Abstract Paintings
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: Purple
Here With Me
Located in Toronto, ON
Sandra Di Leo
“Fueled by memories of my joyful youth, I paint intuitively, as I am pulled between the conscious and the unconscious of my divided self. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Wooden Heads
Located in Wien, 9
Since Franz Ecker’s early death in 1999 his work has been newly appreciated, what is manifested in numerous exhibitions, catalogues and in the acclaimed film about the artist. He was extremely productive and left behind an almost unmanageable scope of works in various styles. Among them some of the top works that are unparalleled in recent Austrian art history and whose significance has not yet been adequately appreciated.
After finishing his studies in 1966 in class of prof. Sergius Pauser and after receiving his two prizes, Franz Ecker moved back to Leonding where he developed his clear, abstract language of forms. Among his sources of inspiration are Cezanne and Picasso, as well as Martin Polasek who was one of his teachers. This led him to painting in a flat and abstract manner, which triggers a spatial experience through its exact color coordination and strict composition. The strongest period in his oeuvre is the time when his paintings are between figuration and abstraction. Only until around 1975 he additionally creates numerous watercolors, even though he restricts this medium to his more lyrical works.
If Franz Ecker cannot be included in the avant-garde cannon of the 70’s, it is only because he witheld from presenting his works on the art market. Instead of using the opportunities that were offered to him in Vienna, he returned after his time at the academy to Linz where there was no appreciation nor market for his works. Distanced from the established art business, Ecker lives uncompromisingly the precarious life of a lonely genius. An artist myth, which in his case certainly is a bitter reality. Unimpressed by this, Ecker develops an increasingly broad language of forms within the clear line of abstract pictorial conception, which he emphasizes with constantly new forms of signature.
At the end of the seventies his works became more gestural and expressive. His works like “Kafka” anticipate the “Neue Wilden”. When these are celebrated as the “return of painting...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
Elegy Black and Blues
By JM Rizzi
Located in Boca Raton, FL
JM Rizzi (aka JMR) is a New York artist. His work has roots in Abstract Expressionism yet favors a Neo Contemporary flair. JMR has catapulted his vision by painting bold curves and l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
untitle
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Jean-François LARRIEU (1960) (France) is an artist born in 1960 The oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a painting sold in 1991, at...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Labyrinth XXXI
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Painting. Geometric style. Oils on canvas.
About the Artist:
I work in a style I call Geometric Surrealism, abstracting physical ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
L.A. Nocturne #6
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Chromesthesia is a neurological phenomenon experienced in the synthesis of binary sensorial modalities (synesthesia) where sound and color converge into a joint perception. In his pa...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gravitational Push
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Seeking to evolve the way in which she collaborates with nature, Jennifer Wolf’s most recent series of works combine her signature flow process with innovative new layers of painterl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Léon Zack - Lyrical Abstract Composition - Signed Oil on Canvas
By Léon Zack
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Léon Zack
1978
Lyrical Abstract Composition
Signed Oil on Canvas
82 x 117 cm.
Provenance
-Galerie Visconti, París
Léon Zack (1892-1980)
Léon Zack ...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flower Portrait (Orchid), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic, Gouache & Pencil on Canvas . About the Flower Portraits: Working intentionally with live flowers, I began studying the entire life cycle from bud to bloom to fading...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Diamond XXXV /// Contemporary Abstract Geometric Striped Pattern Colorful Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Diamond XXXV"
Series: Diamond
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso
Year: 2021
Medium: Origin...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Ellen Hackl Fagan, Seeking the Sound of Cobalt Blue_20 Moons, 2014, Enamel, Ink
Located in Darien, CT
Ellen Hackl Fagan is an interdisciplinary abstract painter who believes that synaesthesia can be taught. Through interactive tools and crowd sourcing, Fagan is developing a correspo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Modernist Glass Window, Cold Blue and Mauve Pastel Geometric Patterns, Surreal
Located in Barcelona, ES
These series of paintings by Natalia Roman gather their inspiration from geometric, minimalist shapes and paintings from the beginning of Modernism, with a special emphasis on Art De...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache
BUDAPEST , 100x100 cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
BUDAPEST , 100x100 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Gradient No.10
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lisa Bartleson is a Northern California - based mixed-media artist whose work is inspired by the Light and Space movement from the 1960’s and 1970’s. Her work has a luminous quality ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Wood Panel, Pigment
Seascape, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Linda McCord presents an abstraction of the sea with luminous cells that capture the essence of flowing seafoam. The interpla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Surge, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Linda McCord presents a captivating abstract piece with an electric blend of colors. The blue, teal, and purple hues dance wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Reinforcements, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"This depicts the sensation of flying above a crowd," says artist Linda McCord. In her Daydreams series, Linda presents an alluring ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Tranquil - Purple Gradient - Large Abstract Relief Pallet Knife Painting
Located in Sempach, LU
Elevate your space with this large original, gradient of purple, abstract painting! Made on stretched heavy canvas, the edges are painted for a polished look. The glossy varnish not ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Inner Universe 8.8
Located in Porto, 13
Artistic approach :
«Art for me is a form of meditation. Is a way to understand better my inner-self and become
more conscious of who I am. My art is about spirituality. I love colo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Slow coach (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Slow coach (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on hot-pressed Archers Paper - Unframed.
Brent Hallard is an Australian-born artist and co-organizer of The Shape of Things. His work is deep...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Come and Go (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Come and Go (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on hot-pressed Archers Paper - Unframed.
Brent Hallard is an Australian-born artist and co-organizer of The Shape of Things. His work is dee...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Radiant purple synergy, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Expressive modern fiery abstract, bold full of life, gloss and shimmer! inspired by nature, many of bright tones combined with mica particles and iridescent drizzles over metallic ir...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Wish you Flowers nr 6, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This is an expressive abstract painting of flowers. It is a burst of bright colors, like confetti. It is joyful and the vibrant colors contrast beautifully with the background in dar...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Gold Coast 4, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This one of a kind painting is done in acrylic on paper. I try my best to represent the true colors of the paintings in the photos, but sometimes you can see a slight difference in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Strindberg Nocturnes II
By Robert Kelly
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Robert Kelly’s painted collages are anchored in a step-by-step process of formal puzzle composition and informed by decades of expert surface crafting. Having grown fond of the pared...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Purple Desert Mirage, Large Geometric Painting in Pale Tones, Rainbow Gradient
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Purple Desert Mirage" is a hand-painted acrylic painting on high-quality 300g paper by artist Ryan Rivadeneyra. These painting, influenced by modernist artists of the 50's, 60's, a...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Sumi Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
can this be a real thing? can it?, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The unspoken words, the unknowing about how the other person exactly feels, the wanting to voice your feelings but being to scared to; all of these heart ponding moments are what ins...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Party, 78x54cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Party, 2021, 78x54 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Acrylic
Matt Enger 'Hurley Burly #14'
Located in New York, NY
Hurley Burly #14
2021
Cast acrylic on canvas
10 x 10 inches
Signed, titled and dated on verso
Matt Enger’s new body of work evokes a mystical experience combining aspects of expres...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Vinyl
Chromosphere
By Dion Johnson
Located in Phoenix, AZ
b. 1975, Ohio
Los Angeles-based Dion Johnson makes hard-edged, abstract paintings with dynamic color fields and lines. In his works, bold, contrasting swathes droop down and slide a...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Sweetness
By Dion Johnson
Located in Phoenix, AZ
b. 1975, Ohio
Los Angeles-based Dion Johnson makes hard-edged, abstract paintings with dynamic color fields and lines. In his works, bold, contrasting swathes droop down and slide a...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Frequency
By Dion Johnson
Located in Phoenix, AZ
b. 1975, Ohio
Los Angeles-based Dion Johnson makes hard-edged, abstract paintings with dynamic color fields and lines. In his works, bold, contrasting swathes droop down and slide a...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Aerial
By Dion Johnson
Located in Phoenix, AZ
b. 1975, Ohio
Los Angeles-based Dion Johnson makes hard-edged, abstract paintings with dynamic color fields and lines. In his works, bold, contrasting swathes droop down and slide a...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Vitreons" - Abstract Composition
Located in Soquel, CA
Richly textured abstract composition by California artist Devon Brockopp-Hammer (American, b. 1986). Large bold swatches of white and yellow float against a blur background. Surround...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil, Cardboard
Lavender Field by Mountains, Provence, Original Painting
By Janet Dyer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An expressionistic portrayal of the rich lavender fields of Provence, France by artist Janet Dyer. Rows of these fragrant flowers fill the expanse of land in th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Micro Mini Token II, Acrylic and Gouache on Canvas Painting, 2018
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Micro Mini Token II" (2018) by Catherine Hart
Acrylic and gouache on canvas; abstract miniature painting, pastels and bold saturated palette
Framing available
COA included
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Canvas, Acrylic
Guest - bright, colorful, minimalist, abstracted tree, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Pat Service has an affinity for nature. Growing up on the West Coast the Canadian artist was surrounded by trees, rocky beaches and the sea. This is one of a series of playful pieces that ascribes personalities to different trees. Painted in bright yellow with an orange trunk...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vision I by Cheryl R. Riley, purple, gray, gold abstract geometric symbols
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Vision I by Cheryl R. Riley
Metallic abstract geometric symbols, purple, yellow, gray, gold
Gouache and metallic ink on 140# cold press watercolor paper
Feminist Art and Contemporar...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Contemporary Art by Murielle Argoud - Trough The Mirror
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media (Oil color, pigments, gold leaf, sand) on canvas
