Abstract Interior Paintings
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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2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Pen
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
The beauty of the mundane shines on artist Benjamin Thomas' painting of a gracefully lit wall. He captures the brief moment while having lunch on the porch wi...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
A glowing depiction of a cold winter evening by artist Claudia Verciani. Figures stroll down a snow-covered sidewalk illuminated by inviting restaurant lights...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Catherine McCargar paints a classic white house perched on top of a hill. Lush greenery circles the delightful scene. She depicts serene surroundings r...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Graphite
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Varnish, Mixed Media, Pigment, Other Medium
Artist Comments
Artist Brian McCarty lived in rural New Jersey and has visited many areas of the state. "This particular painting is from the Cape May area," says Brian. From...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
In this painting, artist Doug Cosbie features small-scale American tobacco farms with their fields. Each has a curing shed that is attached to the main structure. "The atmosphere is humid after the rain, and the air has an overwhelming but delightfully sweet and pungent smell."
About the Artist
Artist Doug Cosbie presents the vibrancy found in nature with his impressionist, rural architecture centered artwork. Longing to create something that connects with people, Cosbie spent countless years perfecting how he portrays the world on canvas. Within his journey, he studied as an apprentice in the studios of Sam Black and Jack Shadbolt. As a plein air artist, Doug's studio is a portable pochade box...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Varnish, Mixed Media, Pigment, Other Medium
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Varnish, Mixed Media, Pigment, Other Medium
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Gold, Gold Leaf
Early 2000s Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil, Masonite
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil, Paper
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Varnish, Pigment, Other Medium
Mid-20th Century Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Marble
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Wood, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas, Spray Paint
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic, Vinyl
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Varnish, Mixed Media, Pigment, Other Medium
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Paper, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Varnish, Mixed Media, Pigment, Other Medium
Mid-20th Century Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 2000s Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic