Contemporary Abstract Paintings
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.
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Style: Contemporary
Burst of Colors I
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Bruma Two, Ochre, Gray, Umber, Golden Brown Beige Square Geometric Abstract
Located in Kent, CT
Stripes and blocks of color in soft gray blue, pale sage green, beige and golden brown are clean, precise and carefully ordered in this painting in flashe on canvas. Signed, dated an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Vinyl
Dimitri Likissas - Eye Two
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Dream Come True" Colorful Contemporary Oil & Gold Painting on Wood Panel Framed
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses gold or silver drips, mixed media and, pieces ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
Horse Patterns
Located in Denver, CO
My paintings are the primary way in which I try to understand the complexities of the region where I live. Most of my work is built on themes of human perception, the boundaries and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tetons From Togwotee
Located in Denver, CO
My paintings are the primary way in which I try to understand the complexities of the region where I live. Most of my work is built on themes of human perception, the boundaries and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Angel Ricardo Ricardo Rios, Untitled, 2017, oil on canvas, 53x96 in.
Located in Miami, FL
Angel Ricardo Ricardo Rios (Cuban, 1965)
Untitled, 2017
Oil on canvas
53 x 96 in. (137 x 246 cm.)
Angel Ricardo Ricardo Rios was born in Cuba in 1965 where he graduated from the Hig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil Crayon, Canvas
Ashgreylime, Beige, Light Green, Sage, Lemon Yellow Stripes, Geometric Abstract
Located in Kent, CT
Clean and precise, carefully ordered stripes and blocks of color in light green, dark sage, yellow ochre, pale lemon yellow and burnt orange are lively and vibrant against the neutra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Cloud Puzzle
Located in Denver, CO
My paintings are the primary way in which I try to understand the complexities of the region where I live. Most of my work is built on themes of human perception, the boundaries and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Burst of Colors V
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Miniature Abstract Painting on Pink Background by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Abstract Painting on Pink Background by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield
Art measures 7 x 5 inches
Frame measures 12 x 10 inches
Angela Wakefield has twice ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Antilocapra
Located in Denver, CO
My paintings are the primary way in which I try to understand the complexities of the region where I live. Most of my work is built on themes of human perception, the boundaries and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Western Skies
Located in Denver, CO
My paintings are the primary way in which I try to understand the complexities of the region where I live. Most of my work is built on themes of human perception, the boundaries and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Mixed Media on canvas by Brazilian artist Alander Especie.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Canvas
Burst of Colors II
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Miniature Abstract Painting Turquoise Background by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Abstract Painting on Turquoise Background with Pink & White by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield
Art measures 7 x 5 inches
Frame measures 12 x 10 inches
Ange...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Creative Chaos I
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Tandem, Peach, Mint Blue, Light Green Geometric Abstract Painting, Curving Lines
By Jenny Kemp
Located in Kent, CT
An abstract geometric pattern is composed of thick curving lines in peachy pink and pale pinkish orange, bright and luminous against a pale mint green background. A semicircle and tw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic
"City of Echos", Geometric Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Mounted on Wood Panel
Located in St. Louis, MO
Nancy Newman Rice was born in New York City and was educated at Cornell University and at Washington University, where she earned a BFA with honors and an MFA. She has received award...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Dancing into the Night
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Creative Chaos II
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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Fire Remains", Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Mounted on Wood Panel, Framed
Located in St. Louis, MO
Nancy Newman Rice was born in New York City and was educated at Cornell University and at Washington University, where she earned a BFA with honors and an MFA. She has received award...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Spring
Located in Dallas, TX
Every shape of his artworks is 100% unique. Together with his eye & passion for photography, Johannes developed a combination of abstract creation, deconstruction and realistic paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Inside the Machine", Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Mounted on Wood Panel
Located in St. Louis, MO
Nancy Newman Rice was born in New York City and was educated at Cornell University and at Washington University, where she earned a BFA with honors and an MFA. She has received award...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Traces, Sage, Olive Green, Salmon Coral Pink Abstract Horizons, Tinted Polymer
Located in Kent, CT
Traces by Susan English is a wonderful play of color, light, and composition. The layers of English's tinted polymer create the depth and surface textures throughout the poured paint...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
Sweet Devon Days, Original Painting, Abstract, Pinks, Blues, Yellows
Located in Deddington, GB
Sweet Devon days was painted in my studio, after sketching at several local beaches. The colours are summer pinks, blues and yellows and the abstract shapes are informed from flags ,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Canzone d'amore e della libertà
Located in Milano, MI
Looking at her works of art, at first sight one is amazed, because still unfamiliar, in front of her fantastic creativity. Her characters seem to come from "different" worlds, sometimes distant, other times hidden within us. They walk through the woods and meadows, they peer over the shores where the waves break in a continuous and unstoppable dialogue. Often very small, hiding among the blades of grass, but also huge figures, like the characters from the fairy tales of when we were children, naive and still "pure".
