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
Endless Spring, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting depicts a patch of tall trees as they reflect on a light background. Painted on stretched canvas, it is ready to hang. :: Mixed Media :: Abstract :: This piece comes ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Photophobia
By Brian Jerome
Located in Conshohocken, PA
My best friend always told me i have black eyes. They are dark, but black eyes dont exist. Everyone with brighter eyes told me the light hurts their eyes and head. Life only hurts m...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic, Oil
'C'est Ci Bon!' - Purple Geometric Collage - Abstract Expressionism Mixed Media
Located in Carmel, CA
"C'est Si Bon!" by Lorraine Lawson is a compelling mixed-media piece that marries the tactile depth of collage with the fluidity of abstract expressionism. The artwork spans 48" x 36...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Green Roses - abstract nature inspired minimal collage of clay on paper
Located in New York, NY
The new works of Mylinh Nguyen designed from polymer resin, bring us into a nature whose refinement commands admiration. From the physiognomy of living or extinct plant species, the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Clay, Polymer
Floating collage and painted colorful serene undersea scape
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Artist Philomena Marano is a daughter of Brooklyn. She holds a BFA from Pratt Institute, is an intimate of the visual poetry of Coney Island, created the winning poster for the first...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic
Cuenca - Contemporary, Abstract, Pop art, Surrealist, geometric, landscape
Located in London, London
Cuenca, 2011
Digital pigment print Ultrachrome ink on Fabriano Rosaspina paper. Hand signed by the artist, and certificate of authenticity. (Unframed)
His work has been shown in R...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Masquerade" Large Scale Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Abstract in Pinks 48x60
Located in New York, NY
"Masquerade" 2024, 48" H x 60" W. Large-scale, multi-colored abstract painting consisting of acrylic, house paint, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Oil Pastel, House Paint, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
Laßt Blumen sprechen and Hole, Diptych. Mixed media fashion portrait photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Laßt Blumen sprechen and Hole, Diptych, 2022 by Hunter & Gatti
From the series INFINITE
Acrylic and scratch on fine art metallic paper with a pearlescent coating
Overall size: 21.2 i...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
The Earth XIX-3 - Mixed Media Textural 3-D Abstract Landscape Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Victoria Kovalenchikova’s abstract artworks are an outlook on the transformation of the world surrounding us; a shout in the cold infinity of cosmos. Kovalenchikova expresses through...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Concrete
Raven by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, Mixed Media on Canvas, REP by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Raven, 2021
Mixed medium painting on archival Arches watercolor paper. 22.5x30 inches.
Ravens are known to have an affinity, for shiny or attractive things. There is a wonderfully...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
Untitled-005 mixed media on paper by John Von Wicht
Located in Hudson, NY
This abstract artwork is one of a group of over 100 pieces personally selected by the artist, and gifted to a close personal friend in 1969. Please note this painting was never matte...
Category
1950s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Untitled-059 mixed media on paper by John Von Wicht
Located in Hudson, NY
This abstract artwork is one of a group of over 100 pieces personally selected by the artist, and gifted to a close personal friend in 1969. Please note that this painting was never ...
Category
1960s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Cosmic Dance - Colorful Unique Expressionist Action Painting
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
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
My Eyes Did Not Deceive; It Was Not a Mirage
By Brian Jerome
Located in Conshohocken, PA
Sometimes life and existence can feel like a prison. you dont know when it started and where it came from. hopeless can feel real. but there is still always what you were wondering t...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Unity 3-1, Painting 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Sat Chit Ananda"
My soul is free from all restrictions
My soul has spontaneous knowing
My soul exists in complete fulfillment/bliss
"Sat Chit Ananda" is a sutra that describes the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
Take Me to the Sea
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an abstract painting by Bianca Wellwood, an Irish American artist living in Los Angeles.
It is not stretched so could be mailed in a tube. Further framing possible. Please c...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Painting on paper, lyrical abstraction, contemporary, music score
Located in Carballo, ES
Blue Minimal Painting. This is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2019. We can frame it in natural wood or black on request. The dimensions of the painting are 41 x 29,5 cm. W...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Unity 3-6, Painting 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Unity series is best described by a short story found in the introduction to author Don Miguel Ruiz’s book The Four Agreements.
Three thousand years ago there was a [man] just...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Unity 3-7, Painting 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sacred geometry is the tool that I use most in the Unity series to explore our relationship to the Divine and to the power and process of creation.
