Abstract Mixed Media
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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2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
1990s Abstract Mixed Media
Silk, Screen
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
1990s Abstract Mixed Media
Ceramic, Porcelain, Screen, Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
1950s Abstract Mixed Media
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Paint, Oil
1980s Abstract Mixed Media
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, India Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
1970s Abstract Mixed Media
Plastic, Wood, Mixed Media, Screen
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Paint
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Fabric, Textile, Canvas, Linen, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Spray Paint, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Plaster, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Iron
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Wax, Encaustic, Oil, Board
Artist Comments
A collage of papers, screen printer ink, and acrylic paint capture the land and seascapes of Acadia National Park. Artist Tim Engelhardt took inspiration from t...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Paper, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil
1980s Abstract Mixed Media
Plexiglass, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Textile, Cotton
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Lacquer, India Ink, Watercolor, Pigment
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Abstract Mixed Media
Metal
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Plaster, Foam Board, Pigment
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Oil, Acrylic
1970s Abstract Mixed Media
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Acrylic, Fabric, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Charcoal, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Gold Leaf
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Artist Comments
A dark structure cuts across a misty, pale background, while a warm, glowing light emanates from within. A luminous orb floats in the lower right corner. The ar...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Mixed Media
1960s Abstract Mixed Media
Wood, Oil, Board
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media
Early 2000s Abstract Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Gesso, Charcoal, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Thread
Early 2000s Abstract Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
Artist Patrick O'Boyle exhibits an abstract landscape using a vivid palette. "This painting is purely an abstract reference to places I have sketched on location," says Patrick. He paints with an acrylic wash establishing shapes, color & texture placement. Using collaged material creates interest and draws the viewer closer to the piece.
About the Artist
Patrick O'Boyle primarily paints in a studio, rarely using reference material other than his own thoughts and dreams. He always paints in a series of five - at the end of the fifth painting he revisits and reworks all of them until he feels they're complete. Using extra-long handles on his brushes, Patrick paints at a distance from the canvas so he can see the works evolve as a whole from the one color he starts with to the vibrant array at the end.
Words that describe this painting: abstract, landscape, bright, mixed media, collage, colorful, mark making, abstract, landscape, mixed media artwork, pink
Landscape Abstraction Collage...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Mixed Media
1980s Abstract Mixed Media
Paper, Pastel, Pencil
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Foam, Acrylic, Wood Panel




