Abstract Explorations

Abstract art as we know it today has its roots in the 19th century, when artists began to privilege imagination and the unconscious over purely representational art. Art, during this period, became less about idealizing its subjects, instead placing emphasis on their emotive and sensory qualities. Artists in the early 20th century took abstraction a step further – instead of looking to represent tangible reality in an abstract way, they began to create works that were completely untethered from the visible world. The first known “true" abstract artist is Swedish painter Hilma af Klint, who produced a number of monumental works rooted in spiritualism. Other influential abstract artists of the 20th century include Piet Mondrian, Vassily Kandinsky, and Mark Rothko.

Today, contemporary artists of all kinds are continuing the legacy of these creators, using color, line and form to produce abstract works. At Artsper, we have curated a selection of artists exploring the boundaries of abstraction in experimental and unique ways, from Sophie Mangelsen to Anna Masiul-Gozdecka. Join us to discover the world of contemporary abstraction today!

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Abstract Explorations

Astronomy domine

Lend me your kaleidoscope eye

Floating dwellings

Phoenician memories

Finnegans wake

Japanese inspiration

Signs of hope

Falling blue

Contemplation

At the border

Natural green

Eagle's flight

Blue night

Lost stones

Blue symphony

Grey morning

Solar energy

Finding the center of gravity

End of the night

A delightful afternoon

Pandora's box

Green energy

In the neighborhood o fthe moon

Sharing time

Looking through the window

Blue paths

The cyclope's eye

The secret life of butterflies

Agamemnon

Abstract bull

January colours

Silent dunes

Houses of the rising sun

Rainy window

I am singing in the rain

Fifty shades of grey

Abstract landscape

Bachanales

Candles' light

Dancing whales

Hephaistos' workplace

Be zen

You have to choose

Nucleus

Psyche's floating hair

Abstract bull head

Dancing dots

The victory of Spartacus

Solar impulse

The room of Salambo

Let the sun shine

Green jungle

Modern dwellings

Dialogue

Brazilia

Ancient enigma

Also sprach Zarathustra

Candles

Fly me to the light

A brand new city

Austerlitz

Stormy sailing

Euclydian draft paper

Sweet waking up

Vibrant delight

Deep sea