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Sries "Infinite Flight" yellow, blue, pink, white, colourful large abstraction
Located in Vienna, AT
Abstract painting in the main color white with elements in yellow, pink, blue, green and red.
This
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Sries "Infinite Flight" yellow, blue, pink, white, colourful large abstraction
Located in Vienna, AT
Abstract painting in the main color white with elements in yellow, pink, blue, green and red.
This
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Series "Infinite Flight" yellow, blue, pink, white, colourful large abstraction
Located in Vienna, AT
Abstract painting in the main color white with elements in yellow, pink, blue, green and red.
This
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Line Dance 3B - colourful, geometric abstraction, modernist, acrylic on panel
By Burton Kramer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
reflects the intersection of music, dance, color and form.
Kramer's lyrical abstractions "do not abstract
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Colourful Contemporary Surrealist Acrylic Painting on Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
, Carruthers’ work was also included in the 1992 show, ‘British Abstract Art of the 50s and 60s’, held at the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Series "Infinite Flight" yellow, blue, pink, white, colourful Pollock’s style
Located in Vienna, AT
brilliance. This piece is a symphony of abstract expressionism tempered with minimalism and pops of art
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Series "Infinite Flight" yellow, blue, pink, white, colourful Pollock’s style
Located in Vienna, AT
brilliance. This piece is a symphony of abstract expressionism tempered with minimalism and pops of art
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Series "Ocean of Light" yellow, blue, white, colourful Pollock’s style
Located in Vienna, AT
expressive and immersive series of abstract paintings that captures the rhythm of emotion through motion
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Series "Ocean of Light" yellow, blue, white, colourful Pollock’s style
Located in Vienna, AT
expressive and immersive series of abstract paintings that captures the rhythm of emotion through motion
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Summer Song #3 - colourful, modernist, geometric abstraction, acrylic on panel
By Burton Kramer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Institute of Technology (BSc), The Royal College of Art, London (Fulbright Scholar) and The State University
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Colourful Model, Surrealist Impressionist Oil Painting, Signed
By Kate Orr
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
vertically throughout this painting, creating quite a colourful piece of art. There are a few similar sized
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$762 Sale Price
20% Off
Colourful Modern British Painting Dots
Spots Summer Colors Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Contemporary British artist, 21st century
oil on board, framed
framed: 15 x 23 inches
board: 10 x 18 inches
This came from a private collection of artworks by the artist, a few of wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,645 Sale Price
20% Off
Long Live Sarastro 2 - colourful, geometric abstraction, acrylic on panel
By Burton Kramer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute of Technology (BSc), The Royal College of Art, London
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Ziggurat, Zoomate Print - Colourful Contemporary Abstract Print, White + Blue
By Joe Tilson
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Martin's School of Art (1949–52) and the Royal College of Art (1952–55) where he received the Rome Prize
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Silk, Screen
Multicube - colourful, intersecting geometry, modern, aluminum sculpture
By Philippe Pallafray
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Quebec artist Phillipe Pallafray has used several of the colours of the spectrum—yellow, orange, pink, red and violet to create a playful and modern rubik's cube-like sculpture. Pall...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Sky in Przelewice - XXI century, Acrylic painting, Abstraction, Colourful
By Lidia Domagała
Located in Warsaw, PL
LIDIA DOMAGALA She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, where in 1985 she has obtained a diploma at the Faculty of Ceramics and Glass in the studio of prof. Krystyna Cybiń...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Heat - XXI century, Acrylic painting, Abstraction, Colourful, Warm tones
By Lidia Domagała
Located in Warsaw, PL
LIDIA DOMAGALA She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, where in 1985 she has obtained a diploma at the Faculty of Ceramics and Glass in the studio of prof. Krystyna Cybiń...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Constantly moving I - XXI century, Acrylic painting, Abstraction, Colourful
By Lidia Domagała
Located in Warsaw, PL
LIDIA DOMAGALA She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, where in 1985 she has obtained a diploma at the Faculty of Ceramics and Glass in the studio of prof. Krystyna Cybiń...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Far away - XXI century, Acrylic painting, Landscape abstraction, Colourful
