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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Chrysler Building with Pan Am Building - New York Skyline
Located in Miami, FL
Photographer Mitchell Funk looks up at the Met Life and Chrysler Buildings from Grand Central Station. He perfectly designs dark and light areas with golds set against blues. A silh...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
"Weeks 533" Edition of 5
Located in New York, NY
"Weeks 533" 30"x45" and 40"x60" photograph - edition 1/5 (unframed)
Please inquire about additional editions and availability This iconic photograph is from the artist's series: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
"Lines of Nature", Contemporary Abstract Landscape Color Photograph, 40"x60"
Located in New York, NY
40"x60" limited edition of 5, signed on reverse by the artist. This aerial landscape photograph portrays horizontal bands of greens, browns, greys and beige from foliage, water, san...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Seeing 82-9
Located in New York, NY
Akira Komoto
Seeing 82-9, 1982
Cibachrome print, unique
24 x 19 inches (image and sheet)
Signed on verso
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color
Shadow No. 15/ 16 pixels
By Stuart Allen
Located in Denton, TX
Edition of 1
Signed, titled, dated and numbered.
A digital photograph is made up of pixels, tiny blocks of color. Within one image, millions of different colored pixels give shap...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
Flight Path - Other sizes available
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Nature shot. Beautiful orange, black purple colors.
About the artist:
Mital Patel is an internationally recognized nature and wildlife photographer who focuses on capt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Wherever You Look You See The Chrysler Building: McDonalds
Located in Miami, FL
It used to be that wherever you looked, you could see the Chrysler Building. With Manhattan's rapid growth, you now must look a little harder.
In the foreground of this image, the 4...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Mitchell Film Camera
By Nick Veasey
Located in Napa, CA
We live in a world obsessed with image, what we look like, what our clothes, houses, and cars look like etc. Nick Veasey counters this obsession with superficiality by using x-rays to strip back layers and show what is under the surface. Often, integral beauty adds intrigue to the familiar and challenges our automatic reaction to physical appearance by highlighting the beauty inside.
Society is being increasingly inhibited by security and surveillance. Take a flight or go into a high-profile courtroom and your belongings will be x-rayed. The post arriving in corporations and government departments is often x-rayed. Security cameras...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Suprematism Nr. 102 Siena dark Red – Ola Kolehmainen, Contemporary Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Ola KOLEHMAINEN (*1964, Finland)
Suprematism Nr. 102 Siena dark Red, 2020
Analogue film, ink print in Artist Frame
Sheet 173 x 137 cm (68 1/8 x 53 7/8 in.)
Edition of 6, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 2/6
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
MVSEVM I (Nefertiti) – Ola Kolehmainen, Contemporaty Photography, Colour, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Ola KOLEHMAINEN (*1964, Finland)
MVSEVM I (Nefertiti), 2020
Archival Ink-Jet matt prints Dibond mount in Artist Frames
Overall dimensions 105 x 240 cm (41 3/8 x 94 1/2 in.)
Sheet (Pa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink
Hangzhou, Zheijiang, China
By Lois Conner
Located in New York, NY
Lois Conner
Hangzhou, Zheijiang, China, 1998
Pigment ink on Hahnemühle cotton paper
17 x 35 1/2 inches (sheet)
29 3/8 x 45 3/4 inches (frame)
AP 3
Signed
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Rag Paper
Untitled, from the series 'Halo' – Rinko Kawauchi, Birds, Crowd, Sky, Animals
Located in Zurich, CH
RINKO KAWAUCHI (*1972, Japan)
Untitled, from the series of Halo
2017
Lambda print
Sheet 50 x 75 cm (19 5/8 x 29 1/2 in.)
Edition of 3 (#1/3)
Kawauchi burst on the international scene in 2001 when she was awarded the Kimura-Ihei-Prize, Japan’s most important emerging talent photography prize, shortly followed by the simultaneous publication of three beautiful books, Utatane (Catnap), Hanabi (Fireworks), and Hanako, her very personal study of a young girl of the same name. Met with great critical acclaim, these “visual essays” demonstrate her finesse and skill of telling a photographic tale. Since this triple-debut, the artist has gone to publish another eleven books, the newest of which are Illuminance and Ametsuchi.
Kawauchi, currently one of the most famed contemporary female Asian artists...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Lambda
Pinned Down, Maine, 2012
Located in Hudson, NY
This listing is for the unframed photograph.
