Contemporary Figurative Prints
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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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Etching
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Screen
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Screen
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Archival Paper
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Woodcut
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints
Paper, Lithograph
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Screen
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Screen
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Screen
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Lithograph, Offset
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Etching
1930s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Engraving
1930s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Engraving
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Lenticular
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Canvas
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints
Lithograph
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Screen
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Screen
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Lithograph
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Lithograph
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Archival Pigment
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints
Paper, Screen
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Giclée
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Mosaic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Paper, Screen
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Archival Paper, Digital
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Screen
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Giclée
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Giclée
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Gold Leaf
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Giclée
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Giclée
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Archival Paper
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Offset
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Pencil, Screen, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Screen
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Color
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Color
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Lithograph
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints
Giclée, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Linocut
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Ink, Inkjet
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Screen, Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Screen, Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Archival Pigment