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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
On Purpose, Abstract Painting
By Julie Weaverling
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A densely layered image in blue, black, white and yellow, with intricate texture and mark-making through the surface. "This painting can have dual meanings," ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

On Purpose, Abstract Painting
On Purpose, Abstract Painting

Julie Weaverling
On Purpose, Abstract Painting, 2020

In Other News, Abstract Painting
By Julie Weaverling
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An intricate abstract painting evoking the rich ecosystem at the edge of a pond. Layers of blues and greens and touches of bright color fill the composition. ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

In Other News, Abstract Painting
In Other News, Abstract Painting

Julie Weaverling
In Other News, Abstract Painting, 2020

Labyrinth, striking geometric abstract painting, mid-century modern palette
By Kazaan Viveiros
Located in Dallas, TX
"Labyrinth" is a striking modern geometric abstract painting, with a soft mid-century modern contemporary palette. It is painted directly onto panel, with a custom built wooden substrate. The sides show beautifully smoothed wood. Kazaan Viveiros has a background in architecture studies as well as fine art, and this shows in her clean and contemporary works. Artist Kazaan Viveiros earned a BA with distinction from the University of Virginia in Studio Art and Religious Studies, and an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. She has since exhibited work in solo and group exhibitions in the U.S. and Europe, including solo shows in New York, San Francisco, Berkeley, Scottsdale, AZ, Richmond, VA, and Savannah, GA. In 2003, curator Raffaella Guidobono gave Viveiros a show at TAD Concept Store in Rome. Viveiros’s paintings have been collected by a wide array of corporations, including eBay and Capital One Bank, as well as by individuals such as WalMart’s Rob Walton and novelist Danielle Steel. Her large diptych, The Whale, was purchased by Banner Children’s Hospital and currently hangs in their radiology ward. Summit Medical Group MD Anderson Cancer Center in New Jersey has many of her works in their collection. In addition, five of Viveiros’s paintings were purchased by the Art in Embassies Program and are permanently installed in the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She was a 2011 Bethesda Painting...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel, Paint

Labyrinth, striking geometric abstract painting, mid-century modern palette
Labyrinth, striking geometric abstract painting, mid-century modern palette

Kazaan Viveiros
Labyrinth, striking geometric abstract painting, mid-century modern palette, 2022

Untitled Abstract Batik work on paper, from the Album International 2 Portfolio
Located in New York, NY
Chantal Carbonatto Untitled, from the Album International 2 Portfolio, 1977 Batik on paper Signed and numbered 1/50 by the artist on the front 27 1/2 × 19 3/4 inches Unframed This is...
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1970s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Mixed Media

Untitled Abstract Batik work on paper, from the Album International 2 Portfolio
Untitled Abstract Batik work on paper, from the Album International 2 Portfolio

Chantal Carbonatto
Untitled Abstract Batik work on paper, from the Album International 2 Portfolio, 1977

Susan Woldman - Windmills, Painting 2019
By Susan Woldman
Located in Greenwich, CT
For many years I focused mainly as a sculptor, building large three dimensional wall sculptures and taller than life statues. This is why I paint on wood, because with wood there e...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Wood, Birch, Acrylic

Susan Woldman - Windmills, Painting 2019

Susan Woldman
Susan Woldman - Windmills, Painting 2019, 2019

I've Walked Every Walkable Bridge - Framed Colorful Abstract Art
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

I've Walked Every Walkable Bridge - Framed Colorful Abstract Art
I've Walked Every Walkable Bridge - Framed Colorful Abstract Art

Raul de la Torre
I've Walked Every Walkable Bridge - Framed Colorful Abstract Art, 2023

Thoughts of Spring, Original Painting
By Melissa Gannon
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"Even in the middle of winter when the colors are muted, beauty abounds and promises spring," shares artist Melissa Gannon. Insp...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Thoughts of Spring, Original Painting
Thoughts of Spring, Original Painting

