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Mantas, Cotisso, Boat tarps, Foam & Body in Paracas (13)
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 130 x 86 x 0.03 cm Photography - 51.2 x 33.9 x 0 inch
$8,944
Selfportrait #4, Adobe, Yarns, Fused glass, Murano Beads in Arin
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.03 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$13,975
Amber, Green, Aquamarine and Red Cotisso in Paracas
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 38 x 25 x 0.03 cm Photography - 15 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$8,385
Fused Cotisso, Terracotta, Manta, Cochinilla Dyed Yarn Green Pigment, Plum in Gocta
Lorenzo Vitturi
Photography - 86.6 x 130 x 0.03 cm Photography - 34.1 x 51.2 x 0 inch
$10,062
Impression #3
Karine Nicolleau
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$280
Ni Ce Qu’ils Espèrent, Ni Ce Qu’ils Croient 2
dopamine2000
Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
$112
Gaudí 30
Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$447
Desvelando Gaudí 012
Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$447
Desvelando Gaudí 013
Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti
Photography - 40 x 30 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 inch
$447
Rougissante - Corée
Jean-Marc Stoeffler
Photography - 37 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$280
Emulsion 10
Giuliano Bekor
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 x 2.5 cm Photography - 48 x 72 x 1 inch
$24,000
Covid Madness
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 52 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 20.5 x 0.2 inch
$250
Intimate conversations
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$250
Reflections 4
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$250
Reflections 3
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 57 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 22.4 x 0.2 inch
$250
Lost words 4
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$250
Lost words 3
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 52 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 20.5 x 0.2 inch
$250
Lost words 1
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 62 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 24.4 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$250
A conversation with a therapist 7
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$250
A conversation with a therapist 6
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$250
A conversation with a therapist 5
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$250
A conversation with a therapist 4
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$250
A conversation with a therapist 3
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$250
A conversation with a therapist 2
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$250
A conversation with a therapist 1
Dzovig Arnelian
Photography - 48 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 18.9 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$250
Cascade en Vercors
Jean-Marc Stoeffler
Photography - 37 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$280
15 12 07 0011
Pierre Jalby
Photography - 120 x 90 x 4 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
$4,472
17 03 10 0020
Pierre Jalby
Photography - 118 x 90 x 4 cm Photography - 46.5 x 35.4 x 1.6 inch
$4,472
big nothing 71
Luuk de Haan
Photography - 100.1 x 82.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 32.4 x 0.1 inch
$3,500
Nature's Palette
Alexia Rousse
Photography - 139.7 x 96.5 x 3.3 cm Photography - 55 x 38 x 1.3 inch
$4,590
L'homme en costume vert
Marick
Photography - 40 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$380
Monochrome rouge
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$2,236
Tokyo Crossing XI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 60 x 180 x 3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 70.9 x 1.2 inch
$3,343
Abstract Scanography VI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography XXII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography XX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 90 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Java Jazz JKT 3
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,337
Java Jazz JKT 13
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,337
Java Jazz JKT 14
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 2.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$2,337
Human Sensor V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 130 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 51.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,337
Abstract Scanography XXI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,448
Abstract Scanography XXIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography XXIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography XXV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography XXVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography XV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography IX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,448
Abstract Scanography XI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography XIV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 90 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography X
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography XII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography XVII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 90 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography XVI
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 90 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography XXVII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography XIX
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$2,448
Abstract Scanography V
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography VIII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Abstract Scanography VII
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 120 x 90 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 35.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,560
Paysage abstrait
Sébastien Morasso
Photography - 50 x 75 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$268
Architecture I
Chiara Indelicato
Photography - 102 x 152 x 0.5 cm Photography - 40.2 x 59.8 x 0.2 inch
$2,907
Perfect Circle Red
James Fink
Photography - 25.4 x 25.4 x 0.6 cm Photography - 10 x 10 x 0.25 inch
$450
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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.