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Jason Engelund
Photography - 76 x 61 cm Photography - 29.9 x 24 inch
£1,850
Real (Abstract photography)
Jason Engelund
Photography - 76 x 61 cm Photography - 29.9 x 24 inch
£1,950
Résonnance - water drop 84 (Large)
Seb Janiak
Photography - 160 x 160 cm Photography - 63 x 63 inch
£6,500
Morphogenetic field - Dandelion (Pissenlit)
Seb Janiak
Photography - 110 x 110 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 inch
£4,400
Morphogenetic field - Beluga caviar
Seb Janiak
Photography - 110 x 110 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 inch
£4,400
Magnetic Radiation 14 (Large)
Seb Janiak
Photography - 160 x 160 cm Photography - 63 x 63 inch
£6,000
Morphogenetic field - AB negative blood
Seb Janiak
Photography - 110 x 110 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 inch
£4,400
Renaissance
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 96 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 37.8 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
£2,799
109. Guernica
Bernard Pras
Photography - 120 x 280 x 5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 110.2 x 2 inch
£14,219
Invisible Identity
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0 inch
£2,444
Invisible Complexity
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0 inch
£2,444
Silent Contradiction
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch
£2,444
Nameless Mystery
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch
£2,444
No face, No Identity
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch
£2,444
A Faceless State
Robert Jaso
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
£2,177
Girl standing by the sea
Pedro Correa
Photography - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
£5,243
I am a Passenger 8
Javier Rey
Photography - 165 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 65 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
£2,032
The Way of the Salt Worker - 10
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
£800
The Way of the Salt Worker - 07
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
£800
Ruisseau Holocene IX
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
£950
Ruisseau Holocene VIII
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
£950
Ruisseau Holocene VII
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
£950
Ruisseau Holocene V
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
£950
Ruisseau Holocene IV
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
£950
Ruisseau Holocene III
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
£950
Ruisseau Holocene II
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
£950
Untitled Desert Tile 1
Guido Segni
Photography - 70 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,244
Ocean Eleven VI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,502
Ocean Eleven IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,502
Ocean Eleven III - Photographic Art by Sven Pfrommer
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,511
Ocean Eleven V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
£1,146
Ocean Eleven II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
£1,146
Ocean Eleven I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 4 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.6 inch
£1,146
La Mer XXXVII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Watchtower XVII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 80 x 160 x 4 cm Photography - 31.5 x 63 x 1.6 inch
£1,413
Human Crowd XIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
£1,413
Human Crowd X
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
£1,413
Human Crowd V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
£1,413
Human Crowd IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
£1,413
Java Jazz XXIII - Photographic Art by Sven Pfrommer
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,511
Java Jazz XXIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,511
Java Jazz XXVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Java Jazz XLVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Java Jazz XLVII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Human touch V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,555
Saigon Blur II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Saigon Blur XXXV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Burma Blur XLV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Airport XXVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Burma Blur IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Human Sensor IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Burma Blur XXIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Human Exposure III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Human Convergence II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Human Factor VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
£1,680
Burma Blur LXVIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,502
Burma Blur LXXX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,502
Saigon Blur XCI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,502
Burma Blur XXVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,502
Human Vision XI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,502
Human Hub VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,502
Human Focus III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
£1,502
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Drawing No. 453
Sumit Mehndiratta
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 60 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0 inch
£1,066
An Angel Passes By
Thierry Corpet
Painting - 70 x 70 x 3.5 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.4 inch
£1,333
Abstract Photography for Sale
Abstract photography, also sometimes known as experimental photography, is the art of creating a visual effect with an image that has no immediate attachment to reality, by using processes like focusing, framing, or retouching and editing the photograph in post-processing. For example, an abstract picture can sometimes isolate a fragment of an ordinary image to remove it from its original context and give it a surrealist edge. It can also involve playing with blurring, shadows or lighting, textures or unexpected forms. The image is often created with traditional photographic material (analog or digital cameras, dark room, computer). However, artists can also manipulate and alter the film in order to achieve the desired effect.
The first images known as “abstract photographs" appeared shortly after the invention of photography in the 1830s. In 1842, John William Draper created a new type of images with a spectroscope. This machine dispersed light beams and produced a phenomenon that was previously invisible to the eye. The negatives he produced had nothing in common with the works of other photographers, and they opened the way for innovative photographic works. Draper perceived these images as a scientific discovery, not as artworks, but today his method is widely acclaimed by critics for its inherent originality.
In England, Anna Atkins was also a pioneer of abstract photography; she was the first one to place dry algae on cyanotype paper. This scientific experiment improved photographic techniques by creating unique blue and white images. Moreover, the discovery of X-ray and radioactivity in 1896 provoked a fascination for the invisible and many photographers were immediately drawn to these phenomena. French photographer Louis Darget attempted to capture mental processes by pressing unexposed plates to the foreheads of his and trying to get them to project images from their minds onto the plates. He carried out thousands of similar experiments.
It was only during the 20th century that abstract photography truly became recognised as an artistic practice. Surrealism and cubism started replacing impressionism, especially after the Salon d'Automne in 1903 in Paris. This event highlighted new talents like Pablo Picasso, Marcel Duchamp… Ten years later, in New York, Wassily Kandinsky, Mondrian, Braque and Delaunay shocked audiences. The freedom coming from abstract art inspired some of the greatest photographers to break the rules.
Erwin Quedenfeldt exhibited the first abstract photographs in Cologne in 1914. From 1920 to 1930, Europe became the epicenters of conceptual photography with artists such as Jaroslav Rossler, Josef Sudeck, and Rössler exploring abstraction.
Post-processing became more central to photographic works in the 60s and the 70s, with artists like Josef Newman. Eventually, the growing popularity of computers in the 90s and the 2000s opened up infinite possibilities for creating original work. Some contemporary photographers like Peter Klasen, Dominic Harris, or Nicolas Dubreuille combine photography with other mediums.
Find them all on Artsper with our unique selection of abstract photographs.
What is considered abstract photography?
Abstract photography refers to images created using photography equipment that do not directly represent the real visual world as we see it. Abstract photographers use different techniques to manipulate the image captured by the camera.
What makes good abstract photography?
There are different factors in what makes a good abstract photograph, including composition, color, tone, lighting and mystery.
What are the different types of abstract photography?
There are many different ways to produce an abstract photograph. Techniques can include moving the camera during exposure, playing with light and reflections, using different angles, and experimenting with production techniques.