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Enchanted Music, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nathalie Gribinski
Located in Yardley, PA
This abstract painting has been created with acrylics on canvas. In Enchanted Music, contrasts, light, and darkness create a dynamic tension full of strength and determination. This...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Dance with the Birds, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Nathalie Gribinski
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is telling a story. There are a lot of different characters. There are birds everywhere waiting in an eternal dance. They celebrate life. :: Painting :: Abstract :: Thi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Wild Bouquet, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Nathalie Gribinski
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is telling a story. There are a lot of different characters. We all don't see the same things but overall this means love and interaction. The shapes communicate with e...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Day Turns to Night, " Mixed Media Kite
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Muslin, Ink, Rice Paper, Silk

Any Direction, Original Cityscape Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: The colors of my palette are celebrated here. Keywords: colors, angle, any direction, warm colors
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The face of light, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nathalie Gribinski
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic and oil-markers on canvas. One of my most recent works belonging to the category "the Strings of Life". My work is always inspired by my emotions. Ready to hang. :: Painti...
Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Pansies, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nathalie Gribinski
Located in Yardley, PA
Deep emotions with the smell of the South of France. My first time to paint pansies. In French, those flowers mean "thought" :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an offic...
Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

GIFT, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Joseph Korom
Located in Yardley, PA
Few works are, at the same time, as bold and demure as the painting Gift. The color red dominates the work, yet straight lines forming squares and rectangles emerge from the background. Subtle geometries set...
Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

FREEDOM, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Joseph Korom
Located in Yardley, PA
Silent and subtle are two adjectives which best describe this exquisite composition. Colors peak from color fields which disturb settled and rested areas of gray and muted yellow. ::...
Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

La Mano, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Nathalie Gribinski
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is part of the original Tourlicoulis series. This is my early work. It is created with oil markers on canvas. My first creative endeavors birthed small, whimsical char...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Superior (Great Lakes), " Oil on Panel, 2023
Located in Chicago, IL
This abstract work by Chicago artist Patrick Fitzgerald belongs to a series of “track paintings” that materialize the imagined tracks navigated by his miniature soap-box car sculptures. Inspired by slot-car racetracks, each painting depicts a meandering, yet cyclical path that twists and turns upon itself in an endless loop. Isolated from time and place, the painting achieves a sense of timelessness and draws a through line linking the past, the present, and the future. Entitled "Superior," this track painting is one of five compositions inspired by the Great Lakes...
Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

"Abstraction in Cobalt, " Mixed-Media Kite, 2021
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Muslin, Wood, Silk, Pigment

"The Adventure II, " Archival Marker on Canvas, 2019
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Jan Pieter Fokkens uses his work as a means of processing the incomprehensible. Navigating the relationship between algorithmic abstraction and the tangible qualities of pattern and color, Fokkens meditates on how we as viewers negotiate our realities. Entitled "The Adventure II," this vibrant drawing depicts a still from the Italian classic film...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Archival Ink

"NGC-6397, " Pigment Ink on Paper
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Jan Pieter Fokkens uses his work as a means of processing the incomprehensible. Navigating the relationship between algorithmic abstraction and the tangible qualities of pattern and color, Fokkens meditates on how reality is mediated by digital image. Entitled "NGC-6397," this vibrant drawing offers a representation of the globular cluster NGC-6397, also known as Caldwell 87, located 7,800 light-years from Earth. Using an image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper

"Study for SWEEPS, " Pigment Ink on Photo Paper
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
The colorful paintings of Jan Pieter Fokkens transport us to distant worlds beyond our comprehension. Within seemingly infinite networks of lines, dots, and crosses, he decodes the recognizable to create something unfamiliar. Each work begins with a colorized photo captured by a deep-space telescope...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Photographic Paper

"Study for Caldwell 49, " Acrylic on Canvas, 2021
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
The colorful paintings of Jan Pieter Fokkens transport us to distant worlds beyond our comprehension. Within his seemingly infinite networks of lines, dots, and crosses, he decodes t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Patina, " Mixed Media Kite
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Muslin, Wood, Watercolor, Rice Paper, Mixed Media

"Akshobhyavajra, " Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Chicago, IL
An expression of devotion, this mesmerizing painting is the result of months of dedicated work. Thousands of careful brushstrokes surround the central image of the Tibetan Buddha Aks...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"The Adventure, " Archival Ink on Canvas, 2019
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Jan Pieter Fokkens uses his work as a means of processing the incomprehensible. Navigating the relationship between algorithmic abstraction and the tangible qualities of pattern and color, Fokkens meditates on how we as viewers negotiate our realities. Entitled "The Adventure," this vibrant drawing depicts a still from the Italian classic film...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink, Canvas