The Robin Rice Gallery proudly announces SUMMERTIME Salon 2019, an annual photography exhibit featuring gallery artists as well as a fe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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
MVSEVM X (Velazquez-Francis Bacon) – Ola Kolehmainen, Contemporaty Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Ola KOLEHMAINEN (*1964, Finland)
MVSEVM X (Velazquez-Francis Bacon), 2020
Archival Ink-Jet matt prints Dibond mount in Artist Frames
Overall dimensions 226 x 176 cm (89 x 69 1/4 in.)...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink
Untitled #7 – Dominique Teufen, Photography, Abstract, Black and White, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Dominique TEUFEN (*1975, Switzerland)
Untitled #7, from the series 'The Presence of Absence', 2018
Hahnemühle photo rag
Sheet 105 x 70 cm (41 3/8 x 27 1/2 in.)
Frame 115 x 80 x 3.5 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
Untitled, from the series 'Halo' – Rinko Kawauchi, Birds, Dark Blue, Crowd, Sky
Located in Zurich, CH
RINKO KAWAUCHI (*1972, Japan)
Untitled, from the series of Halo
2016
Lambda print
Sheet 120 x 180 cm (47 1/4 x 70 7/8 in.)
Frame 122.5 x 182.6 x 4.5 cm (48 1/4 x 71 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Lambda
"How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido" – Daido Moriyama
Located in Zurich, CH
DAIDO MORIYAMA (*1938, Japan)
"How to Create a Beautiful Picture 6: Tights in Shimotakaido"
1987/2020
Silver gelatin print, later print
Sheet 50.8 x 60 cm (20 x 23 5/8 in.)
not part ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Large Scale Color Photograph of Abstract Waterscape "In the Deep" series 1. #13
Located in New York, NY
Large Scale Limited edition color photograph, 40"x60" depicting an abstract waterscape that has a painterly feel. Below a golden yellow sky, a wave is pulled back to shore, with lines of rose pink, deep blue, turquoise and warm white. The photographer Danny Weiss...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Into the Deep" Ocean at Sunset Contemporary Abstract Photograph (series 3, #1)
Located in New York, NY
In this photograph, a rose pink and golden yellow sunset reflects off the surface of a calm shimmering ocean, refracting yellows and oranges amongst the cerulean and sapphire blue of the water. Large Scale Limited edition color photograph, 40"x60" depicting an abstract waterscape that has a painterly feel. The photographer Danny Weiss...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Murmures 12
Located in New York, NY
Murmures 12
2020
Archival pigment print
32 × 24 in 81.3 × 61 cm
Edition of 1
“To see ourselves we need a mirror and when we look at the mirror what do we see?
Eleni Paridi's photo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Magnetic Alchemy 3.023 AD
Located in New York, NY
Magnetic Alchemy 3.023 AD
2019
Archival pigment print
32 × 24 in 81.3 × 61 cm
Edition of 1
“To see ourselves we need a mirror and when we look at the mirror what do we see?
Eleni ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Watertight Hatches" Maritime Large Scale Color Fine Art Photograph
Located in New York, NY
C Print Photograph 40"x60" edition of 5, available unframed. This color photograph depicts an abstract composition of Watertight Hatches from the USS Radford, prior to its controlled...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Scars Halensee 967, Archival ink print on kozo (mulberry) paper
Located in New York, NY
archival ink prints on mulberry paper. signed by the artist. edition of 3
Tamara Rafkin has been creating artwork most of her life and exhibiting her work for more than twenty yea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Side, Wallingford, PA, 2015
By Keith Sharp
Located in Hudson, NY
This listing is for the unframed photograph.
The Robin Rice Gallery proudly announces SUMMERTIME Salon 2019, an annual photography exhibit featuring gallery artists as well as a fe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled, from the series 'Utatane' – Rinko Kawauchi, Japanese, Blue, Liquid
Located in Zurich, CH
RINKO KAWAUCHI (*1972, Japan)
Untitled, from the series 'Utatane'
2001
C-type print
Sheet 25,4 x 20,3 cm (10 x 8 in.)
Frame 26 x 21 x 2,5 cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 1 in.)
Edition of 6; Ed...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Abstract Nature Photograph by camera artist Susan Wides '8.31.15_4:45:54'
By Susan Wides
Located in White Plains, NY
'8.31.15_4:45:54' 2017 by Susan Wides. Dye sublimation aluminum, Ed. of 5, 60 x 40 in. / Frame: 60.75 x 41 in. This color photo features a clo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Oil on Canvas Nr. 3 Landscape in broken Negative – Ola Kolehmainen, Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Ola KOLEHMAINEN (*1964, Finland)
Oil on Canvas Nr. 3 Landscape in broken Negative, 2020
Analogue film, ink print in Artist Frame
Sheet 155 x 128 cm (61 x 50 3/8 in.)
