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Contemporary Abstract Photography

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
Untitled XII by Matthieu Venot - Abstract photography, architecture, pink wall
Untitled XII by Matthieu Venot - Abstract photography, architecture, pink wall

Untitled XII by Matthieu Venot - Abstract photography, architecture, pink wall

By Matthieu Venot

Located in Paris, FR

Untitled XII, Ain’t Got No Troubles series, is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Matthieu Venot. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Pigment

H2O IV - Homage to David Hockney
H2O IV - Homage to David Hockney

H2O IV - Homage to David Hockney

By Erik Pawassar

Located in San Francisco, CA

large format photograph of sun reflections on pool water surface, mesmerizing light reflections of glistening sunlight on turquoise aquamarine water surface, an homage to the iconic ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée

Private Pool - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 35" x 58"
Private Pool - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 35" x 58"

Private Pool - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 35" x 58"

By Alex Sher

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

“Private Pool” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series REFLECTIONS - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as they bring up recollections of mas...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Untitled Work of Fire Diptych

Untitled Work of Fire Diptych

By Christopher Colville

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Christopher Colville is an American artist working to push the boundaries of the photographic medium in both experimental and traditional forms. His images are created outdoors by ig...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Catching Koi

Catching Koi

By Tom Chambers

Located in Sante Fe, NM

All my life I have held a fascination with the animal kingdom, which began in my childhood growing up on a farm and extended into my adult years. On some inexplicable level I feel a ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Driving Range II - Contemporary City Sports Landscape Lifestyle Photography
Driving Range II - Contemporary City Sports Landscape Lifestyle Photography

Driving Range II - Contemporary City Sports Landscape Lifestyle Photography

By Chris Frazer Smith

Located in Brighton, GB

Driving Range is a dynamic C-Type Matt Print by Contemporary photographer Chris Frazer Smith. It is available in this size in an Edition of 25 and is sold unframed. This print is a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print, Color, Photographic Paper, Digital

The Bog Renaturated 016 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial view photography, blue colour
The Bog Renaturated 016 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial view photography, blue colour

The Bog Renaturated 016 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial view photography, blue colour

By Bernhard Lang

Located in Paris, FR

The Bog Renaturated 016 is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. It is an archival pigment print on Hahnemüle Fine Art Paper. This photograph is sold u...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

Eternity (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid

Eternity (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Eternity (Deconstructivism) - 2020 - about the narrative potential of images. 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Artist Inven...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Swimming Area Panorama, Minimalist Monochrome Waterscape Photograph, Austria
Swimming Area Panorama, Minimalist Monochrome Waterscape Photograph, Austria

Swimming Area Panorama, Minimalist Monochrome Waterscape Photograph, Austria

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21218 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

I am fleeting #12. From I am fleeting Series
I am fleeting #12. From I am fleeting Series

I am fleeting #12. From I am fleeting Series

By Javier Rey

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Is a project that debates through the photographic image, the importance that humans have assigned to ourselves, and proposes a reconciliation with the reality of our own insignifica...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Brooklyn Bridge (Stay) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color, New York, Contemporary
Brooklyn Bridge (Stay) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color, New York, Contemporary

Brooklyn Bridge (Stay) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color, New York, Contemporary

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Stefanie Schneider's work was used for Marc Forster's movie 'Stay'. Featuring Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts, and Ryan Gosling. Naomi and Ryan were both portraying artists and Stefanie's...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Metal

Summer Woods IV Cyanotype Painting, Contemporary, 18x18, Signed, 2010+
Summer Woods IV Cyanotype Painting, Contemporary, 18x18, Signed, 2010+

Summer Woods IV Cyanotype Painting, Contemporary, 18x18, Signed, 2010+

Located in Oakland, CA

This unique multistep technique is a combination of a painting and a photograph or monotype. Cyanotypes are a kind of alternative photographic process from the 1800s. The chemicals a...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Mixed Media, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Michael Jackson Smooth Criminal 2024

Michael Jackson Smooth Criminal 2024

By Nick Veasey

Located in München, BY

Edition 15, framed Chromaluxe Michael Jackson doing his smooth criminal dance move. A man with x-ray vision, NICK VEASEY creates art that shows what it is really like inside. Nick...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

1972 Porsche 911 Targa, 2020

1972 Porsche 911 Targa, 2020

By Nick Veasey

Located in München, BY

Edition 15, framed Chromaluxe Original 1972 Porsche 911 Targa A man with x-ray vision, NICK VEASEY creates art that shows what it is really like inside. Nick’s work with radiograph...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