Signature at the bottom right
Murielle Argoud is a French artist born in 1954 who lives a...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Mixed Media
Corse by Stefano - Oil on canvas 40x50 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Stefano est un artiste peintre Genevois contemporain qui s'amuse entre l'abstrait et un figuratif suggéré. Cette pièce représente pour l'artiste "Corse". Elle a été peinte en 2023 et fait partie des dernières productions de l'artiste. Ce sont des études pour de...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Strindberg Nocturnes I
By Robert Kelly
Located in Phoenix, AZ
oil and mixed media on canvas
Drawing on his extensive travels, Robert Kelly’s painted collages contain found print and material from around the world. Kelly has included antique b...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Chinese Contemporary Art by Bao Hongyan - Eyes Sneers Mouth
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Do they trust one another, or not? Boredom can become inevitable, especially when you have been with the same person for so long. It seems that after a time, you begi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fandango, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
130x170cm
Signed
About the artist
Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado (ENPEG) “La Esmeralda”. As a Mexican Contemporary Expressionism artist, Pichardo reminisces about the Pre-Hispanic past and indigenous traditions by using symbolisms of a time when the civilizations believed in magic, rituals and created beautiful colors. Through his work, he also pays tribute to world renowned Mexican artists such as Rufino Tamayo, Francisco Toledo, Rodolfo Morales...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Lattice 5 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Lattice 5 (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 Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Lattice 5 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Lattice 5 (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 Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
New Soho (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
New Soho (Abstract painting)
Acrylic, charcoal and oil pastel on canvas — Unframed.
Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt.
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Canvas, Charcoal
The Purple Dress 4 - Original Ink Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Linen, Ink
"Humility" Oil Painting 43" x 43" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Humility" Oil Painting 43" x 43" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Anastasiia Danilenko is an artist and graphic designer.
But the area of her occu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Starling Murmuration IV, Abstract Animal Art, Bright Statement Art, Minimalist
Located in Deddington, GB
Starling Murmuration, IV by Leigh Glover [2022]
The Starling Murmuration is a subject I come back to every autumn. I am fascinated in the way the starlin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
British Contemporary Art by Disha Solanki - Warrior in the Sky
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas with detail in acrylic
Chiaroscuro combined with Alla Prima - painted in layers pushing the clouds to the foreground creating a 3d illusion, with concentrated energies...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
British Contemporary Art by Disha Solanki - Sky at Sunset
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas with detail in acrylic
Chiaroscuro combined with Alla Prima - painted in layers pushing the clouds to the foreground creating a 3d illusion, with concentrated energies...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Illuminate
By Brian Cote
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
One of the emerging talents of abstract impressionism in the Southwest. "Illuminate" is a strong expressionist take on the multitude of colors of the desert nocturne. This painting h...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Up From the Earth
Located in Westport, CT
Charlie Bluett's art works are driven by his overriding passion for Nature and the natural world. It's ethereality beauty and ebb and flow, as well and the light and color of the e...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
La Niña
Located in NIAGARA PARK, NSW
This painting is about the unprecedented amount and rain we have had, due to La Niña. The work displays the emotions related to the rain and of course the floods. This work is painte...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Mariam Odishvili - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Mariam Odishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1994 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She mainly uses oil on canvas. She had her first solo show in 2021 at Gamr...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cardboard
Georgian Contemporary Art by Mariam Odishvili - They Noticed
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Mariam Odishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1994 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She mainly uses oil on canvas. She had her first solo show in 2021 at Gamr...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cardboard
Md Tokon - Midnight Ride on the Sea, Painting 2016
By Md Tokon
Located in Greenwich, CT
Collection: Earth
Acrylic on canvas
Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. The physicality...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic Polymer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Light Pillar
Located in NIAGARA PARK, NSW
This artwork is a minimalistic landscape with a pillar of light in the centre. It is subtle yet the colours are bright and vibrant, while the work is in the style of abstract express...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
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