Michael Kessler Mixed Media

American, b. 1954

Michael Kessler makes nature-based paintings that merge geometric elements with biomorphism. He began his art career as a landscape painter. While still an undergraduate at Kutztown University Kessler received a fellowship from the Whitney Museum of American Art to study and produce art in New York City at the Whitney Independent Study Program. During this period (1977–78) he met many important artists working in New York City including Richard Tuttle and Dorothea Rockburne. Influenced by the paintings of Brice Marden and Elizabeth Murray as well as the music of Phillip Glass and Steve Reich he began experimenting with his own work. His paintings soon became fully non-objective. Kessler's works are characterized by large fields of diaphanous color that are activated by organic linear structures that have been visually and physically woven into a grid structure, which consists of thick slabs of paint. These organic linear structures are overlapped and punctuated by dendritic growth patterns that suggest the bending of time and space. These visual elements as well as the color combinations have been carefully extracted from nature over time through prolonged observation and then reconstructed and orchestrated to transmit the dynamics of the Natural World. In this way Kessler synthesizes disparate elements into a new kind of harmony. In 1991 after returning from a year in Italy (via. the Rome Prize) Kessler became very involved with large-scale, site-specific installations. Gallery owner Chris Schmidt (Schmidt/Dean Gallery, Philadelphia) worked with Kessler to initiate this project by obtaining a commission from Arlen Specter for Kessler's first sitespecific work which was installed in Senator Specter's office at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. In Chicago Kessler continued this pursuit with Gallery owner Paul Klein who also got involved with the placement of sitespecific works in his gallery Klein Art Works. In 1993-95 Kessler taught art at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. During the 90s Kessler worked with Brenda Kroos in Cleveland, Ohio. He had several exhibitions there and many of his paintings were placed in corporate and private collections in the Cleveland area.

Artist: Michael Kessler

Michael KesslerMEDIANIC, 2018

$5,000

MEDIANIC

By Michael Kessler

Located in Three Oaks, MI

Michael Kessler’s work explores the continuum between gesture and geometry. Each work consists of as many as 50 micro-thin layers of translucent and transparent acrylic. Biomorphic tendrils branch to and fro, while arcs of line and color slip over and under matrices, balancing nature’s sinuous curves with the mindfulness of structure. He likens the gestural freedom in his works to a kind of painterly “tai chi” – a...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Michael Kessler Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Panel

Michael KesslerBirchonapsen

$8,500

Birchonapsen

By Michael Kessler

Located in New Orleans, LA

Acrylic on canvas

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2010s Abstract Michael Kessler Mixed Media

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Acrylic

Shiri PhillipsNo Answer - Modern Original Impasto Thick Paint Textural Abstract Painting, 2026

$1,815

H 30 in W 40 in

No Answer - Modern Original Impasto Thick Paint Textural Abstract Painting

By Shiri Phillips

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...

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2010s Abstract Michael Kessler Mixed Media

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Canvas, Acrylic

Alexander EulertFields No. 21 - Turquoise Blue Gold Organic Abstract Geometric Original Artwork, 2019

$645

H 12 in W 12 in

Fields No. 21 - Turquoise Blue Gold Organic Abstract Geometric Original Artwork

By Alexander Eulert

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 ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Michael Kessler Mixed Media

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Metal, Gold Leaf

Alexander EulertStreams No. 9 - Organic Abstract Geometric Original Painting Gold Green Red, 2013

$2,025

H 36 in W 24 in

Streams No. 9 - Organic Abstract Geometric Original Painting Gold Green Red

By Alexander Eulert

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 ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Michael Kessler Mixed Media

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Gold Leaf

Cecil TouchonPainting on Panel Titled: PDP698 44 x 66, 2014

$25,208

H 66 in W 44 in D 1.63 in

Painting on Panel Titled: PDP698 44 x 66

By Cecil Touchon

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Painting on Panel signed verso Cecil Touchon Born 1956 Austin, Texas is a contemporary American collage artist, painter, published poet and theorist living in Pagosa Springs, Colora...

