, creating new movements such as the Vancouver School of Photo-conceptualism and blurring the lines between private and public through his N.E. Thing Co. among many other impactful projects. He has also directly influenced major Canadian artists, including Stan Douglas, Ian Wallace, Jeff Wall, Roy Arden, Ken Lum and Rodney Graham.
BAXTER& has exhibited throughout Canada and internationally in the United States, China, Korea, Japan, and Europe including at the Guggenheim New York, The National Gallery of Canada & the Canadian Cultural Center in Paris, France, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York & the Tate Modern, London. In 2011, BAXTER&’s work was compiled into a major retrospective IAIN BAXTER&: 1958--‐2011, organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario & The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
His work can be found in collections including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, The Vancouver Art Gallery, the F.R.A.C Art Museum in Bretagne, France, the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, The Netherlands, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, & the Tate Modern, London.
He is a Member of the Royal Canadian Academy. His work was included in the seminal Made of Plastic show that included Abe Ajay...
Category
20th Century Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Monoprint, Monotype
Iain Baxter& "Recovering Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting
By Iain Baxter
Located in Surfside, FL
Landscape with music record or disc in bright vibrant colors.
Iain Baxter& (the artist recently added the ampersand to his name) is recognized as Canada’s pioneering conceptual artist. For over forty years, Baxter& has continually produced works that question the role of art as commodity and as a medium for cultural commentary. Among his many innovations, Baxter& was the first artist to adopt a corporate persona: in 1966, he formed the N.E. Thing Company. NETCO output ranged from conceptual, satirical, vacuum-formed still lives to post-modern appropriations of famous artworks. His recent work includes neon signs, ‘animal preserves’, a grocery cart of ‘GMO’s’ (genetically modified organisms) and installations using obsolete technology.)
He is a painter, photographer, sculptor, mixed media artist, installationist, film & video maker, interventionist & performance artist who has been a forerunner of conceptual art in Canada. BAXTER& has been considered the Marshall McLuhan of Visual Arts in Canada. Continuous themes in his work include information technology, landscape, art as commodity, & environmental & ecological concerns. These prominent themes throughout BAXTER&‘s work are often met with wit, parody, satire & word-play. Through his art, teaching, and mentorship, BAXTER& has widely influenced Canadian art, creating new movements such as the Vancouver School of Photo-conceptualism and blurring the lines between private and public through his N.E. Thing Co. among many other impactful projects. He has also directly influenced major Canadian artists, including Stan Douglas, Ian Wallace, Jeff Wall, Roy Arden, Ken Lum and Rodney Graham.
BAXTER& has exhibited throughout Canada and internationally in the United States, China, Korea, Japan, and Europe including at the Guggenheim New York, The National Gallery of Canada & the Canadian Cultural Center in Paris, France, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York & the Tate Modern, London. In 2011, BAXTER&’s work was compiled into a major retrospective IAIN BAXTER&: 1958--‐2011, organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario & The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
His work can be found in collections including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, The Vancouver Art Gallery, the F.R.A.C Art Museum in Bretagne, France, the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, The Netherlands, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, & the Tate Modern, London.
He is a Member of the Royal Canadian Academy. His work was included in the seminal Made of Plastic show that included Abe Ajay...
Category
20th Century Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Monoprint, Monotype
Iain Baxter& "Lettering Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting
By Iain Baxter
Located in Surfside, FL
Landscape with framed house in bright vibrant colors.
Iain Baxter& (the artist recently added the ampersand to his name) is recognized as Canada’s pioneering conceptual artist. For over forty years, Baxter& has continually produced works that question the role of art as commodity and as a medium for cultural commentary. Among his many innovations, Baxter& was the first artist to adopt a corporate persona: in 1966, he formed the N.E. Thing Company. NETCO output ranged from conceptual, satirical, vacuum-formed still lives to post-modern appropriations of famous artworks. His recent work includes neon signs, ‘animal preserves’, a grocery cart of ‘GMO’s’ (genetically modified organisms) and installations using obsolete technology.)
