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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
N°1, Illusions by Matthieu Venot - Close-up fine art photography, architecture
Located in Paris, FR
This work represents a beautiful view a pink building with a full moon in it. It is a celebration of love, tenderness and passion between two beings. It could therefore be the ideal ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Pigment

Untitled III by Matthieu Venot - Fine art photography, colourful, architecture
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled III is a photograph by contemporary French artist Matthieu Venot. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 dimensions: *30 cm × 30 cm (11.8" ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Pigment

N°9, Illusions by Matthieu Venot - Close-up fine art photography, architecture
Located in Paris, FR
N°9, Illusions is a work by contemporary French photographer Matthieu Venot from the series 'Illusions'. This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 3 dimen...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Pigment

Sponge Bob/From the Michael Massaia original portfolio "Transmogrify"
Located in Westwood, NJ
This 14"x11"archival pigment print is offered as a signed and numbered edition of 45. and is part of the Limited Edition book set "Scenes from a Childhood”. The book is signed and nu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Mindscreen 02 - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Mindscreen 02 (Night on Earth) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist Inven...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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

Red Hat Club (sidewalk cafe, retro decor, people socializing, motion blur, warm)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn Red Hat Club Medium: Digital Photography Year: 2020 Size: 12x12 in Edition: 25 Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label COA provided Ref.: 924802-941 Motion-blur ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Redemption and Retribution (Ferris wheel, motion blur, kinetic, fairgrounds)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn Redemption and Retribution Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Year: 2021 Size: 16x16 inches Edition: 50 Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label COA ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Sturdy (rodeo, horse, motion blur, kinetic, colorful)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jeffrey Tamblyn Sturdy Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuehle Baryta Rag Year: 2021 Size: 7.3x10 inches Edition: 50 Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label COA provided Ref.: 9248...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

The Argument (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Argument (Till Death do us Part) - 2007 60x50cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Arti...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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

Blue Sky (Zuma Beach)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Blue Sky (Zuma Beach) - 2004 50x49cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #20432. No...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Metal

To Some Degree (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, 21st Century, expired, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
To Some Degree (29 Palms, CA) - 2009 38x36cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature Label. Artist invento...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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

The Girl - Planet of the Apes 09 - 21st Century, Polaroid, Abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Girl - Planet of the Apes 09 - 1999 48x47cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inve...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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

Fleeting (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fleeting (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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

The Girl - Planet of the Apes 09 - 21st Century, Polaroid, Abstract
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Girl - Planet of the Apes 09 - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inve...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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

Through the Veil (Oxana's 30th Birthday)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Through the Veil (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - 2007 20x65cm including the white frame. Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print print, based on the original Polaroid. C...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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

#00135 Hypericum mutillum, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00135 Hypericum mutillum, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pricing...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

#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

#00128 Spiraea alb, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00128 Spiraea alb, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pricing inclu...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

Untitled Abstraction
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Unsigned Six panel collage, with each panel (image measures 2 1/2" square) Provenance: Estate of the artist Collage image size: 8 3/8 x 8 3/8" Peter Marks (1935 -2010) Peter Marks ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Film

#00142 Leersia oryzoides, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00142 Leersia oryzoides, Unique photogram, gum bichromate, framed This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and ink. Pricing...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram

"Rising 3", contemporary, abstract, sky, clouds, blue, cyanotype, photograph
Located in Natick, MA
Marie Craig’s “Rising 3” is a 10 x 13 inch color photograph, a part of the artist’s “Natural Consequences” series. Rich blues dominate this photo, which is surrounded by a white matt...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Color

"Sign City Galore", contemporary, leaves, building, blue, cyanotype, photograph
Located in Natick, MA
Marie Craig's "Sign City Galore" is an original deep blue photograph of an old buildings obscured by leaves. This piece was created using cyanotype, an early photographic process whi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photogram

Maestro (aka Dancing in the Dark again), Windansea Beach, CA - black-and-white
Located in New York, NY
Unique landscape photograph (mixed process photogram/chemigram) made with San Diego specific materials (sand, palm leaves, the Pacific Ocean, and more) and chemically altered with de...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogram, Silver Gelatin

Noise 3
Located in New York, NY
This is a digital print created by ipad in 2012
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Digital

