Contemporary Abstract Paintings
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Style: Contemporary
Butterfly - Animal Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Butterfly - Animal Painting - Oil On Canvas By Marc Zimmerman
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or delightfully whimsical florals. His color ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Gestural Study of Presence and Absence I" Abstract Framed Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Gestural Study of Presence and Absence I" is a framed mixed media work on canvas by Meredith Pardue, depicting organic, overlapping shapes in vibrant hues of yellow, blue, pink, gr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
"Threads" Contemporary Abstract Blue, Pink, & White Concentric Circle Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Blue, Pink, and white abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse.
Artist Statement: The wo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"I’m Not Trying to Forget I’m Trying to Move On" Contemporary Neutral Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract geometric painting by Houston-based artist Holland Geibel. The work features layers of rectangular shapes in various neutral tones of tan, white, and black. Sig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Float - elegant soft pink with yellow and maroon floating squares
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Bright rectangles float on a dust rose ground in this elegant composition by Milly Ristvedt.
"Painting is my freedom 'to be' in the world, to transform what I think and feel about ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French Impressionist Pointillist Pastel. 'La Garrigue', Provence.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Contemporary Impressionist pastel of a Provençal landscape by Belgian artist Francis Besson. Signed to the very bottom right.
A whirl of colours and floral designs shape this gorge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Abstract expressive floral acrylic painting on paper "Summer flowers of joy""
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This abstract expressive artwork, "Summer Flowers of Joy," by French artist Natalya Mougenot, is part of her Floral series. Natalya enjoys working in a single, uninterrupted session ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Found Love in Portofino" Colorful Pop Art Hearts Abstract Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured acrylics and oils in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Mixed Media
Midnight I - Original Sally K Floral Artwork
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gazing at Lebanese American artist Sally K's floral portrait is consuming and empowering. Inspired by strong, feminine women, she creates pop-realistic paintings that speak to the e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper
“American Rural, Signs #2” Contemporary Colorful Pastoral Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary colorful pastoral landscape by Texas based artist Jacob Spacek. The work features a vintage arrow sign next to a rural road set against...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
King of Daffs II - Golden Yellow Garnet Red White Geometric Pattern, 2020
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in oil on linen, the yellow background is vibrant and bright, offsetting a layered, eye-catching geometric pattern in white and berry red with ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled 2022, Abstract, Mixed media on canvas
Located in New York, NY
Xavi Carbonell (b. 1971), a Spanish artist celebrated for his playful and spontaneous creations, offers viewers an immersive and imaginative experience. Known for leaving his works u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker, Graphite
Clover - Abstract Green Yellow Ivory Ochre Blue Pink Patterns Circles
By Josette Urso
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in oil on canvas, thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are cheerful ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Crimson and Topaz, original painting, landscape, contemporary, abstract
By Janet Keith
Located in Deddington, GB
JANET KEITH CRIMSON AND TOPAZ Original abstract painting Acrylic on canvas Image Size: 92cm x 92cm x 4cm
Canvas Size as Framed : H96 x W96 x 5.5 cm (deep gallery wrapped canvas)
So...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Field of Image II - Large Original Boho Modern Minimalist Calm Floral Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The organic aesthetic and textures of Peter Kuttner’s original boho minimalist artworks are the result of patient layering and original uses of media. Through a combination of paint and collage, Kuttner is able to find personal expression in the clear colors and contrasting soft textures he creates. With a focus on subtle textures, Kuttner separately creates the colorful detailed top layers of each artwork in a separate process. Each of these applied mini paintings within the larger composition is a unique cutout of paint created with a flow of colors on an intermediary glass surface.
This one-of-a-kind mixed media painting measures 40 inches high by 60 inches wide. It is wired and ready to hang. It is signed by the artist on the front and back. The sides of this artwork are painted as a continuation of the front and it does not require framing. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and International shipping available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included.
Kuttner uses familiar yet abstract details to suspend the viewer in contemplation of the universality of imagery. Using negative shapes, repetition, and emphasizing spatial relationships, he carefully considers scale and balance. Works in this series are meant to be contemporary, clean, sophisticated, colorful, uplifting, soothing, and filled with positive vibrations.
Kuttner’s artworks have been featured in Architectural Digest Magazine as well as in popular films and television shows including Two and a Half Men, Californication, and Nashville. Presently, Kuttner’s work is on display in a large number of private, royal, museum, and corporate collections worldwide.
