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Temporal perception # 92
Serge Hamad
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Torrent26_8248
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19 x 13 x 0 inch
$815
Torrent24_8120
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 48.3 x 32.9 x 0.1 cm Photography - 19 x 13 x 0 inch
$815
Torrent05_6713
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 32.9 x 48.3 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13 x 19 x 0 inch
$815
Untitled III and Untitled I Diptych
Mauricio Velez
Photography - 152.4 x 203.2 x 0.3 cm Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.1 inch
$7,000
Abstraction orange
Jean-Robert Franco
Photography - 70 x 50 x 1 cm Photography - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch
$1,358
Traces (Frozen) - Proof before printing
Stefanie Schneider
Photography - 128 x 125 x 0.1 cm Photography - 50.4 x 49.2 x 0 inch
$792
Fluid horizon IV
Sven Pfrommer
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch
$2,139
34° 33’ 15" N 38° 16’ 00" E
Leah Desmousseaux
Photography - 110 x 170 x 4 cm Photography - 43.3 x 66.9 x 1.6 inch
$3,961
No Title #1317
Jochen Cerny
Photography - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
$2,207
Rouille Eau Huile 2
Dominique Leroy
Photography - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,245
Tour de Manège #2 - Archi-Lines Series
Anna Levesh
Photography - 80 x 60 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$894
Recordings (Olvidado)
Javier Rey
Photography - 80 x 53 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,350
Recordings (Arias)
Javier Rey
Photography - 80 x 53 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,350
I am fleeting #9. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 110 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,450
I am fleeting #7. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 110 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,450
I am fleeting #3. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 110 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,450
Entrelazar 201
Javier Rey
Photography - 75 x 39 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch
$1,050
Temporal perception # 322
Serge Hamad
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Temporal Perception # 224
Serge Hamad
Photography - 91.4 x 121.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 48 x 0.1 inch
$2,250
Temporal Perception # 220 A
Serge Hamad
Photography - 91.4 x 182.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36 x 72 x 0.1 inch
$3,375
Temporal Perception #114
Serge Hamad
Photography - 114.3 x 152.4 cm Photography - 45 x 60 inch
$3,600
Stereotypes. Photograph intervened by the artists
Hunter & Gatti
Photography - 48.3 x 36.8 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19 x 14.5 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Darkness
Laurence Winram
Photography - 84.1 x 59.4 x 0.2 cm Photography - 33.1 x 23.4 x 0.1 inch
$639
Nature - The Sator of life
Alexandra Haasz
Photography - 60 x 60 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$1,912
Rotas of life - Serie pattern
Alexandra Haasz
Photography - 60 x 60 cm Photography - 23.6 x 23.6 inch
$1,765
AV_MarPlastico_002
Bernhard Lang
Photography - 150 x 100 x 0.5 cm Photography - 59.1 x 39.4 x 0.2 inch
$3,384
Meta Road, Individuate, California Hwy 1
Jason Engelund
Photography - 61 x 46 cm Photography - 24 x 18.1 inch
$1,996
L'homme des sables
Vincent Citot
Photography - 80 x 120 x 1 cm Photography - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.4 inch
$1,811
Huis Clos Exit Here (Abstract photography)
Jason Engelund
Photography - 51 x 41 cm Photography - 20.1 x 16.1 inch
$1,397
Abstraction désertique - Photographie Désert du Néguev, Israël
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 36 x 64 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 25.2 x 0 inch
$1,273
Abstraction désertique - Photographie Désert du Néguev, Israël
Danielle Aspis
Photography - 36 x 64 x 0.1 cm Photography - 14.2 x 25.2 x 0 inch
$1,273
I am fleeting #15. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 43 x 65 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.9 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,050
I am fleeting #11. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 43 x 65 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.9 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
$1,050
I am fleeting #6. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 65 x 43 x 0.3 cm Photography - 25.6 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,050
I am fleeting #4. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 65 x 43 x 0.3 cm Photography - 25.6 x 16.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,050
Caballo el Palmar, Pigment Prints
Miguel Winograd
Photography - 91.9 x 91.9 x 0.3 cm Photography - 36.2 x 36.2 x 0.1 inch
$2,000
Jaune 3D 003
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$690
Jaune Meta Graphic 002
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$690
H2o Meta Graphic 001
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$690
Macro META Graphic Mirrors
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$690
Origami 001
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$690
Orange META Graphic Sport 1
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$690
Violet Meta Graphic 001
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$690
Langages Meta Graphic 01
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$690
Effect Mirror 002
Jean-Claude Byandb
Photography - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$690
Untitled 2164
Jill Peters
Photography - 50.8 x 101.6 x 0.3 cm Photography - 20 x 40 x 0.1 inch
$1,500
I am not there
Mihaela Ivanova
Photography - 50 x 50 x 0.2 cm Photography - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch
$600
Spirit of Forest 47560
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 97 x 130 x 10 cm Photography - 38.2 x 51.2 x 3.9 inch
$4,187
Spirit of Forest
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 130 x 97 x 10 cm Photography - 51.2 x 38.2 x 3.9 inch
$4,187
Spirit of Forest 198843
Yasuo Kiyonaga
Photography - 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Photography - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.4 inch
$4,187
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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.