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.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
Style: Contemporary
Color: Orange
A brief movement after death 18
Located in New York, NY
A brief movement after death 18
2017
Pigment print with china marker
18.25 x 24 inches (46.4 x 61 cm)
$4,500
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"In the Deep" Abstract Color Water Photograph, golden orange wave (Series 3, #8)
Located in New York, NY
Large Scale Limited edition color photograph, 40"x60" depicting an abstract waterscape that has a painterly feel.
In this photograph, the artist has captured a cresting wave, amids...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Return Of The Sun
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Text by Nancy Webb
In Jessica Houston’s Afterward, Silence (Franklin’s Crewmen’s Grave, Beechey Island) a single pale gravestone stands on an otherwise desolate ashen shore – a reli...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Bowling Alley, Chris Frazer Smith - Contemporary Photography, Sports, Interior
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are between 15-20 days.
Bowling Alley is a dynamic C-Type Matte Print by Contem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color
Open your eyes - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Open your eyes - 2019
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proof.
Archival Photograph printed in Canson Barita Fiber Rag 340gr,
based on a reclaimed Fuji Instant Film Negative...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Deterioration Series 091
Located in New York, NY
Robert Farber
Deterioration Series 091
1979-2013 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
60 x 40 inches
edition of 5
This image is part of Robert Farber’s Deterioration Series which...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Suprematism Nr. 114 Black Circles and Orange Circle with Pink – Ola Kolehmainen
Located in Zurich, CH
Ola KOLEHMAINEN (*1964, Finland)
Suprematism Nr. 114 Black Circles and Orange Circle with Pink, 2020
Analogue film, ink print in Artist Frame
Sheet 164 x 131 cm (64 5/8 x 51 5/8 in.)...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Abstract Nature Photograph by camera artist Susan Wides '11.2.19_2:17:32'
By Susan Wides
Located in White Plains, NY
'11.2.19_2:17:32' 2020 by New York, contemporary camera artist Susan Wides. Pigmented ink print, Ed. of 5, 36 x 24 in. / Frame: 36.75 x 24.75 in. This color photograph features an ab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment, Digital Pigment
1923 – Ola Kolehmainen, Contemporary Photography, Art, Architecture, Structure
Located in Zurich, CH
Ola KOLEHMAINEN (*1964, Finland)
1923, 2011
Analogue C-type print face-mounted to acrylic (Diasec)
Sheet 176 x 140 cm (69 1/4 x 55 1/8 in.)
Edition of 5, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 2/5
Framed print
About Earlier works:
In his earlier works Kolehmainen reduces buildings to their ornamental character. What appeals to him are the geometric grids of façade surfaces, ceiling designs or reflecting window openings on the selected landmarks of architectural history. Where nature meets architecture as a reflection, his minimalist, aesthetic work begins, which was strongly influenced by James Turell...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
"Bryce Canyon" American Landscape Photograph, Utah
Located in New York, NY
28"x432 photograph, edition of 5 (limited edition archival pigment print)signed on reverse
This photograph gives an abstract view of the American Landscape of Utah from an aerial view. Taken from the air of a hot air balloon over Bryce Canyon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Boo, Halloween, Limited Edition Photograph, Color, Kids Decor, Playroom, Orange
By Paula Brett
Located in Riverdale, NY
These limited edition photographs are Mandalas made from pieces of Candy or ice cream or toys or gems or fruit. The Mandala is 20x20 with a white frame in a 24x24 framed size. It i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Construction Site, Decatur, GA #6" - Aerial Landscape Photography - Ansel Adams
By Peter Essick
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Construction Site, Decatur, Georgia #6, 2017" is a drone photograph featuring hues of orange and grey. Edition of 5. This photograph may be available in additional sizes. Peter Essi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Back Lighting, Yellow Red Diptych.
By Dora Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Back Lighting, Yellow Red, Polyptych 1984
Individual size: 30 in. H x 40 in. W
Overall size: 30 in. H x 80 in. W
Limited edition of 6 + 2AP
Unframed
Pieces can be sold separately.
