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Abstract Abstract Photography

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
EM2020-20 (Abstract new media)
Located in London, GB
Pigment on watercolor paper - Unframed. Edition of 10. The Emanations series is an attempt to express the spiritual potential of the most essential aspect of photography: light. Ea...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Paper, Pigment

Untitled 156 (Abstract photography)
Located in London, GB
C print - Unframed. Richard Caldicott is most well known for this earlier work series which used Tupperware containers as the subject for his photographs. As he describes : "Tupper...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Dissolve #201901 (Abstract photography)
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 4.5mm Matt Plexiglas - Unframed Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option. Edition: 1/3 + AP Paul Snell combines traditional ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

Blue on Light Blue with Dancing Angels
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gary Goldberg Blue on Light Blue with Dancing Angels, 2021 Archival pigmented print 19 x 13 in Edition of 10 Gary Goldberg has been photographing the unique qualities of Oaxaca City...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Loops 1 (Abstract photography)
Located in London, GB
Loops 1 (Abstract photography) Black and white photogram. Unframed. Tenesh Webber is a Canadian artist who works in abstract black and white photography. She lives and works in the...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Black and White, Photogram

California landscapes - Northern California Bodega Bay - CA 3 -Large photography
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a series of photography of California, USA, from various photographers. We highlight the various aspects of California: its raw, natural beauty, with its vast expanse of land, clear blue sky and natural light. It is also a metropolis, given to a sense of freedom – to love and re-invent yourself as you please. It is also ancient land – land where dinosaurs roamed, Native Americans called home, Spanish explorers charted its land for more discovery of this gem. In modern times, environmentalists and residents fought to protect the land, setting landmarks in environmental and consumer protection. California leads the nation in many ways- the first to lend itself to causes: the freedom to love whomever and be whomever we want, welcome new peoples with warmth and entrepreneurship, be at the forefront of clean energy, invent new technology that changes the way the world lives and work, and the protection of our Earth. It is La La Land...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Metal

Bleed # 202052 (Abstract photography)
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas - Unframed. Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option. Available on request 5-6 week turnaround. Edition: 3...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

Abstract art photography - Fluidity in Color Series - framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an abstract piece featuring the aesthetics presented by fluids in motion - framed, art is floated in a white shadow box frame, made in Los Angeles. This series presents va...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - SB 07
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lands...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea -SB 04
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lands...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lands...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Abstract art photography in black and white - framed in custom made wood frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Modern Art Etc presents new abstract art photography. This series of sultry fluid rings evokes a timeless elegance. The aesthetic patterns evolve from the fluids in motion. Modern Ar...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Echoes No.07" Abstract Photography 40" x 40" in Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Echoes No.07" Abstract Photography 40" x 40" in Edition of 20 by Giuliano Bekor Original fine art photography by Giuliano Bekor Signed and numbered by the artist Printed on fujifl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Metal

Bleed # 202012
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas - Unframed. Available on request - 4 week turnaround. Backed with extruded polystyrene, concrete, acrylic, enamel and pigments (5...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

Bleed # 202022
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas - Unframed. Available on request - 4 week turnaround. Backed with extruded polystyrene, concrete, acrylic, enamel and pigments (5...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

Bleed # 202025
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas - Unframed. Available on request - 4 week turnaround. Backed with extruded polystyrene, concrete, acrylic, enamel and pigments (5...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

Untitled 176
Located in London, GB
C print - Unframed. Richard Caldicott is most well known for this earlier work series which used Tupperware containers as the subject for his photographs. As he describes : "Tupper...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Untitled 201
Located in London, GB
C print - Unframed. Richard Caldicott is most well known for this earlier work series which used Tupperware containers as the subject for his photographs. As he describes : "Tupper...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Untitled 213
Located in London, GB
C print - Unframed. Richard Caldicott is most well known for this earlier work series which used Tupperware containers as the subject for his photographs. As he describes : "Tupper...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Orb # 201906
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas - Unframed. Available on request - 4 week turnaround. Backed with extruded polystyrene, concrete, acrylic, enamel and pigments (5...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

Orb # 202003
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas - Unframed. Available on request - 4 week turnaround. Backed with extruded polystyrene, concrete, acrylic, enamel and pigments (5...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

Large framed black&white abstract vertical Unique Silver Gelatin Print
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Condense 2" is a black and white unique gelatin silver print, (chemical print on fiber-based paper), in white frame. There is no glass or acrylic covering the work, allowing the viewer to connect with the texture of the work. Betsy Kenyon...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Hover # 201915
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print face-mounted 3mm matt plexiglas - Unframed. Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option. Available on request - 4 week turnaround Edition o...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

