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Purvis Young Angel, Horses, and People Original Signed Diptych Painting
Purvis Young Angel, Horses, and People Original Signed Diptych Painting

Purvis Young Angel, Horses, and People Original Signed Diptych Painting

By Purvis Young

Located in Minneapolis, MN

His breakthrough came in the 1970s, when he began mounting his paintings—created on wood panels, metal scraps, and castoff doors—on the walls of abandoned buildings in Overtown. This...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Wavelength - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color

Wavelength - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

In many of her images, Schneider focuses on abandoned buildings, rusted cars, and other relics of a bygone era.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

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

Purvis Young Large Mixed Media 6' Original Painting Trucks on Cardboard
Purvis Young Large Mixed Media 6' Original Painting Trucks on Cardboard

Purvis Young Large Mixed Media 6' Original Painting Trucks on Cardboard

By Purvis Young

Located in Minneapolis, MN

He was particularly influenced by the mural movements of the 1960s and began displaying his paintings on the exterior walls of abandoned buildings in the Overtown neighborhood, notab...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Cardboard, Acrylic

Purvis Young Original Painting Two Faces Large 4 Foot Signed Oil on Board
Purvis Young Original Painting Two Faces Large 4 Foot Signed Oil on Board

Purvis Young Original Painting Two Faces Large 4 Foot Signed Oil on Board

By Purvis Young

Located in Minneapolis, MN

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Young gained local attention for a series of public murals he painted on abandoned buildings in Overtown, sometimes referred to as his "Good Bread ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Untitled. Aerial Landscape limited edition color photograph
Untitled. Aerial Landscape limited edition color photograph

Untitled. Aerial Landscape limited edition color photograph

By Jill Peters

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Jill Peters finds her inspiration in the quickly changing architectural landmarks of her youth, like the demolished Miami Herald building, an abandoned roller coaster or a neglected ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Landscape I. Areal Landscape ocean  limited edition color photograph
Landscape I. Areal Landscape ocean  limited edition color photograph

Landscape I. Areal Landscape ocean limited edition color photograph

By Jill Peters

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Jill Peters finds her inspiration in the quickly changing architectural landmarks of her youth, like the demolished Miami Herald building, an abandoned roller coaster, or a neglected...

Category

2010s Abstract Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Western Street
Western Street

Western Street

By Stephanie Buer

Located in Denver, CO

Stephanie Buer's "Western Street" is an original, hand made oil painting that depicts an abandoned industrial building with lattice windows reflecting the blue sky and fluffy clouds ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Harsha, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India
Harsha, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India

Harsha, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India

By Jill Peters

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Jill Peters finds her inspiration in the quickly changing architectural landmarks of her youth, like the demolished Miami Herald building, an abandoned roller coaster, or a neglected...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Shreya, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India
Shreya, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India

Shreya, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India

By Jill Peters

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Jill Peters finds her inspiration in the quickly changing architectural landmarks of her youth, like the demolished Miami Herald building, an abandoned roller coaster, or a neglected...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Vijay, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India
Vijay, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India

Vijay, Protrait. From The Series The Third Gender of India

By Jill Peters

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Jill Peters finds her inspiration in the quickly changing architectural landmarks of her youth, like the demolished Miami Herald building, an abandoned roller coaster, or a neglected...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Color Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Boxers - Lithograph by Giuseppe Gallo - 2008

Boxers - Lithograph by Giuseppe Gallo - 2008

By Giuseppe Gallo

Located in Roma, IT

In 1977 he sets up his studio in the Ex-Pastificio Cerere, an abandoned industrial building in San Lorenzo, a district of Rome, where he still works.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Bronx Teenagers
Bronx Teenagers

Bronx Teenagers

By Alain Le Garsmeur

Located in London, GB

South Bronx teenagers in front of abandoned tenement burnt-out buildings, South Bronx, New York City, USA.

