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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
Jonathan Freemantle Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting Dark Tones
Jonathan Freemantle Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting Dark Tones

Jonathan Freemantle Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting Dark Tones

By Jonathan Freemantle

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Pigment

Cash on the Barrelhead - Abstract Expressionist Spontaneous Contemporary Art
Cash on the Barrelhead - Abstract Expressionist Spontaneous Contemporary Art

Cash on the Barrelhead - Abstract Expressionist Spontaneous Contemporary Art

By Jonas Fisch

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Pat Lay, CDS118164020, 2016, Mixed Media
Pat Lay, CDS118164020, 2016, Mixed Media

Pat Lay, CDS118164020, 2016, Mixed Media

By Pat Lay

Located in Darien, CT

Art history has always been a source of inspiration. Since 2010 she has been specifically interested in investigating Tibetan Tangkas. Visiting key collections nearby at the Newark Museum, the Metropolitan Museum and the Rubin Museum repeatedly studying their structure and content. Pat Lay has used computer data and computer parts...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Digital Pigment

Ombre 7 (grid painting abstract wood contemporary organic motifs optical)

Ombre 7 (grid painting abstract wood contemporary organic motifs optical)

By Melisa Taylor Metzger

Located in Quebec, Quebec

In Melisa’s optical and pulsating compositions, the natural world acts as blue-print while she explores the notion of the sublime through blur and precision. The artist develops an a...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Spray Paint, Wood Panel

"Throwing Stones", Abstract, Eggs, Red, White, Green, Collage, Monotype
"Throwing Stones", Abstract, Eggs, Red, White, Green, Collage, Monotype

"Throwing Stones", Abstract, Eggs, Red, White, Green, Collage, Monotype

By Monica DeSalvo

Located in Franklin, MA

Monica DeSalvo’s “Throwing Stones” is a diptych of two 4.25 x 6 inch collages on abstract acrylic monotypes. Green lettuce, tan and ivory eggs, and blurred fields of red, maroon, and...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Monotype

Le Cadre Noir
Le Cadre Noir

Le Cadre Noir

By Antoni Tàpies

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

Purple and Gold Mixed Media Abstract
Purple and Gold Mixed Media Abstract

Purple and Gold Mixed Media Abstract

By Peg Denney

Located in Soquel, CA

Purple and gold mixed media abstract with reflective gold square and highly textured surface by artist and architect Peg Denney (American, 20th century...

Category

1980s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Oil, Archival Paper

Not Just Beige
Not Just Beige

Not Just Beige

Located in Westport, CT

Selena Beaudry’s work is created by marking and cutting up drawings. This has led the artist to rediscovering her visual language. Her work consists of...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Linen, Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Color Pencil

Origin #11, by Seiko Tachibana
Origin #11, by Seiko Tachibana

Origin #11, by Seiko Tachibana

By Seiko Tachibana

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A unique monotype with charcoal, graphite and acrylic makes the textures as important as the image. Seiko Tachibana was born in Japan and completed her Masters of Art Education at K...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite, Monotype

Power Surge 38-Running Self Diagnostics
Power Surge 38-Running Self Diagnostics

Power Surge 38-Running Self Diagnostics

By Eric Ernst

Located in East Hampton, NY

Power Surge 38-Running Self Diagnostics .jpga 8 color ultra chrome HD archival digital ink on archival paper. Editions of 25 Print to Order INQUIRE ABOUT FRAMING About the Artist: Eric Ernst (grandson of Max Ernst, son of Jimmy Ernst) was born in Norwalk, Connecticut in 1956 into a family of some notoriety in the art world. Originally intent on avoiding any direct involvement in the arts himself, he graduated from George Washington University with a B.A. in Japanese Studies followed by an all-but-completed M.A. in the same subject from the University of Michigan (to this day he insists the actual writing of the master’s thesis should just be considered a minor formality). In between these academic respites, he lived in Japan working as an apprentice to a Japanese woodblock artist, studied Zen meditation, and was employed as a disc jockey...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Pigment

Fils I Colors DCXCVI - Vivid Rainbow Abstract Contemporary Textile Art on Paper
Fils I Colors DCXCVI - Vivid Rainbow Abstract Contemporary Textile Art on Paper

