Abstract Photography
ABSTRACT STYLE
Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.
Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.
Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.
Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.
Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.
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Style: Abstract
Crown Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Digital print on metal
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Root Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Digital print on metal
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Sacral Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Digital print on metal
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Digital
Never Know If It’s Real
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In the digital age, we collectively photograph everything all of the time. But how much does anyone remember from a scene or a moment when looking at a digital photo? Someone could g...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Think Back To All This
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In the digital age, we collectively photograph everything all of the time. But how much does anyone remember from a scene or a moment when looking at a digital photo? Someone could g...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Elevation 2
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In the digital age, we collectively photograph everything all of the time. But how much does anyone remember from a scene or a moment when looking at a digital photo? Someone could g...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Errant Days
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In the digital age, we collectively photograph everything all of the time. But how much does anyone remember from a scene or a moment when looking at a digital photo? Someone could g...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Immersed In That One Moment
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In the digital age, we collectively photograph everything all of the time. But how much does anyone remember from a scene or a moment when looking at a digital photo? Someone could g...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Something More Than This
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
In the digital age, we collectively photograph everything all of the time. But how much does anyone remember from a scene or a moment when looking at a digital photo? Someone could g...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Something Happened
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Archival inks and acrylic on canvas. Gallery wrap continues the images on all the borders. Vibrant colors.
About the Artist:
Kat is an award-winning photographer, mixed m...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Archival Ink, Acrylic
Divers II B
Located in New York, NY
Mario Arroyave
Divers II B, 2013
C Print on plexiglass
39.50h x 39.50w in
100.33h x 100.33w cm
Edition 2/5 + 2 A.P
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Kaizen X
Located in New York, NY
Mario Arroyave
Kaizen X, 2016
C Print on Plexiglass
35.50h x 35.50w in
90.17h x 90.17w cm
Edition 2/5 + 2 A.P.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Kaizen IX
Located in New York, NY
Mario Arroyave
Kaizen IX, 2016
C Print on Plexiglass
35.50h x 35.50w in
90.17h x 90.17w cm
Edition 2/5 + 2 A.P.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Divers II A
Located in New York, NY
Mario Arroyave
Divers II A, 2013
C Print on plexiglass
39.50h x 39.50w in
100.33h x 100.33w cm
Edition 2/5 + 2 A.P.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
He Keeps Playing With My Heart + Until The Heart Breaks - Diptych/Framed/Fabric
By Oz Van Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Archival Print on Fabric. Abstract. Glitch Art. Vibrant Colors. Red and black hues. Beautifully framed with one inch deep gold frame. Individually ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Fabric, Archival Pigment
Transitions
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Episodic / Épisodique consists of the continuation of my most recent photographic production, which explores the possibilities of representing the abstract contemplative sensation wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Yesterday’s Faded
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Episodic / Épisodique consists of the continuation of my most recent photographic production, which explores the possibilities of representing the abstract contemplative sensation wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Elevation 1
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Episodic / Épisodique consists of the continuation of my most recent photographic production, which explores the possibilities of representing the abstract contemplative sensation wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
Drifting
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Episodic / Épisodique consists of the continuation of my most recent photographic production, which explores the possibilities of representing the abstract contemplative sensation wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Photographic Paper
I like Mine Pink In The Middle - Glitch Art/Framed
By Oz Van Rosen
Located in New York, NY
Archival Print on Acrylic. Abstract. Glitch Art. Vibrant Colors. Pink hues. Beautifully framed with white two inch deep wooden frame.
About the Ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Chakras Diagonal
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Chakras Diagonal , 2010
Digital print on metal
36 x 48 in
(91.44h x 121.92w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
River of Java
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
River of Java , 2010
Digital print on metal
36 x 48 in
(91.44h x 121.92w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Buddha in the Snow
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Buddha in the Snow, 2010
Digital print on metal
36 x 48 in
(91.44h x 121.92w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Untitled #x
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Untitled #x, 2016
Digital print on metal
36 x 48 in
(91.44h x 121.92w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Verde y Bougainvillea
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Verde y Bougainvillea , 2012
Digital print on metal
18 x 36 in
(45.72h x 91.44w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Tumeric y Capri Blue
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Tumeric y Capri Blue, 2016
Digital print on metal
18 x 36 in
(45.72h x 91.44w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Tumeric y Bougainvillea
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Tumeric y Bougainvillea , 2012
Digital print on metal
18 x 36 in
(45.72h x 91.44w cm)
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Chrysler Building Spire and McDonald's Graphic Red Sign
Located in Miami, FL
For 53 years, Mithcell Funk has been photographing the art deco beauty of the Chrysler Building. In this work, Funk frames the iconic spire between two other rectilinear shapes. On t...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Heart Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Heart Chakra , 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
Edition 2/3
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Crown Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Crown Chakra, 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
Edition 1/3
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Third Eye Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Third Eye Chakra, 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
Edition 2/3
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Root Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Root Chakra , 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
Edition 2/3
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Sacral Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Sacral Chakra , 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Solar Plexus Chakra
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Solar Plexus Chakra , 2016
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Teresita
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Teresita, 2012
Digital print on metal
30 x 40 in
(76.2h x 101.6w cm)
Edition 2 of 3
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Chacras Orb
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Chacras Orb, 2015
Digital print on metal
48 x 48 in
(121.92h x 121.92w cm)
Edition 1 of 3
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Rose
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Rose, 2012
Digital print on metal
30 x 30 in
(76.2h x 76.2w cm)
Edition 2 of 3
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Untitled no. 354, Petal Series
Located in New York, NY
Rodolfo Choperena
Untitled no. 354, Petal Series, 2012
Digital print on metal
30 x 40 in
(76.2h x 101.6w cm)
Edition 2 of 3
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Silver Shimmer Diptych
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Hamptons Waters. Shot in East Hampton. Ltd Ed of 10. The art can be inside or outside with no visible loss of resolution. Gallery wrap finish adds an inch to the presentation....
