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Lifted From Oblivion/ oil and resin on canvas - grey, orange geometric diamonds
Lifted From Oblivion/ oil and resin on canvas - grey, orange geometric diamonds

Lifted From Oblivion/ oil and resin on canvas - grey, orange geometric diamonds

By Erin Parish

Located in Burlingame, CA

Orange, grey and silvery cream abstract work with diamond motif from Erin Parish, who draws on patterns found in nature for the subject matter of her tactile, bold, and brilliant abs...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Jewel coloured vibrant op art abstract geometric painting French 1960s
Jewel coloured vibrant op art abstract geometric painting French 1960s

Jewel coloured vibrant op art abstract geometric painting French 1960s

Located in Norwich, GB

A fabulous example of 1960s geometric/op art, displaying all the fun, playfulness and vibrancy of the style. Op art, short for optical art, is a style of visual art that uses optical...

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1960s Op Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Wild Blue Yonder", Contemporary, Geometric, Blue, Orange, Mixed Media Painting
"Wild Blue Yonder", Contemporary, Geometric, Blue, Orange, Mixed Media Painting

"Wild Blue Yonder", Contemporary, Geometric, Blue, Orange, Mixed Media Painting

By Peter Knapp

Located in Franklin, MA

"Wild Blue Yonder" is an original contemporary mixed media painting on panel by Peter Knapp, measuring 24 x 32 x 1 inches. Framed by the artist in a custom hand-crafted natural oiled...

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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Color Pencil

Kaleidoscope Coral Reef - Orange Blue Geometric Flower Circle Mandala, 2025
Kaleidoscope Coral Reef - Orange Blue Geometric Flower Circle Mandala, 2025

Kaleidoscope Coral Reef - Orange Blue Geometric Flower Circle Mandala, 2025

By Mary Judge

Located in Kent, CT

Contemporary abstract painting in acrylic and pigment on canvas with a geometric flower mandala made of rounded layered shapes in orange, teal and blue in an intricately layered desi...

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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Pigment

"Untitled # 1435" Jay Kelly (Abstract, Geometric, Design, Print, Orange, Square
"Untitled # 1435" Jay Kelly (Abstract, Geometric, Design, Print, Orange, Square

"Untitled # 1435" Jay Kelly (Abstract, Geometric, Design, Print, Orange, Square

By Jay Kelly

Located in New York, NY

This is an Iris print in soft yellow and red tones. It is signed and numbered. The total edition size is 72 plus 18 APs. "Calling to mind the work of Martin Puryear, Paul Klee, Alex...

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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Inkjet

Large-Scale Vertical Abstract Geometric Pastel with Red, Black, & Orange
Large-Scale Vertical Abstract Geometric Pastel with Red, Black, & Orange

Large-Scale Vertical Abstract Geometric Pastel with Red, Black, & Orange

By Renee Harwin

Located in Soquel, CA

Bold abstract large-scale vertical pastel with textural red, black and orange forms in a sweeping diagonal composition by Renee Harwin (Austrian, b. 1924). Tag on verso with artist's...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Masonite

Abstract expressionist, geometric, large, pink, orange, blue, acrylic on canvas
Abstract expressionist, geometric, large, pink, orange, blue, acrylic on canvas

Abstract expressionist, geometric, large, pink, orange, blue, acrylic on canvas

By Robert Natkin

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Robert Natkin The Stranger, 1984 Acrylic on canvas 84 x 72 inches 213.4 x 183 cm RNa026 Signed on recto Celebrated as an unsurpassed colorist and for the beauty of his large-scale a...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Orange Geometric Abstract Screenprint by William Taggart

Orange Geometric Abstract Screenprint by William Taggart

By William Taggart

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: William Taggart, American (1936 - 2007) Title: Untitled - Geometric Abstract Year: 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, AP 30 Paper Size: 24 ...

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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

FS 225 - Soft pastel color orange, yellow, lilac abstract geometric watercolor

FS 225 - Soft pastel color orange, yellow, lilac abstract geometric watercolor

By Evan Venegas

Located in New York, NY

Evan Venegas studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and earned his BFA in Painting in 1998. Evan Venegas creates artwork that lives at the intersection of geometry and atmosphere...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

FS 224 - Soft pastel color orange, yellow, blue abstract geometric watercolor

FS 224 - Soft pastel color orange, yellow, blue abstract geometric watercolor

By Evan Venegas

Located in New York, NY

Evan Venegas studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and earned his BFA in Painting in 1998. Evan Venegas creates artwork that lives at the intersection of geometry and atmosphere...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

