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
Pink Flowers - Lithograph by Ivan Rabuzin - 1980s
By Ivan Rabuzin
Located in Roma, IT
Pink Flowers is a colored lithograph realized by Ivan Rabuzin .
Hand signed in pencil on the lower right corner. Numbered in pencil on the lower left corner.
Edition 172/ 200 ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Contemporary Architectural Urban Landscape Etching on Paper - "The Overpass"
Located in Soquel, CA
Rare Contemporary Architectural Urban Landscape "The Overpass" Etching on Paper
A compelling urban design of a highway underpass and one of his "El Paso" series of images, by Califo...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Etching
Contemporary Architectural Urban Landscape Etching - "Under the Overpass"
Located in Soquel, CA
Rare Contemporary Architectural Urban Landscape "Under the Overpass" Etching on Paper
A compelling urban design of a highway underpass detail and one of his "El Paso" series of imag...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Etching
Letter H - Lithograph by Rafael Alberti - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Letter H from the Alphabet series is a lithograph realized by Rafael Alberti in 1972.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower right margin.
Numbered on the lower margin. from an Edition...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
All That Are With Me
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rendered in a sophisticated and elegant palette, Elise's visionary landscape paintings interweave botanical elements with organic abstraction. With a background in graphic design an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
Summer Flowers - contemporary, floral still life, acrylic and oil on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The simple beauty of a summer bouquet is celebrated in this lovely floral portrait by Pat Service. The Canadian artist chose to experiment with the classic still-life genre in her ow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
One & a Half - contemporary, floral still life, acrylic and oil on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Two bouquets become one to create a lavish brightly coloured arrangement in this floral still life by Pat Service. The Canadian artist created a series of paintings in the 1990s that...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Aquardar (Waiting Expectantly) - Architectural Imagery, Doorways, Dappled Light
By Carol Pylant
Located in Chicago, IL
Dappled sunlight dances across an ancient stone wall in an unknown town bringing a luminosity to the perfectly balanced composition by Carol Pylant. Watercolor and gouache come toget...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Color Pencil
Portrait of Benjamin - Fleur de Lis Background, Oil, Antique Florentine Frame
By Peter Lupkin
Located in Chicago, IL
Twenty-first century Classical Portraiture has a casual feel as seen here in "Portrait of Benjamin" by Peter Lupkin. The very masculine Benjamin, with his heavy beard, dark tousled ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Escapar (To Escape) - Architectural Imagery, Doorways and Lush Tropical Scene
By Carol Pylant
Located in Chicago, IL
"Escapar" (or To Escape) is a highly detailed architectural painting by artist Carol Pylant. The various points of entry, or non-entry, give the piece a surreal quality. The open a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Panel, Oil
Sombras des Caldes (The Shadows of Caldes) - Architectural Imagery and a Dog
By Carol Pylant
Located in Chicago, IL
Carol Pylant's paintings are often devoid of humans. There is a more important role for the standing dog in "Sombras de Caldes" [Shadows of Caldes]. This is a warren hound, perhaps o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Panel, Oil
R2303
By Cathy Choi
Located in Westport, CT
Cathy Choi's eye catching white & textured painting is punctuated with dazzling color.
This work is a progression from Choi's signature minimalist works.
Born in Seoul, South Korea, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lagoon by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Ghana, Boats, Ocean
Located in Munich, DE
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
2 fishing boats drifting on the sea in Ghana. The water shimmers golden in the sunset.
JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's mos...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
"The Twilight Stalker" Original Oil Painting 30 in x 40 in
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Twilight Stalker" is a story about modern day unrequited love. A narrative of a stalker engaged in a risky endeavor to see the woman he desires. Hidden by the low light of dusk, he ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
"Mona Lisa" Photography Print 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/1 by Viktorija Pashuta
Located in Culver City, CA
"Mona Lisa" Photography Print 40" x 30" inch Edition 1/1 by Viktorija Pashuta
Full name: Adele Bloch-Bauer by Klimt
This artwork is printed on fine art Archival Matte Paper, als...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Color, Digital
When Hell Freezes Over
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Hunter Potter
Title: When Hell Freezes Over
Medium: Oil on Drop Cloth
Size: 60 x 70 Inches
Year: 2022
Notes: Featured at his Solo show at Prima...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Fabric, Oil
Equipoise (A State of Equilibrium) - Architectural Imagery, Oil on Panel, Framed
By Carol Pylant
Located in Chicago, IL
Equipoise features a basin-type wall font, modeled after a nineteenth century public fountain Pylant photographed in Girona, Spain. On the wall above it is mounted a relief sculpture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
Acqua in Aumento (Rising Water) - Architectural Venetian Water Scene, Original
By Carol Pylant
Located in Chicago, IL
The exacting details in Carol Pylant's work is evident in "Acqua in Aumento" (translated from the Italian to Rising Water). Her working pace is of careful deliberateness. The fine ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"LEAVING VENICE" Oil Painting 40" x 30" inch by Khoren Keshishyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"LEAVING VENICE" Oil Painting 40" x 30" inch by Khoren Keshishyan
Khoren Keshishyan is a celebrated American-Armenian painter and artist whose unique
blend of architectural sensibil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
No title (No 28) Photography Edition of 25 32" x 32" in by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 28) Photography Edition of 25 32" x 32" in by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
No title (No 28)
Photography
Edition of 25
32 x 32 inch
Year photo was taken: 2018
This picture is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
Forth Five, Dark Cobalt Blue, Olive Green, Ochre Geometric Shapes on White
Located in Kent, CT
Geometric shapes in brown, dark blue, olive green, orange and teal are dynamic against a solid white background.
Rebekah Andrade’s practice explores the intricate language of abstr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Tissue Paper
No title (No 45) Photography 47" x 47" inch Ed. of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Located in Culver City, CA
No title (No 45) Photography 47" x 47" inch Ed. of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
No title (No 45) by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
Year photo was taken: 2017
Limited Edition of 18
Picture size...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Pigment
Wall 24-1- White porcelain abstract geometric organic style mural sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Artists Statement:
My interest is in exploring ways of building structural forms in ceramics. Many ideas for the forms come from architecture while the inherent organic quality of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Porcelain
Original Abstract Expressionist - Hawaiian Mother and Baby
Located in Soquel, CA
Polynesian Mother and Baby - Original Abstract Expressionist Figurative Acrylic on Paper
Abstract Expressionist figurative painting by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Cent...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Letter k - Lithograph by Rafael Alberti - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Letter K from the Alphabet series is a lithograph realized by Rafael Alberti in 1972.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower right margin.
Numbered on the lower margin. from an Edition...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
"La Barque” Landscape Oil Painting 5" x 8" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné
Located in Culver City, CA
"La Barque” Landscape Oil Painting 5" x 8" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné
Katherine Bakhoum represents art that has been forgotten for a long while. She draws upon the concept and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Sofa
Located in Boxholm, SE
Red Sofa – Jolanta Johnsson, experienced Polish artist, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PhD of fine arts, university teacher. She currently lives in Sweden. This is h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Demon Mask with Skull Helmet in Neo-Japanese Style
Located in Soquel, CA
Demon Mask with Skull Helmet in Neo-Japanese Style
Boldly colored depiction of a demon mask by an unknown artist. A bright yellow mask stares out at the viewer, with a broad grin. A...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Permanent Marker
Unity V by Delphine Brabant - Abstract geometric sculpture, terracotta, brown
Located in Paris, FR
Unity V is a unique terracotta sculpture by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 28 × 18 × 8 cm (11 × 7.1 × 3.1 in).
