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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
India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

India
Located in New York City, NY
Orlando Azevedo India series, 2014 Archival Pigment Print 40 x 60 inches Edition of 13 Unframed Ask us for custom framing options
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

I am fleeting #14. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #14, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Image size: 73 cm H x 110 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

I am fleeting #12. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #12, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Image size: 73 cm H x 110 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Abstract Portrait Chromogenic Color Print
By Sandra Haber
Located in Surfside, FL
American artist and photographer, Sandra Haber, born 1956 Exhibited at MoMA, 1984
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color

Iris Ensata 'Kozasa Gawa' 2, Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Colour
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Iris Ensata 'Kozasa Gawa' is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print available in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

Iris 'Give Me Patience', Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Colour Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Iris 'Give Me Patience' is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print available in a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

Iris Ensata 'Kozasa Gawa', Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Colour
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Iris Ensata 'Kozasa Gawa' is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print available in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

I am fleeting #7. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #7, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Image size: 165 cm H x 110 cm W. Edition of 2 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

I am fleeting #13. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #13, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Image size: 73 cm H x 110 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

The City
Located in New York, NY
This work contains various photographs of the external view of hundreds of residential buildings in New York.
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass

Within Reach - unique black-and-white contemporary landscape abstract photograph
Located in New York, NY
"Within Reach" - Unique silver gelatin print (mixed process photogram); Made with ice, flowers, sand, glitter, and more. BRAND NEW, printed on Fomatone MG 133, a beautiful, slightly textured chamois paper, in April 2023. [This one-of-a-kind black-and-white photograph is a slightly weird size, as it was made with a sheet of paper that had previously been cut for a test strip. The width is actually 8 1/16"] After falling into photography by way of eastern religions a lifetime ago, the latter quickly found its way into my work, and never left. I think of both my (covid-born) cameraless photographs and my film-based silver gelatin prints as subconscious self-portraits or spiritual landscapes...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogram, Silver Gelatin

Faded Memory (Oxana's 30th Birthday)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Faded Memory (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - 2007 20x24cm, Edition of 10. Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 4791. Not...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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

Little Mermaid - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young naked model wrapped in tulle. One of her charming breasts escaped the cover. The photograph is made in warm sepia tone. Original gallery quali...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

I am fleeting #11. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #11, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Image size: 73 cm H x 110 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Echinacea Purpurea 'Purple Cone Flower', Giles Revell - Abstract Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Echinacea Purpurea 'Purple Cone Flower' is a vibrant Archival Pigment Prin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

Private Pool - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment 35" x 58"
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Chasing The Wind
Located in Boulder, CO
In 2015 I while on assignment for National Geographic for a story centered around Montana Culture, I was offered a chance to accompany a family of ranchers to photograph them relocating a herd of 125 horses from Winter to Summer pasture. Throughout the winter, this herd had been moved to lower elevation, some 50 miles south where they were mostly left to themselves to graze at their leisure. During this 6 month period of time the horses become somewhat feral, unruly and less willing to take direction, making for a long hard day or all involved. On horse back of their own, the cowboys drive the horses to higher elevation along a 50 mile network of trails and dirt road "getting out that winter energy" as it was described. I shot this motion panned photograph here as a small portion of the herd ran by thunderously. I could feel the ground quaking under their powerful hooves, even at my stance some 50 feet away. It was one of my favorite images from the assignment and I'm pleased to now offer this as a limited edition print in 3 different sizes. Printed at my studio in Boulder Colorado...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Black and White

Untitled (Traintracks) - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Traintracks) - The last Picture Show - 2004 38x37cm. Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Arti...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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

I am fleeting #10. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #10, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Image size: 73 cm H x 110 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Echinops Ritro 'Veitch's Blue', Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Colour
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Echinops Ritro 'Veitch's Blue' is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print availab...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

Hemerocallis 'Eenie Weenie', Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Colour
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Hemerocallis 'Eenie Weenie' is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print available ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

Eryngium Planum, Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Colour Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Eryngium Planum is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print available in an Editio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

Abstract River Landscape - 50x67 in. Print backmounted on Dibond
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series, largely influenced by the abstract expressionist field paintings of the 40’s and 50’s with a nod to Gerhard Richter’s blurred canvases. Available in large for...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print

I am fleeting #8. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #8, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Image size: 110 cm H x 73 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates through...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

I am fleeting #9. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #9, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Image size: 110 cm H x 73 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates through...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Erosion (aka Release #2) - black and white contemporary landscape photograph
Located in New York, NY
Brand New! Unique silver gelatin print (photogram made sans enlarger); Mixed process multiple exposure with ice, sand, flowers, and more. "Winds of Change" series. Printed in April 2...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Black and White, Silver Gelatin, Photogram, Photographic Paper

