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Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Metal
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Leather, Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Stoneware, Glaze, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Stoneware, Glaze
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Stoneware, Glaze, Epoxy Glue
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Wool, Felt
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary More Art
Wool, Felt
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Stone, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Glass, Stoneware, Glaze
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Glass, Stoneware, Glaze
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Glaze, Glass, Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Glass, Paint, Stoneware, Glaze
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Gold Leaf, Enamel, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Glass, Glaze, Epoxy Glue, Stoneware
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Ink, Canvas, Acrylic, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Ink, Canvas, Acrylic, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Ink, Canvas, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Stoneware, Glaze
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Coral, Gold Plate, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s Swedish Space Age Table Lamps
Plastic
Vintage 1980s Japanese Tobacco Accessories
Metal
2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Paper, Varnish, Lithograph, Offset
1980s Pop Art Prints and Multiples
Lithograph, Offset
1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Woodcut
1990s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Lucite
Mid-20th Century Posters
Wood, Paper
1980s Abstract Geometric Sculptures
Acrylic Polymer
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Steel
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Coral
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Acrylic
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Vases
Glass, Art Glass
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Brass
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Stoneware, Glaze, Epoxy Glue
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures
Stoneware, Glaze, Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Metal
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A Close Look at contemporary Art
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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