Fils I Colors DCXCVI - Vivid Rainbow Abstract Contemporary Textile Art on Paper

By Raul de la Torre

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Barcelona native artist Raul de la Torre's vibrant abstract mixed media artworks pay homage to textiles. De La Torre allows the materials to take over during the process and collabor...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Thread, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Fils I Colors DCLXXIII - Vivid Warm Abstract Contemporary Textile Art on Paper
Fils I Colors DCLXXIII - Vivid Warm Abstract Contemporary Textile Art on Paper

Fils I Colors DCLXXIII - Vivid Warm Abstract Contemporary Textile Art on Paper

By Raul de la Torre

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Barcelona native artist Raul de la Torre's vibrant abstract mixed media artworks pay homage to textiles. De La Torre allows the materials to take over during the process and collabor...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Thread, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Barely Contained" Mixed Media abstract with textural gold, red, and lavender
"Barely Contained" Mixed Media abstract with textural gold, red, and lavender

"Barely Contained" Mixed Media abstract with textural gold, red, and lavender

By Nancy Eckels

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Exhibiting the bold colors and textures that her work is known for, "Barely Contained" is a beautiful abstract painting by Nancy Eckels. Using sculptural texture with beautiful lavenders and beautiful blues, red, lavender, and golds, this painting creates both a peaceful and dynamic mood. Nancy became a full time artist only after ending another creative career.  She moved to California to attend college, and happily worked in television for many years. She was a director on the CBS daytime drama, "The Bold and the Beautiful" when she decided to move on to full time painting. Given her family background, it seemed like the most natural transition she could make.  Nancy was born in Kingston, New York, but moved to Utah at age 7 when her father was transferred for his work. With her family, she spent her summers exploring many of the national parks, and natural wonders of the west where her father loved to fish and photograph. He instilled in her a love and appreciation for the beauty and colors of nature, while her mother taught her many of the lessons of art. Nancy gained quite an art education through "osmosis" while being around talented family members. She has learned much from working with several experimental abstract painters, including Katherine Chang Liu, Carole Barnes...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Other Medium

Pat Lay, CADAC CMVO-2#3, 2009, Glue, Digital Print
Pat Lay, CADAC CMVO-2#3, 2009, Glue, Digital Print

Pat Lay, CADAC CMVO-2#3, 2009, Glue, Digital Print

By Pat Lay

Located in Darien, CT

Collaged digital images from a circuit board on Epson archival paper, printed with Epson archival ink, mounted on archival museum board with MDF and wood backing. In Lay’s collag...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Glue, Digital

Antimatter

Antimatter

By Franco DeFrancesca

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

Blue Abstract Expressionist
Blue Abstract Expressionist

Blue Abstract Expressionist

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Blue Abstract Expressionist Artist signed lower right corner 18.5 H x 23.5 W Rolph Scarlett 1889-1984 Born on June 13, 1889 in Guelph, Canada, and into an artistic family, Rolph Sca...

Category

1970s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper

The Flood - Textured Abstract Expressionist Composition
The Flood - Textured Abstract Expressionist Composition

The Flood - Textured Abstract Expressionist Composition

Located in Soquel, CA

Highly textured composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). Thick diagonal swatches of blue and white are layered over an off white background in a nearly parallel pattern. Sand...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Subway Sonnet #156 - Romantic Mixed Media Abstract Floral Expressionist Artwork
Subway Sonnet #156 - Romantic Mixed Media Abstract Floral Expressionist Artwork

Subway Sonnet #156 - Romantic Mixed Media Abstract Floral Expressionist Artwork

By Susan Washington

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The surfaces Susan Washington works with are derived from her memories of the graffitied subway car, public telephone booths, and rolling steel cages that secure neighborhood stores ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint

ABSTRACT Contemporary Artist French Rose Madone New Artwork forms earth colors
ABSTRACT Contemporary Artist French Rose Madone New Artwork forms earth colors

ABSTRACT Contemporary Artist French Rose Madone New Artwork forms earth colors

By Rose Madone

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

At Escat Gallery, we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of A...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Narrative, Mixed Media on Canvas
Narrative, Mixed Media on Canvas