The sculpture is signed and comes with a certifi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Terracotta
Yellow melancholy of expectation
Located in Oslo, NO
In this acrylic creation, I've delved into the depths of anticipation, weaving a tapestry of emotions onto the canvas. Through the subdued hues and the contemplative gaze of the figu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Adam + Eve by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Coco de Mer, Seychelles
Located in Munich, DE
This Diptych consists of 2 images, each 37,5 x 50 cm.
Edition of 25
signed and numbered by the artist
The Seychelles palm, also known as the Seychelles nut, is an endemic palm spec...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Wall 24-2- White porcelain abstract geometric organic style mural sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Artists Statement:
My interest is in exploring ways of building structural forms in ceramics. Many ideas for the forms come from architecture while the inherent organic quality of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Porcelain
Ron Arad Screw Stools Set of Three Driade Italy Sculpture Industrial Stainless
By Ron Arad
Located in New York, NY
Ron Arad Screw Stools Set of Three Driade Italy Sculpture Industrial Stainless
Ron Arad
Screw stools, set of three
Driade
United Kingdom / Italy, 2006
Stainless steel and aluminum
2...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Maci (Teddy Bear)
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Szabolcs Bozo
Title: Maci (Teddy Bear)
Medium: Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
Size: 19.75 x 15.75 inches (50 x 40 CM)
Year: 2021
Notes: Hand Signed, Titled and Dated on Verso. A...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Alfred-grey green contemporary figurative photo transfer on paper and thread
Located in New York, NY
Michele Landel creates intensely textured and airy collages using burned, quilted, and embroidered fabric, photographs and paper to explore the themes of exposure, absence, and memor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Fabric, Thread, Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Vertigo- digital manipulated photograph of a whimsical flying swimming pool
Located in New York, NY
Laurent Chéhere, a French photographer born in 1972 in Paris, makes images of flying houses and other dwellings that are informed by his wanderings in the hidden neighborhoods of Par...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital
Avant que #7 - Floral landscape colorful blue dominant contemporary photograph
Located in New York, NY
This floral photography has a dramatic sense of composition which recalls the careful arrangements of Dutch and Flemish still life paintings from the 17-18 century.
Belgian photog...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Avant que #3 - Floral landscape colorful blue dominant contemporary photograph
Located in New York, NY
This floral photography has a dramatic sense of composition which recalls the careful arrangements of Dutch and Flemish still life paintings from the 17-18 century.
Belgian photog...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
3 samourais - whimsical manipulated color photograph of a flying Parisian house
Located in New York, NY
Laurent Chéhere, a French photographer born in 1972 in Paris, makes images of flying houses and other dwellings that are informed by his wanderings in the hidden neighborhoods of Par...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Digital
Untitled (Nr. 0999) Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope & Rowan Daly
By Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
Untitled (Nr. 0999) Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope & Rowan Daly
Signed and numbered by the artist
Unframed - ships rolled in a tube
Ben Cope + Rowan Daly Off t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Splash I" - Original Acrylic Painting Evoking Water Motion, Energetic Abstract
Located in Denver, CO
Andrew Gray's "Splash I, 2024" is an energetic work from his 'Currents of Color' series, represented in his recent solo exhibition. Measuring 26 x 21 inches and framed to 27 x 22 inc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Jon Kuhn (American, b. 1949) 'Sunflower 2024' 5 layers Glass Art Cube Sculpture
By Jon Kuhn
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
‘Sunflower’, by Jon Kuhn, made in Kernersville, North Carolina
Medium: 5 layers Glass Art Cube Sculpture on rotating stainless steel base.