Category

1980s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Jack Youngerman - October 1 from Betty Parsons Gallery, India ink, Signed Framed
Jack Youngerman - October 1 from Betty Parsons Gallery, India ink, Signed Framed

Jack Youngerman - October 1 from Betty Parsons Gallery, India ink, Signed Framed

By Jack Youngerman

Located in New York, NY

In December 1956, he returned to the U.S. with his wife, Delphine Seyrig, and son; they rented a space in lower Manhattan's Coenties Slip, an area of largely abandoned loft buildings...

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Gouache

Bronx Teenagers by Alain Le Garsmeur

Bronx Teenagers by Alain Le Garsmeur

By Alain Le Garsmeur

Located in London, GB

Bronx Teenagers by Alain Le Garsmeur Teenagers in front of abandoned tenement burnt-out buildings, South Bronx, New York City, USA - August 1977 Paper size 20 x 24 inches / 50 x 61 ...

Category

1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Dead Man's Hand by David Yarrow - Bar Scene - Wolf
Dead Man's Hand by David Yarrow - Bar Scene - Wolf

Dead Man's Hand by David Yarrow - Bar Scene - Wolf

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

Now just 30,000 folk remain and many of the buildings are totally abandoned. This particular “Speakeasy” must have been very busy at the weekend 100 years ago.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

El Ensayo by James Sparshatt.  C-type Print with Acrylic Face Mount, 2002

El Ensayo by James Sparshatt. C-type Print with Acrylic Face Mount, 2002

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

The troupe were preparing for a performance of Afro-Cuban dance and were using an abandoned colonial era building as a studio. I sat with the band most of the afternoon sharing a bot...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print

El Ensayo by James Sparshatt. Baryta Silver Gelatin Print, 2002
El Ensayo by James Sparshatt. Baryta Silver Gelatin Print, 2002

El Ensayo by James Sparshatt. Baryta Silver Gelatin Print, 2002

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

The troupe were preparing for a performance of Afro-Cuban dance and were using an abandoned colonial era building as a studio. I sat with the band most of the afternoon sharing a bot...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Old Barns, " realist landscape ink print rural scene signed
"Old Barns, " realist landscape ink print rural scene signed

"Old Barns, " realist landscape ink print rural scene signed

By Stephen Parrish

Located in Milwaukee, WI

The scene suggests nature's gentle and slow overtaking of abandoned human-made buildings. 4 3/4" x 7 1/2" plate 13 1/2" x 16 5/8" frame During the 1880s, Stephen Parrish (1846-193...

Category

1880s Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

"A Mere Few Years" Wall-Hanging Marble Sculpture with Artist-Made Resin Geodes
"A Mere Few Years" Wall-Hanging Marble Sculpture with Artist-Made Resin Geodes

"A Mere Few Years" Wall-Hanging Marble Sculpture with Artist-Made Resin Geodes

By Paige Smith (A Common Name)

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Always interested in geology, Smith started to notice the nooks and crannies in the sides of buildings, walls, and abandoned phone booths within her community of the Historical Arts ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Marble

"Long-Term Agate" Wall-Hanging Resin Geodes with Slate Sculpture
"Long-Term Agate" Wall-Hanging Resin Geodes with Slate Sculpture

"Long-Term Agate" Wall-Hanging Resin Geodes with Slate Sculpture

By Paige Smith (A Common Name)

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Always interested in geology, Smith started to notice the nooks and crannies in the sides of buildings, walls, and abandoned phone booths within her community of the Historical Arts ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Slate

El Ensayo by James Sparshatt.  Framed Palladium Platinum Print, 2002
El Ensayo by James Sparshatt.  Framed Palladium Platinum Print, 2002

El Ensayo by James Sparshatt. Framed Palladium Platinum Print, 2002

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

The troupe were preparing for a performance of Afro-Cuban dance and were using an abandoned colonial era building as a studio. I sat with the band most of the afternoon sharing a bot...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Platinum

El Ensayo by James Sparshatt. Silver gelatin photograph with wooden frame 2002
El Ensayo by James Sparshatt. Silver gelatin photograph with wooden frame 2002

