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By Carlos Tirado
Located in Doral, FL
Tirado's original piece "Actions" is an abstract oil painting on canvas. Which portray a contrast
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Golden Action Glow
Located in NIAGARA PARK, NSW
This painting explores an action painting with a glowing golden background. It represents the back
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

Heritage, evocative abstract blue, white, pink action painting with resin
Located in Toronto, ON
Working solely with a palette knife, Kate pulls multiple colours on both sides of her knife, mixing the colours directly on the panel. Working flat, she creates from all sides, ensur...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel, Epoxy Resin

Experience in Action
By Aleta Pippin
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Experience in Action by Aleta Pippin oil on linen 84" x 52" 2013 Santa Fe abstract painter, Aleta
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Fast Action, acrylic on canvas
By Rosalind Breen
Located in New York, NY
Last chance! This item will shortly no longer be available. This is an acrylic on canvas painting from the artist's newest body of work that focuses on the sensual nature of paint ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Consequences of Action, 2023
Located in Orange, CA
Consequences of Action, 2023 Additional information: Medium: Glass Dimensions: 3 x 2 1/4 in x 2 in
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Action Potential Point 2
By Ieva Mediodia
Located in Lake Worth, FL
then overlaid, connecting the pools of paint. Mediodia’s work has been noted in the Flash Art, New
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Action Potential Point 1
By Ieva Mediodia
Located in Lake Worth, FL
then overlaid, connecting the pools of paint. Mediodia’s work has been noted in the Flash Art, New
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Mixed Media

Wildflower Nº 12 flowers canvas colors boxing Luigi Rodríguez action pink red
Located in Madrid, MD
Inspired by Warhol’s and Monet’s flowers, I wanted to paint my own but had no idea how to begin. And that exact moment, my old forgotten boxing gloves appeared once again in my life ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Wildflower Nº 13 canvas Luigi Rodríguez flowers boxing red pink green action
Located in Madrid, MD
Inspired by Warhol’s and Monet’s flowers, I wanted to paint my own but had no idea how to begin. And that exact moment, my old forgotten boxing gloves appeared once again in my life ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Wildflower Nº 20 canvas boxing Luigi Rodríguez green blue yellow action fun
Located in Madrid, MD
Inspired by Warhol’s and Monet’s flowers, I wanted to paint my own but had no idea how to begin. And that exact moment, my old forgotten boxing gloves appeared once again in my life ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Wildflower Nº 19 canvas boxing flowers action Luigi Rodríguez blue red yellow
Located in Madrid, MD
Inspired by Warhol’s and Monet’s flowers, I wanted to paint my own but had no idea how to begin. And that exact moment, my old forgotten boxing gloves appeared once again in my life ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Wildflower Nº 23 cavas flowers Luigi Rodríguez green orange pink Boxing action
Located in Madrid, MD
Inspired by Warhol’s and Monet’s flowers, I wanted to paint my own but had no idea how to begin. And that exact moment, my old forgotten boxing gloves appeared once again in my life ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Wildflower Nº 24 canvas flowers Luigi Rodríguez Boxing red green pink action
Located in Madrid, MD
Inspired by Warhol’s and Monet’s flowers, I wanted to paint my own but had no idea how to begin. And that exact moment, my old forgotten boxing gloves appeared once again in my life ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Wildflower Nº 22 canvas boxing flowers red blue green Luigi Rodríguez action
Located in Madrid, MD
Inspired by Warhol’s and Monet’s flowers, I wanted to paint my own but had no idea how to begin. And that exact moment, my old forgotten boxing gloves appeared once again in my life ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Wildflower Nº 7 boxing flowers luigi Rodriguez canvas red yellow white action
Located in Madrid, MD
Inspired by Warhol’s and Monet’s flowers, I wanted to paint my own but had no idea how to begin. And that exact moment, my old forgotten boxing gloves appeared once again in my life ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas

“Action Man”
, Scandinavian Mixed Media, numbered and signed
Located in Vordingborg, Zealand
"Action Man" Mixed Media - Screen Print, Woodcut and Gaze by the Danish Artist Lars Grenaae, 2005
Category

Early 2000s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen, Mixed Media, Woodcut

The Union Pacific Rail Action
By Wesley Willis
Located in Chicago, IL
Wesley Willis (1963-2003) was a self-trained artist and native Chicagoan, growing up on Chicago’s Southside. Willis honed his technical abilities in the Chicago Public Schools, where...
Category

1980s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Cardboard, Ballpoint Pen, Felt Pen

Action Shaman State 1
By Fritz Scholder
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Houston Publisher stamp (Houston Fine Art Press,) signed front lower right in pencil, edition 29/50
Category