By Lidia Domagała
Located in Warsaw, PL
LIDIA DOMAGALA She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, where in 1985 she has obtained a diploma at the Faculty of Ceramics and Glass in the studio of prof. Krystyna Cybiń...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blues Dovetailed in Yellow, 1970 - Bright Colourful Abstract Screenprint
By Patrick Heron
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Bienal from 1953 to 1954. Heron turned to abstract art under the influence of American abstract painting
Category
1970s Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Oasis 4/4 - vivid, colourful geometric abstraction, modernist, acrylic on canvas
By Burton Kramer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
intersection of music, color and form -- Kramer's lyrical abstractions "do not abstract the experience of
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
From the series "Infinite Flight" blooming garden, blue, pink, white, colourful
Located in Vienna, AT
green dance with bold expressionist strokes. I've melded acrylic to create an abstract cosmic garden—a
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Series "Ocean of Light #7" yellow, blue, white, colourful Pollock’s style
Located in Vienna, AT
expressive and immersive series of abstract paintings that captures the rhythm of emotion through motion
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Series "Ocean of Light #2" yellow, blue, white, colourful Pollock’s style
Located in Vienna, AT
expressive and immersive series of abstract paintings that captures the rhythm of emotion through motion
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Insektum - XXI century, Oil colourful painting, Abstraction
By Dana Buchel
Located in Warsaw, PL
Oil on canvas by Dana Buchel
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Citrus With Drapery - colourful, abstracted still life, oil on canvas over panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
backdrop in this delightful still life by Montreal born artist Mel Davis. She creates abstract paintings
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Composition 2 - 21st century, Mixed media abstract print, Colourful, Geometric
By Sabine Pinkepank
Located in Warsaw, PL
Limited edition, one of 15 copies. Mixed media print by Sabine Pinkepank.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Abstract Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Color
Moody Seas
Contemporary Painting of Colourful sail boats on water, blue, red
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Moody Seas' by Spanish artist Bernard. Contemporary Painting of Colourful sail boats of blue, red
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Through the mist of my memory, vibrant, colourful flowers garden, large painting
By Mary Chaplin
Located in Deddington, GB
canvases have been signed: 'Mary Chaplin' in black paint.
Abstract Impressionism.
Contemporary Art.
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Evening -- Print, Etching, Coloured Lines, Colourful Art by Ian Davenport
By Ian Davenport
Located in London, GB
Evening, 2019
Ian Davenport
Etching on Canson Edition Bright White 320gsm paper
Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 30
Published by Cristea Roberts
Image: 50 × 50 cm (19....
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Acrylic
Vivace 12 - colourful, geometric abstraction, modernist, acrylic on panel
By Burton Kramer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Modernist Burton Kramer finds inspiration for his abstract paintings in the beauty of a musical
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Cherry Blossom and a Golden Sunset, Original colourful painting of a tree
By Nicky Chubb
Located in Deddington, GB
Cherry Blossom and a Golden Sunset [2021]
original
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Image size: H:76 cm x W:76 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:76 cm x W:76 cm x D:3.5cm
Sold Unframed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Round Violet with 1 Line - colourful, gold leaf edge, tondo acrylic on panel
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
. Reminiscent of the enigmatic work of the American abstract painter, Ellsworth Kelly Hill continues to explore
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
January 1973 : 19 (DRU Christmas Card), 1976 - Abstract Colourful Screenprint
By Patrick Heron
Located in Kingsclere, GB
abstract art under the influence of American abstract painting in 1956, and he moved to Zennor, Cornwall
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Insectum - XXI century, Oil colourful painting, Insects, Abstraction
By Dana Buchel
Located in Warsaw, PL
Oil on canvas by Dana Buchel (born in 1970 in Poland)
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Purple and Magenta 1
2 - colourful, gold leaf edge, acrylic on shaped panel
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
a series where Hill uses two shaped panels in white as backdrops to colourful organic shapes
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,400 Sale Price
36% Off
Vivace 11 - colourful, geometric abstraction, modernist, acrylic on panel
By Burton Kramer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Modernist Burton Kramer finds inspiration for his abstract paintings in the beauty of a musical
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Constellation Suite no.6, Fine Art Print of Geometrical colourful sculpture
