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
Azurine
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
Price Upon Request
Grace
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
Price Upon Request
night sky #7 (bleached polaroid 4x5 negative)
Located in New York, NY
Pia Paulina Guilmoth
night sky #7 (bleached polaroid 4×5 negative)
2025
Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist
Archival pigment print (Edition of 3 + 2 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Rythme
By Béatrice Hug
Located in New York City, NY
"Béatrice Hug makes colours radiate in all directions and vibrate in a way thought to be restricted to painting, transparencies play like glazes to accentuate depth. Haziness and cla...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Masque Jaune
By Béatrice Hug
Located in New York City, NY
"Béatrice Hug makes colours radiate in all directions and vibrate in a way thought to be restricted to painting, transparencies play like glazes to accentuate depth. Haziness and cla...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Vistosa
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
Price Upon Request
Chichi
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
Price Upon Request
Allure
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
Price Upon Request
Elodie
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
Price Upon Request
Odette
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
Paint, Encaustic
Price Upon Request
Foresta
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
Paint, Encaustic
Price Upon Request
Clara
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
Emulsion, Mixed Media
Price Upon Request
Clara 2
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
Plexiglass, Emulsion, Mixed Media
Price Upon Request
Alberi
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
Paint, Encaustic, Emulsion
Price Upon Request
Nega Four (Green)
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...
Price Upon Request
Nega Four (The Pink)
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...
Price Upon Request
Untitled [from the "My Ghost" series], abstract photograph by Adam Fuss
By Adam Fuss
Located in New York, NY
Untitled [from the "My Ghost" series], abstract photograph by Adam Fuss.
2000
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
Mounted gelatin silver print (Edition of 40)
19.5 x 23.5 inches
...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
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River of Dreams, Brazil by Paul Nicklen
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
"River of Dreams"
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil - 2024
24 × 36 in / 61 × 91.4 cm / Edition of 20
31 × 46.5 in / 78.7 × 118.1 cm / Edition of 15
40 × 60 in / 101.6 × 152...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Colors in Flight, Brazil by Paul Nicklen
By Paul Nicklen
Located in Chicago, IL
"Colors in Flight"
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Brazil - 2024
24 × 36 in / 61 × 91.4 cm / Edition of 20
31 × 46.5 in / 78.7 × 118.1 cm / Edition of 15
40 × 60 in / 101.6 × 15...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Terra #1 from Cut Out Paper Series 1/1
Located in New York, NY
Alberto Rizzo, Terra #1 from Paper Cut Out series
Silver Gelatin print
31 x 20 inches
Alberto Rizzo was a multi award winning Master Photographer and Artist,
His work was collecte...
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Spray Symphony
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...
Price Upon Request
Graffiti Spectrum Two
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Resin, Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Photographic Paper, A...
Price Upon Request
Graffiti Spectrum
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Resin, Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Photographic Paper, A...
Price Upon Request
Tagged Transit
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...
Price Upon Request
Freight Art Fusion
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Resin, Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Photographic Paper, A...
Price Upon Request
Little Aqua
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...
Price Upon Request
Little Peony
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...
Price Upon Request
The Pink 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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...
Price Upon Request
It's My Red
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...
Price Upon Request
It's My Green
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Paper, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Pigment, ...
Price Upon Request
It's My 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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Resin, Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Photographic Paper, A...
Price Upon Request
Torso 1-18, Abstract Chromogenic Photogram by James Welling
Located in New York, NY
Torso 1-18 is an Abstract Chromogenic Photogram by James Welling.
