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
Into the dark (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Into the dark (Deconstructivism) - 2020
- about the narrative potential of images.
20x20cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid,
Artist Inventory 4600.
Signat...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
The Silence (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Silence (Deconstructivism) - 2020
- about the narrative potential of images.
20x20cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid,
Artist Inventory 1903.
Signatur...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Aberlour 107, limited edition color photograph, signed and numbered
By Ernie Button
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Aberlour 107, limited edition color photograph, signed and numbered
For much of my adult life, photography has provided me a forum to communicate my past & present, my humor & conc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Macallan 127, limited edition color photograph, signed and numbered
By Ernie Button
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The Macallan 127, limited edition color photograph, signed and numbered
For much of my adult life, photography has provided me a forum to communicate my past & present, my humor & c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Macallan 136, limited edition color photograph, signed and numbered
By Ernie Button
Located in Sante Fe, NM
The Macallan 136, limited edition color photograph, signed and numbered
For much of my adult life, photography has provided me a forum to communicate my past & present, my humor & c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Surprise - underwater photograph from series REFLECTIONS - acrylic 20x36
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Surprise” 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 masterpieces by Picasso, Dali or Gustav Klimt. In fact REFLECTIONS are straight photographic capturing of the water’s surface from below, with a submerged underwater camera. The photographs freeze natural momentary reflections in water surface - the unique kaleidoscopic fragmentations of human body into nearly unrecognizable forms.
It is these bold accents of color, mesmerizing textures, dramatic lines, and distinctive distortions that make Sher’s works unique highly advisable masterpieces.
The strength and patience of the feminine form resound in the echoing smile of Alex Sher’s disciplined model in his underwater photograph “Surprise”. The female body becomes almost unrecognizable as the nude colors of the skin, the vivacious reds of the garments, and the tranquil blues of the water morph and fuse into one another. Hearkening back to the surrealist paintings of masters...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Archival Pigment
Surprise - underwater photograph - series REFLECTIONS - archival pigment 20x35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Surprise” 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 masterpieces by Picasso, Dali or Gustav Klimt. In fact REFLECTIONS are straight photographic capturing of the water’s surface from below, with a submerged underwater camera. The photographs freeze natural momentary reflections in water surface - the unique kaleidoscopic fragmentations of human body into nearly unrecognizable forms.
It is these bold accents of color, mesmerizing textures, dramatic lines, and distinctive distortions that make Sher’s works unique highly advisable masterpieces.
The strength and patience of the feminine form resound in the echoing smile of Alex Sher’s disciplined model in his underwater photograph “Surprise”. The female body becomes almost unrecognizable as the nude colors of the skin, the vivacious reds of the garments, and the tranquil blues of the water morph and fuse into one another. Hearkening back to the surrealist paintings of masters...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Blue Moon 2 2/3 - large, dramatic, abstracted, high res archival digital print
Located in Bloomfield, ON
An imposing image of a deep blue sphere dominates the space in this large print by the celebrated Canadian artist Steven Heinemann. This high-quality print was created by Heinemann i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Private Pool - underwater nude photograph from series REFLECTION acrylic 29х48"
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
Acrylic Polymer, Archival Pigment
Geister XII / ghost ship - contemporary photograph
By Nina Dietzel
Located in Burlingame, CA
Geister or 'Ghost Ship' series from Nina Dietzel. Stunning on own, or paired with other images from the series. Surface mounted to polished plexiglass so that the photograph appears ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Life on Mars (My Desert Living Project) - Hatching
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Life on Mars (My Desert Living Project)
40x30cm,
Edition 2/10.
Archival Fine art Print.
Artist inventory #E001.
Signature label and Certificate.
Not mounted.
Life on Mars is...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Mirage (Zuma Beach)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Mirage (Zuma Beach) - 2004
29x28cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #20428.
Not ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Brushstroke - underwater photograph from series REFLECTIONS - acrylic 26 x 48"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
In a delicate smear of faded blues intermingled with the curves and lines of the pale colors of the skin, Alex Sher’s “Brushstroke” uncovers his phenomenal ability to
capture the tr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Archival Pigment
Her Own Universe - underwater nude photo acrylic print 29x48"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A naked woman floats in space illuminated with shimmering stars and saturated swirling gasses of solar systems. Similar to the geometric eroticism of Picasso, with color fields and b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Archival Pigment
Capricho - underwater nude photograph from series REFLECTIONS - acrylic 32 x 48"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
From the dark, she rises. An eerie turquoise glow intermingles with the colors from the nude body of a woman, at least a part of a woman. Her breasts and arms breach the reflection’s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Archival Pigment
Salsa - underwater nude photograph from series REFLECTIONS - acrylic 32 x 48"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Salsa” 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 masterpiec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Archival Pigment
Golden Trumpets: Abstracted Still Life Photograph of Yellow Flowers on White Sky
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract still life photograph of yellow flowers against a white sky background
Photograph printed on Japanese Kozo paper infused with encaustic on four panels
Edition 3/12, 36 x 45....