"Study for Event Horizon, " Archival Ink on Paper, 2020
By Jan Pieter Fokkens
Located in Chicago, IL
The colorful paintings of Jan Pieter Fokkens transport us to distant worlds beyond our comprehension. Within seemingly infinite networks of lines, dots, and crosses, he decodes the r...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper

Untitled RAG-4
By Rick Garcia
Located in Chicago, IL
Acrylic on canvas 30 x 24 inches Rick Garcia's RAG13 Collection is inspired by the observation that there has been a significant and permanent change in our public and private lives. These artworks use symbolism to illustrate how the ubiquitous presence of suspicion and the act of being a suspect have both become a way of life. Adults and children are shown as generic solid shapes with parts missing to indicate loss of identity and the relinquishing of certain rights. The watchful eye of authority is always present as a figure dressed in black with three white stripes. All of the figures have a red dot to symbolize the human heart; how we are all connected. This red dot also represents being a target or a person of interest. Overall, this latest series creates a surreal flow of images, colors, and shapes blending into a beautiful and poignant work of art. About the Artist: "Photography has been part of my creativity throughout my life and more recently has become influential in my abstract work on canvas. The magical shapes of water gracefully floating or scattering in mid-air reveals the true god-like essence of nature. I am fascinated studying these images of bright tiny mercury-like globes, silky trails, dancing droplets and crystal clear languid sheets. " Rick Garcia was born in Havana, Cuba, and very soon after, his parents relocated to Miami, Florida. He was always encouraged to follow his dream of pursuing and developing his talent in art. In later years he found a deep-rooted connection to surrealism, especially the work of Salvador Dali. Garcia had become obsessed with the unique images and amazing technique of the Spanish painter and he eventually traveled to Port Lligat, Spain to visit the home and surroundings of his mentor. After years of attending the Art Institute of Miami, where he refined his artistic vision in drawing and painting, he was soon earning an income from published illustrations. Garcia has enjoyed a rich and diverse career starting with the hit TV show "Miami Vice" commissioning him to create a mural on the side of a three story building, and used his paintings for interior shots. Apart from a growing number of private commissions, his distinctive images were commissioned by The United Nations Postal Administration in 1998 and 2003. His stamps brought awareness to the growing extinction of the rainforest and its inhabitants, and followed with the 50th Anniversary of the World Health Organization, bringing awareness to the vanishing supply of freshwater, where it earned him the prestige of the most beautiful stamp series of 2003. Garcia was chosen as an "Absolut Artist of the 90s" in the popular vodka ad campaign and with his second piece Absolut Electric, this further drew worldwide attention. 1998, 1999, and 2001 garnered him the distinction of official artist to The Grammy Awards where his creations influenced the look of the live broadcast and graced the covers of the official program book, CDs, posters, apparel, and other various items. His work included portraits of stars such as Destiny's Child, Ricky Martin, Coldplay, Santana, Celia Cruz, Black Eyed Peas, Imogen Heap and Kanye West. His life long passion of thoroughbred racing tapped him in 2008 to be the official artist of the 2008 Kentucky Derby Festival. Founder of Benihana, Rocky Aoki, gave Rick complete creative control to design a sushi restaurant on Miami Beach. Along with sculptor Bruce Hanners, they built and installed an 1800 sq. ft octopus designed by Rick to be the massive ceiling...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Serenity VII
By Arica Hilton
Located in Chicago, IL
Acrylic on Acrylic with Recycled Plastic in Lightbox 24 × 18 inches 61 × 45.7 cm Based on the theories of infinite and parallel universes, MULTIVERSE is a visual rendering in the s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Multiverse IV
By Arica Hilton
Located in Chicago, IL
Acrylic on acrylic 49.25 × 38 in (125.1 × 96.5 cm) "Since the dawn of man, human beings have sought the very nature of existence. As the seekers of truth compounded their knowledg...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

I Flow Like Water IV (Universe)
By Arica Hilton
Located in Chicago, IL
Oil, Gesso, Recycled Plastic on Canvas 68 x 62 in (173 x 157 cm) (Due to the abstract nature of this piece, it can be displayed vertically or horizontally at the discreti...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Plastic

Leafy Bridge Sky
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: "To tell you my inner thoughts on each piece, or even to voice my opinion on ‘why’ and ‘how’ my paintings came to be, is intruding on your own perceptions. What yo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

PB Painting 1
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Made with plastic bags and beeswax Keywords: commercial, abstract, shopping, brands Artist Biography: Toby Zallman has always combin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Plastic

Apophis (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Apophis (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on canvas — Unframed. This painting imagines the near-earth asteroid, Apophis, named after the Egyptian god of chaos and destruction. Its nearest...
Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Symphony, Original Surrealist Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: A sampling of the art motifs of Samuel Leopold. Keywords: sampling, motifs, Samuel Leopold, moon, symphony
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Straightforward Beauty 直美 (Naomi), Original Cityscape Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: All the characteristics of beauty. Straightforward and otherwise the whole world over. Keywords: Naomi, flowers, leaves, balloons, Japanese, butterfly
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

