Abstract Abstract Paintings
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
Color: Pink
Play #12 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
This series focuses on the idea of play and the emotions involved in the act of playing. We often forget the importance of relaxing the mind, of letting go of our troubles, of being ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dancing Pinks, Original painting, Abstract, Landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
The inspiration for Dancing Pinks was a symphony of breathtaking vibrant reds and soft pinks that seemed to breath life into the landscape like an enchanting dance. The shades blend ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Bergen facades 5, Norway Original Painting, Landscape, Contemporary, Pink art
Located in Deddington, GB
The inspiration for this work is a recent trip I made to the fiordes on Norways north west coast . Beautiful houses in white and red line the waters edge . This restricted palette of...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Numbers Abstract -- Room For One More
By Tom Hamil
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling small abstract of numbers titled, "Room For One More" by Tom Hamil (American, b. 1928). Circa 1980. Signed upper left corner and on verso. Presented in rustic slat wooden frame. Image size: 12"H x 8.25"W.
Tom Hamil, was born in New York in 1928 and raised primarily in California. After attending the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, he returned to California to begin his formal art training at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco (now known as the San Francisco Art Institute). He completed his education at the University of Washington with a Master’s Degrees and Doctorate in Fine Arts and Education. His first solo exhibition was held in 1956. Since then, he has participated in numerous one man shows, group shows, and has been represented in galleries in the US and Mexico.
In addition to his painting, Hamil has authored and illustrated a number of books. While at the Naval Academy, he received recognition for his paintings, drawings, and illustrations. Listed among Hamil’s many awards and honors are a Ford Foundation Fellowship and an Award of Excellence from the American Graphics Society.
Currently, he lives in Zirahuen, Michoacan, Mexico and Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Hamil’s statement: “I am a man...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
4.20.07
By Mala Breuer
Located in Phoenix, AZ
oil and wax on canvas
Mala Breuer grew up attending classes in painting and drawing from a young age at the California College of Arts and Crafts. After high school she attended t...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wax, Oil
Dust (Abstract painting)
By Karl Bielik
Located in London, GB
Dust (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas — Unframed.
This work is exclusive to IdeelArt.
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method is especially safe ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Geos
Located in New York, NY
Original monotype made from found objects and textures. I use found objects with various shapes and textures in my original prints to make the monotype have depth and texture. All of...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Monoprint, Monotype
I Never Knew Her Name
Located in San Diego, CA
About the artist:
James Austin Murray’s paintings are made using the most basic of means: ivory black oil paint, a canvas with wood-panel support and wallpaper brushes—up to nine aff...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Panel
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Pink Interior Colourful
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
gouache painting on card, unframed
measurements: 6 x 6 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from ...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Sally Vaughan (contemporary)
gouache painting on card, unframed
measurements: 5.75 x 8 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a large private collection...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Parachute
Located in Covington, LA
"The nostalgia of a tropical climate is the undercurrent that inspires my process. Bright and vibrant pigments live on my palette. I treat each canvas with an intuitive approach, nev...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Bohemian Rhapsody
Located in Covington, LA
"The nostalgia of a tropical climate is the undercurrent that inspires my process. Bright and vibrant pigments live on my palette. I treat each canvas with an intuitive approach, nev...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Il Miracolo - Pink peach fuzz color abstract sunset landscape painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
"Il miracolo" (The miracle) is a celebration of the miracle of the Earth's rotation around its axis every single day, and the meeting of the earth and sky for a brief instant as the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Contemporary Art by Achao - Vâhana XXXV, Allegro Vivace
By ACHAO
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & ink on free hanging canvas
Achao's paintings are an invitation to joy and serenity. Through a combination of motifs, colors and transparencies, the painting entitled ‘Vâha...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
New Warning, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
New Warning, 2020
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic and oil on canvas
130x130cm
Signed and dated
About the artist
Adrian Gonzalez (Mexico, 1987). He graduated in Visual Arts from the Faculty of Arts and Design, UNAM (Universidad Autonoma de Mexico) in 2011. His work is part of the Sebastian Foundation Collection, Grupo Reforma and various private collections. He was a beneficiary of the FONCA “Young Creators” program in the specialty of Painting in the 2015/2016 edition.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 - Dance Till U Drop. Pared Space. Galería Virtual.
2018 - SCROLL. Galería Plomo. México, D.F.
2016 - El aire de lo eventual. Galería Alterna. México, D.F.
2015 - Escenarios para habitar el mundo. Galería Luis Adelantado México. México, D. F.
- El fin de la apariencia. Galería Central de la ENPEG La Esmeralda, CENART. México, D.F.
2012 - Patrones de la Realidad. Centro Cultural Periodista. México D. F.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 - El Fin. The End Project Space. EU. Atlanta.
2019 - La Causa de las Causas. Museo de Arte Moderno. México, CDMX.