Melissa Gannon
Thoughts of Spring, Original Painting, 2021

Fermi, Abstract Painting
By John Gardner
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A minimalistic geometric abstraction, part of artist John Gardner's newest series of mixed media works. He meticulously hand cuts...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Fermi, Abstract Painting
Fermi, Abstract Painting

John Gardner
Fermi, Abstract Painting, 2021

"Origin". Contemporary Mixed Media Painting
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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Pigment

"Origin". Contemporary Mixed Media Painting
"Origin". Contemporary Mixed Media Painting

Martha Winter
"Origin". Contemporary Mixed Media Painting, 2021

Altar, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"Ideas are rife with this collage and acrylic composition," says artist Joey Korom. "Its intentionally rough surface features the addition of paper, cardboar...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Altar, Abstract Painting
Altar, Abstract Painting

Joey Korom
Altar, Abstract Painting, 2020

Borderland III, Contemporary Encaustic Abstract Painting
By Andrew Francis
Located in Brecon, Powys
Borderland III 2020 Encaustic wax on board Image 500 x 500 mm Signed in a Welsh Oak frame Image 50cm x 50cm 2020
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Wax, Encaustic, Oil, Board

Borderland III, Contemporary Encaustic Abstract Painting
Borderland III, Contemporary Encaustic Abstract Painting

Andrew Francis
Borderland III, Contemporary Encaustic Abstract Painting, 2020

Weight Of Air III, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
By Andrew Francis
Located in Brecon, Powys
This is part of a series (nine canvases) that explores ideas about vision, perception and scale. The eye picks out scenes in a landscape and leaves the mind to assemble the bigger pi...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil

Weight Of Air III, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
Weight Of Air III, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting

Andrew Francis
Weight Of Air III, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, 2019

Drought: Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
This painting is resonant with bold colours and layers of those colours combine to form a beautiful whole. The inspiration for this piece was the drought we experienced in the Summer of 2022. Sun baked earth and relentless, cloudless skies, the drought seemed endless. Acrylic on box canvas with gold leaf and oxidised copper...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic

Drought: Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting
Drought: Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting

Shelly Cook
Drought: Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting, 2022

Mandarin Dawn, Abstract Painting
By Agata Kijanka
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Agata describes this atmospheric painting as the feeling of waking up early to the quiet delight of orange morning light and unexpected fog. She played with d...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Mandarin Dawn, Abstract Painting
Mandarin Dawn, Abstract Painting

Agata Kijanka
Mandarin Dawn, Abstract Painting, 2019

Chant. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Patricia McParlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Chant a piece based on devotional music Mixed media on canvas on board
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Chant. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

Patricia McParlin
Chant. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting

LUCKY DAY - Massimo Caiafa Abstract Mixed Media on Canvas
By Massimo Caiafa
Located in Napoli, IT
LUCKY DAY - Mixed media on canvas cm.66x76 by Massimo Caiafa, Italy 2017
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

LUCKY DAY - Massimo Caiafa Abstract Mixed Media on Canvas
LUCKY DAY - Massimo Caiafa Abstract Mixed Media on Canvas

Massimo Caiafa
LUCKY DAY - Massimo Caiafa Abstract Mixed Media on Canvas, 2017

Winzeedee, Abstract Painting
By Courtney Jacobs
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A rhythmic abstract expressionist painting in looping strokes of green, black, white and peach, with a special crackle finish to add a weathered appearance. For Courtney Jacobs...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Winzeedee, Abstract Painting
Winzeedee, Abstract Painting

Courtney Jacobs
Winzeedee, Abstract Painting, 2017

"Dreamer's Tale, " Mixed Media Painting
By Deborah T. Colter
Located in Westport, CT
This small abstract collage painting by Deborah T. Colter is made with mixed media on panel. It features found paper and paint, with subtle text elements, texture, geometric shapes, ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Panel, Mixed Media