He is a painter, photographer, sculptor, mixed media artist, installationist, film & video maker, interventionist & performance artist who has been a forerunner of conceptual art in Canada. BAXTER& has been considered the Marshall McLuhan of Visual Arts in Canada. Continuous themes in his work include information technology, landscape, art as commodity, & environmental & ecological concerns. These prominent themes throughout BAXTER&‘s work are often met with wit, parody, satire & word-play. Through his art, teaching, and mentorship, BAXTER& has widely influenced Canadian art, creating new movements such as the Vancouver School of Photo-conceptualism and blurring the lines between private and public through his N.E. Thing Co. among many other impactful projects. He has also directly influenced major Canadian artists, including Stan Douglas, Ian Wallace, Jeff Wall, Roy Arden, Ken Lum and Rodney Graham.
BAXTER& has exhibited throughout Canada and internationally in the United States, China, Korea, Japan, and Europe including at the Guggenheim New York, The National Gallery of Canada & the Canadian Cultural Center in Paris, France, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York & the Tate Modern, London. In 2011, BAXTER&’s work was compiled into a major retrospective IAIN BAXTER&: 1958--‐2011, organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario & The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
His work can be found in collections including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, The Vancouver Art Gallery, the F.R.A.C Art Museum in Bretagne, France, the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, The Netherlands, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, & the Tate Modern, London.
He is a Member of the Royal Canadian Academy. His work was included in the seminal Made of Plastic show that included Abe Ajay...
Category
20th Century Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Monoprint, Monotype
Iain Baxter& "Regurgitating Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting
By Iain Baxter
Located in Surfside, FL
Landscape with beach chair or lawn chair in bright vibrant colors.
Iain Baxter& (the artist recently added the ampersand to his name) is recognized as Canada’s pioneering conceptual artist. For over forty years, Baxter& has continually produced works that question the role of art as commodity and as a medium for cultural commentary. Among his many innovations, Baxter& was the first artist to adopt a corporate persona: in 1966, he formed the N.E. Thing Company. NETCO output ranged from conceptual, satirical, vacuum-formed still lives to post-modern appropriations of famous artworks. His recent work includes neon signs, ‘animal preserves’, a grocery cart of ‘GMO’s’ (genetically modified organisms) and installations using obsolete technology.)
He is a painter, photographer, sculptor, mixed media artist, installationist, film & video maker, interventionist & performance artist who has been a forerunner of conceptual art in Canada. BAXTER& has been considered the Marshall McLuhan of Visual Arts in Canada. Continuous themes in his work include information technology, landscape, art as commodity, & environmental & ecological concerns. These prominent themes throughout BAXTER&‘s work are often met with wit, parody, satire & word-play. Through his art, teaching, and mentorship, BAXTER& has widely influenced Canadian art, creating new movements such as the Vancouver School of Photo-conceptualism and blurring the lines between private and public through his N.E. Thing Co. among many other impactful projects. He has also directly influenced major Canadian artists, including Stan Douglas, Ian Wallace, Jeff Wall, Roy Arden, Ken Lum and Rodney Graham.
BAXTER& has exhibited throughout Canada and internationally in the United States, China, Korea, Japan, and Europe including at the Guggenheim New York, The National Gallery of Canada & the Canadian Cultural Center in Paris, France, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York & the Tate Modern, London. In 2011, BAXTER&’s work was compiled into a major retrospective IAIN BAXTER&: 1958--‐2011, organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario & The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
His work can be found in collections including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, The Vancouver Art Gallery, the F.R.A.C Art Museum in Bretagne, France, the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, The Netherlands, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, & the Tate Modern, London.
He is a Member of the Royal Canadian Academy. His work was included in the seminal Made of Plastic show that included Abe Ajay...
Category
20th Century Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Monoprint, Monotype
Iain Baxter& "Reaching Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting
By Iain Baxter
Located in Surfside, FL
Landscape with Ranch Fence in bright vibrant colors.
