Contemporary Art
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.
Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.
The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.
Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Contemporary
Fox amidst the Hay Bales on Misty Morning in a Field in the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Fox amidst the Hay Bales on a Misty Morning in a Field in the English Countryside, by British Artist Andrew Hutchinson
Art measures 22 x 10 inches
Frame measures 31.5 x 20 inches
T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Board, Foam Board, Illustration Board
"Day Off 1" Photography 39" x 31" inch Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Day Off 1" Photography 39" x 31" inch Edition 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Printed on Epson Professional Paper
Signed and numbered by the artist
Not framed. Ships in a tube.
Avai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper
My Tomorrow
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Martin Luther King, Los Angeles, 1963 by Julian Wasser
Located in Chicago, IL
Martin Luther King speaking at a civil rights rally in central Los Angeles in 1963. Julian Wasser took this photo for TIME Magazine. Years later former president Barack Obama purchas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Walasse Ting 'Blue Horse'
By Walasse Ting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 45.75 x 61.75 inches ( 116.205 x 156.845 cm )
Image Size: 45.75 x 61.75 inches ( 116.205 x 156.845 cm )
Framed: No
Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling
...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Offset
Base Graded and Level - Buffalo in Graphite on Antique Architectural Drawings
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
Over a hundred years ago, my grandfather registered as a homesteader with the Department of the Interior Land Office in Buffalo, Wyoming. Building a cabin on a remote 640 acre plat,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Vellum, Graphite
A Note To Myself - 1 (black and white abstract painting)
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Small paintings are intimate and personal. They can be moved around easily and personalize a space. A subtle touch of mystery invites the viewer to interpret an untold story, in this...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
The Bog Plants 005 by Bernhard Lang - Close-up photography, red tones, flora
Located in Paris, FR
The Bog Plants 005 is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Bernhard Lang. It is a Fine Art Print on Hahnemüle Paper.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Lily Mountain, Secret Forest, Rocky Mountain National Park, Original Oil, Framed
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
Over a hundred years ago, my grandfather registered as a homesteader with the Department of the Interior Land Office in Buffalo, Wyoming. Building a cabin on a remote 640 acre plat,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Take a look Wabé Contemporary art sculpture colour papier mache figurative art
Located in Paris, FR
Unique varnished papier mâché sculpture with acrylic paint and glass
Hand-signed by the artist
Wabé is a French artist. She was born in Marseille in 1961. She lives and works in Mon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Acrylic, Papier Mâché
"Money Talks" Photography 40" x 50" inch Edition 2/3 by Brendan North
Located in Culver City, CA
"Money Talks" Photography 40" x 50" inch Edition 2/3 by Brendan North
Not Framed
Ships rolled in a tube
ABOUT:
Brendan North is a fine art photographer based in Los Angeles. Having...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital
The Shower - Original Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Edition of 90 pieces.
Very good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
The Gathering - Wolves in Graphite on Antique Architectural Drawings
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
Over a hundred years ago, my grandfather registered as a homesteader with the Department of the Interior Land Office in Buffalo, Wyoming. Building a cabin on a remote 640 acre plat,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Vellum, Graphite
Led Zeppelin Hanging Out
By Jay Thompson
Located in Austin, TX
The legendary rock band, Led Zeppelin fooled around at the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles in 1969 featuring Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham.
Widely...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Titty Twister by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, breast, nude
Located in Munich, DE
Titty Twister
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
Plastic breasts on display for sale in Amsterdam.
JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo arti...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Manhattan Henge at Sunset on busy New York City Street by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Manhattan Henge at Sunset on busy New York City Street by British Urban Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. This is a major work to continue her epic New York Series which now spans ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Linen, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Homestead - Bison in Graphite on Antique Map Drawings
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
Over a hundred years ago, my grandfather registered as a homesteader with the Department of the Interior Land Office in Buffalo, Wyoming. Building a cabin on a remote 640 acre plat,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Vellum, Graphite
Lily Mountain Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado, Original Oil, Framed
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
Over a hundred years ago, my grandfather registered as a homesteader with the Department of the Interior Land Office in Buffalo, Wyoming. Building a cabin on a remote 640 acre plat,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Barn Green Field - landscape, Canadian, contemporary, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
For Canada’s beloved pop artist, Charles Pachter, the barn reimagined in graphic form is a reminder of Canada’s early rural history and the pioneers that helped shape this country. T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Step Up - Mountain Goats in Graphite on Antique Architectural Drawings
By Don Pollack
Located in Chicago, IL
Over a hundred years ago, my grandfather registered as a homesteader with the Department of the Interior Land Office in Buffalo, Wyoming. Building a cabin on a remote 640 acre plat,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Vellum, Graphite
What I lacked she had ten fold
Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT
Diogo Barros Pires
What I Lacked She Had Ten Fold
Crayon, soft pastel, and pastel on cardboard
