Rc Car
1970s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Silver Gelatin
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Oil, Oil Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Oil
People Also Browsed
20th Century Chinese Ming Paintings and Screens
Brass
1990s American American Colonial Night Stands
Brass
Late 20th Century American Modern Benches
Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Iron
20th Century Anglo-Indian Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
Late 20th Century Louis Philippe Credenzas
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Plywood
1970s Street Art Black and White Photography
Inkjet
1970s Street Art Black and White Photography
Inkjet
Late 20th Century Italian French Provincial Console Tables
Brass
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Archival Paper
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Paintings
Paint, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Vases
Ormolu
2010s Canadian Post-Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stone
1980s Abstract Color Photography
Silver Gelatin
Recent Sales
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Fabric, Thread, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Thread, Acrylic, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Muslin, Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Fabric, Thread, Acrylic
1970s Photorealist Portrait Prints
Lithograph
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Muslin, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Muslin, Acrylic
Early 20th Century Unknown Paintings
Canvas
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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