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2010s Abstract Michael Kessler Mixed Media

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Acrylic

Angela WakefieldYellow & Black Abstract Expressionist Art, Mixed Media on Paper, Signed, 1999, 1999

$26,617

H 33 in W 24 in D 2.5 in

Yellow & Black Abstract Expressionist Art, Mixed Media on Paper, Signed, 1999

By Angela Wakefield

Located in Preston, GB

Yellow & Black Abstract Expressionist Art, Mixed Media on Paper, Signed, 1999 - a Unique Original Painting - an extremely rare early work from leading British Contemporary Artist...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Michael Kessler Mixed Media

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Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Wood, Paint, Paper, Parchment Paper, Varnish, Cot...

Juan Pita4 Cybergraph Enredo (S2). Colourful abstract geometric painting., 2025

$505

H 11.82 in W 7.88 in D 1.58 in

4 Cybergraph Enredo (S2). Colourful abstract geometric painting.

By Juan Pita

Located in Segovia, ES

4 Cybergraph Enredo (S2). Colourful abstract geometric painting Mixed media and Acrylic Paint on panel, 2025. Dimensions in cm.: 30 x 20 x 4 cm. In inches: 11.8" x 7.87" x 1.57" . ...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Michael Kessler Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Acrylic, Panel

Juan Pita3 Cybergraph Enredo (S1). Colourful abstract geometric painting., 2025

$505

H 11.82 in W 7.88 in D 1.58 in

3 Cybergraph Enredo (S1). Colourful abstract geometric painting.

By Juan Pita

Located in Segovia, ES

3 Cybergraph Enredo (S1). Colourful abstract geometric painting Mixed media and Acrylic Paint on panel, 2025. Dimensions: 30 x 20 x 4 cm. In inches: 11.8" x 7.87" x 1.57" . Simplic...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Michael Kessler Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Juan Pita"2 Cybergraph Enredo (M11)". Colourful abstract geometric painting., 2023

$505

H 13.39 in W 12.21 in D 1.58 in

"2 Cybergraph Enredo (M11)". Colourful abstract geometric painting.

By Juan Pita

Located in Segovia, ES

2 Cybergraph (M11)). Colourful abstract geometric painting Mixed media and Acrylic Paint on panel, 2023. Dimensions: 34 x 31 x 4 cm. In inches: 13.39" x 12.2" x 1.57" . Simplicity,...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Michael Kessler Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Ricky HuntBeach Blvd - Modern Acrylic Beige Monochrome Resin Artwork, 2024

$1,675

H 30 in W 24 in

Beach Blvd - Modern Acrylic Beige Monochrome Resin Artwork

By Ricky Hunt

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Michael Kessler Mixed Media

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Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Addison Jones“Flag of victory" abstract painting, western painting, mixed media painting, 2025

$13,500

H 48 in W 60 in D 1.5 in

“Flag of victory" abstract painting, western painting, mixed media painting

By Addison Jones

Located in Delaware , OH

Artist Statement “Flag of Victory” – Mixed Media on Canvas (48x60) This piece is a celebration of triumph—an abstract expression of spiritual and emotional victory. Using a blend of...

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2010s Abstract Michael Kessler Mixed Media

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Canvas, Archival Ink, Acrylic

Jack WolfeJack Wolfe - Mid century Modern Abstract Expressionist painting, Signed, Framed, 1965

$7,500

H 22.5 in W 27 in D 3 in

Jack Wolfe - Mid century Modern Abstract Expressionist painting, Signed, Framed

Located in New York, NY

Jack Wolfe Untitled, 1965 Acrylic and collage on board Hand signed on the front Acrylic and collage painting on board Hand signed and dated on the front Provenance: Parker Street 470...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Michael Kessler Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache

Maggie LaPorte BanksChanging Blues for Greys by Maggie LaPorte Banks, abstract art, contempory mix, 2019

$853

H 19.69 in W 19.69 in

Changing Blues for Greys by Maggie LaPorte Banks, abstract art, contempory mix

By Maggie LaPorte Banks

Located in Deddington, GB

Changing blues for greys, Maggie LaPorte Banks, unframed canvas, 50 x 50 cm , acrylic, mixed medium, monoprint, collage, carborundum. This work was inspired by a monoprint I made at ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Michael Kessler Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

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