Explore Abstract Artists
Discover artists working in the Abstract style
Georg Herold
Jena, Germany
Georg Herold is a German artist associated with the "Neue Wilde" movement, known for his unconventional, often provocative use of materials like bricks, mattresses, and found objects. His diverse practice, spanning sculpture, painting, and installation, humorously critiques societal norms and artistic conventions.
Trenton Doyle Hancock
Oklahoma City, United States
Trenton Doyle Hancock (b. 1974) is a prodigious American artist known for his complex, mythopoeic narratives. His vibrant paintings, drawings, and sculptures delve into an expansive personal mythology, featuring a cast of characters that explore themes of good versus evil, race, and identity within a fantastical universe.
Federico Herrero
San José, Costa Rica
Federico Herrero (b. 1978) is a Costa Rican painter renowned for his vibrant abstract compositions and large-scale public murals. His work often reinterprets landscape and urban environments through bold colors and organic shapes, blurring the boundaries between painting, architecture, and public space.
Scott Olson
Chicago, United States
Scott Olson (b. 1972) is an American painter known for his minimalist abstract compositions. His work employs a restrained palette and subtle gestures, focusing on the interplay of color, texture, and light to create contemplative and atmospheric surfaces that invite quiet introspection.
Eamon Ore-Giron
Tucson, United States
Eamon Ore-Giron, born 1973, is an American artist recognized for his vibrant abstract paintings. His work synthesizes influences from Latin American modernism, indigenous Peruvian patterns, and global abstraction, creating geometric compositions that resonate with cultural hybridity and spiritual depth. He explores the interconnectedness of form and ancestry.
Byron Kim
La Jolla, United States
Byron Kim (b. 1961) is an American painter renowned for his minimalist and conceptually rich abstract works. His practice often uses systematic approaches to explore themes of identity, memory, and perception, famously exemplified by his ongoing "Synecdoche" series that translates skin tones into abstract color fields.
Elias Sime
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Elias Sime (b. 1968) is an Ethiopian artist known for his intricate, large-scale assemblages crafted from discarded electronic components. His tactile works transform circuit boards, wires, and buttons into vibrant, textured surfaces that explore the intersection of technology, nature, and human civilization, often evoking landscapes or abstract forms.
The Estate of Lee Mullican
Chickasha, United States
Lee Mullican (1919-1998) was an American painter and key figure in the mid-20th century California art scene, particularly associated with Dynaton. His unique "typewriter stroke" technique created vibrant, textured canvases exploring spiritual abstraction, often inspired by Native American art, mysticism, and cosmic forces.
Andrea Zittel
Escondido, United States
Andrea Zittel is an American artist who creates functional living structures, environments, and objects that explore human needs and design. Her practice investigates concepts of sustainable living, self-sufficiency, and how standardized systems influence our daily existence, merging art with everyday life.
Jim Lambie
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Jim Lambie is a British contemporary artist renowned for vibrant, immersive installations that transform everyday objects and spaces. His work, often using colored vinyl tape on floors, explores the psychology of color and space, creating dazzling, sensory experiences that blur the lines between art and environment.