Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
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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Early 1900s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Permanent Marker
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Sumi Ink, Archival Paper, Gesso, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Chalk, Paper
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Sumi Ink, Archival Paper, Charcoal
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite, Ink
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pigment
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic, Paper
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Graphite
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Rice Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Chalk
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Cardboard, Wood Panel, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil, Cardboard, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Mixed Media, Charcoal, Pigment
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Pigment
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Graphite, Paper
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Chalk
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Chalk
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Concrete
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Chalk
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Graphite, Paper
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Graphite, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Archival Paper, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Archival Paper, Charcoal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Archival Paper, Charcoal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal, Archival Paper
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Lithograph
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil Pastel, Pastel
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Cotton, Paper, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Cotton, Paper, Ink
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Acrylic, Archival Ink, Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Archival Paper, Ink