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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2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Chalk
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Archival Paper, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal, Archival Paper
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Chalk
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Mixed Media, Pencil
1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil
1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Mixed Media
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil Pastel
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paint, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Pen
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal, Handmade Paper
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Crayon
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic Polymer, Archival Ink, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil Pastel
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Canvas, Etching
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
India Ink, Acrylic, Illustration Board
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, India Ink, Illustration Board
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Permanent Marker
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Screen
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Color Pencil
Late 20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pencil
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pastel, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Monotype, Monoprint
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Archival Paper, Charcoal
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil, Vellum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink, Sumi Ink, Acrylic
1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Engraving
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Board, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal, Wood Panel, Archival Paper, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Gouache, Paper
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal, Oil Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Found Objects, Ink, Gouache, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
India Ink, Acrylic, Illustration Board
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Acrylic