Abstract Figurative 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: Gold
Infinite Blessings
Located in Greifswald, DE
The lively energies of “Infinite Blessings” brings completion and success luck in all your undertakings. The vibrancy and liveliness of the island vortex winds embodies magical multi...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
100 Phoenix and Hearts
Located in Greifswald, DE
100 Phoenix with Hearts Authentic Feng Shui Art
In feng shui, birds are manifesting symbols of new opportunities, specially as we are entering Period 9, the Period of the Rising Phoe...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Two Hearts
Located in Greifswald, DE
Two Hearts Authentic Feng Shui Art
Spice up your love life and elevate your relationship to the next level with the warm fiery energy of these golden hearts. Real 24K gold emanates ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Purple Heart
Located in Greifswald, DE
Purple Hearts Authentic Feng Shui Art
Sparkling amethyst colored hearts are attracting protective and faithful energies into existing relationships. Amethyst has always been used to ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
"WATERFALL" Mixed Media Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by Masha Iv
Located in Culver City, CA
"WATERFALL" Mixed Media Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by Masha Iv
Medium:
Mixed Media. Canvas, acrylic, ceramic paint, liquid bronzes
ABOUT:
Masha Iv is a Russian artist, performer and fashion designer who works in various techniques (painting, graphics, collage, installation, etc.). Masha Iv was born on May 23, 1986. In 2006, she graduated from the Carl Faberge College of Arts and Crafts (Moscow), in 2007 - from the school "Free Workshops" at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art. In 2010, she received an additional education at the Russian Correspondence Institute of Textile and Light Industry. Since 2007, Masha Iv has actively participated in group exhibitions and realized a large number of art projects in Russia and abroad, including such major events as the Moscow Biennial of Young Art (2008) and the Moscow Biennial of Contemporary Art (2009, 2011 and 2013). Cooperates with the State Tretyakov Gallery, the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, the State Darwin Museum. In 2013, Masha Iv creates a special project "Malevich Space" for the "Night of Museums" campaign at the State Tretyakov Gallery, and in the fall of 2014, she works in collaboration with the Tretyakov Gallery on an interactive installation "From Grief to Happiness" based on the works of artist Dmitry Prigov (shown as part of the "Night of Art" campaign). In 2015, Masha took part in large group exhibitions in Moscow: Workshop'15 "SUB OBSERVATIONEM" at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art and the Bartenev Factory project within the exhibition "Say: I love you", also at MMOMA. In February 2017, the artist's first solo exhibition "Mountains: Colorful Music" was held at the A.N. Scriabin House Museum. Among Masha Iv's foreign projects and exhibitions are the performance "Cyclicity", shown at the Women in Paradise festival in Amsterdam, Netherlands (2015), the creation of costumes for the theatrical production "Iphis and Ianthe", shown in Paris, France (2015). In May 2017, Masha Iv's solo exhibition "Adventures in the Mountains" was held in Paris. Since 2012, Masha Iv is a member of the Union of Artists of Russia.
Artists statement:
The key themes of my works are the study of the natural landscape of our planet, drawing attention to environmental issues and the harmonious coexistence of man and nature. I work in mixed techniques, as I like to experiment with paints on different bases and observe how they interact with each other. Such experiments often lead me to surprising results. I most often find the phrases and captions integrated into my works in in-flight magazines, glossies, advertising campaigns and other print media. More precisely, the right phrases find me on their own at the right time when I'm working on a particular painting. Glimpsed phrases are often stored in our subconscious and sometimes serve as a trigger or set a vector of movement. Motivational phrases in paintings are like beacons that point in the right direction so as not to veer off course.
Education
1993-2003 Art school 2003-2006 College of Art and Crafts of the Carl Faberge
2006-2010 Russian Correspondence Institute of Textile and Light Industry
2007 "Free Workshops" at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art
Group Exhibitions
2023 «Gift under the tree» «Zdes na Taganke». Moscow. Russia
2022 «Starfall» Gallery «Zdes na Taganke». Moscow. Russia
2021 « House inside out» Rakov Gallery. Saint Petersburg. Russia
2021 «Observers of earthlings» Gallery «Zdes na Taganke». Moscow. Russia
2021 «Mask mode». Gallery «Our artists». Moscow. Russia
2017 «HaHaHa Moscow». Museum Art 4. Moscow. Russia
2017 «START in Art».Gallery K-35. Moscow. Russia
2016 «Legs in water, head's in the clouds» Gallery «Zdes na Taganke».Moscow.
