Abstract Collages

Not all artists wield a brush. Abstract artists moved away from realism and, unsurprisingly moved away from conventional methods of creating art by the early 20th century. This avant-garde stance was further developed by artists referred to as Abstract Expressionists. Think Willem de Kooning blending small pebbles with gray paint or of Jackson Pollock piercing holes at the bottom of paint cans and letting it drip out as he walks along the canvas. By challenging conventional ideas about art, such artists could work entirely in the abstract and this approach was also evident in their collages. Like their paintings, Abstract Expressionists' collages showcase an emphasis on color, composition, and emotion. Through simplified silhouettes, blocks of cut-and-glued color, and free-floating, painted lines, the artists added (literal) layers of dimensionality to their already-famous aesthetic. Robert Motherwell's View from a High Tower (1945) perfectly demonstrates the artist's ability to show freedom by combining fabric with torn paper on canvas. Today, numerous artists have kept up the collage tradition, either constructing their assembled compositions by hand or employing digital tools to craft them. Artsper's own collection of contemporary abstract collage works feature Nadine Hardy who lets her material, paint brushes and palette knife guide her wooden panels and Nagsoul who rejects the brush in favor of fire and ink.

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Fine Art Drawings, K1959, Harald Kröner

Harald Kröner

Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 36 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 14.2 inch

$1,847

Fine Art Drawings, Musical Notes, Tommaso Cascella

Tommaso Cascella

Fine Art Drawings - 33.5 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.2 x 10.2 x 0 inch

$551

Fine Art Drawings, Lianes 11, Mathilde Neri

Mathilde Neri

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$979

Photography, Inscape, Sammy Slabbinck

Sammy Slabbinck

Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$918

Photography, Twined, Sammy Slabbinck

Sammy Slabbinck

Photography - 36 x 30 x 0.4 cm Photography - 14.2 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$795

Painting, The book, David Martinez

David Martinez

Painting - 44 x 32 x 1 cm Painting - 17.3 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,101

Fine Art Drawings, Lianes 6, Mathilde Neri

Mathilde Neri

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$1,101

Painting, Insecurity, David Martinez

David Martinez

Painting - 44 x 32 x 1 cm Painting - 17.3 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,101

Fine Art Drawings, K2119, Harald Kröner

Harald Kröner

Fine Art Drawings - 50 x 29.7 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.7 x 11.7 inch

$2,699

Fine Art Drawings, K20124, Harald Kröner

Harald Kröner

Fine Art Drawings - 33.5 x 24 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.2 x 9.4 inch

$1,705

Fine Art Drawings, K1993, Harald Kröner

Harald Kröner

Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 32.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 12.8 inch

$1,989

Painting, Seduced, David Martinez

David Martinez

Painting - 44 x 32 x 1 cm Painting - 17.3 x 12.6 x 0.4 inch

$1,101

Painting, A bottle, David Martinez

David Martinez

Painting - 50 x 42 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 16.5 x 0.8 inch

$1,713

Fine Art Drawings, Babel, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 38 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 0.4 inch

$722 $578

Fine Art Drawings, Musical Notes, Tommaso Cascella

Tommaso Cascella

Fine Art Drawings - 33.5 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.2 x 10.2 x 0 inch

$551

Fine Art Drawings, Musical Notes, Tommaso Cascella

Tommaso Cascella

Fine Art Drawings - 34.5 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.6 x 10.2 x 0 inch

$551

Painting, Testa 2, Fernando Alday

Fernando Alday

Painting - 50 x 50 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,591

Painting, Testa, Fernando Alday

Fernando Alday

Painting - 50 x 50 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 inch

$1,591

Fine Art Drawings, Lianes 1,2,3, Mathilde Neri

Mathilde Neri

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$3,549

Painting, PL/006, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Painting - 29 x 21 x 1 cm Painting - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$98 $88

Fine Art Drawings, Older N, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 20 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch

$232

Painting, Llibre 7, Fernando Alday

Fernando Alday

Painting - 39.5 x 29.5 cm Painting - 15.6 x 11.6 inch

$306

Painting, Llibre 5, Fernando Alday

Fernando Alday

Painting - 29.5 x 39.5 cm Painting - 11.6 x 15.6 inch

$306

Fine Art Drawings, UP/PF/009, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 41.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 16.3 x 0.1 inch

$232

Fine Art Drawings, UP/PF/010, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 41.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 16.3 x 0.1 inch

$232

Fine Art Drawings, UP/PF/007, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 41.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 16.3 x 0.1 inch

$232

Fine Art Drawings, Wall-002, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

$232

Fine Art Drawings, Wall, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 39 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 15.4 x 0.2 inch

$404 $363

Fine Art Drawings, T/UP/006, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 41.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 16.3 x 0.1 inch

$232

Fine Art Drawings, T/UP/002, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 41.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 16.3 x 0.1 inch

$232

Fine Art Drawings, Catalunya 1, Fernando Alday

Fernando Alday

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 39.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 15.6 inch

$306

Fine Art Drawings, El Tango, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$171 $154

Fine Art Drawings, Portena, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

$465 $372

Fine Art Drawings, Wall-001, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

$184 $165

Fine Art Drawings, PL/008, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$86

Fine Art Drawings, PL/007, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$86

Fine Art Drawings, PL/005, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$98 $88

Fine Art Drawings, PL/004, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$135

Fine Art Drawings, PL/003, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$135

Fine Art Drawings, PL/002, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$135

Fine Art Drawings, PL/001, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 29 x 21 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.4 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

$98 $88

Fine Art Drawings, Horses, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$343

Fine Art Drawings, Lianes 5, Mathilde Neri

Mathilde Neri

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$1,101

Fine Art Drawings, Lianes 4, Mathilde Neri

Mathilde Neri

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 11.8 inch

$1,101

Painting, Gabilla, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Painting - 50 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

$355 $284

Fine Art Drawings, Icone G, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 39 x 29 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.4 x 11.4 x 0.1 inch

$269

Fine Art Drawings, Libre 4, Fernando Alday

Fernando Alday

Fine Art Drawings - 29.5 x 39.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.6 x 15.6 inch

$306

Photography, Amorph, Sammy Slabbinck

Sammy Slabbinck

Photography - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$918

Fine Art Drawings, K1965, Harald Kröner

Harald Kröner

Fine Art Drawings - 34 x 23 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.4 x 9.1 inch

$1,705

Painting, 22.01.97, Harald Kröner

Harald Kröner

Painting - 29.5 x 21 x 1 cm Painting - 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.4 inch

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Painting, Echos, Jade Fenu

Jade Fenu

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, 01.04.14, Harald Kröner

Harald Kröner

Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 20 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 7.9 inch

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Painting, Llibre 6, Fernando Alday

Fernando Alday

Painting - 29.5 x 39.5 cm Painting - 11.6 x 15.6 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, UP/PF/008, Jean-Jacques André

Jean-Jacques André

Fine Art Drawings - 21.5 x 41.5 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.5 x 16.3 x 0.1 inch

Sold