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Wax, Encaustic, Archival Paper, Mulberry Paper
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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Mindscreen 02 - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Mindscreen 02 (Night on Earth) - 1999
58x56cm,
Edition of 10.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist,
based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Untitled (Traintracks) - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Traintracks) - The last Picture Show - 2004
50x50cm. Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artis...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Life on Mars (My Desert Living Project)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Life on Mars - 2022
by Stefanie Schneider
Edition of 10,
40x30cm,
Archival Fine Art Paper.
Artist inventory E005.
Signature label and Certificate.
Not mounted.
'Life on Mars'...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Minimal Landscape of a Sand Dune in Namibia, Black and White Photography
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Sanctuary"
This award-winning, best-selling image highlights the surreal relationships within mother nature.
The print series Dunes: Landscapes Evolving documents the magnificent...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ice Portals No. 4244 / black and white nature photography
Located in Burlingame, CA
Alyson Belcher's Ice Portals series of black and white photographs depict an unusually cold Northwestern winter. These photographs are records of the unique ice formations that the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pigment
Bush Encased by Sand Dunes in Namibia, Africa, Minimalist, Vertical
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Haven"
In this award-winning image, a lone bush is encased by a delicate sand dune, as if nature has protected it in a loving embrace.
The print series Dunes: Landscapes Evolving...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Church Dome" color photograph, rose pink abstract wall, town road landscape
Located in New York, NY
18"x24", signed, editioned color photograph. The rose pink textured wall of the distressed background in this photograph complements pinkish reds of the road depicted in the rural town landscape painting, which was selected and placed by the artist to have this interaction. The red tones in horizontal stripes of the exposed wood lathing strips on the wall that the painting is hung, add to the visual texture with the white paint under the peeling pink paint. Time and age have created an image of beautiful decay with the cracked and peeling paint, which creates an amazing visual backdrop to the painting. The pairing of the two in this photograph compliment each other on a sensory level and bring out thoughts of nostalgia and longing.
Phillip Buehler is a New York based photographer who documents the deterioration and remnants of neglected architecture constructed in the recent past. He is arguably the first to coin the neologism “modern ruins”. His photographs published in “Woody Guthrie’s Wardy Forty,” have won numerous awards, documenting the singer/songwriter/activist’s life at Greystone Park Psychiatric. He received his BA at Rutgers University and his MFA in photography at School of Visual Arts. Phillip Buehler has been featured in Art in America, The New York Times, Art News, The Art Newspaper, Wall Street Journal, American Photo Magazine, The Huffington Post, Hyperallergic, Gothamist, Art F City, The Sun, ABC, CNN, and numerous other publications.
Phillip Buehler
Church Dome...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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 ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Nature Wildlife Landscape Nature Large Abstract Trees India Black White
Located in Norfolk, GB
Aditya Dicky Singh Untitled Infrared photograph on fine-art Hahnemuhle archival paper
44 x 65" unframed (112cm x 165cm) 2022
Edition 1/8
*Should you wish the photograph to be ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Lucia and Tyka - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Lucia and Tyka - 2019
50x60cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Giclée Print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta, based on a Fuji Peel Apart Instant Film (not mounted).
Signed on ba...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Creekbed in Winter (Contemporary Digital Print of Abstract Winter Landscape)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract landscape photography for a snow filled creek bed during winter
Archival digital print
36 x 32 inches, edition of 30
Additional sizes available
This contemporary, archival ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital
Street Dance 3.12 x 16 (Graphic Abstract Black & White Grid Urban Photograph)
Located in Hudson, NY
archival chromogenic digital print
image size: 19 x 23 inches
unframed
Elliott Kaufman describes New York City as a laboratory in constant movement. In his series “Street Dance,” Kaufman photographs repetitive actions of passersby – such as riding a bicycle or entering a subway station – from a single vantage point and arranges the images in a grid.