I am fleeting #6. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #6, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Image size: 165 cm H x 110 cm W. Edition of 2 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

I am fleeting #5. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #5, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Medium size: 110 cm H x 73 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

I am fleeting #1. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #1, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Medium size: 110 cm H x 73 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Delphinium 2, Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Colour Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Delphinium 2 is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print available in an Edition o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

Delphinium, Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Colour Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Delphinium is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print available in an Edition of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print, Color

Alstroemeria 'Cyprus', Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Colour Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Alstroemeria 'Cyprus' is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print available in an ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

Alstroemeria 'Striped Bird', Giles Revell - Abstract Photography, Colour
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Alstroemeria 'Striped Bird' is a vibrant Archival Pigment Print available ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

SKÓGAFOSS #1 (Skógar, Iceland)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The William Turner Gallery is pleased to present ÍSLENSKIR FOSSAR, the fourth solo exhibition of Los Angeles-based, multi-disciplinary artist Jay Mark Johnson. Ten spectacular large-...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

STEWART FALLS #43 (Sundance, UT)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The artworks presented in ÍSLENSKIR FOSSAR were produced in Iceland in October of 2021 towards the end of global travel restrictions. Traversing the stark volcanic landscape, Johnson...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

GEYSIR #1 (Haukadalsvegur, Iceland)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The William Turner Gallery is pleased to present ÍSLENSKIR FOSSAR, the fourth solo exhibition of Los Angeles-based, multi-disciplinary artist Jay Mark Johnson. Ten spectacular large-...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

FAXIFOSS #3 (Faxi, Iceland)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The artworks presented in ÍSLENSKIR FOSSAR were produced in Iceland in October of 2021 towards the end of global travel restrictions. Traversing the stark volcanic landscape, Johnson...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

FAXIFOSS #2 (Faxi, Iceland)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The artworks presented in ÍSLENSKIR FOSSAR were produced in Iceland in October of 2021 towards the end of global travel restrictions. Traversing the stark volcanic landscape, Johnson...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Recordings, Triptych. Color abstract photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Recordings (Triptych) by Javier Rey Color Archival pigment print Overall size: 80 cm H x 159 cm W. Individual size: 80 cm H x 53 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Recordings is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

GULFOSS #4 (Hvitá River Canyon, Iceland)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The William Turner Gallery is pleased to present ÍSLENSKIR FOSSAR, the fourth solo exhibition of Los Angeles-based, multi-disciplinary artist Ja...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

STEWART FALLS #6 (Sundance, UT)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The William Turner Gallery is pleased to present ÍSLENSKIR FOSSAR, the fourth solo exhibition of Los Angeles-based, multi-disciplinary artist Ja...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

I am fleeting #4. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #4, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Medium size: 110 cm H x 73 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

I am fleeting #3. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #3, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Large size: 165 cm H x 110 cm W. Edition of 2 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

I am fleeting #2. From I am fleeting Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
I am fleeting #2, 2023 by Javier Rey From I am fleeting Series Archival pigment print Medium size: 110 cm H x 73 cm W. Edition of 5 + 1AP Unframed Is a project that debates throug...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

F23, Lisa Creagh - Still-life Photography, Abstract Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are between 15-20 days. F23 is a stunning 24" x 24" Lightjet Print on Metallic Paper, available in this siz...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print

Untitled (Traintracks) - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Traintracks) - The last Picture Show - 2004 38x37cm. Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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

ATARI Imperatore - conceptual photograph of iconic video game in epic nature
Located in San Francisco, CA
ATARI Imperatore (2019) by Frank Schott from a series of photographic observances capturing conceptual signs in nature 48 x 74 inches / 122cm x 188c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

"Sensitive Nerves System" - Mixed Media by Danielle Mano Bella - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
"Sensitive Nerves System" Limited Edition - 10/10 - Mix Media. From Collection "New Age " 2021-2023 info about the Collection. The New Age series of works was created as a personal...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Mixed Media

The Angel Hair - underwater photograph - print on paper 18” x 24”
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater photograph of a young woman with long golden hair. The hair covers the woman's face making this figurative photograph look like an abstract art. Original gallery quali...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Kentucky 7 by Aaron Siskind, Silver Gelatin Print, Abstract Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
Kentucky 7 by Aaron Siskind is an 11 x 14 inch silver gelatin print. The sheet size of this image is 11 x 14 inches, the image size is 9 5/16 x 12 5/16 inches. This photograph featur...
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1950s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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.

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