Edition of 6, pl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Time Capsule – Lieko Shiga, Crystals, Photography, Purple, Contemporary, Sparkle
By Lieko Shiga
Located in Zurich, CH
LIEKO SHIGA (*1980, Japan)
Time Capsule
2010
C-type print,
Face mounted to acrylic (Diasec)
Image/Sheet 120 x 180 cm (47 1/4 x 70 7/8 in)
Edition of 3; Ed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
"Diver in Icy Water" Edition of 5
Located in New York, NY
"Diver in Icy Water" 40"x60" photograph - edition 1/5 (unframed)
Please inquire about additional editions and availability This iconic photograph is from the artist's series: "Bra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print
Pantheon 128 AD II – Ola Kolehmainen, Contemporary, Geometry, Architecture, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Ola KOLEHMAINEN (*1964, Finland)
Pantheon 128 AD II, 2017
C-print mounted on composite sheet in Artist Frame
Sheet 150 x 149 cm (59 x 58 5/8 in.)
Edition of 4, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 2/4...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
"In the Deep" Lavender Large Scale Abstract Color Photograph, Waterscape Wave
Located in New York, NY
Large Scale Limited edition color photograph, 40"x60" depicting an abstract waterscape with a lavender sky. This contemporary landscape photograph has has a painterly feel; the artist has captured a rising cusp of a wave with blue and cool white, against a violet and pink sky. The photographer Danny...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Doll", New York, NY, 1996
By Jose Picayo
Located in Hudson, NY
This photograph is printed on Japanese Paper.
The price is for an unframed photograph.
11" X 14" Edition of 25.
The Robin Rice Gallery is pleased to announce, 25 Years of Polaroi...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Invisible Seascape #2 – Jun Ahn, Water, Photography, Waves, Blue, White, Nature
By Jun Ahn
Located in Zurich, CH
JUN AHN (*1981)
Invisible Seascape #2
2010
HDR Ultra Chrome Archival Pigment Print
Sheet 304.8 x 101.6 cm (120 x 40 in.)
Edition of 3, plus 1 AP; Ed. no. 1/3
Framed to artist's speci...
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.)
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
"Driving in the Desert" Contemporary Abstract Color Landscape Photograph 20"x30"
Located in New York, NY
20"x30" limited edition of 5, signed. Tones of sienna, rust orange, tangerine and warm brown are captured in this an aerial view of a desert landscape photograph. Australian artist,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Horizons, New York, NY, 2016
Located in Hudson, NY
CURRENT EXHIBITION - runs through February 26th, 2017. Any framed photographs purchased during the show will be available then. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Animals Feeding" Framed Contemporary Minimalist Landscape Photograph
Located in New York, NY
framed in a white hard wood, shadowbox frame with spacers and plexi. 40"x60" limited edition photograph, signed by the artist. (unframed) Please inquire about framing options. This...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Untitled #11", France, 2015
By Bill Phelps
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition of 25.
If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Untitled #9", France, 2015
By Bill Phelps
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition of 15.
If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled #5
By Bill Phelps
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition of 10.
If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is prod...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Driving in the Desert" Framed Contemporary Abstract Landscape Photograph28"x40"
Located in New York, NY
28"x40" limited edition of 5, signed. Presented Framed. Tones of sienna, rust orange, tangerine and warm brown are captured in this an aerial view of a desert landscape photograph. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Driving in the Desert" Contemporary Abstract Color Landscape Photograph 28"x40"
Located in New York, NY
28"x40" limited edition of 5, signed. Tones of sienna, rust orange, tangerine and warm brown are captured in this an aerial view of a desert landscape photograph. Australian artist,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tsunami #98, Indonesia, contemporary, abstract conceptual color photograph
Located in New York, NY
This abstract color photograph the devastation of the historic tsunami that hit Thailand and Indonesia in 2005 is from the series "Things Fall Apart"...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Oil on Canvas Nr. 2 Armenian Palace – Ola Kolehmainen, Contemporary Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Ola KOLEHMAINEN (*1964, Finland)
Oil on Canvas Nr. 2 Armenian Palace (converted to Mosque 1072 AD), 2020
Analogue film, ink print in Artist Frame
Sheet 158 x 203 cm (62 1/4 x 79 7/8 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Suprematism Nr. 111 Esoteric Composition – Ola Kolehmainen, Art , Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Ola KOLEHMAINEN (*1964, Finland)
Suprematism Nr. 111 Esoteric Composition, 2020
Analogue film, ink print in Artist Frame
Sheet 105 x 85 cm (41 3/8 x 33 1/2 in.)
