Abstract 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
Artist: Giorgio Lo Fermo
Abstract Expressionism - Oil On Canvas by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2008
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Expressionism is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2008.
Original Oil Painting on Canvas applied on Plywood.
Hand-signed on the lower right mar...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Informal Painting - Oil On Canvas by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2008
Located in Roma, IT
Informal Painting is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2008.
Original Oil Painting on Canvas applied on Plywood.
Hand-signed by the artist on the lower ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Lines - Mixed Media by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Lines is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2020.
Mixed media in tempera and watercolor on paper
Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower ri...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Watercolor, Paper
Mixed Colors Composition - Mixed Media by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Mixed Colors Composition is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2020.
Mixed media in tempera and watercolor on paper
Hand- signed and dated by the artist ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Tempera, Watercolor
Blue Shapes - Tempera and Watercolor by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Shapes is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2020.
Mixed media in tempera and watercolor on paper
Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower r...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Tempera, Watercolor
Blue and Black - Oil Paint by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2012
Located in Roma, IT
Blue and Black is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2012.
Oil on canvas.
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the back. Hand signed and dated on the l...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Reticulum - Oil Paint by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2019
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Reticulum is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2019.
Oil on canvas.
Hand signed by the artist on the back.
Perfect conditions.
Blue Reticulum is ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Flame - Oil Paint by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Red Flame is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2020.
Oil on canvas mounted on plywood.
Hand signed by the artist on the back. H...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Shape - Oil Paint by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2013
Located in Roma, IT
Red Shape is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2013.
Oil on plywood.
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the back: G.Lo Fermo 2013. Hand signed and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled Composition - Oil on Canvas by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Mixed Colors is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2020.
Oil on canvas.
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the back.
Perfect conditions.
Mixed Colo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Black Lines II - Oil Paint by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2010
Located in Roma, IT
Black Lines II is an original Contemporary Artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2010.
Original Oil painting on canvas.
Hand-signed and dated on the back.
Mi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ideograms II - Oil Paint by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Ideograms II is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2021.
Original Oil painting on canvas.
Hand-signed and dated on the back.
Mint...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Circular Lines - Mixed Media by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2010
Located in Roma, IT
Circular Lines is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2010.
Original Mixed media, oil tempera and white lead, on canvas.
Hand-sign...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Minimalism III - Oil painting on canvas by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Minimalism III is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2020.
Original Oil painting on canvas.
Hand-signed and dated on the back.
Mi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Animal - Oil paint by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Animal is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2018.
Original Oil painting on canvas.
Hand-signed and dated on the back.
Mi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Expression - Oil and oil pastel by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2019
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Expressionism is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2019.
Original mixed media on plywood (oil pastel and oil painting).
...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Oil, Oil Pastel
Abstract Expression - Oil paint by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2019
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Expression is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2019.
Original Oil Painting on canvas applies on plywood.
Hand-signed an...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Geometrical Abstract Composition - Mixed Media on Paper by G. Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Geometrical Abstract Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo (Messina, 1947) in 2020.
Mixed Media on Paper.
Hand-signed on t...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Geometrical Abstract Composition - Mixed Medica on Paper by G. Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Geometrical Abstract Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo (Messina, 1947) in 2020.
Mixed Media on Paper.
Hand-signed on t...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
The Orange Inspiration - Mixed Media on Paper by G. Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Geometrical Abstract Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo (Messina, 1947) in 2020.
Mixed Media on Paper.
Hand-signed on ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Geometrical Abstract Composition - Mixed Media on Paper by G. Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Geometrical Abstract Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo (Messina, 1947) in 2020.
Mixed Media on Paper.
Hand-signed on t...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Geometrical Abstract Composition - Mixed Media on Paper by G. Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Geometrical Abstract Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo (Messina, 1947) in 2020.
Mixed Media on Paper.
Hand-signed on t...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
A Heart - Oil on Canvas by G. Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
A Heart is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo (Messina, 1947) in 2019.
Original oil painting on canvas applied on plywood.
Hand-signe...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Painted Sculpture - Mixed Media by G. Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Painted Sculpture is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2018.
Original oil painting and collage on canvas.
Hand-signed, titled and...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Composition - Oil on Canvas by G. Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo (Messina, 1947) in 2019.
Original oil painting on canvas applied on plywood...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Composition II - Oil on Canvas by G. Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition II is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo (Messina, 1947) in 2019.
Original oil painting on canvas applied on plyw...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pink Shadow - Oil on Canvas by G. Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Pink Shadow is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo (Messina, 1947) in 2020.
Original oil painting on canvas.
Hand-signed overleaf: olio...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Acid Composition - Oil Painting by G. Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Acid Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo (Messina, 1947) in 2020.
Original oil painting on canvas.
Hand-signed overleaf:...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Chinese Moon - Oil on Canvas by G. Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
The Chinese Moon is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2020.
Original oil painting on canvas.
Hand-signed and dated on the back by...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Homage to Arshile Gorky - Oil Painting by G. Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Circles on Red is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2020.
Original oil painting on canvas.
Hand-signed and dated overleaf: G.Lo F...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue Circles - Oil on Canvas by G. Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Circles is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2020.
