Houston - Abstract Paintings

Abstract contemporary archival ink on canvas by Houston, TX artist Mark Flood. The piece depicts a female celebrity with the words "take off your close" superimposed. The artist sign...

Abstract contemporary archival ink on canvas by Houston, TX artist Mark Flood. The piece depicts a distorted logo of Google against a gray background. The artist signed the piece on ...

Contemporary abstract archival ink print on canvas by Houston, TX artist Mark Flood. The piece depicts a text block with 171 skull emojis. The artist signed the piece on the back of ...

Geometric abstract contemporary acrylic painting by Houston, TX artist Mark Flood. The piece depicts geometric blocks of shapes in a striking red-and-black contrast. The artist signed the piece on the back of the canvas. Artist Biography: Mark Flood is a contemporary American artist. Working in an irreverent interdisciplinary practice, Flood’s work strives to critique society, specifically targeting the art market and its institutions. Among his best-known works is his Lace Paintings series, consisting of technically inventive and delicate compositions. For these works, Flood lays down several overlapping layers of paint onto canvas, creating the illusion of intricately detailed lace. Born in 1957 in Houston, TX, he went on to attend Rice University in Houston and do work throughout the 1970s while playing in the punk band Culturcide in his native Houston. Getting his start designing concert posters and flyers, Flood credits Joseph Cornell as an inspiration for his approach to collage and appropriation. He has exhibited with Zach Feuer gallery in New York, and his work can be found in the collections of the Modern Art Museum of Forth Worth, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Menil Collection...

Contemporary pop art painting by Texas / Mexico-based artist Tyler Casey. The work features an abstract figurative painting inspired by 1786 Italian Opera...

Contemporary pop art painting by Texas / Mexico-based artist Tyler Casey. The work features an abstract painting inspired by the Bolshoi Ballet Company in ...

Contemporary pop art painting by Texas / Mexico-based artist Tyler Casey. The work features the red-outlined yellow shell of Shell Corporation against a wh...

Contemporary pop art painting by Texas / Mexico-based artist Tyler Casey. The work features an abstract painting of the Earth against a light pink backgrou...

Contemporary pop art painting of iconic Sesame Street character, Super Grover, by Texas / Mexico based artist Tyler Casey. The work features an abstract blue toned portrait of Super ...

Contemporary pop art painting of iconic Sesame Street character, Bert, by Texas / Mexico based artist Tyler Casey. The work features an abstract yellow toned portrait of Bert dressed...

Contemporary pop art painting referencing the martial arts icon, Bruce Lee, by Texas / Mexico based artist Tyler Casey. The work features black text against a blue, yellow, and taupe background. The central text reads "Bruce Lee kicking Chuck Norris in the face," likely a reference to their iconic fight in the coliseum from the movie "Way of the Dragon...

Contemporary pop art painting of iconic Sesame Street character, Ernie, by Texas / Mexico based artist Tyler Casey. The work features an abstract orange toned portrait of Ernie in hi...

Modern colorful figurative painting of the Christian nativity scene. The work feature a central baby Jesus figure in a manger surrounded by Mary, Joseph, the Three Wise Men, and various farm animals. Through the back window the star of Bethlehem can be seen in the sky. Signed by the artist in the front lower right corner. Currently hung in a light gold frame. Dimensions Without Frame: H 24 in. x W 24 in. Artist Biography: Wilson Bigaud first had the notion to become an artist from watching his neighbor, Hector Hyppolite...

Contemporary pastel abstract painted motorcycle kiddie ride by New Jersey based artist Russ Rubin. The work features Russ' signature muted desert inspired ...

Abstract modern expressionist painting by American modernist artist, Jules Olitski. This painting features heavy textures formed by multiple layers of paint. Framed in a modern float...

Bert Long’s sense of humor is apparent in this piece. This monochromatic painting features an entirely non-objective purple background, and is enclosed in wh...

This large monotype print effectively portrays Bert Long’s iconic style. Furnished with his notorious abstracted eye and gestural style, this work demonstrat...

In this figurative abstract acrylic painting on canvas, Bhatt explores notions of life and death, the after-life, and reincarnation through the use of ancient Hindu symbolism. Amita Bhatt...

This lively multimedia display features an enchanting field of color across canvas. The luminous washes of blue amidst loose figurative gestures evoke a buoyant atmosphere, while abs...

This emotive artwork effortlessly blends figuration and abstraction in colorful concert. Cascading down the length of this multimedia composition, luminous washes of color and abstra...

This lively multimedia display features an enchanting field of color across canvas. The title alludes to the boundless character of creative conception, while expressive floral gestu...