FS 221 - Soft pastel color orange, pink, blue abstract geometric watercolor

FS 221 - Soft pastel color orange, pink, blue abstract geometric watercolor

By Evan Venegas

Located in New York, NY

Evan Venegas studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and earned his BFA in Painting in 1998. Evan Venegas creates artwork that lives at the intersection of geometry and atmosphere...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

FS 215 - Soft pastel color orange, pink, beige abstract geometric watercolor

FS 215 - Soft pastel color orange, pink, beige abstract geometric watercolor

By Evan Venegas

Located in New York, NY

Evan Venegas studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and earned his BFA in Painting in 1998. Evan Venegas creates artwork that lives at the intersection of geometry and atmosphere...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

FS 214 - Soft pastel color orange, blue, beige abstract geometric watercolor

FS 214 - Soft pastel color orange, blue, beige abstract geometric watercolor

By Evan Venegas

Located in New York, NY

Evan Venegas studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and earned his BFA in Painting in 1998. Evan Venegas creates artwork that lives at the intersection of geometry and atmosphere...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

FS 213 - Soft pastel color orange, blue, beige abstract geometric watercolor

FS 213 - Soft pastel color orange, blue, beige abstract geometric watercolor

By Evan Venegas

Located in New York, NY

Evan Venegas studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and earned his BFA in Painting in 1998. Evan Venegas creates artwork that lives at the intersection of geometry and atmosphere...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

FS 212 - Soft pastel color orange, pink, beige abstract geometric watercolor

FS 212 - Soft pastel color orange, pink, beige abstract geometric watercolor

By Evan Venegas

Located in New York, NY

Evan Venegas studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and earned his BFA in Painting in 1998. Evan Venegas creates artwork that lives at the intersection of geometry and atmosphere...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

FS 211 - Soft pastel color orange, blue, red, abstract geometric watercolor

FS 211 - Soft pastel color orange, blue, red, abstract geometric watercolor

By Evan Venegas

Located in New York, NY

Evan Venegas studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and earned his BFA in Painting in 1998. Evan Venegas creates artwork that lives at the intersection of geometry and atmosphere...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

FS 210 - Soft pastel color orange, green, beige abstract geometric watercolor

FS 210 - Soft pastel color orange, green, beige abstract geometric watercolor

By Evan Venegas

Located in New York, NY

Evan Venegas studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and earned his BFA in Painting in 1998. Evan Venegas creates artwork that lives at the intersection of geometry and atmosphere...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

"LOVE" Encaustic Geometric Abstract painting in red, orange and yellow
"LOVE" Encaustic Geometric Abstract painting in red, orange and yellow

"LOVE" Encaustic Geometric Abstract painting in red, orange and yellow

By Joanne Ungar

Located in New York, NY

10.5" x 15" encaustic and painted cardboard on panel, signed on the reverse by the artist. The letters, L-O-V-E are embedded in pigmented wax, with a heart shape for the "o" in this ...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Wax, Cardboard

INTERNAL GALAXY Blue Orange & White - Abstract Geometric - Oil & Encaustic 2016
INTERNAL GALAXY Blue Orange & White - Abstract Geometric - Oil & Encaustic 2016

INTERNAL GALAXY Blue Orange & White - Abstract Geometric - Oil & Encaustic 2016

By Susan E. Squires

Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

This painting is done on two wood panels that are joined. The artist's intent is for the seam to be visible and part of the composition. For many years Susan Squires goal has ...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Encaustic, Wood Panel

"Johnnie Walker Black" waxwork multi-panel wall installation, geometric, orange
"Johnnie Walker Black" waxwork multi-panel wall installation, geometric, orange

"Johnnie Walker Black" waxwork multi-panel wall installation, geometric, orange

By Joanne Ungar

Located in New York, NY

These poured wax paintings by Joanne Ungar are composed with the geometric forms of recycled packaging, and layered and infused with pigmented wax.

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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Wood Panel, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Encaustic

"Blue, Blue"  Playful Abstract Geometric Shades of Blue White Orange
"Blue, Blue"  Playful Abstract Geometric Shades of Blue White Orange

"Blue, Blue" Playful Abstract Geometric Shades of Blue White Orange

By Margo Margolis

Located in Wellesley, MA

In reviewing the artist’s 1993 exhibition in the Beth Urdang gallery for 'The Boston Globe' then chief art critic Nancy Stapen stated: “…eccentric, quasi-geometric forms and initi...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

"Night Deer" Massive Abstract Orange Toned Contemporary Geometric Deer Painting
"Night Deer" Massive Abstract Orange Toned Contemporary Geometric Deer Painting

"Night Deer" Massive Abstract Orange Toned Contemporary Geometric Deer Painting

By Cecilia Beaven

Located in Houston, TX

Colorful abstract painting of a surreal orange-toned deer floating in a black starry dream landscape. This piece was recently included in the artist's solo show titled "Two-Headed Tu...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Oil, Spray Paint

'Floating World'  Biomorphic/Geometric  Abstraction of Blue, Orange, Red, Yellow
'Floating World'  Biomorphic/Geometric  Abstraction of Blue, Orange, Red, Yellow

'Floating World' Biomorphic/Geometric Abstraction of Blue, Orange, Red, Yellow

By Susan Sharp

Located in Wellesley, MA

"Floating World," Oil on 2 Panels, 48 x 49 Inches (Diptych) Abstraction in bright blue/turquoise, cream,yellow, burgundy, black yellow ochre, and green. Note: Can be installed with...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Prismatic Polygon XV: geometric abstract painting w/ linear pattern, red, orange
Prismatic Polygon XV: geometric abstract painting w/ linear pattern, red, orange

Prismatic Polygon XV: geometric abstract painting w/ linear pattern, red, orange

By Jay Walker

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Jay Walker's "Prismatic Polygon" paintings on archival artist's paper are signed and dated in the lower margin. Walker's paintings work particularly well alone or in groupings -- see...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Floating Frequencies, Abstract Geometric Optical Relief Wall Sculpture Painting
Floating Frequencies, Abstract Geometric Optical Relief Wall Sculpture Painting

Floating Frequencies, Abstract Geometric Optical Relief Wall Sculpture Painting

By Ron Agam

Located in Miami, FL

Floating Frequencies, Abstract Geometric Optical Relief Wall Sculpture Painting Acrylic paint on wood panel 13 x 14 inch Floating Frequencies exemplifies Ron Agam's exploration of ...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Amber Hour: Abstract Geometric Photography, Archival Pigment Print

Amber Hour: Abstract Geometric Photography, Archival Pigment Print

By Wesden Studio

Located in Miami, FL

Amber Hour reduces a row of rooftops to black silhouette under a sky that has gone entirely amber, with a few lit windows holding the only detail. The cloud in the upper half carries...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Flowers (Orange Circle)
Flowers (Orange Circle)

Flowers (Orange Circle)

By Anila Quayyum Agha

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Anila Quayyum Agha Flowers (Orange Circle), 2017 Mixed media on paper (encaustic orange circle with pink beads in center) 29.5 x 30 inches 74.9 x 76.2 cm Anila Quayyum Agha examines...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Plus, Vibrant Geometric Fabric Collage in Blue, Orange, Magenta, and Navy, 15x17
Plus, Vibrant Geometric Fabric Collage in Blue, Orange, Magenta, and Navy, 15x17

Plus, Vibrant Geometric Fabric Collage in Blue, Orange, Magenta, and Navy, 15x17

By Linda Schmidt

Located in New York, NY

TITLE: Plus, Vibrant Geometric Fabric Collage in Blue, Orange, Magenta, and Navy DESCRIPTION: Plus, 2026, fabric, thread, pins, paint, plastic, 10.25 x 12 in. (15.5 x 17 in. framed) ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Plastic, Pins

FS 1 12- Soft pastel color orange, pink, beige abstract geometric watercolor

FS 1 12- Soft pastel color orange, pink, beige abstract geometric watercolor

By Evan Venegas

Located in New York, NY

Evan Venegas studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and earned his BFA in Painting in 1998. Evan Venegas creates artwork that lives at the intersection of geometry and atmosphere...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

FS 1 16- Soft pastel color orange, blue, beige abstract geometric watercolor

FS 1 16- Soft pastel color orange, blue, beige abstract geometric watercolor

By Evan Venegas

Located in New York, NY

Evan Venegas studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and earned his BFA in Painting in 1998. Evan Venegas creates artwork that lives at the intersection of geometry and atmosphere...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Akator - Geometric Oil Painting in Op Art and Hard-Edge Tradition
Akator - Geometric Oil Painting in Op Art and Hard-Edge Tradition

Akator - Geometric Oil Painting in Op Art and Hard-Edge Tradition

By Piicasa

Located in Manchester, GB

Piicasa, Akator, 2023 Spray Paint on Wood Oil on Wood 120 x 120 cm (47.24 x 47.24 in) Unsigned Callum Simmons, aka Piicasa creates a series of paintings with contrasting colours...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gamut, Abstract Geometric Op Art Screenprint by Mark Rowland
Gamut, Abstract Geometric Op Art Screenprint by Mark Rowland

Gamut, Abstract Geometric Op Art Screenprint by Mark Rowland

By Frank Rowland

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Mark Rowland (American, 1953 - ) Title: Gamut Medium: Screenprint, signed, dated, and titled in pencil Edition 214/300 Size: 30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm) Frame Size: 31.5 x ...

