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Contemporary Abstract Photography

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
Three Dreams - Still Life Black and White Film Large Photographic Print Framed
Three Dreams - Still Life Black and White Film Large Photographic Print Framed

Three Dreams - Still Life Black and White Film Large Photographic Print Framed

By Pia Clodi

Located in Zürich, CH

Three Dreams - Still Life Black and White Photographic Print Framed by Austrian Contemporary Photographer, Designer & Curator Pia Clodi This photograph is offered in the form of...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Polaroid

Temporal Perception #26

Temporal Perception #26

By Serge Hamad

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Photography aluminum print includes both panels. Each panel is 24" x 36".

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Strata no. 7 by Luanne Rimel, 2023, Original Photography Printed on Silk, Framed
Strata no. 7 by Luanne Rimel, 2023, Original Photography Printed on Silk, Framed

Strata no. 7 by Luanne Rimel, 2023, Original Photography Printed on Silk, Framed

By Luanne Rimel

Located in St. Louis, MO

Luanne Rimel is an artist, curator, instructor, and currently the Director of Education Programs at Craft Alliance Art Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Her work is layered with histori...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silk, Thread

Snake
Snake

Snake

By Steve Miller

Located in Hudson, NY

Listing is for FRAMED print. Edition of 6 CURRENT EXHIBITION - runs through December 18th, 2016. Any framed photographs purchased during the show will be available after December ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 23", Layered Colorful Abstract Print Framed
"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 23", Layered Colorful Abstract Print Framed

"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 23", Layered Colorful Abstract Print Framed

By Roxana Azar

Located in Philadelphia, PA

“Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 23” is an original artwork by Roxana Azar, consisting of a digital print on polycarbonate. It measures 36.75”h x 24.75”w framed. Roxana Azar’s w...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Ink, Polymer

"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 02", Geometric and Organic Abstract Print
"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 02", Geometric and Organic Abstract Print

"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 02", Geometric and Organic Abstract Print

By Roxana Azar

Located in Philadelphia, PA

“Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 02” is an original artwork by Roxana Azar, consisting of a digital print on polycarbonate. It measures 36.75”h x 24.75”w framed. Roxana Azar’s w...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Ink, Polymer

"Removal of Self #73" Photography 20" x 16" inch Edition 1/1 by Ben Cope
"Removal of Self #73" Photography 20" x 16" inch Edition 1/1 by Ben Cope

"Removal of Self #73" Photography 20" x 16" inch Edition 1/1 by Ben Cope

By Ben Cope

Located in Culver City, CA

"Removal of Self #73" Photography 20" x 16" inch Edition 1/1 by Ben Cope 2011 Photo on deconstructed paper 20” x 16” inch Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Pigment

30x30in. -Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - Earth 3
30x30in. -Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - Earth 3

30x30in. -Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - Earth 3

By MAE Curates

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty in its natural, diver...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print

Kitchen Counter II, 2018

Kitchen Counter II, 2018

By Heather Oelklaus

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Cameraless – A cameraless image is produced on photographic material without the aid of a camera or lenses.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

40x40in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea -  Flow 19, SB, unframed print
40x40in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea -  Flow 19, SB, unframed print

40x40in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - Flow 19, SB, unframed print

By MAE Curates

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a new series of photography of landscapes depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lan...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print

Assailant #3

Assailant #3

By Christopher Colville

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Christopher Colville is an American artist working to push the boundaries of the photographic medium in both experimental and traditional forms. His images are created outdoors by ig...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Target D11

Target D11

By Christopher Colville

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Christopher Colville is an American artist working to push the boundaries of the photographic medium in both experimental and traditional forms. His images are created outdoors by ig...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Photography - large scale abstract black and white "Flower series - PEONY"
Photography - large scale abstract black and white "Flower series - PEONY"

Photography - large scale abstract black and white "Flower series - PEONY"

