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Abstract Mixed Media

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
Color:  Blue
Bora Bora, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on canvas, Texture,100x150x2cm Ships Ready to hang Medium: High Quality Acrylic colors, High gloss Varnish, This painting is made on high quality gallery wrapped canvas wi...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Aegean sea, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on canvas, Texture,100x100x2cm Ships Ready to hang Medium: High Quality Acrylic colors, High gloss Varnish, This painting is made on high quality gallery wrapped canvas wi...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Southfield Green With Pure 24k Leaf Gold
Located in Tulsa, OK
JESSICA FELDHEIM Southfield Green With Pure 24k Leaf Gold • mixed media 30.00w x 30.00h x 1.50d in $3,800.00
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Blue Window
Located in Tulsa, OK
BETHANY MABEE Blue Window 60.00w x 48.00h x 2.00d in $5,000.00
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paint

Clean Break
Located in Tulsa, OK
BETHANY MABEE Clean Break 36.00w x 48.00h x 2.00d in $3,000.00
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paint

Aubrey Penny OriginalCollage "Mind Line" Kent Series, Signed and Dated
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aubrey Penny OriginalCollage "Mind Line" Kent Series 10-5408, 1980 Aubrey Penny (American 1917-2000) was an innovative California abstract artist who worked in a variety of mediums...
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1980s Abstract Mixed Media

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Archival Paper

Composition - Mixed Media by Patrick Lavaud - 1982
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is a contemporary artwork realized by Patrick Lavaud in 1982. Mixed media. Monogram of the artist and date on the lower margin. Hand signed on the back. Includes frame.
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1980s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Section 8 : small abstract work of art
Located in New York, NY
Tom Sime experiments with wax to create organic biomorphic compositions. The materials and techniques he employs require extensive knowledge and fam...
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Early 2000s Abstract Mixed Media

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Watercolor, Polyurethane, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Sudden Gust" Mixed Media abstract with textural rich blues, teal, aqua
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Sudden Gust" is a beautiful luminous large abstract painting by Nancy Eckels. It exhibits the bold colors and textures that her work is known for. Using sculptural texture with beautiful ocean blues, contrasted with flowing textures of teal, aqua and white highlights, this painting creates both a peaceful and dynamic mood. Nancy became a full time artist only after ending another creative career.  She moved to California to attend college, and happily worked in television for many years. She was a director on the CBS daytime drama, "The Bold and the Beautiful" when she decided to move on to full time painting. Given her family background, it seemed like the most natural transition she could make.  Nancy was born in Kingston, New York, but moved to Utah at age 7 when her father was transferred for his work. With her family, she spent her summers exploring many of the national parks, and natural wonders of the west where her father loved to fish and photograph. He instilled in her a love and appreciation for the beauty and colors of nature, while her mother taught her many of the lessons of art. Nancy gained quite an art education through "osmosis" while being around talented family members. She has learned much from working with several experimental abstract painters, including Katherine Chang Liu, Carole Barnes...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Other Medium

Cobalto E Smeraldo
Located in Tulsa, OK
Cobalto E Smeraldo means cobalt and emerald. These jewel tones paired create a vibrant and textural abstract landscape that will create a luxurious feel in interior spaces. Sized 72”...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Panel

Coexistence, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Anna Yoo paints an expressionist composition of humans connected through technology in a forest. "Global warming is becoming a stronger threat as an envi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

"Watery Weather" Mixed Media abstract with textural blues, teal, and white
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Watery Weather" is a beautiful abstract painting by Nancy Eckels. It exhibits the bold colors and textures that her work is known for. Using sculptural texture with beautiful ocean...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Other Medium

Susan Hensel_Skewed Geometry 1_digital embroidery_12x12in_
Located in Darien, CT
Susan Hensel designs images in the computer using specialized software.  It is a form of drawing in stitches that combines aspects of both Adobe Photoshop...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Thread, Fabric

'My Blue Peace' - contemporary abstract portrait - expressionism - Ed Clark
Located in Atlanta, GA
"My Blue Peace" features hues of orange, blue and yellow. 24 by 20 inches framed Sachi Rome is inspired by the works of Gerhard Richter, Deborah Dancy, Ed Clark, M. Florine Démosthène, Morel Doucet and Kassou Seydou. Sachi Rome is a painter and a mixed media artist who views her process as a ritual. Utilizing expressive mark making, movement and texture through an experimental use of tools and materials, she creates a visual dialogue that explores spaces for Black people to exist without fear. Connections between identity, memory and African spirituality are entry points for creating a protected and safe space, free from the contrived world that fights to sustain the deception that Black bodies are a threat, and thus unworthy of peaceful existence. Her subjects are colorful, textured figures living in a visual space left open and void of outside negative forces. In creating visual avatars of these souls, she is regifting them with life, presence and audience. They are at home in their space and assured of a rarefied and precious safety, scarcely afforded to and felt by Black people. It is within her work that she offers portals and talismans of hope, healing and protection. Sachi Rome was born, raised, lives and works in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated with a Bachelor of Education from Morris Brown...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Canvas

