Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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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"Delivered and Discarded (positives) #2" wall hanging ink and Tyvek assemblage
By Yoonmi Nam
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Delivered and Discarded (positives) #2" is an original wall-hanging piece by Yoonmi Nam. This piece is made from the flattening out packing boxes that the artist traces to depict t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Found Objects, Sumi Ink, Synthetic Paper
Lands End 2005 No 3 / watercolor, beautifully framed
Located in Burlingame, CA
Glorious electric green Land's end watercolor from William Stanisich, whose provocative Land’s End series was painted over a 40-year span with a force and directness that reflects th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Smug
By Olivia Gibb
Located in Kansas City, MO
Title : Smug
Materials : Stamp,xerox transfer,pastel,ink
Date : 2015
Dimensions : 8×9″
COA provided
Art school took Olivia Gibb away from Oklahoma and up to Kansas City, which she h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Pencil
$498 Sale Price
47% Off
Coral Carol of Freedom - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Coral Carol of Freedom is realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023.
Sumi, Persian ink, and acrylic on kraft paper.
Hand-signed and dated.
Excellent conditions.
From the series "Resistance and Alchemical Metals"
The artwork is realized poeticly, with an exclusive title that refers to the socio-political context, and the application of limited color of metals" various copper, gold, silver, bronze" have metaphorical features of alchemy. In this series artist took positions, and gestures of revolutionary and rebellious bodies on the battlefield of revolution and transformed them dynamically into precious sources of resistance by spiritual transitions of colors akin to alchemy, meat, and blood found their symbolic meaning through colors and expressive brushstrokes, metals here refer to bodies of freedom seekers, shapable, flexible, shiny and a source of strength, that highlights how a body becomes a battlefield, a golden source of sacrifice, a silver font of resistance, copper as blood in fighting for freedom.
What makes this series unique: it is deeply behind the dynamic emotion of each gestural figure, in a minimalistic manner, and the vigorous and unbridled energy of brushstrokes, is raw, spontaneous, and emotionally charged.
Her works in this series challenge oppression and gender-related issues by applying oriental brushstrokes of calligraphy in ink as a primary tool, to fragile subjects.
Parimah Avani, born in 1988 in Tehran, Iran, is a multidisciplinary artist and a recognized figure in contemporary hermetic Persian literature and the avant-garde "Other" movement. Her book, "Magic Verses of Antalus," was a finalist for the prestigious "Shamlou" Award. Her most recent achievement is winning an art competition for a scholarship from Werkstatt Plettenberg in Germany, culminating in a solo exhibition held at the Gallery of the German Bank of Sparkasse. Avani's artistic journey began with travels to China and Russia during her formative years, oriental philosophies, particularly Zen and Buddhism, and folk arts ignited her passion for comparative mythology evident in her archaic style. In 2009, she moved to Rome, Italy to study multimedia art, and gained a Master’s in painting at the Fine Art Academy of Rome. Immersed in cultural parallels between East and West, mythological themes transcend boundaries in art, exploring magic and ancient scripts inspired by the scholarly insights of Frazer and Eliade on rituals. Her anthropological view culminated in a Ph.D. in the history of contemporary art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
A Poet - Drawing by Carlo Cego - 1966
Located in Roma, IT
A poet is a contemporary artwork realized by Carlo Cego in 1966.
Miched colored pencil and watercolor drawing on paper.
Includes frame: 52 x 2.5 x 72 cm
Hand signed and titled on ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
Colophon 11, Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Signed, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Willy Bo Richardson received an MFA in painting from Pratt Institute in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Portal
By Jim Holyoak
Located in Santa Monica, CA
India Ink
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink
$912 Sale Price
20% Off
Ky Anderson "The Full Stack 22.5" Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
By Ky Anderson
Located in New York, NY
Artist Statement
My work falls somewhere between abstraction, formalism and narrative painting. I see the content and story when I look at my work, but shape and color are equally i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Bound (Sea) - Abstract Spray Paint and Fiber on Paper
Located in Gilroy, CA
Liddell often walks the line between contemporary art and craft. Working to bring materials that are traditionally labeled as "craft" and lesser into the contemporary conversation. M...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Spray Paint, Textile, Thread, Acrylic
"MY OUT-OF-REACH GARDEN", abstract watercolor, memory, flowers, stars, textile
Located in Toronto, Ontario
MY OUT-OF-REACH GARDEN is a new watercolor on Fabriano paper by Fleur Thesmar. The artwork measures 22x30", and is a structured composition in tones of blue, violet, rose, gold and green. Bordering on abstraction and representation, there appear to be sheets of paper, a desk, and yet surrounded by flowers, patterns and textiles it becomes a larger scene, a collection of memories.