By Nick Veasey

Located in München, BY

Edition 15, Lenticular In this image Michael Jackson is doing the moonwalk and is x-rayed. A man with x-ray vision, NICK VEASEY creates art that shows what it is really like inside...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Lenticular

Mare 399 - Seascape photograph
Mare 399 - Seascape photograph

Mare 399 - Seascape photograph

By Alessandro Puccinelli

Located in New York City, NY

ALESSANDRO PUCCINELLI MARE series Seascape - From the Mare series - Mounted and Framed Aviailable sizes: 27 x 40 inches Edition of 10 40 x 60 inches Edition of 5 47 x 71 inches Ed...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Mare 420 - Seascape photograph
Mare 420 - Seascape photograph

Mare 420 - Seascape photograph

By Alessandro Puccinelli

Located in New York City, NY

ALESSANDRO PUCCINELLI MARE series Seascape - From the Mare series - Mounted and Framed Aviailable sizes: 27 x 40 inches Edition of 10 40 x 60 inches Edition of 5 47 x 71 inches Ed...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Stars 7, 2015 - Stars and Trees in Ancient English Woodland Forest Landscape

Stars 7, 2015 - Stars and Trees in Ancient English Woodland Forest Landscape

By Ellie Davies

Located in Brighton, GB

Stars 7, 2015 - Stars and Trees in Ancient English Woodland Forest Landscape by Ellie Davies Stars 7 by Ellie Davies is a stunning Digital C-Type Print on Fuji Maxima Matte paper, a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Digital, C Print, Color

Untitled III by Matthieu Venot - Fine art photography, colourful, architecture
Untitled III by Matthieu Venot - Fine art photography, colourful, architecture

Untitled III by Matthieu Venot - Fine art photography, colourful, architecture

By Matthieu Venot

Located in Paris, FR

Untitled III is a photograph by contemporary French artist Matthieu Venot. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 dimensions: *30 cm × 30 cm (11.8" ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Pigment

Untitled X by Matthieu Venot - Colour photography, architecture, large-size, sky
Untitled X by Matthieu Venot - Colour photography, architecture, large-size, sky

Untitled X by Matthieu Venot - Colour photography, architecture, large-size, sky

By Matthieu Venot

Located in Paris, FR

Untitled X is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Matthieu Venot. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in only one size: 110 cm x 110cm ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Pigment

Driving Range - Sports Photography Golf Course Driving Range Pitch and Putt

Driving Range - Sports Photography Golf Course Driving Range Pitch and Putt

By Chris Frazer Smith

Located in Brighton, GB

Driving Range is a dynamic C-Type Matte Print by Contemporary photographer Chris Frazer Smith. It is available in this size in an Edition of 25, and is sold unframed. In a departur...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

'Yellow is the Dawning of May' Large scale photograph flowers blue green pastel
'Yellow is the Dawning of May' Large scale photograph flowers blue green pastel

'Yellow is the Dawning of May' Large scale photograph flowers blue green pastel

By Sophia Milligan

Located in Penzance, GB

'Yellow is the Dawning of May' Limited edition (1 of 25) archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed _________________ Illuminated among painted pools of early summer lig...

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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Digital...

Autumn Magnolia (Delicate Photograph on Rice Paper of Plum Colored Blossoms)
Autumn Magnolia (Delicate Photograph on Rice Paper of Plum Colored Blossoms)

Autumn Magnolia (Delicate Photograph on Rice Paper of Plum Colored Blossoms)

By Jeri Eisenberg

Located in Hudson, NY

"Autumn Magnolia No. 1" Abstract still life photograph of deep plum Magnolia petals and green leaves against a white sky background Photograph printed on Japanese Kozo paper infused ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Wax, Encaustic, Archival Paper, Mulberry Paper

Tulip Fields 05 by Bernhard Lang - small size
Tulip Fields 05 by Bernhard Lang - small size

Tulip Fields 05 by Bernhard Lang - small size

By Bernhard Lang

Located in Paris, FR

Aerial Views, Tulip Fields 05 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. Available dimensions and editions: - 60 x 75 cm: edition of 10 - 96 x 120 ...