1980s Abstract Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

First Quarter "Action" by Lori Fox. Yellows, Blues abstract watercolor on paper
By Lori Fox
Located in Granbury, TX
First Quarter "Action", 2017 by Lori Fox Watercolor and graphite on paper 16 13/40 x 12 1/2 inch
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Graphite

Abstract Action Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A modernist oil on canvas, circa 1960. Unsigned. Displayed in a black modernist frame. Image size, 20"L x 24"H.
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lundi (Abstract Expressionist Action Drip Painting)
By Frederic Karoly
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
, dated and titled on reverse. Excellent condition with no damage or restoration. Biography: An abstract
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract Expressionist Action Painting New York School Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1965. Unsigned. Displayed in
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Abstract Expressionist mid-century gestural action painting)
By Murray Hantman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
by his life experiences and a commitment to the practice of making art, the work of Murray Hantman
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Action Abstraction", Abstract, Bronze Metal Sculpture by Bill Barrett
By Bill Barrett
Located in New York, NY
"Action Abstraction" by Bill Barrett Fabricated bronze Bill Barrett is considered a central figure
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Action Series - Cycle
By Margo Hoff
Located in Denver, CO
was during this time that her bold, artistic imagination came alive. She began formal art training in
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Acteon or Another Action
By Fritz Bultman
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fritz Bultman set himself apart from other Abstract Expressionists with his meticulously organized
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Tendency of actions - Contempory abstract, Oil, Pink silver, colorful
By Anna Masiul-Gozdecka
Located in Warsaw, PL
paints realistic and abstract paintings with the technique of acrylics paint and collages.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Action - Giclée by Dadodu - 2003
By Dadodu
Located in Roma, IT
Action is an interesting giclée print realized by the contemporary artist Dadodu in 2003. This
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Action - Original Giclée Print by Dadodu - 2003
By Dadodu
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions 60 x 60 cm. Action is an interesting giclée print realized by the contemporary
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Abstract Photograph Post USSR Russian Avant Garde Solarized Photo Non Conformist
By Valentin Samarine
Located in Surfside, FL
, whether it is abstract expressionism (USA), action art (England) or tachism (France) . Valentin Samarine
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Abstract Photograph Post Soviet Russian Avant Garde Solarized Non Conformist
By Valentin Samarine
Located in Surfside, FL
, whether it is abstract expressionism (USA), action art (England) or tachism (France) . Valentin Samarine
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Abstract Photograph Post Soviet Russian Avant Garde Solarized Non Conformist
By Valentin Samarine
Located in Surfside, FL
, whether it is abstract expressionism (USA), action art (England) or tachism (France) . Valentin Samarine
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Photography

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper

Vortex (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Vortex (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II) 2002 Color etching on 350 gsm
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Revolution (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Revolution (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II) 2002 Color etching on 350
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Vortex (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Vortex (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II) 2002 Color etching on 350 gsm
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Revolution (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Revolution (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II) 2002 Color etching on 350
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

The Twist (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
The Twist (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II) 2002 Color etching on 350
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Catherine Wheel (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Catherine Wheel (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II) 2002 Color etching
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

The Twist (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
The Twist (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II) 2002 Color etching on 350
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Spinning Around (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Spinning Around (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II) 2002 Color etching
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Helter Skelter (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Helter Skelter (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II) 2002 Color etching on
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

How to disappear completely (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
How to disappear completely (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II) 2002
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Catherine Wheel (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Catherine Wheel (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II) 2002 Color etching
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Helter Skelter (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Helter Skelter (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II) 2002 Color etching on
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

How to disappear completely (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
How to disappear completely (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II) 2002
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Spinning Around (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Spinning Around (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II) 2002 Color etching
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Follow My Leader (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Follow My Leader (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II) 2002 Color etching
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Windmills of my mind (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Windmills of my mind (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II) 2002 Color
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Follow My Leader (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Follow My Leader (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II) 2002 Color etching
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Windmills of my mind (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Vol II
By Damien Hirst
Located in Zug, CH
Windmills of my mind (from In a Spin, the Action of the World on Things, Volume II) 2002 Color
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching

Abstract Expressionist Action Painting
By Toma Yovanovich
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid-Century Modern abstract expressionist painting by American artist Toma Tovanovich (1931- 2016
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

