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
Tokyo #9 - colorful handpainted photography, Dinosaur skeleton, urban graffiti
Located in Dallas, TX
Tokyo #9 - Unique, 2015
Hand-embellished archival Pigment print on
300gsm Hahnemuhle paper, hand-coloured with
mixed-media, mounted on diabond, resin coated.
Spanish/Australian Albe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photographic Paper
"Untitled #16", France, 2015
By Bill Phelps
Located in Hudson, NY
Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing.
Edition of 15.
If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is produced...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Junto al Muelle - colorful handpainted photography, New York scene, contemporary
Located in Dallas, TX
Alberto Sanchez
Junto al Muelle (60cm x 60cm), 2018
Archival pigment print on fine art paper, mounted
on birch panel, resin coated
60h x 60w x 7d cm
23.62h x 23.62w x 2.76d in
Editio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Photographic Paper, Acrylic
"Downtown Los Angeles, December 2001", Los Angeles, 2001
Located in Hudson, NY
Thomas Alleman’s urban landscapes convey the pulsating energy and sensual excitement of city life. With an eye for the visual rhythms and geometry of buildings, highways and parks, h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Suprematism Nr. 103 Pantheon – Ola Kolehmainen, Contemporary Photography
Located in Zurich, CH
Ola KOLEHMAINEN (*1964, Finland)
Suprematism Nr. 103 Pantheon, 2020
Archive photo (1933) ink print in Artist Frame
Sheet 68 x 48 cm (26 3/4 x 18 7/8 in.)
Edition of 6, plus 2 AP; Ed....
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
'Yellow is the Dawning of May' Large scale photograph flowers blue green pastel
Located in Penzance, GB
'Yellow is the Dawning of May' 60 x 40" Master Edition
Limited edition (1 of 5) archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed
_________________
Illuminated among painted po...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Digital...
Art Photography - Fluid Rings of Sultry I (40x40" image)
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is part of a series ofabstract art photography. This series of sultry fluid rings evokes a timeless elegance. The aesthetic patterns evolve from the fluids in motion.
In this...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
1959 Porsche 365B Coupe
By Nick Veasey
Located in München, BY
Edition 9
Framed Chromaluxe
X-Ray of a 1959 Porsche 365B Coupe.
A man with x-ray vision, NICK VEASEY creates art that shows what it is really like inside.
Nick’s work with radiogra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Summer Interlude I (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Summer Interlude I (Deconstructivism) - 2020
- about the narrative potential of images.
40x40cm, Edition of 10,
digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid,
Artist Inventory 5901.
Signa...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
'Spring Rain' Photograph Cherry blossom Sakura flowers green white nature
Located in Penzance, GB
'Spring Rain' ('Mono No Aware' Series) 24 x 36" edition
Limited edition archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed
_________________
The cherry blossoms burst from naked...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Giclée, Archi...
'The March of Spring Beauties' - abstract landscape photography - floral
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for an unframed print. Framing options are available.
Thad Lee is an award-winning filmmaker, a writer of essays, screenplays, and poetry, and a versatile photograph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
GL 07-23 by Riccardo Varini - abstract geometric photography, pastel colors
Located in Paris, FR
GL 07-23 is a limited-edition photograph by Italian contemporary artist Riccardo Varini.
This photograph is sold unframed. Prints are available in one size only: 30 × 45 cm (11.8 × ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
Carnegie Library/ Atlanta-Fulton county public library. Small
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Carnegie Library/ Atlanta-Fulton county public library, 2019 by Ying Chen
From the series "Lost In Transition".
Small image size: 24 in. H x 20 in. W Edition of 10 + 2AP
Archival pig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
The secret life of Leaves 3 - Black and White - Nature Photography
By Jose Bassit
Located in New York City, NY
Jose Bassit
The secret life of Leaves 3, 2019
40 x 60 inches
Edition of 7
Archival Pigment Print - Metallic Paper
Framed
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"OPTASIA 02" Abstract Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition 3/5 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"OPTASIA 02" Abstract Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition 3/5 by Giuliano Bekor
OPTASIA 02
39" x 39" inch
Edition 3/5
Archival pigment print.
Not framed. Ships in tube.
OPTASIA 02 Inspired by a Corinthian mosaic floor from a Roman villa decorated with a medal, bearing the head of Dionysos, the god of wine, theatre and religious ecstasy, 2nd century AD.
OPTASIA series
A palimpsest of forms and emotions
OPTASIA is the new body of work by Giuliano Bekor, the internationally acclaimed photographer, perpetually in love with Greece and Greek culture. On show for the first time, the collection is part of the Life Art Festival 2018 in Greece and an ideal opportunity for the photographer to create artworks inspired by emblematic ancient treasures: Cycladic art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
'Bluebells of the Second Spring' - abstract landscape photography - floral
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for an unframed print. Framing options are available.