El Ensayo by James Sparshatt. Silver gelatin photograph with wooden frame 2002

By James Sparshatt

Located in Coltishall, GB

The troupe were preparing for a performance of Afro-Cuban dance and were using an abandoned colonial era building as a studio. I sat with the band most of the afternoon sharing a bot...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Monument of London in Remembrance of the Dreadful Fire of 1666
The Monument of London in Remembrance of the Dreadful Fire of 1666

The Monument of London in Remembrance of the Dreadful Fire of 1666

Located in Middletown, NY

Unfortunately, vibrations from heavy traffic on Fish Street Hill rendered the experimental conditions unsuitable, and for the most part, that component of The Monument's construction...

Category

Mid-18th Century English School Landscape Prints

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Engraving

"Via Massive Amounts of Minutes", geode wall-mounted sculpture
"Via Massive Amounts of Minutes", geode wall-mounted sculpture

"Via Massive Amounts of Minutes", geode wall-mounted sculpture

By Paige Smith (A Common Name)

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Always interested in geology, Smith started to notice the nooks and crannies in the sides of buildings, walls, and abandoned phone booths within her community of the Historical Arts ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone

"Synthesized Via Massive Stars" Geological Sculpture, Silicone, Slate and Resin
"Synthesized Via Massive Stars" Geological Sculpture, Silicone, Slate and Resin

"Synthesized Via Massive Stars" Geological Sculpture, Silicone, Slate and Resin

By Paige Smith (A Common Name)

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Always interested in geology, Smith started to notice the nooks and crannies in the sides of buildings, walls, and abandoned phone booths within her community of the Historical Arts ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Slate

"Ut Tenebras" Dimensional Geode Motif Wall-Hanging Sculpture
"Ut Tenebras" Dimensional Geode Motif Wall-Hanging Sculpture

"Ut Tenebras" Dimensional Geode Motif Wall-Hanging Sculpture

By Paige Smith (A Common Name)

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Always interested in geology, Smith started to notice the nooks and crannies in the sides of buildings, walls, and abandoned phone booths within her community of the Historical Arts ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Silicone, Wood

"Ad Amethysto" Dimensional Geode Sculpture, Resin and Wood, 21st Century
"Ad Amethysto" Dimensional Geode Sculpture, Resin and Wood, 21st Century

"Ad Amethysto" Dimensional Geode Sculpture, Resin and Wood, 21st Century

By Paige Smith (A Common Name)

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Always interested in geology, Smith started to notice the nooks and crannies in the sides of buildings, walls, and abandoned phone booths within her community of the Historical Arts ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Silicone, Wood

Enough is Enough by David Yarrow - Western Scene
Enough is Enough by David Yarrow - Western Scene

Enough is Enough by David Yarrow - Western Scene

By David Yarrow

Located in Chicago, IL

Cindy, who was styled with reference to Julie Christie in Dr Zhivago, looks sensational and the symmetry of the abandoned decaying building is almost too good to be true.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Obsidian Geode" Geometric Sculpture by Street Artist "A Common Name"
"Obsidian Geode" Geometric Sculpture by Street Artist "A Common Name"

"Obsidian Geode" Geometric Sculpture by Street Artist "A Common Name"

By Paige Smith (A Common Name)

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Always interested in geology, Smith started to notice the nooks and crannies in the sides of buildings, walls, and abandoned phone booths within her community of the Historical Arts ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Resin, Silicone

B52 Field

B52 Field

By Phillip Buehler

Located in New York, NY

His recent book, “Woody Guthrie’s Wardy Forty,” won numerous awards and documents the singer/songwriter/activist’s life at Greystone Park Psychiatric through an intricate juxtapositi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Strategic Air Command B-52

