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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Anthology #LLS 1067 - Nude in Black and White Paint, Fine Art Photography, 2005
Located in Vienna, AT
Nude body in Childs Pose covered in Black paint with white paint dripping down emphasizing the form, photographed by Howard Schatz as Part of his Liquid Light Studies in 2005.
All p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Residence square
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
Blue Lilly Study – Erik Madigan Heck, Photography, Nature, Garden, Colour, Night
Located in Zurich, CH
Erik MADIGAN HECK (*1983, United States)
Blue Lilly Study, 2022
Chromogenic print
Sheet 152.4x 101.6 cm (60 x 40 in.)
Edition of 9, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 1/9
print only
Originally from...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Tufted Evening Primrose (Illford MG FB 1P)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
These are lumen collage prints from the larger photographic series "Lumen Notebook," photograms made with black & white photo papers. This work employs three field guides...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram, Archival Pigment
Fernald's Milk Vetch (Kodak Polyfiber FD)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
These are lumen collage prints from the larger photographic series "Lumen Notebook," photograms made with black & white photo papers. This work employs three field guides – North Ame...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram, Archival Pigment
Tall Bugbane II (Illford MG IV RC deluxe)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
These are lumen collage prints from the larger photographic series "Lumen Notebook," photograms made with black & white photo papers. This work employs three field guides – North American birds, ferns, and wildflowers. I mark...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram, Archival Pigment
Henslow’s Sparrow (Illford warmtone RC)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
These are lumen collage prints from the larger photographic series "Lumen Notebook," photograms made with black & white photo papers. This work employs three field guides – North Ame...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram, Archival Pigment
Virginia Goat’s Rue (Multitone FB Glossy)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
These are lumen collage prints from the larger photographic series "Lumen Notebook," photograms made with black & white photo papers. This work employs three field guides – North Ame...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram, Archival Pigment
Hart’s Tongue (Kodak Polyfiber FD)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
These are lumen collage prints from the larger photographic series "Lumen Notebook," photograms made with black & white photo papers. This work employs three field guides – North Ame...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram, Archival Pigment
Whooping Crane (Adorama RC, Pearl)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
These are lumen collage prints from the larger photographic series "Lumen Notebook," photograms made with black & white photo papers. This work employs three field guides – North Ame...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram, Archival Pigment
Mountain Holly Fern (Oriental FB)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
These are lumen collage prints from the larger photographic series "Lumen Notebook," photograms made with black & white photo papers. This work employs three field guides – North American birds, ferns, and wildflowers. I mark...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram, Archival Pigment
Nothern Goshhawk (Child) (1st generation) (Illford MG V RC deluxe)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
These are lumen collage prints from the larger photographic series "Lumen Notebook," photograms made with black & white photo papers. This work employs three field guides – North Ame...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram
Coastal Wood Fern (Illford Classic RC)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
These are lumen collage prints from the larger photographic series "Lumen Notebook," photograms made with black & white photo papers. This work employs three field guides – North Ame...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram, Archival Pigment
Spalding’s Campion I
Located in Sante Fe, NM
These are lumen collage prints from the larger photographic series "Lumen Notebook," photograms made with black & white photo papers. This work employs three field guides – North American birds, ferns, and wildflowers. I mark...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram, Archival Pigment
Purple Coneflower (Kodak Supra Endura gloss)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
These are lumen collage prints from the larger photographic series "Lumen Notebook," photograms made with black & white photo papers. This work employs three field guides – North American birds, ferns, and wildflowers. I mark...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram, Archival Pigment
Mountain Plover (Multitone Gloss FB)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
These are lumen collage prints from the larger photographic series "Lumen Notebook," photograms made with black & white photo papers. This work employs three field guides – North American birds, ferns, and wildflowers. I mark...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram, Archival Pigment
Sprague's Pipit (Illford MG Art 300 FB textured)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
These are lumen collage prints from the larger photographic series "Lumen Notebook," photograms made with black & white photo papers. This work employs three field guides – North Ame...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram, Archival Pigment
Bear's Foot Sanicle (Luminos Flexicon, VC Priemiere)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
These are lumen collage prints from the larger photographic series "Lumen Notebook," photograms made with black & white photo papers. This work employs three field guides – North American birds, ferns, and wildflowers. I mark...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photogram, Archival Pigment
180115 Fuck You 0320
Located in New York, NY
2020
Signed on label, verso
Ultrachrome ink on paper
77 x 58 inches
Contact gallery for price.