Thai people believe that every part of the Buddha is sacred and that in the past the Buddha left his footprints for us to follow. Artist Details: Vichoke Mukdamanee "Buddha Footprint...

Ever-turning, life's inevitable cycle of birth and death, reminds us of the rising and falling of all things. Artwork Details: Parinya Tantisuk "Cycle" 1996 Acrylic, Gold and Silv...

Similar to Nine Forms (Red), Nine Forms (Blue) relates to good feelings. This painting refers to the love and respect the Thai people have for their King. Artwork Details: Parinya ...

The color red and the odd numbers of one, three, five and nine are all considered lucky by many Asians. By presenting these nine triangular forms on red, Parinya communicates good fe...

Similar to Nine Forms (Red), Nine Forms (White) relates to good feelings and purity that is attained by living a spiritual life. Artwork Details: Parinya Tantisuk "Nine Forms (Whit...

Contrasting streams of purple in the background and red patch in the foreground highlight this semi-abstract work. The waves of smoke depict the extinguishing of desire. According to...

The burning of desire and the subsequent extinction of the flames leads to purification of the soul. Artwork Details: Tawatchai Somkong "Season of the Brilliant Purple Sky" 1998 ...

This large oil painting on canvas, rendered in Tobreluts’s trademark geometric abstract style, is an abstracted depiction of the Greek tale of Amazonomachy - which translates to “amazon battle...

"Amphibious Dollar" is an artwork which truly exemplifies the precision and craftsmanship that Olga Tobreluts brings to her practice. Pain-stakingly rendered by hand in her iconic ge...

"Heart" is an artwork which truly exemplifies the precision and craftsmanship that Olga Tobreluts brings to her practice. Pain-stakingly rendered by hand in her iconic geometric abst...

"Heart 2" is an artwork which truly exemplifies the precision and craftsmanship that Olga Tobreluts brings to her practice. Pain-stakingly rendered by hand in her iconic geometric ab...

Bearing the same name as Michelangelo’s famous marble sculpture, this enormous painting on canvas portrays the body of Jesus - post-crucifixion - as ...

In this oil painting on canvas, Tobreluts takes a softer approach to her trademark geometric abstract style. The geometric forms begin to express a more organic character - bending a...

This painting on canvas demonstrates Tobreluts’s range of technique. Departing from the robust geometric abstract style that characterizes so many of her paintings, this work is dist...

In this painting, Tobreluts takes a softer approach to her trademark geometric abstract technique. The geometric forms begin to express a more organic character - bending and falling...

This oil painting on canvas demonstrates Tobreluts’ range of technique. Departing from the robust geometric abstract style that characterizes so many of her oil paintings, this artwo...

While this work may stray from the diverse range of color and textures that usually dominate Wray’s canvases, one can see how Wray’s compulsion towards exploration drives him to inco...

Thick layers of paint foster an unctuousness commonly found in Dick Wray’s work. The treatment of the medium reflects a tendency toward impulse, whimsy, and vigorous expression. I...

Thick layers of paint foster an unctuousness commonly found in Dick Wray’s work. The treatment of the medium reflects a tendency toward impulse, whimsy, and vigorous expression, whil...

Thick layers of paint foster an unctuousness commonly found in Dick Wray’s work. The treatment of the medium reflects a tendency toward impulse, whimsy, and vigorous expression. I...

This work, although understated in comparison to other works of Wrays, reflects the abstract expressionist’s devotion to freedom of expression, both in form and color, and his intere...

Thick layers of paint foster an unctuousness commonly found in Dick Wray’s work. The treatment of the medium reflects a tendency toward impulse, whimsy, and vigorous expression. I...

Thick layers of paint foster an unctuousness commonly found in Dick Wray’s work. The treatment of the medium reflects a tendency toward impulse, whimsy, and vigorous expression. I...

Here the boundary between line and form seems blurred. While still spontaneous in application, Wray’s treatment of the paint suggests an oscillation between sudden and more deliberat...

While this work may stray from the diverse range of color and textures that usually dominate Wray’s canvases, one can see how the quick and emotive treatment of the paint still captu...

Encouraged by spontaneity, this work uses line and texture to invigorate the painting’s picture plane in a way that is sudden and playful. In 1958, Wray embarked on a trip to Europe...

While this work may stray from the diverse range of color and textures that usually dominate Wray’s canvases, one can see how the quick and emotive treatment of the paint still captu...

Encouraged by spontaneity, this work uses texture and saturated color to invigorate the painting’s picture plane in a way that is rugged and playful. Born in Houston, Texas in 1933...

The creation of this work was featured in Mountain Dew’s “Do the Dew” ad campaign in 2018. This monumental piece aptly captures Ushio’s unrelenting energy...