Iain Baxter& (the artist recently added the ampersand to his name) is recognized as Canada’s pioneering conceptual artist. For over forty years, Baxter& has continually produced works that question the role of art as commodity and as a medium for cultural commentary. Among his many innovations, Baxter& was the first artist to adopt a corporate persona: in 1966, he formed the N.E. Thing Company. NETCO output ranged from conceptual, satirical, vacuum-formed still lives to post-modern appropriations of famous artworks. His recent work includes neon signs, ‘animal preserves’, a grocery cart of ‘GMO’s’ (genetically modified organisms) and installations using obsolete technology.)
He is a painter, photographer, sculptor, mixed media artist, installationist, film & video maker, interventionist & performance artist who has been a forerunner of conceptual art in Canada. BAXTER& has been considered the Marshall McLuhan of Visual Arts in Canada. Continuous themes in his work include information technology, landscape, art as commodity, & environmental & ecological concerns. These prominent themes throughout BAXTER&‘s work are often met with wit, parody, satire & word-play. Through his art, teaching, and mentorship, BAXTER& has widely influenced Canadian art, creating new movements such as the Vancouver School of Photo-conceptualism and blurring the lines between private and public through his N.E. Thing Co. among many other impactful projects. He has also directly influenced major Canadian artists, including Stan Douglas, Ian Wallace, Jeff Wall, Roy Arden, Ken Lum and Rodney Graham.
BAXTER& has exhibited throughout Canada and internationally in the United States, China, Korea, Japan, and Europe including at the Guggenheim New York, The National Gallery of Canada & the Canadian Cultural Center in Paris, France, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York & the Tate Modern, London. In 2011, BAXTER&’s work was compiled into a major retrospective IAIN BAXTER&: 1958--‐2011, organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario & The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
His work can be found in collections including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, The Vancouver Art Gallery, the F.R.A.C Art Museum in Bretagne, France, the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, The Netherlands, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, & the Tate Modern, London.
He is a Member of the Royal Canadian Academy. His work was included in the seminal Made of Plastic show that included Abe Ajay...
Category
20th Century Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Monoprint, Monotype
Iain Baxter& "Containing Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting
By Iain Baxter
Located in Surfside, FL
Landscape with snow capped mountains in bright vibrant colors.
Iain Baxter& (the artist recently added the ampersand to his name) is recognized as Canada’s pioneering conceptual artist. For over forty years, Baxter& has continually produced works that question the role of art as commodity and as a medium for cultural commentary. Among his many innovations, Baxter& was the first artist to adopt a corporate persona: in 1966, he formed the N.E. Thing Company. NETCO output ranged from conceptual, satirical, vacuum-formed still lives to post-modern appropriations of famous artworks. His recent work includes neon signs, ‘animal preserves’, a grocery cart of ‘GMO’s’ (genetically modified organisms) and installations using obsolete technology.)
He is a painter, photographer, sculptor, mixed media artist, installationist, film & video maker, interventionist & performance artist who has been a forerunner of conceptual art in Canada. BAXTER& has been considered the Marshall McLuhan of Visual Arts in Canada. Continuous themes in his work include information technology, landscape, art as commodity, & environmental & ecological concerns. These prominent themes throughout BAXTER&‘s work are often met with wit, parody, satire & word-play. Through his art, teaching, and mentorship, BAXTER& has widely influenced Canadian art, creating new movements such as the Vancouver School of Photo-conceptualism and blurring the lines between private and public through his N.E. Thing Co. among many other impactful projects. He has also directly influenced major Canadian artists, including Stan Douglas, Ian Wallace, Jeff Wall, Roy Arden, Ken Lum and Rodney Graham.
BAXTER& has exhibited throughout Canada and internationally in the United States, China, Korea, Japan, and Europe including at the Guggenheim New York, The National Gallery of Canada & the Canadian Cultural Center in Paris, France, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York & the Tate Modern, London. In 2011, BAXTER&’s work was compiled into a major retrospective IAIN BAXTER&: 1958--‐2011, organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario & The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
His work can be found in collections including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, The Vancouver Art Gallery, the F.R.A.C Art Museum in Bretagne, France, the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, The Netherlands, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, & the Tate Modern, London.
