Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
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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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Lithograph, Offset
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Spray Paint
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Archival Paper, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Mylar, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Chalk
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Pen, Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Graphite
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pen
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Crayon, Pencil
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pen
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pen
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil, Tempera
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic, Paper
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Crayon, Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil, Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Tempera
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Permanent Marker
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Magazine Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Magazine Paper
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Tempera, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Gouache, Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil, Ink, Paper
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Canvas, Pastel, Panel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Tempera, Ink
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Canvas, Oil
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ballpoint Pen, Paper
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Paper, Gouache
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Chalk
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Gouache
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Mixed Media, Paper, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Offset, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Paper, Ink
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Watercolor