Abstract Art
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
Color: Gold
"Viewer" Sculpture 41.5" x 32 "x 20" inch Ed. 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis
Located in Culver City, CA
"Viewer" Sculpture 41.5" x 32 "x 20" inch Ed. 1/1 by Sergii Shaulis
2020
From the Fateful Flowers series
Approximate weight 75 lbs
ABOUT ARTIST
Born on 27 May 1985 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. From 2005 to 2011 studied at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, at the Faculty of "Fine Arts" specialty "Easel and monumental sculpture." Now studying postgraduate at Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts. Works are in private collections in Ukraine, Israel, Germany, USA, Australia, Finland, Holland, Spain, Belgium, England.
Education
2002‑2005 Faculty of Engineering and Physics (NTU KhPI)
2005‑2011 Easel and monumental sculpture (KSADA)
2012-2016 postgraduate education (KSADA)
Exhibitions
2007-15 City exhibition HONSKHU. Kharkiv.
2007-14 Ukrainian Exhibition KONSKHU. Kyiv.
2008-11 "The maestro and his students", KSADA. Kharkiv (Audience Award 2009)
2008 11 International Triennial of sculpture. Kyiv .
2009 “Male portrait”, gallery KSADA. Kharkiv .
2009 "You get SMS ", Kharkiv ( Grand Prix "The best sculpture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Mixed Media Abstract Geometric: 2-Sided Collotype
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate and layered collotype on both sides of heavy bond paper by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). The background of this piece is a collotype. Gold leaf, treated in a varie...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Elements No. 18
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alexander Eulert's original mixed media paintings on wood panels are abstract propositions of worlds where divergent forces coalesce into harmonious geometric interactions. He draws ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
"Flow", Abstract Bronze Metal Wall Relief Sculpture by Kevin Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Flow" by Kevin Barrett
Fabricated bronze
Barrett is noted for creating contemporary metal sculpture and sculpture wall pieces for indoor and outdoor display.
Wall Art, Wall Relie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Goldbeaters
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Stephanie Peek – American (1940- )
Title: Goldbeaters
Year: 2000
Medium: Collage, gold leaf, silver leaf on panel
Size: 10 x 10 inches
Signature: Signed, dated, titled on re...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Art
Materials
Silver, Gold Leaf
Bronze Sculpture “Arroyo Reina”
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculptors of our time. He is a living master whose work is considered to be both personal a...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Tomorrow's World
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze on a granite base
Edition of 7 variations.
Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 329, 6/7
The edges show natural bronze in a finely rubbed and lacquered finish...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Long Surge V
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze
Series of variations in colour
Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 690A
Previous versions have been one off and now that the form has been refined a series o...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Twin Cones II
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze
Series of variations each joined distinctly.
Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 741
The natural bronze top edge is finely rubbed and lacquered for protectio...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
"Duet", Abstract, Figurative, Welded Steel Metal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
"Duet" by Isobel Folb Sokolow
Welded found metal steel and gold leaf
Sokolow creates both abstract and figurative metal sculpture for indoor display.
Abstract, Dancing, Dancers, Pe...
Category
1990s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal, Steel, Gold Leaf
"Unfolding the Magic" Kevin Box Folding Planes Sculpture
By Kevin Box
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
"Unfolding the Magic"
There is something magical about Kevin Box’s sculptures. Each one of them is an ode to imagination, to simplicity, to childhood fun. Viewers, however, experienc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Stone, Bronze, Steel
Reflections No. 5
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alexander Eulert's original mixed media paintings on wood panels are abstract propositions of worlds where divergent forces coalesce into harmonious geometric interactions. He draws ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Acanto I
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze freely rotating on a Cumbrian slate base
Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 616B
Series of individual variations
Rotating the sculpture allows the spectator...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
Electric Brainwave By Troy Smith With Gilt Frame Fine Art Abstract Art
Located in Toronto, CA
The painting is titled Electric Brainwave. Painted by Troy Smith in acrylic on canvas with a solid ash floater frame painted in metallic gold. Vivid in colour Electric Brainwave evok...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Over There II
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze on an oak base
Unique variation
Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 286A
The two faces are extremely different in colour and form
On the front side the broad...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
Mary Scott, Oscillation (III), Original Abstract Painting, Affordable Art
By Mary Scott
Located in Deddington, GB
Mary Scott
Oscillation (III)
Original Abstract Painting, Abstract, Affordable Contemporary Art
Acrylic Paint, Pencil and Gold Leaf (Silver Finish) on Board
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mary Scott, Oscillation (I), Original Abstract Painting, Contemporary Art
By Mary Scott
Located in Deddington, GB
Mary Scott
Oscillation (I)
Original Abstract Painting
Acrylic Paint, Pencil and Gold Leaf (Silver Finish) on Board
Board size: H 50 cm x W 40 cm x D 0.5cm
F...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Discovery X
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze suspended on a stalk above a glass composite base.