Thad Lee is an award-winning filmmaker, a writer of essays, screenplays, and poetry, an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lady Vanishes in Manhattan (street photography)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
'Lady vanishes in Manhattan'
Abstract black and white Manhattan street photography from by Fernando Natalici.
A woman walks into the Manhattan night. H...
Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Traintracks) - based on the 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.
Arti...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Chanel No.5 with Love, 2023
By Nick Veasey
Located in München, BY
Edition 15, framed Chromaluxe
The famous Chanel No. 5 perfum.
A man with x-ray vision, NICK VEASEY creates art that shows what it is really like inside.
Nick’s work with radiograph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Michael Jackson Smooth Criminal 2024
By Nick Veasey
Located in München, BY
Edition 15, framed Chromaluxe
Michael Jackson doing his smooth criminal dance move.
A man with x-ray vision, NICK VEASEY creates art that shows what it is really like inside.
Nick...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Posy's Pasture' - abstract landscape photography - floral - cosmos - colorful
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for an unframed print. Framing options are available.
Thad Lee is an award-winning filmmaker, a writer of essays, screenplays, and poetry, an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Meet Me in Paris" Photography 28" x 20" inch Edition of 20 by Lika Brutyan
By Lika Brutyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"Meet Me in Paris" Photography 28" x 20" inch Edition of 20 by Lika Brutyan
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta.
Not Framed. Ships in a tube.
Lika Brutyan is Amer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Pigment
'Summer Pasture' - abstract landscape photography - floral - zinnias - cosmos
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for an unframed print. Framing options are available.
Thad Lee is an award-winning filmmaker, a writer of essays, screenplays, and poetry, and a versatile photograph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Moon Painting 51A' - abstract photography - light photography - bold colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for an unframed print. Framing options are available.
Thad Lee is an award-winning filmmaker, a writer of essays, screenplays, and poetry, an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Mossman Pool' - abstract landscape photography, water, cool tones, waves
Located in Atlanta, GA
This listing is for an unframed print. Framing options are available.
Thad Lee is an award-winning filmmaker, a writer of essays, screenplays, and poetry, an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Lines" Photography 29.5" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lines" Photography 29.5" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Kseniya Vashchenko
Not framed. Ships rolled in tube.
Available sizes:
Edition of 15: 29.5" x 24" in
Edition of 7: 39" x 31" i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
"LB27" Photography 42" x 56" inch Edition of 4 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"LB27" Photography 42" x 56" inch Edition of 4 by Giuliano Bekor
INSTALLATION: 12 pieces of 14 x14 inches trim bleed (please refer to photos)
Medium:
Single Sided Printed on a Koda...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Uncontained Consumption: Seafood - composite photo, beachscape, landscape
Located in Atlanta, GA
This textured composite landscape, beachscape, seascape features hues of blue and white. This listing is for an unframed print.
Jennifer McKinnon Ri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Uncontained Consumption: Seafoam - composite photo, beachscape, landscape
Located in Atlanta, GA
This textured composite landscape, beachscape, seascape features hues of blue and white. This listing is for an unframed print.
Jennifer McKinnon Ri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Uncontained Consumption: Afterglow - composite photograph, beachscape, landscape
Located in Atlanta, GA
This textured composite landscape, beachscape, seascape features hues of blue and white. This listing is for an unframed print.
Jennifer McKinnon Ri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mare 251
Located in New York City, NY
Alessandro Puccinelli
Mare #251, 2011
Seascape - From the Mare series - Framed
20 x 20 inches
Edition of 15
32 x 32 inches
Edition of 10
40 x 40 inches
Edition of 5
Archival Pig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Abstract Landscape #10
Located in New York City, NY
Fernanda Naman
Abstract Landscape #10, 2017
40 x 40 inches
100 x 100 cm
Edition of 6
C-Print
Gold Leaf
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sunny Side Out, Photograph by Michael DeCamp
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michael DeCamp, American (1928 - 2013)
Title: Sunny Side Out
Year: circa 1975
Medium: Photograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 50
Image Si...
Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Atlantic Ocean Series - #4 NS - Ocean, water, landscape, nature - unframed
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Atlantic Ocean series places a little contextual history of this scenic image with its maritime history at that spot with the interplay of the elements - wind, clouds, water - on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
30x30in. -Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - Earth 3
By MAE Curates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty in its natural, diver...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Abstract Landscape #11
Located in New York City, NY
Fernanda Naman
Abstract Landscape #11, 2017
40 x 40 inches
100 x 100 cm
Edition of 6
C-Print
Gold Leaf
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
2 Face II
Located in München, BY
This abstract photography shows a face of a man. One part of the face is starring at you the other part you can see from the side.
ALEXANDER PALACIOS is a young high talented pho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Wildlife - "Lion" award winning photo 24 x 23 in. Fuji Flex premium
By William Chua
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Award winning photographer William Chua artistically captures the essence of the flair and magnificence of one of Nature's great beasts.
