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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
Blue Marsh I by Frédérique Domergue - Contemporary abstract painting, sea, sky
Located in Paris, FR
Blue Marsh I is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on aluminium panel, patina fixed with ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Bronze

Permanescence TN694-T by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting
Located in Paris, FR
Permanescence TN694-T is a unique triptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. The painting is made with ink and acrylic on canvas. It is composed by 3 panels, to...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

SW5 by Mattia Bosco - Black Palissandro marble and gold leaf sculpture, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
SW5 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 48.5 × 33 × 22 cm (19.1 × 13 × 8.7 in)...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

Untitled L by Ferle - Large abstract painting, red and black, dark background
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled L is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and co...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled LXVI by Ferle - Large abstract painting, red and orange, colourful
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LXVI is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Emerald Archipelago by Frédérique Domergue - Contemporary abstract painting
Located in Paris, FR
The Emerald Archipelago is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized bronze leaves on aluminium panel, patina fixed wit...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Bronze

Turbulences by Frédérique Domergue - Contemporary abstract painting, sea, sky
Located in Paris, FR
Turbulences is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on aluminium panel, patina fixed with b...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Bronze

"Removal of Self #56" Photography 16" x 20" inch Edition 1/1 by Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Removal of Self #56" Photography 16" x 20" inch Edition 1/1 by Ben Cope 2011 Photo on deconstructed paper 16” x 20” inch Ben Cope is a Georgia native graduating from Columbus Sta...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Pigment

Untitled XLV by Ferle - large abstract oil painting, blue and dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XLV is a unique painting made with oil on a free-standing canvas by French artist Elvire Ferle, dimensions are 200 x 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in). The artwork is signed, sold un...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

TN666-D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, diptych, red
Located in Paris, FR
TN666-D is a unique diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. The painting is made with ink and acrylic on canvas, dimensions are 100 × 130 cm (39.4 × 51.2 in)....
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Acrylic on Wood Painting Titled “Comet Series #23”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
artist statement on this comet series: “Coming full circle, Darashkevich pays it forward by creating comets for the dreamers who want to make wishes come true. As a child he was fas...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Permanescence N548-D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract work on paper
Located in Paris, FR
Permanescence N548-D is a unique diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. The painting is made with ink and acrylic on paper, dimensions are 65 × 100 cm (25.6 ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Untitled I by Ferle - Large abstract painting, black and orange, dark
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled I is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 280 × 200 cm (110.2 × 78.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and come...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled XL by Ferle - Large abstract painting, blue and black, dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XL is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 280 × 200 cm (110.2 × 78.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and com...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Barricada #9 bp M by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Abstract sculpture, golden
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #9 bp M is a polished bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 60 cm × 42 cm × 27 cm (23.6 × 16.5 × 10.6 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a limited edition of 5 editions + 3 artist’s proofs, and comes with a certificate of authenticity. Entitled ‘Barricada’ (‘Barricade’), these metal sheet sculptures...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Bronze

"El Moez Street" Abstract Painting 39" x 39" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"El Moez Street" Abstract Painting 39" x 39" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificate of drawing course comple...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Untitled XLIII by Ferle - Large size abstract painting, dark tones
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XLIII is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 280 × 200 cm (110.2 × 78.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and ...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled XXI by Ferle - Abstract painting, colourful, bright, orange, grey, red
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXI is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 100 cm x 70 cm (39.4 × 27.6 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Barricada #9bpS30 by A. Vega Beuvrin - Contemporary Geometric abstract sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #9 bp S30 is a polished bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 30 × 22 × 14 cm (11.8 × 8.7 × 5.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a limited edition of 8 editions + 4 artist’s proofs, and comes with a certificate of authenticity. Alejandro Vega Beuvrin’s works are conceived as ‘spatial drawings’. In a minimalists’ style and influenced by his architectural knowledge, the artist views his works in relation to the surroundings space. Starting from his two-dimensional digital drawings, the artist laser cuts the metal plates, that upon assembly become three-dimensional forms. Entitled ‘Barricada’ (‘Barricade’), these metal sheet sculptures...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Bronze

