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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
flowers 19-Contemporary, Abstract, Modern, Pop art, Surrealist, expressionist
Located in London, London
Flowers 19 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 Rei...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Archival Pigment

"Warm Earth Ring". 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

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Pigment

HAYS
Located in Solana Beach, CA
William LaChance's pictures are associations of displaced forms and colors cribbed from graphic design, fashion, art history and nature itself cobbled together using a variety of met...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Acrylic, Casein

Umbra series 16 and 17 Diptych, Abstract Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Umbra series 16 and 17 Diptych, 2023 by Rodrigo Zampol From Umbra Series Oxidated and varnished brass. Wooden chassis Overall size: 40 cm H x 60 cm W Individual size: 40 cm H x 30 c...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Brass

Portals In Time Two, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A multi-layered mixed media abstract unfolds in teal, black, and red. In creating the piece, artist Linda Shaffer takes inspiration from her love of travel and ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Ripples in Space - Abstract Composition Original Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Ripples in Space - Abstract Composition Original Oil Painting Vibrant abstract composition of paint, paper, enamel, and glitter by unknown artist "DeZulio" or "Dejulio". Several pie...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

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Enamel

Susan Woldman - GreenEight, Painting 2019
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

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Canvas, Acrylic

Break of Dawn, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
'Break of dawn' is an original abstract painting, inspired by the landscape of upstate NY. Painted on stretched canvas, it is ready to hang. :: Mixed Media :: Abstract :: This pi...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Blossom, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Nature is a continue source of inspiration for my artwork. This original piece is an abstract landscape inspired by the ordinary upstate NY landscape that I see on a daily basis. :: ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Between The Rays, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Nature is a continue source of inspiration for my artwork. This original piece uses warm colors to create the atmosphere of a summer day. Summer, trees, landscape, warmth, nature,...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

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 ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Everything in Moderation - Minimalist Fashion Collage
Located in Boston, MA
Everything in Moderation 7.5 x 10.7 x 0.1, 0.1 lbs Mixed Media Collage Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "'Everything in Moderation' takes inspiration from the Oscar Wil...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper

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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Gold Leaf

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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Archival Pigment

Khloris 001 and Khloris 004 Diptych. Abstract Painting. From The Series Khloris
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Khloris 001 and Khloris 004 Diptych, 2022 by Francisco Larios From The Series Khloris Acrylic, pastel chalk, airbrush, and automotive lacquer on canvas Overall size: 82.6 in H x 133....
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Lacquer, Pastel, Automotive Paint, Acrylic

'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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Photophobia
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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Oil

A I and A II, From the series Opposed Tendencies. Intervened by the artists.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A I and AII Diptych, 2022 by Hunter & Gatti From the series Opposed Tendencies Acrylic and oil wax on fine art paper 255 grs. Overall size: 29.5 in H x 47.2 in W Image size: 29.5 in ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Archival Pigment

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 ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Clay, Polymer

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 ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Gold Leaf

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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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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 ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Gold Leaf

My Eyes Did Not Deceive; It Was Not a Mirage
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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Oil, 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Ink, Handmade Paper

Lapis - 3D small contemporary blue abstract round mural sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Erin Vincent is a Toronto based-artist whose work draws on a variety of repetitive and labor intensive processes and materials. Things and common objects have always fascinated Vinc...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Wood Panel, Archival Paper

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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Archival Pigment

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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media

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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

"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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Pigment

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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Fragments" Modern Textured Neutral Toned Abstract Mixed Media Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern neutral toned abstract mixed media painting by Texas artist Carole Myers. The work features a collage of different textured papers combined with pa...
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1980s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Mixed Media

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 ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

'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 ...
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1950s Abstract Mixed Media

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Masonite, Oil, Gouache

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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Resin, Acrylic

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 ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Mixed Media

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Oil, Acrylic

Sea Urchins - abstract nature inspired framed 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 ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Clay, Polymer

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Gold Leaf

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...
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1950s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Mixed Media

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Concrete

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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Linen, Paint

Optimism Painting - original abstract painting
Located in London, GB
Optimism Painting I - acrylic & mixed media on wood, 2019 16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm mint condition - original and unique piece. Christian Möller, German and born in Kabul Afgha...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Study for a Mosaic Relief - Mixed Media by Michelangelo Conte - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Study for a mosaic relief is a contemporary artwork realized by Michelangelo Conte in 1960. Mixed colored collage. Hand-signed and dated on the back. 
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1960s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Mixed Media

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic

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. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Slate, Steel, Cut Steel, Stainless Steel

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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Stone, Metal, Bronze

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...
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1980s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Metal

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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Platinum

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 ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media

OYV-19 - Contemporary Abstract Collage Painting- Yellow, measuring tape
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
OYV-19 is part of Eric Mack's ongoing body of work utilizing multi-media, complex compositions, and a grid centered around urban design. Using a grid to create the framework of the painting, Mack has re-purposed an old Lenny Kravitz album cover as the structure of the piece. On the edges of the piece you can see a complex edge consisting of a faux leather album cover, nylon mesh, and torn paper. As imagery, Mack has chosen musical notes, tape measure, and other music composition elements through Zerox copy adhered by matte medium to the surface. Mack then creates his own color to further tweak and personalize the piece. Eric Mack (b.1976, Charleston) creates mathematically based renderings with a distinct post-modern twist. Works are informed with super imposed grids, patterns, and portals. Layered surfaces are created with paint, found objects, natural fibers, and synthetic substrates that explore the systems of our visual world. His most recent show “Charting the Terrain” is on view now at the California African American Museum in Los Angeles was covered by the Los Angeles Times, KCRW, and LALA Magazine. His last solo exhibition was titled "Impossible Architectures" at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2017. Recent group shows include "Abstract Mind" at the Czong Institute of Contemporary Art, South Korea, "Small Works 2017 at Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, "Checkered History", Outpost Artist Resources, Brooklyn, N.Y. 2015; Collections include High Museum Atlanta, Ing Investments, Hartsfield Jackson International Airport - Atlanta + Atlanta Gas & Light Co. Pepsi Cola, Tate Properties, Heath Gallery, Harold Dawson Properties, Turner Field/Atlanta Braves...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Nylon, Acrylic, Panel, Handmade Paper, Mesh

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"...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media

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...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Plaster

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