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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
Viola Bows
Located in New York, NY
Collaged image from artist's TORN series. Archival pigment piece with plexiglass mount. About the Artist: Andrew Schwartz is an internationally published, award winning photographer. Based in NYC, he is an alumni of The Rhode Island School of Design, and a veteran member of both The International Cinematographers Guild/ICG and The Society of Motion Picture Still Photographers/SMPSP. His work is on permanent collection at The Margret Herrick Gallery at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and he has served as Unit Still Photographer on more than 75 films including School of Rock, Men In Black, Fatal Attraction, When Harry Met Sally...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Basic Channels, Potash Ponds, Moab, Utah Ltd Ed 1/10
Located in New York, NY
Shot from a helicopter in Potash Pond, Utah. Vibrant colors. Abstract. Mounted on Acrylic. About the Artist Dinesh Boaz creates a dynamic juxtaposition between the natural l...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

At Rest
Located in New York, NY
Archival Ink. Photograph. Seascape. Produced by Dye Sublimation - which means archival inks infused into aluminum. Ltd Ed of 10. The art can be inside or outside with no visible ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink

Another Time Undone
Located in Montreal, Quebec
My work emerges from research on memory and the remembrance of landscape, where vaporous atmospheres of evanescent recollections are illustrated. My work thus, contains ghostly and e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, Digital

Ingrained
Located in Montreal, Quebec
My work emerges from research on memory and the remembrance of landscape, where vaporous atmospheres of evanescent recollections are illustrated. My work thus, contains ghostly and e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Plexiglass, Digital

for intérieur – braise 3
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Patrick Beaulieu’s multi-disciplined practice creates finely tuned and subtle gestures that aim to re-focus our attention on the physical world that we see and experience. In convers...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

for intérieur – braise 2
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Patrick Beaulieu’s multi-disciplined practice creates finely tuned and subtle gestures that aim to re-focus our attention on the physical world that we see and experience. In convers...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

for intérieur – braise 4
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Patrick Beaulieu’s multi-disciplined practice creates finely tuned and subtle gestures that aim to re-focus our attention on the physical world that we see and experience. In convers...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Urban Landscape Golden Sky with Melting and Dissolving Glass Skyscraper
Located in Miami, FL
Through an 800mm lens, late afternoon light dissolves a glass skyscraper into a glistening and glimmering rectangle. Atmospheric conditions assist the optical illusion where the peri...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Boy Playing with Bubbles In Central Park
Located in Miami, FL
Bubble Encounter. Biomorphic abstract shapes from manmade monumental bubbles evoke the character of living forms. They echo the natural forms of the rocks but in a softer, lighter wa...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Urban Street Scene, 9 West 57th Street in New York City, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
The Famous 9 West 57th Street red sculpture anchors a New York City street photograph that is part representation and part abstract. ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Hedge Fun - Naples Arch - How the Rich do Street Art
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Street Art from the rich is to be found on every corner in Naples. It's a city with perhaps more flo...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

Empty Market. San Francisco Market Street Looking Down late Afternoon Light
Located in Miami, FL
Mitchell Funk employs a unique camera angle to turn a busy San Francisco Street into a minimalist artistic statement. This main urban thoroughfare normally crammed with traffic is d...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

New York: Beautiful Rain
Located in Miami, FL
Rain seems to take on a life of it's own when captured at the right angle and with the right lens and with the right photographer. A seemingly perfect balance is struck with all ele...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Blue Sky and Jackets
Located in Fairfield, CT
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Contemporary Abstract Photography

Luck
Located in Fairfield, CT
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Contemporary Abstract Photography

Improbable Night
Located in Fairfield, CT
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Contemporary Abstract Photography

Serene Hour
Located in Fairfield, CT
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Contemporary Abstract Photography

Noto
Located in Fairfield, CT
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Contemporary Abstract Photography

Dreaming in Blue
Located in Fairfield, CT
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Contemporary Abstract Photography

Pained Smile
Located in Fairfield, CT
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Contemporary Abstract Photography

Tanglewood Trio
Located in Fairfield, CT
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Contemporary Abstract Photography

Haywire
Located in Fairfield, CT
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Contemporary Abstract Photography

Blue Duality
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Resin, Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Photographic Paper, A...

Another Freight
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

Another Blue
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

Red Duality
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

Stained Glass
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. It is placed in a black float frame. It is part of a limited edition of 8 and 2 artist proofs, all sizes i...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

Blue Genotype
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. It is placed in a black float frame. It is part of a limited edition of 8 and 2 artist proofs, all sizes i...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

Indication Level
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. It is placed in a black float frame. It is part of a limited edition of 8 and 2 artist proofs, all sizes i...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Resin, Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Photographic Paper, A...

Below the Level
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. It is placed in a black float frame. It is part of a limited edition of 8 and 2 artist proofs, all sizes i...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Resin, Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Photographic Paper, A...

Ceci n’est pas un M
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. It is placed in a black float frame. It is part of a limited edition of 8 and 2 artist proofs, all sizes i...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

CHROMATIC VIBES
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

Amber Storage
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

The Little Compo Eight
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

The Little Compo Seven
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

The Little Compo Six
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

The Little Compo Five
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

The Little Compo Four
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

Little Forest
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

Little Tangerine
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

Little Cherry
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

POLA ONE
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

POLA ONE
Price Upon Request
Green Horizon
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

Container Horizonography
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

Azalea Flow
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

Sunset Serenity
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

The Blue One
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

The Green One
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

Powder Intention
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

Dark & More Straight
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

Dark & More
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Resin, Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Photographic Paper, A...

The Bunch
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

The Pleasurefull
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

Vertipleasure
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

It's My Pleasure
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment...

It's My Second Pleasure
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Street Containers
Located in New York, NY
These photographs are printed on archival pigment paper and encased in resin. They are part of a diptych, and are placed in a white float frame, placed two inches apart. They are a ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...

Ballerina
Located in New York, NY
Pezhman was born in 1976 in Shiraz – the center of Iran’s cultural civilization. Emigrating three years later as the result of the revolution, Pezhman grew up in the United States. A...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Silver

Ballerina
Price Upon Request
Flaunt
Located in New York, NY
Pezhman was born in 1976 in Shiraz – the center of Iran’s cultural civilization. Emigrating three years later as the result of the revolution, Pezhman grew up in the United States. A...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver

Flaunt
Flaunt
Price Upon Request

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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