Key to his series, Kaufman explains, was calculating how changing light would affect the environment. “The bicycles had to be back-lit at the very end of the day,” he says. “The subway steps were calculated so that the light would cast perfect north/south shadows.” He also shot a varying number of exposures at each scene to relay the “staccato rhythm” he sought – as many as 225. “The camera catches the commonality of movement,” he says, “until what endures is a patter of dance and motion.”
A number of artists have led him in this direction, including the Bauhaus and the collaborative media which they pioneered, the 1977 film Powers Of Ten, which depicts the relative scale of the universe in factors of ten, Mike Figgis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Digital Pigment
Benny 2, 1973
Located in Nashville, TN
Early fascinations with photography and science have inspired Don Dudenbostel throughout his extensive career. As a young student interested in Science...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Strata No 8", Mixed Media Photography Print on Silk, Hand Stitched Detail
By Luanne Rimel
Located in St. Louis, MO
Luanne Rimel is an artist, curator, instructor, and currently the Director of Education Programs at Craft Alliance Art Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Her work is layered with histori...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Silk, Thread
Hidden Message #2
Located in Red Bank, NJ
This distinctive, colorful floral Digital Photographic Assemblage, created by the collaborative duo of Ellen Martin and Kevin Hinkle, is part of an extensive body of work, exploring ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Giclée
Eagle Nest Lake, August 27, 2013, 7:23 AM, New Mexico
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibso...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Magnolias Breaking Pattern (Abstracted Still Life Photo of Yellow Magnolias)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstracted floral still life color photograph, yellow magnolias in an abstract motif
Archival digital print
24 x 24 inches, edition of 50
Print is unframed and made to order
Addition...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Digital
Ephemeral Moments 06 7052
Located in Dallas, TX
"The work explores the ephemeral nature of moments in time. The basic elements of light, water, mist, smoke and fire are combined to create mysterious ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Birds - lenticular photo, white, sky-blue, black
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
The work is made in a wooden frame with glass and velvet dark blue passepartout.
Alec Malyshev is making his artworks using expired film supplies as well old Soviet and European cam...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Lenticular
Songs of the Sky 10 (Abstract Landscape Color Photograph of Clouds & Blue Sky)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstracted landscape photograph of clouds and blue sky on three panels
Japanese Kozo paper infused with encaustic on 3 panels, each panel is 36 i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Wax, Encaustic, Mulberry Paper
Le Chien de les Frigos - lenticular photo, graffiti in pink, red, white, blue, black
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
The artwork is made in the wooden frame with glass, total dimensions are 31 by 23.5 inches.
Alec Malyshev is making his art works using expired film(photo) supplies as well old Sov...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Lenticular
Strata no. 7 by Luanne Rimel, 2023, Original Photography Printed on Silk, Framed
By Luanne Rimel
Located in St. Louis, MO
Luanne Rimel is an artist, curator, instructor, and currently the Director of Education Programs at Craft Alliance Art Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Her work is layered with histori...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Silk, Thread
Birch No. 3 (Abstract Chromoskedasic Monoprint)
By Birgit Blyth
Located in Hudson, NY
Unique chromoskedasic monoprint mounted on aluminum
40 x 25 inches
Signed on reverse
This contemporary, abstract style chromoskedasic monoprint was created by experimental photograp...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Magnolias Breaking Pattern (Abstracted Still Life Photo of Yellow Magnolias)
Located in Hudson, NY
Archival digital print
40 x 40 inches, edition of 15
Additional sizes available
This contemporary, archival digital print was made by fine art photographer, Lisa Frank, in 2017. The...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Digital
Blue Ribbon - Portrait Cyanotype Style Film Photographic Print Framed
By Pia Clodi
Located in Zürich, CH
Blue Ribbon - Still Life Black and White Photographic Print Framed
Not one to shy away from human representation, Pia Clodi’s more portraiture-like works continually offer the sitte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Polaroid
Birch No. 2 (Abstract chromoskedasic monoprint)
By Birgit Blyth
Located in Hudson, NY
Unique chromoskedasic monoprint mounted on aluminum
40 x 25 inches
Signed on reverse
This contemporary, abstract style chromoskedasic monoprint was created by experimental photograp...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Swept Away 3 (Gestural, Abstract Black and Gray Monoprint on Photographic Paper)
By Birgit Blyth
Located in Hudson, NY
Swept Away 3 (Gestural, Abstract Black and Gray Monoprint on Photographic Paper)
Unique chromoskedasic monoprint
20 x 16 inches
28 x 24 inches framed, custom black wood, 8 ply mat, n...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
New Rome #9- Floral landscape soft pastel color abstract contemporary photograph
Located in New York, NY
This floral photography has a dramatic sense of composition which recalls the careful arrangements of Dutch and Flemish still life paintings from the 17-18 century.
