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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:  Purple
Terraform, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Set against a deep blue background, cut-outs of the sky, a tree, and the moon's surface are enclosed within a strip of paper and geometric-shaped thread. The ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

essen 25, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Before we can evolve, balance must be restored. The word goddess contains the syllables expressing both the masculine, god, and the feminine, ESS, sound tones. The suffix ESS and t...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

SHIZEN SERIES I
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kim Fonder, SHIZEN SERIES I, Mixed Media on Handmade Paper with Plexi, 12.00 X 12.00 in, $600.00, Blue White, Abstract, works on paper Kim Fonder loves texture and touch. Her painti...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Plexiglass, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper

Mont Blanc Lake Blanc - contemporary glass mixed media landscape mountain art
Located in London, Chelsea
This original artwork is created using mixed media on plexiglas composite. This painting is sold with its original charcoal sketch. Drawing and sketching has been integral behind M...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Plexiglass, Mixed Media

Kidney Pool Landscape in Pastel Tones, Naïf Shapes Painting in Vivid Tones, 2021
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Pastel Kidney Pool" is an abstract painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. It is a beautiful series of organic large forms combined with subtle tones and unique shapes that is bot...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper

The Purple Dress 4 - Original Ink Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Linen, Ink

Lavender Field II - Textured Purple Original Abstract Landscape Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The delicate and poetic artworks of painter Frederic Paul reference his Asian roots in expressive and elaborate compositions. Inspired by the bold colors, spices, flora, and landscap...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Rice Paper

Defying Gravity - abstract blue white painting and collage on panel
Located in New York, NY
Deborah T Colter is a contemporary abstract painter who lives on the Island of Martha’s Vineyard. Deborah graduated from the Rhode Island School of D...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Untitled Quilt.D #8
Located in Detroit, MI
Vintage Fade Poly/Cotton, Satin Cotton, and Twill Cotton, 70 x 74 inches, 2022 (Hanging hardware included) Julian J. Jones quilts made from images taken from the artist’s gestural, abstract drawings are inspired by traditional African American quilting...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Textile, Digital, Cotton

Trophy
Located in Montreal, Quebec
There is rarely any forward planning, materials and choices are made randomly, colors and mediums are selected in accordance with the needs of what transpires at the moment. At times...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Among People, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Anna Yoo depicts two distant people sitting away from each other. She paints from imagination and portrays how we move through the world and the people w...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Little Pattern Green
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petra Rös-Nickel’s original paintings merge playful forms, bright colors and architectural compositions in oil and mixed media on canvas. Her contemporary artworks contain rich textures and patterns, referencing popular European textile design of the fifties and sixties. Rös-Nickel’s work translates the geometric and organic elements of an era which hoisted the flags of modernism and which, due to a trend to return to a rather retro style, has become topical once more. This colorful 28 inch high by 16 inch wide contemporary oil painting can be installed horizontally or vertically. The sides of this artwork are painted and it does not require framing. This one-of-a-kind painting is signed by the artist on the back. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable U.S. and global shipping available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Petra was born 1963 in Wathlingen near Celle, Germany, and breaks completely new ground with her abstract forms of painting and expression. After studying fashion design at the professional school for clothing in Bremen, 1980, Petra Rös-Nickel changed her field of study to architecture in Eckernförde, 1982. She now lives in Hamburg, Germany. Preferring the creative aspects of the studies to the technical ones, the artist developed the basics of her painting, never denying the roots of applied design and soon ending in a refreshing, distinctive style. Petra Rös-Nickel experiments with form, along with the use of a technique that draws attention to the processes used in creating a painting. Essential is the color space presented in multiple layers that offers the beholder access to more profound color planes. These details, scratchings, and rubbings lead to various elements of tension, such as “patchwork” or harmonious-contemplative forms (“windows”) and “oscillating lines”. Rös-Nickel's modernist paintings develop an energetic impact on the space they‘re displayed in, conveying her joy of life and self-confidence. Her abstract geometric textured artworks have been exhibited and collected worldwide, including Germany, Belgium, USA, Canada, Singapore and Hong Kong. Notable collectors include Chris Rock...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Comically, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Scott Dykema demonstrates a roaring lion with a fierce look in its eyes. One of the biggest pieces in his series of collaged mixed media portraits and an...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Contemporary Geometric Abstraction- Mixed Media Painting-440201202
Located in Beijing, CN
Description: Liu Gang(b.1965) 440201202 water-based and oil-based pigments on rice paper 272 by 130.6 cm Dated 2021 mounted and framed The artwork comes wi...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Rice Paper, Pigment

Window, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Anna Yoo paints an expressionist scene from a dance party through two windows. She depicts it as a visual bridge between the inside and the outside. Anna...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

#29 School of Paris, Contemporary Modern Abstract Oil Paint on Stretched Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Small Size stretched Oil paint on Canvas. Contact Gallery for Framing Options. BIO David Headley was born in Washington, PA, in 1946. He has a BA in Li...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Oil, Canvas

Hunt Slonem "Trio March" Pink and Purple Ombre Lightbox with Painted Bunnies
Located in Baltimore, MD
Hunt Slonem LED Lightbox with acrylic painted bunnies and pink and purple ombre. A nearby electrical outlet is required for installation. Inspired b...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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LED Light, Acrylic

Ubiquitin
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, technology and futurism. Recalling the colour-field and the elemental geometry of mid to late twentieth century post painterly abstraction, minimalism and op-art, these works use digital imaging as a means to navigate the territory between photography and painting, mixing references to photography, painting and television...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment

Neuralpath Epicentre
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

Materials

Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment

Nuclei Conductor
Located in Santa Monica, CA
DeFrancesca’s mixed media “picture-objects” explore the intersections between digital media, photography and painting. Working in hyper-saturated, supernatural shades, DeFrancesca cr...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Resin, Mixed Media, Panel

In HAL We Trust
Located in Santa Monica, CA
A native of Toronto, Franco graduated from the Ontario College of Art (now OCAD) in 1990 and returned to the University of Guelph in 2004-05 to further his studies after 12 years wor...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Resin, Mixed Media, Panel

GA1220 Limited edition 2/10 giclee geometric abstraction signed print
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is a limited edition print for a GA1220 work from the "Geometric Abstraction" series. Limited edition 2/10 Giclee print on Fine Art Paper - Canson® Infinity is a 100% co...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Archival Paper, Giclée

Magical Night - Large Oversized Colorful Blue Red Yellow 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

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Untying the Lariat" - Non-Objective Paper Collage - Abstract - Diebenkorn
Located in Atlanta, GA
"The Play Behind the Play" is an artist painted & found paper collage on wood panel featuring hues of red, green, black and white. Aimée Farnet Siegel is inspired by the work of Mark...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Divergent Paths #7, Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Pastel on heavy duty archival paper with architectural photographs mounted. Size given is image size. Comes in a traveling frame for shipping purposes - can be re-framed if desired. ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Another Rush
Located in Solana Beach, CA
William LaChance's pictures are associations of displaced forms and colors cribbed from graphic design, fashion, art history and nature itself cobbled together using a variety of met...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Femme á la Pipe (Magenta)
Located in Quogue, NY
Vibrant, colorful and dynamic mixed media on panel with high gloss resin finish
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Panel

The Purple Dress 3 - Original Ink Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Linen, Ink, Mixed Media

Palisades, Contemporary Abstract Textile Wall Sculpture, Woven Tapestry
Located in Wilton, CT
Palisades, wool and sisal, 55" x 70", 1992. Contemporary Abstract Textile Wall Sculpture, Woven Tapestry. Anna Urbanowicz-Krowacka (b 1938, Poland) gra...
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1990s Abstract Mixed Media

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Fabric, Textile, Tapestry, Wool, Thread

Vesicle
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

Materials

Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment

Electric Love - Abstract Vibrant Colorful Painting on Canvas
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

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Is That A Banana In Your Pocket?
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sarah Svetlana's original abstract artworks offer a captivating glimpse into the intricacies of the human experience, drawing inspiration from a diverse range of sources and influenc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Ethereal Abstraction with Pink, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Part of artist Patrick O'Boyle's Ethereal Abstraction series. A play of electric pink and cool blues stands out with dynamic paint application. Various patterns...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Velocity Field
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

Materials

Digital Pigment, Resin, Panel

Grid Aesthetic: Diagram 1, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This piece is a continuation of artist Terri Bell's Geometria Grid series. It incorporates simple geometric shapes in organic and interesting arrangements. "T...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Oak Bluffs
Located in Quogue, NY
Mixed media abstract coastal landscape
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Aerosol Vibe
Located in Santa Monica, CA
DeFrancesca’s mixed media “picture-objects” explore the intersections between digital media, photography and painting. Working in hyper-saturated, supernatural shades, DeFrancesca cr...
Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Panel

