Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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.
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Style: Contemporary
Swollen short motto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Elegantly Enslaving Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Ideal Paste
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Fallen Ideals
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Ground Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Entangled Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Almost Invisible Motto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Three mottoes derived from the same distant Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Infinite Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Murderous Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Slippery Motto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Slogans and Mottoes parasitizing an Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Assassinated Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Multiple Motto Coupon /Ticket Roll
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Super Practical Repairing Motto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Extremely Long Motto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Lascivious Ideals
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Ephemeral Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Disposable Motto
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Wily Reptilian Catchword
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Prefab Versatile Motto Strip Fragment
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Offspring
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Extra Fresh 100% Authentic Imperishable Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Thorny Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Bipolar Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Deparazited Ideal
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Through processes like transgression, confrontation and hybridization Renato Garza Cervera’s work questions and generates a series of reflections upon contemporary culture and relate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Wind Algorithm 1
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Colleen Wolstenholme’s interest in the brain has flowed from her longstanding practice of making meticulous impressions of pharmaceutical drugs, such as Xanax, Prozac and Adderal, cr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Located in Montreal, Quebec
What happens when the digital and analog duke it out? Who would win in this match: the printing press versus a high-speed internet connection? Or do we have to choose? What happens w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Located in Montreal, Quebec
What happens when the digital and analog duke it out? Who would win in this match: the printing press versus a high-speed internet connection? Or do we have to choose? What happens w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Located in Montreal, Quebec
What happens when the digital and analog duke it out? Who would win in this match: the printing press versus a high-speed internet connection? Or do we have to choose? What happens w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Located in Montreal, Quebec
What happens when the digital and analog duke it out? Who would win in this match: the printing press versus a high-speed internet connection? Or do we have to choose? What happens w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Located in Montreal, Quebec
What happens when the digital and analog duke it out? Who would win in this match: the printing press versus a high-speed internet connection? Or do we have to choose? What happens w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Located in Montreal, Quebec
What happens when the digital and analog duke it out? Who would win in this match: the printing press versus a high-speed internet connection? Or do we have to choose? What happens w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Located in Montreal, Quebec
What happens when the digital and analog duke it out? Who would win in this match: the printing press versus a high-speed internet connection? Or do we have to choose? What happens w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Located in Montreal, Quebec
What happens when the digital and analog duke it out? Who would win in this match: the printing press versus a high-speed internet connection? Or do we have to choose? What happens w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Located in Montreal, Quebec
What happens when the digital and analog duke it out? Who would win in this match: the printing press versus a high-speed internet connection? Or do we have to choose? What happens w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Located in Montreal, Quebec
What happens when the digital and analog duke it out? Who would win in this match: the printing press versus a high-speed internet connection? Or do we have to choose? What happens w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled from the series Shifty Packets
Located in Montreal, Quebec
What happens when the digital and analog duke it out? Who would win in this match: the printing press versus a high-speed internet connection? Or do we have to choose? What happens w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Human Tides (Conflicts II) #10
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When does a line on a page become figurative? The series of drawings by Mexican artist Renato Garza Cervera entitled Mareas Humanas (Conflictos II) / Human Tides (Conflicts II) satis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
Human Tides (Conflicts II) #2
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When does a line on a page become figurative? The series of drawings by Mexican artist Renato Garza Cervera entitled Mareas Humanas (Conflictos II) / Human Tides (Conflicts II) satis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
Human Tides (Conflicts II) #29
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When does a line on a page become figurative? The series of drawings by Mexican artist Renato Garza Cervera entitled Mareas Humanas (Conflictos II) / Human Tides (Conflicts II) satis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
Human Tides (Conflicts II) #21
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When does a line on a page become figurative? The series of drawings by Mexican artist Renato Garza Cervera entitled Mareas Humanas (Conflictos II) / Human Tides (Conflicts II) satis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
Human Tides (Conflicts II) #23
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When does a line on a page become figurative? The series of drawings by Mexican artist Renato Garza Cervera entitled Mareas Humanas (Conflictos II) / Human Tides (Conflicts II) satis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
Human Tides (Conflicts II) #29
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When does a line on a page become figurative? The series of drawings by Mexican artist Renato Garza Cervera entitled Mareas Humanas (Conflictos II) / Human Tides (Conflicts II) satis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
Human Tides (Conflicts II) #19
Located in Montreal, Quebec
When does a line on a page become figurative? The series of drawings by Mexican artist Renato Garza Cervera entitled Mareas Humanas (Conflictos II) / Human Tides (Conflicts II) sati...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
India Ink, Archival Paper
74.09ºS, 179.90ºW; 255º@29 km/h; 21, 1ºC 06/10/15 09:00 Local
Located in Montreal, Quebec
By Sophie Lynch
In Hyperobjects, Nova Scotia-based artist Colleen Wolstenholme presents works that developed from her earlier drawings of brain cell patterns and her interest in t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
72.89ºS, 8.15ºW; 75º @ 21 km/h; 35.0ºC 22/09/15 18:00 Local
Located in Montreal, Quebec
By Sophie Lynch
In Hyperobjects, Nova Scotia-based artist Colleen Wolstenholme presents works that developed from her earlier drawings of brain cell patterns and her interest in t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Abstract 1 Ink on Paper by Dmitry Samygin
Located in Paris, FR
Abstract Ink on Cotton paper
Abstract 1 by Dmitry Samygin
65 x 50 cm
About Dmitry Samygin
Furniture and Product Designer. His approach relies on simple forms and clarity in ideas with carefully chosen materials to expose the essence of an object. His products exemplify humanistic design, comfort in everyday use and ergonomic function.
