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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
Forest Walk - 3/3
Lucia Heumann
Photography - 40 x 60 x 3 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch
$2,456
Rougissante - Corée
Jean-Marc Stoeffler
Photography - 37 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$279
Timeless 10
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Timeless 11
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Timeless 12
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Timeless 13
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Timeless 14
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Timeless 15
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Timeless 16
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Timeless 17
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Timeless 18
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Timeless 19
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Timeless 20
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Timeless 21
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Duration #5
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 76.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Duration #4
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Duration #3
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Duration #2
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Parallel Fields #1
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Parallel Fields #3
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Parallel Fields #4
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Parallel Fields #5
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Parallel Fields #6
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Parallel Fields #7
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Parallel Fields #8
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Parallel Fields #9
Monika Bravo
Photography - 76.2 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$5,555
Parallel Fields #10
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$13,999
Venice Beach III
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,440
Venice Beach II
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 4 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.6 inch
$1,440
Venice Beach I
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 70 x 140 x 3 cm Photography - 27.6 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$1,440
Arcana 11
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$11,000
Arcana 10
Monika Bravo
Photography - 101.6 x 274.3 x 0.3 cm Photography - 40 x 108 x 0.1 inch
$11,000
Arcana 17. Abstract color photograph
Monika Bravo
Photography - 127 x 86.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 50 x 34 x 0.1 inch
$8,888
Arcana 16. Abstract color photograph
Monika Bravo
Photography - 127 x 86.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 50 x 34 x 0.1 inch
$8,888
Arcana 15. Abstract color photograph
Monika Bravo
Photography - 127 x 86.4 x 0.3 cm Photography - 50 x 34 x 0.1 inch
$8,888
Verrine
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,746
Harmonie jaune
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,746
Vitrail de feu
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 100 x 150 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$4,242
Blurry minds #1
Rani Bruchstein
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$4,861
Dans la vague II
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,634
Aquarium
Jean-Pierre Fleury
Photography - 80 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,634
Cascade en Vercors
Jean-Marc Stoeffler
Photography - 37 x 47 x 1 cm Photography - 14.6 x 18.5 x 0.4 inch
$279
Coal_mines_east_001
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 90 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 35.4 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,221
I think the cops traced it back to grimsby. (4)
Vianca Reinig
Photography - 150 x 120 cm Photography - 59.1 x 47.2 inch
$4,465
I think the cops traced it back to grimsby. (3)
Vianca Reinig
Photography - 150 x 120 cm Photography - 59.1 x 47.2 inch
$4,465
I think the cops traced it back to grimsby. (1)
Vianca Reinig
Photography - 150 x 120 cm Photography - 59.1 x 47.2 inch
$4,465
In many ways, i prefer my own company. (3)
Vianca Reinig
Photography - 140 x 100 x 5 cm Photography - 55.1 x 39.4 x 2 inch
$4,465
In many ways, i prefer my own company. (4)
Vianca Reinig
Photography - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,130
In many ways, i prefer my own company. (5)
Vianca Reinig
Photography - 140 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 55.1 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$4,130
In many ways, i prefer my own company. (2)
Vianca Reinig
Photography - 140 x 100 cm Photography - 55.1 x 39.4 inch
$4,130
In many ways, i prefer my own company. (1)
Vianca Reinig
Photography - 140 x 100 cm Photography - 55.1 x 39.4 inch
$4,130
5:5, you are still ok. (5)
Vianca Reinig
Photography - 108 x 100 cm Photography - 42.5 x 39.4 inch
$3,684
5:5, you are still ok. (4)
Vianca Reinig
Photography - 108 x 100 cm Photography - 42.5 x 39.4 inch
$3,684
5:5, you are still ok. (3)
Vianca Reinig
Photography - 108 x 100 cm Photography - 42.5 x 39.4 inch
$3,684
5:5, you are still ok. (2)
Vianca Reinig
Photography - 108 x 100 cm Photography - 42.5 x 39.4 inch
$3,684
A flower within a flower
Robertas Ursache
Photography - 30 x 30 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 inch
$106
Black Route
Richard Caldicott
Photography - 127 x 102 x 2 cm Photography - 50 x 40.2 x 0.8 inch
$11,163
Blue Elements with Geometry
Richard Caldicott
Photography - 127 x 102 x 2 cm Photography - 50 x 40.2 x 0.8 inch
$11,163
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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
$1,340
La vie en effervescence
Âme Sauvage
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 0.9 inch
$1,172
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
Serpentina Bordeaux
Ariel Elizondo Lizarraga
Sculpture - 153 x 6 x 0.5 cm Sculpture - 60.2 x 2.4 x 0.2 inch
$2,791 $2,512
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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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.