'Venice #9' 2024 - black and white polaroid landscape photography
Located in London, GB
'Venice #9' 2024 A photograph captured with a Polaroid camera. Printed on the finest archival paper, these limited edition photographs are designed to withstand the test of time, pr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Burnout (Stage of Consciousness)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Burnout (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007 20x24cm, Edition 1/10. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist Inventory # 8455. Not mounted. ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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

"Newnes Oven 3", contemporary, leaves, blue, cyanotype, photograph
Located in Natick, MA
Marie Craig's "Newnes Oven 3" is an original deep blue photograph of an old coal oven obscured by leaves. This piece was created using cyanotype, an early photographic process which ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photogram, Archival Paper

To the moon and back, abstract sky photography, limited edition 2 of 5.
Located in London, GB
'To the moon and back' is a photograph of one of the summer evening sunsets. As you gaze at the horizon, you see a plane flying at the perfect horizontal line, set on its journey. Co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Giclée

Leaf No. 26C1, limited edition, archival pigment ink print, signed and numbered
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Leaf No. 26C1, limited edition, archival pigment ink print, signed and numbered Our world is immersed in light, but its physical essence is chemical. Digital photographic processes...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Trees (Nr. 5, Cornel) - Black Purple Red Silk Scarf
Located in Vienna, AT
Silk scarf with photogram by Regina Hügli: Trees (Nr. 5, Cornel), 2021 Open Edition 100% silk (Crêpe de Chine), 90 x 90 cm Certified by ICEA GOTS [2020-032] Handrolled hem, made in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Silk, Color

Sunset behind Layers (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Sunset Behind Layers (Deconstructivism) - 2020 20x24cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Artist Inventory 6199. Signature label and ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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

Blueprint - Contemporary, Abstract, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Blueprint - 2019 30x48cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival Print based on the original Polaroid on Hahnemühle photo rag paper. Signature label and certificate. Not mounted. Exhibition: Reclaim Photography Festival: Reclaiming Our Cultural Landscape, Black Country...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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

The Dreaming - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Dreaming - 2019 Edition of 10 - 20x20 cm. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid, not mounted. Signed on back and certificate. Clare Marie Bailey Works and Lives: UK Clare ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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

Trees (Nr. 6, Clematis) - Green Yellow Red Silk Scarf
Located in Vienna, AT
Silk scarf with photogram by Regina Hügli: Trees (Nr. 6, Clematis), 2021 Open Edition 100% silk (Crêpe de Chine), 90 x 90 cm Certified by ICEA GOTS [2020-032] Handrolled hem, made...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Silk, Color

I only know Mifune and Kitano - Orange Grey Silk Scarf
Located in Vienna, AT
Silk scarf with photogram by Matthias Klos: I only know Mifune and Kitano, 2020 Open Edition 100% silk (Crêpe de Chine), 65 x 65 cm Certified by ICEA GOTS [2020-032] Handrolled he...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Silk, Color

Trees (Nr. 6, Clematis) - Green Yellow Red Silk Scarf
Located in Vienna, AT
Silk scarf with photogram by Regina Hügli: Trees (Nr. 6, Clematis), 2021 Open Edition 100% silk (Crêpe de Chine), 90 x 90 cm Certified by ICEA GOTS [2020-032] Handrolled hem, made...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Silk, Color

Trees (Nr. 5, Cornel) - Black Purple Red Silk Scarf
Located in Vienna, AT
Silk scarf with photogram by Regina Hügli: Trees (Nr. 5, Cornel), 2021 Open Edition 100% silk (Crêpe de Chine), 90 x 90 cm Certified by ICEA GOTS [2020-032] Handrolled hem, made in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Silk, Color

Summer Interlude II (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Summer Interlude II (Deconstructivism) - 2020 - about the narrative potential of images. 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Art...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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

Les Mélodies de Saint-Pétersbourg #11
Located in PARIS, FR
Le grand musicien russe Alexandre Scriabine disait que la musique possède ses propres couleurs. Il cherchait à créer des mélodies qui évoquent des associations de couleurs. Dans ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Les Mélodies de Saint-Pétersbourg #15
Located in PARIS, FR
Le grand musicien russe Alexandre Scriabine disait que la musique possède ses propres couleurs. Il cherchait à créer des mélodies qui évoquent des associations de couleurs. Dans ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Pigment

The Silence (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Silence (Deconstructivism) - 2020 40x40cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Artist Inventory 1903. Signature label and Certificate. Not mounted. Ste...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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