Located in London, GB
CONSTELLATION SUITE #6, 2021
Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemühle 100% Cotton Fine Art Paper
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Cotton, Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
Uplift -- Archival Inkjet Print, Coloured Lines, Colourful Art by Ian Davenport
By Ian Davenport
Located in London, GB
Uplift, 2020
Ian Davenport
Archival inkjet print in colours, on Somerset Satin paper
Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 125
Published by Jealous Gallery, London
Image: 5...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Inkjet
Stabile by Franck K - Painted stainless steel sculpture, outdoor, colourful
Located in Paris, FR
piece of art. It will be produced on the same basis and with the same parameters as depicted in the
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
Champagne Afternoon - tall, colourful, hand-blown glass, outdoor sculpture
By Susan Rankin
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Like flowers in a garden, Susan Rankin’s beautiful glass columns appear to sway in the breeze. An avid gardener, Rankin has created a series of outdoor sculptures inspired by the for...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Blue - Series Blobs - Colourful Expression, XXL Format Oil Painting
By Grzegorz Radecki
Located in Salzburg, AT
holder of the Minister of Culture and Art in 1987.
From 1987 employed at the Faculty of Architecture and
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Blurry Bright Colourful Forest Contemporary British Oil Painting canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Landscape
signed by Geza Somerset-Paddon (British 20th century)
oil painting on canvas , unframed
canvas: 16 x 16 inches
condition: overall very good
provenance: all the paintings we...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rondo 1 - bold colourful, geometric abstraction, modernist, acrylic on canvas
By Burton Kramer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
different traditions of abstract art. His paintings combine visual clarity of design with rigid geometric
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting, through the Colourful Archway
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
exhibited regularly at the Salons de L'Art Libre, Salon de L'Union des Artistes, and in major Parisian
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Blue, Series Blobs - Contemporary Modern Oil Painting, Colourful Expression
By Grzegorz Radecki
Located in Salzburg, AT
obtained his diploma in 1986.
Scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture and Art in 1987.
From 1987
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Pink, Series Blobs - Contemporary Modern Oil Painting, Colourful Expression
By Grzegorz Radecki
Located in Salzburg, AT
obtained his diploma in 1986.
Scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture and Art in 1987.
From 1987
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Pink - Series Blobs - Colourful Expression, XXL Format Oil Painting
By Grzegorz Radecki
Located in Salzburg, AT
obtained his diploma in 1986.
Scholarship holder of the Minister of Culture and Art in 1987.
From 1987
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Living Things - large, bright, colourful, yellow, abstraction, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial Exhibition at the Art
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
N°3, Illusions by Matthieu Venot - Close-up photography, architecture, colourful
By Matthieu Venot
Located in Paris, FR
constructivist angles, the artist succeeds in creating abstract geometric images. He only photographs when the
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
Purple Rose Song - colourful, geometric abstraction, modernist, acrylic on panel
By Burton Kramer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
abstractions "do not abstract the experience of reality, as we know it. They provide the viewer with an
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Epiphany 6 - bold colourful, geometric abstraction, modernist, acrylic on canvas
By Burton Kramer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
of Technology (BSc), The Royal College of Art, London (Fulbright Scholar) and The State University of
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Insektum 119 - XXI century, Oil colourful painting, Insects, Abstraction
By Dana Buchel
Located in Warsaw, PL
Oil on canvas by Dana Buchel (born in 1970 in Poland)
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Reflections on Water - tall, colourful, hand-blown glass, outdoor sculpture
By Susan Rankin
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Susan Rankin has captured the luminous colour of water—from pale blue and turquoise to ocean blue in her latest series of garden columns. These hand-blown glass outdoor sculptures ar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Vivace 13 - bold, colourful, geometric abstraction, modernist, acrylic on panel
By Burton Kramer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Modernist Burton Kramer finds inspiration for his abstract paintings in the beauty of music. In
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Hot Oak, Emma Levine, floral print, original work, colourful, landscape,
By Emma Levine
Located in Deddington, GB
Original work by Emma Levine, ‘Hot Oak.’
