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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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Other Medium
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Hadley Northrop takes inspiration from a blurry, usually passed-over background image of a restaurant. "The abstract streaks of red, viridian, and white forms over time revealing recognizable objects. Perhaps an orchid, napkins, a coffee samovar...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Marble
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Marble
1960s Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Abstract Interior Paintings
Casein
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 2000s Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
20th Century Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
1990s Abstract Interior Paintings
Board, Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Marble
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Resin
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Other Medium
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Other Medium
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Marble, Sandstone
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Marble
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Marble
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic, Paste
1980s Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero shares about his recent visit to Boston. While there, he and his wife took in the many cultural and historic sights. One of the places they spent some time was at the Historic Boston Library where Onelio examined the Sargent murals. The series of murals known as "Triumph of Religion", depict Judeo-Christian themes. "I painted myself as the figure in the room with the blank panel that Sargent never completed. It was to be a scene depicting 'The Sermon on...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic
1960s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
"The house right at the neighborhood entrance," says Laura. "Never been occupied - it looks so moody at certain time of the day. Love the style and its rustiness, the light on the front of the house and shadow on the ground."
About the Artist
Laura begins the painting process by taking multiple photographs, which she then combines and sketches into one composition. She takes a spontaneous approach to color, and often finds that her final paintings are quite different than her original intentions. As such, her color palette is vibrant and at times unexpected. Laura’s artwork is executed with stylized modernism, featuring heavy outlines and dramatic shadows. Much of her subject matter is architectural. “I especially like historical buildings in my area,” says Laura. “I am fascinated by the geometric shapes of the old buildings, their varieties and repetitions, their dramatic color contrast. To me, their simple structures have personality and dignity.” Laura works best when her studio is clean and well organized, and finds inspiration in the “miles of good paintings” hanging in the world’s great museums.
Words that describe this painting: house, neighborhood, expressionism, architecture, expressionism, representational, acrylic painting, blue
Moody Blue House...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
1950s Abstract Interior Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Marble
2010s Abstract Interior Paintings
Spray Paint, Acrylic
1930s Abstract Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil