Contemporary Photography
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
Love Scene against the Wall from Sidewinder, part 2 - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Love Scene against the Wall - part 2 (Sidewinder) - 2005,
40x39cm,
Edition 3/10.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inven...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Motel Desert Shores, Salton Sea, California - American Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Motel Desert Shores, photograph from Richard Heeps Salton Sea Series. This artwork has the a vibe of a Southern California American road trip, the colours are so seductive, the palm ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Landscape Photograph Contemporary Modern Performance Art Travel Spiritual Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Mono Lake, Spirit Shadows No. 1," is an original fine-art performance photograph by Robert Kawika Sheer. The artist signed this piece in the lower right and editioned it in the lowe...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Landscape Photograph Contemporary Modern Performance Art Travel Spiritual Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Indian Feather" is an original fine-art photograph by Robert Kawika Sheer. This piece is signed in the lower right and editioned in the lower left. Edition 28/250. This piece featur...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Roy's Motel Sign, Amboy, California - American Road Trip Sign Color Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
The iconic Roy's Motel sign on the famous Route 66 which is the backdrop to some of the best American road trips. Photograph by Richard Heeps as part of his Dream in Colour series an...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Silver Gelatin
North Shore Motel Steps, Salton Sea, California - Architectural color photo
Located in Cambridge, GB
North Shore Motel Steps, mid-century architecture photography captured by Richard Heeps as part of his Salton Sea series
This artwork is a limited edition of 25, gloss photographic ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Landscape Photograph Contemporary Modern Performance Art Travel Spiritual Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Spirits Honoring the Lone Cypress No. 2" is an original fine-art photograph by Robert Kawika Sheer. This piece is signed in the lower right and editioned in the lower left. Edition ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
Landscape Photograph Contemporary Modern Performance Art Travel Spiritual Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Spirits in Corkscrew Canyon" is an original fine-art photograph by Robert Kawika Sheer. This piece is signed in the lower right and editioned in the lower left. Edition 30/150. Shee...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Lauretta Masiero - On the Stage - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Lauretta Masiero - On the Stage is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Landscape Photograph Contemporary Modern Performance Art Travel Spiritual Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Spirits of Stonehenge" is an original fine-art photograph by Robert Kawika Sheer. The image is signed in the lower right and editioned in the lower left. Edition 51/250. The ima...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
French Paratroopers - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
French Paratroopers is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1950s.
Good conditions.
Category
1950s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Old Days - Astronomer - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Astronomer is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Landscape in Luzern - Vintage Photo - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape in Luzern is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1950s.
Good conditions.
Category
1950s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Landscape Photograph Contemporary Modern Performance Art Travel Americana Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Lightning Along Route 66 Arizona - Navajo Exit" is a long-exposure photograph by Robert Kawika Sheer. This limited edition photograph depicts the light trails from cars along Americ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
'Yoga Dunes' original photograph signed by Robert Kawika Sheer
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Yoga Dunes' exemplifies the long-exposure photography of Robert Kawika Sheer. In the image, across an arabesque sand dune, silhouettes of the artist perform yoga, each figure drawin...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Fly me to the Moon (Till Death Do Us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fly me to the Moon (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
50x49cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Birds, Mexico by George Krause, Silver Gelatin Print, Black and White Photograph
Located in Dallas, TX
Birds, Mexico by George Krause is a 13.5 by 18.75 inch silver gelatin print. This photograph features birds sitting on a fence. The photograph is signed and dated in pencil on print ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Portrait of M.me Gilles - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of M.me Gilles is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the Early 20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Marta Marzotto - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Marta Marzotto is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Oleander (Life on Mars) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Oleander (Life on Mars) - 2024
40x48m,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory No. 22135....
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Oleander (Life on Mars) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Oleander (Life on Mars) - 2024
40x48m,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory No. 22312....
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Old Days - Historical Photo - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"The Tower" Photography 30" x 30" inch Edition of 24 by Rob Woodcox
By Rob Woodcox
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Tower" Photography 30" x 30" inch Edition of 24 by Rob Woodcox
Hahnemuhle Torchon Matte FineArt Paper (archival)
2019
Not framed. Ships in a tube
ABOUT Rob Woodcox
Rob Wood...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper
Untitled (Fairytales) - analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Fairytales) - 2006,
49x48cm,
Edition 1/10.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
Artist Inventory # 20424.01.
Not mounted...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper
Woman in Kenya Wearing Tribal Jewelry, Black and White Photography, Vertical
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"Adorned"
This fashion-inspired, award-winning black and white profile portrait of a young Rendille woman shows the delicate yet bold ornamentation that her remote tribal community ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Portrait of a Young Woman in East Kenya, Iconic, Empowerment, Fashion
By Drew Doggett
Located in US
"A Young Goddess; Mindisayo"
Confident and poised, Mindisayo represents the next generation of women who will set the course for the future of her village and her peers in the years...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Love Scene against the Wall from Sidewinder, part 3 - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Love Scene against the Wall - part 3 (Sidewinder) - 2007,
40x39cm,
Edition 3/10.
Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inven...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Old Days - Ceremony - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Old Days - Ceremony is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Lauretta Masiero - On the Stage - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Lauretta Masiero - On the Stage is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Iva Zanicchi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Iva Zanicchi - is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Corrado and Amedeo Nazzari - Vintage Photo - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Corrado and Amedeo Nazzari is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1960s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Photo of Iva Zanicchi - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of Iva Zanicchi a Portrait is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Ayatollah Khomeini - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Ayatollah Khomeini is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1987.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Playing Ball - Polaroid, Color, Women, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Playing Ball - 2020
50x50cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-838.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
INAF - Tower - Rome - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
INAF - Tower Rome is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1970s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Paris, Texas Wim Wenders - Vintage Photo - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
Paris, Texas Wim Wenders is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1984.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Exhibition of Book Rome - Vintage Photo - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Exhibition of Book Rome is a vintage black and white photograph realized in 1989.
Good conditions.
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Quiet Storm - Polaroid, Color, Women, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Quiet Storm - 2020
50x50cm,
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2020-894.
N...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
North Shore Motel Office I, Salton Sea California - Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
North Shore Motel, photography by Richard Heeps captured in the Salton Sea, California. A classic American faded roadside Motel, the mid-century architecture stands against with blue...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Love Scene against the Wall (Sidewinder) - 100x320cm, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Love Scene against the Wall - Sidewinder) - 2005,
Edition 1/10.
100x320cm with white frame,
each image is 70x69cm in size.
Giclee Print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag Paper, base...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink
The Dance (Stage of Consciousness) - Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Dance (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007
40x48cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
Artist Inventory...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
David Arky - Femme Fatale, Photography 2014, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
"The use of x-ray images and computers are tools for realizing David Arky's vision as an artist with an interest in Sciences of the natural world.
Photography and the x-ray process ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, C Print, Digital
Bazaar - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Historical Photo - Bazar is a vintage photo, realized in the Early 20th Century.
The artwork is a well-balanced composition.
Category
Early 20th Century Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
The Journey
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand printed Archival Pigment Print
Available in larger sizes, please inquire
Ships from Switzerland or Italy (EU)
Born in Switzerland, Shari Yantra Marcacci is a visual artist. Her work explores themes of loss, trauma, intimacy and self-discovery with a focus on personal storytelling centered around self and family. Her background in dance and filmmaking informs her directorial and documentary skills giving her a sensitivity and insight into universal human traits, their characters and psychology.
Shari has worked, wearing different hats in the realm of film and theater. Her work as been shown in the official selection of various film festivals, has received several awards and has been released theatrically. Some of these festivals include the Sundance Film Festival 2011 and a nomination for the Independent Spirit Awards 2012.
Her work has been exhibited in several group and juried exhibitions at institutions such as The Center of Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado, the Los Angeles Center of Photography, the Dark Room Gallery and PhotoPlace Gallery, Vermont, the Houston Center for Photography, Think Tank Gallery, Los Angeles, the Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon, Netanya Artists Association, Israel, Alta Vista Arts...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Under - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment print 17x24"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
An underwater black and white photograph of a young naked woman in a pool.
Original gallery quality archival pigment print signed by the author.
Limited edition of 24
Paper size...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper
Forevermore (Till Death Do Us Part) -Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Forevermore (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
58x50cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Invento...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Indian Summer III (The Last Picture Show)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Indian Summer III (The Last Picture Show) - 2005
Edition 1/5
128x126cm.
Analog C-Print, matte surface, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid.
Signature label ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Giulio Andreotti and Gaddafi's - Vintage B/W Photograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Giulio Andreotti and Gaddafi's meeting is an original black and white photograph realized by an Anonymous photographer.
With the typed notes on the rear.
Copyright by Ansa press pho...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
David Arky - Ready to roll - warm grey, Photography 2015, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
The drama of X-ray photography and particularly the sense that the viewers are left with the opportunity to allow their imaginations to wander and fill in the voids that color X-ray ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, C Print, Digital
PHILIPPE ROBERT - Nude Carla Bruni a genoux, Harper Bazar
Located in PARIS, FR
Limited edition of 15 -
After graduating from UCLA, Robert worked on several tv shows in Paris and Los
Angeles and shot for the best magazines in the fashion industry e.g. Interview...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The Drawing Room (Stage of Consciousness) - Radha Mitchell and Udo Kier
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Drawing Room (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007
40x48cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
Artist In...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
“Easy on the Eyes: Amy” Portrait Photograph of a Beautiful Man playing Cards
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Easy on the Eyes: Amy“ is a staged photograph of an attractive man in a cinematic scene. In this series, I explore the female gaze by providing visual pleasure specifically designed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
John Drew Barrymore - Vintage Photo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
John Drew Barrymore is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1960s.
Good conditions.
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Fossil Stars
Located in New York, NY
Please allow at least 2 weeks for the photograph to be printed and shipped.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
#00106-2 Dryopteris spp. Unique photogram, gum bichromate, frame included
Located in Sante Fe, NM
#00106-2 Dryopteris spp. Unique photogram, gum bichromate, and frame included
This image is a unique photogram and is printed using Rives BFK, gouache, gum arabic, kitakata and i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photogram
Lifting, by Trevor Southey
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist from the edition of 150. Male nude against an abstract background with predominantly black, tan and brown colors.
Trevor Southey was born i...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Lithograph
Mahout Reads with his Elephant by Steve McCurry, 2010, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Mahout Reads with his Elephant by Steve McCurry depicts a man and elephant sitting in a grassy field. The man sits on a rock while he reads his book, and the elephant sits behind him...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Digital
Contemporary photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary photography 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 photography 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 Pigment Print, and Archival Pigment Print 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 photography, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available.
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