Category

1970s Op Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Pyramids of the Sun II - Geometric Oil Painting in Op Art
Pyramids of the Sun II - Geometric Oil Painting in Op Art

Pyramids of the Sun II - Geometric Oil Painting in Op Art

By Piicasa

Located in Manchester, GB

Piicasa, Pyramids of the Sun II, 2023 Spray Paint on Wood 120 x 120 cm (47.24 x 47.24 in) Original Artwork Unsigned Callum Simmons, aka Piicasa creates a series of paintings wit...

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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untited (2018), figurative portrait, female face, street art, geometric pattern
Untited (2018), figurative portrait, female face, street art, geometric pattern

Untited (2018), figurative portrait, female face, street art, geometric pattern

By Brittany Williams

Located in Jersey City, NJ

"Untited" (2018), by Brittany Williams, based in the Finger Lakes region of NY state Figurative portrait, female face, profile portraiture, geometric pattern, street art, street art...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Plumb, Vibrant Geometric Fabric Collage in Green, Magenta, Orange, Blue 13x12 in
Plumb, Vibrant Geometric Fabric Collage in Green, Magenta, Orange, Blue 13x12 in

Plumb, Vibrant Geometric Fabric Collage in Green, Magenta, Orange, Blue 13x12 in

By Linda Schmidt

Located in New York, NY

Plumb, 2026, fabric, thread, pins, paint, plastic, 8 x 7 in. (13 x 12 in. framed) In her framed works, Linda Kamille Schmidt plays with emotional connections and memory — each collag...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Thread, Plastic, Pins

Geometric Muse

Geometric Muse

By Kasia G

Located in New York, NY

Very stylized, geometric painting featuring a fashionable woman.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cairn 3, red, orange and yellow geometric abstraction
Cairn 3, red, orange and yellow geometric abstraction

Cairn 3, red, orange and yellow geometric abstraction

By Rachelle Krieger

Located in New York, NY

This work is framed. Dimensions: 27 x 27 inches. Rachelle Krieger received a BFA from Pratt Institute in 1989. She also studied at the New York Studio School and the Art Students L...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Monotype

Shape 19 (2019) - Abstract shape, work on paper, geometric, minimalist, orange
Shape 19 (2019) - Abstract shape, work on paper, geometric, minimalist, orange

Shape 19 (2019) - Abstract shape, work on paper, geometric, minimalist, orange

By Ryan Park

Located in Jersey City, NJ

Orange on white. Minimalism and Contemporary Minimalist / Abstract Art / Geometric Abstraction / Bright and Vivid Colors / Gestural Abstraction Framing available COA included

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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Inverse Cubes #4: geometric abstract Pop Art Op Art painting w/ green, blue, red
Inverse Cubes #4: geometric abstract Pop Art Op Art painting w/ green, blue, red

Inverse Cubes #4: geometric abstract Pop Art Op Art painting w/ green, blue, red

By Benjamin Weaver

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Blue/Red-Orange /// Ellsworth Kelly Contemporary Abstract Geometric Minimalism
Blue/Red-Orange /// Ellsworth Kelly Contemporary Abstract Geometric Minimalism

Blue/Red-Orange /// Ellsworth Kelly Contemporary Abstract Geometric Minimalism

By Ellsworth Kelly

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923-2015) Title: “Blue/Red-Orange” Portfolio: (Related to the Series of Ten Lithographs) *Signed by Kelly in pencil lower right Year: 1972 Medium:...

Category

1970s Minimalist Abstract Prints

Materials

Plexiglass, Lithograph

Squamae S 4 - pink, orange, white 3D abstract geometric ceramic wall composition
Squamae S 4 - pink, orange, white 3D abstract geometric ceramic wall composition

Squamae S 4 - pink, orange, white 3D abstract geometric ceramic wall composition

By Marie Laforey

Located in New York, NY

Marie Laforey is a self-taught artist based in New York, US who maintains a sustainable art practice using primarily organic material. Laforey enjoys the tactility of working with or...

Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Clay, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Where did the orange go by Joel Froment
Where did the orange go by Joel Froment

Where did the orange go by Joel Froment

By Joel Froment II

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Where did the orange go by Joel Froment Circa 2015 Acrylic on chipboard 100 x 75 x 4.5 cms Signed on the back 900 euros From 1962-1968, Joel Fromant studied at the Beaux-Arts in Par...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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A Close Look at Abstract Art

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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