Torso 1-18, 2005-2008
Signed, dated, and numbered, verso
Chromogenic print (Edition of 5)
52.625 x 40.5 inches, ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Untitled (Solarization Diptych)
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Anthony Pearson
Untitled (Solarization Diptych), 2010
Solarized silver gelatin photographs
Framed Dimensions: 17 1/2 x 13 1/4 x 3/4 inches (44.5 x 33...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
Nazare, Portugal, Waves, Seascape Photography (LARGE FORMAT) - unframed
Located in New York City, NY
ALESSANDRO PUCCINELLI
MARE series
Seascape - From the Mare series - UNFRAMED (Print only)
Aviailable sizes:
60 x 88,5 inches
Edition of 3
Archival Pigment Print
ALESSANDRO PUCCINE...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Everything Changes
Located in New York, NY
Born in Liverpool, England, Julian Lennon began his artistic trajectory at a young age with an inherent talent for playing musical instruments. Those talents would soon broaden into ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Everything Changes Back
Located in New York, NY
Born in Liverpool, England, Julian Lennon began his artistic trajectory at a young age with an inherent talent for playing musical instruments. Those talents would soon broaden into ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Don't Wake Me Up
Located in New York, NY
Born in Liverpool, England, Julian Lennon began his artistic trajectory at a young age with an inherent talent for playing musical instruments. Those talents would soon broaden into ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Beautiful
Located in New York, NY
Born in Liverpool, England, Julian Lennon began his artistic trajectory at a young age with an inherent talent for playing musical instruments. Those talents would soon broaden into ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Invisible
Located in New York, NY
Born in Liverpool, England, Julian Lennon began his artistic trajectory at a young age with an inherent talent for playing musical instruments. Those talents would soon broaden into ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Someday
Located in New York, NY
Born in Liverpool, England, Julian Lennon began his artistic trajectory at a young age with an inherent talent for playing musical instruments. Those talents would soon broaden into ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Disconnected
Located in New York, NY
Born in Liverpool, England, Julian Lennon began his artistic trajectory at a young age with an inherent talent for playing musical instruments. Those talents would soon broaden into ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Everything Changes Cover
Located in New York, NY
Born in Liverpool, England, Julian Lennon began his artistic trajectory at a young age with an inherent talent for playing musical instruments. Those talents would soon broaden into ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Guess It Was Me
Located in New York, NY
Born in Liverpool, England, Julian Lennon began his artistic trajectory at a young age with an inherent talent for playing musical instruments. Those talents would soon broaden into ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Always
Located in New York, NY
Born in Liverpool, England, Julian Lennon began his artistic trajectory at a young age with an inherent talent for playing musical instruments. Those talents would soon broaden into ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Touch the Sky
Located in New York, NY
Born in Liverpool, England, Julian Lennon began his artistic trajectory at a young age with an inherent talent for playing musical instruments. Those talents would soon broaden into ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Never Let You Go
Located in New York, NY
Born in Liverpool, England, Julian Lennon began his artistic trajectory at a young age with an inherent talent for playing musical instruments. Those talents would soon broaden into ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Hold On
Located in New York, NY
Born in Liverpool, England, Julian Lennon began his artistic trajectory at a young age with an inherent talent for playing musical instruments. Those talents would soon broaden into ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Looking 4 Luv
Located in New York, NY
Born in Liverpool, England, Julian Lennon began his artistic trajectory at a young age with an inherent talent for playing musical instruments. Those talents would soon broaden into ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
In Between
Located in New York, NY
Born in Liverpool, England, Julian Lennon began his artistic trajectory at a young age with an inherent talent for playing musical instruments. Those talents would soon broaden into ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Giclée, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Past, Present and Future
Located in New York, NY
Born of an auditory-verbal impairment in Busan, South Korea, Young Sam Kim grew to become exceptionally perceptive to visual stimuli. Kim’s inclination for painstaking observation co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Price Upon Request
Relation
Located in New York, NY
Born of an auditory-verbal impairment in Busan, South Korea, Young Sam Kim grew to become exceptionally perceptive to visual stimuli. Kim’s inclination for painstaking observation co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Price Upon Request
Rush
Located in New York, NY
Born of an auditory-verbal impairment in Busan, South Korea, Young Sam Kim grew to become exceptionally perceptive to visual stimuli. Kim’s inclination for painstaking observation co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Price Upon Request
Mixed-use 02
Located in New York, NY
Born of an auditory-verbal impairment in Busan, South Korea, Young Sam Kim grew to become exceptionally perceptive to visual stimuli. Kim’s inclination for painstaking observation co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Price Upon Request
Leave
Located in New York, NY
Born of an auditory-verbal impairment in Busan, South Korea, Young Sam Kim grew to become exceptionally perceptive to visual stimuli. Kim’s inclination for painstaking observation co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Price Upon Request
Residence City
Located in New York, NY
Photograph face mounted to Acrylic,
This work contains various photographs of the external view of hundreds of residential buildings in New York.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Price Upon Request
Fortress
Located in New York, NY
Born of an auditory-verbal impairment in Busan, South Korea, Young Sam Kim grew to become exceptionally perceptive to visual stimuli. Kim’s inclination for painstaking observation co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Price Upon Request
Mixed-use 03
Located in New York, NY
Born of an auditory-verbal impairment in Busan, South Korea, Young Sam Kim grew to become exceptionally perceptive to visual stimuli. Kim’s inclination for painstaking observation co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Price Upon Request
Through the Ages
Located in New York, NY
Born of an auditory-verbal impairment in Busan, South Korea, Young Sam Kim grew to become exceptionally perceptive to visual stimuli. Kim’s inclination for painstaking observation co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Price Upon Request
Sleeping at the beach
Located in New York, NY
Born in 1967 in a small village in the south of Israel, Eitan Vitkon is an acclaimed contemporary photographer whose work has been exhibited and applauded worldwide. In 1996, Eitan m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Photogram
Price Upon Request
White Horse
Located in New York, NY
Born in 1967 in a small village in the south of Israel, Eitan Vitkon is an acclaimed contemporary photographer whose work has been exhibited and applauded worldwide. In 1996, Eitan m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Film, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper, Photogram
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.