From Fleur Thesmar – "When you cannot return to a place you love, your memory invents the place for you. Apparent forms are suddenly unrecognizable, a reconstructed memory of a far-away place. Wrapped in patterns, grids and cloth, lights and stars shine as if from a mirror. Throughout are organic, fantastic shapes of flowers."
Having moved her family from France to America, artist Fleur Thesmar closely observed the changes in her world – from the seemingly obvious such as surrounding landscapes, the light of day and weather, the flowers, trees and shorelines – to the smaller less obvious shifts, such as how one behaves in a new world, in a new home, how one cherishes certain belongings and certain memories.
Her artistic practice is borne out of that close observation and shift in perspective, and has led to a number of successful gallery shows in the U.S. and internationally. Fleur Thesmar has shown at Beacon Gallery in Boston MA, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn NY, Old West Museum, Cheyenne WY, Belmont Art Gallery, Belmont MA, and Salon Ile-de-France 2020, Bourg-La-Reine, France. Her work is on permanent display at the Tower Hill Botanic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
"Nikolausstaden", Abstract Mixed Media Collage with Watercolor & Found Objects
Located in Soquel, CA
Mixed media found object collage with watercolor by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957), 2008.
This unique piece creates an abstract composition by layering stamps, ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Newsprint
Geologies Series 9040
By Nancy Charak
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nancy Charak
Title: Geologies Series 9040
Materials: Drawing on 140# Fabriano Artistico
Date: 2018
Dimensions: 22"x30"
Nancy Charak makes paintings and drawings in her studio in Tuc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper, Color Pencil
"PLENTY", watercolor, abstract, ice cream, landscape, patterns, textiles, fruit
Located in Toronto, Ontario
PLENTY is a new watercolor on Fabriano paper by Fleur Thesmar. The artwork measures 22x30". Note the gentle complexity of the composition, the suggestion of dollops of ice cream and fruit, or piles of colorful clothes, or a fanciful landscape. The scale grows large and small, far away and right in your lap!
From Fleur Thesmar – "My memory invents places and shapes, finding new games of mirrors thanks to mathematical models and theories. Shapes resembling bowls of fruit, balloons, landscapes and so on, actually fulfill a dream of mine to free the imagination and let the viewer invent as well."
Having moved her family from France to America, artist Fleur Thesmar closely observed the changes in her world – from the seemingly obvious such as surrounding landscapes, the light of day and weather, the flowers, trees and shorelines – to the smaller less obvious shifts, such as how one behaves in a new world, in a new home, how one cherishes certain belongings and certain memories.
Her artistic practice is borne out of that close observation and shift in perspective, and has led to a number of successful gallery shows in the U.S. and internationally. Fleur Thesmar has shown at Beacon Gallery in Boston MA, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn NY, Old West Museum, Cheyenne WY, Belmont Art Gallery, Belmont MA, and Salon Ile-de-France 2020, Bourg-La-Reine, France. Her work is on permanent display at the Tower Hill Botanic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Joker - Paint by Frida&Raul - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Title Joker -2020
Cloth 20x30 cm
Mixed material technique,acrilic,plastic mesh
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Plastic
"Traces" , 2 Minimalist Black an white Drawings, Large Size , Original art
Located in Agrigento, AG
Marilina Marchica, born in Agrigento, where she works and lives,
she graduated in Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna in 2008.
Her research is oriented towards a reflecti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Intrecci - Mixed Media by Maurizio Gracceva - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Intrecci is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2023.
Colored mixed media on paper.
Hand signed by the artist.
Title, date, techinique on the back.
