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Feuilles enluminées - Série "Le feu sacré de Prométhée"
Marie-Fa Lazzari
Photography - 42 x 30 x 1 cm Photography - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$392
Embrasement - Série "Le feu sacré de Prométhée"
Marie-Fa Lazzari
Photography - 30 x 42 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.4 inch
$392
CF 20 10 23 0017
Pierre Jalby
Photography - 160 x 120 x 4 cm Photography - 63 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
$7,848
CF 20 10 09 0051
Pierre Jalby
Photography - 200 x 150 x 4 cm Photography - 78.7 x 59.1 x 1.6 inch
$13,453
From the series Sunset 3
Dmytro Bilous
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$168
Game of light 2
Dmytro Bilous
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch
$168
Tragic virtues
Richard Kelley
Photography - 90 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$437
Vers l'abstrait
Sébastien Morasso
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$269
Quitter la Terre
Sébastien Morasso
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$269
Verticalités - 6852b
Yann Gaillot
Photography - 30 x 40 x 1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
$404
Alley Bending
Mathieu Fournier
Photography - 32 x 32 x 0.3 cm Photography - 12.6 x 12.6 x 0.1 inch
$359
Dancing Lights
Alexia Rousse
Photography - 96.5 x 147.3 x 3.3 cm Photography - 38 x 58 x 1.3 inch
$5,226
Aspen Reds
Alexia Rousse
Photography - 96.5 x 139.7 x 3.3 cm Photography - 38 x 55 x 1.3 inch
$5,226
Abstrait. Paréidolie. Bataille de dinosaure. Préhistoire. Bateau
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 60 x 90 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0.4 inch
$672
Scanography Multi
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 160 x 200 x 3 cm Photography - 63 x 78.7 x 1.2 inch
$8,857
Mystère en noir et rouge
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 80 x 60 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$1,345
Femme en bleu
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 60 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,242
Gardez les Bonnes Feuilles !
Daniel Allisy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$504
Fondation
Mathieu Fournier
Photography - 50 x 100 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$415
Morning Rise
Drew Doggett
Photography - 45.7 x 68.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 18 x 27 x 0.1 inch
$2,130
Reflets du soir / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 80 x 60 x 5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 2 inch
$1,087
La danse des masques / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.2 inch
$1,087
Insecte de feu / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 50 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,087
Abstraction rouge / s
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$1,087
Abstraction verte / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$1,087
Abstraction bleu / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 2 inch
$1,087
Energie / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 50 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch
$1,087
Inspiration Africaine / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,087
Fantasmagorie / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 5.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 2 inch
$1,087
Reflets et cormoran / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,087
Convergence jaune /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,087
Convergence rouge /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,087
Convergence bleu /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,087
Distorsion
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,087
Colors of the day / S
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$1,087
From grape to stars - Domaine Guigal-La Landonne#1
Patrick Desgraupes
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
$17,938
Nature Morte Confinement 4
Lionel le Jeune
Photography - 40 x 60 x 5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 2 inch
$504
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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.
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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.
There are different factors in what makes a good abstract photograph, including composition, color, tone, lighting and mystery.
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.