Artplex Gallery has been representing and exhibiting Kuttner's original artworks since 2021. The gallery has been a 1stdibs partner since 2014 with consistently excellent reviews from clients worldwide. The gallery exhibits a well-curated selection of original artworks representing a broad spectrum of major international artists. Artplex Gallery is known to provide accurate descriptions, images, reliable services, communication, and delivery.
REPRESENTATION
Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2023 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 “Outlook of Entity”, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Affordable Art Fair New York, NY
Winter Salon, Chicago Art Source Gallery, Chicago, IL
2021 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Studio E Gallery, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
2020 Grace Renee Gallery, Cave Creek, AZ
2018 McVarish Gallery, Portland, OR
Chicago Art Source Gallery, Chicago, IL
2017 Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
Ormond Art Museum, Ormond Beach, FL
Kelsey Michaels...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Tissue Paper
Indigo Wild I
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rhythm exists here on the farm, beginning with the sunrise and the sounds of nature awakening. My art is a reaction to this sense of place. Whether I’m in the studio, tending to th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Dye, Emulsion, Cotton Canvas, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic...
Red Hot Chili Peppers No. 48 by Doris Marten - Oil on vinyl, music, vivid, black
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
Red Hot Chili Peppers No. 48 is a unique oil on vinyl painting by German contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 30 × 30 cm (11.8 × 11.8 in).
The artwork is signed, sold un...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Yellow Landscape, Original Drawing pigment on Paper , One of a kind Large size
Located in Agrigento, AG
Yellow Landscape
Mineral Oxide on Paper
Fabriano Psper
70x50cm
2025
Original Art
Marilina Marchica, born in Agrigento, where she works and lives,
she graduated in Painting at the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Dido 1, Tribute to Julian Hoeber by Mathieu Piffeteau - Abstract painting, green
Located in Paris, FR
Dido 1, Tribute to Julian Hoeber is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Mathieu Piffeteau, dimensions are 130 × 97 cm (51.2 × 38.2 in).
The artwork is signed, so...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Traccia" by Masri - Blue, Yellow, and Red Male Abstract Portrait
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri Hayssam (Lebanese, born 1965)
"Traccia" (2019)
Acrylic paint, Oil paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the bottom right of the painting.
"Traccia"—meaning "Trace" i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
"Dripping Dots - Lights of Cannes" Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses gold flakes with thick textured oils and glass...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Free falling in Love - Contemporary Architecture Oil Painting
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's architectural paintings transport viewers on a visual journey to a different world, where imagination knows no bounds and the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Dripping Dots - Maldives" Colorful Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses thick textured oils to add a very contemporary...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Silver
Happy #11 - Street Art Graffiti Happy Face Yellow Abstract Smiley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Capturing movement in acrylic paint, Armen Ges experiments with optical illusions and perspective in his original pop artworks. To create these intriguing visuals, Ges employs tradit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Landscape" Abstract painting, large size, seascape by Marilina Marchica Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
oil on cotton canvas
120x120 cm
the painting is stretched out on a handcrafted wooden frame and is ready to hang
it is shipped with a certificate of authenticity
Marilin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Graphite
Wave of Whispers - contemporary modern Bath stone jesmonite wall sculpture
Located in Doetinchem, NL
"Wave of Whispers" is a contemporary modern abstract wall sculpture by UK artist Mari-Ruth Oda. Made from Bath Stone Jesmonite, a fine art composite material based on acrylic resin, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Stone
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
Big Lavender - Large Floral Painting - Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Big Lavender - Large Floral Abstract Painting - Marc Zimmerman
Cool colors give the mood with a couple of hot accents, but the lavendar knocks it out !
Marc Zimmerman creates pla...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Red Leaf - Abstract Painting - Modern Art By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
The Red Leaf - Abstract Painting - Modern Art By Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, wheth...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
PaperLandscape, Oil Paint on Cotton Canvas , Original Art by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
OIl Pain and Collage on Canvas
50x50
2025
"Landscape" is an original painting and collage on cotton canvas (50x50 cm) by Marilina Marchica, a contemporary artist who ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Children of the Forest - by Stefan Heyer Contemporary abstract oil painting
Located in DE
Stefan Heyer’s gestural abstracts delve into personal and collective histories, drawing inspiration from pop culture, esoteric philosophy, and the complexities of our postmodern digi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Botanica 15-6" Abstracted Floral Mixed Media on Canvas Framed Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Botanica 15-6" is a framed mixed media on canvas painting by David Skillicorn, depicting an abstracted floral arrangement. The "Botanica" series by this artist is situated "somewher...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas, Paint
Intimate IV
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rhythm exists here on the farm, beginning with the sunrise and the sounds of nature awakening. My art is a reaction to this sense of place. Whether I’m in the studio, tending to th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Dye, Emulsion, Cotton Canvas, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic...