Ocean Bubbles, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A world beneath the waves awaits you, with serene blues and white ocean bubbles, a stunning resin finish, and gorgeous textures; accented with yellow to represent sun rays peeking th...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Rainbow Envy, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A bold abstract expressionism painting with a refreshing spray painted turquoise, teal, and black and white background; the white and teal lines were sprayed thinly with a calligraph...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

The Flow of Blue (diptych), Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
TITLE: THE FLOW OF BLUE (diptych) DESCRIPTION: This artwork was created in a moment of great awareness, peace, and balance. It is about the wonderful feeling of a harmonious flow...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

"Release" Mixed Media abstract with textural blues, teal, turquoise
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Release" is a beautiful large abstract painting by Nancy Eckels. It exhibits the bold colors and textures that her work is known for. Using sculptural texture with beautiful ocean ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Other Medium

"A Serenely Quiet Sea" Mixed Media abstract with textural blues, teal, turquoise
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"A Serenely Quiet Sea" is a beautiful large abstract painting by Nancy Eckels. It exhibits the bold colors and textures that her work is known for. Using sc...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Other Medium

TMD 602
Located in Tulsa, OK
DEBORAH T COLTER TMD 602 Deborah Colter's paintings come into existence through the combination of synthetic polymer paints, torn or cut up bits of collage, painted papers, marks of ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

TMD 601
Located in Tulsa, OK
DEBORAH T COLTER TMD 601 Deborah Colter's paintings come into existence through the combination of synthetic polymer paints, torn or cut up bits of collage, painted papers, marks of ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Little York Road III (Painted Landscape on Panel)
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic Paint and charcoal on board. Framing options are offered upon request. BIO Working across a broad range of mediums and materials, Heidi Lanino’...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Charcoal, Acrylic, Board

Chasing Secrets, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In Chasing Secrets, I tried to capture the the feeling of the mysterious and shifting colors of the sky. I started with an under-painting process that naturally creates organic fo...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

New Light I, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
DESCRIPTION: New Light I is about changes and new beginnings in life. It is the bright light that suddenly sparkles and you know it is the message for something greater. Fluo yellow ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Lagoon Nebula 10, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Lagoon Nebula series is a combination of my ongoing collections Hydroexperiences and Skyexperiences. It is inspired by textures and color sensations of the universe and creatures in ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Straec #32 (Abstract Print)
Located in London, GB
Straec #32 (Abstract Print) UltraChrome HD Ink on Hahnemühle paper. Unframed. A vector is a mathematical quantity that communicates a trajectory toward a point in three-dimensiona...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Photographic Paper

Straec #34 (Abstract Print)
Located in London, GB
Straec #34 (Abstract Print) UltraChrome HD Ink on Hahnemühle paper. Unframed. A vector is a mathematical quantity that communicates a trajectory toward a point in three-dimensiona...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Photographic Paper

Crystal Modulation
Located in Santa Monica, CA
DeFrancesca’s mixed media “picture-objects” explore the intersections between digital media, photography and painting. Working in hyper-saturated, supernatural shades, DeFrancesca cr...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Resin, Mixed Media, Panel

Straec #32 (Abstract Print)
Located in London, GB
Straec #32 (Abstract Print) UltraChrome HD Ink on Hahnemühle paper. Unframed. A vector is a mathematical quantity that communicates a trajectory toward a point in three-dimensiona...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Photographic Paper

Straec #34 (Abstract Print)
Located in London, GB
Straec #34 (Abstract Print) UltraChrome HD Ink on Hahnemühle paper. Unframed. A vector is a mathematical quantity that communicates a trajectory toward a point in three-dimensiona...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Photographic Paper

Straec #6 (Abstract Print)
Located in London, GB
Straec #6 (Abstract Print) UltraChrome HD Ink on Hahnemühle paper. Unframed. A vector is a mathematical quantity that communicates a trajectory toward a point in three-dimensional...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Photographic Paper

Undercurrent II
Located in Quogue, NY
Vibrant, colorful and dynamic mixed media on panel
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Panel

New York Promenade
Located in Quogue, NY
Vibrant, colorful and dynamic mixed media on canvas
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Rêve de Soi
Located in Quogue, NY
Vibrant, colorful and dynamic mixed media on canvas
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media

"Writer's Block" - Contemporary Abstract Collage - Nicolas de Staël
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Writer's Block" is a mixed media collage work on canvas featuring blue, orange, black and white. The frame dimensions are 14 by 14 inches. Ellen Kierr Stein is inspired by the works of Nicolas de Staël, Romare Bearden, Mark English and Nancy Crow...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Acrylic, Panel

Euphoria Blue 3
Located in Solana Beach, CA
William LaChance's pictures are associations of displaced forms and colors cribbed from graphic design, fashion, art history and nature itself cobbled together using a variety of met...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Acrylic

Time Invariant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Resin coated and mounted to layers of plywood, these digital/mixed media ‘picture objects’ represent interpretations of contemporary visual culture charmed by minimalism, modernism...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment

Microfiche
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Resin coated and mounted to layers of plywood, these digital/mixed media ‘picture objects’ represent interpretations of contemporary visual culture charmed by minimalism, modernism...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment

Bounded Interval
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Resin coated and mounted to layers of plywood, these digital/mixed media ‘picture objects’ represent interpretations of contemporary visual culture charmed by minimalism, modernism...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment

Autopilot
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Resin coated and mounted to layers of plywood, these digital/mixed media ‘picture objects’ represent interpretations of contemporary visual culture charmed by minimalism, modernism...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment

"Urban Seaside" Mixed Media abstract with textural blues, purple, aqua and gold
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Urban Seaside" is a beautiful large and luminous abstract painting by Nancy Eckels. It exhibits the bold colors and textures that her work is known for. Using sculptural texture wi...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Other Medium

"Soothing" Mixed Media abstract with textural blues, teal, aqua and gray
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Soothing" is a beautiful large and luminous abstract painting by Nancy Eckels. It exhibits the bold colors and textures that her work is known for. Using sculptural texture with be...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Other Medium

East Warf
Located in Quogue, NY
Abstract, mixed media coastal landscape
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Montauk Light
Located in Quogue, NY
Mixed media abstract coastal landscape
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

"Golden Pools" Mixed Media abstract with textural blues, teal, metallic gold
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Golden Pools" is a beautiful large abstract painting by Nancy Eckels. It exhibits the bold colors and textures that her work is known for. Using sculptural texture with beautiful o...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Other Medium

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Martín Pelenur emulates the delicate nature of human thought through intricate line patterns and geometric forms. In the use of paint and synthetic mediums on paper, he heavily relie...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Tape, Board

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Martín Pelenur emulates the delicate nature of human thought through intricate line patterns and geometric forms. In the use of paint and synthetic mediums on paper, he heavily relie...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Tape, Board

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Martín Pelenur emulates the delicate nature of human thought through intricate line patterns and geometric forms. In the use of paint and synthetic mediums on paper, he heavily relie...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Tape, Board

Käepigistus Teal 1, Handshake Series
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Watercolor & Graphite on Canvas
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Graphite, Canvas, Watercolor

Blue Together
Located in Fairfield, CT
Mixed media on paper, mounted. This work needs to be framed.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Mixed Media

Binary, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A conceptual collage illustrating binary star movement. Part of John's newest series of mixed media works meticulously hand cut from vintage paper and stitche...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

From Now On, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In a continuing exploration of artist Julie Weaverling's love of blue, she started this painting with experimentation and developed the modernist abstraction th...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Strength of Community, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Rich layers of blue, black, yellow, magenta and white create the feeling of a time-worn and well-used surface. "Exploration, experimentation, layering, mark-mak...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Subspace, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Thoughtfully assembling different elements, artist John Gardner creates a backdrop of turquoise, converging all his components in the middle. A grid creates ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Eclipse, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A conceptual, playful composition charting the brief and dramatic moment of an eclipse over the landscape. Part of John's newest ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Laser Like (Focal Series), 2020 Mixed Media on Canvas 60 x 60 in.
Located in Atlanta, GA
2020 Mixed Media on Canvas 60x60 in. Signed by artist Justin Lyon's credits his introduction into the world of street art as the spark that led him to his style of work. Over the next several years, Justin started to take his art production more seriously. Inspired by the li- ves and work of Cy Twombly, Barry McGee, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Justin refined his process and worked to develop a style all his own which is both thought- provoked and thought-provoking. Justin’s mediums include wood, acrylic, house paint, spray paint, oil stick, epoxy resin and pencil. He aims to produce art that sticks with the viewer long after they seen it. “What I am after is capturing the thoughts and feelings of the human condition with images and words that make you stop and think about what's in front of you.” Justin wants “to make honest art, raw art, vulnerable art...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Free Flyin', 2020 Mixed Media on Canvas 48 x 48 in. Signed lower right
Located in Atlanta, GA
2020 Mixed Media on Canvas 48x48 in. Signed by artist Justin Lyon's credits his introduction into the world of street art as the spark that led him to his style of work. Over the next several years, Justin started to take his art production more seriously. Inspired by the li- ves and work of Cy Twombly, Barry McGee, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Justin refined his process and worked to develop a style all his own which is both thought- provoked and thought-provoking. Justin’s mediums include wood, acrylic, house paint, spray paint, oil stick, epoxy resin and pencil. He aims to produce art that sticks with the viewer long after they seen it. “What I am after is capturing the thoughts and feelings of the human condition with images and words that make you stop and think about what's in front of you.” Justin wants “to make honest art, raw art, vulnerable art...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media

The Poker Player - Contemporary, Blue, Pink, 21st Century, Funny
Located in Berlin, DE
The Poker Player, 2019 collage on paper 15 3/4 H x 11 13/16 W in. 40 H x 30 W cm The artist’s collages describe a series of faces composed of different materials – cardboards, texti...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper

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Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract mixed media available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add mixed media created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Francisco Nicolás, Melisa Taylor Metzger, Aimée Farnet Siegel, and Franco DeFrancesca. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Mixed Media and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract mixed media, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for mixed media made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $385,000, while the average work sells for $2,221.

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