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Abstract Mixed Media

ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
Color:  Blue
Untitled, Kirsten Hawthorne
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Kirsten Hawthorne received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and she lives and works in New York City. Hawthorne is a master oil pastellist creating works on p...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Oil Pastel, Graphite

Untitled, Kirsten Hawthorne
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Kirsten Hawthorne received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and she lives and works in New York City. Hawthorne is a master oil pastellist creating works on p...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Oil Pastel, Graphite

Untitled, Kirsten Hawthorne
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Kirsten Hawthorne received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and she lives and works in New York City. Hawthorne is a master oil pastellist creating works on p...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Oil Pastel, Graphite

Detours, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Fields of color map out artist Terri Bell's colorful abstract piece. The composition combines grid-like structures and segments contrasting with organic shapes....

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Untitled, Kirsten Hawthorne
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Kirsten Hawthorne received her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and she lives and works in New York City. Hawthorne is a master oil pastellist creating works on p...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Oil Pastel, Graphite

Barbara Hocker, Water Moments III, 2019, encaustic, photography, Naturalism
Located in Darien, CT
Barbara Hocker sees her life’s vocation as being an ambassador for the natural world through her art. Nature is facing many challenges right now. Hock...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Encaustic, Digital

Composition - Mixed Media by Patrice Lavaud - 1983
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Patrice Lavaud in 1983. Mixed media. Monogram of the artist and date on the lower margin. Hand signed on the back. Inc...
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1980s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

"Sicktina" figurative spray and acrylic on canvas, street art
Located in New York, NY
This painting comes with an Acrylic QR code plaque - when the QR code is scanned you can then point the camera at the physical painting and it will become augmented reality. To crea...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

'Dawn on silk'. Abstract naturalistic pink cherry blossom blue sky sakura season
Located in Penzance, GB
'Dawn on Silk' Original Artwork, Unframed _________________ Capturing the pulse and flush of fleeting youth. Sap rising through branches, buds, blossoms; like blood through the vein...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Gold Leaf

Some Rain
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Belgian artist Greet Helsen masterfully layers acrylic paint with the effervescent transparency of watercolors in her large mixed-media abstract paintings. Reminiscent of abstract ex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Susan Hensel_Skewed Geometry 1_digital embroidery_12x12in_
Located in Darien, CT
Susan Hensel designs images in the computer using specialized software.  It is a form of drawing in stitches that combines aspects of both Adobe Photoshop...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Fabric, Thread

Wings of Desire - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Clara Berta’s acrylic and mixed-media paintings blend texture and color to create harmony, mystery, and depth on the painted surface. Her paintings transform spaces into Zen environm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Headache" Contemporary Abstract Biomorphic Blue Textured Sculptural Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract textured biomorphic shape painted with bright blue pigment by contemporary Houston, TX artist Matthew Reeves. The work is designed to hang away from the wall and cast a shad...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Wood, Pigment

Cobalto E Smeraldo
Located in Tulsa, OK
Cobalto E Smeraldo means cobalt and emerald. These jewel tones paired create a vibrant and textural abstract landscape that will create a luxurious feel in interior spaces. Sized 72”...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Panel

Inbetween 0620
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sewing on Korean Paper 7 3/10 × 7 3/10 in 18.5 × 18.5 cm This is a unique work. This work includes a Certificate of Authenticity. The patchwork of Ro, Shin Kyoung Weaving the networ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Fabric, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Pigment

Beach Dancers, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Diana Elena Chelaru depicts three expressionist female figures in a wavy dance. Their flowing dresses burst into a joyous explosion of blue flowers. She ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