2018 - Pensamiento Especulativo. Fundación CALOSA. México, Guanajuato.
- Creación en Movimiento. Jóvenes Creadores del FONCA. 2015 – 2016. Fotomuseo Cuatro Caminos. México, D.F.
2016 - Creación en Movimiento. Jóvenes Creadores del FONCA. 2015 – 2016. Capilla del Arte de la UDLAP. México, Puebla.
- X Bienal Nacional de Pintura y Grabado “Alfredo Zalce”. MACAZ. México, Michoacán.
- Parámetro 02. Arte Lumen. Museo de la Ciudad de México. México, D. F.
- JUSTMAD 7. Feria de Arte Emergente. LASEDE/ Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid. España, Madrid.
- Efectos Especiales. Galería DIAGRAMA. México, D. F.
2015 - XI Bienal de pintura Joaquín Clausell...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1970 British oil on floating panel work by Patrick Hughes, pink on white
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Patrick Hughes (British, b.1939)
Assemblage, c. 1970
Oil on floating panel
35.7/8 x 47.7/8 in. (90.8 x 121.3 cm.)
Patrick Hughes is a British artist known as the creator of reverspe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Love! (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Love! (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method is especially safe for large works, and provides low...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Deseo natural rojo
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Painting: Acrylic
Imagínate un cuadro de gran tamaño, lleno de colores brillantes y vibrantes que se mezclan y se superponen de manera caótica y expresiva. Los trazos son fuertes y ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Im Wind
Located in Berlin, DE
Jürgen Reichert - Maler
Freischaffender Künstler, Farbflächenmalerei, lebt und arbeitet in Berlin.
Im Wind
2023
Acryl auf Leinwand
80 x 100 cm
Jürgen Reichert, 1953 in Mannheim geb...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Indian summer, Original Abstract painting, Mixed media, Warm colours, red orange
By Jo Jenkins
Located in Deddington, GB
Original landscape orientated painting with abstract qualities on a deep canvas. Strong warm colours with high contrast, making it a very dramatic piece. Painted in a loose style whi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Play #9 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
This series focuses on the idea of play and the emotions involved in the act of playing. We often forget the importance of relaxing the mind, of letting go of our troubles, of being ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sparring, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Linda McCord paints an abstract piece with a split complementary color scheme. Red, purple, and orange hues dance with a turq...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Play #10 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
This series focuses on the idea of play and the emotions involved in the act of playing. We often forget the importance of relaxing the mind, of letting go of our troubles, of being ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Play #5 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
This series focuses on the idea of play and the emotions involved in the act of playing. We often forget the importance of relaxing the mind, of letting go of our troubles, of being ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pink generation
Located in Baranzate, IT
TITLE: Pink generation
ARTIST: Ornella Uboldi
YEAR: 2018
CLASSIFICATION: Unique
MEDIUM TYPE: Painting
MEDIUM/MATERIALS: Acrylic on canvas
DIMENSIONS: 100 x 80 cm
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
White acrylic on fuchsia natural silk from Oaxaca, hand-dyed with cochineal
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Ricardo Mazal
Biosa Te (Violet), 2023
Acrylic on natural silk, hand-dyed with cochineal grain and indigo, mounted on aluminum panel
18 x 19 inches
RM531
Ricardo Mazal is perhaps bes...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Silk, Acrylic
“Orchid”
Located in Austin, TX
Original abstract painting/intuitive painting based on energy fields
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Autumn's Afterglow, Abstract Painting
By Dorothy Dunn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Dorothy Dunn presents an enchanting array of autumnal tones. Vibrant reds, oranges, and purples capture the essence of cool days, spectacular sunsets, an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
STILL THE ONE, Original Abstract Painting
Located in Boston, MA
STILL THE ONE
60 x 48 inches
Mixed media on linen
Original painting signed by the artist
Unframed
Artist's Commentary:
"I fell in love with flowers young. I fell in love with tra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Primary 08" by Camil Giralt, 39 x 33 in, 2022
Located in Paris, France
"Primary 08", 2022
Camil Giralt was born in Barcelona in 1965, where he lives and works. He studied music and piano and pursued a degree in telecommunica...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Ink
Soft Magenta 230107, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Don Bishop
Located in Yardley, PA
Soft Magenta 230107 is a minimalist abstract landscape painting created with palette knives and non traditional tools. These bright paintings are part of my color field abstract seri...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Lush VI, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Lush colours merging together weaving a pattern, a textured story. A composition of acrylic paint, plaster, sand and pastels, inspired by a hot summer’s day. Exploring an intense, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract P30
Located in King, ON
This abstract painting is inspired by minimalism, modern art and hard edge.