Autho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Taahhutlu" Monotype with Chine Colle and Watercolor, Found Object Collage
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary abstract painting and found object collage composition with stamps, money, various types of paper, and watercolor by Michael Pauker (...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Found Objects
$2,047 Sale Price
35% Off
Early Marks No. 2
Located in Columbia, MO
Lita Kenyon was born in Marinette, Wisconsin. She attended Columbia College for her BFA, and earned her MA from Northern Illinois University 1982. She’s been featured in Empty Mirror...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Käepigistus Delf 7, Handshake Series
By Juri Koll
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Watercolor & Graphite on Canvas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Watercolor, Graphite
Remembering Florida. Unique signed abstract mixed media painting on paper Framed
Located in New York, NY
David Humphrey
Remembering Florida, 1992
Oil Stick, Enamel on Handmade Paper (Contemporary Art Center of Cincinnati label verso of frame)
Signed on the back
29 × 43 1/2 × 1 inches
Unframed
This is an abstract, mixed media work by David Humphrey. It has a "Contemporary Arts Center of Cincinnati" label on the verso.
In a vintage mahogany box...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon, Oil
My Stomach - Ink and Oil Pastel on Canvas by KEZIAT - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
My Stomach is a beautiful ink and oil pastel on canvas realized by the Italian artist KEZIAT in 2020.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower left.
Perfect conditions.
Certificate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Pen
The Sound of the Black Hole - Paint by Frida&Raul - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Title work “ The sound of the black hole “-2022
Cloth 40x40 cm ( white wooden frame )
Mixed material tecnique,stucco
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Siren's Song 6, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Willy Bo Richardson received an MFA in pai...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Abstract Composition - Watercolor and China Ink - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in the Second half of the 20th Century.
Mixed Media on paper.
Watercolors and colored china ink.
Mint conditio...
Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Pareidolia I . Ink On 19th Century Paper
Located in Brecon, Powys
Ink on 19th Century Paper
If painting, like any other language, can be considered an abstract system of signs, there must be a pictorial vocabulary and syntactical rules which commu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
Silvery Song of Resistance - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Silvery Song of Resistance is realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023.
Sumi, Persian ink, and acrylic on kraft paper.
Hand-signed and dated.
Excellent conditions.
From the series "Resistance and Alchemical Metals"
The artwork is realized poeticly, with an exclusive title that refers to the socio-political context, and the application of limited color of metals" various copper, gold, silver, bronze" have metaphorical features of alchemy. In this series artist took positions, and gestures of revolutionary and rebellious bodies on the battlefield of revolution and transformed them dynamically into precious sources of resistance by spiritual transitions of colors akin to alchemy, meat, and blood found their symbolic meaning through colors and expressive brushstrokes, metals here refer to bodies of freedom seekers, shapable, flexible, shiny and a source of strength, that highlights how a body becomes a battlefield, a golden source of sacrifice, a silver font of resistance, copper as blood in fighting for freedom.
What makes this series unique: it is deeply behind the dynamic emotion of each gestural figure, in a minimalistic manner, and the vigorous and unbridled energy of brushstrokes, is raw, spontaneous, and emotionally charged.
Her works in this series challenge oppression and gender-related issues by applying oriental brushstrokes of calligraphy in ink as a primary tool, to fragile subjects.
Parimah Avani, born in 1988 in Tehran, Iran, is a multidisciplinary artist and a recognized figure in contemporary hermetic Persian literature and the avant-garde "Other" movement. Her book, "Magic Verses of Antalus," was a finalist for the prestigious "Shamlou" Award. Her most recent achievement is winning an art competition for a scholarship from Werkstatt Plettenberg in Germany, culminating in a solo exhibition held at the Gallery of the German Bank of Sparkasse. Avani's artistic journey began with travels to China and Russia during her formative years, oriental philosophies, particularly Zen and Buddhism, and folk arts ignited her passion for comparative mythology evident in her archaic style. In 2009, she moved to Rome, Italy to study multimedia art, and gained a Master’s in painting at the Fine Art Academy of Rome. Immersed in cultural parallels between East and West, mythological themes transcend boundaries in art, exploring magic and ancient scripts inspired by the scholarly insights of Frazer and Eliade on rituals. Her anthropological view culminated in a Ph.D. in the history of contemporary art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
Crab (with traveling Museum Exhibition documentation)
By Tony Oursler
Located in New York, NY
Tony Oursler
Crab (With Museum Exhibition Labels), 1972
Colored pencil on paper
Bears what appears to be the artists signature (or original notation)...
Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil
Composition - Pen and Watercolor Drawing by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a beautiful blue pen and watercolor drawing on paper by the Italian artist Gino Guida.
The state of preservation is very good, excep...
Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pen, Watercolor
Invisible Cloak of Freedom - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Invisible Cloak of Freedom is realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2021.
Sumi, Persian ink, and acrylic on kraft paper.
Hand-signed and dated.
Excellent conditions.
From the series "Resistance and Alchemical Metals"
The artwork is expressively poetic, with an exclusive title that refers to the socio-political context, and the application of limited color of metals" various copper, gold, silver, bronze" have metaphorical features of alchemy. In this series artist took positions, and gestures of revolutionary and rebellious bodies on the battlefield of revolution and transformed them dynamically into precious sources of resistance by spiritual transitions of colors akin to alchemy, meat, and blood found their symbolic meaning through colors and expressive brushstrokes, metals here refer to bodies of freedom seekers, shapable, flexible, shiny and a source of strength, that highlights how a body becomes a battlefield, a golden source of sacrifice, a silver font of resistance, copper as blood, continuos fighting for freedom.
What makes this series unique: it is deeply behind the dynamic emotion of each gestural figure, in a minimalistic manner, and the vigorous and unbridled energy of brushstrokes, is raw, spontaneous, and emotionally charged.
Her works in this series challenge oppression and the theme of freedom by applying oriental brushstrokes of calligraphy in ink as a primary tool, to fragile subjects.
Parimah Avani, born in 1988 in Tehran, Iran, is a multidisciplinary artist and a recognized figure in contemporary hermetic Persian literature and the avant-garde "Other" movement. Her book, "Magic Verses of Antalus," was a finalist for the prestigious "Shamlou" Award. Her most recent achievement is winning an art competition for a scholarship from Werkstatt Plettenberg in Germany, culminating in a solo exhibition held at the Gallery of the German Bank of Sparkasse. Avani's artistic journey began with travels to China and Russia during her formative years, oriental philosophies, particularly Zen and Buddhism, and folk arts ignited her passion for comparative mythology evident in her archaic style. In 2009, she moved to Rome, Italy to study multimedia art, and gained a Master’s in painting at the Fine Art Academy of Rome. Immersed in cultural parallels between East and West, mythological themes transcend boundaries in art, exploring magic and ancient scripts inspired by the scholarly insights of Frazer and Eliade on rituals. Her anthropological view culminated in a Ph.D. in the history of contemporary art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
Siren - Paint by Frida&Raul - 2019
Located in Roma, IT
Title work “ Siren”-2019
Cloth 30x40 cm
Acrylic technique
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic
The Tears of Nature - Paint by Frida&Raul - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
The tears of nature -2022
cloth 40x50 cm
Mixed media stucco,textile,plastic
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Plastic, Mixed Media
Rhapsody of Freedom - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Rhapsody of Freedom is realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023.
Sumi, Persian ink, and acrylic on kraft paper.
Hand-signed and dated.
Excellent conditions.
From the series "Resistance and Alchemical Metals"
The artwork is expressively poetic, with an exclusive title that refers to the socio-political context, and the application of limited color of metals" various copper, gold, silver, bronze" have metaphorical features of alchemy. In this series artist took positions, and gestures of revolutionary and rebellious bodies on the battlefield of revolution and transformed them dynamically into precious sources of resistance by spiritual transitions of colors akin to alchemy, meat, and blood found their symbolic meaning through colors and expressive brushstrokes, metals here refer to bodies of freedom seekers, shapable, flexible, shiny and a source of strength, that highlights how a body becomes a battlefield, a golden source of sacrifice, a silver font of resistance, copper as blood and women fighting for freedom.
What makes this series unique: it is deeply behind the dynamic emotion of each gestural figure, in a minimalistic manner, and the vigorous and unbridled energy of brushstrokes, is raw, spontaneous, and emotionally charged.
Her works in this series challenge oppression and gender-related issues by applying oriental brushstrokes of calligraphy in ink as a primary tool, to fragile subjects.