He is a Member of the Royal Canadian Academy. His work was included in the seminal Made of Plastic show that included Abe Ajay...
Category
20th Century Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Monoprint, Monotype
Iain Baxter& "Kissing Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting
By Iain Baxter
Located in Surfside, FL
Landscape with Sandwich Maker in bright vibrant colors.
Iain Baxter& (the artist recently added the ampersand to his name) is recognized as Canada’s pioneering conceptual artist. For over forty years, Baxter& has continually produced works that question the role of art as commodity and as a medium for cultural commentary. Among his many innovations, Baxter& was the first artist to adopt a corporate persona: in 1966, he formed the N.E. Thing Company. NETCO output ranged from conceptual, satirical, vacuum-formed still lives to post-modern appropriations of famous artworks. His recent work includes neon signs, ‘animal preserves’, a grocery cart of ‘GMO’s’ (genetically modified organisms) and installations using obsolete technology.)
He is a painter, photographer, sculptor, mixed media artist, installationist, film & video maker, interventionist & performance artist who has been a forerunner of conceptual art in Canada. BAXTER& has been considered the Marshall McLuhan of Visual Arts in Canada. Continuous themes in his work include information technology, landscape, art as commodity, & environmental & ecological concerns. These prominent themes throughout BAXTER&‘s work are often met with wit, parody, satire & word-play. Through his art, teaching, and mentorship, BAXTER& has widely influenced Canadian art, creating new movements such as the Vancouver School of Photo-conceptualism and blurring the lines between private and public through his N.E. Thing Co. among many other impactful projects. He has also directly influenced major Canadian artists, including Stan Douglas, Ian Wallace, Jeff Wall, Roy Arden, Ken Lum and Rodney Graham.
BAXTER& has exhibited throughout Canada and internationally in the United States, China, Korea, Japan, and Europe including at the Guggenheim New York, The National Gallery of Canada & the Canadian Cultural Center in Paris, France, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York & the Tate Modern, London. In 2011, BAXTER&’s work was compiled into a major retrospective IAIN BAXTER&: 1958--‐2011, organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario & The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
His work can be found in collections including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, The Vancouver Art Gallery, the F.R.A.C Art Museum in Bretagne, France, the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, The Netherlands, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, & the Tate Modern, London.
He is a Member of the Royal Canadian Academy. His work was included in the seminal Made of Plastic show that included Abe Ajay...
Category
20th Century Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Monoprint, Monotype
Mandorla - Large Format Charcoal On Paper, Black White Drawing
Located in Salzburg, AT
Krzysztof Gliszczyński is Professor for painting on Academy of fine arts Gdansk.
The artwork is unframed and will be shipped rolled in a tube
Artist Statement
In the 1990s I st...
Category
Early 2000s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Iain Baxter& "Jumping Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting
By Iain Baxter
Located in Surfside, FL
Landscape with Swiss cheese (or architectural frieze) in bright vibrant colors.
Iain Baxter& (the artist recently added the ampersand to his name) is recognized as Canada’s pioneering conceptual artist. For over forty years, Baxter& has continually produced works that question the role of art as commodity and as a medium for cultural commentary. Among his many innovations, Baxter& was the first artist to adopt a corporate persona: in 1966, he formed the N.E. Thing Company. NETCO output ranged from conceptual, satirical, vacuum-formed still lives to post-modern appropriations of famous artworks. His recent work includes neon signs, ‘animal preserves’, a grocery cart of ‘GMO’s’ (genetically modified organisms) and installations using obsolete technology.)