By MAE Curates

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a series of photography portraiture of flowers as subject matter. #773 31.5x42" image dimensions - Edition of 10 Archival pigment print Signed and numbered About this se...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Flora Fauna Series Vintage Color Photograph Abstract Flower Fuji Crystal Photo
Flora Fauna Series Vintage Color Photograph Abstract Flower Fuji Crystal Photo

Flora Fauna Series Vintage Color Photograph Abstract Flower Fuji Crystal Photo

By Jeffrey Rothstein

Located in Surfside, FL

FLORA & FAUNA SERIES, c.1998, Fuji crystal archive paper. Unsigned. Photographer Jeffrey Rothstein focuses on different elements within Nature for his subject matter, ranging from f...

Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Black & White Abstract Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Seascape, Ocean, Beach

Black & White Abstract Photography by Geoffrey Baris, Seascape, Ocean, Beach

By Geoffrey Baris

Located in New York, NY

Beach, Abstract Black & White Photography by Geoffrey Baris Archival pigment print on museum fine art paper Edition of 7 Includes certificate of authenticity. Signed and numbered by...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Black and White, Archival Pigment

Rat Pack - Grey, 2024

Rat Pack - Grey, 2024

By Nick Veasey

Located in München, BY

Edition 15, framed Chromaluxe Rat Pack grey. A man with x-ray vision, NICK VEASEY creates art that shows what it is really like inside. Nick’s work with radiographic imaging equipm...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Blue Velvet by Beatrice Hug
Blue Velvet by Beatrice Hug

Blue Velvet by Beatrice Hug

By Béatrice Hug

Located in New York City, NY

"Béatrice Hug makes colours radiate in all directions and vibrate in a way thought to be restricted to painting, transparencies play like glazes to accentuate depth. Haziness and cla...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

Licht II
Licht II

Licht II

By Béatrice Hug

Located in New York City, NY

Born in 1961 in Singen, Germany, Béatrice Hug has developed a distinctive visual language that merges the precision of photography with the expressive sensibility of painting. Now ba...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

Chaosmos 28 by Alessandro Puccinelli
Chaosmos 28 by Alessandro Puccinelli

Chaosmos 28 by Alessandro Puccinelli

By Alessandro Puccinelli

Located in New York City, NY

ALESSANDRO PUCCINELLI CHAOSMOS series Seascape - From the CHAODMOS series - Mounted and Framed Framed size: 32x45 inches (including a white border) Image size: 27x40 inches Edition ...

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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Chaosmos 3 by Alessandro Puccinelli
Chaosmos 3 by Alessandro Puccinelli

Chaosmos 3 by Alessandro Puccinelli

By Alessandro Puccinelli

Located in New York City, NY

ALESSANDRO PUCCINELLI CHAOSMOS series Seascape - From the CHAODMOS series - Mounted and Framed Aviailable sizes: 27 x 40 inches Edition of 10 40 x 60 inches Edition of 5 47 x 71 ...

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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Chromatagenous

Chromatagenous

By Paula Sciuk

Located in Buffalo, NY

Artist Statement: My work focuses on the surface tension within reflective surfaces exploring diverse and abstract forms. The imagery is fluid, caught in the instant between space an...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Archival Ink

Atlantic Ocean Series - #4 NS - Ocean, water, landscape, nature - unframed
Atlantic Ocean Series - #4 NS - Ocean, water, landscape, nature - unframed

Atlantic Ocean Series - #4 NS - Ocean, water, landscape, nature - unframed

By MAE Curates

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The Atlantic Ocean series places a little contextual history of this scenic image with its maritime history at that spot with the interplay of the elements - wind, clouds, water - on...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 24", Layered Botanical Leaf Colorful Print
"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 24", Layered Botanical Leaf Colorful Print

"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 24", Layered Botanical Leaf Colorful Print

By Roxana Azar

Located in Philadelphia, PA

“Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 24” is an original artwork by Roxana Azar, consisting of a digital print on polycarbonate. It measures 36.75”h x 24.75”w framed. Roxana Azar’s w...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Ink, Polymer

"Portal", 2011

"Portal", 2011

By Ron Hamad

Located in Hudson, NY

Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition 1 of 15. Price Range: $500.00 to $3500.00 Size Range: 8" x10", 11" x14", 16" x 20", 20" x 24", 30" x 40" If...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 01", Green Leaf Botanical Framed Print
"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 01", Green Leaf Botanical Framed Print

"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 01", Green Leaf Botanical Framed Print

By Roxana Azar

Located in Philadelphia, PA

“Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 01” is an original artwork by Roxana Azar, consisting of a digital print on polycarbonate. It measures 36.75”h x 24.75”w framed. Roxana Azar’s w...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Ink, Polymer

"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 15", Abstract Purple Red Composition Framed
"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 15", Abstract Purple Red Composition Framed

"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 15", Abstract Purple Red Composition Framed

By Roxana Azar

Located in Philadelphia, PA

“Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 15” is an original artwork by Roxana Azar, consisting of a digital print on polycarbonate. It measures 36.75”h x 24.75”w framed. Roxana Azar’s w...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Ink, Polymer

"Verse" Abstract Photography 19" x 24" in Ed. of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
"Verse" Abstract Photography 19" x 24" in Ed. of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko

"Verse" Abstract Photography 19" x 24" in Ed. of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko

By Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Located in Culver City, CA

"Verse" Abstract Photography 19" x 24" in Ed. of 28 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Year photo was taken: 2013 Edition of 28. Mounting the photo under of glossy acrylic glass creates rich ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment, Plexiglass

The Unexpected Beauty of the Unknown

The Unexpected Beauty of the Unknown

By Carlos Betancourt

Located in New Orleans, LA

Carlos Betancourt The Unexpected Beauty of the Unknown, 20222-2024 Pigmented inkjet print on fine art paper 58 x 43 inches Edition of 3 For more than three decades, Carlos Betancour...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Folds in Time #353 - abstract metallic foil monochromatic reflections in light
Folds in Time #353 - abstract metallic foil monochromatic reflections in light

Folds in Time #353 - abstract metallic foil monochromatic reflections in light

By Mona Kuhn

Located in San Francisco, CA

From Mona Kuhn's abstract body of works Folds in Time (2026), a series of monochromatic studies capturing the tactile interplay of light and shadow on reflective materials. The inte...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Giclée

About the Ephemeral and Memory 20
About the Ephemeral and Memory 20

About the Ephemeral and Memory 20

By Carlos Betancourt

Located in New Orleans, LA

Carlos Betancourt About the Ephemeral and Memory 20, 2013 Pigmented inkjet on paper 64 x 44 inches Edition of 10 For more than three decades, Carlos Betancourt has built a body of w...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Deterioration Series 147

Deterioration Series 147

By Robert Farber

Located in New York, NY

Robert Farber Deterioration Series 147 1979-2013 (printed later) Archival pigment print 60 x 40 inches signed and numbered edition of 5 on the verso This image is part of Robert Fa...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Milano 00:07AM, Italy

Milano 00:07AM, Italy

By Leonardo Pucci

Located in Hudson, NY

This listing is for the unframed photograph. The gallery has brought together the works of 60 gallery artists and nearly a hundred photographs for this salon-style exhibition. Fro...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 16", Abstract Composition with Circles
"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 16", Abstract Composition with Circles

"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 16", Abstract Composition with Circles

By Roxana Azar

Located in Philadelphia, PA

“Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 16” is an original artwork by Roxana Azar, consisting of a digital print on polycarbonate. It measures 36.75”h x 24.75”w framed. Roxana Azar’s w...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Ink, Polymer

'Blurry Reality' vintage Manhattan photograph

'Blurry Reality' vintage Manhattan photograph

By Fernando Natalici

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Fernando Natalici - Blurry Reality, 1992 - Shot in Midtown Manhattan, pre-uber period as people waited for a rainstorm, cars drove by, the usual, no taxis one pedestrian wearing a lo...

Category

1970s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 06", Red and Blue Botanical Digital Print
"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 06", Red and Blue Botanical Digital Print

"Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 06", Red and Blue Botanical Digital Print

By Roxana Azar

Located in Philadelphia, PA

“Greenhouse Composition 36x24 Series 06” is an original artwork by Roxana Azar, consisting of a digital print on polycarbonate. It measures 36.75”h x 24.75”w framed. Roxana Azar’s w...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Ink, Polymer

No Sales

No Sales

By Ted Adams

Located in Hudson, NY

Listing is for UNFRAMED print. Inquire within for framing. Edition of 25. If the exhibition piece is sold or the customer orders a different print size, the photograph is prod...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - abstract Land Art of Earth

30x30in. Aerial Photography of Earth, Land, Sea - abstract Land Art of Earth

By MAE Curates

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a new series of photography of land art depicting Earth and its land forms taken from the air. This series of aerial photography captures Earth's beauty taken in remote lands...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

C Print

Michael Jackson Smooth Criminal 2024

Michael Jackson Smooth Criminal 2024

By Nick Veasey

Located in München, BY

Edition 15, framed Chromaluxe Michael Jackson doing his smooth criminal dance move. A man with x-ray vision, NICK VEASEY creates art that shows what it is really like inside. Nick...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

A line in the sky #5

A line in the sky #5

By Caleb Cain Marcus

Located in New York, NY

A line in the sky #5 2017 Pigment print with 24k gold leaf 24 x 35 inches (61 x 88.9 cm) $5,700 This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Gold Leaf

Deterioration Series 138

Deterioration Series 138

By Robert Farber

Located in New York, NY

Robert Farber Deterioration Series 138 1979-2013 (printed later) Archival pigment print 60 x 40 inches signed and numbered edition of 5 on the verso This image is part of Robert Fa...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Folds in Time #132 - abstract metallic foil monochromatic reflections in light
Folds in Time #132 - abstract metallic foil monochromatic reflections in light

Folds in Time #132 - abstract metallic foil monochromatic reflections in light

By Mona Kuhn

Located in San Francisco, CA

From Mona Kuhn's abstract body of works Folds in Time (2026), a series of monochromatic studies capturing the tactile interplay of light and shadow on reflective materials. The inte...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Absence No. 05

Absence No. 05

By Denis Darzacq

Located in New York, NY

In his "Absence" series, Denis Darzacq mines his own work for raw material. By cutting and tearing recent photographic prints of his own work, he generated a wealth of formal materia...

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2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Blue Ribbon - Portrait Cyanotype Style Film Photographic Print Framed
Blue Ribbon - Portrait Cyanotype Style Film Photographic Print Framed

Blue Ribbon - Portrait Cyanotype Style Film Photographic Print Framed

By Pia Clodi

Located in Zürich, CH

Blue Ribbon - Still Life Black and White Photographic Print Framed Not one to shy away from human representation, Pia Clodi’s more portraiture-like works continually offer the sitte...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Polaroid

Junto al Muelle - colorful handpainted photography, New York scene, contemporary
Junto al Muelle - colorful handpainted photography, New York scene, contemporary

Junto al Muelle - colorful handpainted photography, New York scene, contemporary

By Alberto Sanchez

Located in Dallas, TX

Alberto Sanchez Junto al Muelle (60cm x 60cm), 2018 Archival pigment print on fine art paper, mounted on birch panel, resin coated 60h x 60w x 7d cm 23.62h x 23.62w x 2.76d in Editio...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Photography

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Photographic Paper, Acrylic

Contemporary abstract photography for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary abstract photography 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 abstract photography 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, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Alessandro Puccinelli, Peter Mendelson, Stefanie Schneider, and Jessica Houston. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival Pigment Print and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary abstract photography, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available.