154 x 105 cm
"What I Lacked She Had Ten Fold" by Diogo Barros Pires is an evocative pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Cardboard, Pastel, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
"Drift 30" Photography 40" x 30" Edition 1/5 by Rowan Daly
By Rowan Daly
Located in Culver City, CA
"Drift 30" Photography 40" x 30" Edition 1/5 by Rowan Daly
Digital print on Ultra Smooth Fine Art Paper
Unframed - ships rolled in a tube
DRIFT
Behind the scenes of the nation,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital, Archival Pigment
"Landscape" Abstract Paint Oil on Canvas , Original Art Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
Original Art
Oil paint on canvas
65x92 cm
certificate of authenticity included
Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She g...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Graphite, Oil
Rencontre (Encounter) - geometric, abstract, stainless steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Sculptor Claude Millette's distinctive contemporary sculptures grace many public spaces in Canada. This large abstract outdoor piece, Recontre (French for ‘encounter’) is forged from...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
"Introduction" Mixed Media Light Installation 30" x 30" in by astrothebaptist
Located in Culver City, CA
"Introduction" Mixed Media Light Installation 30" x 30" in by astrothebaptist
Dichroic optical filters on painted wood birchwood panel and single source of light installation
Compo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Lights, Panel
"Affectus 2" Painting 39" x 47" inch by Yevhenii Shapovalov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Affectus 2" Painting 39" x 47" inch by Yevhenii Shapovalov
ATT: SHIPS ROLLED IN TUBE
ABOUT:
Yevhenii Shapovalov is a highly talented Ukrainian painter and graphic known for his d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
"Date Night, Rebecca" -- Painting on canvas by Ruth Owens
By Ruth Owens
Located in New Orleans, LA
RUTH OWENS was born in 1959 to a young German woman and a Black serviceman from Georgia. The nomadic military lifestyle of her childhood was complicated by restrictions to mixed fami...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"INVITATION" Oil Painting 36" x 36" inch by Khoren Keshishyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"INVITATION" Oil Painting 36" x 36" inch by Khoren Keshishyan
Khoren Keshishyan is a celebrated American-Armenian painter and artist whose unique
blend of architectural sensibilitie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Solar Storm
Located in Santa Clarita, CA
Larisa Safaryan has chosen to work with a most unconventional and delicate medium: an eggshell. Without question she is an innovator in what she does.
The strength and fragility of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Date Night, RoCharlotte" -- Painting on canvas by Ruth Owens
By Ruth Owens
Located in New Orleans, LA
RUTH OWENS was born in 1959 to a young German woman and a Black serviceman from Georgia. The nomadic military lifestyle of her childhood was complicated by restrictions to mixed fami...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
See the World - large, bright, contemporary, painted aluminum, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This evocative contemporary outdoor sculpture was hand-forged by Marie-Ève Fréchette. The Quebec sculptor is known for her bold choices of form and colour often inspired by her early...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Festive - bright, colorful, contemporary, glass, aluminum, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The joyful, colorful and contemporary mosaic sculptures of Laurence Petit have graced many outdoor public areas in Quebec. An intuitive artist, Petit is inspired by the color, textur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Medieval by Gina Soden - Photography, interior of abandoned castle, Italy, urbex
By Gina Soden
Located in Paris, FR
Medieval is a limited-edition photograph by British contemporary artist Gina Soden.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 2 dimensions:
*80.2 × 80.2 c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Giclée
"I'm a Lyrical Dancer" - Original Painting In the Style of Keith Haring
Located in Soquel, CA
"I'm a Lyrical Dancer" - Original Painting In the Style of Keith Haring
If Keith Haring and Henri Matisse collaborated on a piece of work, it might look like this. Five dancers stri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Forest Mist" - Black and White Engraving
Located in Soquel, CA
"Forest Mist" - Black and White Engraving
Black and white engraving titled "Forest Mist" by Doug Forsythe (Canadian, 1949). The viewer looks into the woods where trees of black, gre...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Engraving
Aria Turquoise, Violet Purple, Teal Blue, Brown Tree Botanical Painting On Mylar
Located in Kent, CT
Layers of foliage in shades of vibrant violet purple grace turquoise teal and dark brown branches on the pristine white background of this painting in acrylic on Mylar mounted on acr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Mylar, Acrylic
Untitled I by Matthieu Venot - Abstract photography, architecture, building, sky
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled I, Ain’t Got No Troubles series, is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Matthieu Venot.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
Green
Located in Santa Clarita, CA
Larisa Safaryan has chosen to work with a most unconventional and delicate medium: an eggshell. Without question she is an innovator in what she does.
The strength and fragility of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Brigitte Bardot: Hollywood's French Icon
Located in Austin, TX
This stunning black and white closeup features French iconic actress Brigitte Bardot in a wide-brimmed hat.
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot, often referred to by her initials B.B., is a...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment
Untitled II by Matthieu Venot - Abstract photography, architecture, pink wall
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled II, Ain’t Got No Troubles series, is a limited-edition photograph by contemporary artist Matthieu Venot.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Pigment
Wild West I - large scale photograph of iconic landscape of American West
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
Wild West I by Frank Schott
from a series of photographic observances around Monument Valley
48 x 71 inches / 122cm x 180cm
signed edition of 7
27 x 40 inches / 68cm x 102cm
signed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper
Open Horizon
Located in Santa Clarita, CA
Larisa Safaryan has chosen to work with a most unconventional and delicate medium: an eggshell. Without question she is an innovator in what she does.