C1120 Unstretched Abstract Light Gree Blue White Quotes Words Dictionary
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is a part of the "Chaos and Control Theory" Series - the artist's signature series. It was created with the pages from an Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. This technique gives a special character to the work - you can play with it by asking questions, pointing to any part of the work, and you will get a meaningful phrase or a word. The work has blue and white colors. Great for the modern interior. The work is unstretched and will be shipped in a roll. -- "Chaos and Control Theory" Series is about depth and space. It’s about information overload, and what information looks like when you take out a meaning. I create lots of layers, using found materials and printed materials. I do an abstract expressionism painting on a surface first before I apply the printed and found materials. And then I begin to organize the surface, ultimately thinking about balance and flow and how the piece is going to contribute to the space it is going to be hanging in. -- Zach Touchon is an American contemporary abstract expressionist artist and muralist based in Los Angeles, CA. Besides that, Touchon is also an actor, a singer, a screenwriter, and a writer. Zach Touchon is an artist in the second generation. By rethinking abstract expressionism ideas, using different media he creates large abstract artwork along with small collages, huge...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Coexistence, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Anna Yoo paints an expressionist composition of humans connected through technology in a forest. "Global warming is becoming a stronger threat as an envi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

A 822 - Oversized Big Canvas Artwork Large Blue Original Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiss born artist Marco Schmidli creates minimalist paintings with a contemporary edge. Placing emphasis on process, he lets the mediums naturally manifest within his artwork. “An important aspect of my artwork is the removal of my own artistic hand. Instead of controlling and demanding the paint move and act a certain way, I let the paint naturally manifest and express its pure form/ true colors/ most natural movement.” Schmidli's work is known for its sensitive surfaces and subtle textures. He has developed specialized techniques for applying and layering color, giving depth to his paintings. This 64 inch high by 90 inch wide original artwork...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Watery Weather" Mixed Media abstract with textural blues, teal, and white
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Watery Weather" is a beautiful abstract painting by Nancy Eckels. It exhibits the bold colors and textures that her work is known for. Using sculptural texture with beautiful ocean...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Other Medium

Cliffs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Belgian artist Greet Helsen masterfully layers acrylic paint with the effervescent transparency of watercolors in her large mixed-media abstract paintings. Reminiscent of abstract ex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Untitled 5" Large Black, Orange, and Light Blue Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Orange and black abstract expressionist painting by Texas artist Gerald Syler. The work features a balanced composition of large, colorful orange and blac...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Charcoal, Oil, Canvas

"Splashy Rocks" Mixed Media abstract with textural rich blues, teal, aqua
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Splashy Rocks" is a beautiful luminous abstract painting by Nancy Eckels. It exhibits the bold colors and textures that her work is known for. Using sculptural texture with beautif...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Other Medium

Law of Abstraction
Located in Palm Desert, CA
EMILY VAN HORN My soul purpose is as a catalyst for transformation. As a visual starting point I draw inspiration from urban surroundings, the crumblin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Ocean Bubbles, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A world beneath the waves awaits you, with serene blues and white ocean bubbles, a stunning resin finish, and gorgeous textures; accented with yellow to represent sun rays peeking th...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

'My Blue Peace' - contemporary abstract portrait - expressionism - Ed Clark
Located in Atlanta, GA
"My Blue Peace" features hues of orange, blue and yellow. 24 by 20 inches framed Sachi Rome is inspired by the works of Gerhard Richter, Deborah Dancy, Ed Clark, M. Florine Démosthène, Morel Doucet and Kassou Seydou. Sachi Rome is a painter and a mixed media artist who views her process as a ritual. Utilizing expressive mark making, movement and texture through an experimental use of tools and materials, she creates a visual dialogue that explores spaces for Black people to exist without fear. Connections between identity, memory and African spirituality are entry points for creating a protected and safe space, free from the contrived world that fights to sustain the deception that Black bodies are a threat, and thus unworthy of peaceful existence. Her subjects are colorful, textured figures living in a visual space left open and void of outside negative forces. In creating visual avatars of these souls, she is regifting them with life, presence and audience. They are at home in their space and assured of a rarefied and precious safety, scarcely afforded to and felt by Black people. It is within her work that she offers portals and talismans of hope, healing and protection. Sachi Rome was born, raised, lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated with a Bachelor of Education from Morris Brown...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Canvas

