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
Flowered Umbrella
By Denny Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Flowered Umbrella by Denny Haskew
Figurative Photographic Print
26x16" Framed in Black
A woman photographed behind a waterwall taken during one of the artist's travels.
ABOUT THE ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Giclée
"Water Wheel" color photograph, waterfall landscape painting on abstract wall
Located in New York, NY
18"x24", signed, editioned color photograph. In this conceptual photograph, the artist has paired a painting of watermill, in a rural landscape with a highly distress wall. The bab...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Shaded Cosmos and Zinnias' - abstract landscape photography - floral - colorful
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for an unframed print. Framing options are available.
Thad Lee is an award-winning filmmaker, a writer of essays, screenplays, and poetry, an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Art Photography - Fluid Rings of Sultry II (40x40”)
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is part of a series of abstract art photography. This series of sultry fluid rings evokes a timeless elegance. The aesthetic patterns evol...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
30x30" Nude abstract art photography of female, male - Nude 5
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a series of the human form - that which has inspired artists from time immemorial. This series of nude art photography is by a talented photographer who trained at the famo...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Nazare, Portugal, Waves, Seascape Photography (LARGE FORMAT)
Located in New York City, NY
ALESSANDRO PUCCINELLI
MARE series
Nazare, Portugal, Waves, Seascape Photography, 2019
Seascape - From the Mare series - Mounted and Framed
27 x 40 inches
Edition of 10
40 x 60 inch...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Italian Contemporary Photo by Ian Art - Chromaticism III
By Ian Art
Located in Paris, IDF
Chromaticism III (2014-2019)
100 x 178 cm - original / single unique print + 1AP
Museum-Quality Fine Art Printing.
Ship in a well protected, solid tube.
Original Warranty for all th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Paper, Digital
$4,640 Sale Price
33% Off
Uncontained Consumption: Seafood - composite photo, beachscape, landscape
Located in Atlanta, GA
This textured composite landscape, beachscape, seascape features hues of blue and white. This listing is for an unframed print.
Jennifer McKinnon Ri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
40x40in. Aerial Photography Earth, Land, Sea - Iceland, LF 2, unframed print
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of landscapes depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Temporal Perception #26
By Serge Hamad
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Photography aluminum print includes both panels. Each panel is 24" x 36".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Construction Site, Tucker, GA #3" Landscape Photography, Ansel Adams
By Peter Essick
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Construction Site, Tucker, Georgia #3, 2019" is a drone photograph featuring hues of red, yellow, grey and tan. Edition of 5. This photograph may be available in additional sizes. P...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Art Photography - Fluid Rings of Sultry I (40x40" image)
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is part of a series ofabstract art photography. This series of sultry fluid rings evokes a timeless elegance. The aesthetic patterns evolve from the fluids in motion.
In this...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Deep Blue and Silver" Photography 29.5" x 24"in Ed. of 15 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Deep Blue and Silver" Photography 29.5" x 24"in Ed. of 15 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Not framed. Ships rolled in tube.
Available sizes:
Edition of 15: 29.5" x 24" in
Edition of 7: 3...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
30x30in. -Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - Earth 3
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 in its natural, diver...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
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.)
Edition of 6, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 3/6
Framed print
About Back to Square Black:
In his new series 'Back to Square Black', Ola Kolehmainen examines both art history and his own personal timeline. The multi-layered nature of history is the connecting thread that runs through his latest works, which take their cue from The Black Square, the iconic 1915 painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
"Portal"
Located in New York, NY
"Portal" 20"x30" photograph - edition 3/10 (unframed)
Please inquire about additional editions and availability This iconic photograph is from the artist's series: "Brace For Impa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
40x40in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - Flow 19, SB, unframed print
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of landscapes depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
"OPTASIA 3" Abstract Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition 1/5 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"OPTASIA 3" Abstract Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition 1/5 by Giuliano Bekor
OPTASIA 02
39" x 39" inch
Edition 1/5
Archival pigment print.