2015 Project « Bartenev's factory» during the exhibition « Say: I love you»
Moscow Museum of Modern Art. Moscow, Russia
2015 Workshop’15«SUB OBSERVATIONEM».Moscow Museum of Modern Art. Moscow,
2014 Project «Zu-Zu». State Darwin Museum.
2013 5 Moscow Biennale of contemporary art. Special project “ Book-Art- Botany”
2012 «Original fake...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Bronze
"PEACE & LOVE" Mixed Media Painting 42.5" x 76" inch by Masha Iv
Located in Culver City, CA
"PEACE & LOVE" Mixed Media Painting 42.5" x 76" inch by Masha Iv
Medium:
Mixed Media. Canvas, acrylic, ceramic paint, liquid bronzes
ABOUT:
Masha Iv is a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Bronze
"Gold Frenzy" Acrylic & Inks Painting 41" x 53" inch by Kinda Adly
By Kinda Adly
Located in Culver City, CA
"Gold Frenzy" Acrylic & Inks Painting 41" x 53" inch by Kinda Adly
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Kinda Adly, born in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"JUST RELAXING NOW" Mixed Media Painting 79" x 39" inch by Masha Iv
Located in Culver City, CA
"JUST RELAXING NOW" Mixed Media Painting 79" x 39" inch by Masha Iv
Medium:
Mixed Media. Canvas, acrylic, ceramic paint, liquid bronzes
ABOUT:
Masha Iv i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Bronze
A Playful Disposition 1, Magdelena Morey, Abstract Floral Painting, Original art
Located in Deddington, GB
A Playful Disposition 1 by Magdelena Morey [2022]
A Playful Disposition 1 is a cheerful, original abstract floral painting by Magdalena Morey. This co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Fake Abstract (Blue on Ingres)
By Lino Lago
Located in Solana Beach, CA
Lino Lago's lush, provocative paintings are exploration of color and art history as with one clear sweep he brings a classic Baroque painting into the foreground like an untold secre...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Fake Abstract (Pink on Boucher)
By Lino Lago
Located in Solana Beach, CA
Lino Lago's lush, provocative paintings are exploration of color and art history as with one clear sweep he brings a classic Baroque painting into the foreground like an untold secre...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Crash (Yellow on Museum II)
By Lino Lago
Located in Solana Beach, CA
Lino Lago's lush, provocative paintings are exploration of color and art history as with one clear sweep he brings a classic Baroque painting into the foreground like an untold secre...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Crash (Yellow on Museum I)
By Lino Lago
Located in Solana Beach, CA
Lino Lago's lush, provocative paintings are exploration of color and art history as with one clear sweep he brings a classic Baroque painting into the foreground like an untold secre...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Night
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Materials: Oil on canvas, texture paste, gold leaf, mirror stainless steel, brass
A symbolic image of the night by the sea, the stripes create, as it were, the relief of the mountai...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Love and Happy Days
By Zabel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guided by her passion for life and her spirit, French Canadian painter Zabel creates vibrant artworks filled with romance and immersive textures. With a belief that art is all about feeling, she creates magic and captures the moment by infusing her art with strong emotive qualities.
Zabel communicates each scene with precision. Her work evokes the Impressionists, but depicts modern love and adventure. Couples stand at bar top tables...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sparkling Dream #3
By Zabel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guided by her passion for life and her spirit, French Canadian painter Zabel creates vibrant artworks filled with romance and immersive textures. With a belief that art is all about feeling, she creates magic and captures the moment by infusing her art with strong emotive qualities.
Zabel communicates each scene with precision. Her work evokes the Impressionists, but depicts modern love and adventure. Couples stand at bar top tables...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
White & Gold #1
By Zabel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guided by her passion for life and her spirit, French Canadian painter Zabel creates vibrant artworks filled with romance and immersive textures. With a belief that art is all about feeling, she creates magic and captures the moment by infusing her art with strong emotive qualities.