Edition of 5, plus 2 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Inkjet
"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
Scars Mitte 105, Archival ink print on kozo (mulberry) paper
Located in New York, NY
archival ink prints on mulberry paper. signed by the artist. edition of 3
Tamara Rafkin has been creating artwork most of her life and exhibiting her work for more than twenty yea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Untitled (Ocean Wave 2)
By Arthur Ou
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A Fujiflex print mounted on aluminum depicting abstracted ocean waves by Arthur Ou.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Aluminum
Surrendering Into
Located in Hudson, NY
Color, Women, Woman, Water, Swimming, Summer, ocean, ocean photography, photography, color photography, Victoria Goldman, archival pigment print, water, woman, swimming
color photog...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Driving in the Desert" Contemporary Abstract Color Landscape Photograph 40"x60"
Located in New York, NY
40"x60" limited edition of 5, signed. Tones of sienna, rust orange, tangerine and warm brown are captured in this an aerial view of a desert landscape photograph. Australian artist,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Tree, 1995
By Todd Burris
Located in Hudson, NY
Black and white, nature, trees, grainy, film, sky, nature, B&W, black and white photography, tree, Todd Burris, outdoors.
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Squiggles
By Ted Adams
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition of 25.
If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production.
Shipping time depends on method of shipping.
Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph.
Ted Adams’ first solo show at the Robin Rice Gallery juxtaposes surrealism with the documentary art form. What differentiates Mr. Adams’ work from traditional photojournalism is his keen eye for capturing the irony in the events that unfold before our eyes. It is the found objects in everyday life to which Adams is most attuned. He creates a subtle mood and visual mystery that conveys meaning not only from the image itself but also through imagining what exists just beyond the frame.
"I see photography as a way of cropping the world—selectively taking things out of context—which often results in stripping the meaning out of the original subject matter, or at least making the image open to interpretation. It’s the opposite of traditional photojournalism whose intention is to create ‘narrative’ and context rather than discard them."
While he has exhibited artistic photography in a variety of genres, in the past five years he turned his artistic eye inward to reflect a more autobiographical tone. While some people compare his work to that of Robert Frank, Adams finds himself more and more influenced by Larry Clark whose career was built on pictures drawn from his own life and drug-addled friends rather than a specific documentary mission.
The unique presentation of this collection of twenty-three silver gelatin prints enhances the voyeuristic sensibility of Mr. Adams’ work. Each photograph is jewel box in size, measuring 4" x 6" to invite the viewer in to make an intimate appraisal. The craftsmanship of the wide, dark wood frames hearkens back to late 19th-century Shaker design—yet the aesthetic is boldly contemporary, providing a strong backdrop to draw the viewer’s gaze directly to the subject matter.
This artisanship extends to the printing where Adams exhibits his skills in traditional darkroom processes. He shoots mostly with Leica and Nikon 35mm film cameras...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Fuzzy Dice
By Ted Adams
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition of 25.
If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production.
Shipping time depends on method of shipping.
Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph.
Ted Adams’ first solo show at the Robin Rice Gallery juxtaposes surrealism with the documentary art form. What differentiates Mr. Adams’ work from traditional photojournalism is his keen eye for capturing the irony in the events that unfold before our eyes. It is the found objects in everyday life to which Adams is most attuned. He creates a subtle mood and visual mystery that conveys meaning not only from the image itself but also through imagining what exists just beyond the frame.
"I see photography as a way of cropping the world—selectively taking things out of context—which often results in stripping the meaning out of the original subject matter, or at least making the image open to interpretation. It’s the opposite of traditional photojournalism whose intention is to create ‘narrative’ and context rather than discard them."
While he has exhibited artistic photography in a variety of genres, in the past five years he turned his artistic eye inward to reflect a more autobiographical tone. While some people compare his work to that of Robert Frank, Adams finds himself more and more influenced by Larry Clark whose career was built on pictures drawn from his own life and drug-addled friends rather than a specific documentary mission.