He is a painter, photographer, sculptor, mixed media artist, installationist, film & video maker, interventionist & performance artist who has been a forerunner of conceptual art in Canada. BAXTER& has been considered the Marshall McLuhan of Visual Arts in Canada. Continuous themes in his work include information technology, landscape, art as commodity, & environmental & ecological concerns. These prominent themes throughout BAXTER&‘s work are often met with wit, parody, satire & word-play. Through his art, teaching, and mentorship, BAXTER& has widely influenced Canadian art, creating new movements such as the Vancouver School of Photo-conceptualism and blurring the lines between private and public through his N.E. Thing Co. among many other impactful projects. He has also directly influenced major Canadian artists, including Stan Douglas, Ian Wallace, Jeff Wall, Roy Arden, Ken Lum and Rodney Graham.
BAXTER& has exhibited throughout Canada and internationally in the United States, China, Korea, Japan, and Europe including at the Guggenheim New York, The National Gallery of Canada & the Canadian Cultural Center in Paris, France, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Museum of Modern Art, New York & the Tate Modern, London. In 2011, BAXTER&’s work was compiled into a major retrospective IAIN BAXTER&: 1958--‐2011, organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario & The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
His work can be found in collections including the National Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, The Vancouver Art Gallery, the F.R.A.C Art Museum in Bretagne, France, the Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, The Netherlands, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, & the Tate Modern, London.
He is a Member of the Royal Canadian Academy. His work was included in the seminal Made of Plastic show that included Abe Ajay...
Category
20th Century Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Monoprint, Monotype
Iain Baxter& "Dislodging Landscape" Conceptual Monoprint Painting
By Iain Baxter
Located in Surfside, FL
Landscape with barbecue grill in bright vibrant colors.
Iain Baxter& (the artist recently added the ampersand to his name) is recognized as Canada’s pioneering conceptual artist. For over forty years, Baxter& has continually produced works that question the role of art as commodity and as a medium for cultural commentary. Among his many innovations, Baxter& was the first artist to adopt a corporate persona: in 1966, he formed the N.E. Thing Company. NETCO output ranged from conceptual, satirical, vacuum-formed still lives to post-modern appropriations of famous artworks. His recent work includes neon signs, ‘animal preserves’, a grocery cart of ‘GMO’s’ (genetically modified organisms) and installations using obsolete technology.)
He is a painter, photographer, sculptor, mixed media artist, installationist, film & video maker, interventionist & performance artist who has been a forerunner of conceptual art in Canada. BAXTER& has been considered the Marshall McLuhan of Visual Arts in Canada. Continuous themes in his work include information technology, landscape, art as commodity, & environmental & ecological concerns. These prominent themes throughout BAXTER&‘s work are often met with wit, parody, satire & word-play. Through his art, teaching, and mentorship, BAXTER& has widely influenced Canadian art, creating new movements such as the Vancouver School of Photo-conceptualism and blurring the lines between private and public through his N.E. Thing Co. among many other impactful projects. He has also directly influenced major Canadian artists, including Stan Douglas, Ian Wallace, Jeff Wall, Roy Arden, Ken Lum...
Category
20th Century Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Monoprint, Monotype
Light, Series Drawing From Israel - Large Format, Charcoal On Paper
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork is unframed and will be shipped rolled in a tube
Krzysztof Gliszczyński is Professor for painting on Academy of fine arts Gdansk.
Krzysztof Gliszczyński born in Miastk...
Category
Early 2000s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
Before and After, Science art on paper, Triptych Manuscript
Located in Sempach, LU
This triptych "Before and After" consists of three conceptual drawings on paper from the collection "Manuscripts". The size is 40x30cm of each artwork, high-density paper (360g/m2). ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Delta from Science Art Collection
Located in Sempach, LU
This conceptual painting is a part of the Science Art Collection made on high-quality paper (360g/m2).
It is painted in black, and yellow colors with the Greek letter - Delta.
Conceptual combination of the matrix pattern written with black acrylic on the yellow background.
It's suites perfect to the minimalistic interior.
The background is painted with textured acrylic, but some pieces of paper remain not covered, to create an "old" look.
