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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1920s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil, Pastel, Watercolor, Cardboard
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Panel, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Spray Paint, Tempera
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Tempera, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Tempera, Pencil, Ink, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Tempera
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Panel, Graphite
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Archival Paper, Ink, Wood
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Board, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Mixed Media
1950s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, India Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Chalk, Charcoal
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paint, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Tempera
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink
1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Tempera, Watercolor
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Archival Paper, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Tempera, Pencil, Archival Paper
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel, Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Crayon, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Tempera, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Crayon, Pastel, Archival Paper, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Tempera, Pencil, Paper
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pastel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Pen
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
1960s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Pen, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Clay, Panel, Graphite
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache, Etching
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal, Archival Paper
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
1980s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Crayon
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Pencil, Tempera
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Gouache, Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Tempera, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Tempera, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Crayon, Ink
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Charcoal
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Permanent Marker
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Oil Crayon
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Chalk, India Ink, Ballpoint Pen, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel, Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
1970s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Permanent Marker