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Stories from Annecy #1
Elena Raceala
Photography - 91.4 x 61 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch
$920
All things work together for good
Christa David
Photography - 35.56 x 27.94 x 0.2 cm Photography - 14 x 11 x 0.1 inch
$3,141
And then there were two
Tracy Hickman
Photography - 26 x 26 x 1 cm Photography - 10.2 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
$2,412
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Tracy Hickman
Photography - 26 x 26 x 1 cm Photography - 10.2 x 10.2 x 0.4 inch
$2,412
Protea Cynaroides
Griselda Duch
Photography - 32 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 12.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$772
Defining Shadows IV
Maureen J Haldeman
Photography - 61 x 45.7 x 0.6 cm Photography - 24 x 18 x 0.25 inch
$750
Desvelando Gaudí 02
Ivanna Alejandra Sanchez Moretti
Photography - 53 x 40 cm Photography - 20.9 x 15.7 inch
$673
Asian folk dance
Chiron Duong
Photography - 40 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,010
Whisper of the sea
Chiron Duong
Photography - 60 x 90 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 35.4 x 0 inch
$1,526
Blessings from a fairy in forests
Chiron Duong
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,010
Boy wears a bird's hat
Chiron Duong
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,010
Shifting the frame 101 (Abstract photography)
Jason Engelund
Photography - 76 x 61 cm Photography - 29.9 x 24 inch
$2,420
Real (Abstract photography)
Jason Engelund
Photography - 76 x 61 cm Photography - 29.9 x 24 inch
$2,551
Résonnance - water drop 84 (Large)
Seb Janiak
Photography - 160 x 160 cm Photography - 63 x 63 inch
$8,504
Morphogenetic field - Dandelion (Pissenlit)
Seb Janiak
Photography - 110 x 110 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 inch
$5,757
Résonance - water drop 84 Medium
Seb Janiak
Photography - 110 x 110 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 inch
$5,757
Morphogenetic field - Beluga caviar
Seb Janiak
Photography - 110 x 110 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 inch
$5,757
Magnetic Radiation 14 (Large)
Seb Janiak
Photography - 160 x 160 cm Photography - 63 x 63 inch
$7,850
Morphogenetic field - AB negative blood
Seb Janiak
Photography - 110 x 110 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 inch
$5,757
Renaissance
Alain Longeaud
Photography - 96 x 120 x 0.5 cm Photography - 37.8 x 47.2 x 0.2 inch
$3,534
109. Guernica
Bernard Pras
Photography - 120 x 280 x 5 cm Photography - 47.2 x 110.2 x 2 inch
$17,950
Invisible Identity
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$3,085
Invisible Complexity
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 0.1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$3,085
Silent Contradiction
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch
$3,085
Nameless Mystery
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch
$3,085
No face, No Identity
Robert Jaso
Photography - 57 x 41 x 1 cm Photography - 22.4 x 16.1 x 0.4 inch
$3,085
A Faceless State
Robert Jaso
Photography - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$2,749
Girl standing by the sea
Pedro Correa
Photography - 100 x 80 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$6,619
I am fleeting #8. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 165 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 65 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
$2,450
The Way of the Salt Worker - 10
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$1,010
The Way of the Salt Worker - 07
Bruno Palisson
Photography - 50 x 50 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 inch
$1,010
Ruisseau Holocene IX
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
Ruisseau Holocene VIII
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 30 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
Ruisseau Holocene VII
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
Ruisseau Holocene VI
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
Ruisseau Holocene V
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
Ruisseau Holocene IV
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
Ruisseau Holocene III
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
Ruisseau Holocene II
Mari Amman
Photography - 50 x 35 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,243
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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
$1,346
La vie en effervescence
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
$1,178
Let us hold each other
Barbara Piller
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$1,122
The tree of life
Seyran Gasparyan
Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,200 $1,020
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.