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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1990s Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Other Medium, Charcoal, Pastel
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
1990s Abstract Interior Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Cardboard
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
1950s Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
1960s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
"The source of inspiration for this painting came as I was walking in Manhattan in the rain," says artist Onelio Marrero. "This street is based on 8th Avenue ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Varnish, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Spray Paint
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Metal, Bronze
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Adhesive, Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Varnish, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
This painting is part of Suren Nersisyan's series of California landscapes focusing on the nature and stunning light around Los Angeles. He draws inspiration from the residential streets, parks and gardens that dot the vast city. Of this piece, Suren says Just before dusk, the soft light from the sun and the beautiful colors of vintage buildings...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Enamel
Artist Comments
The painting is a result of my impressions from traveling in Mexico. Old, colorful, dramatic looking houses under the bright sun look dynamic and full of life energy.
About the Artist
Suren is an impressionist painter eloquently capturing nature, landscapes, and cityscapes in paint. His body of work reflects several different stylistic approaches. Suren’s scenes in oil are inspired by Impressionist masters Monet and Van Gogh, while his watercolor series of flowers and birds are influenced by Eastern styles of painting and the colors of the Middle Eastern environment. Suren believes his role as an artist is to remind viewers that we all are part of the same natural universe.
Sunny Day, Street in Puerto Vallarta...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil, Acrylic