Colors (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Colors (Abstract Photography) Photography/painting, mixed media - Unframed. Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Artworks are of the highest archival standards. Wood supports are sealed...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paint, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Twilight
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

Materials

Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment

Shelter Island
Located in Quogue, NY
Mixed media abstract coastal landscape
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Colors (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Colors (Abstract Photography) Photography/painting, mixed media - Unframed. Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Artworks are of the highest archival standards. Wood supports are sealed...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paint, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Inhalation
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

Evening Primrose
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mixed media painting by St. Louis artist Sarah Giannobile.
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Gouache

Wandering Backwards I Reach The End
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Fabric

Changeless
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

Materials

Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment

537, Jessie Woodward, Original Abstract Acrylic And Glitter Painting, Colourful
Located in Deddington, GB
537 by Jessie Woodward [2021] original Acrylic, Posca Pen and glitter on canvas Image size: H:30 cm x W:30 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:30 cm x D:4cm Sold Unframed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Glitter, Acrylic, Pen

"From the Window, Cuernavaca" Purple & Blue Modern Abstract Still Life Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Blue and purple modern abstract mixed media painting by Texas artist Carole Myers. The work features expressive strokes of color loosely forming a view from a window in Cuernavaca, M...
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1980s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas

Aerials - Coastal Sunrise, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This painting is part of Wes Sumrall's current mixed media series, Aerials, influenced by the overshots of Earth from the International Space Station. The metal...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Pink Study, 1960s Abstract Painting in Pink & Blue, Mid Century Modern
Located in Denver, CO
Hilaire Hiler (1898-1966) original vintage 1960 abstract painting (structuralism), mid-20th century New Mexico artist, signed lower right and painted in tones of pink and blue. Framed dimensions measure 15 ½ x 18 ¾ inches. Image size is 14 x 17 ½ inches. Painting is clean and in very good vintage condition - please contact us for a complete condition report. Expedited and international shipping is available - please contact us for a quote. About the Artist: Hilaire Hiler was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and was raised in Providence, Rhode Island. Hiler took art classes as a child at the Rhode Island School of Design. When he was older, Hiler studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Art, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, and William Server’s studio. He also studied at the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Denver, Golden State University, and National College in Ontario, Canada. He continued on to France, studying at the University of Paris in 1919. Hiler lived in Paris from 1919-1934, supporting himself as a jazz musician and a piano player for The Jockey Club. Hiler moved back to America in 1934, settling in San Francisco. He was commissioned by the Works Progress Administration to paint murals in the Aquatic Park...
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1960s Abstract Mixed Media

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Gouache, Graphite

Or Are You Just Happy To See Me?
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sarah Svetlana's original abstract artworks offer a captivating glimpse into the intricacies of the human experience, drawing inspiration from a diverse range of sources and influenc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Higher Energy, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Higher Energy is part of the Lagoon Nebula in Blue series. This series has even more refined texture, more interesting details and blue as major color, instead of turquoise. Lagoo...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Flirt
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

Materials

Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment

ETNOGRAFICA INDACO ET ARANCIA
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kim Fonder ETNOGRAFICA INDACO ET ARANCIA mixed media on canvas over panel 24.00 X 24.00 in $1,300.00
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Panel

Abstract 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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Ink, Watercolor

"Above the Watermark" - Non-Objective Purple Paper Collage - Diebenkorn
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Above the Watermark" is an artist painted paper collage piece with purple hues. Aimée Farnet Siegel is inspired by the work of Mark Bradford, Richard Diebenkorn and Leonardo Drew. ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Acrylic

Flying Oxide
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract artist Paul Kirley creates visual experiences that connect people to place as though they were dreaming. Links between reality and contemporary abstraction are created as a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Pynknosis
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

Materials

Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment

Mangata 52 Oval (circular tondo panel gold grid abstract wood Art Deco op art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
The series "Mångata" explores the marriage of gestural color-field with exacting stenciled graphics. Built upon a multilayered convergence of aerosol painting, pyrography and hard-ed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Spray Paint, Wood Panel

Abstract mixed media for sale on 1stDibs.

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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