A bright, colourful hot pink silk background with a laser
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper, Silk, Pins
Psyche by Franck K - Installation of six sculptures, outdoor, colourful, steel
Located in Paris, FR
art. It will be produced on the same basis and with the same parameters as depicted in the pictures
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Concrete, Stainless Steel
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Find the exact piece of colourful abstract art you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. There are many Abstract, Contemporary and Modern versions of these works for sale. Finding the perfect item from our selection of colourful abstract art may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right choice in our collection of colourful abstract art is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, brown, beige and blue. There have been many interesting object in our assortment of colourful abstract art examples over the years, but those made by Scott Pattinson, Milly Ristvedt, Brian Bartlett, Lidia Domagała and Adam Cohen are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in paint, fabric and canvas — can elevate any room of your home. If space is limited, you can find a small option in this array of colourful abstract art measuring 4.73 high and 4.34 wide, while our inventory also includes works up to 180 across to better suit those in the market for a large piece of colourful abstract art.
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A piece of colourful abstract art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,057, while the lowest priced sells for $184 and the highest can go for as much as $100,000.
Finding the Right Abstract-paintings for You
Bring audacious experiments with color and textures to your living room, dining room or home office. Abstract paintings, large or small, will stand out in your space, encouraging conversation and introducing a museum-like atmosphere that’s welcoming and conducive to creating memorable gatherings.
Abstract art has origins in 19th-century Europe, but it came into its own as a significant movement during the 20th century. Early practitioners of abstraction included Wassily Kandinsky, although painters were exploring nonfigurative art prior to the influential Russian artist’s efforts, which were inspired by music and religion. Abstract painters endeavored to create works that didn’t focus on the outside world’s conventional subjects, and even when artists depicted realistic subjects, they worked in an abstract mode to do so.
In 1940s-era New York City, a group of painters working in the abstract mode created radical work that looked to European avant-garde artists as well as to the art of ancient cultures, prioritizing improvisation, immediacy and direct personal expression. While they were never formally affiliated with one another, we know them today as Abstract Expressionists.
The male contingent of the Abstract Expressionists, which includes Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell, is frequently cited in discussing leading figures of this internationally influential postwar art movement. However, the women of Abstract Expressionism, such as Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and others, were equally involved in the art world of the time. Sexism, family obligations and societal pressures contributed to a long history of their being overlooked, but the female Abstract Expressionists experimented vigorously, developed their own style and produced significant bodies of work.
Draw your guests into abstract oil paintings across different eras and countries of origin. On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive range of abstract paintings along with a guide on how to arrange your wonderful new wall art.
If you’re working with a small living space, a colorful, oversize work can create depth in a given room, but there isn’t any need to overwhelm your interior with a sprawling pièce de résistance. Colorful abstractions of any size can pop against a white wall in your living room, but if you’re working with a colored backdrop, you may wish to stick to colors that complement the decor that is already in the space. Alternatively, let your painting make a statement on its own, regardless of its surroundings, or group it, gallery-style, with other works.
Questions About Colourful Abstract Art
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Wassily Kandinsky is the father of abstract art.
- What does abstract mean in art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Abstract, 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.
- How did abstract art come about?1 Answer1stDibs 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 ExpertApril 26, 2024To 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.
- La ChrysomeleFebruary 23, 2021A 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.
- What influenced abstract art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Abstract art was influenced by Postimpressionism.
- 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.
- Why do people like abstract art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024The 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, 2022Abstract 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 ExpertFebruary 1, 2024The 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.
- What makes good abstract art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 30, 2024What 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 13, 2024There 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024Kandinsky 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.
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