Not framed. Ships in a tube
OPTASIA 3 Inspired by a section of the torso of a Cycladic female figurine from the Museum of Cycladic Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
40x40” Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - Earth 7
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
47.2x63in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - unframed
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
Untitled
Located in Columbia, MO
Katie Barnes’s work as a photographer is fueled by her passion for the environment. She holds degrees in both Fisheries and Wildlife and Photojournalism, and she sees curiosity as th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Maple, Color
Desejos #3 Valentino
Located in New York City, NY
Fernanda Naman
Desejos #3, 2016
40 x 40 inches
100 x 100 cm
Edition of 9
C-Print - DIASEC
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Nazare, Portugal, Waves, Seascape Photography
Located in New York City, NY
Alessandro Puccinelli
Nazare, Portugal, Waves, Seascape Photography, 2019
Seascape - From the Mare series - Framed
27 x 40 inches
Edition of 10
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Contemporary abstract landscape photograph cityscape buildings sky signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this image, Jessie Spiess applies her signature multiple-exposure technique to the City of Milwaukee, emphasizing its many tall buildings. She often turns her camera to views of s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Pineapple V
Located in New York, NY
Pineapple V
2022
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, verso
Wet photogram with ferric ammonium citrate, potassium ferricyanide, and suspended watercolor pigment (Unique)
22 x 14.7...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram
Pineapple VII
Located in New York, NY
Pineapple VII
2022
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, verso
Wet photogram with ferric ammonium citrate, potassium ferricyanide, and suspended watercolor pigment (Unique)
22 x 14...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram
Pineapple VI
Located in New York, NY
Pineapple VI
2022
Signed, titled, and dated in pencil, verso
Wet photogram with ferric ammonium citrate, potassium ferricyanide, and suspended watercolor pigment (Unique)
22 x 14....
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram
'Moon Painting 90H' - abstract photography - light photography - bold colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for an unframed print. Framing options are available.
Thad Lee is an award-winning filmmaker, a writer of essays, screenplays, and poetry, an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Trees", Nature Photography, Color, Abstract, Impressionist
Located in New York, NY
"Trees" Abstract Color Nature Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of au...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary abstract landscape photograph architectural building signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this image, Jessie Spiess applies her signature multiple-exposure technique to the Duomo di Milano, the lauded Gothic masterpiece. Indeed, this particular view of the Duomo recall...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Sant‘Appolinare Nuovo 504 AD Cappella II – Ola Kolehmainen, Contemporary, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Ola KOLEHMAINEN (*1964, Finland)
San Apollinaire Nuovo 504 AD Cappella I, 2017
C-print face-mounted on Plexiglass in Artist Frame
Sheet 78 x 78 cm (30 3/4 x 30 3/4 in.)
Edition of 6,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Fire Study 1 - Flames abstract, Mounted and Framed with antireflective Art Glass
Located in London, GB
Inspired by East Asian Sumi ink drawings, George McLeod wanted to find a photographic way of producing intricately detailed images. As with Sumi ink draw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Color, Silver Gelatin
'Posy's Pasture' - abstract landscape photography - floral - cosmos - colorful
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for an unframed print. Framing options are available.