Dimensions - H: 6.5" x 6.5 x 9.5 H Inches
C...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Acrylic Polymer
Untitled (Nr. 0951) Photography 36" x 44" Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope & Rowan Daly
By Rowan Daly
Located in Culver City, CA
Untitled (Nr. 0951) Photography 36" x 44" Edition 1/12 by Ben Cope & Rowan Daly
Unframed - ships rolled in a tube
Ben Cope + Rowan Daly Off the Grid
Off the Grid is the culminat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
"He Stayed Behind in Katmandu II", contemporary, portrait, collage, mixed media
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “He Stayed Behind in Katmandu II” is an acrylic portrait painting on canvas with collage 20.25 x 17.75 x 1.5 inches in blues, tans, pinks and flesh tones. The western “s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled (Presidio Drag Racing)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Signed, numbered, and dated (archival label, verso)
Digital Pigment Print
30 x 30 in, Edition of 5
20 x 20 in, Edition of 7
15 x 15 in, Edition of 9
Please note that prices incr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Untitled (Presidio Drag Racing)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Signed, numbered, and dated (archival label, verso)
Digital Pigment Print
30 x 30 in, Edition of 5
20 x 20 in, Edition of 7
15 x 15 in, Edition of 9
Please note that prices incr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
"Reflection of Self" - Acrylic Painting with Swimmer, Goggles, Pool Vibes
Located in Denver, CO
Andrew Gray's "Reflection of Self, 2024" is a poignant addition to the 'Currents of Color' series and is showcased in his solo exhibition. The 36 x 24-inch acrylic on canvas, encased...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Favela I" Painting 17" x 20" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Located in Culver City, CA
"Favela I" Painting 17" x 20" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Born 1989, Mohamed Hussein is a Fayoum native whose semi-abstract landscape and urban vistas are captured with a cultured palet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Splash II" - Acrylic Painting Evoking Water Motion, Energetic Abstract
Located in Denver, CO
Andrew Gray’s "Splash II, 2024," a continuation of the 'Currents of Color' series, is presented within a thin white frame, enhancing the artwork to a total size of 27 x 22 inches. Th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Stay in Your Lane" - Acrylic Painting of Dynamic Swimmer Preparing to Dive
Located in Denver, CO
Andrew Gray's "Stay In Your Lane, 2024" joins the 'Currents of Color' series with a resonant depiction of a Black man poised on the edge of a diving block, about to enter the water. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"Untitled III"
Located in Lyons, CO
The artist describes this project:
Making these monotypes was a wonderful new experience for me. They combine a painterly, abstract background with a graphic structure of hard edged...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Monotype
But Then Again
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rendered in a sophisticated and elegant palette, Elise's visionary landscape paintings interweave botanical elements with organic abstraction. With a background in graphic design an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
Strata XI by Luca Marziale - Contemporary fine art photography, landscape, vivid
Located in Paris, FR
Strata XI is a limited-edition diptych photograph by contemporary artist Luca Marziale.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 2 dimensions:
*76.2 cm ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Untitled (Presidio Drag Racing)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Signed, numbered, and dated (archival label, verso)
Digital Pigment Print
30 x 30 in, Edition of 5
20 x 20 in, Edition of 7
15 x 15 in, Edition of 9
Please note that prices incr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Untitled (Presidio Drag Racing)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Signed, numbered, and dated (archival label, verso)
Digital Pigment Print
30 x 30 in, Edition of 5
20 x 20 in, Edition of 7
15 x 15 in, Edition of 9
Please note that prices incr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Untitled (Presidio Drag Racing)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Signed, numbered, and dated (archival label, verso)
Digital Pigment Print
30 x 30 in, Edition of 5
20 x 20 in, Edition of 7
15 x 15 in, Edition of 9
Please note that prices incr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Untitled (Presidio Drag Racing)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Signed, numbered, and dated (archival label, verso)
Digital Pigment Print
30 x 30 in, Edition of 5
20 x 20 in, Edition of 7
15 x 15 in, Edition of 9
Please note that prices incr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Untitled (Presidio Drag Racing)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Signed, numbered, and dated (archival label, verso)
Digital Pigment Print
30 x 30 in, Edition of 5
20 x 20 in, Edition of 7
15 x 15 in, Edition of 9
Please note that prices incr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
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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.
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