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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Levitation N10
Valentin Savtcheko
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,890
Notre Dame N14
Valentin Savtcheko
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,890
Levitation N8
Valentin Savtcheko
Painting - 100 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$2,890
La porte du paradis N15
Valentin Savtcheko
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,890
La Porte du Paradis N°10
Valentin Savtcheko
Painting - 80 x 80 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 inch
$2,312
La porte du Paradis N1
Valentin Savtcheko
Painting - 65 x 81 x 2.6 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1 inch
$2,312
Rendez-Vous au bout du Monde
Valentin Savtcheko
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$2,890
Cher Ami, oiseau fantastique ! 5
Mathilde Neri
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 75 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$809
Babel
Jean-Jacques André
Fine Art Drawings - 38 x 38 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 0.4 inch
$682 $580
Armando Silencio
Jean-Jacques André
Painting - 90 x 60 x 1 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$1,063 $904
Sentimental Tango
Jean-Jacques André
Painting - 100 x 63 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch
$1,063
Dieppe Series 2.0 / VII
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$370
Fragment in Four Dimensions (Blue and Green)
Vik Muniz
Photography - 76.2 x 55.9 cm Photography - 30 x 22 inch
$28,000
Le Grand Perrier
Pierre-François Grimaldi
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$10,981
Les 2 Perrier
Pierre-François Grimaldi
Painting - 80 x 80 x 5 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$6,588
Musical Notes
Tommaso Cascella
Fine Art Drawings - 33.5 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.2 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$520 $391
Musical Notes
Tommaso Cascella
Fine Art Drawings - 34.5 x 26 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.6 x 10.2 x 0 inch
$520 $391
La porte du paradis n°17
Valentin Savtcheko
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch
$3,699
Notre Dame N6 (1)
Valentin Savtcheko
Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch
$3,236
La Porte du Paradis N4
Valentin Savtcheko
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.6 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$3,468
La Porte du Paradis N5
Valentin Savtcheko
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$3,236
La Porte du Paradis N3
Valentin Savtcheko
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2.6 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$3,236
La potre du paradis N2
Valentin Savtcheko
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.6 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch
$3,352
Dieppe Series 2.0 / XXIII
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$370
Dieppe Series 2.0 / XVI
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$370
Dieppe Series 2.0 / XXII
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$370
Dieppe Series 2.0 / XIX
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$370
Dieppe Series 2.0 / XLI
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$520
Dieppe Series 2.0 / XLIII
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$520
Dieppe Series 2.0 / XLII
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 20 x 15 x 1 cm Painting - 7.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch
$520
Dieppe Series 2.0 / IV
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$370
Dieppe Series 2.0 / VI
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$370
Dieppe Series 2.0 / IX
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$370
Dieppe Series 2.0 / X
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$370
Dieppe Series 2.0 / XI
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$370
Dieppe Series 2.0 / XII
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$370
Dieppe Series 2.0 / XVIII
Dorine van der Ploeg
Painting - 15 x 10 x 1 cm Painting - 5.9 x 3.9 x 0.4 inch
$370
Fragment composé /001
Jean-Jacques André
Painting - 12 x 9 x 0.5 cm Painting - 4.7 x 3.5 x 0.2 inch
$92
K1901 / Whitewater
Harald Kröner
Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 95 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 37.4 x 1.2 inch
$3,295
Fragment composition n°3
Jean-Jacques André
Painting - 40 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$208