Ancient Greek stones...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
"Gore Gold" Colored Pencil on Paper, curves, organic, neutral, minimal line work
Located in Hamburg, HH
One in a series of six drawings by Amanda Andersen created during an artist residency at the Vermont Studio Center in 2012. During this residency the artist explored ideas of flight while researching the invention and design of the hot air balloon.
These drawings were the beginning of a larger group of work reflecting on the duality of the balloon as a symbol for romantic flight as well as a powerful tool of displacement.
Here the artist was especially interested in the parts that make up a balloon canopy, the pieces of the pattern are called gores, similar in shape to a natural tree leaf. Specifically a gore is one panel–a segment of a hot air balloon envelope–six of these are sewn together to create a full balloon canopy, therefore six drawings are represented in this series. Without the conceptual background of the piece, it takes on the appearance of a simple organic shape.
Minimal repeating pencil lines on neutral colored grey paper fill the gore...
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2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
TWO SPACES - Expressive Charcoal On Paper Painting, Black White Drawing
Located in Salzburg, AT
The work is on 1 paper.
Krzysztof Gliszczyński is Professor for painting on Academy of fine arts Gdansk.
The artwork is unframed and will be...
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Early 2000s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Untitled 1 - Expressive Charcoal On Paper Painting, Black White Drawing
Located in Salzburg, AT
The paper of the work is not yellowed, there is a applied yellowed primer under the drawing
Krzysztof Gliszczyński is Professor for painting o...
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Early 2000s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
The Lovers
Located in New York, NY
Marina Abramovic
The Lovers, 1990
Original Drawing done in Black Marker on title page of the "Lovers" monograph
Hand signed by artist in black marker lower ...
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1990s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Printer's Ink, Permanent Marker
Skelter Helter (Ronald Reagan)
Located in New York, NY
NILS KARSTEN
Skelter Helter, (Ronald Reagan), 2013
Pastel and Woodcut on board
Signed on the lower right verso (back) of the board
This unique work was d...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Woodcut
"The Clandestine Traveler, " Ink, watercolor, graphite on paper
Located in New York, NY
Known for her idiosyncratic cartographic explorations of the psyche and mental states, Smith incorporates outer and inner geographical regions in this piece. The finished work is a d...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Graphite
Porch drawing 2 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Porch drawing 2 (Abstract Painting)
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed.
Peter Soriano works on relatively large sheets of Japanese paper with a tendency to work from something observed, ideally around him. He tends to be “in” the configuration that is the subject of the work.
Soriano is fond of “systems” objects attached to other objects, such as the wiring plan of a room. But very often there are other shapes that play a role in the work.
The artist would fold and rework a piece a number of times. Folding seems to concentrate the dialogue that attracts him. Reworking is part of his nature. The finished work normally is the result of this ebb and flow between the heightening and repositioning the relationship between forms.
This drawing highlights the configurations of a large porch that Soriano used as a studio in Maine during Summer 2010.
Peter Soriano is a Philippines-born French-American abstract artist who divides his time between New York City and Penobscot, Maine. Although he began his career as a sculptor, his work is now two-dimensional. He is known for his bold spray-painted wall murals...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil
L.I.C. (Blue) (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
L.I.C. (Blue) (Abstract painting)
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed.
L.I.C refers to Long Island City where Soriano currently has his studio. This drawing foc...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil
Paris - Ober (Blue Circle) (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Paris - Ober (Blue Circle) (Abstract painting)
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed.
Peter Soriano works on relatively large sheets of Japanese paper with a ten...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil
Berlin (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Berlin (Abstract Painting)
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed.
Peter Soriano works on relatively large sheets of Japanese paper with a tendency to work from so...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil
Colby 12 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Colby 12 (Abstract painting)
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed.
Peter Soriano works on relatively large sheets of Japanese paper with a tendency to work from ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil
L.I.C. (Blue) (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
L.I.C. (Blue) (Abstract painting)
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed.