The strength and fragility of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Walasse Ting 'Still-Life with Pink Cat'
By Walasse Ting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 37.75 x 54.5 inches ( 95.885 x 138.43 cm )
Image Size: 27.5 x 54.5 inches ( 69.85 x 138.43 cm )
Framed: No?Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling
Shipping...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Offset
Free to Fly
Located in Santa Clarita, CA
Larisa Safaryan has chosen to work with a most unconventional and delicate medium: an eggshell. Without question she is an innovator in what she does.
The strength and fragility of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Crossroads
Located in Santa Clarita, CA
Larisa Safaryan has chosen to work with a most unconventional and delicate medium: an eggshell. Without question she is an innovator in what she does.
The strength and fragility of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Girly Girl" Ceramic Sculpture 25" x 8" inch by Lika Brutyan
By Lika Brutyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"Girly Girl" Ceramic Sculpture 25" x 8" inch by Lika Brutyan
Medium: Clay, Terra Sigillata
Lika Brutyan is American photographer, was born in a family of scientists and artists in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Clay
Footbridge - black and white photography
Located in New York, NY
"I remember the moment that the idea for Bodyscapes® came to me. I was thinking that the shape and structure of the universe repeated itself at every level and suddenly I had the ima...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
New York Landscape - The High Line III by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese painting, red
Located in Paris, FR
New York Landscape - The High Line III is a unique painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with pigments, Indian ink, silver leaf and black leaf on Japane...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
The Once and Future King - Surreal Abstract in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold surrealist/fantasy composition by Ana Nak-he Powelson (20th Century). A large green and yellow object is the focal point of this composition. There are humanoid features on the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Memphis Patterns Original Painting of Geometric Shapes, Animal Safari Patterns
Located in Barcelona, ES
Borneo's pieces are deeply influenced by various creative sources, with a particular focus on the culture of the late '80s and '90s: from high-brow Memphis-inspired design to urban c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Spray Paint
Salinas Valley V.2 (letterpress editon)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Image size: 18 x 12 inches
Sheet size: 15x22 inches
Edition size: 140
Depicts farm workers harvesting lettuce in the artist's hometown of Salinas, CA. Printed at the historic Aardv...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
'Odours of Punt' Screenprint
Located in New York, NY
Created in 1983/2024, 'Odours of Punt' by Jean-Michel Basquiat is a screenprint in the artist's signature style. This exquisite piece if from an edition of only 60 in existence This ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
Geyser - tall, contemporary, abstract, stainless steel, outdoor, sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Quebec sculptor Bernard Hamel often looks to nature as a source of inspiration for his contemporary sculptures. Geyser emulates the fluid form of a spout of water erupting from the g...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
"On Air" by Sophie Matisse
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Sophie Matisse
Medium: Original Silkscreen, Signed, 2014
Dimensions: 24 x 28 in / 61 x 71.1 cm
This beautiful original artwork designed by Sophie Matisse was printed by King & McGaw in 2014 and published by Mourlot. The print is hand-signed and numbered 4 out of 300 by the artist herself.
Great-granddaughter of the world famous Henri Matisse, Sophie Matisse is a French-American artist from Cambridge, Massachusetts. After a brief stint at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston, Sophie decided to follow in her great grandfather's foot steps by attending the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Here she faced pressure to uphold her family's artistic reputation as well as the added difficulty of being taught in French. Eventually, Matisse was asked to leave but she did not let that stop her from reaching the heights of her artistic career.
In the 1990's Matisse set...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Rue Muller Willy Ronis Twentieth Century Humanist photography Paris black white
By Willy Ronis
Located in Paris, FR
One of the most famous members of the Humanist photography in France.
Signed lower right by the artist.
Stamp of the artist's studio on the back.
Category
1930s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
White Glove ( Michael Jackson ) - large format photograph of iconic rhinestones
Located in San Francisco, CA
White Glove (Michael Jackson) by Tom Schierlitz, a highly detailed still life photograph of the King of Pop 's glamorous Swarovski crystal rhinestone glove, capturing intricate detai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
CONTEMPORARY Architecture Spanish Artist Bea Sarrias Gio Ponti Architect 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
PINK ROOM
GIO PONTI ARCHITECT
VILLA PLANCHART
50X50 CM
ACRILICO SOBRE LINO
The artist, Bea Sarrias, has developed much of her work in Barcelona, where she studied Fine Arts and soon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
CONTEMPORARY Architecture Spanish Artist Bea Sarrias Eames House Light 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
AFTERNOON LIGHT
EAMES HOUSE
46X61 CM
ACRILICO SOBRE LINO
The artist, Bea Sarrias, has developed much of her work in Barcelona, where she studied Fine Arts and soon became interested...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Contemporary art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stefanie Schneider, Tyler Shields, Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde, and Richard Heeps. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary art, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available.