Hover # 201914
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print face-mounted 3mm matt plexiglas - Unframed. Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option. Available on request - 4 week turnaround Edition o...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

Hover # 201909
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print face-mounted 3mm matt plexiglas - Unframed. Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option. Available on request - 4 week turnaround Edition o...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

Stellify / TWO / cerise glaze
Located in Bristol, GB
Stellify / TWO / cerise glaze is a metallic Lambda photographic print, optionally mounted to Plexiglass, laser cut to shape, and fitted with a hidden subframe, ready to install. Wor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

Hover # 201913
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print face-mounted 3mm matt plexiglas - Unframed. Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option. Available on request - 4 week turnaround Edition o...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

"Hilary Duff Shopping at Bed, Bath & Beyond in NYC, 9/23/14" - Colorful Abstract
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Hilary Duff Shopping at Bed, Bath & Beyond in NYC, 9/23/14" features hues of purple, pink, green and blue. Spencer Sloan is inspired by the work of Hieron...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Outnumbered, Abstract Floral Art, Green and Pink Art, Futuristic Digital Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Katie Hallam Outnumbered Limited Edition Digital Photograph Edition of 75 Size of Artwork: H 60cm x W 40cm x D 2cm Sold Unframed Please note that in situ images are purely an indicat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Metal

"LB22" Abstract Photography (FRAMED) 48" x 48" inch Ed. of 4 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"LB22" Abstract Photography (FRAMED) 48" x 48" inch Ed. of 4 by Giuliano Bekor Print size 48x48 Inches Artwork finished size 50x50 Inches Limited edition 1 of 4 Artist proof 1 Med...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Plexiglass

Dreaming Of The Park, Abstract Landscape Art, Original Oil Painting, Cornwall
Located in Deddington, GB
This piece reflects the magical beauty of Mount Edgecumbe Country Park in Cornwall, where Katy Brown lives and paints. In particular, it is about the Englis...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Oil, Panel

Intersect # 201605
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 4.5mm Plexiglas - Unframed. Available on request 5-6 week turnaround. Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option. Edition: 1/3. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

Tuileries Garden, Paris, France (Color Photography)
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny Tuileries Garden, Paris, France (Color Photography), 2018 44 x 44 inches - Edition of 10 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Print only. Ask us for framing options....
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Résonance - water drop 84 (Medium)
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic print. Edition 1/5. In his Résonance series, Janiak explores the role of sound in creation. Taking inspiration from sacred texts from multiple spiritual traditions, he p...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Intersect # 201803
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 4.5mm Plexiglas - Unframed Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option. Available on request 5-6 week turnaround. Edition: 1/3. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

After Henri Matisse: The Goldfish 2 1912, 2017
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --In 2013, I first saw Carol Inez Charney’s striking semi-abstract photographs depicting details of modernist architecture partially ob...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Calliandra Californica - n. 2 (2016) - Cyanotype - abstract contemporary art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a cyanotype on unprocessed paper. Singular piece. Signed en verso. Framing upon request - art exclusively at gallery. Inquire to view series, collection. Inquire to commission projects. Christine Nguyen is a Los Angeles based artist. She received her B.F.A from California State University, Long Beach and M.F.A from University of California, Irvine. As an artist, she is inspired by literature, science, nature, astronomy, geology, marine biology. The layering of works, creating depth, process and nature are important elements of her work . For example, salt crystallization has been used on found objects and encrusted on photo based works on paper. The salt crystallization process is similar to preserving some objects, while disintegrating others with time. By incorporating salt crystals onto the photo based paintings, the image presents a mystical otherworldly feel, capturing and refracting light and the slippage of time. Using photography’s processes as a point of departure, Christine Nguyen’s pioneering spirit led her to begin manipulating negatives and onward–creating her own by cutting, layering, and adding on. Nguyen’s subsequent explorations embrace drawing...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Mixed Media, Photographic Paper

Chance/Fall (4)
Located in London, GB
C Print - Unframed As the title suggests, Chance/Fall emanates from Caldicott’s improvised method. This abstract composition with overlapping and drifting layers of shimmering colo...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Intersect # 201702
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 4.5mm Plexiglas - Unframed. Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option. Available on request 5-6 week turnaround. Edition: 2/3. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

Gravity - Liquid 21 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Gravity - Liquid 21 (Abstract Photography) Chromogenic print. Edition 1/5. In his Gravity Liquid series, Janiak creates visual representations of the idea that form cannot exist wi...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

NY # 201802
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 4.5mm Plexiglas - Unframed. Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option. Available on request 5-6 week turnaround. Edition: 2/3. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