This work is signed, dated and tilted by Artist on the back. Signed certificate of authenticity. This work...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Her Reflection
Located in Dallas, TX
This work incorporates an acrylic pen in the second layer. I grew up with a fascination for Pop Art and I think the bright colors in this piece are throwback to the 80’s. It’s not hard to notice “Her Reflection”. If you look closely, you can see some of the cryptic drawings with the acrylic pen on the underlying layer.
This piece is an original work derived from my own imagination, all reproduction rights are retained by Brad Fuller...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
What Would Dolly Do?
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lynn Sanders is an artist excited by beauty: architecture, foliage, landscapes, seascapes, interiors. She finds palettes and shapes in her environment and...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic
Black Goddess
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Most mornings we wake up to a physical reality of sharp contrast and clear-cut edges. Defined outlines help us navigate everyday life and the world around us. But the blurry fringes ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Les Herbes Rouges
Located in Naples, FL
Born in Breton, in 1960, Hervé Lenouvel had an assertion to paint at a very young age. He spent his childhood in the countryside where his love of natur...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Belarusian Contemporary Art by Dasha Buben - Control Attempt #32
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Dasha Buben is a Belarusian artist born in 1982 who lives and works in Warsaw, Poland. She graduated from the Belarusian Academy of Arts in ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Real 12
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Is a captivating masterpiece that embodies the essence of the action painting movement. With its vibrant display of colors against a pristine white backdrop, this artwork emanates an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Real 10
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Is a captivating masterpiece that embodies the essence of the action painting movement. With its vibrant display of colors against a pristine white backdrop, this artwork emanates an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Senza titolo
Located in Roma, RM
Terre colorate su tela di juta
Tinted soils on jute canvas
cm 90 x 100
Firma e anno sul retro
Signed and dated on the reverse
Autentica su fotografia firmata dall’artista
Phot...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Jute, Mixed Media
French Contemporary Art by Murielle Argoud - Noli me Tangere I
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil color on canvas
Signature at the bottom right
Murielle Argoud is a French artist born in 1954 who lives and works in Morges, Switzerland. From her...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Play Drawing #3 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Play Drawing #3 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
This series focuses on the idea of play and the emotions involved in the act of playing. We often forget the importance o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Oil
Look At Me #10 Contemporary Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on Wood Panel
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Look At Me #10 Contemporary Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on Wood Panel
The Look At Me series references society’s hunger for attention. Social media, news outlets, and the pre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Look At Me #9 Contemporary Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on Wood Panel
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Look At Me #9 Contemporary Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on Wood Panel
The Look At Me series references society’s hunger for attention. Social media, news outlets, and the pres...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Look At Me #5 Contemporary Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on Wood Panel
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Look At Me #5 Contemporary Original Abstract Acrylic Painting on Wood Panel
The Look At Me series references society’s hunger for attention. Social media, news outlets, and the pres...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Play #11 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
This series focuses on the idea of play and the emotions involved in the act of playing. We often forget the importance of relaxing the mind, of letting go of our troubles, of being ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Play #13 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
This series focuses on the idea of play and the emotions involved in the act of playing. We often forget the importance of relaxing the mind, of letting go of our troubles, of being ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Puzzle" No3, Absrtact Oil Painting, 2018
Located in London, GB
Hsu Tung-Lung (b.1947) is a highly accomplished contemporary artist, who specializes in paintings. His latest collection "Memory Landscape" features an original abstract oil painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Changeling
Located in NIAGARA PARK, NSW
This painting is an abstract representation of a changeling, which is apart of Irish legend, and may display intelligence far beyond their apparent years, as well as possess uncanny ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
Play #14 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
This series focuses on the idea of play and the emotions involved in the act of playing. We often forget the importance of relaxing the mind, of letting go of our troubles, of being ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Puzzle" No1 , Absrtact Oil Painting, 2019
Located in London, GB
Hsu Tung-Lung (b.1947) is a highly accomplished contemporary artist, who specializes in paintings. His latest collection "Memory Landscape" features an original abstract oil painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cool Magenta Mountain Dusk, Abstract Geometric Landscape Duo, Pink Fractal Grid
Located in Barcelona, ES
These series of paintings by Natalia Roman gather their inspiration from geometric, minimalist shapes and paintings from the beginning of Modernism. The subtle but chic color combina...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled
By Doïna Vieru
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image to the word and all ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Play Drawing #5 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Play Drawing #5 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
This series focuses on the idea of play and the emotions involved in the act of playing. We often forget the importance o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Oil
Tiny II, 2018, vibrant palette, bright abstract geometric painting, small square
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Tiny II" by Danielle Marie Masters
Acrylic and cut paper on panel, 8" H x 8" W x .75" D, square shape panel with rounded corners
Bright color palette: red, neon red, neon pink, whi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Panel
Play #2 Contemporary Original Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
This series focuses on the idea of play and the emotions involved in the act of playing. We often forget the importance of relaxing the mind, of letting go of our troubles, of being ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Alpha Persei
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Acrylic on linen
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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