Troubled Tides: Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Heavily textured with paste, crackle, fabric, bitumen and acrylics. Signed on reverse to enable hanging in any preferred orientation. Winsor & Newton Professional Wrapped Canvas. ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paste, Fabric, Acrylic

Shipwreck, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Paula Martino paints a semi-abstracted view of the hull of a wrecked tugboat. She draws inspiration from a shipwreck on the southeast shore of Monhegan I...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Rainbow Envy, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A bold abstract expressionism painting with a refreshing spray painted turquoise, teal, and black and white background; the white and teal lines were sprayed thinly with a calligraph...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

"American Dream" - acrylic, white grease, pencil oil pastel collage on Canvas
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Joan Scheibel works in layers, working from light to dark. She is often asked about her process which she feels is more than just a process but is a way of life. She sees people and ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

"City Glitz" Mixed Media abstract with textural blues, teal, metallic gold
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"City Glitz" is a beautiful abstract painting by Nancy Eckels. It exhibits the bold colors and textures that her work is known for. Using sculptural texture with beautiful ocean blu...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Other Medium

The Flow of Blue (diptych), Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
TITLE: THE FLOW OF BLUE (diptych) DESCRIPTION: This artwork was created in a moment of great awareness, peace, and balance. It is about the wonderful feeling of a harmonious flow...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Intramolecular
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Resin coated and mounted to layers of plywood, these digital/mixed media ‘picture objects’ represent interpretations of contemporary visual culture charmed by minimalism, modernism...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment

Advent of Light, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
DESCRIPTION: Advent of Light is inspired by a special state during meditation process, when you feel your body is receiving light. MATERIALS: It is painted with high quality acry...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Mont-Blanc - Color Symphony VII - Abstract, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This mixed-media contemporary abstract artwork was created using acrylic paint and ink in the colors Turquoise, Violet, Gold, Copper. The image lets us imagine perhaps the peaks of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Sapphire V, Acrylic on Arches Paper, Gallery White Frame, Float Mount
Located in Armonk, NY
Sapphire V is an abstract acrylic painting on Arches 140lb paper. Linda Colletta used her brushwork technique to create this dynamic piece which is just one of the works in her Brush...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Acrylic

"Release" Mixed Media abstract with textural blues, teal, turquoise
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Release" is a beautiful large abstract painting by Nancy Eckels. It exhibits the bold colors and textures that her work is known for. Using sculptural texture with beautiful ocean ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Other Medium

"Bubbly At The Beach" Mixed Media abstract with textural blues, teal, turquoise
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Bubbly At The Beach" is a beautiful large abstract painting by Nancy Eckels. It exhibits the bold colors and textures that her work is known for. Using sculptural texture with beau...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Other Medium

Mindy Weisel, For song as full as the sea, museum quality reproduction 120x98 cm
Located in Jerusalem, IL
Mindy Weisel For song as full as the sea museum quality hand embellished print on canvas edition of 36 120 x 98 cm 47 x 38 in Mindy Weisel was born in ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Giclée

Uniformly Coordinated Tectonic Preferences IV
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Uniformly Coordinated Tectonic Preferences IV," by Kati Vilim is a blue and magenta scale abstract geometric, non-objective, oil painting on canvas over wo...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

Flowers III - Contemporary, Abstract, Expressionism, Modern, Pop art, Geometric
Located in London, London
Digital pigment print Ultrachrome ink on Fabriano Rosaspina paper. Hand signed by the artist, and certificate of authenticity. Edition of 25 (Unframed) His work has been shown in ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Archival Pigment

Connections I
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Connections I," by Kati Vilim is a blue and yellow - green scale abstract geometric, non-objective, Venetian plaster and acrylic painting on wood panel. K...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Wood Panel, Plaster, Acrylic