Unique variation
Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 719A
The natural bronze edges are finely rubbed and l...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Dreaming of Summer
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze on an oak base
Edition of 7 variations.
Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 545, 5/7
The front edge of the bronze is finely rubbed and lacquered, the back ed...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
Fields No. 23
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alexander Eulert's original mixed media paintings on wood panels are abstract propositions of worlds where divergent forces coalesce into harmonious geometric interactions. He draws ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
Totem, 2020, acrylic, oil, marker, liquid gold leaf, op-art, pattern, red, blue
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Totem, 2020, acrylic, oil, artist marker, liquid gold leaf, op-art, pattern, red, blue, yellow.
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - The Sun Hardly Rises
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze / brass strip / composite
Unique variation
Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 759A
Natural bronze remains on the sun but is treated with a translucent golde...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze, Brass
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Flow I
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze on a slate composite base
Series of unique variations
Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 763A
The natural bronze on the face is finely rubbed and lacquered ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Marking Time II
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze freely rotating on a slate composite base
Series of unique variations
Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 624B
The polished bronze spheres require care as ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Looking Both Ways
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze on a composite base
Unique variation
Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 705A
The solid bronze form is suspended above the base on a brass stalk which, as it...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Westering
Located in Paris, IDF
Resin disc on a Cumbrian slate base.
Unique
Marked with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 815
Each face has it’s own character created using many shades of acrylic paint.
It ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Phases
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze on a Cumbrian slate base
Unique variation
Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 713A
The lunar crescent in different positions on each face is finished with me...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Harland Tide
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze freely rotating on a painted steel base.
Edition of 9 variations
Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 458, 2/9
The asymmetrical form of the bronze presents a ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Marking Time III
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze freely rotating on a Cumbrian slate base
Series of variations
Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 627A
The polished bronze spheres require care as they will ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Marking Time I
Located in Paris, IDF
Series of unique variations
Bronze freely rotating on a scorched oak base
Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 625A
The polished bronze spheres require care as they...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Skydancer I
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze on a circular oxidised brass base
The beauty of a circular base is that however the sculpture is turned, it always faces forward
Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely n...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Reflection IIIA
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze
Unique
Stamped with monogram signature and uniquely numbered 360B
A large vessel form in solid bronze this sculpture has two hand-cut apertures which follow the shape and are ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
British Contemporary Sculpture by Philip Hearsey - Shifting Skies I
Located in Paris, IDF
Bronze on a composite base
Unique variation
Stamped with monogram signature and numbered 755A
Apertures are formed by bronze finding it’s own boundaries because the space is too thin...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent Italian Golden Kinetic Bronze Sculpture "Conosscenza"
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Golden kinetic sculpture by Gianfranco Meggiato, bronze.
In his work, Meggiato gets inspiration from the most mysterious city on Earth, city where he was born, lives and works - Ven...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
STORYLINE PEARL XVI
By Kelsey Irvin
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kelsey Irvin
STORYLINE PEARL XVI
vintage ephemera, gold leaf, oil, acrylic & graphite on panel, no resin
48.00 X 4.00 in
$1,200.00
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
STORYLINE PEARL XVIII
By Kelsey Irvin
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kelsey Irvin
STORYLINE PEARL XVIII
vintage ephemera, gold leaf, oil, acrylic & graphite on panel, no resin
48.00 X 4.00 in
$1,200.00
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
STORYLINE PEARL X
By Kelsey Irvin
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kelsey Irvin
STORYLINE PEARL X
vintage ephemera, gold leaf, oil, acrylic & graphite on panel, no resin
48.00 X 10.00 in
$1,800.00
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
STORYLINE PEARL XIX
By Kelsey Irvin
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kelsey Irvin
STORYLINE PEARL XIX
vintage ephemera, gold leaf, oil, acrylic & graphite on panel, no resin
48.00 X 6.00 in
$1,500.00
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
STORYLINE PEARL XVII
By Kelsey Irvin
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kelsey Irvin
STORYLINE PEARL XVII
vintage ephemera, gold leaf, oil, acrylic & graphite on panel, no resin
48.00 X 10.00 in
$1,800.00
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
STORYLINE PEARL XII
By Kelsey Irvin
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kelsey Irvin
STORYLINE PEARL XII
vintage ephemera, gold leaf, oil, acrylic & graphite on panel, no resin
48.00 X 10.00 in
$1,800.00
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
STORYLINE PEARL XIII
By Kelsey Irvin
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kelsey Irvin
STORYLINE PEARL XIII
vintage ephemera, gold leaf, oil, acrylic & graphite on panel, no resin
48.00 X 6.00 in
$1,500.00
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
STORYLINE PEARL XIV
By Kelsey Irvin
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kelsey Irvin
STORYLINE PEARL XIV
vintage ephemera, gold leaf, oil, acrylic & graphite on panel, no resin
48.00 X 6.00 in
$1,500.00
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
STORYLINE PEARL XV
By Kelsey Irvin
Located in Tulsa, OK
Kelsey Irvin
STORYLINE PEARL XV
vintage ephemera, gold leaf, oil, acrylic & graphite on panel, no resin
48.00 X 6.00 in
$1,500.00
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Flash" Abstract, Cast Bronze Metal Sculpture by John Ruppert
By John Ruppert
Located in New York, NY
"Flash" by John Ruppert
Cast bronze, stainless steel, from a fragment of a tree struck by lightning
Edition of 3
Over the past 35 years, John Ruppert has been working in cast metals...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Flamenco, bronze sculpture, golden patina, n: EA I / IV , wieght: 17Kg
Located in Barbizon, FR
Autodidact, born in 1958, Edouard HERVE is the master of the movements that creates harmony between balanced and unbalanced lines of the artwork.