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Montauk Reflections #27 Ltd Ed.
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Commercial Fishing boat reflections. Ltd Ed of 10. The art can be inside or outside with no visible loss of resolution. Gallery wrap fini...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Montauk Reflections #39 Ltd Ed of 10
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Commercial Fishing boat reflections. Ltd Ed of 10. The art can be inside or outside with no visible loss of resolution. Gallery wrap fini...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Green Swirl - Ltd Ed
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Archival Ink. Photograph. Seascape. Green. White. Can be hung horizontally as well. Produced by Dye Sublimation - which means archival inks infused into aluminum. Ltd Ed of 10. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Almost At Rest - Ltd Ed of 10
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Abstract feeling shot of rock in the water. Shot in Montauk. Exposure creates painterly feel. Ltd Ed of 10. The art can be inside or outside with no visible loss of resolution. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Seems the Sun Has Gone too Soon
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
It is within the locality of the dream where we are at once sentient of ourselves within a multitude of reflections. The momentary awareness of self reveals transitions between those...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
Golden Haze
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A viewer standing in front of the work of Henri Venne might feel simultaneously at home and confused. A seamless merging of photographic and painterly elements, Venne's images at onc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
Somewhere in Between (View from the Window)
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A viewer standing in front of the work of Henri Venne might feel simultaneously at home and confused. A seamless merging of photographic and painterly elements, Venne's images at onc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
Waiting for the Colour of Spring
By Henri Venne
Located in Montreal, Quebec
A viewer standing in front of the work of Henri Venne might feel simultaneously at home and confused. A seamless merging of photographic and painterly elements, Venne's images at onc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Digital
Montauk Reflections #23 Ltd Ed of 10
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Archival Ink. Commercial fishing boats reflection. Can be hung horizontally as well. Produced by Dye Sublimation - which means archival in...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Two Boots and an Umbrella - Red and Black Color Field Photography
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photography: Literally. A downward view of a wet monochromatic Manhattan street references color-field painting. Flat geometric sections of color are accented by an alternati...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Surrender - Ltd Ed
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Movement on Metal is part of a series of graphic, industrial, black and white photographic images. All are limited editions and produced with infused archival inks on metal which means the image is permeated into the metal thereby becoming part of the material versus being merely printed on the surface. It can be inside or outside in all seasons for years with very little loss of resolution. A mounting system would be included. The finish is a metal black gallery wrap. What that means is, imagine a metal frame that the image rests on. It is an inch deep and presents the art in an elegant, museum quality fashion...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Montauk Reflections 1 - Ltd Ed - 2/10
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Archival Ink. Photograph. Commercial fishing boat reflection. Shot in Montauk. Can be hung horizontally as well. Produced by Dye Sublimat...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Nautical Fields
By Alyssa Peek
Located in New York, NY
Photography and Digital Art by renowned artist. 40x60.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Set In Stone/Boss - Ltd Ed of 10
By Kat O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
Ancient Tombstones of The Hamptons Photographed and Layered with images to create abstract narratives.
Archival Ink. Produced by Dye Sublimation - whi...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Photography
Materials
Metal
Tennis Court in Snow with Footprints Green and Wine Color Abstraction
Located in Miami, FL
An aerial view looking down on a Manhattan tennis court is photographed so that it is representational and abstract at the same time.
The interplay of large areas of color, pattern...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
New York City Abstraction - Street Photography: Literally
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photography: Literally. From an elevated vantage point, Street Photographer Mitchell Funk shoots down on a busy midtown Manhattan street and composes the image so that it's as...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Dye Painting #9
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Jennifer Wolf utilizes layers of painted silk and mineral pigments to add luminous depth to her exquisitely moody abstract landscapes.
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Canvas, Silk, Birch, Mixed Media, Mica
Silver Silos and Station Wagon, Abstract Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Abstract Landscape photography by Mitchell Funk with 1970's station wagon.
Signature: Signed, Dated, Numbers 3/15 lower right recto, other sizes available. unframed, printed late...
Category
1970s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Young girl in an Couture Pink Dress, Fashion Photography
Located in Miami, FL
The interplay of light and shadow, greys and magenta transform a portrait of a flamboyantly dressed young girl into an optically engaging abstraction composed of alternating patterns...
Category
2010s Abstract Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
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