Here, this purity of childhood is slowly and inexorably awakened in us by looking at the works of Carin Grudda...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Mood Indigo" Contemporary Abstract Landscape Framed Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Mood Indigo" is a framed oil on canvas painting by Marshall Noice, depicting hazy dark blue trees amid an indigo and fuchsia background. The colors suggest a darker and more evenin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Paint
Finding Bliss
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Purple, red, maroon, rust, brown, yellow, orange, white
Inspired by the drama of nature and light, Cynthia creates abstracted landscapes with oil on canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled 2023 Mixed media on canvas
Located in New York, NY
Spanish artist Xavi Carbonell born 1971, actively paints like a child as an adult, and leaves all of his pieces "untitled" so that each viewer can create their own story. The result...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker, Graphite
The Traveler, Cobalt Blue, Yellow, Black, White, Red Geometric Abstract Shapes
Located in Kent, CT
Geometric shapes in shades of cobalt blue, black, red, yellow and a black and white botanical pattern are vibrant against a sky blue background. The angles and soft gradation of colo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Panel
Lessons from the Lake
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Blue, orange, yellow, rust, brown
25 x 19" oil painting on canvas with frame. Lake.
Inspired by the drama of nature and light, Cynthia creates abstracted landscapes with oil on canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Free Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'NYC Gold Red-In'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Symbiotic Growth - Floral Abstract Painting By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
A floral, but instead of a vase it finds itself in a jungle setting. Rich reds weave amongst the large green leaves and white flowers creating fullness for this tropical jungle
symb...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2023
Located in New York, NY
Spanish artist Xavi Carbonell born 1971, actively paints like a child as an adult, and leaves all of his pieces "untitled" so that each viewer can create their own story. The result...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Clouds Original Oil paint made in Italy by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Clouds
oil on canvas
50x40 cm
Original Oil paint on canvas
Ready to hang
Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She graduated in Painti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2023
Located in New York, NY
Spanish artist Xavi Carbonell born 1971, actively paints like a child as an adult, and leaves all of his pieces "untitled" so that each viewer can create their own story. The result...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Framed Original Acrylic Painting
By Jenik Cook
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This is an original acrylic painting on paper by Jenik Cook. Hand signed by the artist, it includes Letter of Authenticity. This piece comes from the artist's personal collection. Me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
All The Pretty Faces
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"All the Pretty Faces" is an oil on canvas painting made by Shara Hughes in 2019. The artwork size is 36 x 30 inches. The work is signed verso, "Shara Hug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2023
Located in New York, NY
Spanish artist Xavi Carbonell born 1971, actively paints like a child as an adult, and leaves all of his pieces "untitled" so that each viewer can create their own story. The result...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Red Sky at Night
Located in Columbia, MO
Amy Meyer studied art at University of Central Missouri, Indiana State University, and Columbia College, where she completed her degree in painting and drawi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wax, Oil, Wood Panel
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled 2022, Abstract, Mixed media on canvas
Located in New York, NY
Spanish artist Xavi Carbonell born 1971, actively paints like a child as an adult, and leaves all of his pieces "untitled" so that each viewer can create their own story. The result...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker, Graphite
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled 2022, Abstract, Mixed media on canvas
Located in New York, NY
Spanish artist Xavi Carbonell born 1971, actively paints like a child as an adult, and leaves all of his pieces "untitled" so that each viewer can create their own story. The result...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Permanent Marker, Graphite
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2023
Located in New York, NY
Spanish artist Xavi Carbonell born 1971, actively paints like a child as an adult, and leaves all of his pieces "untitled" so that each viewer can create their own story. The result...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Traces, Abstract Oil Paint Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Traces
oil pain on canvas
Original Art
Ready to Hang
authenticity certificate
"Traces" is an exploration of texture and history. Rendered in a palette of neutral colors, the c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pink Tenement House - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Tropical Fantasy Floral #2 Oil on Canvas By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Floral wall art depicting the luxury and abundance of the tropical floral jenra with large overlapping inventive flowers
Tropical Fantasy Floral #2' Oil on Canvas By Marc Zimmerman
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Islands of Spray 6 - Contemporary Abstract Blue and Pink Landscape Painting
By Kenji Lim
Located in Vienna, AT
Kenji Lim
Islands of Spray 6 - Contemporary Abstract Blue and Pink Landscape Painting
Acrylic on linen, framed
54 cm x 54 cm
Unique copy
Kenji Lim is a British artist based in Essex...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Raw Linen, Acrylic
Free-Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'Burlesk' All Over-Out'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Free-Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'Burlesk' All Over-In'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Free-Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'NYC Blow Out'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Free-Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'NYC Black White-Out'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Space Junk 15 - Original One of a Kind Artwork on Canvas
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s work is influenced by Egyptian hieroglyphs, graffiti, and his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in his creative life. He covers the canvas with unique imagery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Villa 1 - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Mixed Media on canvas by Brazilian artist Alander Especie.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Le Lapin Gambade II by Karen Blair, Gray Framed Contemporary Rabbit Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unframed, this piece measures 16 x 12.
Karen Blair lives in Charlottesville, Virginia where the surrounding mountains provide daily inspiration for her work. Her own garden and thos...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil, Board
"And the Time Turn Around", Contemporary, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Painting, Wood
Located in St. Louis, MO
Born in Columbus, Ohio in 1968, Ronald Johnson received an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2003. Since then, Johnson has exhibited widely both nationally and internatio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Polyurethane
Free-Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'NYC Blue Four Piece-In'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
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