T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
"Construction Site, Decatur, GA #8" - Aerial Landscape Photography - Ansel Adams
By Peter Essick
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Construction Site, Decatur, Georgia #8, 2018" is a drone photograph featuring hues of yellow, blue and orange. Edition of 5. This photograph may be available in additional sizes. Pe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sun Set Rise
Located in New York, NY
Layered laser cut dye sublimation prints on aluminum (Edition of 3 + 2 APs)
Signed and numbered on label, verso
From the series "Dream Date"
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, loc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
《大象无形》Great Form Is Beyond Shape
By Fu Wenjun
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fu Wenjun, 1955, is a famous Chinese contemporary artist. He creates principally through the art media of photography, installation, sculpture and oil painting, and has put forward t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
VFH Montreal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through photography, Michel Piquette creates captures of time, animated by a paradoxical quest for an image preceding any technique. By weaving together aspects of geometry and abstr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
50x50in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - BT 013
By MAE Curates
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - BT 011
By MAE Curates
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Transformation, Fire
Located in New York City, NY
Plexiglas mounted
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Horizon #5
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through photography, Michel Piquette creates captures of time, animated by a paradoxical quest for an image preceding any technique. By weaving together aspects of geometry and abstr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
"White", abstract, rose, metal print, botanical, beige, warm, color photograph
Located in Natick, MA
Rebecca Skinner’s “White” is part of her "Simplicity" series taking an up close look at flowers and other botanical subjects. The soft focus alters the image of a white rose into a b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Edible Flower I
Located in New York, NY
Photogram on Polaroid Type 809 (Unique)
Signed, titled, and dated in black ink, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Brian Buckley’s work has alway...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Horizon #7
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through photography, Michel Piquette creates captures of time, animated by a paradoxical quest for an image preceding any technique. By weaving together aspects of geometry and abstr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Horizon #10
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through photography, Michel Piquette creates captures of time, animated by a paradoxical quest for an image preceding any technique. By weaving together aspects of geometry and abstr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Mandala #4003
Located in New York, NY
Type-C print
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso
20 x 20 inches
(Edition of 10)
30 x 30 inches
(Edition of 5)
40 x 40 inches
(Edition of 5)
This artwork is offered by Clam...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
The Fallen 6 (Photograph, Print, Autumn Leaves, Black, Orange, Red)
By Judith Lyons
Located in Brighton, GB
Edition of 10.
All items are shipped as a print only and come unframed.
Judith Lyons is a photographic artist living and working in London. A graduate of Central Saint Martin’s and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
Bryce Canyon, dye sublimated print on aluminum
Located in New York, NY
16"x24" photograph, edition of 5 (dye sublimated print on aluminum) signed on reverse
The beauty of Zoe Wetherall's work is in the structured geometry of natural and man-made forms...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
You Should Have Seen What I’ve Seen
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
My work emerges from research on memory and the remembrance of landscape, where vaporous atmospheres of evanescent recollections are illustrated. My work thus, contains ghostly and e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Tropical Plant Leaf Detail, Color Nature Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Close-up
Located in New York, NY
Tropical Plant Leaf Detail, Color Nature Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
for intérieur – braise 1
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Patrick Beaulieu’s multi-disciplined practice creates finely tuned and subtle gestures that aim to re-focus our attention on the physical world that we see and experience. In convers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
160502 Painting 339
Located in New York, NY
2020
Signed on label, verso
Ultrachrome ink on paper
77 x 58 inches
Contact gallery for price.
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Archival Pigment
Helios
Located in New York, NY
C-print on Endura metallic paper (Edition of 5)
Signed and numbered, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Begun in 2003, the series of works collect...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Surya
Located in New York, NY
C-print on Endura metallic paper (Edition of 5)
Signed and numbered, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Begun in 2003, the series of works collect...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
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.