Parimah Avani, born in 1988 in Tehran, Iran, is a multidisciplinary artist and a recognized figure in contemporary hermetic Persian literature and the avant-garde "Other" movement. Her book, "Magic Verses of Antalus," was a finalist for the prestigious "Shamlou" Award. Her most recent achievement is winning an art competition for a scholarship from Werkstatt Plettenberg in Germany, culminating in a solo exhibition held at the Gallery of the German Bank of Sparkasse. Avani's artistic journey began with travels to China and Russia during her formative years, oriental philosophies, particularly Zen and Buddhism, and folk arts ignited her passion for comparative mythology evident in her archaic style. In 2009, she moved to Rome, Italy to study multimedia art, and gained a Master’s in painting at the Fine Art Academy of Rome. Immersed in cultural parallels between East and West, mythological themes transcend boundaries in art, exploring magic and ancient scripts inspired by the scholarly insights of Frazer and Eliade on rituals. Her anthropological view culminated in a Ph.D. in the history of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
Composition - Drawing by Maurizio Gracceva - 2010
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva (Roma, 1955) in 2010.
Good condition.
Hand-signed.
China ink and watercolor.
Aut...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor
Composition - Drawing by Maurizio Gracceva - 2010
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva (Roma, 1955) in 2010.
Good condition.
Hand-signed.
China ink and watercolor.
Aut...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor
Standing Nude - Original Ink Drawing and Watercolor - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Standing Nude is an original Contemporary Artwork realized in the 1970s.
Mixed Media on cardboard.
Colored ink and watercolor.
Good conditions: spots of foxing are present on the ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
$427 Sale Price
25% Off
Song of Pink Warrior - Drawing by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Song of Pink Warrior is a drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023.
China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper.
Hand-signed and dated.
Excellent conditions.
Presented in a Solo exhibition of "Calligraphy of Bodies" in Luoghi Comuni Turin 2023.
The artwork is expressively and poetically created, the well-applied dry and watery strokes represent gestural revolutionary figures in a minimalistic manner in a miniature style of composition. which makes this series unique: it is deeply behind the dynamic emotion of each gestural figure, four colors here have metaphorical features; pink as woman, yellow as hope, silvery as resistance, and red as blood. another aspect that stands out in this art is the vigorous and unbridled energy of brushstrokes. Her Series could be described as raw, spontaneous, and emotionally charged. Gestures are a powerful and thought-provoking commentary on social and political issues.
The panoramic lines inspired by Persian calligraphy, here have an exclusive sense of narration harmoniously. The style of Persian calligraphy and knowledge of poetry let her make a visual poem in an expressionistic style, congruent with the poetic title, the use of space and maintaining an empty background and foreground intentionally have been made to emphasize the solitude and loneliness of gestural figures and at the same time connect to oriental calligraphy.
Her artworks artwork has evident characteristics, firstly strongly inspired by Tachisme's “Abstraction lyrique" and artworks of Henri Michaux, and Hans Hurting secondly oriental Persian calligraphy of poems style is evident in her artworks, finally dynamic sensation of revolutionary art...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Watercolour on Embossed Paper - Series "Visual Diaries" - Contemporary Artist
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
The series of works "Visual Diaries" represents drawings on paper, featuring expressive abstractions or figurations created daily by the artist. Each work’s title includes the creati...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Hope" - Contemporary Minimalism Colorful Young Child in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Carmel, CA
Frida Willis (Swedish, born 1971)
"Hope" 2024
Watercolor, Ink, Paper
The artist signed the bottom right of the artwork.
"Hope" by Frida Willis captures a striking and delicate portr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Kate #7 #2
By Ant Pearce
Located in Brecon, Powys
The series continues
Water Based Ink + cotton thread sewn on cotton on paper
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Cotton, Ink, Paper, Thread
Incontrarsi - Drawing by Maurizio Gracceva - 2024
Located in Roma, IT
Incontrarsi is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2024.
Colored mixed media on paper.
Hand signed by the artist.
Title, date, techinique and sign on the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Alchemical Season of Freedom - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Alchemical Season of Freedom is a drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023.
Sumi, Persian ink, and acrylic on kraft paper.
Hand-signed and dated.
Excellent conditions.
From the series "Resistance and Alchemical Metals"
The artwork poetcally refers to the socio-political context, and the application of limited color of metals" various copper, gold, silver, bronze" have metaphorical features of alchemy. In this series artist took positions, and gestures of revolutionary and rebellious bodies on the battlefield of revolution and transformed them dynamically into precious sources of resistance by spiritual transitions of colors akin to alchemy, meat, and blood found their symbolic meaning through colors and expressive brushstrokes, metals here refer to bodies of freedom seekers, shapable, flexible, shiny and a source of strength, that highlights how a body becomes a battlefield, a golden source of sacrifice, a silver font of resistance, copper as blood and women fighting for freedom.
