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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1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil Pastel
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Gouache, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Acrylic
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pen
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, India Ink, Acrylic
1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Pen, Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ballpoint Pen, Paper, Oil Pastel
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink, Pencil
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Etching
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil, Ink
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pen
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Permanent Marker
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pastel, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Ink, Pen
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil, Ink
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pastel
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, Engraving
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Paper
1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Acrylic, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Thread
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Ink
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Pastel, Charcoal, Ink
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Glitter, Watercolor
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Charcoal, Ink
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Permanent Marker
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Crayon
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pen
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Ink
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
1930s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
1930s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Acrylic, Watercolor
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil