Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

American, b. 1985

Thomas Hammer was born in 1985 and grew up in Ithaca, New York. He completed his BS at Cornell University. He is known for his motion-filled ink works on paper. His ink works, created with a unique tool that’s a fusion of a squeegee and a brush, are inspired by the spontaneity and vim of post-war action painting, though they employ a unique vocabulary of mark-making. He creates a sense of depth through the variety of textures that vary between smooth and flowing, staccato and rhythmic. The physical process of creating his ink paintings involves a degree of performance. The brushwork requires gestures that activate the body like dance. He works fast and relies on instinct to achieve the right balance of spontaneity and control. Hammer started his career as an interaction designer at digital agencies in New York City. He titles his artworks after extinct plants, evoking a moment in time which we cannot return to. His abstract works speak to the complexities of contemporary life, with the calligraphic elements offering a nod to a more cosmopolitan and inclusive art world today. He says of his work, “I aim to create emotionally impactful works that explore the relationship between human activity and our natural surroundings. Though non-representational, my works are inspired by photography — particularly images of vast landscapes, outer space, and major meteorological events. My work alternates from organic and spontaneous to strictly linear, minimal and mechanical. I aim to balance these forces to create work that is chaotic, but still controlled. To me, a successful piece is viewed as a window to an imagined space rather than as a physical object.” His works have been published in Architectural Digest, CoEval Magazine, and Lines Magazine and have been exhibited internationally and acquired by collectors around the world.

Artist: Thomas Hammer

Thomas HammerChamaecyparis Eureka - Original Black and White Abstract Calligraphy Painting, 2014

$1,400

Chamaecyparis Eureka - Original Black and White Abstract Calligraphy Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

New York artist Thomas Hammer is known for his motion filled ink works on paper. The physical process of creating his ink paintings involves a degree of performance. The brushwork re...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Thomas HammerOrontium Mackii - Original Black and White Abstract Calligraphy Painting, 2016

$2,800

Orontium Mackii - Original Black and White Abstract Calligraphy Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

New York artist Thomas Hammer is known for his motion-filled ink works on paper. His artworks, created with a unique tool fusing a squeegee and a brush, are inspired by the spontanei...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Thomas HammerSagaria - Minimalist Black and White Original Ink Abstract Painting, 2017

$2,100

Sagaria - Minimalist Black and White Original Ink Abstract Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

New York artist Thomas Hammer is known for his motion-filled ink works on paper. His artworks, created with a unique tool fusing a squeegee and a brush, are inspired by the spontanei...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Thomas HammerDelta Muscae - Black and White Painting, 2020

$1,900

Delta Muscae - Black and White Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

New York artist Thomas Hammer is known for his motion-filled black and white ink works on paper. His artworks, created with a unique tool fusing a squeegee and a brush, are inspired ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Thomas HammerPinus Matthewsii - Minimalist Original Black and White Contemporary Ink Painting, 2015

$1,900

Pinus Matthewsii - Minimalist Original Black and White Contemporary Ink Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

New York artist Thomas Hammer is known for his motion-filled ink works on paper. His artworks, created with a unique tool fusing a squeegee and a brush, are inspired by the spontanei...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

a.musePink Cosmos Monotype Print, Abstract Art, 2023, Hand-Pulled by the Artist, 2023

$800Sale Price|20% Off

H 13.75 in W 11 in

Pink Cosmos Monotype Print, Abstract Art, 2023, Hand-Pulled by the Artist

By a.muse

Located in New york, NY

In the artist's abstract print series, Cosmos, 2023 by a.muse represents an imaginary cosmos - the universe as a place of longing, dreams, wonder, and ethereal beauty. A 13.75" x 11"...

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2010s Abstract Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Rag Paper, Monotype, Gouache

Mila AkopovaThe garden of delights - abstraction art, made in pink, purple, grey color, 2021

$760

H 20 in W 16 in

The garden of delights - abstraction art, made in pink, purple, grey color

By Mila Akopova

Located in Fort Lee, NJ

Interior design paintings. The diptych is made with alcoholic ink in pink, purple, fuchia, grey color on Yupo paper. Each work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold) with a styren...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Donald Stacy1950s "Abstract #4" Ink and Gouache Painting Univ of Paris, 1950s

$900

H 20.75 in W 11.5 in D 0.5 in

1950s "Abstract #4" Ink and Gouache Painting Univ of Paris

By Donald Stacy

Located in Arp, TX

Donald Stacy "Abstract #4" c.1950s Ink & Gouache on paper 10.5x19.5" brown, ripple, wood frame 11.5”x1”x20.75” Signed in pencil lower right with label on reverse Came from artist's e...

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Early 20th Century Abstract Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

Mila AkopovaOcean blue - abstract painting, made in blue color, 2022

$304Sale Price|20% Off

H 20 in W 16 in

Ocean blue - abstract painting, made in blue color

By Mila Akopova

Located in Fort Lee, NJ

Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in blue color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold or black) with a styrene face on a mat bo...

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2010s Abstract Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Mila AkopovaUnknown - abstract painting, made in blue, grey, brown color, 2022

$304Sale Price|20% Off

H 20 in W 16 in

Unknown - abstract painting, made in blue, grey, brown color

By Mila Akopova

Located in Fort Lee, NJ

Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in blue, grey, brown color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold or black) with a styrene fac...

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2010s Abstract Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Murray DuncanField Study — Group of Four Mixed Media Works on Paper by Murray Duncan, 2025

$1,745

H 24 in W 18 in D 0.05 in

Field Study — Group of Four Mixed Media Works on Paper by Murray Duncan

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Field Study is a group of four mixed-media works on archival cold-press watercolor paper by Toronto artist Murray Duncan, each measuring 18 × 24 inches. Part of his ongoing Untitled ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paint, Paper, Ink, Pencil

Mila AkopovaBreeze - abstract painting, made in ultramarine blue, grey color, 2022

$304Sale Price|20% Off

H 20 in W 16 in

Breeze - abstract painting, made in ultramarine blue, grey color

By Mila Akopova

Located in Fort Lee, NJ

Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in ultramarine blue and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold and black) with a st...

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2010s Abstract Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Nazanin MoghbeliPair of unframed abstract calligraphic ink drawings/paintings on paper, 2020-21

$3,100

H 22.5 in W 28.5 in

Pair of unframed abstract calligraphic ink drawings/paintings on paper

By Nazanin Moghbeli

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Nazanin Moghbeli is a Persian American artist with training in Persian calligraphy, miniature painting, and music. She borrows techniques from Iranian calligraphy to create abstract ...

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2010s Abstract Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite

Paula ValenzuelaFlow, 2025

$590

H 14 in W 10 in

Flow

Located in San Francisco, CA

Paula Valenzuela Flow, 2025 Watercolor, alcohol and acrylic ink on paper 14 x 10 inches This one-of-a-kind work on paper comes unframed and ships in a tube. External, visible frame ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Urszula WilkUntitled - Contemporary Expressive Abstract Painting, Conceptual Art, 2021

$2,641

H 43.71 in W 30.32 in

Untitled - Contemporary Expressive Abstract Painting, Conceptual Art

Located in Salzburg, AT

The artwork is signed (see last photo) and will be shipped rolled in a tube. Urszula Wilk – artist statment: I have always been interested in the idea of infiniteness of a painting...

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2010s Contemporary Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Mila AkopovaEmotions - abstract painting, made in violet, orange color, 2021

$304Sale Price|20% Off

H 20 in W 16 in

Emotions - abstract painting, made in violet, orange color

By Mila Akopova

Located in Fort Lee, NJ

Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in violet, orange color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed black with a styrene face on a mat bo...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Mila AkopovaThe mazes of memory-abstraction art, made in brown, light blue, aubergine color, 2019

$450Sale Price|22% Off

H 20 in W 32 in

The mazes of memory-abstraction art, made in brown, light blue, aubergine color

By Mila Akopova

Located in Fort Lee, NJ

Interior design paintings. The diptych is made with alcoholic ink on Yupo paper. Each work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed without glass on a double mat board in light blue with s...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

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Thomas HammerChi Eridani - Black and White Painting, 2018

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H 40 in W 36 in

Chi Eridani - Black and White Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Thomas Hammer88 Aquarii - Square Black and White Painting, 2018

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88 Aquarii - Square Black and White Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Thomas HammerGlossopteris, 2014

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H 66 in W 42 in

Glossopteris

Located in Los Angeles, CA

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Thomas Hammer"Alpha Fornacis" - Large Scale Black and White Original Artwork, 2017

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H 70 in W 30 in

"Alpha Fornacis" - Large Scale Black and White Original Artwork

Located in Los Angeles, CA

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Thomas HammerLambda Andromedae, 2017

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H 66 in W 40 in

Lambda Andromedae

Located in Los Angeles, CA

New York artist Thomas Hammer is known for his motion filled ink works on paper. His ink works, created with a unique tool that’s a fusion of a squeegee and a brush, are inspired by ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Thomas HammerEridanus, 2017

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H 44 in W 40 in

Eridanus

Located in Los Angeles, CA

New York artist Thomas Hammer is known for his motion filled ink works on paper. His ink works, created with a unique tool that’s a fusion of a squeegee and a brush, are inspired by ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Thomas HammerPodozamites, 2016

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H 44 in W 56 in

Podozamites

Located in Los Angeles, CA

New York artist Thomas Hammer is known for his motion filled ink works on paper. His ink works, created with a unique tool that’s a fusion of a squeegee and a brush, are inspired by ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Thomas HammerCommidendrum Rotundifolium, 2016

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H 55 in W 36 in

Commidendrum Rotundifolium

Located in Los Angeles, CA

New York artist Thomas Hammer is known for his motion filled ink works on paper. His ink works, created with a unique tool that’s a fusion of a squeegee and a brush, are inspired by ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Thomas HammerStenocarpus Dumbeensis, 2017

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H 47 in W 41 in

Stenocarpus Dumbeensis

Located in Los Angeles, CA

New York artist Thomas Hammer is known for his motion filled ink works on paper. His ink works, created with a unique tool that’s a fusion of a squeegee and a brush, are inspired by ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Thomas HammerPleiospilos Simulans, 2016

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H 50 in W 50 in

Pleiospilos Simulans

Located in Los Angeles, CA

New York artist Thomas Hammer is known for his motion filled black and white ink works on paper. The physical process of creating his ink paintings involves a degree of performance. ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Thomas HammerFirmiana Major, 2016

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H 70 in W 30 in

Firmiana Major

Located in Los Angeles, CA

New York artist Thomas Hammer is known for his motion filled ink works on paper. The physical process of creating his ink paintings involves a degree of performance. The brushwork re...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Paper

Thomas HammerOsmunda Wehrii, 2016

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H 36 in W 36 in

Osmunda Wehrii

Located in Los Angeles, CA

New York artist Thomas Hammer is known for his motion filled ink works on paper. The physical process of creating his ink paintings involves a degree of performance. The brushwork re...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Thomas Hammer Abstract Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper

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