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Paul Philibert-Charrin
Photography - 15 x 20 x 1 cm Photography - 5.9 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch
€650
Scarred comfort zone
Jérôme Dupré la Tour
Photography - 220 x 300 cm Photography - 86.6 x 118.1 inch
€1,800
Le port de Dinan (5)
Linh Jay
Photography - 29 x 25 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.4 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch
€1,200
"Istanbul 2" from series: Synthetical Landscapes
Nikolaus von Wolff
Photography - 100 x 182 cm Photography - 39.4 x 71.7 inch
€3,800
Wally ghost 01
Thomas Campion
Photography - 75 x 50 x 2 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
€550
This is not a starry night
Basilio Giangreco
Photography - 26 x 40 cm Photography - 10.2 x 15.7 inch
€110
Blurry minds #2
Rani Bruchstein
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€4,355
Metropolitan Opera Lights
Philip A. Harrington
Photography - 152.4 x 101.6 cm Photography - 60 x 40 inch
€450
Le chaos est une structure
Philippe Piccardi
Photography - 60 x 60 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 inch
€175
White Sea#3
Fabian Albertini
Photography - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€7,500
Garbage Color
Pauline Corto
Photography - 75 x 50 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
€620
Ideas in Things (Antarctic Peninsula)
Jessica Houston
Photography - 121.9 x 182.9 cm Photography - 48 x 72 inch
€7,200
Lichtmalerei 180.18.2003
Karl-Martin Holzhäuser
Photography - 133 x 133 x 5 cm Photography - 52.4 x 52.4 x 2 inch
€32,000
Série: Natura facit saltus - bande continue
Edgar Lissel
Photography - 90 x 70 x 0.1 cm Photography - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0 inch
€8,000
Chimigramme 26/8/77 III „Minimal Photography“
Pierre Cordier
Photography - 50 x 50 x 5 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 2 inch
€17,000
Impression #2
Karine Nicolleau
Photography - 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch
€250
Ecorce Or
Rodolphe Martinez
Photography - 140 x 105 x 0.02 cm Photography - 55.1 x 41.3 x 0 inch
€2,800
Ni Ce Qu’ils Espèrent, Ni Ce Qu’ils Croient 1
dopamine2000
Photography - 20 x 20 x 0.2 cm Photography - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.1 inch
€100
Riu Ferrer
Carles Prat-Placis
Photography - 50 x 70 x 1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
€280
Trépidations sexuelles
Francis Apesteguy
Photography - 40 x 60 x 1 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch
€490
Bersama Untuk Menghilang
M.A. Roziq
Photography - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Photography - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 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
€4,401
Vasarely Material Archives
Oran Hoffmann
Photography - 29 x 22.5 x 0.2 cm Photography - 11.4 x 8.9 x 0.1 inch
€140
El túnel
Jordi Valls Capell
Photography - 100 x 150 x 1 cm Photography - 39.4 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
€7,815
Don't make a pin cushion out of this big balloon
David Pinegar
Photography - 110 x 110 x 0.2 cm Photography - 43.3 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
€1,700
JM.Flower Power
Julie Mechali
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€7,700
Zero point #S2020-02g
Tine Wilde
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€1,900
So Near, So Far 2.
Petr Strnad
Photography - 33.3 x 50 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.1 x 19.7 x 0 inch
€160
Série Lignes Blanches, A
Stefan Hoareau
Photography - 100 x 100 x 0.3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.1 inch
€3,900
Interfaz posible 2 (1)
Leyla Cardenas
Photography - 150 x 60 cm Photography - 59.1 x 23.6 inch
Price upon request
Obsession
Johana Trayanova
Photography - 39.5 x 49.5 x 0.1 cm Photography - 15.6 x 19.5 x 0 inch
€2,210
Bleed # 202402
Paul Snell
Photography - 180 x 115 x 0.1 cm Photography - 70.9 x 45.3 x 0 inch
€7,165
Reflection of an Existence - 11
Ralouka Montesi
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
€965
Reflection of an Existence - 02
Ralouka Montesi
Photography - 50 x 70 cm Photography - 19.7 x 27.6 inch
€965
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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.