Thad Lee is an award-winning filmmaker, a writer of essays, screenplays, and poetry, an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
40x40in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - Sea F11 unframed print
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of landscapes depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
A brief movement after death 8
Located in New York, NY
A brief movement after death 8
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
A brief movement after death 17
Located in New York, NY
A brief movement after death 17
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
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
A line in the sky #7
Located in New York, NY
A line in the sky #7
2017
Pigment print with 24k gold leaf
24 x 35 inches (61 x 88.9 cm)
$5,700
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
Iterations #4
Located in New York, NY
Iterations #4
2018-2019
Pigment print with watercolor
57 x 44 inches (144.8 x 111.8 cm)
$9,500
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Pigment
A line in the sky #8
Located in New York, NY
A line in the sky #8
2017
Pigment print with 24k gold leaf
24 x 35 inches (61 x 88.9 cm)
$5,700
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
A line in the sky #9
Located in New York, NY
A line in the sky #9
2017
Pigment print with 24k gold leaf
24 x 35 inches (61 x 88.9 cm)
$5,700
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
Contemporary abstract landscape photograph architectural building sky signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this image, Jessie Spiess applies the multiple-exposure technique to the Milwaukee Art Museum's famous Quadracci Pavilion, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava. She often turn...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Deterioration Series 164
Located in New York, NY
Robert Farber
Deterioration Series 164
1979-2013 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
60 x 40 inches
signed and numbered edition of 5 on the verso
This image is part of Robert Fa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Deterioration Series 155
Located in New York, NY
Robert Farber
Deterioration Series 155
1979-2013 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
60 x 40 inches
signed and numbered edition of 5 on the verso
This image is part of Robert Fa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
French Contemporary Photo by B. Paget - San Francisco "Bay Bridge Golfer"
Located in Paris, IDF
Photographic paper incrusted in DIASEC plexiglass
Edition 1/5
DIASEC is the registered trademark for the original method of face-mounting prints, such as photographs on acrylic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Deterioration Series 138
Located in New York, NY
Robert Farber
Deterioration Series 138
1979-2013 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
60 x 40 inches
signed and numbered edition of 5 on the verso
This image is part of Robert Fa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Deterioration Series 072
Located in New York, NY
Robert Farber
Deterioration Series 072
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
Deterioration Series 033
Located in New York, NY
Robert Farber
Deterioration Series 033
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
Contemporary abstract landscape photograph cityscape buildings sky signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In this image, Jessie Spiess applies her signature multiple-exposure technique to the City of Milwaukee, emphasizing its many tall buildings. She often turns her camera to views of s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
Les Mélodies de Saint-Pétersbourg #15
Located in PARIS, FR
Le grand musicien russe Alexandre Scriabine disait que la musique possède ses propres couleurs. Il cherchait à créer des mélodies qui évoquent des associations de couleurs. Dans ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
$331 Sale Price
20% Off
Smoky Light Play Abstract Photography - Monochromatic
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a series commissioned and curated by gallery in Los Angeles, showcasing the creativity of photography with a series of beautiful atmospheric swirls of light play against a in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Construction Site, Tucker, GA #5" Landscape Photography, Ansel Adams
By Peter Essick
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Construction Site, Tucker, Georgia #5, 2019" is a drone photograph featuring hues of red, yellow, grey and tan. Edition of 5. This photograph may be available in additional sizes. P...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Claudia)
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Claudia)
1999
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, recto
Iris print
30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment, Digital
22x22" Black & White Contemporary Photography, Nudes - Man and Woman, Nude 12
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a series of black and white Nude abstract art photography (13 in series). Gallery exclusively presents this series of the human form - that which has inspired artists from ti...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Water Reflection, Abstract ColorPhotography by Geoffrey Baris, Blue, Black
Located in New York, NY
Water Reflection, Abstract Color Photography by Geoffrey Baris
Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper
Edition of 7
Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
$1,260 Sale Price
31% Off
Double Tree - colorful handpainted photography, New York scene, contemporary
Located in Dallas, TX
Double Tree - Unique, 2017
Hand-embellished archival Pigment print on
300gsm Hahnemuhle paper, hand-coloured with
mixed-media, mounted on diabond, resin coated.
Spanish/Australian A...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photographic Paper
Mare 389 - Seascape photograph
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
"Tokyo Crossing" contemporary and exotic, cross-processed photography on paper
Located in Dallas, TX
This is a beautiful contemporary abstract cityscape photograph of the busy streets of Tokyo. The photograph was taken with a medium format Holga camera and the film is crossed-proces...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
'Just Beyond the Horse Trail' - abstract landscape photography - floral
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for an unframed print. Framing options are available.
Thad Lee is an award-winning filmmaker, a writer of essays, screenplays, and poetry, an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Racquets
Located in New York, NY
Racquets
2021
Signed and numbered on label, verso
Layered laser cut dye sublimation prints on aluminum (Edition of 3 + 2 APs)
32 x 24 inches
$4,500, including framing
This work ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
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.