Helen Taylor, Watching Blue Prisms, Contemporary Art, River landscape
Located in Harkstead, GB
Helen Taylor (Contemporary)
Watching Blue Prisms
Signed with monogram, inscribed with title verso
Oil on board
10 x 10 inches
11x 11 inches including the frame
Helen Taylor’s pract...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Contemporary colorful acrylic still-life painting of sunflowers in a vase paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Vase of Vibrant Sunflowers," created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot, is a striking still life that features a bouquet of bold, abstract sunflowers with swirling petals and da...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled 4 - Contemporary Expressive Abstract Painting, Conceptual Art, Framed
Located in Salzburg, AT
Urszula Wilk – artist statment:
I have always been interested in the idea of infiniteness of a painting and its opposite – that is the physical finiteness of the painting. This phys...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard
Patterns, Original Contemporary Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Patterns
150.0 x 100.0 x 1.0, 1.0 lbs
Acrylic
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"Patterns (2010) The collection reveals patterns that we select and follow, either consciously or subconsciously, in our life. patterns which may affect significant aspects of our life."
About the Artist:
"Leila Rezvani...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Born in spring - Soft green and gold abstract landscape painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
"Born in spring" is a soft abstract landscape painting, in a beautiful palette of greens and gold and celestial blue running through the sky. It is a painting dedicated to the Italia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
117 Green Gold Dotson Orange - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Since 2008, Tina Bluefield has been drawn to the world of large-scale abstraction, exploring the relationship between color, form, and the natural landscapes that inspire her.
She g...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Way Out There, Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting was created using layered washes of black acrylic as a backdrop, with bold applications of oil paint and oil sticks worked energetically across the surface. It depicts ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Clair de Lune - contemporary, abstract, floral, still-life, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting was inspired by nature and features a moon.
Vancouver-based artist Fiona Ackerman has often turned to the beauty of the natural world as a source...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Drifting Harmony II - Original Minimalist Blue Mountains Landscape Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The organic aesthetic and textures of Peter Kuttner’s original boho minimalist artworks are the result of patient layering and unique uses of media. Through a combination of collage ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Wildflower" Contemporary Abstract Orange and Green Concentric Circle Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Orange and green abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse.
Artist Statement: The work is...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Life in Motion - Original Abstract Multicolor Street Art Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Large inflatable painting, layers and folds on canvas, black, yellow and red
Located in Carballo, ES
This year, 2024, the artist Ruth Vidal (1998, Isla de Arousa) launches her latest research into painting and games. These works are based on the references that the artist draws from...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Polymer
"Downtown Street" by Hiroshi Sato, Original Painting, Abstract Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's "Downtown Street" (2024) is an original oil on canvas artwork, measuring 20 x 32 inches.
"Downtown Street" is sold unframed but is ready to hang. This unique artwork...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tactile memory #134. Mixed media painting: acrylic, silk, pigments on Canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Natasha Zupan beautifully unites the old and new, combining the innovation of her highly crafted technique with her wonder for tradition and the great Masters. This body of work expl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Silk, Pigment
"My Purple Diamond Heart" Colorful Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Glass
Abstract Composition - Mixed Media on Canvas by Caterina Feng - 2014
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original painting realized by Caterina Feng in 2014.
Mixed media on canvas.
Signed and dated by the artist on the back.
A colored light blue abstract c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
Every Pink In One Flower - Colorful Expressive Still Life Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia (USA) based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant painti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
'Figure on Couch' by Maura Petersen - Figurative Abstract of a Woman Sitting
Located in Carmel, CA
Maura Petersen (American, born 1956)
"Figure on Couch" 2022
Acrylic paint, Canvas, Stretcher bars
The artist signed the bottom right of the painting.