The art...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
"Wonderwheel #39" - Contemporary Aerial Landscape Paintings - Hilma af Klint
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Wonderwheel #39" features hues of pink, yellow and gold.
Kate Hooray Osmond is inspired by the work of Hilma af Klint and Damien Hirst.
Kate Hooray ...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Tropical Beach
By Zabel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Guided by her passion for life and her spirit, French Canadian painter Zabel creates vibrant artworks filled with romance and immersive textures. With a belief that art is all about ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Quintessence #3" Abstract, Bronze Metal Sculpture, Large-Scale, Outdoors
Located in New York, NY
"Quintessence #3" by Hans van de Bovenkamp
Bronze
Renowned for his monumental sculpture created primarily for open-air public locales, Hans Van de Bovenkamp has been described as an...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
"Pinnacle XIX", Abstract, Bronze Metal Sculpture by Bill Barrett
By Bill Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Pinnacle XIX" by Bill Barrett
Fabricated bronze
Bill Barrett is considered a central figure in the second generation of American metal sculptors and is internationally known for hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Ocean Sunset #3 -abstract textural round mural glass sculpture with gold leaves
Located in New York, NY
The Ocean sunset series is an attempt to combine all five elements of nature by encapsulating the reverberation of sunset light over the sea in a textural and tangible artwork. Damie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sans aucun doute, bronze sculpture n:7/8 , brown patina, 90x45 cm , weight 7 KG
Located in Barbizon, FR
Autodidact, born in 1958, Edouard HERVE is the master of the movements that creates harmony between balanced and unbalanced lines of the artwork.
The art...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
"Sojourner", Abstract, Bronze Metal Sculpture by Bill Barrett
By Bill Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Sojourner" by Bill Barrett
Fabricated bronze
Bill Barrett is considered a central figure in the second generation of American metal sculptors and is internationally known for his a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Pour toujours, bronze sculpture , red laquered , n:5/8 , weight 12 kg
Located in Barbizon, FR
Autodidact, born in 1958, Edouard HERVE is the master of the movements that creates harmony between balanced and unbalanced lines of the artwork.
The art...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
Solar Wheel - abstract gold leaf acrylic painting
Located in London, GB
Russell Frampton, was born in 1961 in Hampshire. He was educated at Portsmouth and at Exeter Art College (B.A. in Fine Art), later taking his M.A. in Fine Art at the University of Pl...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Tu m'avais dit, bronze sculpture, Grey Green patina n:6/8, 75x37 cm, wieght: 20 kg
Located in Barbizon, FR
Autodidact, born in 1958, Edouard HERVE is the master of the movements that creates harmony between balanced and unbalanced lines of the artwork.
The art...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Bronze
Large Scale Arts & Craft Style Vertical Triptych
Located in Soquel, CA
Unusual and stunning vertical collotype and hand-painted triptych (3 panels) abstract composition titled "Mutable Green" of subtle gold and silver gilding evoking Frank Loyd Wright b...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Art
Materials
Silver, Gold Leaf
"Wall Strikes II" Abstract, Cast Metal Wall Sculpture by John Ruppert
By John Ruppert
Located in New York, NY
"Wall Strikes" by John Ruppert
Cast bronze, Stainless Steel, Copper, Iron, from a fragment of a tree struck by lightning
Edition of 3
Over the past 35 years, John Ruppert has been w...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Iron, Bronze, Copper, Stainless Steel, Metal
"Encoded 3", abstract, geometric, red, black, gold, white, acrylic painting
Located in Natick, MA
"Encoded 3" is a 12 x 12 inch geometric abstract painting in red, black, white and metallic gold that translates snippets of the human genome into a quilt-like grid. A slightly distr...
Category
2010s Abstract Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
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