Emerald Pools
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This great piece captures in its blues, emeralds, greens, and whites the elegance of "Sacred Waters." The textures and built-up surface bring light and reflections into the space, an...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Epoxy Resin, Glue, Glaze, Glitter, Ink, Acrylic, Pigment, Other Medium

Raquel Sanchez, Full Moon, museum quality print in various sizes
Located in Jerusalem, IL
Raquel Sanchez Full Moon Hand embellished limited edition museum quality print on canvas edition of 36 editions available in various sizes Influenced b...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Color, Giclée

Untitled, no 10 - Textured Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in New York, NY
Medium Size artwork Mix Media on Stretched Canvas. Framing options. Contact Gallery for Options. BIO Born and raised in the coastal town of Mobile, Alabama, Brad Robertson's earlies...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Untitled, no 9 - Blue Textured Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in New York, NY
Medium Size artwork Mix Media on Stretched Canvas. Framing options available. Contact Gallery for options. BIO Born and raised in the coastal town of Mobile, Alabama, Brad Robertso...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Uniformly Coordinated Tectonic Preferences II
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Uniformly Coordinated Tectonic Preferences II," by Kati Vilim is a blue and magenta scale abstract geometric, non-objective, oil painting on canvas over wo...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

Bright Sky - Large Abstract Deep Blue Water Minimalist Oceanscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Clara Berta’s acrylic and mixed-media paintings blend texture and color to create harmony, mystery, and depth on the painted surface. Her paintings transform spaces into Zen environm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Onde Grandi
Located in Boca Raton, FL
KX2 is a collaboration combining the strengths of artists and sisters Ruth Avra and Dana Kleinman who create mathematically inspired sculpture merging metal and painting. From a dis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Stainless Steel

Celtic Song. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Patricia McParlin, is an award winning British artist who lives and works in Wales. She studied at The University of Wales and The West Wales School of the Arts. She has recently b...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Swimming Pool Abstract, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Gail Ragains recalls the play of light and cool tones from a time she spent swimming. With this inspiration, Gail paints layers of varied shades of blue ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

"Breaking Circle". Contemporary Mixed Media Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Pebbles, sand and pigment on panel Artist Statement My artistic practice has been profoundly influenced by exposure to two vastly different environments. Firstly, growing up in Lon...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Pigment

"A Serenely Quiet Sea" Mixed Media abstract with textural blues, teal, turquoise
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"A Serenely Quiet Sea" is a beautiful large abstract painting by Nancy Eckels. It exhibits the bold colors and textures that her work is known for. Using sc...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Other Medium

Parallel Layers 18 Blue
Located in Park City, UT
Acrylic mixed media layered on plexiglass
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Plexiglass, Acrylic

TMD 602
Located in Tulsa, OK
DEBORAH T COLTER TMD 602 Deborah Colter's paintings come into existence through the combination of synthetic polymer paints, torn or cut up bits of collage, painted papers, marks of ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

TMD 601
Located in Tulsa, OK
DEBORAH T COLTER TMD 601 Deborah Colter's paintings come into existence through the combination of synthetic polymer paints, torn or cut up bits of collage, painted papers, marks of ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Untitled, no 8 - Blue Textured Abstract Landscape Painting on Stretched Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Medium Size artwork Mix Media on Canvas. Framing options available. Contact Gallery for Options. BIO Born and raised in the coastal town of Mobile, Alabama, Brad Robertson's earlie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media

A4086
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiss born artist Marco Schmidli creates minimalist paintings with a contemporary edge. Placing emphasis on process, he lets the mediums naturally manifest within his artwork. “An im...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract mixed media available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add mixed media created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Francisco Nicolás, Melisa Taylor Metzger, Aimée Farnet Siegel, and Franco DeFrancesca. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Mixed Media and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract mixed media, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for mixed media made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $385,000, while the average work sells for $2,221.

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