The unique presentation of this collection of twenty-three silver gelatin prints enhances the voyeuristic sensibility of Mr. Adams’ work. Each photograph is jewel box in size, measuring 4" x 6" to invite the viewer in to make an intimate appraisal. The craftsmanship of the wide, dark wood frames hearkens back to late 19th-century Shaker design—yet the aesthetic is boldly contemporary, providing a strong backdrop to draw the viewer’s gaze directly to the subject matter.
This artisanship extends to the printing where Adams exhibits his skills in traditional darkroom processes. He shoots mostly with Leica and Nikon 35mm film cameras...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Alex Collar
By Ted Adams
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition of 25.
If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production.
Shipping time depends on method of shipping.
Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph.
Ted Adams’ first solo show at the Robin Rice Gallery juxtaposes surrealism with the documentary art form. What differentiates Mr. Adams’ work from traditional photojournalism is his keen eye for capturing the irony in the events that unfold before our eyes. It is the found objects in everyday life to which Adams is most attuned. He creates a subtle mood and visual mystery that conveys meaning not only from the image itself but also through imagining what exists just beyond the frame.
"I see photography as a way of cropping the world—selectively taking things out of context—which often results in stripping the meaning out of the original subject matter, or at least making the image open to interpretation. It’s the opposite of traditional photojournalism whose intention is to create ‘narrative’ and context rather than discard them."
While he has exhibited artistic photography in a variety of genres, in the past five years he turned his artistic eye inward to reflect a more autobiographical tone. While some people compare his work to that of Robert Frank, Adams finds himself more and more influenced by Larry Clark whose career was built on pictures drawn from his own life and drug-addled friends rather than a specific documentary mission.
The unique presentation of this collection of twenty-three silver gelatin prints enhances the voyeuristic sensibility of Mr. Adams’ work. Each photograph is jewel box in size, measuring 4" x 6" to invite the viewer in to make an intimate appraisal. The craftsmanship of the wide, dark wood frames hearkens back to late 19th-century Shaker design—yet the aesthetic is boldly contemporary, providing a strong backdrop to draw the viewer’s gaze directly to the subject matter.
This artisanship extends to the printing where Adams exhibits his skills in traditional darkroom processes. He shoots mostly with Leica and Nikon 35mm film cameras...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Surf
By Ted Adams
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition of 25.
If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced upon purchase. Please allow two weeks for production.
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Price is subject to availability. The Robin Rice Gallery reserves the right to adjust this price depending on the current edition of the photograph.
Ted Adams’ first solo show at the Robin Rice Gallery juxtaposes surrealism with the documentary art form. What differentiates Mr. Adams’ work from traditional photojournalism is his keen eye for capturing the irony in the events that unfold before our eyes. It is the found objects in everyday life to which Adams is most attuned. He creates a subtle mood and visual mystery that conveys meaning not only from the image itself but also through imagining what exists just beyond the frame.
"I see photography as a way of cropping the world—selectively taking things out of context—which often results in stripping the meaning out of the original subject matter, or at least making the image open to interpretation. It’s the opposite of traditional photojournalism whose intention is to create ‘narrative’ and context rather than discard them."
While he has exhibited artistic photography in a variety of genres, in the past five years he turned his artistic eye inward to reflect a more autobiographical tone. While some people compare his work to that of Robert Frank, Adams finds himself more and more influenced by Larry Clark whose career was built on pictures drawn from his own life and drug-addled friends rather than a specific documentary mission.
The unique presentation of this collection of twenty-three silver gelatin prints enhances the voyeuristic sensibility of Mr. Adams’ work. Each photograph is jewel box in size, measuring 4" x 6" to invite the viewer in to make an intimate appraisal. The craftsmanship of the wide, dark wood frames hearkens back to late 19th-century Shaker design—yet the aesthetic is boldly contemporary, providing a strong backdrop to draw the viewer’s gaze directly to the subject matter.
This artisanship extends to the printing where Adams exhibits his skills in traditional darkroom processes. He shoots mostly with Leica and Nikon 35mm film cameras...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"Beatles 27" 40"x50" large format photogaraph, limited edition of 5
Located in New York, NY
40"x50" edition 5, signed on the reverse. This photograph was taken in India at the Ashram where the Beatles stayed and wrote many famous songs. The abstract composition in aqua and white of a decaying wall captures the texture of the surface of the ruin, with a strong geometric split and organic texture of plants and ivy vines.
The collaborative artist team of Sasha Bezzubov and Jessica Sucher worked on this project, "The Searchers" and captured this stunning photograph prior to the location being reopened to the public.
The Searchers is a series of large-scale photographs examining Western...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Inkjet, Archival Pigment
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