TN 681 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, black and white
Located in Paris, FR
TN 681 is a unique painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. The painting is made with ink and acrylic on canvas, dimensions are 73 × 100 cm (28.7 × 39.4 in). The artwo...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

SW3 by Mattia Bosco - Abstract marble sculpture, gold leaf
Located in Paris, FR
SW3 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Mattia Bosco. This sculpture is made of black Palissandro marble and gold leaf, dimensions are 45 cm × 39 cm × 22 cm (17.7 × 15.4 × 8...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Marble, Gold Leaf

Abyss by Frédérique Domergue - Contemporary abstract painting, metal, turquoise
Located in Paris, FR
Abyss is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on aluminum, patina fixed with beeswax, dimen...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Bronze

Vertigo by Frédérique Domergue - Abstract painting on metal leaves
Located in Paris, FR
Vertigo is a painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. Oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on aluminum panel, patina fixed with beeswax polish. 100 x 100 cm // 39.37 in...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Bronze

TN509-T by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, triptych, white
Located in Paris, FR
TN509-T is a unique triptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. The painting is made with Ink and acrylic on canvas. It is composed by 3 panels, total dimensions...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Barricada #2 ai S by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Stainless steel sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #2 ai S is a stainless steel sculpture by contemporary Venezuelan artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin. Available in two sizes: (S) 37.5 cm × 65 cm × 25 cm, limited-edition of 5...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

TN831-D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, black and blue
Located in Paris, FR
TN 831 D is a diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno, composed of two panels of equal size (146 cm x 89 cm). It is sold unframed. The painter draws its resour...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Alexander Calder lithograph Derrière le miroir (Calder prints)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Alexander Calder Lithograph c. 1967 from Derrière le miroir: Lithograph in colors; 15 x 11 inches. Very good overall vintage condition; well-preserved. Unsigned from an edition of u...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Bathers" Oil Painting 39" x 35" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bathers" Oil Painting 39" x 35" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko Anastasiia Danilenko is an artist and graphic designer. But the area of her occupation is painting and such a traditio...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Barricada #11 b S by A. Vega Beuvrin - abstract bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #11 b S is a bronze sculpture by contemporary Venezuelan artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin. The bronze sheets are 3 mm thick. Limited edition of 5 + 3 A.P. In a minimalists’ st...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Bronze

White Flat Cloud by Tien Wen - Abstract ceramic sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
White Flat Cloud (2019) is a one-off ceramic sculpture by contemporary artist Tien Wen whose work revolves around the idea of abstraction and the pureness of shapes. 41.5 cm × 30 cm ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ceramic

"Abstract Black vs Red ", K65TR, Abstract, 21st Century, Acrylic, Clay
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. Roger Koenig, the talented abstract painter, resides and creates his magnificent...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Clay, Acrylic

Barricada #9 aic4 S by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Painted steel abstract sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #9 aic4 S, by contemporary Venezuelan artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin. Painted stainless steel sculpture, 45 cm × 31 cm × 20 cm. Limited edition of 8 + 4 A.P. The works of A...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

Untitled CIX by Frédérique Domergue - Large abstract painting on metal leaves
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled CIX is a large-scale painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. Oxidized zinc and bronze leaf on wood panelling, patina fixed with beeswax polish, 180 cm × ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Bronze

Homage to Barnett Newman /// Gene Davis Abstract Geometric Minimal Screenprint
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Gene Davis (American, 1920-1985) Title: "Homage to Barnett Newman" *Signed and dated by Davis in pencil lower right Year: 1979 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded soft-...
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

Permanescence TN720 D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting
Located in Paris, FR
Permanescence TN720 D is a diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno, composed of two panels of equal size (100 cm x 73 cm). It is sold unframed. The painter dr...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Guaicaquirón #1 bp S by A. Vega Beuvrin - Abstract Organic Sculpture, Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Guaicaquirón #1 bp S (2019) by contemporary Venezuelan artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin. Polished bronze sculpture, 60 cm × 42 cm × 27 cm. Limited edition of 5 + 3 A.P.
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Bronze