Sacred geometry can be seen almo...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Unity 3-5, Painting 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
Continuing on with the Unity series I am starting to feel even more connected to the theme which seems to unite us all.
Looking at cultures and spiritual traditions from around the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Unity 3-2, Painting 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
In dealing with numbers and geometry there is a lot of symbology at every turn.
The equilateral triangle when facing upwards is the symbol of the element of Fire.
The number 3 indi...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Unity 3-4, Painting 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
Another area of focus while exploring the number 3 has been the three centers within the body for creation; the mind, the heart, and the groin/sexual center.
From the power center o...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
M00ba8-Contemporary, Abstract, Minimalism, Modern, Expressionist, Surrealist
Located in London, London
Digital pigment print Ultrachrome ink on Fabriano Rosaspina paper. Hand signed by the artist, and certificate of authenticity. (Unframed)
His work has been shown in Reina Sofía M...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Material Studies 2 Blues". Contemporary Mixed Media Triptych
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Pigment
Celebration 2 - Abstract Expressionist Landscape Original 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
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Looking into the Depth. Abstract Lage painting. / Water/ Sea / Blue, white color
Located in Sempach, LU
How often, standing on the bridge above the water, we try to consider what is hidden in the depths ...
Perhaps this is the desire of almost every person to know as much as possibl...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
High Desert Composition - 3-D Steel Wall Sculpture, Linear Geometric Form
By Chris Hill
Located in Chicago, IL
"High Desert Composition" is a welded steel wall sculpture where the lines between two- and three-dimensional art are blurred. The viewer has a variety of experiences from multiple vantage points where volumes and angles disconnect and reconnect as one moves around the piece. The hand welded steel is painted with acrylic paint in a kaleidoscope of color tones.
Chris Hill
High Desert Composition
welded steel, acrylic paint
80h x 48w x 7d in
203.20h x 121.92w x 17.78d cm
CHI024
Chris Hill is a Santa Fe based sculptor. Chris was born in Port Arthur, Texas but grew up in small town North Mississippi.
He began welding at age 18 at the Tennessee Valley Authority...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Steel
'Large Abstract', San Francisco Bay Area, North Beach, Beat, Beatnik, Big Sur
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'K. Sanzenbach' for Keith Sanzenbach (American, 1931-1964) and dated 1956. Additionally signed, verso, and with the artist's Lagunitas, California address.
The ...
Category
1950s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Gouache
MAXA. Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
MAXA, 2024 by Alec Franco
Mixed media acrylic and oil pastel on canvas
Image Size: 130 cm H x 215 cm W
Unframed
Signed by the artist
_______
The artist's works are based on time and...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Spur, Noiseless and Stuttgen Triptych. Mixed media on a B&W photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Spur, Noiseless and Stuttgen Triptych 2022 by Hunter & Gatti
From the series INFINITE
Acrylic and scratch on fine art metallic paper with a pearlescent coating
Overall size: 21.6 in ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Eternal Sunsets: Wisdom - Meditative Green 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
Snow, Contemporary Mixed Media Splatter Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Mixed media splatter painting.
Oil and acrylic paint
Signed and dated vers0
Gordon COUCH
Born: 1944
It is Gordon Couch’s background as a boat restorer ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"Diary (2301), " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2023
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technica...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Marble
John Van Alstine - Diagonal Tendencies, Sculpture 2013
Located in Greenwich, CT
Slate, pigmented and sealed steel
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Slate, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel
Dmitri Wright - Chant Opus VI, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
CANTICLES Series:
“[These] are my Chants, my sacred songs of contemplation about my experience in painting the mystery within the Tidepools. These works have been inspired by my walk...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Linen, Paint
Graphene IV
Located in Nottingham, GB
Original artwork - industrial paints on aluminium.
The technique is extraordinary. Acid etch primer is applied, followed by multiple paint layers blown onto the surface and polished...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Metal
Untitled 1984 mixed media assisted wood veneers
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Carroll Dunham
Untitled
1984
mixed media assisted wood veneers
Frame size;27" x 21.5" inches
Image size;18" x 12" inches
Statement:
The reason I started to focus on painting is b...
Category
1980s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
John Van Alstine - CUDGEL 2012, Sculpture 2012
Located in Greenwich, CT
River Stone and Bronze
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major focus. On the most...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Stone, Metal, Bronze
Daniel Brush Painting, 1973
Located in Washington, DC
Painting by Daniel Brush (1947-2022).
Signed and dated 73'.
Aquatec pigments, mediums and gels on board.
Measures 60" x 10".
Exhibited at the Phillips Collection, 1974 when Dan...