Strategic Air Command B-52

By Phillip Buehler

Located in New York, NY

His recent book, “Woody Guthrie’s Wardy Forty,” won numerous awards and documents the singer/songwriter/activist’s life at Greystone Park Psychiatric through an intricate juxtapositi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nike Bunker 30"x40" limited edition photograph
Nike Bunker 30"x40" limited edition photograph

Nike Bunker 30"x40" limited edition photograph

By Phillip Buehler

Located in New York, NY

His recent book, “Woody Guthrie’s Wardy Forty,” won numerous awards and documents the singer/songwriter/activist’s life at Greystone Park Psychiatric through an intricate juxtapositi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Titan II Base

Titan II Base

By Phillip Buehler

Located in New York, NY

His recent book, “Woody Guthrie’s Wardy Forty,” won numerous awards and documents the singer/songwriter/activist’s life at Greystone Park Psychiatric through an intricate juxtapositi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Vietnam B-52

Vietnam B-52

By Phillip Buehler

Located in New York, NY

His recent book, “Woody Guthrie’s Wardy Forty,” won numerous awards and documents the singer/songwriter/activist’s life at Greystone Park Psychiatric through an intricate juxtapositi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Nuclear Warheads

Nuclear Warheads

By Phillip Buehler

Located in New York, NY

His recent book, “Woody Guthrie’s Wardy Forty,” won numerous awards and documents the singer/songwriter/activist’s life at Greystone Park Psychiatric through an intricate juxtapositi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Superstitious Aloysius

Superstitious Aloysius

By Phillip Buehler

Located in New York, NY

His recent book, “Woody Guthrie’s Wardy Forty,” won numerous awards and documents the singer/songwriter/activist’s life at Greystone Park Psychiatric through an intricate juxtapositi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tantalizing Takeoff

Tantalizing Takeoff

By Phillip Buehler

Located in New York, NY

His recent book, “Woody Guthrie’s Wardy Forty,” won numerous awards and documents the singer/songwriter/activist’s life at Greystone Park Psychiatric through an intricate juxtapositi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Sioux Warrior

Sioux Warrior

By Phillip Buehler

Located in New York, NY

His recent book, “Woody Guthrie’s Wardy Forty,” won numerous awards and documents the singer/songwriter/activist’s life at Greystone Park Psychiatric through an intricate juxtapositi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Salt Shed" Contemporary Color Photograph

"Salt Shed" Contemporary Color Photograph

By Phillip Buehler

Located in New York, NY

His recent book, “Woody Guthrie’s Wardy Forty,” won numerous awards and documents the singer/songwriter/activist’s life at Greystone Park Psychiatric through an intricate juxtapositi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

B-52 Cockpit

B-52 Cockpit

By Phillip Buehler

Located in New York, NY

His recent book, “Woody Guthrie’s Wardy Forty,” won numerous awards and documents the singer/songwriter/activist’s life at Greystone Park Psychiatric through an intricate juxtapositi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Fallout Shelter, archival dye-sub print on aluminum

Fallout Shelter, archival dye-sub print on aluminum

By Phillip Buehler

Located in New York, NY

His recent book, “Woody Guthrie’s Wardy Forty,” won numerous awards and documents the singer/songwriter/activist’s life at Greystone Park Psychiatric through an intricate juxtapositi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Metal

Boxers - Lithograph by Giuseppe Gallo - 2008

Boxers - Lithograph by Giuseppe Gallo - 2008

By Giuseppe Gallo

Located in Roma, IT

In 1977 he sets up his studio in the Ex-Pastificio Cerere, an abandoned industrial building in San Lorenzo, a district of Rome, where he still works.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Study for Old Canal, Red and Blue (Rockaway, Morris Canal)
Study for Old Canal, Red and Blue (Rockaway, Morris Canal)

Study for Old Canal, Red and Blue (Rockaway, Morris Canal)

By Oscar Florianus Bluemner

Located in New York, NY

In some towns, as in Rockaway, the Canal banks were bounded by old, largely abandoned vernacular industrial buildings that lent themselves readily to Bluemner’s pictorial agenda.

Category

20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

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