NY # 201802
NY # 201802
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Morphogenetic field - Dandelion (Pissenlit) (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Morphogenetic field - Dandelion (Pissenlit) (Abstract Photography) Chromogenic print. Edition 1/5. In his Morphogenetic fields series, Janiak examines the visible manifestation of ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Gravity - Liquid 02 (Medium)
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic print. Edition 1/5. In his Gravity, Liquid series, Janiak creates visual representations of the idea that form cannot exist without an environment. There are the visible...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Gravity - Bulle d'air 04 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Gravity - Bulle d'air 04 (Abstract Photography) Chromogenic print. Edition 1/5. In his Gravity Bulles d'air series, Janiak creates visual representations of the idea that form can...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Untitled 109
Located in London, GB
C print. Unframed. Richard Caldicott is most well known for this earlier work series which used Tupperware containers as the subject for his photographs. As he describes : "Tupperw...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Gravity - Liquid 58 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Gravity - Liquid 58 (Abstract Photography) Chromogenic print. Edition 1/5. In his Gravity Liquid series, Janiak creates visual representations of the idea that form cannot exist wi...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Untitled 110/3
Located in London, GB
C Print. Unframed. Richard Caldicott is most well known for this earlier work series which used Tupperware containers as the subject for his photographs. This work is edition 7/15. ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Listening to this day, original abstract painting, impressionist art
Located in Deddington, GB
Listening to This Day by Mary Scott [2022] original Oil and Cold Wax on Wood Panel Image size: H:40 cm x W:40 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:40 cm x W:40 cm x D:0.6cm Frame...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Wax, Oil

Morphogenetic field - Beluga Caviar (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Morphogenetic field - Beluga Caviar (Abstract Photography) Chromogenic print. Edition 1/5. In his Morphogenetic fields series, Janiak examines the visi...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Photon 06 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Photon 06 (Abstract Photography) Chromogenic print. Edition 1/5. In his Photon series, Janiak explores the intrinsic duality of light. The photons we interpret as light exist in a ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Magnetic radiation 11 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Magnetic radiation 11 (Abstract Photography) Chromogenic print. Edition 1/5. In his Magnetic radiation series, Janiak reveals the hidden world of magnetism by photographing ferrofl...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Magnetic radiation 99 (Medium)
Located in London, GB
Chromogenic print. Edition 1/5. In his Magnetic Radiation series, Janiak reveals the hidden world of magnetism by photographing ferrofluids. A ferrofluid is a liquid substance magne...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Gravity - Liquid 04 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Gravity - Liquid 04 (Abstract Photography) Chromogenic print. Edition 1/5. In his Gravity, Liquid series, Janiak creates visual representations of the idea that form cannot exist w...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Gravity Bulle d'air 01 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Gravity Bulle d'air 01 (Abstract Photography) Chromogenic print. Edition 1/5 In his Gravity Bulles d'air series, Janiak creates visual representations of the idea that form cannot...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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C Print

Halcyon / cerulean glaze
Located in Bristol, GB
Halcyon / cerulean glaze is a metallic Lambda photographic print, optionally mounted to Plexiglass and Dibond, and fitted with a hidden subframe, ready to install. The edition may al...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, C Print

30x45in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - mounted, ready to hang
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lands...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Metal

Rock Pool, Australia
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny Rock Pool, Australia, 2016 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Print only. Ask us for framing options. Also available in 59 x 59 inches
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

"Angelina Jolie Heads to a Meeting in Beverly Hills, 3/14/19" Abstract Photo
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Angelina Jolie Heads to a Meeting in Beverly Hills, 3/14/19" features hues of purple, green, yellow and blue. Spencer Sloan is inspired by the work of Hieronymus Bosch, Richard Die...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Smashed- abstract photo transfer collage on mylar soft white color
Located in New York, NY
Matthew Conradt Smashed mixed media on Mylar 24 x 17 inches 2016 This item is not framed Matthew Conradt’s mixed media works investigate the current disarray of the American Dream. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Mylar, Mixed Media

Golden Edge, North American B25 Mitchell, Oshkosh, USA, 2012 - Aero series (Air)
Located in New York City, NY
27 x 43 in Edition of 9 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 35 x 57 in Edition of 9 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 44 x 71 in Edition of 9 Dye Sublimation on Aluminum 48 x 78 in Edition of 9...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Dye Transfer

Abstract abstract photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract abstract photography available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, purple, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Mitchell Funk, Paul Snell, Seb Janiak, and Michael Banks. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Pigment Print and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract abstract photography, so small editions measuring 2.38 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $105 and tops out at $36,000, while the average work sells for $3,580.

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