Exclusively from gallery - printed on Fuji Fl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Wildlife - "Lion" award winning photo 24 x 23 in. Fuji Flex premium
By William Chua
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Award winning photographer William Chua artistically captures the essence of the flair and magnificence of one of Nature's great beasts.
Exclusively from gallery - printed on Fuji Fl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Ephemeral Poetry #1
Located in New York City, NY
Fernanda Naman
Ephemeral Poetry #1, 2016
40 x 40 inches
100 x 100 cm
Edition of 9
C-Print - DIASEC
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print, Plexiglass
Cloud Study VI - large scale photograph of dramatic momochromatic cloudscape sky
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
An homage to Caspar David Friedrich, towering thunder clouds over the Pacific Ocean, from a series of dramatic cloud atlas observations and abstract skyscapes above the winter sea, c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink
Kepha Catimbau Valley 1
By Jose Bassit
Located in New York City, NY
Jose Bassit
Catimbau Valley I, 2012
Kepha series
60 x 40 inches
Edition of 7
Archival Pigment Print
UNFRAMED
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Kepha Catimbau Valley 4
By Jose Bassit
Located in New York City, NY
Jose Bassit
Catimbau Valley 4, 2012
Kepha series
40 x 60 inches
Edition of 7
Archival Pigment Print
UNFRAMED
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Fenix #14
Located in New York City, NY
Fernanda Naman
Fenix #14, 2016
40 x 40 inches
100 x 100 cm
Edition of 9
C-Print
Gold Leaf
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Gold Leaf
"LB31" Abstract Photography 72" x 48" inch Edition of 4 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"LB31" Abstract Photography 72" x 48" inch Edition of 4 by Giuliano Bekor
72" x 48" inch
Edition of 4
Printed on Archival Metallic Paper
Mounted on Aluminum with a 1/4 Museum Acr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Anomalous
Located in Storrs, CT
"Anomalous" is a part of Christopher Kennedy's "Surrealism" series that uses his abstract PhotoLuminism technique combined in this case with a boat and a puffin from the real world t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
A Step Beyond
Located in Storrs, CT
"A Step Beyond" is 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
"OPTASIA 14" Abstract Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition 3/5 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"OPTASIA 14" Abstract Photography 39" x 39" inch Edition 3/5 by Giuliano Bekor
OPTASIA 02
39" x 39" inch
Edition 3/5
Archival pigment print.
Not frame...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cloud Study V - large scale photograph of dramatic cloudscapes in summer sky
By Frank Schott
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 V by Frank Schott
60 x 48 inche...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
Autumn Leaves – Ola Kolehmainen, Contemporary, Colour, Nature, Photography, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
Ola KOLEHMAINEN (*1964, Finland)
Autumn Leaves, 2008
Analogue C-type print face-mounted to acrylic (Diasec)
Sheet 202 x 260 cm (79 1/2 x 102 3/8 in.)
Edition of 6, plus 2AP's; Ed. no. 3/6
Framed print
About Earlier works:
In his earlier works Kolehmainen reduces buildings to their ornamental character. What appeals to him are the geometric grids of façade surfaces, ceiling designs or reflecting window openings on the selected landmarks of architectural history. Where nature meets architecture as a reflection, his minimalist, aesthetic work begins, which was strongly influenced by James Turell...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
C Print
Abstract Nature Photograph by camera artist Susan Wides '9.3.16_11:01:36'
By Susan Wides
Located in White Plains, NY
'9.3.16_11:01:36' 2020 by New York, contemporary camera artist Susan Wides. Pigmented ink print, Ed. of 5, 36 x 24 in. / Frame: 36.75 x 24.75 in. This color photograph features an ab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Pigment, Digital Pigment
Hallway II (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hallway I (Suburbia) 2004, 40x40cm, Edition of 2/5,
analog C-Print based, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive paper,
Based on a Polaroid. Signature label with Certif...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Dubawi, ‘Striped/ shadows', Abstract Black and white horse portrait photograph
Located in London, GB
Dubawi, 'Stripped’, 2001 by John Reardon
Edition of 15
Silver Gelatin Print, Mounted on Aluminium, Custom framed, UV protective Museum AR Glass
This piec...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, B...
Seeside (Zuma Beach)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Seeside (Zuma Beach) - 2004
48x47cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #20430.
Not...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
'Spring couplet' Photograph Cherry blossom Sakura flowers white pink nature
Located in Penzance, GB
'Spring Couplet' ('Mono No Aware' Series) 24 x 36" edition
Limited edition archival photograph, hand signed and numbered. Unframed
_________________
The dance of the cherry blossoms ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital, Giclée, Archi...
2 Face III
Located in München, BY
This abstract photography shows the face of a woman. One part of the face is starring at you the other part you can see from the side. White lines are painted on her face.
ALEXAND...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
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.