
Contemporary Abstract Paintings | Recent Work by Ritu Raj
Explore the newest original contemporary abstract paintings from Phoenix-based artist Ritu Raj. Each painting reflects an evolving visual language rooted in innovation, movement, and philosophical expression.
This series features Ritu Raj’s most recent contemporary abstract paintings — a collection of works that continue to explore motion, geometry, monochrome, and emotional atmospheres through a contemporary lens. Each new painting builds on the artist’s commitment to pushing visual boundaries using thread painting, unconventional layering, and conceptual design strategies. These pieces reflect a refined and evolving perspective within Ritu’s broader practice as a contemporary abstract artist.
The works presented here are available for private purchase or commission. Collectors are invited to inquire about availability, scale, and potential collaboration for site-specific installations.
The Evolution of Contemporary Abstraction
Welcome to the world of Ritu Raj’s contemporary abstract paintings—a space where color, form, and texture speak beyond language. Here, abstraction becomes more than visual; it becomes a way to feel, reflect, and navigate the space between chaos and clarity.
Rooted in both expression and discipline, my work explores the evolving nature of perception. Whether you’re browsing new abstract art or simply curious about recent abstract paintings, you’ve arrived at a place shaped by curiosity, process, and presence.
Step into the studio. Let the work speak.
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My journey into abstract art didn’t begin with a single moment. It emerged slowly—from years in structured, corporate environments into an open-ended practice that privileges exploration, intuition, and emotion.
What began as a personal experiment has grown into a body of recent abstract art that invites viewers to engage—not just with the image, but with the feeling behind it. These are not static objects. They are movements, interruptions, and conversations.
Today, I work at the intersection of abstract expressionism and geometric abstraction. Through saturated colors, textured surfaces, and improvisational marks, I create contemporary abstract paintings that reflect presence and transformation.
Whether you're a collector, curator, or explorer, I invite you to experience this work with openness. Let yourself wander. Let a gesture or hue pull you in. If something resonates, I welcome you to connect, ask questions, or schedule a studio visit.
This isn't just about finding a painting—it might be about discovering a moment of recognition, stillness, or unexpected joy.
Tension and tenderness erupt across a nine-foot field in Tangled Pulse of a Shattered World. In this sweeping diptych, Ritu Raj uses thread and retarded acrylics to choreograph emotional turbulence into radiant, rhythmic fragments—offering not just commentary, but catharsis.
Waves of Threaded Flame is a powerful 6x5 ft painting by Ritu Raj using his signature Organic Movement method. Made with oil and thread, it fuses tactile motion with emotional presence—blurring the line between gesture and sensation.
In Feathered Flames in the Abyss, Ritu Raj uses her thread-painting process to pull streaks of energy from shadow, revealing a choreography of tension, stillness, and release.
With sweeping arcs of molten tangerine suspended in a cerulean field, Tangerine Ripples Beneath invites viewers into a suspended moment of energetic calm—simultaneously on fire and underwater.
In Embers of Angular Ascent, sharp geometries arc upward like the spine of a structure catching fire—its edges softened by rhythm, its rise shaped by thread. Ritu Raj’s method fuses rigor with spontaneity in a painting that feels both architectural and elemental.
A quiet cyclone of color and texture, "Waves of Citrine and Azure Whispers" invites viewers to get lost in a world where gesture and thread collide. Explore the Organic Movement technique behind the work and how its fluid surface captures both tension and stillness.
"Echoes of Blushing Motion" captures the emotional nuance of movement itself—tender, unguarded, and fiercely alive. Created using Ritu Raj’s pioneering thread painting technique, the piece blurs the line between performance and permanence.
Feathered in motion yet grounded in stillness, Plume of Violet Reverie captures a meditative gesture—a violet surge rising against deep crimson stillness, painted entirely with thread.
Luminous Currents embodies Ritu Raj’s Organic Movement and thread painting approach, capturing luminous yellow-green forms flowing across deep emerald hues.
Midnight Feather Dance by Ritu Raj is a 5x5ft oil painting featuring sweeping thread painting gestures in layered indigo and cobalt, capturing movement and quiet mystery in organic abstraction.
Sunlit Wings by Ritu Raj captures radiant yellow forms sweeping across a deep violet canvas, evoking flight and light through his signature organic thread painting technique.
Pink Fracture Over Ocean Haze by Ritu Raj is a vivid 5x5ft oil painting featuring striking pink thread painting gestures over layered oceanic greens and blues, evoking fractured light and emergent form.
Cerulean Pulse captures the power of organic movement in thread painting by Ritu Raj, with layered cerulean blue forms evoking water, air, and energy in motion.
Solar Eclipse on a Cloudy Night is a sweeping oil painting where white arcs stretch across black canvas. Motion is captured through Ritu Raj’s unique thread painting technique.
In River Through Desert, geometric blocks collide with unruly, painted lines — a vibrant diptych where order meets motion and a river cuts through stillness.
In "Flight of Shadows," Ritu Raj captures the essence of motion and stillness through layered charcoal and black forms. This contemplative abstract painting invites viewers into a space of quiet tension and atmospheric depth.
‘Desert Salad (Diptych)’ is a quiet echo of saffron and slate, drawn from the The Pulse of Life collection. Here, wonder dissolves into the seen and unseen.
‘Renaissance’ is cerulean meets bone-dry sienna, drawn from the Pop Art collection. Not an image — but an encounter.
‘Love Story’ is crimson tension woven into silence, drawn from the Pop Art collection. Its rhythm stirs the unsaid.
‘Golf Couse’ is humming with obsidian and gold, drawn from the Pop Art collection. Each layer pulses with breath and restraint.
‘Blue Lily’ is a drift of moss and ember, drawn from the Pop Art collection. A canvas holding both stillness and storm.
‘Abstract Taylor Swift Deep’ is a drift of moss and ember, drawn from the Pop Art collection. Here, wonder dissolves into the seen and unseen.
‘Tides of Ember and Moss’ is plunging through celadon and smoke, drawn from the Organic Movement collection. Structure flickers into emotion and back again.
‘Swan Fight’ is plunging through celadon and smoke, drawn from the Organic Movement collection. A canvas holding both stillness and storm.
‘Plankton in Sun Light Ocean’ is humming with obsidian and gold, drawn from the Organic Movement collection. Lines that whisper across thresholds of knowing.
‘Plankton in Dark Ocean’ is drenched in stormy indigo and sunlit ochre, drawn from the Organic Movement collection. Here, wonder dissolves into the seen and unseen.
‘Unraveling (Diptych)’ is molten lines in arctic white, drawn from the Greyscale collection. Lines that whisper across thresholds of knowing.
‘Politics 2024 (Diptych)’ is humming with obsidian and gold, drawn from the Greyscale collection. Forms collapse into reverie and return.
‘Jungle’ is humming with obsidian and gold, drawn from the Ephemeral Atmosphere collection. Lines that whisper across thresholds of knowing.
About Ritu Raj — A Contemporary Voice in Abstract Art
Ritu Raj is a contemporary abstract artist based in Phoenix, Arizona. Known for blending design, movement, and innovation into his work, Ritu’s paintings are collected internationally and admired for their originality and intellectual depth. His recent work reflects a continuous evolution of technique — integrating thread painting, conceptual abstraction, and bold formal experimentation.

Collectors Testimonials
"Ritu’s recent abstract work is remarkable — vibrant, deep, and unlike anything I’ve seen. An incredible addition to my collection." — Private Collector, San Francisco.
"I continue to follow Ritu’s work because it never stands still — every new painting is a step forward, intellectually and visually." — Art Advisor, New York.
"I purchased one of Ritu’s new pieces for a client’s loft and it completely transformed the space." — Interior Designer, Chicago.
Interested in Commissioning a New Work?
If you're inspired by Ritu Raj’s recent paintings and would like a piece tailored to your space or vision, commission opportunities are available. Whether for residential design, corporate settings, or private collections, new original paintings can be developed in close collaboration with the artist.
Inquire About Recent Works
Interested in a particular painting? Send a message to request pricing, availability, or additional details about Ritu Raj’s new work.
Emerald Crescendo reveals Ritu Raj’s signature Organic Movement technique, merging emerald greens, electric blues, and vivid pinks into a dynamic abstract expression.