Paintings, materials & perspective

Contemporary Abstract Art

Abstraction can be loud, spare, raw, or quietly insistent. Look at paintings, meet different approaches to the surface, and spend time with the choices that give a work its presence. These articles bring an independent artist’s perspective to contemporary abstract art, with room for both vivid color and a darker, more restrained visual world.

original abstract painting by Michel Keck featuring layered brushstrokes and scribbles in muted tones of beige, green, black, blue, and brown, with drips and textured marks creating a dynamic, chaotic composition on a white background. — Original abstract painting by Michel Keck.

Michel Keck original abstract painting with dynamic splashes and swirls of red, turquoise, yellow, black, and white on a dark background, creating a chaotic and textured composition with layered paint drips and spots.

Contemporary Abstract Artists in the United States: An Independent Artist’s Perspective

Michel Keck shares her abstract paintings and explores the work of Mark Bradford, Julie Mehretu, Amy Sillman, Odili Donald Odita, and Stanley Whitney.

Read Michel’s perspective