Greg Brennan
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Portrait Photography
Silver Gelatin
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Silver Gelatin
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
C Print
People Also Browsed
1990s Other Art Style Portrait Photography
Photogravure
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Textile, Wood
1970s American Modern Nude Photography
Silver Gelatin
Early 20th Century English Charles II Settees
Tapestry, Velvet
20th Century French Floor Lamps
Crystal
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Chrome
1990s Academic Landscape Prints
Lithograph
20th Century American American Classical Beds and Bed Frames
Leather
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
2010s Contemporary Portrait Photography
Photographic Paper, Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Sofas
Bouclé, Wood, Oak
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Archival Pigment
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Porcelain
Enamel, Bronze
Antique Early 1900s German Rococo Centerpieces
Porcelain
Recent Sales
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Paper, Soot, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Paper, Soot, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Paper, Soot, Wood Panel
Contemporary Mixed Media
Soot
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Paper, Soot, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Paper, Soot, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Wood Panel, Archival Paper, Soot
Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Paper, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Paper, Soot, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Paper, Soot, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Silver Gelatin
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.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.