Narrative, Mixed Media on Canvas

By Daniela Pasqualini

Located in Yardley, PA

“Narrative" is built through a repetitive, almost meditative process using a palette knife and heavy-bodied acrylics. The rhythmic vertical strokes recall rain falling at sunset or...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Silent Poetry, Mixed Media on Canvas
Silent Poetry, Mixed Media on Canvas

Silent Poetry, Mixed Media on Canvas

By Daniela Pasqualini

Located in Yardley, PA

"SILENT POETRY" is a mixed media artwork that exists in the space between landscape and memory, evoking the hushed anticipation found during twilight hours. This contemporary abstrac...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Impermanence Series n19. From Impermanence series
Impermanence Series n19. From Impermanence series

Impermanence Series n19. From Impermanence series

By Rosario Briones

Located in Miami Beach, FL

In the Kingdom of Transience, everything is temporary, subject to constant change. Everything is unstable and volatile like the wind. The precariousness of our existence reminds us t...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Impermanence Series n20. From Impermanence series
Impermanence Series n20. From Impermanence series

Impermanence Series n20. From Impermanence series

By Rosario Briones

Located in Miami Beach, FL

In the Kingdom of Transience, everything is temporary, subject to constant change. Everything is unstable and volatile like the wind. The precariousness of our existence reminds us t...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Khloris 002. Abstract Painting. From The Khloris Series
Khloris 002. Abstract Painting. From The Khloris Series

Khloris 002. Abstract Painting. From The Khloris Series

By Francisco Larios

Located in Miami Beach, FL

The central concept of Larios painting series KHLORIS is based on the idea of ​​the garden as a metaphorical space. Larios seeks to find a certain romantic beauty in the details of n...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Lacquer, Pastel, Automotive Paint, Acrylic

Impermanence Series n17. From Impermanence series
Impermanence Series n17. From Impermanence series

Impermanence Series n17. From Impermanence series

By Rosario Briones

Located in Miami Beach, FL

In the Kingdom of Transience, everything is temporary, subject to constant change. Everything is unstable and volatile like the wind. The precariousness of our existence reminds us t...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Impermanence Series n16. From Impermanence series
Impermanence Series n16. From Impermanence series

Impermanence Series n16. From Impermanence series

By Rosario Briones

Located in Miami Beach, FL

In the Kingdom of Transience, everything is temporary, subject to constant change. Everything is unstable and volatile like the wind. The precariousness of our existence reminds us t...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Impermanence Series n18. From Impermanence series
Impermanence Series n18. From Impermanence series

Impermanence Series n18. From Impermanence series

By Rosario Briones

Located in Miami Beach, FL

In the Kingdom of Transience, everything is temporary, subject to constant change. Everything is unstable and volatile like the wind. The precariousness of our existence reminds us t...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Somewhere Inside the Endless House
Somewhere Inside the Endless House

Somewhere Inside the Endless House

By Eric Ernst

Located in East Hampton, NY

Somewhere Inside the Endless House 14 x 11 8 color ultra chrome HD archival digital ink on archival paper. Editions of 25 Print to Order About the Artist: Eric Ernst was born in Nor...

Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Archival Pigment

Fils I Colors DCXCIII - Muted Color Abstract Contemporary Art on Paper
Fils I Colors DCXCIII - Muted Color Abstract Contemporary Art on Paper

Fils I Colors DCXCIII - Muted Color Abstract Contemporary Art on Paper

By Raul de la Torre

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Barcelona native artist Raul de la Torre's vibrant abstract mixed media artworks pay homage to textiles. De La Torre allows the materials to take over during the process and collabor...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Thread, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Black
Black

Enrico BenettaBlack, 2012

$11,520Sale Price|20% Off

Black

By Enrico Benetta

Located in Miami, FL

"Black" is a painting created by Enrico Benetta in 2012. The artwork is the first of a series of monochromatic square canvasses created each in one of the primary colors. The paintin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Gesso, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Horizonal Patchwork Collage
Horizonal Patchwork Collage

Horizonal Patchwork Collage

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

Horizontal two-toned mixed media abstract painting/collage by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Unsigned. From a collection of his work. Displayed in a metal window box...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Magazine Paper, Paper

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