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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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Abstract
Laura Fayer "Small Work #3" Acrylic and Rice Paper on Panel
By Laura Fayer
Located in New York, NY
My paintings take landscape and nature as their subject and as a point of departure. I embrace the imperfections and the accidental relationships that evolve among multiple layers of...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic, Panel, Rice Paper
essen 13., 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
essen 15., 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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
14
By Dan Leahy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Abstract mixed media painting by artist Dan Leahy.
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Octopus In Its Own Ink
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mixed Media Collage Pigment Ink on Cotton Mounted Birch Board , Encaustic Beeswax Finish.
Thomas’s professional photo career began at the age of seventeen with extensive apprentices...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Hop Scotch (TD0940)
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Solana Beach, CA
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Enamel
Brave Girl 15
Located in New York, NY
Angels Grau is a Catalan artist who spends her time between Barcelona, New York, and a small village located in the breathtaking Priorat, one of the most notorious wine regions in Eu...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Laura Fayer "Wild Yonder" Acrylic and Japanese Paper on Canvas
By Laura Fayer
Located in New York, NY
My paintings take landscape and nature as their subject and as a point of departure. I embrace the imperfections and the accidental relationships that evolve among multiple layers of...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Paper
Grau Garriga 4 Textile Thread Spools Green Ocher Collage. abstract
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Homenaje al tapiz- original abstract mixed media painting. frame
GRAU-GARRIGA, Josep (San Cugat del Valles, 1928 - Angers, 2011).
Grau-Garriga was a Catalan artist, muralist and o...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
4th Horse At Fukushima
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mixed Media Collage, Pigment Ink on Cotton Mounted Birch Board , Encaustic Beeswax Finish.
Thomas’s professional photo career began at the age of seventeen with extensive apprentice...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Ad Vitum Aeternam
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mixed Media Collage Pigment Ink on Cotton Mounted Birch Board , Encaustic Beeswax Finish.
Thomas’s professional photo career began at the age of seventeen with extensive apprentices...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Golden Hour - Turquoise Original Textured Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Clara Berta’s acrylic and mixed-media paintings blend texture and color to create harmony, mystery, and depth on the painted surface. Her paintings transform spaces into Zen environm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Eternal Sunsets: Enthusiasm - Meditative Yellow and Gold Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo creates artworks that work to serve as a meditation for the viewer, drawing them toward the timeless concepts of truth, beauty, and goodness. H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Louis Stone Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media
By Louis Stone
Located in Larchmont, NY
Louis K. Stone (1902-1984)
Untitled, 1980
Mixed media on paper
Framed: 52 1/4 x 42 1/4 in.
Signed lower right: Stone 80
An abstract painter, Louis Stone settled in Lambertville, New ...
Category
1980s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Spring is in the Air - Abstract Expressionist Landscape Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael captivates by his abstract expressionism paintings influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas
Laura Fayer "Spring Diary 105" Acrylic and Japanese Paper on Paper
By Laura Fayer
Located in New York, NY
My paintings take landscape and nature as their subject and as a point of departure. I embrace the imperfections and the accidental relationships that evolve among multiple layers of...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Unravelling 3, painting, acrylic, purple, abstract
Located in Riverdale, NY
Unravelling 3 is an abstract painting filled with purple and greenby Australian artist, Jill Morton. It is 24 x 24, acrylic and oil stick on canvas. It is framed with a white float...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Laura Fayer "Boundless Spring 102" Acrylic and Japanese Paper on Paper
By Laura Fayer
Located in New York, NY
My paintings take landscape and nature as their subject and as a point of departure. I embrace the imperfections and the accidental relationships that evolve among multiple layers of...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Laura Fayer "Boundless Spring 103" Acrylic and Japanese Paper on Paper
By Laura Fayer
Located in New York, NY
My paintings take landscape and nature as their subject and as a point of departure. I embrace the imperfections and the accidental relationships that evolve among multiple layers of...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Laura Fayer "Spring Diary 102" Acrylic and Japanese Paper on Paper
By Laura Fayer
Located in New York, NY
My paintings take landscape and nature as their subject and as a point of departure. I embrace the imperfections and the accidental relationships that evolve among multiple layers of...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Laura Fayer "Spring Diary 103" Acrylic and Japanese Paper on Paper
By Laura Fayer
Located in New York, NY
My paintings take landscape and nature as their subject and as a point of departure. I embrace the imperfections and the accidental relationships that evolve among multiple layers of...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Laura Fayer "Spring Diary 104" Acrylic and Japanese Paper on Paper
By Laura Fayer
Located in New York, NY
My paintings take landscape and nature as their subject and as a point of departure. I embrace the imperfections and the accidental relationships that evolve among multiple layers of...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Laura Fayer "Charm Diary" Acrylic and Japanese Paper on Canvas
By Laura Fayer
Located in New York, NY
My paintings take landscape and nature as their subject and as a point of departure. I embrace the imperfections and the accidental relationships that evolve among multiple layers of...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Savage Blue Flower
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's Ground breaking "Savage Garden" series painted onto a plastic camo tarp stretched over canvas showing the contrast between the beauty of the flower and the savagery of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Superman (Abstract Geometric Grid Painting in Light Grey & Blue, Framed)
Located in Hudson, NY
Detailed abstract geometric painting inspired by city grids in light grey and blue, with accents of black and white
"Superman", made by Hudson Valley based artist, Donise English, in...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Pencil, Color Pencil
'Sunset Over Asilomar' Original Contemporary Abstract Yellow &Orange Mixed Media
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven is now one of the top emerging artists in the U.S. His works are ground breaking, bold and imbued with unflinching disregard to painting conventions. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Charcoal
Brave Girl 18
Located in New York, NY
Angels Grau is a Catalan artist who spends her time between Barcelona, New York, and a small village located in the breathtaking Priorat, one of the most notorious wine regions in Eu...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic
'Prism' by Steven H. Rehfeld - Colorful Bright Small Mixed Media Abstract
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven Rehfeld's 18.25" x 18.25" piece "Prism" is a symphony of colors, each note more vibrant than the last. The textured strokes, both bold and deliberate, seem to dance across the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Crowded Room
By Robert Richenburg
Located in Lawrence, NY
Oil and collage on paper
Exhibited: Rose Art Museum
The mid-20th Century was a unique moment in history, when a new generation of American artists, clustered in and around New York...
Category
1960s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Oil
'Coastal' by Steven H. Rehfeld - Colorful Diptych Contemporary Abstract
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld's 24" x 48" diptych, "Coastal," captivates viewers with its masterful dance of colors and shapes. Each panel exudes an abstract, yet harmonious representation of na...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Brave Girl 12
Located in New York, NY
Angels Grau is a Catalan artist who spends her time between Barcelona, New York, and a small village located in the breathtaking Priorat, one of the most notorious wine regions in Eu...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Brave Girl II
Located in New York, NY
Angels Grau is a Catalan artist who spends her time between Barcelona, New York, and a small village located in the breathtaking Priorat, one of the most notorious wine regions in Eu...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Brave Girl 16
Located in New York, NY
Angels Grau is a Catalan artist who spends her time between Barcelona, New York, and a small village located in the breathtaking Priorat, one of the most notorious wine regions in Eu...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Brave Girl 14
Located in New York, NY
Angels Grau is a Catalan artist who spends her time between Barcelona, New York, and a small village located in the breathtaking Priorat, one of the most notorious wine regions in Eu...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Poppy Fields - Framed Contemporary Textural Vibrant Abstract Landscape Painting
By Paul Kirley
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cows, Monotype and Collage painted in the style of Abstract Figurative Art
Located in Houston, TX
Cows displays bold and bright colors to highlight this abstract figurative work of art. This is a new series of monotype/collage by the artists. It is 1/1 on paper in a custom frame...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor
Amber Light on Ocean Park - Framed Textural Abstract Landscape Painting
By Paul Kirley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract artist Paul Kirley crafts visual journeys that seamlessly intertwine individuals with their surroundings, evoking the ethereal nature of dreams. Blurring the boundaries betw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Mixed Media, Canvas
'Interplay' by Steven H. Rehfeld - Colorful Small Mixed Media Abstract
Located in Carmel, CA
"Interplay" by Steven Rehfeld is a compelling 25" x 25" contemporary abstract mixed media work, embodying the intricate dance between structure and spontaneity. The canvas is a vivid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Book of Flowers 1 (small)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's "Book of Flowers" series is a collection of pages from a Botanical book in which he plastered them onto the canvas and proceeded to paint his own botanicals over them. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
'Deity' by Steven H. Rehfeld - Small Colorful Mixed Media Contemporary Abstract
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven Rehfeld's 24" x 24" abstract mixed media work is a dramatic exploration of texture, color, and form. The tumultuous amalgamation of materials draws viewers into a whirlwind of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Book of Flowers 3 (large)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's "Book of Flowers" series is a collection of pages from a Botanical book in which he plastered them onto the canvas and proceeded to paint his own botanicals over them. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Fireflies by Laura Petrovich Cheney Contemporary Geometric Wood Artwork
Located in DE
This piece began with squares on point. At some point, I decided to add smaller triangles. The randomness of these shapes felt like dancing firefly wings.
Laura Petrovich-Cheney:
L...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Paint
'Disorder' by Steven H. Rehfeld - Colorful Mixed Media Contemporary Abstract
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven Rehfeld's 30" x 30" abstract mixed media creation emanates a passionate intensity. Vibrant swaths of color, ranging from fiery reds and cool blues to rich golds, intermingle a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
'Concentric' by Steven H. Rehfeld - Small Mixed Media Abstract on Wood
Located in Carmel, CA
This 20" x 20" by Steven Rehfeld marries the energy of contemporary art with the depth of mixed media. The composition swirls with a blend of layered elements, from collaged numerica...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
"Fragments" Modern Textured Neutral Toned Abstract Mixed Media Painting
By Carole Myers
Located in Houston, TX
Modern neutral toned abstract mixed media painting by Texas artist Carole Myers. The work features a collage of different textured papers combined with pa...
Category
1980s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Teal Treasures - Turquoise Original Textured Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Clara Berta’s acrylic and mixed-media paintings blend texture and color to create harmony, mystery, and depth on the painted surface. Her paintings transform spaces into Zen environm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Escape in Color - Warm Bright Original Textured Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Clara Berta’s acrylic and mixed-media paintings blend texture and color to create harmony, mystery, and depth on the painted surface. Her paintings transform spaces into Zen environm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
""Color Chaos Diptych" Mixed Media abstract with textural Red, Orange, Blues
By Nancy Eckels
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Exhibiting the bold colors and textures that her work is known for, "Color Chaos Diptych" is a two section abstract painting on two canvases by Nancy Eckels. Using sculptural text...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic, Other Medium
Upstairs and Downstairs by Laura Petrovich Cheney Contemporary Wood Artwork
Located in DE
Pls note that the artworks are possible to purchase separately (2500Euro/artwork).
I titled my work "Upstairs and Downstairs," drawing inspiration from the daily climb or descent of...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Paint
The good Neighbor by Laura Petrovich Cheney Contemporary Geometric Wood Artwork
Located in DE
This piece began with squares on point. At some point, I decided to add smaller triangles. The randomness of these shapes felt like dancing firefly wings.
Laura Petrovich-Cheney:
L...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Paint
Book of Flowers 4 (small)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's "Book of Flowers" series is a collection of pages from a Botanical book in which he plastered them onto the canvas and proceeded to paint his own botanicals over them. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Book of Flowers 3 (small)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's "Book of Flowers" series is a collection of pages from a Botanical book in which he plastered them onto the canvas and proceeded to paint his own botanicals over them. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Book of Flowers 2 (large)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's "Book of Flowers" series is a collection of pages from a Botanical book in which he plastered them onto the canvas and proceeded to paint his own botanicals over them. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Maybe Baby by Laura Petrovich Cheney Contemporary Geometric Wood Artwork
Located in DE
As both formal, abstract art objects and expressions of feminism, traditional American patchwork quilt are designs I find familiar and comforting. I piece together this salvaged wood ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Paint
Savage Purple Tulip
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's Ground breaking "Savage Garden" series painted onto a plastic camo tarp stretched over canvas showing the contrast between the beauty of the flower and the savagery of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Savage White Rose
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's Ground breaking "Savage Garden" series painted onto a plastic camo tarp stretched over canvas showing the contrast between the beauty of the flower and the savagery of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Book of Flowers 1 (large)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's "Book of Flowers" series is a collection of pages from a Botanical book in which he plastered them onto the canvas and proceeded to paint his own botanicals over them. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Savage Sunflower
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jordi Molla's Ground breaking "Savage Garden" series painted onto a plastic camo tarp stretched over canvas showing the contrast between the beauty of the flower and the savagery of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
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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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