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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
Hemisphere IV - large format photograph of abstract liquid cloudscapes in water
Located in San Francisco, CA
large scale photography of mesmerizing color compositions of liquid cloudscape painting in water, hypnotizing abstract liquidscapes from the body of works titled 'Hemisphere' Hemisp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Mirages #0. Architectural Landscape. Limited Edition Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mirages. The idea of the monumental, utopian and modern city is constantly debated due to its own fragility. The idealization of the city is weak and vulnerable, threatened by the ru...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Inspiration
Located in Storrs, CT
"Inspiration" is a part of Christopher Kennedy's "Trees Revered" series that uses his abstract PhotoLuminism technique combined with trees from the real world to create an otherworld...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Metal

Dawn (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dawn (Deconstructivism) - 2015 - about the narrative potential of images. 20x24cm, Edition of 10, digital C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Artist Inventory 20272. Signature label...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

'Cicatrices (6)' Large scale photo. Agave leaf, female cactus blue teal green
Located in Penzance, GB
'Cicatrices (6)' Limited edition archival photograph. Unframed, hand signed and numbered _________________ Scars of birthing in the unfolding leaf pattern of the giant graceful Agav...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Blanco 1, 2010 - Limited Edition Digital Photographic Print on Cotton paper
Located in Brighton, GB
Blanco 1 is a 30cm x 30cm digital print on 50cm x 50cm cotton paper in a limited edition of 9 + 2 Artist Proofs. Rosa Basurto is a self-taught photographer from Spain who, within ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Aviation Old Tom Gin 2864, limited edition color photograph, signed and numbered
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Aviation Old Tom Gin 2864, limited edition color photograph, signed and numbered. Focusing on subjects grand and mundane, Ernie Button takes color photographs of cities and sights o...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Third Eye, Photography, Limited Edition
Located in München, BY
Limited Edition of 7 Framed size 49 x 69 cm All works are Archival Pigment prints, floating in an all black wooden frame behind museums glass.  More sizes on request. Sara Punt's wo...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

She Disappeared into Complete Silence (AD14507) - large abstract photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
In the series 'She Disappeared into Complete Silence' (2014) Mona Kuhn takes a new direction into abstraction. She turns to a highly austere and restrained reductionist geometry and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

L'Ange Heurebise - Book by Jean Cocteau and Man Ray - 1925
Located in Roma, IT
L'Ange Heurebise is an original rare Surrealist work realized in France in 1925, written by Jean Cocteau with an original rayogram realized by Man Ray. Limited edition of 350 numbe...
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1920s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Paper

Mer Rouge Aqaba, Jordanie
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through photography, Michel Piquette creates captures of time, animated by a paradoxical quest for an image preceding any technique. By weaving together aspects of geometry and abstr...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Digital

《大象无形》Great Form Is Beyond Shape
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Fu Wenjun, 1955, is a famous Chinese contemporary artist. He creates principally through the art media of photography, installation, sculpture and oil painting, and has put forward t...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Digital Pigment

Spring will come - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Childhood, abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Spring will come (Journey to the Center of the Earth) - 2020 60x50cm, Edition of 10. Photograph printed in Canson Barita Fiber Rag 340gr, based on a reclaimed Fuji Instant Film Ne...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Dandelion Rain, Photography, Limited Edition, Flower, Galaxy
Located in München, BY
Dandelion Rain Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist The many small parachutes of the dandelion look like spaceships from a distant galaxy against the black background. J...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Untitled (Traintracks) - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Traintracks) - The last Picture Show - 2004 38x37cm. Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archive C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artis...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Horizon #7
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through photography, Michel Piquette creates captures of time, animated by a paradoxical quest for an image preceding any technique. By weaving together aspects of geometry and abstr...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Digital

Genie, Photography, Limited Edition
Located in München, BY
Limited Edition of 5 Framed size 49 x 69 cm All works are Archival Pigment prints, floating in an all black wooden frame behind museums glass.  More sizes on request. Sara Punt's wo...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