L.I.C refers to Long Island City where Soriano currently has his studio. This drawing foc...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil
'To The Slow Graceful Dance'. Mixed Media Painting, Botanical, conceptual
Located in Penzance, GB
'To The Slow Graceful Dance'
Original Artwork
A breeze in the theatre, a dance begins, costumes rising to the rhythm of the birdsong choir. The pai...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Photogram, Paint, Ink, Mixed Media, Board, Pencil
Paris - Ober (Blue Circle) (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Paris - Ober (Blue Circle) (Abstract painting)
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed.
Peter Soriano works on relatively large sheets of Japanese paper with a ten...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil
Paris - Ober (Blue Circle) (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed.
Peter Soriano works on relatively large sheets of Japanese paper with a tendency to work from something observed, ideally a...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil
Colby 12 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed.
Peter Soriano works on relatively large sheets of Japanese paper with a tendency to work from something observed, ideally ar...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil
G_XI - Contemporary, Abstract Drawing, Conceptual Art, Black, White, Minimalist
By Alina Aldea
Located in Berlin, DE
G_XI, 2019
White ink on black cardboard (signed)
39 3/8 H x 27 9/6 W in.
100 H x 70 W cm
Alina Aldea's drawings, project all the possible forms which appear to rapidly disappear, w...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Cardboard
L.I.C. (Blue) (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed.
L.I.C refers to Long Island City where Soriano currently has his studio. This drawing focuses of objects and elements within...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil
Paris - Ober (Blue Circle) (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed.
Peter Soriano works on relatively large sheets of Japanese paper with a tendency to work from something observed, ideally a...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil
Porch drawing 2
Located in London, GB
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed.
Peter Soriano works on relatively large sheets of Japanese paper with a tendency to work from something observed, ideally ar...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil
Jo Yarrington, blue cylinder with red weaving and codes, mixed media, 16 x 12 in
Located in Darien, CT
Jo Yarrington has always been interested in chance and the found {moment, object, person}. How random experiences click in to place, form a narrative, reveal a truth. All the work ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Linen, Thread, Found Objects, Archival Paper
Description of Torino Exhibit (Castello di Rivoli)
By James Lee Byars
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: James Lee Byars, American (1932- 1997)
Title: Description of Torino Exhibit (Castello di Rivoli)
Year: 1989
Medium: Marker on Foil Paper
Siz...
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1980s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Foil
G_XII - 21st Century, Abstract Drawing, Black, White, Minimalist, Contemporary
By Alina Aldea
Located in Berlin, DE
G_XII, 2019
White ink on black cardboard (signed)
39 3/8 H x 27 9/16 W in.
100 H x 70 W cm
Alina Aldea's drawings, project all the possible forms which appear to rapidly disappear, ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Cardboard
Jo Yarrington, Red Weaving and Codes, 2020, Mixed media, 15 x 12 in
Located in Darien, CT
Jo Yarrington has always been interested in chance and the found {moment, object, person}. How random experiences click in to place, form a narrative, reveal a truth. All the work ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Linen, Thread, Found Objects, Wax, Archival Paper
Jo Yarrington, Raging Women Behind The Veil, 2020, Mixed Media
Located in Darien, CT
Jo Yarrington has always been interested in chance and the found {moment, object, person}. How random experiences click in to place, form a narrative, reveal a truth. All the work ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Linen, Thread, Found Objects
Jo Yarrington, Conversation with Lovejoy, 2020, photo wax Xerox_combined 10 x 18
Located in Darien, CT
Jo Yarrington has always been interested in chance and the found {moment, object, person}. How random experiences click in to place, form a narrative, reveal a truth. All the work ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Found Objects, Wax, Photographic Paper
Jo Yarrington, Red Code Mapping, 2020, Mixed Media, 7 x 13x 9 inches, Text
Located in Darien, CT
Jo Yarrington has always been interested in chance and the found {moment, object, person}. How random experiences click in to place, form a narrative, reveal a truth. All the work ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Linen, Thread, Paper, Found Objects
Jo Yarrington, Uh Oh, 2020, mixed media, 3.5 x 4 x 8 in
Located in Darien, CT
Jo Yarrington has always been interested in chance and the found {moment, object, person}. How random experiences click in to place, form a narrative, reveal a truth. All the work ...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Metal
G_IX - 21st Century, Abstract, Drawing, Conceptual Art, Minimalist, Black, White
By Alina Aldea
Located in Berlin, DE
G_IX, 2019
White ink on black cardboard (signed)
39 3/8 H x 27 9/6 W in.