Bright, vivid, and highly saturated colors in combination with a furious treatment of the medium compel this work to stand out as an iconic blend of passion and poise. Born in Tokyo in 1932, Ushio Shinohara (nicknamed "Gyu-chan"), is a Japanese Neo-Dadaist artist who has lived and worked in the United States since 1969. He is well known for his boxing paintings, which are made by dipping a pair of custom made boxing gloves into paint and unleashing his fists onto swathes of un-stretched canvas. Ushio works in several mediums including painting, printmaking, drawing and sculpture. In 1960 Ushio helped found the Neo-Dadaism Organizers. Their mission: deviate from any conventional form of art. Akin to European Dadaists, who’s art sought to reveal the customary and often repressive conventions of logical order and rationality, the Neo-Dadaism Organizers embodied a similar ethos. This can chiefly be seen in akushon, meaning “action”, which is the practice of emphasizing the human body as an artistic medium. For Ushio, this sensibility is encapsulated in what has become his personal trinity “be speedy, beautiful, and rhythmical.” Ushio's bright and frequently oversized work has exhibited at prestigious institutions internationally, including the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art; Centre Georges Pompidou; the Guggenheim Museum, New York; the Japan Society, New York; the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Busan; the Dallas Museum of Art and the Tate Modern, among others. His work was included in International Pop, a landmark exhibition at the Walker Art Center that chronicles the global emergence of Pop art from the 1950s through the early 1970. In addition to an extensive exhibition history, Ushio has also been a prolific performer — demonstrating the process of his boxing paintings live and in-person at various institutions. A selection of these performances include the National Museum of Art, Osaka; Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo; Austria Museum of Applied Art, Vienna; Busan Art Museum, South Korea; Musée d’Art Contemporain, Lyon; The State University of New York at Potsdam; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; Dallas Museum of Art; and Carlton University, Ottawa. Ushio Shinohara "Trapeze Artists...

Bright, vivid, and highly saturated colors in combination with a furious treatment of the medium compel this work to stand out as an iconic blend of passion and poise. Born in Toky...

While decidedly abstract in execution, this lively painting demonstrates a tendency for even abstract imagery to resemble content we’re already familiar with. Born in Tokyo in 1932, Ushio Shinohara (nicknamed "Gyu-chan"), is a Japanese Neo-Dadaist artist who has lived and worked in the United States since 1969. He is well known for his boxing paintings...

Bright, vivid, and highly saturated colors in combination with a furious treatment of the medium compel this work to stand out as an iconic blend of passion and poise. Born in Toky...

"Love and War," a collaborative series between Bert Long Jr. and Jesse Lott, features loosely human forms painted in a manner that suggests humanity’s proce...

This stunning and monumental painting exemplifies Ushio’s ability to temper the raw energy he brings to the canvas with an innate understanding of formal composition. This work truly demonstrates Ushio’s capacity to balance his wild enthusiasm with thoughtful design. Born in Tokyo in 1932, Ushio Shinohara (nicknamed "Gyu-chan"), is a Japanese Neo-Dadaist artist who has lived and worked in the United States since 1969. He is well known for his boxing paintings...

Robert Motherwell's "The Red and Black No.52" is an abstract collage that incorporates oil based etching ink, pasted papers, and aquatint on paper. The piece was created between the ...

Expressionist painting of two abstract skulls in flowers on a field of red. Framed in a white frame with a white matte. Painting was newly framed. Dime...

Bold, graphic spray paint portrait piece by local Houston street artist DUAL titled "Pop Icon No. 1 ". Signed, titled, and dated on the back. This piece was featured at a solo exhibition of DUAL's work titled "Waste Nothing" at the Wedge Space in Houston, TX in 2016. Artist Biography: DUAL stands for the conflict between “street art” and “fine” art, between freeway burners and gallery exhibitions, between mass recognition and total anonymity. His bold lines and fresh colors are a break from the every day monotony of life in the city—a taste of urban subculture, whether you asked for it or not. While one may not have a choice in where and when they encounter a DUAL piece, DUAL leaves it up to the observer to assign a meaning to his work. By operating under a pseudonym, he lets his audience write their own narrative for who he is and the message he is trying to get across. Perhaps best known for his work with wheat paste, particularly since his feature in the 2011 wheat pasting documentary Stick ‘Em Up!, DUAL has never been one to confine himself to a particular medium, background, or context. He has been recognized not only for his work with silkscreen and spray paint, but also for his work with lithography and acrylics. Though his obsession with “making marks” stems from his background in graffiti, he has translated that into a passion for creating art. His “art” includes everything from large-scale murals to micro...

Abstract black and blue painting by Spanish artist Carlos Planell of two blocky figures from the 1960's. The black dots across the canvas penet...