"Dreamer's Tale, " Mixed Media Painting
"Dreamer's Tale, " Mixed Media Painting

Deborah T. Colter
"Dreamer's Tale, " Mixed Media Painting, 2022

Arrangement in Silver and Gray, Abstract Painting
By Maya Malioutina
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This painting is about embracing the imperfect, impermanent and incomplete," says Maya. A wall with peeling paint, rusted undertones, a rough texture, forgot...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Arrangement in Silver and Gray, Abstract Painting
Arrangement in Silver and Gray, Abstract Painting

Maya Malioutina
Arrangement in Silver and Gray, Abstract Painting, 2018

She Said Wow
Located in Westport, CT
This very large framed work by Selena Beaudry is created by marking and cutting up drawings. This has led the artist to rediscovering her visual langua...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Linen, Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Color Pencil

She Said Wow
She Said Wow

Selena Beaudry
She Said Wow, 2023

Blue Man Group - Abstract Large Original Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rue Bootay, a New York-born artist now rooted in the vibrant artistic landscape of Los Angeles, navigates the avant-garde realm of nonrepresentational surrealism with a style uniquel...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Blue Man Group - Abstract Large Original Artwork on Canvas
Blue Man Group - Abstract Large Original Artwork on Canvas

Rue Bootay
Blue Man Group - Abstract Large Original Artwork on Canvas, 2024

Magic & Grapes, Original Painting
By Melissa Gannon
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Melissa Gannon drew inspiration for this vineyard closeup from Oregon wine country not far from her home. "Grapes for wine, grapes to eat, grapes for j...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Magic & Grapes, Original Painting
Magic & Grapes, Original Painting

Melissa Gannon
Magic & Grapes, Original Painting, 2020

Mysteries and Dreams, Abstract Painting
By Melissa Gannon
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This is a piece about trees and the spaces in between, the undefined - where mysteries and dreams abound," says artist Melissa Gannon...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Mysteries and Dreams, Abstract Painting
Mysteries and Dreams, Abstract Painting

Melissa Gannon
Mysteries and Dreams, Abstract Painting, 2020

Large Louis Stone Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media
By Louis Stone
Located in New York, 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 ...
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1980s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Mixed Media

Large Louis Stone Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media
Large Louis Stone Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media

Louis Stone
Large Louis Stone Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media, 1980

Blue Rectangle: Mixed Media Contemporary Painting by Peter Rossiter
By Peter Rossiter
Located in Brecon, Powys
Blue Rectangle, Mixed media on board
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

Blue Rectangle: Mixed Media Contemporary Painting by Peter Rossiter
Blue Rectangle: Mixed Media Contemporary Painting by Peter Rossiter

Peter Rossiter
Blue Rectangle: Mixed Media Contemporary Painting by Peter Rossiter, 2012

"Drift Circle ii". Contemporary Mixed Media Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Pebbles, sand and pigment on panel. In a contemporary black frame Artist Statement My artistic practice has been profoundly influenced by exposure to two vastly different environmen...
Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Pigment

"Drift Circle ii". Contemporary Mixed Media Painting
"Drift Circle ii". Contemporary Mixed Media Painting

Martha Winter
"Drift Circle ii". Contemporary Mixed Media Painting, 2021

"#186 – WOUNDED WERE COMING", ink, pencil, gouache, found vintage book, poetry
By Amy Williams
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"#186 – WOUNDED WERE COMING" is from Amy Williams' series A Farewell to Arms – wherein the artist works directly onto pages of a found copy of Ernest Hemingway's WWII romance novel. The artist selects certain words and phrases from page 186 to isolate as a poem, and then draws, inks, redacts and paints the rest of the page according to the text. The resulting poem reads "The wounded were coming / men that were scared / I felt the rain in my face / It was getting dark." – Hemingway's novel is a doomed romance between a wounded American soldier and an Italian nurse – note the feminine form on the page, with a "dress" or apron that looks skeletal, bloody and rained upon, all at once. From Amy Williams – "My recent work is focused on making treated book pages using a found vintage...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Gouache, Pencil