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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print

Deep Mirroring Forest 011 by Bernhard Lang - Landscape photography, trees, green
Deep Mirroring Forest 011 by Bernhard Lang - Landscape photography, trees, green

Deep Mirroring Forest 011 by Bernhard Lang - Landscape photography, trees, green

By Bernhard Lang

Located in Paris, FR

Deep Mirroring Forest 011 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 5 dimens...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Succulents 01 - large format photograph from the series Bushes and Succulents
Succulents 01 - large format photograph from the series Bushes and Succulents

Succulents 01 - large format photograph from the series Bushes and Succulents

By Mona Kuhn

Located in San Francisco, CA

From the series 'Bushes and Succulents' (2018), Mona Kuhn’s artistic response to the ongoing currents in contemporary feminism. Reminiscent of Georgia O’Keefe’s floral paintings, your eyes wander around the graceful lines, not knowing exactly what you are looking at. The images are a celebration of the female essence - confident, raw and elegant, yet confrontational and unapologetic. Succulents 01 (2018) 60" x 45" / 152cm x 114cm edition of 5 + 1AP 40" x 30" / 102cm x 76cm edition of 8 + 2AP limited edition photograph printed under artist supervision + accompanied by signed artist certificate: artist signature labels are 8x10 in size signed, editioned, dated and titled by the artist, and stamped for authenticity label is placed centered on verso of the mounted print __________________ About the artist Acclaimed for her contemporary depictions, Kuhn is considered a leading artist in the world of figurative discourse. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, the underlying theme of her work is her reflection on humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity. As she solidified her photographic style, Kuhn created a notable approach to the nude by developing friendships with her subjects, and employing a range of playful visual strategies that use natural light and minimalist settings to evoke a sublime sense of comfort between the human figure and its environment. Her work is natural, restful, and a reinterpretation of the nude in the canon of contemporary art. For the past two decades, the Los-Angeles based artist's works have been shown steadily, revealing an astonishing consistency in technique, of subject and of purpose. In 2001, Kuhn’s photographs were first seen by an influential audience during the exhibition at Charles Cowles Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Kuhn’s distinct aesthetic has propelled her as one of the most collectible contemporary art photographers—her work is in private and public collections worldwide and she is represented by galleries across the United States, Europe and Asia. Kuhn was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1969, of German descent. In 1989, Kuhn moved to the US and earned her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Occasionally, Mona teaches at UCLA and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Mona Kuhn’s first monograph, Photographs, was debuted by Steidl in 2004; followed by Evidence (2007), Native (2010), Bordeaux Series (2011), Private (2014), and She Disappeared into Complete Silence (2018/19). In addition, Kuhn's monograph titled Bushes and Succulents has been published by Stanley/Barker Editions, with a debut at Jeu de Paume in Paris, in 2019. A stunning career retrospective of Mona Kuhn's works has been published by Thames & Hudson, Spring 2021. Kuhn's forthcoming publication Kings Road, will be published and released by Steid this Fall 2021. Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Kiyosato Museum in Japan. Kuhn's work has been exhibited at The Louvre Museum and Le Bal in Paris; The Whitechapel Gallery and Royal Academy of Arts in London; Musée de l’Elysée in Switzerland; Leopold Museum in Vienna Austria, The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver Canada, Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan and Australian Centre for Photography. Mona Kuhn lives and works in Los Angeles. __________________ Solo Exhibitions 2021 Mona Kuhn: Works, Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York Mona Kuhn: Works, Flowers Gallery, London Mona Kuhn: Works, Galerie XII, Los Angeles + Paris + Shanghai Mona Kuhn: 835 Kings Road, Art, Design and Architecture Museum, Santa Barbara 2020 Still Light, Jardin du Bra'haus, Montée du Château, Clervaux, Luxembourg Mona Kuhn: Early Depictions, Flowers Gallery, London Mona Kuhn: Intimate, UP Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan 2019 Bushes and Succulents, Euqinom Gallery, San Francisco Mona Kuhn: She Disappeared, Jackson Fine Art...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Deep Mirroring Forest 005 by Bernhard Lang - Landscape photography, trees, green
Deep Mirroring Forest 005 by Bernhard Lang - Landscape photography, trees, green

Deep Mirroring Forest 005 by Bernhard Lang - Landscape photography, trees, green

By Bernhard Lang

Located in Paris, FR

Deep Mirroring Forest 005 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 6 dimens...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

'The Optimism of Spring' Large Scale Photo Cherry blossom Sakura flowers pink
'The Optimism of Spring' Large Scale Photo Cherry blossom Sakura flowers pink

'The Optimism of Spring' Large Scale Photo Cherry blossom Sakura flowers pink

By Sophia Milligan

Located in Penzance, GB

'The Optimism of Spring' ('Mono No Aware' Series) 40 x 60" edition Limited edition archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed _________________ The cherry blossoms burst...