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Archival Pigment
160502 Painting 352
Located in New York, NY
2020
Signed on label, verso
Ultrachrome ink on paper
77 x 58 inches
Contact gallery for price.
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Archival Pigment
160502 Painting 344
Located in New York, NY
2020
Signed on label, verso
Ultrachrome ink on paper
77 x 58 inches
Contact gallery for price.
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Archival Pigment
160502 Painting 339
Located in New York, NY
2020
Signed on label, verso
Ultrachrome ink on paper
77 x 58 inches
Contact gallery for price.
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Archival Pigment
160502 Painting 343
Located in New York, NY
2020
Signed on label, verso
Ultrachrome ink on paper
77 x 58 inches
Contact gallery for price.
This work is offered by Clamp Art in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Archival Pigment
Jim Morrison ''Light My Fire'', Photomosaic, Acrylic
By Robin Austin
Located in San Francisco, CA
''Jim Morrison 'Light My Fire' ''is an acrylic photomosaic artwork by Robin Austin. This piece is an edition of three. Austin is an English artist, kno...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Mosaic, Acrylic
The Rolling Stones ''Nature of Your Game'', Photomosaic, Acrylic
By Robin Austin
Located in San Francisco, CA
''The Rolling Stones 'Nature of Your Game' '' is an acrylic photomosaic artwork by Robin Austin. This piece is an edition of six. Austin is an English artist, known for his photogra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Mosaic, Acrylic
Judy Garland, Photomosaic, Acrylic
By Robin Austin
Located in San Francisco, CA
''Judy Garland'' is an acrylic photomosaic artwork by Robin Austin. This piece is an edition of six. Austin is an English artist, known for his photographic mosaic artwork, which is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Mosaic, Acrylic
The Rolling Stones, Photomosaic, Acrylic
By Robin Austin
Located in San Francisco, CA
''The Rolling Stones'' is an acrylic photomosaic artwork by Robin Austin. This piece is an edition of six. Austin is an English artist, known for his photographic mosaic artwork, wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Mixed Media, Mosaic, Acrylic
March Sunrise, Seaside Heights, NJ
Located in Westwood, NJ
Gold Toned Silver Gelatin Contact Print
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nor’easter#1, Seaside Heights, NJ
Located in Westwood, NJ
Gold Toned Silver Gelatin Contact Print
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Nazzareno/Great Uncle
By JP Terlizzi
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Descendants explores the origins of personal identity as it relates to my Italian lineage and its sartorial ancestry. It is an attempt to preserve my past, connecting and honoring th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Thread, Glass, Other Medium
ORGANIC LANDSCAPES 4 by Alexandre Manuel (Aerial Photography)
Located in New York City, NY
Series: ORGANIC LANDSCAPE AERIAL
All available sizes and editions:
40" x 30" editions of 10
60" x 45" editions of 5
72" x 54" editions of 3
Archival Pigment Print on Fine Art Baryt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Debris Carrizo Landscape
Located in New York, NY
DEBRIS (CARRIZO), 2004
digital chromogenic print
92 x 44 inches / 2336 x 1117 mm
edition of 3 plus AP
Californian artist Christina McPhee has an educational background in painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Angel – Nick Knight, Flies, Black, White, Photography, Pattern, Contemporary
Located in Zurich, CH
NICK KNIGHT (*1958, Great Britain)
Angel
2010
Hand-coated pigment print
Sheet 111.8 x 208.28 cm (44 x 82 in.)