"Abstract Script" Ink on Fabric Painting 10" x 24" inch by Mohamed Monaiseer
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Script" Ink on Fabric Painting 10" x 2"4 inch by Mohamed Monaiseer Trinity series (2015) In this work, I am a developing personal philosophy of the trinity—the uniting of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Fabric, Ink

"Ceremony" Abstract Oil Painting 39" x 59" in by Muzaffar Abdullaev
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ceremony" Abstract Oil Painting 39" x 59" in by Muzaffar Abdullaev ABOUT: He was born in 1953 in Bukhara, where he lives and works. Boasting forty years of experience, the artist...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

TN811-D by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, diptych
Located in Paris, FR
TN811-D is a diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno, composed of two panels of equal size (100 cm x 73 cm). Sold unframed. The painter draws its resources fro...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Ink

Barricada #9 aip M2 by A. Vega Beuvrin - abstract sculpture, stainless steel
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #9 aip M2 is a stainless steel sculpture by contemporary Venezuelan artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin. The steel sheets are 3 mm thick. Limited edition of 5 + 3 A.P. In a minimalists’ style and influenced by his architectural knowledge, the artist views his works in relation to the surroundings space. Using stainless steel...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

TN 683 D by Hachiro Kanno - Abstract painting, calligraphy-inspired, black
Located in Paris, FR
TN 683 D is a diptych painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno, composed of two 100 x 73 panels. Ink and acrylic on canvas, 100 cm x 146 cm. Sold unframed. The painter ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Ray Parker unique signed to dealer Carl Solway, Abstract Expressionist painting
Located in New York, NY
Raymond Parker Untitled (Abstract Expressionist painting), 1978 Acrylic on Paper. Hand signed, inscribed "For Carl" [Carl Solway, gallerist] and dated 1978 on the upper left front; ...
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Graphite, Acrylic, Paper

"Ontario (Great Lakes), " Mixed Media on Wood Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
This abstract work by Chicago artist Patrick Fitzgerald is one of a series of “track paintings” that materialize the imagined tracks navigated by his miniature soap-box car sculpture...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Wood, Oil, Paper, Graphite

Untitled XLVI by Ferle - abstract painting, red tones, very large size
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XLV is an abstract painting by French contemporary artist Ferle. Oil on free-standing canvas. W 200 cm x H 280 cm // W 6 ft 6 x H 9 ft. ”In her work, Ferle creates new spac...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

TN853 by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting
Located in Paris, FR
TN853 is a painting by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. Sold unframed. The painter draws its resources from Japanese calligraphy and his favorite themes in Zen philosophy....
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Temps Zero Red 2/10 - large, geometric, contemporary, outdoor steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Four stainless steel rings, one side in poppy red, are curated into a elegant outdoor composition by Philippe Pallafray. This minimalist sculpture plays with space framing the landsc...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

"Forest Fire II" Abstract Painting 31" x 24" inch by Ahmed Farid
Located in Culver City, CA
"Forest Fire II" Abstract Painting 31" x 24" inch by Ahmed Farid acrylic & gold leaf on canvas on wood Born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1950 where he currently lives and works, Farid is a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Abstract Composition II" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition II" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy signed & dated Shaker El Maadawy graduated from the Faculty of Fine...
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Labyrinthine II" Ink on Fabric Painting 89" x 63" inch by Mohamed Monaiseer
Located in Culver City, CA
"Labyrinthine II" Ink on Fabric Painting 89" x 63" inch by Mohamed Monaiseer Trinity series (2015) In this work, I am a developing personal philosophy of the trinity—the uniting of...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Fabric, Ink

"Passage I" Abstract Painting 51" x 39" inch by Ahmed Farid
Located in Culver City, CA
"Passage I" Abstract Painting 51" x 39" inch by Ahmed Farid Born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1950 where he currently lives and works, Farid is an autodidact Egyptian painters who trained p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

"Sisters of the Wind" Wall Sculpture 25" x 36" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Sisters of the Wind" Wall Sculpture 25" x 36" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak Fiberglass Signed & Dated Sculptures that mostly depict his characteristic figures of feminine form and...
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Fiberglass

"Untitled 7" Painting 102" x 102" inch by GUELA TSOULADZE
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 7" Painting 102" x 102" inch by GUELA TSOULADZE Oil painting on oilcloth canvases. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Nomad from birth, Guela Tsouladzé was born on November 8, 1959 in Tbilisi, Georgia, from a French mother and a Georgian father. His father was one of the first Georgian psychanalyst; but working with the conscient and subconscient of the homo sovieticus was a disputed occupation, criticized by the soviet ideology. Therefore, it required a significant dose of audacity; it’s in this context of insubordination and freedom, that Guela tirelessly repeats that he will be an artist, without ever having painted anything. The father thus commissioned his first work: a black dot on the ceiling of his office, which his patients would fix during the sessions. The gateway to hypnosis, and the artist’s future signature. Perhaps Guela's innate sense of daring and escapism comes from there; these two themes are till today reflected in his works. Guela grows up in a surreal artistic universe, between France and Georgia, inspired in particular by Pirosmani, the brothers Zdanevitch and Salvador Dali, whom he met shortly before his death in 1981 at Portiligat Cadaques, and surrounded by the filmmaker Paradjanov, a friend of the Tsouladze family. He begins his studies at the Fine Arts on Tbilisi in 1977, but the ultimate horizon is Paris. He joins the Art Décoratifs from 1980 to 1983 and then the Beaux-Arts from 1983 to 1985. He becomes the assistant of Christian Boltanski, whom he follows from exhibition to exhibition. In France, the 80s are colorful years, wild like a Fauvist painting. Art comes out of museums and gives birth to the free figuration, an elusive movement, which was slowly taking shape in the lethargy of the Beaux-Arts. Pop culture, in its spontaneity and in its lack of self-control, takes over everything and breaks down all codes, groups and borders. Art is free from all constraints and analysis. Guela is there at the right time, in the right place, with the right people. The Holy Trinity, as he likes to repeat. These crazy years are an ecstatic playground for his artistic instincts. Guela paints on everything: papers, canvases or newspapers. His grand formats are at the scale of his silhouette; he leaves the Beaux-Art and joins the first squats in the nineteenth arrondissement of Paris, notably the Quai de Seine workshop, which he shares with Remy Blanchard and Vincent Scali. These are the years of Ben, of the Di Rosa brothers, of Robert Combas and François Boisrond. Art for everyone, and party for all. Guela follows his intuitions to Ibiza and Barcelona from 1987 to 1993, where he works at the Casa Caritad, which will later become the city's Museum of Modern Art. This colorful and collective delight contrasts with the dark anxieties of our time. Contrary to the widespread dystopia, it was then the utopia that reigned! New York is its epicenter, shaped by Basquiat and Keith Haring. Guela lives there from 1993 to 1998, including several years at the legendary Chelsea Hotel, of which he covers the walls and furniture with Georgian calligraphy. This is where his simplistic, black, and loving figures were born, later becoming his trademark and one of the symbols of Batumi. It was precisely at the end of the 90s that his desire to build bridges between his native country and France became deeper. The Soviet Union died in a burst of freedom, and the Georgians slowly come out of a fratricidal war, fueled by Russia. Georgia needs love, so Guela replaces the flag’s crosses with hearts, following the 2003 Rose Revolution. Since then, convinced that art is the answer to the stress that is still plaguing Georgia, Guela multiplies projects for exhibitions, partnerships, festivals and art centers. He brings several French artists to the Garikula Residency, including Jean Dupuy...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Festive Fields Abstract Landscape, Countryside, Contemporary, Oil, Modern French
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Festive Fields or Champs en Fête 2 in french by Sophie Dumont is a vibrant and dynamic representation of a festive landscape. Measuring 18.50 x 18.50 framed, this oil on canvas paint...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