He is a prize-winner in international competitions. He has taken part in exhibitions in Paris, Milan and Moscow, collaborates with European and Russian production, architectural and design companies. Since 2021 Dmitriy's design has been presented in a permanent exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Moscow. Dmitry's graphics and designs are in private collections all over the world.
Samygin's Awards
2023 I+D / Design Now / winner (product design & decor)
2021 Red dot / Modul
2021 I+D magazine award / Shelter (covers for the sculptures of Moscow State Architectural Museum)
2020 Best 2020 AD Russia
2019 Andrew World...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Cotton, Paper, Ink
DESSIN
Located in PARIS, FR
Philippe Hiquily's original drawings from the early 1960s, housed in a private collection, are a distinctive showcase of the provocative Hiquilian style that defined this era. These ...
Category
1960s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
$11,353
Evening lines 4.13
By Idoline Duke
Located in Fairfield, CT
Watercolor on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
The Air We Breathe 10
Located in New York, NY
Charcoal and Getty Fire Ash on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Surf Journals: Day 8, Tobago, Nov 30 - Dec 1, 1982
Located in Fairfield, CT
Tony Caramanico, famed Montauk-based surfer, created a life around surfing since the first day he picked up a board in 1963- a day he fondly recalls. Though his surfing has taken him...
Category
Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
P4
Located in Fairfield, CT
Category
Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Paper
Nicolas V. Sanchez - Mariana Mirage, Drawing 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
charcoal on paper
Nicolas V. Sanchez received his BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, MI and his MFA from the New York Academy of Art. While at the Academy, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal
Price Upon Request
Nicolas V. Sanchez - Mariana Mirage, Drawing 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
charcoal on paper
Nicolas V. Sanchez received his BFA from Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids, MI and his MFA from the New York Academy of Art. While at the Academy, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal
Price Upon Request
Slow Death
Located in New York, NY
Jill Greenberg
Slow Death
2024
Signed in pencil, verso
Charcoal, oil, pastel, and Conté crayon on paper
11.75 x 8.25 inches, sheet
Contact gallery for price.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Oil Pastel
Price Upon Request
Gold Canines
Located in New York, NY
Jill Greenberg
Gold Canines
2024
Signed in pencil, verso
Charcoal, oil, pastel, and Conté crayon on paper
11.75 x 8.25 inches, sheet
Contact gallery for price.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Pastel, Oil
Price Upon Request
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful and vibrant, Untitled was created by Peter Kitchell in 1989 as an original watercolor on paper. The artwork is hand-signed, titled, and dated, measuring 41 ½ x 39 ½ in. (1...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Price Upon Request
A Memory of What We Said
Located in New York, NY
About the Artist:
Claire Gilliam is an English photographer, printmaker, painter now based from her home and studio in Warwick, NY. In 1997, she graduated from Sheffield Hallam Unive...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Price Upon Request
Pouring My Heart Out 11
Located in New York, NY
About the Artist:
Claire Gilliam is an English photographer, printmaker, painter now based from her home and studio in Warwick, NY. In 1997, she graduated from Sheffield Hallam Unive...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Price Upon Request
Contemporary abstract drawings and watercolors for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary abstract drawings and watercolors 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 abstract drawings and watercolors created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including David Barnett, Renato Garza Cervera, Michael Alan, and Reginald K. Gee. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Paint 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 abstract drawings and watercolors, so small editions measuring 2.96 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract drawings and watercolors made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $60 and tops out at $190,000, while the average work sells for $1,402.
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