"#186 – WOUNDED WERE COMING", ink, pencil, gouache, found vintage book, poetry
"#186 – WOUNDED WERE COMING", ink, pencil, gouache, found vintage book, poetry

Amy Williams
"#186 – WOUNDED WERE COMING", ink, pencil, gouache, found vintage book, poetry, 2019

Boardwalk Bridge, Abstract Painting
By Natalie George
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Who doesn't love sunshine, palm trees and a wonderfully diverting day on the boardwalk of their favorite beach? I usually paint abstracts of natural scenes, devoid of colorful kiddie...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Boardwalk Bridge, Abstract Painting
Boardwalk Bridge, Abstract Painting

Natalie George
Boardwalk Bridge, Abstract Painting, 2018

"Origin". Contemporary Mixed Media Painting
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

"Origin". Contemporary Mixed Media Painting
"Origin". Contemporary Mixed Media Painting

Martha Winter
"Origin". Contemporary Mixed Media Painting, 2021

Untitled
By Olivia Munroe
Located in Fairfield, CT
Munroe, who is formally trained as a printmaker, creates sublime paintings with imagery inspired by archetypal forms of the circle and the square. Employing tools and processes from ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Wax

Untitled
Untitled

Olivia Munroe
Untitled, 2017

Solitary Schematic, Abstract Painting
By Patricia Oblack
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Patricia builds her compositions intuitively with palette knives, blending colors and developing texture directly on the surface of her panels. In this piece, lines connected by dots reference our interconnected relationships and voices speaking with each other.


About the Artist
As a child in the 1950s, Patricia Oblack sat in front of the television and learned to draw with Jon Gnagy...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Solitary Schematic, Abstract Painting
Solitary Schematic, Abstract Painting

Patricia Oblack
Solitary Schematic, Abstract Painting, 2018

Impulsive Directions, Abstract Painting
By Patricia Oblack
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Patricia builds her compositions intuitively with palette knives, blending colors and developing texture directly on the surface of her panels. She describes ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Impulsive Directions, Abstract Painting
Impulsive Directions, Abstract Painting

Patricia Oblack
Impulsive Directions, Abstract Painting, 2018

Sand Grid: Mixed Media Contemporary Painting by Peter Rossiter
By Peter Rossiter
Located in Brecon, Powys
Delicate work by this hugely talented and rising welsh artist. Small but gets the attention of the eye. Mixed media on board Framed 18" x 22" Image 16" x 20"
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Sand Grid: Mixed Media Contemporary Painting by Peter Rossiter

Peter Rossiter
Sand Grid: Mixed Media Contemporary Painting by Peter Rossiter, 2015

'Burning Passion' - Small Colorful Mixed Media Contemporary Abstract
By Steven H. Rehfeld
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven Rehfeld's 24" x 24" masterpiece is a testament to the versatility of contemporary abstract art. The canvas is alive with a rich mosaic of colors, from the fiery hues of red an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

'Burning Passion' - Small Colorful Mixed Media Contemporary Abstract
'Burning Passion' - Small Colorful Mixed Media Contemporary Abstract

Steven H. Rehfeld
'Burning Passion' - Small Colorful Mixed Media Contemporary Abstract, 2003

Sky Box. Contemporary Abstract Encaustic Painting
By Andrew Francis
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sky Box, 2019 Encaustic wax, rust & oil colour on deep-fame board 600 x 600 mm
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Encaustic, Oil, Board

Sky Box. Contemporary Abstract Encaustic Painting
Sky Box. Contemporary Abstract Encaustic Painting

Andrew Francis
Sky Box. Contemporary Abstract Encaustic Painting, 2019

Large Pattern and Decoration Painting Abstract Expressionist Harry Koursaros P&D
By Harry Koursaros
Located in Surfside, FL
Harry Koursaros (1928-1986) Peaceable Kingdom, the Ram, 1983 Framed 34 X 45. sheet 25.5 X 37 Hand Signed Provenance: Bank of Boston corporate collection. bears label verso. Harry Koursaros, Artist, painter, printmaker and filmmaker Student at Albright College class of 1950. In 1964 he came to Albright College as professor to establish an Art Department, and gained national recognition. He started as a modernist realist, later moving to Abstract Expressionism and eventually into Pattern & Decoration. He painted with metallic and iridescent pigments. In the late 1960s he began a program of "underground" films at the college. Many of these were avant-garde works from New York that included works by Andy Warhol. One of Koursaros students, Jerry Tartaglia, founded in 1974 the Berks Filmmakers, a group of cutting-edge movie makers who acquired an international reputation. He was included in numerous shows: "Discovering Color": Two Decades of Abstraction, paintings, works on paper, and prints from three pivotal art movements in America during the sixties and seventies: Abstract Expressionism, Color Field Painting, and Minimalism. Artists include Edward Avedisian, Walter Darby Bannard, Dan Christensen, John Grillo, Lee Krasner, and more. “Drawn From the Collection” paintings, limited edition prints and photos by such notables, among others, as Mark Tobey, Alice Baber, Rufino Tamayo and a photograph by Gordon Parks. "20/20": The Visionary Legacy of Doris Chanin Freedman. Works by Nicholas Africano, Ida Applebroog, William Baziotes, Bernd and Hilla Becher, Joseph Beuys, Jime Dine, Gunther Forg, Leon Golub, April Gornik, Hans Haacke, Keith Haring, Jenny Holzer, Komar and Melamid, Harry Koursaros, Lee Krasner, Robert Mapplethorpe, Ana...
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1980s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Crayon, Acrylic

Large Pattern and Decoration Painting Abstract Expressionist Harry Koursaros P&D
Large Pattern and Decoration Painting Abstract Expressionist Harry Koursaros P&D

Harry Koursaros
Large Pattern and Decoration Painting Abstract Expressionist Harry Koursaros P&D, 1983

Abstract Bubbles and Patterns
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful abstract in lavender, blue, and pink with a bubble-like pattern that creates a delicate lattice effect by Marianne K. Brown (American, 1928-2019). Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of Brown's work. Presented in a new cream mat with foamcore backing. Image size: 18"H x 22"W Marianne K. Brown (American, 1928-2019) has taught watercolor and design for thirty years. Her work has been shown in many art magazines, including Watercolor Magic and The International Artist Magazine, and several books on watercolor painting. She was elected secretary of Orange County Art Association in 1964. Listed in the National Watercolor Society. Author, Watercolor by Design Member, East Bay Watercolor Society 1964 - 3rd Place, non-figurative exhibit of Orange County Art Association 1978 - Honorable Mention, Central California Art...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Acrylic

Abstract Bubbles and Patterns
Abstract Bubbles and Patterns

Marianne K. Brown
Abstract Bubbles and Patterns, late 20th Century

Susan Hensel_Hard Geometry 6_embroidery on fabric mounted on painted Arches
Located in Darien, CT
Susan Hensel designs images in the computer using specialized software.  It is a form of drawing in stitches that combines aspects of both Adobe Photoshop...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Susan Hensel_Hard Geometry 6_embroidery on fabric mounted on painted Arches

Susan Hensel
Susan Hensel_Hard Geometry 6_embroidery on fabric mounted on painted Arches, 2017

Textured Abstract Expressionist Composition (II) in Acrylic on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Textured Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Board Textured and detailed abstract composition by Loretta Burton Youngman (American, b. 1943). Red and charcoal blue patc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Plaster, Glaze, Acrylic

Textured Abstract Expressionist Composition (II) in Acrylic on Board
Textured Abstract Expressionist Composition (II) in Acrylic on Board

Loretta Burton Youngman
Textured Abstract Expressionist Composition (II) in Acrylic on Board, 2000s