Frame 210.5 x 114.7 x 5 cm (82 7/8 x 45 1/8 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment
Pattern Series No.10
By David Pugh
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : David K. Pugh
Title : Pattern Series No.10
Materials : Archival Pigment Print
Date : 2019
David has been a photographer for 10 years. After having photographed a magnolia ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
ORGANIC LANDSCAPES 5 by Alexandre Manuel (Aerial Photography)
Located in New York City, NY
Series: ORGANIC LANDSCAPE AERIAL
All available sizes and editions:
40" x 30" editions of 10
60" x 45" editions of 5
72" x 54" editions of 3
Archival Pigment Print on Fine Art Baryt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
ORGANIC LANDSCAPES 4 by Alexandre Manuel (Aerial Photography)
Located in New York City, NY
Series: ORGANIC LANDSCAPE AERIAL
All available sizes and editions:
40" x 30" editions of 10
60" x 45" editions of 5
72" x 54" editions of 3
Archival Pigment Print on Fine Art Baryt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Plexiglass
ORGANIC LANDSCAPES 6 by Alexandre Manuel (Aerial Photography)
Located in New York City, NY
Series: ORGANIC LANDSCAPE AERIAL
All available sizes and editions:
40" x 30" editions of 10
60" x 45" editions of 5
72" x 54" editions of 3
Archival Pigment Print on Fine Art Baryt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
ORGANIC LANDSCAPES 3 by Alexandre Manuel (Aerial Photography)
Located in New York City, NY
Series: ORGANIC LANDSCAPE AERIAL
All available sizes and editions:
40" x 30" editions of 10
60" x 45" editions of 5
72" x 54" editions of 3
Archival Pigment Print on Fine Art Baryt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
ORGANIC LANDSCAPES 1 by Alexandre Manuel (Aerial Photography)
Located in New York City, NY
Series: ORGANIC LANDSCAPE AERIAL
All available sizes and editions:
40" x 30" editions of 10
60" x 45" editions of 5
72" x 54" editions of 3
Archival Pigment Print on Fine Art Baryt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Impeded Reflection
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist: Rachel Lauren
Title: Impeded Reflection
Date: 2019
Medium: Inkjet print
Dimensions: 11 x 14 in.
Photographer Rachel Lauren invites viewers to become more aware of the way natural beauty has been contorted, packed and sold as a cold, manufactured, cloned and empty product. Are women inherently beautiful, or do they require modifications? Are you seeing your uniquely created reflection through a distorted lens? By imposing a juxtaposition between real and fake through abstract portraiture, Lauren calls attention to these complex ideals in "Distorted Beauty".
Lauren is currently an MFA candidate at UMKC and based in Colorado. Since the age of two, she has fostered a love for photography and traveling which have both shaped her understanding of the issues she addresses in her work.
Contemporary photography, portrait photography, experimental portraiture, conceptual photography, Steve McCurry, Lisa Kristine...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Inkjet
Ruby
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 accent...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
Untitled #1 (from Unfocused Series)
By Anne K Smith
Located in Kansas City, MO
Anne K Smith
Title: Untitled #1 (from Unfocused Series)
Medium: Archival Inkjet Print on Museo Silver Rag
Size: 10.5 x 16 inches
Available in sets of 3 (mix and match)
Entire "Unfoc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Tile Photograph 8
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 50)
Signed and numbered in purple, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Licht II
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 accent...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
Or Rose
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 accent...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
Blue Velvet
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 accent...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
Storm Over Central Park
By Klaus Lucka
Located in New York, NY
Archival pigment print
Signed and dated in black ink, l.r.
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
160124 Painting 001 1
Located in New York, NY
Ultrachrome ink on canvas
Signed on label, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Well known for her daring and experimental photographic portraits, Ji...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
16502 Painting 250
Located in New York, NY
Ultrachrome ink on canvas
Signed on label, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Well known for her daring and experimental photographic portraits, Ji...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
160124 Painting 012
Located in New York, NY
Ultrachrome ink on canvas
Signed on label, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Well known for her daring and experimental photographic portraits, Ji...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
160202 Painting 064
Located in New York, NY
Ultrachrome ink on canvas
Signed on label, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Well known for her daring and experimental photographic portraits, Ji...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
160128 Painting 0653
Located in New York, NY
Ultrachrome ink on canvas
Signed on label, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Well known for her daring and experimental photographic portraits, Ji...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
SB_Nocturne 5
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print on Endura metallic paper (Edition of 3)
Signed and numbered, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Begun in 2003, the series of works...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
SB_Nocturne 4
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print on Endura metallic paper (Edition of 3)
Signed and numbered, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Begun in 2003, the series of works...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
SB_Nocturne 3
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print on Endura metallic paper (Edition of 5)
Signed and numbered, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Begun in 2003, the series of works...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
SB_Nocturne 1
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print on Endura metallic paper (Edition of 3)
Signed and numbered, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Begun in 2003, the series of works...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Helios
Located in New York, NY
C-print on Endura metallic paper (Edition of 5)
Signed and numbered, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Begun in 2003, the series of works collect...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Surya
Located in New York, NY
C-print on Endura metallic paper (Edition of 5)
Signed and numbered, verso
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Begun in 2003, the series of works collect...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
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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.