"Abstract Calligraphy" Abstract Painting 24" x 16" inch by Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Calligraphy" Mixed Media Painting 24" x 16" inch by Ibrahim Khatab Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cair...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Untitled 6" Painting 102" x 102" inch by GUELA TSOULADZE
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 6" Painting 102" x 102" inch by GUELA TSOULADZE Oil painting on oilcloth canvases. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Nomad from birth, Guela Tsouladzé was born on November 8, 1959 in Tbilisi, Georgia, from a French mother and a Georgian father. His father was one of the first Georgian psychanalyst; but working with the conscient and subconscient of the homo sovieticus was a disputed occupation, criticized by the soviet ideology. Therefore, it required a significant dose of audacity; it’s in this context of insubordination and freedom, that Guela tirelessly repeats that he will be an artist, without ever having painted anything. The father thus commissioned his first work: a black dot on the ceiling of his office, which his patients would fix during the sessions. The gateway to hypnosis, and the artist’s future signature. Perhaps Guela's innate sense of daring and escapism comes from there; these two themes are till today reflected in his works. Guela grows up in a surreal artistic universe, between France and Georgia, inspired in particular by Pirosmani, the brothers Zdanevitch and Salvador Dali, whom he met shortly before his death in 1981 at Portiligat Cadaques, and surrounded by the filmmaker Paradjanov, a friend of the Tsouladze family. He begins his studies at the Fine Arts on Tbilisi in 1977, but the ultimate horizon is Paris. He joins the Art Décoratifs from 1980 to 1983 and then the Beaux-Arts from 1983 to 1985. He becomes the assistant of Christian Boltanski, whom he follows from exhibition to exhibition. In France, the 80s are colorful years, wild like a Fauvist painting. Art comes out of museums and gives birth to the free figuration, an elusive movement, which was slowly taking shape in the lethargy of the Beaux-Arts. Pop culture, in its spontaneity and in its lack of self-control, takes over everything and breaks down all codes, groups and borders. Art is free from all constraints and analysis. Guela is there at the right time, in the right place, with the right people. The Holy Trinity, as he likes to repeat. These crazy years are an ecstatic playground for his artistic instincts. Guela paints on everything: papers, canvases or newspapers. His grand formats are at the scale of his silhouette; he leaves the Beaux-Art and joins the first squats in the nineteenth arrondissement of Paris, notably the Quai de Seine workshop, which he shares with Remy Blanchard and Vincent Scali. These are the years of Ben, of the Di Rosa brothers, of Robert Combas and François Boisrond. Art for everyone, and party for all. Guela follows his intuitions to Ibiza and Barcelona from 1987 to 1993, where he works at the Casa Caritad, which will later become the city's Museum of Modern Art. This colorful and collective delight contrasts with the dark anxieties of our time. Contrary to the widespread dystopia, it was then the utopia that reigned! New York is its epicenter, shaped by Basquiat and Keith Haring. Guela lives there from 1993 to 1998, including several years at the legendary Chelsea Hotel, of which he covers the walls and furniture with Georgian calligraphy. This is where his simplistic, black, and loving figures were born, later becoming his trademark and one of the symbols of Batumi. It was precisely at the end of the 90s that his desire to build bridges between his native country and France became deeper. The Soviet Union died in a burst of freedom, and the Georgians slowly come out of a fratricidal war, fueled by Russia. Georgia needs love, so Guela replaces the flag’s crosses with hearts, following the 2003 Rose Revolution. Since then, convinced that art is the answer to the stress that is still plaguing Georgia, Guela multiplies projects for exhibitions, partnerships, festivals and art centers. He brings several French artists to the Garikula Residency, including Jean Dupuy...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Songbird" Bronze and Marble sculpture 22.5" x 5" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Songbird" Bronze and Marble sculpture 22.5" x 5" in by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak Songbird, 2008 Bronze & Marble 57 x 13 cm, Signed & Dated Sculptures that mostly depict his characteri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

"Untitled 1.22" Abstract Oil Painting 78" x 54" inch by Gayatri Gamuz
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 1.22" Abstract Oil Painting 78" x 54" inch by Gayatri Gamuz This artwork ships rolled in a tube due to its size In search of silence, in search of the self. Her work eme...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Submerged" Abstract Mixed Media Painting 67" x 149" inch by Ahmed Farid
Located in Culver City, CA
"Submerged" Abstract Mixed Media Painting 67" x 149" inch by Ahmed Farid mixed media on canvas Born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1950 where he currently lives and works, Farid is an autodid...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

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Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract art 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 art 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 Sumit Mehndiratta, Giorgio Lo Fermo, Francisco Nicolás, and Dadodu . Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Synthetic Resin Paint 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 art, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available.

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