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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
'Framed Figures' Digital Painting, Lamda Print
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. In another piece created in the “Framed Colored Squares” series, JCW experim...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Digital, Lambda

Density 1919-1922
Located in New York, NY
Unique
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Density 1920
Located in New York, NY
Unique
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Over Clouding Germany
Located in Rye, NY
A composition based on horizons and blue color. Blue symbolizes far-away places and eternity. The first images in the series project unfathomable distance, possess an astounding clar...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Digital

'Kalipo Miami Passage' Digital Painting on Lambda Print
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Digital, Lambda

Golden Shores
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Digital, Lambda

'Abstract Lake Scape' Conceptual Digital Painting
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Digital, Lambda

Arches of Gold
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. In another piece created in the “Framed Colored Squares” series, JCW experim...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Digital, Lambda

All Natural
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist: Rachel Lauren Title: All Natural Date: 2019 Medium: Inkjet print Dimensions: 14 x 11 in. Photographer Rachel Lauren invites viewers to become more aware of the way natural beauty has been contorted, packed and sold as a cold, manufactured, cloned and empty product. Are women inherently beautiful, or do they require modifications? Are you seeing your uniquely created reflection through a distorted lens? By imposing a juxtaposition between real and fake through abstract portraiture, Lauren calls attention to these complex ideals in "Distorted Beauty". Lauren is currently an MFA candidate at UMKC and based in Colorado. Since the age of two, she has fostered a love for photography and traveling which have both shaped her understanding of the issues she addresses in her work. Contemporary photography, portrait photography, experimental portraiture, conceptual photography, Steve McCurry, Lisa Kristine...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Inkjet

Church of the Ladies and Busses
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. In front of the breathtaking backdrop of the baroque Frauenkirche, three monstrous structures similarly tower over the scene. Artifacts of a Syrian artist...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Digital, Lambda

Nan Jing Orphee Part I
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. Nanjing Orphee is a series of works depicting extravagant luxury in China. Na...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Lambda, Digital

SOHO Tower Shanghai
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. A tower belonging to one of the most successful private real-estate developer...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Lambda, Digital

Nan Jing Orphee Part III
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. The second in a series of images about the extravagant luxury in China. Nanji...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Digital, Lambda

Shanghai Night and Day
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. JCW worked and lived in the “Mega City” of Shanghai, with its population of o...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Digital, Lambda

Shanghai UP
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. Shanghai 2014 – a city, a “mega city”, a metropole endeavors with all its mig...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Digital, Lambda

Stripes Pensum Unlimited
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. Stripes of color placed in relationship to and with each other. The order of ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Digital, Lambda

Framed Color World II
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. Countless, diverse patches over-lay the initial image of “Framed Color Square...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Digital, Lambda

Framed Color World I
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. Countless, diverse patches over-lay the initial image of “Framed Color Square...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Digital, Lambda

Framed Color Square 1
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. The exchange between color and form create a deepness of space and becomes th...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Digital, Lambda

Framed Color Face V
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. In another piece created in the “Framed Colored Squares” series, JCW experim...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Digital, Lambda

Castle With Fountain
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. Romantic strolls – an old castle sits at the foot of a lake with a mirror-lik...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Digital, Lambda

Rollce Royce Escorts
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. Wittig's works use photographic techniques i...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Lambda, Digital

Framed Color Face III
Located in Rye, NY
Digital Painting, Lambda Print on fuji crystal archival paper mounted on aluminum dibond, acrylic front. Wittig's works use photographic techniques i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography

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Digital, Lambda

Untitled #9 (from Unfocused Series)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Anne K Smith Title: Untitled #9 (from Unfocused Series) Medium: Archival Inkjet Print on Museo Silver Rag Size: 10.5 x 16 inches Available in sets of 3 (mix and match) Entire "Unfoc...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

Negative Pull with Mixed and Offset Pods
Located in New York, NY
Two Polaroid prints (Unique) Signed, titled, and dated in black ink, verso 58 x 22 inches, each print 58 x 44 inches, overall This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New Yo...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Color

No. 4, Cubes (Abstract Cameraless Photograph in Earth Toned Palette, Framed)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract digital print on black/white photo paper 25.5 x 21.5 inches in custom black stained wood frame with black 8 ply mat and AR non glare glass These energetic prints are digital copies of original handmade monoprints by Danish photographer Birgit Blyth. Without the use of a camera, the artist produced the original chromoskedasic image by painting with photographic chemicals directly onto black and white photo pager and exposing it to light. The rich black, faded gold, and crisp white tones are determined by the different chemicals used and the amount of time they are exposed to light. In this piece, Blyth painted gestural, intersecting lines to create a grid-like pattern that falls back in space. About the artist and work: Birgit Blyth is one of our most innovative and prolific photographers who works in a darkroom yet uses no camera! Blyth has been experimenting with a technique known as Chromoskedasic painting since the early ‘90s and variations on this concept have been shown at the gallery for the last 20 years. The unusual process involves the use of silver particles in black and white photographic paper to scatter light at different wavelengths when exposed. A chemist of sorts, Blyth demonstrates a thorough knowledge of how the various photographic chemicals will react when applied to paper and exposed. Each work is unique with palettes that resonate brilliant tonalities of brown, green, black, and purple. Using this technique, Blyth creates abstract crosshatching grids and most recently has developed a more gestural series of 20 x 16 inch chromoskedasic paintings that explores the ethereal qualities made possible by the unconventional material. Birgit Blyth succeeds at keeping her work fresh and cutting-edge using analog methods that are being quickly replaced elsewhere with digital technology. Artist Resume: Born: Kousted, Denmark Resident in U.S.A. since 1963 Education: Denmark and U.S.A. Project, Inc., Cambridge MA (Photography) DeCordova Museum School, Lincoln MA (Printmaking) Maine...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Digital

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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