Belgian photog...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Memory of a Dream (29 Palms, CA) - including the book 'A Half Forgotten Dream'
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Memory of a Dream (29 Palms, CA) - 2009
including Stefanie Schneider's new monograph "A Half Forgotten Dream" signed. 192 pages, hardcover, published by Snap Collective, 2024.
20x...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Awakened Beauty - Contemporary, Polaroid, Landscape
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Awakened Beauty - 2023 -
60x50cm,
Edition of 7, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Fiber Rag 340gr,
based on an original peel apart Polaroid Negative Fil...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Three Windows - Set of Abstract Photographs
Located in Soquel, CA
Set of three bright photographs by Peggy Corpeny (American, b. 1958). Each piece is signed "P. Corpeny" in the lower right corner and has a sticker for "Heart Bow Press" on verso. Pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Shuen Wang Abstract Original Oil Painting "Red And Green Beans"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Red And Green Beans
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 19.5 x 19.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Year...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Oil
Higher Lands - Contemporary, Polaroid, Childhood
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Higher Lands - 2021 -
30x40cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Fiber Rag 340gr,
based on an original peel apart Polaroid (not mounted)....
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Untitled from the Dysmorphologies Series Abstract Large Color Photograph
Located in Surfside, FL
This large montage of photographs (is not mounted onto aluminum) from Ken Gonzales-Day's dysmorphologies series. Fujifilm Fuji Color Crystal Archive paper color Photo paper. This is not signed or numbered.
Ken Gonzales-Day's interdisciplinary and conceptually grounded projects consider the history of photography, the construction of race, and the limits of representational systems ranging from the lynching photograph to museum display. The Searching for California Hang Trees series offered a critical look at the legacies of landscape photography in the West while his most recent project considers the sculptural depiction of race. Profiled began as an exploration of the influence of eighteenth century "scientific" thought on twenty-first century institutions ranging from the museum to the prison and extended to the sculpture and portrait bust collections of several major museums including: The J. Paul Getty Museum; The Field Museum, Chicago; The Museum of Man, San Diego; L'École des beaux-arts,Paris. The Bode Museum, Berlin, Park Sanssouci, Potsdam; The National Museum of Natural History, Paris; The Yale Center for British Art, New Haven; among others. Gonzales-Day lives in Los Angeles and is Chair of the Art Department at Scripps College.
Much of Gonzales-Day's work considers the larger political and social representational histories of the Mexican-American experience. His early work draws on the constructed photo methods of artists like Jeff Wall, Cindy Sherman, or Gregory Crewdson. For example, in Bone Grass Boy (1996), Gonzales-Day casts himself as all the central characters in a staged photonovella set during the Mexican American War...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Geister X / ghost ship - contemporary floating photograph
By Nina Dietzel
Located in Burlingame, CA
Geister or 'Ghost Ship' series from Nina Dietzel. Stunning on own, or paired with other images from the series. Surface mounted to polished plexiglass so that the photograph appears ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Gerbera - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Childhood. 21st Century, abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Gerbera (2019)
Edition of 5 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Photograph printed in Canson Barita Fiber Rag 340gr, based on a reclaimed Fuji Instant Film Negative (not mounted).
Signed on back...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Two Appalachian Children (Circa Late 70s)
Located in Nashville, TN
Early fascinations with photography and science have inspired Don Dudenbostel throughout his extensive career. As a young student interested in Science, Dudenbostel was always trying...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Shades , Photography, Limited Edition, Africa, bw, silhouette
Located in München, BY
Shades
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
A silhouette of a passing woman behind a sunshade.
JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists.
I...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Boneyard 004 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial view photography, planes, Air Force Base
Located in Paris, FR
Boneyard 004 is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Bernhard Lang.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 dimensions:
*90 × 68 cm (3...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Cuttings
Located in New York, NY
Thomas Demand
Cuttings
2014
Set of six pigment prints
Each image: 14 3/8 x 19 3/8 inches; 37 x 49 cm
Each sheet: 20 5/8 x 26 inches; 52 x 66 cm
Each frame: 22 1/2 x 26 3/4 inches; 5...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
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.