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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Digital...

She Disappeared into Complete Silence (AD14491) - large scale abstract photo
She Disappeared into Complete Silence (AD14491) - large scale abstract photo

She Disappeared into Complete Silence (AD14491) - large scale abstract photo

By Mona Kuhn

Located in San Francisco, CA

Large scale photograph of reflective golden architectural abstraction In the series 'She Disappeared into Complete Silence' (2014) Mona Kuhn takes a new direction into abstraction. She turns to a highly austere and restrained reductionist geometry and distilled formal purity, connecting the interior to the exterior, the visible to the hidden. These reflections cause one to linger, as they merge to create a dynamic equilibrium of tension, spaces and rythms. AD14491 (She Disappeared into Complete Silence) 60" x 45" / 152cm x 114cm edition of 8 + 2AP 40" x 30" / 102cm x 76cm edition of 8 + 2AP limited edition photograph is printed under artist supervision and accompanied by signed artist certificate: artist signature labels are 8x10 in size signed, editioned, dated and titled by the artist, and stamped for authenticity label is then placed centered on verso if the mounted print __________________ About the artist Acclaimed for her contemporary depictions, Kuhn is considered a leading artist in the world of figurative discourse. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, the underlying theme of her work is her reflection on humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity. As she solidified her photographic style, Kuhn created a notable approach to the nude by developing friendships with her subjects, and employing a range of playful visual strategies that use natural light and minimalist settings to evoke a sublime sense of comfort between the human figure and its environment. Her work is natural, restful, and a reinterpretation of the nude in the canon of contemporary art. For the past two decades, the Los-Angeles based artist's works have been shown steadily, revealing an astonishing consistency in technique, of subject and of purpose. In 2001, Kuhn’s photographs were first seen by an influential audience during the exhibition at Charles Cowles Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Kuhn’s distinct aesthetic has propelled her as one of the most collectible contemporary art photographers—her work is in private and public collections worldwide and she is represented by galleries across the United States, Europe and Asia. Kuhn was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1969, of German descent. In 1989, Kuhn moved to the US and earned her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Occasionally, Mona teaches at UCLA and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Mona Kuhn’s first monograph, Photographs, was debuted by Steidl in 2004; followed by Evidence (2007), Native (2010), Bordeaux Series (2011), Private (2014), and She Disappeared into Complete Silence (2018/19). In addition, Stanley/Barker Editions published Kuhn's Bushes and Succulents (2018) with a debut at Musee Jeu de Paume in Paris in 2019. Thames & Hudson published a career retrospective titled Works. Kuhn's most recent publication Kings Road with Steidl accompanies a multi-dimensional museum exhibition in Germany and the US. Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, the Perez Art Museum in Miami, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Kiyosato Museum in Japan. Kuhn's work has been exhibited at The Louvre Museum and Le Bal in Paris, The Whitechapel Gallery and Royal Academy of Arts in London, Musée de l’Elysée in Switzerland, Leopold Museum in Vienna Austria, The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver Canada, Australian Centre for Photography and Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan. Mona Kuhn currently lives and works in Los Angeles. __________________ Solo Exhibitions 2024 Mona Kuhn: Between Modernism and Surrealism, Houk Gallery, New York, NY 2023 Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Galerie XII, Paris, France Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Kunsthaus-Göttingen, Germany Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Jackson Fine Art...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Cocktail? 2023

Cocktail? 2023

By Nick Veasey

Located in München, BY

Edition 15, framed Chromaluxe A bartender is waiting for you. A man with x-ray vision, NICK VEASEY creates art that shows what it is really like inside. Nick’s work with radiograph...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Rat Pack - Grey, 2024

Rat Pack - Grey, 2024

By Nick Veasey

Located in München, BY

Edition 15, framed Chromaluxe Rat Pack grey. A man with x-ray vision, NICK VEASEY creates art that shows what it is really like inside. Nick’s work with radiographic imaging equipm...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Woven Spiral, Blue and White Abstract Horizontal Diptych, Monotype Cyanotype
Woven Spiral, Blue and White Abstract Horizontal Diptych, Monotype Cyanotype

Woven Spiral, Blue and White Abstract Horizontal Diptych, Monotype Cyanotype

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

Woven Spiral is an exclusive handmade cyanotype diptych that features modern, abstract rocky shapes rendered in deep indigo tones. Each panel captures the raw texture and organic geo...

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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Paper, Monotype

Dreamscape (Wastelands) - Contemporary, Abstract, Polaroid, Expired, Photograph

Dreamscape (Wastelands) - Contemporary, Abstract, Polaroid, Expired, Photograph

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Dreamscape (Wastelands), 2003 20x20cm 
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. 
 Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. 
Certificate and Signature label. 
 Artist inventor...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Airfield - large scale aerial observation of aeronautical facility
Airfield - large scale aerial observation of aeronautical facility

Airfield - large scale aerial observation of aeronautical facility

By Erik Pawassar

Located in San Francisco, CA

large scale photograph morphing into a mesmerizing abstract tapestry, a highly detailed aerial photograph, on closer observation morphing into an abstract pictorial tapestry of deser...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

She Disappeared into Complete Silence (AD7517) - large scale abstract photograph
She Disappeared into Complete Silence (AD7517) - large scale abstract photograph

She Disappeared into Complete Silence (AD7517) - large scale abstract photograph

By Mona Kuhn

Located in San Francisco, CA

In the series 'She Disappeared into Complete Silence' (2014) Mona Kuhn takes a new direction into abstraction. She turns to a highly austere and restrained reductionist geometry and distilled formal purity, connecting the interior to the exterior, the visible to the hidden. These reflections cause one to linger, as they merge to create a dynamic equilibrium of tension, spaces and rythms. AD7517 (She Disappeared into Complete Silence) 30" x 40" / 76cm x 102cm edition of 8 + 2AP 45" x 60" / 114cm x 152cm edition of 8 + 2AP limited edition photograph printed under artist supervision + accompanied by signed artist certificate: artist signature labels are 8x10 in size signed, editioned, dated and titled by the artist, and stamped for authenticity label is placed centered on verso of the mounted print __________________ About the artist Acclaimed for her contemporary depictions, Kuhn is considered a leading artist in the world of figurative discourse. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, the underlying theme of her work is her reflection on humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity. As she solidified her photographic style, Kuhn created a notable approach to the nude by developing friendships with her subjects, and employing a range of playful visual strategies that use natural light and minimalist settings to evoke a sublime sense of comfort between the human figure and its environment. Her work is natural, restful, and a reinterpretation of the nude in the canon of contemporary art. For the past two decades, the Los-Angeles based artist's works have been shown steadily, revealing an astonishing consistency in technique, of subject and of purpose. In 2001, Kuhn’s photographs were first seen by an influential audience during the exhibition at Charles Cowles Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Kuhn’s distinct aesthetic has propelled her as one of the most collectible contemporary art photographers—her work is in private and public collections worldwide and she is represented by galleries across the United States, Europe and Asia. Kuhn was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1969, of German descent. In 1989, Kuhn moved to the US and earned her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Occasionally, Mona teaches at UCLA and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Mona Kuhn’s first monograph, Photographs, was debuted by Steidl in 2004; followed by Evidence (2007), Native (2010), Bordeaux Series (2011), Private (2014), and She Disappeared into Complete Silence (2018/19). In addition, Kuhn's monograph titled Bushes and Succulents has been published by Stanley/Barker Editions, with a debut at Jeu de Paume in Paris, in 2019. A stunning career retrospective of Mona Kuhn's works has been published by Thames & Hudson, Spring 2021. Kuhn's forthcoming publication Kings Road, will be published and released by Steid this Fall 2021. Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Kiyosato Museum in Japan. Kuhn's work has been exhibited at The Louvre Museum and Le Bal in Paris; The Whitechapel Gallery and Royal Academy of Arts in London; Musée de l’Elysée in Switzerland; Leopold Museum in Vienna Austria, The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver Canada, Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan and Australian Centre for Photography. Mona Kuhn lives and works in Los Angeles. __________________ Solo Exhibitions 2024 Mona Kuhn: Between Modernism and Surrealism, Houk Gallery, New York, NY 2023 Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Galerie XII...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Cloud Study IV - large scale photograph of dramatic momochromatic cloudscape sky
Cloud Study IV - large scale photograph of dramatic momochromatic cloudscape sky

Cloud Study IV - large scale photograph of dramatic momochromatic cloudscape sky

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

An homage to Caspar David Friedrich, towering thunder clouds over the Pacific Ocean, from a series of dramatic cloud atlas observations and abstract skyscapes above the winter sea, c...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Contemporary abstract photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary 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, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Alessandro Puccinelli, Peter Mendelson, Stefanie Schneider, and Jessica Houston. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival 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 Contemporary abstract photography, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available.