Zabel communicates each scene with precision. Her work evokes the Impressionists, but depicts modern love and adventure. Couples stand at bar top tables...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sparkling Dream #2
By Zabel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guided by her passion for life and her spirit, French Canadian painter Zabel creates vibrant artworks filled with romance and immersive textures. With a belief that art is all about feeling, she creates magic and captures the moment by infusing her art with strong emotive qualities.
Zabel communicates each scene with precision. Her work evokes the Impressionists, but depicts modern love and adventure. Couples stand at bar top tables...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Peachy Dream #1
By Zabel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guided by her passion for life and her spirit, French Canadian painter Zabel creates vibrant artworks filled with romance and immersive textures. With a belief that art is all about feeling, she creates magic and captures the moment by infusing her art with strong emotive qualities.
Zabel communicates each scene with precision. Her work evokes the Impressionists, but depicts modern love and adventure. Couples stand at bar top tables...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Peachy Dream #2
By Zabel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guided by her passion for life and her spirit, French Canadian painter Zabel creates vibrant artworks filled with romance and immersive textures. With a belief that art is all about feeling, she creates magic and captures the moment by infusing her art with strong emotive qualities.
Zabel communicates each scene with precision. Her work evokes the Impressionists, but depicts modern love and adventure. Couples stand at bar top tables...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"My Free at Heart" Contemporary Multicolored and Gold Oil Painting on Canvas
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. This piece displays a beautiful lavender color with white hea...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tropical Beach
By Zabel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guided by her passion for life and her spirit, French Canadian painter Zabel creates vibrant artworks filled with romance and immersive textures. With a belief that art is all about ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Palm Springs Vibe
By Zabel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guided by her passion for life and her spirit, French Canadian painter Zabel creates vibrant artworks filled with romance and immersive textures. With a belief that art is all about feeling, she creates magic and captures the moment by infusing her art with strong emotive qualities.
Zabel communicates each scene with precision. Her work evokes the Impressionists, but depicts modern love and adventure. Couples stand at bar top tables...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Fake Abstract (Gold on Ingres)
By Lino Lago
Located in Solana Beach, CA
Lino Lago's lush, provocative paintings are exploration of color and art history as with one clear sweep he brings a classic Baroque painting into the foreground like an untold secre...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
California Mood
By Zabel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guided by her passion for life and her spirit, French Canadian painter Zabel creates vibrant artworks filled with romance and immersive textures. With a belief that art is all about feeling, she creates magic and captures the moment by infusing her art with strong emotive qualities.
Zabel communicates each scene with precision. Her work evokes the Impressionists, but depicts modern love and adventure. Couples stand at bar top tables sipping aperitifs. Bartenders and piano players help to break the ice among palm trees and cityscapes presented in vibrant, dripping hues. The energy of social butterflies drawn to one another is palpable as they float effortlessly across the canvas.
This 36 inch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Fashion and Chanel
By Zabel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guided by her passion for life and her spirit, French Canadian painter Zabel creates vibrant artworks filled with romance and immersive textures. With a belief that art is all about ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Surf & Chic
By Zabel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guided by her passion for life and her spirit, French Canadian painter Zabel creates vibrant artworks filled with romance and immersive textures. With a belief that art is all about ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mademoiselle On The 5th
By Zabel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guided by her passion for life and her spirit, French Canadian painter Zabel creates vibrant artworks filled with romance and immersive textures. With a belief that art is all about ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Meditador
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Carmen Gutierrez original painting "Meditador".
Acrylic, liquid gold leaf and oil on panel.
Signed by the artist.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
VUELO
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
Carmen Gutierrez painting "Fuerza Marina".
Signed by the artist.
Acrylic, liquid gold and silver leaf, mixed media on canvas.
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Silver, Gold Leaf
Angelica, Abstract Figure, Oil Painting
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
An abstract, whimsical and bold depiction of a woman standing gracefully in a blue gown against a sunburst background with delicate details. This piece captures the essence of fashio...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Viva la France!" Contemporary Pop Art Modern Flag Minimal 23k Gold Oil Painting
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Viva La France!," 23 Karat Gold Leaf and Oil on Canvas, 32 x 48 Inches, is inspired by the French flag, elegant and whimsical, however it can also be viewed as a pure geometric abs...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
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