'Sunday's Tulips (I)' Large Scale Photograph bold flower pastel red orange white
Located in Penzance, GB
'Sunday's Tulips (I)' 40 x 60" edition Limited edition archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed _________________ Gauzy afternoon light, the tulips are stretching soft...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Mirages #6. Architectural Landscape, Limited edition photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mirages. The idea of the monumental, utopian and modern city is constantly debated due to its own fragility. The idealization of the city is weak and vulnerable, threatened by the ru...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Cloud Study VII - large scale photograph of dramatic cloudscapes in summer sky
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large scale original art photography from a series of dramatic cloud atlas and abstract sky scapes observations above the Pacific Ocean Cloud Study VII by Frank Schott 75 x 58 inc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Vinnytsia 22 - underwater nude photo - print on aluminum 8 x 12"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Vinnytsia a tiny Ukrainian town hit by Russian missiles on July 14 2022. There were no military installations neither industrial objects. Putin’s regime was targeting civilians as a...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Metal

H2O IV - Homage to David Hockney
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format photograph of sun reflections on pool water surface, mesmerizing light reflections of glistening sunlight on turquoise aquamarine water surface, an homage to the iconic ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée

Le Chien de les Frigos - lenticular photo, graffiti in pink, red, white, blue, black
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
The artwork is made in the wooden frame with glass, total dimensions are 31 by 23.5 inches. Alec Malyshev is making his art works using expired film(photo) supplies as well old Sov...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Lenticular

Boneyard 003 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial view photography, planes, Air Force Base
Located in Paris, FR
Boneyard 003 is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 4 dimensions: *60 × 60 cm (2...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print

Intersect, Photography, Limited Edition
Located in München, BY
Limited Edition of 7 Framed size 49 x 69 cm All works are Archival Pigment prints, floating in an all black wooden frame behind museums glass.  More sizes on request. Sara Punt...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Lucia and Tyka - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Lucia and Tyka - 2019 50x60cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Giclée Print on Hahnemühle Fine Art Baryta, based on a Fuji Peel Apart Instant Film (not mounted). Signed on ba...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Succulents 09 - large format photograph from the series Bushes and Succulents
Located in San Francisco, CA
From the series 'Bushes and Succulents' (2018), Mona Kuhn’s artistic response to the ongoing currents in contemporary feminism. Reminiscent of Georgia O’Keefe’s floral paintings, you...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Giclée

Untitled (Paradise) - Contemporary, Nude, Men, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Paradise) - 1999, 20x20cm. 2/10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory No. 20459. Not mounted...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Surprise - underwater photograph - series REFLECTIONS - archival pigment 43x77"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Surprise” is a part of Alex Sher’s popular series REFLECTIONS - underwater photographs that could be almost mistaken for abstract paintings as they bring up recollections of masterpieces by Picasso...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Shades , Photography, Limited Edition, Africa, bw, silhouette
Located in München, BY
Shades Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist A silhouette of a passing woman behind a sunshade. JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo artists. I...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Bog Renaturated 011 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial view photography, blue color
Located in Paris, FR
The Bog Renaturated 011 is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. It is an archival pigment print on Hahnemüle Fine Art Paper. This photograph is sold u...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Mixed Media, Archival Pigment

#00105 Pontederia cordata Unique photogram, gum bichromate, frame included
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00105 Pontederia cordata Unique photogram, gum bichromate, frame included This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink....
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

Portal - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Century, abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Portal (2020) Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Photograph printed in Canson Barita Fiber Rag 340gr, based on the reclaimed Fuji Instant Film Negative (not mounted). Signed on b...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

My Soul
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Vintage Watch, Mixed Media, Unique
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Mixed Media

Bordeaux - underwater nude photo - print on aluminum 8 x 12"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
“Bordeaux” reveals a gorgeous and haunting purple transformation of a naked body arms, breast, and legs into an amorphous shape, encapsulating the face of the woman. Pouring into the...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Metal

Western Landscape 2, limited edition photograph, signed and numbered
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Western Landscape 2, limited edition photograph, signed and numbered In my art practice, I create imaginary landscapes and atmospheres through a mixed-media process based in photogr...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

A Man and a Woman - abstract in bathroom (Sidewinder) - Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
A Man and a Woman - abstract in bathroom (Sidewinder), triptych - 2005 Edition of 10, installed 20x70cm including gaps, 20x20cm each. Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Artist In...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

#00146 Onoclea sensibilis, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00146 Onoclea sensibilis, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pricin...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

