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Maelstrom, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Maelstrom, created with acrylic and vinyl paint on clear gessoed canvas, explores a dynamic balance of gesture and texture. Bold black and tan brushstrokes sweep across the surface, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Vinyl, Canvas
Night Watch, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Night Watch captures a dynamic interplay of movement and contrast through bold, gestural brushstrokes of deep blue and black layered over a textured canvas surface. The use of clear ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic, Vinyl
Summer Horizon, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Summer Horizon is a contemporary abstract landscape painting that uses acrylic paint to stain the canvas and form large areas of color and shape. The open area of blue brings to min...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Warmth of the Water, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This work presents a striking interplay of deep cobalt blue and vibrant orange, layered with lighter blue and off white passages that suggest fluid movement across the surface. The b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Muslin, Acrylic, Vinyl
Afterparty, Contemporary Abstract Painting by Matt Higgins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Afterparty" is an oil-on-canvas painting that employs a vocabulary of geometric shapes, blending together to form new and unforeseen moments. Originally executed with acrylic on can...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chance and Destiny, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting uses an interplay of dark green, black, and negative space, forming abstract, gestural shapes that evoke a sense of rhythm and movement. The composition balances dense,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic, Vinyl
Airstream, Contemporary Mixed Media Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting is a rhythmic and energetic abstract composition that combines bold color, dynamic form, and the physical layering of materials. The artist employs sweeping shapes and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Vinyl
Fold, Contemporary Abstract Collage Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Collage has always been a part of the artist's work. The idea of reusing, recontextualizing, and even resurrecting parts of the painting. From an economic standpoint the materials ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Vinyl
Two Sailboats, Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This vibrant painting captures an abstracted seascape at sunset, rendered with bold, impasto brushstrokes and vivid, contrasting colors. The scene features two sailboats gliding acro...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Oil Crayon
$340 Sale Price
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Velocity Bloom, Contemporary Abstract Painting by Matt Higgins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This large-scale oil painting on a wood panel bursts with kinetic energy and bold color, dominated by a vivid red background that envelops and contrasts with dynamic strokes of blue,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$6,000 Sale Price
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Euphoria In Bloom, Contemporary Gestural Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting is a bold and expressive abstract composition created with a combination of oil and acrylic on canvas. It gives off vibrant energy, primarily featuring a palette of pas...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Linger In Warmth, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Linger in Warmth is a minimalist abstract painting composed of undulating, flame-like shapes in a vivid tangerine orange, set against a flat, soft pink background. The composition pl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$825 Sale Price
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Cosmic Blossoms, Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Cosmic Blossoms is a vibrant and expressive oil painting that continues the artist’s ongoing exploration of floral, plant life and landscape motifs set against surreal, dreamlike lan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Slow Down Peony, Contemporary Text Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting builds on Higgins’ Slow Down series, which began in 2021. Through an ongoing exploration of the relationship between text and image, Higgins creates works that communic...
Category
2010s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
$1,760 Sale Price
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Way Out There, Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting was created using layered washes of black acrylic as a backdrop, with bold applications of oil paint and oil sticks worked energetically across the surface. It depicts ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Interference, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In this piece, the use of negative space highlights each individual marks character, weight and texture. The painting explores various types of mark making and application inspired b...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil
$2,275 Sale Price
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Summer Morning, Contemporary Naturalist Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
It may be hard to believe, but Summer Morning began as a flurry of overlapping text and expressive black-and-white oil paint. Seeking solace amidst the chaos of emotive words, Higgin...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jester, Contemporary Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting was created over several months with intermittent pauses throughout the process. The primary composition was established early on, but the surface evolved as layers of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ascension, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting evolved over several months, undergoing numerous changes and iterations throughout its creation. Like many of the artist's oil paintings, it was allowed to rest at vari...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Only Paradise, Contemporary Text Painting by Matt Higgins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting is part of the artists' Paradise series, an ongoing project that began in 2021. Several works from the series were recently exhibited during Miami Art Week 2024 in collaboration with the artist's gallery. Created with acrylic paint on a custom wood panel, the piece employs a palette of black and tan to depict a dynamic landscape rich with energy and expressive language.