100 H x 70 W cm
Alina Aldea's drawings, project all the possible forms which appear to rapidly disappear, wi...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Cardboard
Satirical Text Based Conceptual Painting: "Log Entries..."
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
38"x27" signed by the artist, David Kramer. (acrylic, pencil on gessoed paper) In this conceptual work on paper, the text "Handmade Memes... Old World Flavor." is hand drawn to loo...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil, Pencil
Conceptual Moon Phases 8, Ink & Watercolor Collage by Shlomo Koren
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Shlomo Koren, German (1932 - )
Title: Untitled - Conceptual Moon Phases 8
Year: 1965
Medium: Ink, Watercolor and Collage on Paper mounted to Canvas, signed l.l.
Size: 15.5 in...
Category
1960s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Not If But When
By Alex Gingrow
Located in New York, NY
graphite, flashe, ink and gesso on paper, 22"x30" signed by the artist
The text in this painting reads like a mantra: Not If But When, in grades of red, pink and blue on a washed gre...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gesso, Ink, Graphite
Still Pretty Though
By Alex Gingrow
Located in New York, NY
graphite, flashe, ink and gesso on paper, 22"x30" signed by the artist
The text in this painting reads: still pretty though, painted in stark capital letters faded into the backgroun...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gesso, Ink, Graphite
Berlin
Located in London, GB
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed.
Peter Soriano works on relatively large sheets of Japanese paper with a tendency to work from something observed, ideally ar...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil
What Ecstatic Danger
By Alex Gingrow
Located in New York, NY
graphite, flashe, ink and gesso on paper, 22"x30" signed by the artist
Alex Gingrow creates text-based paintings and drawings that are at turns witty, sardonic, poetic, self-deprecat...
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2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gesso, Ink, Graphite
The Bubble - Circular Contemporary Landscape/Abstract Painting, geometric, blue
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Peña’s works range from painting to multimedia installations that question the ever-changing psychological landscape of America; asking the viewer to re-examine their perceptions of the “American Dream” and the affects that pursuit has on our environment.
In "The Buble", Peña takes a more traditional approach to representing a house in the phase of construction with bold and vivid colors and contrasts the image with cut Sintra board slowly pulsating downward from underneath the house. The light blue of the sky contrasts with a deep orange hue for the house. The work is framed with a 1 inch white border.
Nick Peña...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
PVC, Acrylic, Watercolor
Arrítmico
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Lidzie Alvisa Jiménez (Havana in 1969), one of the most recognized conceptual artists in Cuba, studied from the elementary level to the ISA (Superior Institute of Art), graduating in...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pins
Un alto
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Lidzie Alvisa Jiménez (Havana in 1969), one of the most recognized conceptual artists in Cuba, studied from the elementary level to the ISA (Superior Institute of Art), graduating in...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pins
Descanso
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Lidzie Alvisa Jiménez (Havana in 1969), one of the most recognized conceptual artists in Cuba, studied from the elementary level to the ISA (Superior Institute of Art), graduating in...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pins
Escala
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Lidzie Alvisa Jiménez (Havana in 1969), one of the most recognized conceptual artists in Cuba, studied from the elementary level to the ISA (Superior Institute of Art), graduating in...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pins
Dialogo / diagonal
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Lidzie Alvisa Jiménez (Havana in 1969), one of the most recognized conceptual artists in Cuba, studied from the elementary level to the ISA (Superior Institute of Art), graduating in...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pins
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