Birch No. 3 (Abstract Chromoskedasic Monoprint)
Located in Hudson, NY
Unique chromoskedasic monoprint mounted on aluminum 40 x 25 inches Signed on reverse This contemporary, abstract style chromoskedasic monoprint was created by experimental photograp...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Sculpted, Photography, Limited Edition
Located in München, BY
Limited Edition of 7 Framed size 49 x 69 cm All works are Archival Pigment prints, floating in an all black wooden frame behind museums glass.  More sizes on request. Sara Punt...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

New Rome #7- Floral landscape soft pastel color abstract contemporary photograph
Located in New York, NY
This floral photography has a dramatic sense of composition which recalls the careful arrangements of Dutch and Flemish still life paintings from the 17-18 century. Belgian photog...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Untitled (Traintracks) - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Traintracks) - The last Picture Show - 2004, 38x37cm. Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs. archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Ar...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

March 23, 2009
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print mounted to archival board Signed and numbered, verso 15 x 15 inches (Edition of 15) 30 x 30 inches (Edition of 5) This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Paradise) - Contemporary, Nude, Men, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Paradise) - 1999 20x20cm. Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory No. 19888. N...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

N°13, Illusions series by Matthieu Venot - Close-up photography, architecture
Located in Paris, FR
N°13, Illusions is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Matthieu Venot. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 sizes: *37.5 cm × 30...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Pigment

Erosion 1, 2018
Located in Sante Fe, NM
A photogram is a cameraless photographic image made by placing objects directly onto the surface of a light-sensitive material, such as photographic paper, and then exposing the mate...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Photogram

Untitled I by Matthieu Venot - Abstract photography, architecture, building, sky
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled I, Ain’t Got No Troubles series, is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Matthieu Venot. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Pigment

Bavarian Forest 023 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial abstract photography, autumn
Located in Paris, FR
Bavarian Forest 023 is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 dimensions: *90 cm ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print

Wisley 3 by Giles Revell - Abstraction, Pop Art, Contemporary Flower Photography
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are expected between 15-20 days. The beautifully abstracted images of Alstroemeria 'Cyprus' and soft pink o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print, Color, Archival Pigment

#00106-1 Potamogeton spp. Unique photogram, gum bichromate, frame included
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00106-1 Potomogeton spp. Unique photogram, gum bichromate, frame included This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink....
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

Marshall JCM 800 - Music photography, dye sublimation on aluminum, flush mounted
Located in Dallas, TX
“Marshall JMC 800” is a powerful statement piece from Scott McDermott’s celebrated Backline series—a visual love letter to rock-and-roll culture. This ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Dye, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper

Imprint
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Lumen print of fish bladder, gold toned
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper

Circle Irrigation 10 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial abstract photography, Kansas
Located in Paris, FR
Circle Irrigation 10 is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 dimensions: *90 cm...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print

Adria 09 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial abstract photography, Italy's Adriatic coast
Located in Paris, FR
Aerial Views, Adria 09 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 4 dimensions...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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C Print

Detroit House 2
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Lauren Davis project titled "Industry Unraveled” presents images of abandoned Rust Belt manufacturing locations produced via a cell phone camera and digital processes derived from th...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Tapestry

From the Back of my Eyes - Contemporary, Polaroid, Landscape
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
From the Back of my Eyes - 2023 - 100x80cm, Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Fiber Rag 340gr, based on an original peel apart Polaroid Ne...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

N°14, Illusions series by Matthieu Venot - Close-up photography, architecture
Located in Paris, FR
N°14, Illusions is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Matthieu Venot. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 sizes: *37.5 cm × 30...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Pigment

Forgotten Land (California Badlands) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Landscape
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Forgotten Land (California Badlands) - 2010 24x20cm, Edition of 10, digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 10899. Not mounted....
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

H2O V - extra large format photograph of sun reflections on pool water surface
Located in San Francisco, CA
mesmerizing light reflections of glistening sunlight on turquoise aquamarine water surface, an homage to the iconic pool reflections paintings by artist David Hockney H2O V by Erik ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Meditation on the Northern Hemisphere 4
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Christopher Colville is an American artist working to push the boundaries of the photographic medium in both experimental and traditional forms. His images are created outdoors by ig...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

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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