L Sky
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: The ''L' tracks are a familiar overhead element in the center of the city. It is the long steel public sculpture for all to enjoy. Keywords: Cityscape, skyscraper...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Yellow
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Made with plastic bags, beeswax, oil paint and graphite Keywords: abstract, colorful Artist Biography: Toby Zallman has always combi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plastic, Wax, Oil, Graphite

Mautene Court Sky, Original Oil on Canvas (Abstract)
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: As night approaches, the street takes on shade and muted colors. Quiet and placid among buildings of brick. Keywords: Cityscape upward view
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rest Up
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Bright and whimsical, this painting illustrates my typical upward view with bright color and in a more illustrative format. Keywords: Cityscape, skyscrapers, city...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mosaic Sky, Original Oil on Canvas (Abstract)
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: The Middle East is a treasure trove of beautiful enduring architecture and detailing. The cities and urban art lasts forever. Keywor...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Side Center
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Many cities are ports that fit snugly in a geographic location. The character of the city is driven by its unique location. Keywords: Cityscape, skyscrapers, city...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Headquarters Sky
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: The symbol of many corporate, government, and charitable entities are their headquarters buildings. Keywords: headquarters, hq, sky, corporate, corporations, gove...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pointy Sky, Original Cityscape Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: The sunset and moon among a skyline of monuments and masterpieces. The old world and the old moon. Keywords: Cityscape, skyscrapers, city, upward view
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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fences Make Good Neighbours
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Exaggerated surreal landscape where a town is divided by fences. The left side is a town, the right side is 'other'. Keywords: Twist, Braid, rolling hills, desert...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Red
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Made with plastic bags, beeswax, oil paint and graphite Keywords: flower, rose Artist Biography: Toby Zallman has always combined un...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plastic, Wax, Oil, Graphite

Butterfly, פַּרְפַּר, бабочка
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Butterflies and imagination are the ingredients to start a well-rounded life. Keywords: Butterfly, aqueduct, beach, window
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ceiling, No Sky
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Many of my paintings are an upward view of dense urban environments. As a humorous comment on my typical view, I have the sky blocked by an ornate ceiling. Always ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vertical Night, Original Cityscape Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Cities glow in the night. The vertical services contrast against the dark skies. Many modern buildings are lit as sculpture. A fine art collection of art outside f...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Talishka Musica
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Celebrating music with portraits of the instruments in actual size. Keywords: painting, music, guitar, color, blue
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Point to the Sky
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Based on Chicago, Point to the Sky is the amalgamation of architectural genres that thrive in dense, urban environments, and present a human cliff on many a city b...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Musical Tree
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: The dreamyness of music in a small format. Keywords: tree, water, eighth note
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Split Sky
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Diptych of an upward view Chicagoesque sky. Keywords: abstract, layer, line, building, city, shape, sky, time, moment, energy, painting
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Canyon SKy, Original Oil on Canvas (Abstract)
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: The mixes of architecture are the natural texture of the street. From proud stone buildings, that are hundreds of years old, to the sleekest modern colored glass towers...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Line Up
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: The style and feel of a street is established by the design and dominating objects. Sometimes it is the landmark buildings or sculptures. In this painting, it is trolley cable and supporting posts...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Flying Buttress 2 (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Flying Buttress 2 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on Montval paper — Unframed. Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidos...
Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Flying Buttress 1 (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Flying Buttress 1 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on Montval paper — Unframed. Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidos...
Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Flying Buttress 3 (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Flying Buttress 3 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on Montval paper — Unframed. Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidos...
Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Like Water Through Rock (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Like Water Through Rock (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on Montval paper — Unframed. Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke ka...
Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Garden Of The Really Real (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Garden Of The Really Real (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on Montval paper — Unframed. Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke ...
Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Back Story (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Back Story (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on Montval paper — Unframed. Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic w...
Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Deep Calling To Sleep (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Deep Calling To Sleep (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on Montval paper — Unframed. Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kale...
Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Negotiation 2 (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Negotiation 2 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on canvas — Unframed. Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic world...
Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

A Fey Mood (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
A Fey Mood (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on paper mounted on canvas — Unframed. Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kalei...
Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

Negotiation 2 (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Negotiation 2 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on canvas — Unframed. Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic world...
Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Lattice 8 (Abstract painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Lattice 8 (Abstract painting) Acrylic on Yupo — Unframed. Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic worlds of p...
Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Lattice 7 (Abstract painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
Lattice 7 (Abstract painting) Acrylic on Montval paper — Unframed. Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic wo...
Category

2010s Abstract Chicago - Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

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