"Figure on Couch" by Maura Pete...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
PaperLandscape , Original Art Ready to Hang, made in Italy by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
PaperLandscape
Oil Paint and collage on Cotton Canvas
50x50 cm
2020
Ready to hang
certificate of authenticity included
One of a kind, non-reproducible
Marilina Marchica was born i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Handmade Paper
"Black Hole In A Purple House With Orange Roof" Abstract Acrylic on Canvas
By Aron Hill
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Black Hole In A Purple House With Orange Roof"" is a framed contemporary acrylic painting on canvas by Aron Hill, depicting abstract shapes in different shades of plum, orange, blac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Strong Boy - Modern Figurative Minimalistic Oil Painting, Sea View, Realism
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey
"Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tjintjintjin
Located in Miami, FL
As one of the last generation to remember a childhood lived in the desert hunting and gathering with her family, Walangkura Napanangka's paintings recall the stories of country and the location of specific sites in her traditional homeland west of the salt lake of Karrkurutinjinya (Lake Macdonald).
Born around 1946, at Tjitururrnga west of Kintore, in the remote and arid country between the Northern Territory and Western Australia, she lived with her father Rantji Tjapangati and mother Inyuwa Nampitjinpa and later, while still a teenager, travelled by foot with her family over the hundreds of kilometres from their remote desert home eventually joining Uta Uta Tjangala's group as they walked in to the settlements of Haasts Bluff and then Papunya.
The lure of settlement life with its promise of plentiful food and water belied the harsh conversion they would make to an alien lifestyle with its many problems and unfamiliar demands. The upheaval however, was ameliorated to some degree by the proximity of her immediate family including her mother Inyuwa, adoptive father Tutuma Tjapangati, and sister Pirrmangka Napanangka (now deceased) all of whom became artists.
Relocated to the community of Kintore in 1981 when the outstation movement began, Walangkura participated in the historic women's collaborative painting project (1994) that was initiated by the older women as a means of re-affirming their own spiritual and ancestral roots. It was a time of specifically female singing, ceremony and painting, away from the gaze of outsiders and men folk. The huge and colourful canvases that emerged from the women's camp were 'alive with the ritual excitement and narrative intensity of the occasion' (Johnson 2000: 197).
Within a year, Papunya Tula Artists, now established at Kintore, had taken on many of these women as full-time artists, revitalising the company after the deaths of many of the original 'painting men'. While individual women forged their own stylistic trajectory, these paintings were immediately distinguishable from the men's more cerebral and symmetrical style. They radiated an exuberant and vibrant energy, the felt heart-beat of women's affinity to country and spirit.
Walangkura's early works, created from 1996 onward, are characterized by masses of small markings and motifs covering large areas of canvas. Her favorite colour, a deep sandy orange predominates, accentuated against more somber blacks and reds and dusky greens or yellows. More recent works show a gestural quality though still tightly packed with an intensity of geometric line work representing sandhills. In a sense this provides a strong visual and contextual link to the men's linear style as exemplified by the works of George Tjungurrayi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Neige de Nuit (Night Snow)
Located in Burlingame, CA
Neige de Nuit (Night Snow) — luminous oil on linen. Dimensions are 32 x 24 inches.
French American Frédéric Choisel, is inspired by the cities and country...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Elements No. 13 -Turquoise Blue Gold Organic Abstract Geometric Original Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alexander Eulert's original mixed media paintings on wood panels are abstract propositions of worlds where divergent forces coalesce into harmonious geometric interactions. He draws ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Lapse - Textural Contemporary Abstract Minimalist Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
LE BohemianMuse is an accomplished first-generation Ghanaian-American artist, whose work is informed by her formal education in art and theater at Loyola Marymount University and the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"My Horizon - Manhattan Nights" Abstract Color Field Contemporary Painting
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
An acrylic and gold leaf on canvas piece with bright use of color and texture. We are focused on the simplicity of beauty in the moment as Shaoul creates a translucent but very color...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pen Blow Purple Horizon - Abstract Landscape Resin Painting Hot Pink Blue, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in ballpoint pen and resin on panel, Shane McAdams' unique ballpoint ink process layers undulating striations of bright pink, blue, green, violet and ye...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Panel, Ballpoint Pen
The Season of Heaven - Large majestic abstract blue seascape painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
A painting dedicated to the wide open expanse of time stretching out before me like a magic carpet.
I battled cancer in 2024. I wept and wept. I believed this world didn’t want me an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,655 Sale Price
30% Off
Contemporary abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Anastasia Pelias, Chelsea Davine, Waleria Matelska, and Anna Maria Caboni. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Fabric and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 1.63 inches across are also available.