Chase Langford has invented a distinctive visual language that is grounded in the natural and built environment while embarking into uncharted territory. His impactful depictions recall maps and aerial photography of sea coasts, mountains, farmland and cities through a calculated execution and highly refined draftsmanship.
Just as the West Coast Abstract Expressionists (1940–70) found California’s striking landscape fertile ground, so does Langford as he draws upon his geographic environs both near and far. Through his cartographic mastery, Langford contorts and synthesizes geographic elements, bringing forth paintings that are mysteriously familiar yet surprisingly unconventional. They challenge conventions of geography and landscapes, offering invigorating visions of space and place that transcend any specific locale, leading us to an exhilarating emotional experience.
Born in Pontiac, Michigan, Langford is a Los Angeles-based artist well known for his geographically inspired paintings. He studied cartography earning a BA from UC Santa Barbara in geography then worked as a cartographer at UCLA. Starting with his “Map Paintings,” Langford literally reinterpreted geography by taking selected features from maps and filled in the reconfigured shapes in a flurry of color and movement creating a fresh take on familiar geographic forms. This was followed with a series that moved even deeper into pure abstraction with his “Coldwater,” “Mulholland,” and “Scrape” series, which all lead to his “Morphic” series, now the core focus of his painting today.
Langford’s paintings have been widely shown at one-person and group exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York City, Washington D.C., Montreal, Palo Alto, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Napa Valley, Seattle, and Palm Springs, and are included many corporate/public collections (often site-specific commissions) such as Long Beach Museum of Art, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, the Star City in Sydney, Australia, and more. Langford’s work is held in private collections in North America, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, and Australia. It is also in the private collections of Magic Johnson and the Saudi royal family.
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"Sea Fair" abstract sedimentary landscape oil painting greys and blues
By Chase Langford
Located in Edgartown, MA
In Sea Fair 14, Chase Langford transforms the experience of the sea into a complex, almost geological field of movement, color, and accumulated form. Rather than depicting an ocean h...
Mixed Media, Oil
$18,000
H 13.1 in W 11.75 in D 0.5 in
Howard Mehring - Study for Spring Sweep, Signed painting Washington Color School
By Howard Mehring
Located in New York, NY
HOWARD MEHRING Study for Spring Sweep, 1964 Oil, oil stick, charcoal, gouache painting on paper Hand signed, dated and annotated with the names of the colors in graphite pencil on the front This is a unique work Frame included: elegantly matted and framed in a museum quality dark blue wood frame with UV plexiglass This 1964 hard edge painting on paper...
Oil Crayon, Oil, Gouache, Mixed Media
Time of Hope
By Arleen Joseph
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Arleen Joseph Evoking a sense of place, a heightened sense of atmosphere and cultural influences, my paintings are an allusion to landscape, a suggestion of place based on color and...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Untitled
By Corrado Ferrante
Located in Milano, MI
negli anni approfondisce anche lo studio della storia dell’arte e, in particolare, si appassiona ai pittori che lui stesso ama definire “fuori dall’onda”, per lo “spirito di novità” ...
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
$8,500
H 24 in W 24 in D 1.25 in
"Centrifuge" - Contemporary Abstract Collage with Figure and Chinese Print
By Steven H. Rehfeld
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954) "Centrifuge" 1998 Oil paint, paper, newsprint, mixed media, on canvas stretched over a wood panel The artist signed the back of the painting. ...
Canvas, Oil, Resin, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Newsprint, Stretcher Bars
$9,000
H 24 in W 24 in D 1 in
"Being Free" - Colorful Textured Abstract in Black, Pink, and Blue - Mixed Media
By Steven H. Rehfeld
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954) "Being Free" 2018 Oil paint, paper, resin, mixed media, canvas stretched over a wood panel The artist signed the back of the painting. "Being...
Canvas, Oil, Resin, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Stretcher Bars
From the beginning (Sin dall'inizio)
By Corrado Ferrante
Located in Milano, MI
In the compositions, the gaze is attracted by an interplay of harmonious balances between full and empty spaces, which compel the regarding to an observation dynamic approach in orde...
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
$450
H 14 in W 11 in D 0.25 in
Ocean Series of Contemporary Art 8-13, Blues, Individual Pieces of Abstract Art
By Joan Breckwoldt
Located in Houston, TX
EACH PIECE IS PRICED AT $450 YOU MAY BUY ONE OR MULTIPLES OF ONE. Joan Breckwoldt is an American contemporary artist living in Houston, Texas. This col...
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
$4,585
H 52.37 in W 44.49 in D 1.97 in
Mark Ebert Løvendahl Minimal Abstract Earth-Tone Painting 2025
By Mark Ebert
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$5,044
H 56.3 in W 44.49 in D 1.97 in
Mark Ebert Løvendahl Minimalist Abstract Black Painting on Cotton Canvas
By Mark Ebert
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$19,000
H 50 in W 40 in D 1.5 in
"Fragments" - Vibrant Mixed Media Contemporary Abstract in Warm Pastel Palette
By Steven H. Rehfeld
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954) "Fragments", 2022 Oil paint, Newsprint, Ink, Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the back of the painting. "Fragments" is a...
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media, Ink, Newsprint, Stretcher Bars
$7,500
H 40 in W 40 in D 0.25 in
"Rivers End" - Black and Green Mixed Media Textured Contemporary Abstract Art
By Katheryn Holt
Located in Carmel, CA
Katheryn Holt (American, born 1951) "Rivers End" 2022 Oil Paint, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Wood The artist signed the back of the painting. In this captivating artwork, the artist ex...
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood, Wood Panel
$2,292
H 24.81 in W 16.93 in D 1.97 in
Mark Ebert Løvendahl Minimalist Abstract Dark Painting on Cotton Canvas
By Mark Ebert
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
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H 50 in W 40 in
"Sea Fair" abstract sedimentary landscape oil painting greys and blues
By Chase Langford
Located in Edgartown, MA
Chase Langford has created a distinctive visual language that is grounded in the natural and built environment while embarking into uncharted territory. His impactful depictions reca...
Mixed Media, Oil
"Metropolis 5" pink abstract
By Chase Langford
Located in Edgartown, MA
Chase Langford has created a distinctive visual language that is grounded in the natural and built environment while embarking into uncharted territory. His impactful depictions reca...
Mixed Media, Oil