Abstract Abstract Photography
ABSTRACT STYLE
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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Style: Abstract
#39, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#127, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
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#105, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
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#237, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
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Fire Study 1 - Flames, Fine Art Photographic Print, Signed and Framed
Located in London, GB
Inspired by East Asian Sumi ink drawings, George McLeod wanted to find a photographic way of producing intricately detailed images. As with Sumi ink drawing, fire is both controllabl...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Color, Black and White, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Cotton, Wood, Arch...
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Retaining Wall II, Rockingham - Abstract Blue Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Blue abstract photograph from Richard Heeps' series Trading Paint.
Richard Heeps has a history of photographing Drag Racing in the UK, America and Europe. Trading Paint is a term tha...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
#88, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#241, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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Manhattanhenge, Big Sun Sunset Manhattan Street Golden Light Silhouetted People
Located in Miami, FL
Signed, dated lower and numbered 2/15 lower right recto, unframed, other sizes available.
Manhattanhenge. Unique moment where the sun aligns with the east to west grid structure of t...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Inkjet
#133, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#131, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#123, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#117, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#114, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#108, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#75, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#114, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
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#93, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#103, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#71, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#91, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#63, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#125, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#107, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#67, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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Melting Curves, Blue Tones Monotype Cyanotype on Paper, Unique Abstract Piece
By Kind of Cyan
Located in Barcelona, ES
This unique monotype cyanotype, rendered in rich blue tones, invites the viewer into a dreamlike rhythm of interwoven shapes. Created using the cyanotype process, this one-of-a-kind ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph, Monotype
Snowy Night, Rainy Night in Manhattan with Orange Sky
Located in Miami, FL
A solitary hooded figure crosses a desolate Manhattan street as light snow and rain come down. For 54 years, Mitchell Funk has been chronicling the effects of light on form; here, h...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
#25, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#165, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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Piston, Trama Series, 2024
Located in Miami, FL
Part of Eduardo Rezende’s Trama series, this special work explores the interplay between industrial material and abstraction. The composition reveals the rich tonalities of oxidized ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Cotton Canvas
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Untitled (W.O.F 18-6-13)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Works of Fire
When I look into the night sky I am awestruck by the darkness that is the universe. As the sparse light of the stars descends, I am entangled in a state of wonder, sea...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Silver Gelatin
New York City Abstract Multiple Exposure Kaleidoscope Reds Blues, Architecture
Located in Miami, FL
In-camera Multiple Exposure using colored gels and negative color.
Eye-popping and optically stimulating interpretation of New York skyscapers.
Signed and dated on lower right, num...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Photographic Paper
#22, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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Blanket 11, Mixed Media Digital Print, 2016
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Your purchase through TurningArt can be displayed as either a high quality print, or it's true original form as a woven blanket. Please contact TurningArt for more...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
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Photographic Paper
#163, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#161, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#101, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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Rosa East Park - Apricot Orange Rose Royal Horticultural Society Wisley
By Giles Revell
Located in Brighton, GB
Rosa East Park Giles Revell
This is an Archival Pigment Print available in this size of 50cm x 50cm in a limited edition of 25 prints.
In Cartographic Colour, Giles Revell reduce...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
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Color, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Pigment
Crosshatch
Located in Storrs, CT
" "Crosshatch" is a classic example of my abstract PhotoLuminism technique. When light travels, the human eye cannot see its trails, but the camera can. Capturing images that are int...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Black and White
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#79, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Gaze Into The Lake 02 and Hearing Gaia 02, Diptych. Abstract color photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Archival Pigment
Singularity 01 and It All Moves 01, Diptych. Abstract color photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artists computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's wo...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Archival Pigment
#147, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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#133, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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#249, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#122, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#254, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#27, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#83, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#82, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#256, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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I Got Your Back 03 and Healing 03. Abstract color photographs, Diptych.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
Tcherassi's w...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Archival Pigment
#11, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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#14, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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Faces1 - Part Of Un·I·Den·Ti·Fi·A·Ble Series, Abstract Photograph, 2015
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
part of un·i·den·ti·fi·a·ble series – inspiration was to work with a portrait and distort the image until the face became invisible.
"removing identities until the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
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Photographic Paper
Liquid Gold Diptych
Located in Fairfield, CT
German-born Christine Matthäi’s fascination with photography and film began during her early teenage years. She studied and graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in Ber...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Photography
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C Print, Plexiglass
Mondi VI, 2025, Curacao, Unique pigment print, digitally made by hand
By Gary Cruz
Located in New York, NY
Mondi VI, is part of the artist's "The Curacao Pictures" Series. This one-of-a- kind, archival pigment print is printed on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag bright paper with a deckled edge. Sig...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Archival Pigment
Sail Boats with Two Men in a Boat on a Silver Gray Sea, Monochromatic
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Simmering silver water underpins a group of sailboats punctuated by a small boat in the foreground.
The image takes on the look of traditional Asian art with its simplicity and per...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Photographic Paper, Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
#220, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
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I Got Your Back 02 and Healing 02. Abstract color photographs, Diptych.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist's computer-generated paintings merge craftsmanship and technology, creating an eclectic and unique style. Through her art, she aims to illuminate the world.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Photography
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Archival Pigment
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