Original oil painting on canvas.
Hand-signed and dated on the back by the...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Five Shapes - Oil Painting by G. Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Five Shapes is an original artwork realized by the Italian contemporary artist Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2018.
Original oil painting on canvas.
Hand signed and dated by the artist on th...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Geometric Shapes - Oil Painting 2020 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Geometric Shapes is an original oil on canvas realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2020.
Hand-signed on the lower right margin.
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the back.
The art...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pink and Red Composition - Oil on canvas by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Pink and Red Composition is an original oil on canvas realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2020.
Hand-signed on the lower right margin.
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the back.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Ball - Oil Painting 2020 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
The Ball is an original oil on canvas realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2020.
Hand-signed on the lower right margin.
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the back.
The artwork rep...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Composition in Yellow - Oil Painting 2020 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Composition in Yellow is an original oil on canvas realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2020.
Hand-signed on the lower right margin.
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the back.
Th...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bright Mosaic - Oil Painting 2019 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Bright Mosaic is an original oil on canvas realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2019
Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the back.
The artwork represents a very colored grid compose...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Puzzle - Oil Painting 2019 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Puzzle is an original oil on canvas on canvas realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2019
Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the back.
The artwork represents an abstract composition ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Harlequin - Oil Painting 2019 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Harlequin is an original oil on canvas on canvas realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2019.
Hand Signed and dated by the artist on the back.
The artwork represents an abstract composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Historical Route - Oil Painting 1996 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Percorso Storico is an original oil painting on canvas, realized in 1996 by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower right corner.
This is a really p...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Expression - Oil Painting 1994 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Expression is an original oil painting on canvas, realized in 1994 by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo.
Hand-signed and dated on the back.
This is a beautiful example o...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Expression - Mixed Media 2017 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Expression is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2017.
Original colored oil and acrylic painting on canvas. Hand-signed by the artist on lower right.
Thi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Extroversion on Black - Enamel on Canvas by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2016
Located in Roma, IT
Extroversion on Black is an original enamel painting on canvas, realized in 2016 by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo.
Hand-signed and dated in black ink on the back.
This is a b...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
The Last Journey - Oil Painting 2018 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
The Last Journey is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2019.
Original colored oil painting on canvas.
Hand-signed and dated on the back. Original title: L'ultimo v...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Reticulum - Oil Painting 2019 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Reticulum is an artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2019.
Oil on canvas. Hand-signed by the artist on the back.
This painting is a beautiful example of contemporary abstract ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lyrical Abstractionism - Oil Painting 2012 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Lyrical Abstractionism is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2012.
Oil on canvas.
This contemporary painting is a beautiful example of abstract art. The scene was ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Informal Painting - Oil Painting 2000 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Informal Painting is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2000.
Oil painting on canvas applied on hardboard. Hand signed by the artist on lower left.
This contempor...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Informal Painting - Oil Painting 2011 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Informal Painting is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2011.
Mixed media on canvas. Hand signed by the artist on lower left.
This contemporary artwork is compose...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rational Abstractionism - Oil Painting 2012 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Rational Abstractionism is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2012
Oil on canvas applied on plywood.. The artwork is hand signed on lower left.
This contemporary ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Expression - Oil Painting 1998 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Expression is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 1998.
Oil on canvas and marble dust. The artwork is hand signed on lower left.
This contemporary abstrac...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fantasy - Oil Painting 2010 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Fantasy is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2010.
Oil on canvas. Hand signed and dated by the artist on lower left.
This contemporary artwork is a very colorful...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Informal Sign - Oil Painting 2014 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Informal Sign is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2014.
Oil on canvas applied on hardboard. Hand signed by the artist on lower left.
This contemporary artwork i...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Astract Expressionism - Oil Painting 2012 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Expressionism is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2012.
Oil on hardboard. Hand signed on lower left.
This contemporary abstract composition was realize...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Informal Expressionism - Oil Painting 2015 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Informal Expressionism is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2015.
Oil on plywood.
The bulk of the surface of this contemporary abstract composition is covered wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Expression - Oil Painting 2010 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Expression is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2010.
Oil on canvas.
This contemporary abstract composition was realized by the artist using a pleasant c...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Philosopher - Oil Painting 1996 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
The Philosopher is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 1996.
Oil on canvas on canvas.
This contemporary abstract composition represents strong colors, the red and b...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Saracen Head - Oil Painting 2013 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Saracen Head is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2013.
Oil on canvas.
This contemporary painting represents an abstract composition. The scene is characterized b...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Homage To De Kooning - Oil Painting 2012 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Homage To De Kooning is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2012.
Oil on canvas applied on hardboard. Hand signed on lower left.
This beautiful contemporary paintin...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lyrical Abstractionism - Oil Painting 2012 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Lyrical Abstractionism is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2012.
Oil on canvas applied on plywood..
This contemporary painting is a beautiful example of abstract...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Informal Painting - Oil Painting 2014 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Informal Painting is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2014.
Oil on canvas.
This contemporary artwork was realized in 2014 and represents an abstract composition...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
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