Category
1970s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Yin & Yang
By Zabel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guided by her passion for life and her spirit, French Canadian painter Zabel creates vibrant artworks filled with romance and immersive textures. With a belief that art is all about ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Gold Leaf
The Rake's Progress - new ceramic plate in bespoke box designed by Hockney in UK
Located in New York, NY
David Hockney
The Rake's Progress, 2019-2020
Fine Bone China finished with platinum gilding in elegant navy blue presentation box with gilt lettering
Created by Halcyon Days UK in co...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Platinum
70's Large Colorful Abstract Expressionist Art Protis Tapestry Wool Wall Hanging
Located in Surfside, FL
Art Protis Wall Tapestry
Robert Freimark (1922 - 2010)
Bob Freimark was active/lived in Ohio, California, Michigan. Robert Freimark is known for abstract expressionist painting, ...
Category
1970s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Wool
Six by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, Mixed Media on Canvas, REP by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
SIX by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, 2021
Acrylic paint, spray paint, graphite, color pencil, and oil crayon on archival Arches watercolor paper, framed on UV protected plexiglass.
23.5" X 31"...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
Mayflower Diptych by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, Mixed Media Canvas, by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Mayflower Diptych by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, 2022
Mixed Media
68 × 96 in
172.7 × 243.8 cm
Mixed media abstract painting on canvas by NY-based artist Joseph Conrad-Ferm.
Shipping is ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"SAMO Free Speech" Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting by Sax Berlin
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Hitting the streets of downtown Manhattan in the late 1970’s the SAMO tag was the mark of artists Jean-Michel Basquiat, Al Diaz & Shannon Dawson. This short lived¬†collaboration saw ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Ragisména series White M1, M5 and M2 Triptych, Abstract Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ragisména series White M1, M5 and M2 Triptych, 2024 by Rodrigo Zampol
From Ragisména Series
Plaster on canvas
Overall size: 30 cm H x 60 cm W
Individual size: 30 cm H x 20 cm W
Wei...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Plaster
Chi Town II by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, Mixed Media on Canvas, REP by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Chi Town II by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, 2023
Mixed medium painting on canvas
W 32" x H 32"
Mixed medium painting on canvas by NY-based artist Joseph Conrad-Ferm.
Shipping is not include...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
John Van Alstine - Blue Ara, Sculpture 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
RECLINING FIGURE, John Van Alstine.
This sculpture will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Granite, Steel
Improvisational Jazz - Abstract Textural Action Painting
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
Canvas, Acrylic
John Van Alstine - Stormwarning IV, Sculpture 2014
Located in Greenwich, CT
Medium: Slate, Pigmented and Sealed Steel
Stone and metal, usually granite or slate and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction of these materials is a major...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Slate, Steel, Cut Steel
RP 22.13
By Ky Anderson
Located in Dallas, TX
Pigment & acrylic on rice paper
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic, Rice Paper, Pigment
Dmitri Wright - Chant Opus VI, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
CANTICLES Series:
“[These] are my Chants, my sacred songs of contemplation about my experience in painting the mystery within the Tidepools. These works have been inspired by my walk...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Linen, Paint
Babyl by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, Mixed Media on Canvas, REP by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Babyl by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, 2023
Mixed medium painting on canvas
W 60" x H 34"
Mixed medium painting on canvas by NY-based artist Joseph Conrad-Ferm.
Shipping is not included. See...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
"Spring, " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2021
Located in Chicago, IL
Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Clas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Marble
'Good Fortune' - Earth Tone Asian Scripture - Large Abstract Expressionism
By Mary Titus
Located in Carmel, CA
For the artwork "Good Fortune" by Mary Titus, one might describe it as an exploration of texture and symbolism through abstract expressionism. The piece may invoke a sense of mystery...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
7749 - Mixed Media by Renato Spagnoli - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
7749 is an artwork made by the Italian artist Renato Spagnoli (Livorno, 1928-Livorno, 2019) in 1974.
Mixed media.
Hand signed, titled and dated on the back.
Category
1970s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Dmitri Wright - Azul, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
TIDEPOOLS Series:
“[This series] is an ever-changing fluid eco-world that is filled with life. I can not help but reflect upon these tiny systems, a microcosm of the larger cycle of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Dmitri Wright - Caeruleum, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
TIDEPOOLS Series:
“[This series] is an ever-changing fluid eco-world that is filled with life. I can not help but reflect upon these tiny systems, a microcosm of the larger cycle of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Paint
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