What makes this series unique: it is deeply behind the dynamic emotion of each gestural figure represented in a minimalistic manner, and the vigorous and unbridled energy of brushstrokes, as raw, spontaneous, and emotionally charged.
Her works in this series challenge oppression, torture, censorship, and gender-related issues themes by applying oriental brushstrokes of calligraphy in ink as a primary tool, to fragile subjects. She portrays her Eastern identity through materials and techniques as a fundament, adding layers to today's socio-political concerns. In her Exhibition "Heroine's Journey" presented in the Sparkasse Plettenberg, Germany in 2023, she with the same approach successfully presented revolutionary and rebellious gestures by applying metaphorical limited colors of alchemical metals.
Parimah Avani, born in 1988 in Tehran, Iran, is a multidisciplinary artist and a recognized figure in contemporary hermetic Persian literature and the avant-garde "Other" movement. Her book, "Magic Verses of Antalus," was a finalist for the prestigious "Shamlou" Award. Her most recent achievement is winning an art competition for a scholarship from Werkstatt Plettenberg in Germany, culminating in a solo exhibition held at the Gallery of the German Bank...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Sumi Ink, Acrylic
"ROAD TO PARADISE", egg tempera, trees, fruit, blossoms, geometry, flora pattern
Located in Toronto, Ontario
ROAD TO PARADISE is an egg tempera on Ampersand panel by Fleur Thesmar. The artwork measures 24x18x1" and is unvarnished (as many artists prefer). Against a grid of gentle reds, yellows and cream...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Egg Tempera, Panel
Wistful
By Toni Simon
Located in Darien, CT
Toni Simon is a multimedia artist and writer living in Brooklyn. Her work encompasses the ways in which the future will appear, the shape of things to come, accessed through trance s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Rag Paper
Untitled - Drawing - 2017
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2017.
Mixed colored ink on paper.
Hand signed by the artist.
Author of numerous philosophical and literary es...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Song in Sunset of Revolution - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Song in Sunset of Revolution is a drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023.
Sumi and traditional Persian ink, and acrylic on kraft paper.
Hand-signed and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Sumi Ink, Acrylic
Tutto Sospeso - Mixed Media by Maurizio Gracceva - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Tutto sospeso is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2021.
Ink on paper.
Hand signed by the artist.
Title, date, techinique on the back.
Author of numerou...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Ink
SF 89-153.
By Sam Francis
Located in Malmo, SE
Artwork size: 67 x 51 cm.
Frame size: 112 x 97 cm.
Free shipment worldwide.
Archive number SF 89-153 in the Sam Francis Foundation.
Stamped with the Sam Francis Estate logo and stamped signature on verso.
Sam Francis’s paintings are a journey into a dream, a voyage into the landscapes of the soul where colours are lights on fire.
Alongside names such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline, Sam Francis is an artist who has succeeded in demonstrating a total mastery of abstract expressionism’s impassioned and spontaneous genre.
The explosions of colour – red, blue, green and yellow – the streaks, strokes and bold lines of his pictures are the physical synthesis of the deepest crevices of the soul. His colours create rhythmical motifs that, characteristically enough, can be called the “musicality” of his paintings.
The work of Sam Francis provides a visible meeting place for the conscious and the unconscious. His pictures are the cross-fertilisation of what has already been experienced with what exists still only as desire, a struggle between melancholy and merrymaking.
Influenced by C.G. Jung, the father of psychoanalysis, Sam Francis spent a large portion of his life exploring the premise that dreams, instincts and intuition provide, the keys which unlock the mysteries and meaning of our inner lives. He was also fascinated by the four ancient elements – earth, water, air and fire – which developed into a leitmotif in his work.
Sam Francis was born in San Mateo in California, USA in 1923. After starting to paint at the age of around twenty, he soon found himself increasingly consumed by the power of art.
He spent much of the 1950s in Paris, from where he not only made frequent excursions to a number of European cities, but also embarked on many journeys to South America and Asia.
He continued to move from place to place, primarily in the USA and Japan, right up until his death in 1994.
Sam Francis’s first...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
$101,033
Composition - Mixed Media - François Chapuis - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an Original Mixed Media realized by Francois Chapuis in mid-20th century.
