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
Indigo 1 (dark indigo blue thick textile linen fold monochrome design)
By Chloe Hedden
Located in Quebec, Quebec
In Indigo 1, Chloe Hedden invites us into a meditative field of texture, movement, and hue. Part of her Fold series, this work uses hand-dyed linen in deep, inky indigo tones that ri...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Textile, Canvas, Linen
$400 Sale Price
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#109-19
Located in Los Angeles, CA
According to the artist, "everything in life inspires me, not quite with direct interpretation, but as I see and experience faces, words, gestures, colors and shapes – all of it – I ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
“Witches Banner” 1960s Abstract Painting by Edward Marecak, Signed, Unframed
Located in Denver, CO
Witches Banner is an original mid-century abstract painting by celebrated Denver modernist Edward Marecak (1919–1993), created circa 1960s. This bold, expressionistic work features r...
Category
1960s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Crayon, Acrylic
Slate Stone Collage Painting - African American Artist
Located in Miami, FL
African American Artist Alvin Hollingsworth creates a mixed-media abstract painting/collage that abounds with inventiveness and creativity. Large s...
Category
1960s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Stone, Slate
georges mathieu
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Red ink on paper
Unique piece
Hand signed with the initial M
Mint condition
Category
1990s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Ink
ETNOGRAFICA BIANCO A
By Kim Fonder
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kim Fonder
ETNOGRAFICA BIANCO A
mixed media on burlap
72.00 X 60.00 in
$7,560.00
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
"Bamboo Sunset (Persimmon), " Mixed Media Kite
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera - including fragment...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Muslin, Wood, Paper
Untitled #531 by Murray Duncan – Original Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #531 by Murray Duncan – Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper
Size: 32" x 40"
Unframed, signed on the back
A striking exploration of form and movement, Untitled #527 by Murray ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Pencil
Conrad Marca-Relli Composition 14
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Conrad Marca-Relli
Composition 14, 1977
Poligrafa edition
Etching and aquatint on Guarro paper
Numbered on 75 and signed in pencil by the artist
Perfect condition!
Work : 43 x 63 c...
Category
1970s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
La Vie Est Belle - Original Colorful Abstract Expressionism Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The paintings of Bruce Rubenstein seamlessly marry sophistication with affordability. His original art merges the creative attitudes of the two distinct art hot spots of New York and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Le Cadre Noir
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork, titled "Cadre Noir," 1976 is an original etching with aquatint, collage and hand painted embellishment, printed on Richard De Bas paper, by Spanish artist Antoni Tapies...
Category
1970s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Etching, Aquatint
Diamonds and Rust - Triptych 18 X 54
By José Castro
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
"Diamonds and Rust" triptych 18" x 54" x 1 1/4"
Protected with UV-resistant, matte varnish coating
Jose Castro was born in Matanzas, Cuba in 1947. In 1961, when he was 14, he was s...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Glass, Mixed Media, Paper
Tulip shaped clouds, follow you from behind
Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT
Eliz Gündüz, a visionary artist born in Antalya in 2001, is a rising star in the world of abstract expressionism. Her artistic journey is an enchanting exp...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Oil Pastel
Soft Structures II
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine sewn fabric collage on linen
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Linen
Waiting to Peek
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
The materials are acrylic paint, and simple marking implements of graphite and Art Graf. Art Graf is a water-soluble media that comes in tailor’s squares, easily fitting into the han...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mulberry Paper, Graphite
Soft Structures I
Located in Dallas, TX
Machine sewn fabric collage on linen
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Linen
Joan Miró Record Art (set of 2 works)
By Joan Miró
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Joan Miró vinyl album art: set of two, 1966 & 1979:
Raimon and Joan Miró were close friends that first collaborated on the 1966 album Cançons de la roda del temps. In 1979, Miró des...
Category
1970s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Karma, Mixed Media on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
dynamic abstract expressionism. Set within a black floating frame. :: Mixed Media :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Swan & Book Fragment
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract expressionist collage by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended Central Connecticut Teachers College and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. In 1953, he had a Fulbright grant to paint in Italy, and from 1956 to 1959, he worked with Josef Albers, geometric abstractionist, at Yale University where he earned both his BFA and MFA. Boghosian became a professor of sculpture at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and became primarily known for his assemblages in which he uses a variety of incongruous objects such as parts of weathered barn doors, antique dolls' heads, old leather, marbles, and ping-pong balls.
This abstract expressionist collage includes a cut paper image of a swan in the lilies, an antique document...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Found Objects, Black and White
for parsing : contemporary collage
Located in New York, NY
Collage by Torea Frey created using waste papers and scraps from books, magazines, and sewing patterns.
Torea is a writer, editor, and artist living in Oregon. Her work has appeared...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Glue, Mixed Media
PARABOLA
By Lisa Weiss
Located in Tulsa, OK
Lisa Weiss’ work is about mark making, patterning, spontaneous movement, momentary awareness and paring down to essentials. She is continually looking for ways to detach from the pas...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
$2,000
Hypnotic Siren
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, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Spellbound
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, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Emanation
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, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Fixed Paralysis
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, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Distillate
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, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Amalgam
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, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Galvanized
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, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Liberal Order
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, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Groove Gulag
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Cyber Polygon
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Milgram's Kindergarten
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Aerosol
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Fluoresce
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Mythopoetic
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Glitter
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Practicum
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Vapor
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Spectral Sequence
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Dissolve
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Endosymbiotic
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Active Transport
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Signal Receiver
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Alpha Particle
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Inelastic Collision
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Antimatter
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Punk
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Relief Valve
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Groove Lab
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Synthetic Polymer
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Untitled #534 by Murray Duncan – Original Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #534 by Murray Duncan – Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper
Size: 32" x 40"
Unframed, signed on the back
A striking exploration of form and movement, Untitled #527 by Murray ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Pencil
Flutter
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Viral
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Variably Inconsistent
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Quiver
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Tuning Cycle
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Equilibria
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Climate Shit Drawing 1
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This rare and beautifully presented portfolio by internationally acclaimed artist Yinka Shonibare was published in 2008 by James Cohan Gallery. The set includes a first-printing, mix...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Beta Particle
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment
Weathering II
Located in Dallas, TX
Layered torn paper collage
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, 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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