Les Mélodies de Saint-Pétersbourg #13
Located in PARIS, FR
Le grand musicien russe Alexandre Scriabine disait que la musique possède ses propres couleurs. Il cherchait à créer des mélodies qui évoquent des associations de couleurs. Dans ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Les Mélodies de Saint-Pétersbourg #12
Located in PARIS, FR
Le grand musicien russe Alexandre Scriabine disait que la musique possède ses propres couleurs. Il cherchait à créer des mélodies qui évoquent des associations de couleurs. Dans ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Les Mélodies de Saint-Pétersbourg #6
Located in PARIS, FR
Le grand musicien russe Alexandre Scriabine disait que la musique possède ses propres couleurs. Il cherchait à créer des mélodies qui évoquent des associations de couleurs. Dans ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Les Mélodies de Saint-Pétersbourg #4
Located in PARIS, FR
Le grand musicien russe Alexandre Scriabine disait que la musique possède ses propres couleurs. Il cherchait à créer des mélodies qui évoquent des associations de couleurs. Dans ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Les Mélodies de Saint-Pétersbourg #16
Located in PARIS, FR
Le grand musicien russe Alexandre Scriabine disait que la musique possède ses propres couleurs. Il cherchait à créer des mélodies qui évoquent des associations de couleurs. Dans ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Les Mélodies de Saint-Pétersbourg #14
Located in PARIS, FR
Le grand musicien russe Alexandre Scriabine disait que la musique possède ses propres couleurs. Il cherchait à créer des mélodies qui évoquent des associations de couleurs. Dans ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Les Mélodies de Saint-Pétersbourg #10
Located in PARIS, FR
Le grand musicien russe Alexandre Scriabine disait que la musique possède ses propres couleurs. Il cherchait à créer des mélodies qui évoquent des associations de couleurs. Dans ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Les Mélodies de Saint-Pétersbourg #9
Located in PARIS, FR
Le grand musicien russe Alexandre Scriabine disait que la musique possède ses propres couleurs. Il cherchait à créer des mélodies qui évoquent des associations de couleurs. Dans ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Les Mélodies de Saint-Pétersbourg #8
Located in PARIS, FR
Le grand musicien russe Alexandre Scriabine disait que la musique possède ses propres couleurs. Il cherchait à créer des mélodies qui évoquent des associations de couleurs. Dans ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Les Mélodies de Saint-Pétersbourg #7
Located in PARIS, FR
Le grand musicien russe Alexandre Scriabine disait que la musique possède ses propres couleurs. Il cherchait à créer des mélodies qui évoquent des associations de couleurs. Dans ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Les Mélodies de Saint-Pétersbourg #5
Located in PARIS, FR
Le grand musicien russe Alexandre Scriabine disait que la musique possède ses propres couleurs. Il cherchait à créer des mélodies qui évoquent des associations de couleurs. Dans ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Les Mélodies de Saint-Pétersbourg #2
Located in PARIS, FR
Le grand musicien russe Alexandre Scriabine disait que la musique possède ses propres couleurs. Il cherchait à créer des mélodies qui évoquent des associations de couleurs. Dans ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Les Mélodies de Saint-Pétersbourg #1
Located in PARIS, FR
Le grand musicien russe Alexandre Scriabine disait que la musique possède ses propres couleurs. Il cherchait à créer des mélodies qui évoquent des associations de couleurs. Dans ses photos, Karina ZAITSEVA a, au contraire, imaginé que chaque couleur possédait son propre son. Karina vit à Saint...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Pigment

Mr WINTER / Photo / Print / Signed / Limited
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
The background of this photo is an homage to Ľudovít Winter the creator of the famous Spa Piešťany in Slovakia in the beginning of the 20th Century. A statue sitting on bank on a bri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Photographic Paper, Color

Life on Mars (My Desert Living Project)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Life on Mars - 2022 Edition of 10, 40x30cm, Archival Fine Art Paper. Artist inventory E004. Signature label and Certificate. Not mounted. 'Life on Mars' series is part of my ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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

Phosphene #20, 2022, digitally handmade print, edition of 3, signed
Located in New York, NY
Phosphene #20, an edition of 3, is part of the artist's "At The Center of Seeing" Series. This archival pigment print is printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper. Image size is 28.75" ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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Archival Pigment

Faded Memory (Oxana's 30th Birthday)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Faded Memory (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - 2007 20x24cm, Edition of 10. Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 4791. Not...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Photography

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

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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