Good condition , hand signed on the lower right corner with ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Goddess and Pillar of Sky of Skies - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Goddess and Pillar of Sky of Skies is a Drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023.
China ink, acrylic, and charcoal on traditional Japanese Kozo paper, with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
Emergere - Drawing by Maurizio Gracceva - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Emergere is a beautiful artwork realized by Maurizio Gracceva in the 2023.
Colored mixed media on paper.
Hand signed by the artist.
Title, date, techinique and sign on the back...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Abstract composition -Drawing by Unknown -20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Anonymous Artist of the late 20th Century.
Mixed colored watercolor on paper glued on a wood panel.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Goddess and Pillar of the Middle East Sky - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Goddess and Pillar of the Middle East Sky is a Drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023.
China ink, acrylic, and charcoal on traditional Japanese Kozo pape...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
Songs of Prisoners - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Songs of Prisoners is a drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023.
Sumi, Persian ink, and acrylic on kraft paper.
Hand-signed and dated.
Excellent conditions.
From the series "Resistance and Alchemical Metals"
The artwork is expressively poetic, with an exclusive title that refers to the socio-political context, and the application of limited color of metals" various copper, gold, silver, bronze" have metaphorical features of alchemy. In this series artist took positions, and gestures of revolutionary and rebellious bodies on the battlefield of revolution and transformed them dynamically into precious sources of resistance by spiritual transitions of colors akin to alchemy, meat, and blood found their symbolic meaning through colors and expressive brushstrkes, metals here refer to bodies of freedom seekers, shapable, flexible, shiny and a source of strength, that highlights how a body becomes a battlefield, a golden source of sacrifice, a silver font of resistance, copper as blood and women fighting for freedom.
Her works in this series challenge oppression, torture, censorship, and gender-related issues themes by applying oriental brushstrokes of calligraphy in ink as a primary tool, to fragile subjects. She portrays her Eastern identity through materials and techniques as a fundament, adding layers of today's socio-political concerns. In her Exhibition "Heroine's Journey" presented in the Sparkasse Plettenberg, Germany in 2023, she with the same approach successfully presented revolutionary and rebellious gestures by applying the same metaphorical limited colors of alchemical metals.
What makes this series unique: it is deeply behind the dynamic emotion of each gestural figure, represented in a minimalistic manner, and the vigorous and unbridled energy of brushstrokes, as raw, spontaneous, and emotionally charged.
Parimah Avani, born in 1988 in Tehran, Iran, is a multidisciplinary artist and a recognized figure in contemporary hermetic Persian literature and the avant-garde "Other" movement. Her book, "Magic Verses of Antalus," was a finalist for the prestigious "Shamlou" Award. Her most recent achievement is winning an art competition for a scholarship from Werkstatt Plettenberg in Germany, culminating in a solo exhibition held at the Gallery of the German Bank...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Sumi Ink, Acrylic
"Boston Tea Part Invites II, " Original Watercolor/Ink signed by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Boton Tea Party Invites II" is an original watercolor and ink painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower left. This piece depicts tea bags falling into the water, splatter of co...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Bathers 5, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in New York, NY
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Willy Bo Richardson received an MFA in pai...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
American Contemporary Art by M. Alan - Twenty-twenty the Year Godzilla came Over
By Michael Alan
Located in Paris, IDF
Pen, ink, pencil, watercolor & colored pencils on paper
Michael Alan is an American artist born in 1977 who lives & works in New York, USA. As a multidisciplinary artist. His work h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Pen, Color Pencil, Pencil
Magic Carpet Ride 4 - 9"x 12", Geometric Pattern, Black, White, Brown Artwork
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This detailed artwork on paper puts emphasis on design and composition. A navajo inspired pattern is created using traditional design elements. The high contrasting, geometric patter...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
Jingle Bells of Freedom - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Jingle Bells of Freedom is a drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023.
Sumi and Persian ink, and acrylic on traditional Lokta Hymalian paper "Nepali Kagaj"...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Sumi Ink, Acrylic
Silvery Song of Women - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Silvery Song of Women is a drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023.
Sumi and Persian ink, and acrylic on traditional Lokta Hymalian paper "Nepali Kagaj".
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Sumi Ink, Acrylic
Lullaby for Children of the Revolution - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Lullaby for Children of the Revolution is an original painting realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023.
China ink and acrylic on fr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
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