French Abstract Contemporary Art by Jérémie Rebourgeard - Action Temporelle
By Jérémie Rebourgeard
Located in Paris, IDF
pigments of acrylic, ink & pastels and mainly focuses on abstract subjects with harmonious and colorful
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Abstract Action Painting, circa 1960
Located in Buffalo, NY
An oil on canvas, circa 1960. American school modernist painting with great color and movement. No signature found. Period frame. Image size, 20"L x 24"H.
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Action Abstract (Abstract Expressionism, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow)
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A large and exuberant abstract oil comprising energetically striated forms in red, green, blue and
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Abstract Expressionist Abstract Action Drip Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract painting. Oil on board, circa 1960. Unigned. Image size 55L
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract, Indigo and Violet , Large 1970 s American Action Abstract Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'H. Blouin' and painted circa 1975. A substantial oil abstract comprising
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of abstract action art for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Contemporary style, while we also have 6 Contemporary versions to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect item from our selection of abstract action art among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a choice in our collection of abstract action art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of gray, brown, beige, blue and more. Finding an appealing object in our assortment of abstract action art — no matter the origin — is easy, but Damien Hirst, Margo Hoff, Anne Kramer, Murray Hantman and Bill Barrett each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in paint, canvas and fabric, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much is a Abstract Action Art?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a piece of abstract action art in our inventory may begin at $400 and can go as high as $85,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,550.

A Close Look at Abstract Art

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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Questions About Abstract Action Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    No, abstract art, by definition, is not representational. Although the shapes in an abstract composition may be based on real world objects, these objects are not recognizable in the finished work.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024
    To describe abstract art, focus on its elements. Take notice of the types of lines and shapes the work features. Discuss its color and value, the term for the interplay between light and dark in a piece. You can also consider its texture, the materials used to produce it and how it fits into the space that surrounds it. Find a wide range of abstract art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Abstract art grew out of the desire by artists in the early 20th century, like Wassily Kandinsky, to create “pure art,” grounded not in visual reality but in the artist’s imagination.

  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Abstract art was influenced by Postimpressionism.

  • La ChrysomeleFebruary 23, 2021
    A definition of abstract art is art through which the artist doesn't attempt a visual depiction of the world. The artist may have other intentions : conveying a pure emotion, or achieving what (s)he perceives as visual perfection, etc. There are many kinds of abstract art : lyrical abstraction, geometrical abstraction, action painting… There is also an infinite spectrum between hyperrealism and pure abstraction, since one can argue that any brush stroke is by itself an abstraction of the reality — let alone flat color patches.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Wassily Kandinsky is the father of abstract art.

  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Abstract, in art, refers to art that rejects visual reality. Instead, abstract arts utilizes shapes, colors, forms and other gestural marks to convey a certain feeling and reality.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024
    What makes good abstract art is largely subjective. People tend to think of abstract art as good when it evokes an emotional response in them. Critics may judge abstract art based on its originality and creativity, as well as on the skill and technique of the artist. Shop a diverse assortment of abstract art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024
    The six elements of abstract art are color, form, line, shape, texture and value. Color refers to the various hues featured in a composition, while form refers to the subjects or elements of a piece. Lines and shapes are the components that make up the artwork. Textures include both physical differences in the surface of a work and effects that create the illusion of textural variations. Value, the final element, describes how light or dark the colors are. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of abstract art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024
    The reasons why people like abstract art vary. Some like the fact that they can interpret abstract pieces however they desire and enjoy using their imaginations to find meaning in various works. Others experience an emotional reaction when viewing abstract art and consider it to be moving as a result. In addition, people may appreciate the creativity and inventiveness that the creation of abstract art requires. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of abstract art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019

    Yes, Cubism is a form of abstract art.

  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Abstract art is meant to achieve an effect as opposed to representing an object, person, or a scene. Three characteristics of abstract art include: being non-representational art; valuation of shapes, colors, lines, and textures; and subjective art. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original abstract artwork from top artists.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024
    Kandinsky was called the Father of Abstract Art because he was part of a crucial moment in art history. He was influenced by styles ranging from Surrealism to Fauvism and was a leading figure in bringing together Der Blaue Reiter, a group of avant-garde artists in Munich who explored spiritual concepts through their art as a response to the materialism of the time. Wassily Kandinsky also led courses on analytical drawing and color at the Bauhaus after being appointed by founder and architect Walter Gropius to teach in Weimar in 1922. He taught at all three of the legendary school’s locations and remained with the institution until its forced closure by the Nazis in 1933. Through his work, Kandinsky pushed modern art closer to total abstraction and inspired artists like Willem de Kooning and Joan Mitchell. Explore a range of Wassily Kandinsky art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
    There is no single painter who experimented with abstract art and Cubism. A number of artists worked in Cubism, a style of abstract art in which reality was fragmented into flat, geometric forms. Historians generally credit Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso as being the fathers of Cubism. Other Cubist painters include Fernand Léger, Alexander Archipenko, Marcel Duchamp, Juan Gris and Jean Metzinger. Shop a collection of Cubist art on 1stDibs.