Avalanche III, Abstract Painting
By M. Clark
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Liquid gold metal painted in expressionist strokes over a black ground. Thick, painterly texture provides numerous angles to reflect light. The edges of the p...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Avalanche III, Abstract Painting
Avalanche III, Abstract Painting

M. Clark
Avalanche III, Abstract Painting, 2019

Rocks and Rain  Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Painting
By Patricia McParlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Abstract expressionist painting on paper Matted
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Rocks and Rain  Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Painting

Patricia McParlin
Rocks and Rain  Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, 2020

"Space Between Orange"- Non-Objective Paper Collage - Diebenkorn
By Aimée Farnet Siegel
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Space Between Orange" is an artist painted paper collage piece with orange hues on wood panel. Aimée Farnet Siegel is inspired by the work of Mark Bradford, Richard Diebenkorn and ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Space Between Orange"- Non-Objective Paper Collage - Diebenkorn
"Space Between Orange"- Non-Objective Paper Collage - Diebenkorn

Aimée Farnet Siegel
"Space Between Orange"- Non-Objective Paper Collage - Diebenkorn, 2019

The Harbor From Banner Hill
By Nell Blaine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nell Blaine (1922-1996) American Original India Ink and Wash titled "The Harbor from Banner Hill" The sight size is 17 x 27 inches. Signed and dated 1986 lower right and again verso...
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1980s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor

The Harbor From Banner Hill
The Harbor From Banner Hill

Nell Blaine
The Harbor From Banner Hill, 1986

"Garden Party, " Mixed Media Painting
By Deborah T. Colter
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract collage painting by Deborah Colter is made with mixed media on gallery wrapped canvas on panel. It features a multicolored palette, with neutral greys accented by uniqu...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Panel

"Garden Party, " Mixed Media Painting
"Garden Party, " Mixed Media Painting

Deborah T. Colter
"Garden Party, " Mixed Media Painting, 2021

"Bird Count, " Mixed Media Painting
By Deborah T. Colter
Located in Westport, CT
This small abstract collage painting by Deborah T. Colter is made with mixed media on panel. It features found paper and paint, with a colorful muted palette. The found paper include...
Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Panel, Mixed Media

"Bird Count, " Mixed Media Painting
"Bird Count, " Mixed Media Painting

Deborah T. Colter
"Bird Count, " Mixed Media Painting, 2022

Sett
By Andrew Francis
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sett , 2019 Perspex, encaustic wax & oil colour on deep-fame board 600 x 600 mm
Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Wax, Encaustic, Oil, Board, Plastic

Sett
Sett

Andrew Francis
Sett, 2019

"Not That End Of Time", Contemporary Encaustic Wax Painting
By Andrew Francis
Located in Brecon, Powys
There are two ends-of-time. This is the first. Scorched tissue and wax. Collage, encaustic wax & oil colour on board
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Encaustic, Oil, Board, Tissue Paper

"Not That End Of Time", Contemporary Encaustic Wax Painting
"Not That End Of Time", Contemporary Encaustic Wax Painting

Andrew Francis
"Not That End Of Time", Contemporary Encaustic Wax Painting, 2020

"Growing Up, " Mixed Media Painting
By Deborah T. Colter
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract collage painting by Deborah T. Colter features a cool, neutral, grey and green palette with warm yellow accents. The found paper and text elements are layered over with...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Panel, Mixed Media

"Growing Up, " Mixed Media Painting
"Growing Up, " Mixed Media Painting

Deborah T. Colter
"Growing Up, " Mixed Media Painting, 2022

Untitled
By Ant Pearce
Located in Brecon, Powys
Same style different execution. Italian copper leaf and fluorescent thread sewn on Splendorlux Black Gloss
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Copper

Untitled
Untitled

Ant Pearce
Untitled, 2015

"Incidental Nature, " Mixed Media Painting
By Deborah T. Colter
Located in Westport, CT
This small abstract collage painting by Deborah T. Colter is made with mixed media on panel. In it, layers of highly textured found paper are collaged with paint and circle outlines ...
Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Panel, Mixed Media

"Incidental Nature, " Mixed Media Painting
"Incidental Nature, " Mixed Media Painting

Deborah T. Colter
"Incidental Nature, " Mixed Media Painting, 2020

Weight Of Air VIII
By Andrew Francis
Located in Brecon, Powys
The Weight of Air VIII, 2019 Oil & wax on deep-fame canvas
Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil

Weight Of Air VIII
Weight Of Air VIII

Andrew Francis
Weight Of Air VIII, 2019

1980's Cubist "Orange, Brown, Black" Soft Pastel Abstract Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
D. Tongen "Orange, Brown, Black" 1980s 11.75"x10" Soft pastel and pencil on paper Signed in pencil lower right
Category

1980s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Pencil

1980's Cubist "Orange, Brown, Black" Soft Pastel Abstract Drawing
1980's Cubist "Orange, Brown, Black" Soft Pastel Abstract Drawing

D. Tongen
1980's Cubist "Orange, Brown, Black" Soft Pastel Abstract Drawing, 1980s

White Abstract: Contemporary abstract expressionist oil painting
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Brecon, Powys
Heavy impasto abstract work from British artist Paul Wadsworth
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Oil

White Abstract: Contemporary abstract expressionist oil painting
White Abstract: Contemporary abstract expressionist oil painting

Paul Wadsworth
White Abstract: Contemporary abstract expressionist oil painting, 2003

Antithesis - Mixed Media by Michelangelo Conte - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Antithesis is an original artwrok realized by Michelangelo Conte beetween 1990-91. Mixed media (wood and steel). Hand signed, titled, and dated on ...
Category

1990s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Metal

Antithesis - Mixed Media by Michelangelo Conte - 1990
Antithesis - Mixed Media by Michelangelo Conte - 1990

Michelangelo Conte
Antithesis - Mixed Media by Michelangelo Conte - 1990, 1990

PAINTING 2188, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
- Dimension 60 cm x 50 cm x 3,5 cm. /// 23.60" x 19.70" x 1,40" Inches - Acrylic on canvas, mixed media - Signed on the back / Sergio Aranda - The sides of the painting are...
Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

PAINTING 2188, Mixed Media on Canvas
PAINTING 2188, Mixed Media on Canvas

Sergio Aranda
PAINTING 2188, Mixed Media on Canvas, 2021

"Space Junk", abstract, surreal, peach, orange, collage, monotype, mixed media
By Monica DeSalvo
Located in Natick, MA
Monica DeSalvo’s “Space Junk” is a 22 x 30 inch surreal collage on a digital enlargement of an abstract acrylic monotype with pink, tan, orange, peach, sage, and white. Soft textures and depth are created by the uneven distribution of color and layering a day’s worth of final pulls with a Gelli plate, capturing faint impressions of items such as a feather. Collage elements include monotype fragments with botanical forms and vintage textbook...
Category

2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Digital

"Space Junk", abstract, surreal, peach, orange, collage, monotype, mixed media
"Space Junk", abstract, surreal, peach, orange, collage, monotype, mixed media

Monica DeSalvo
"Space Junk", abstract, surreal, peach, orange, collage, monotype, mixed media, 2023

Blue
By John Gardner
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Blue is part of my newest series of mixed media works I meticulously hand cut from vintage paper. The work is collage, watercolor and thread on heavy weight p...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Blue
Blue

John Gardner
Blue, 2017

Fade
By John Gardner
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Fade is part of my newest series of mixed media works. I meticulously hand cut from vintage paper. The work is collage, watercolor and thread on heavy weight paper, with archival adhesive. It is matted with an archival matte and backing but will require a frame for display. Artwork dimensions: 6(h) x 6(w) Matte dimensions: 10(h) x 10(w) White archival matte and archival backing. Backing is also signed, titled and dated.

About the Artist
John...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Fade
Fade

John Gardner
Fade, 2018

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