A recurring motif in the series, this painting features a palm tree, waves, and clouds. The palm tree—a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Slow Down, Contemporary Text Painting by Matt Higgins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting is part of the Slow Down series, which began in 2021 and remains ongoing. It features a serene landscape with a palm tree, gentle waves, and a crescent moon. At the top...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
$937 Sale Price
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Worship, Contemporary Gestural Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting combines organic shapes with gestural brushwork that suggests the human form. Executed in oil on canvas, it reveals the textured grit of the artist’s process and the la...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,625 Sale Price
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Misplaced, Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This artwork was crafted using acrylic paint on canvas, featuring a mix of geometric and organic shapes in a green palette. The painting was created in large confident brushstrokes a...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$326 Sale Price
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Palm 5, Contemporary Abstract Landscape
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Excerpt from the Palm series 2023 - Present
The artworks presented here depict palm-like plants in mostly nocturnal and enigmatic settings, often against mountainous backdrops and o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Trap, Contemporary Abstract Painting by Matt Higgins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The artwork "Trap" evolved through multiple sessions, employing a diverse application of layered oil paint techniques such as brushwork, direct tube application, and blending with wa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wax, Oil
Burning Sun, Plastic Shoreline - Contemporary Mixed Media Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting was constructed using a number of attached surfaces including canvas, muslin and plastic debris. Attaching strips of canvas allows me to recycle used material into new...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Muslin, Plastic, Acrylic, Vinyl
$4,500 Sale Price
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Everyday, Contemporary Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting came about through process and experimentation with layering and combining geometric shapes. Throughout the process of creation I was listening to electronic / dance mu...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Vinyl
$3,375 Sale Price
25% Off
Traveling Solo, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Traveling Solo takes place in a mysterious landscape of floating, energetic geometric and lyrical shapes. The direct application of textured oil paint over thin flashe paint ground c...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Vinyl
Horizon In Red and Blue, Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting shows the horizon in its silent and mysterious grandeur, separated by a thin strip of pink paint and a division of two colors. The painting was created with washes of h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Vinyl
$2,175 Sale Price
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Far Away Place, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting was created using acrylic paint on raw canvas. The washy moments of paint create variations of black and grey tones and texture. The bold geometric shapes loosely refer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,340 Sale Price
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No Expectations, Contemporary Geometric Black and Tan Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting combines abstract mark-making, geometric shapes, collaged canvas, and intricate line work. The title "No Expectations" reflects its intuitive, process-driven creation. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Falling Leaves, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Falling Leaves" is an abstract painting that combines geometric and organic shapes to create subtle transparency effects and varied figure-ground relationships. Painted with acrylic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Muslin, Acrylic
$1,324 Sale Price
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Unspoken Mind, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This artwork evolved gradually through a lengthy process, employing oil on canvas along with affixed sections of canvas. The painting incorporates fragments from earlier smaller work...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Scorched, Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Scorched shows and intensely heated landscape with the sun hovering overhead. Plant life struggles to stay alive in this hot climate and the plants he...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Vinyl
Elusive Orange, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Elusive Orange uses bold brushwork and strong dynamic figure-ground relationships to create a balanced and intriguing abstract composition. The evidence of the process can be seen in...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Persevering Through The Heat Of The Desert Sun, Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted using a combination of imagination and photographic reference, this piece shows a barren, dreamy desert landscape a theme the artist uses in much of his work. Painted with ac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Strange Terrain, Contemporary Oil Landscape Painting by Matt Higgins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece was created with generous brushstrokes of oil paint, loosely referencing a desert landscape. The title Strange Terrain comes from the nature of the painting being in an i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
What Remains, Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting, titled What Remains, presents a haunting yet vivid interpretation of a barren, abstracted landscape. The composition is divided into two primary zones: a stark white f...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Palm, Contemporary Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
In this abstract landscape painting, a captivating scene unfolds on a canvas brought to life by layers of oil paint. Against a deep black background, a juxtaposition of elements emer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
