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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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Digital
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper, Permanent Marker
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper, Permanent Marker
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Color Pencil
20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pencil, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Pencil
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Watercolor
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink, Archival Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Color, Pigment
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paint, Paper, Parchment Paper, Charcoal, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel,...
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Graphite, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Paper
1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Monotype
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Monotype
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil, Paper
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paint, Paper, Parchment Paper, Charcoal, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel,...
1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Etching
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Etching
1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pastel, Pencil
1940s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Gouache, Pencil
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pen
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen, Pencil, Color Pencil
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink