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
Gesso, Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
1970s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Chalk
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Pencil, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Monoprint, Monotype
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Chalk
1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pastel, Mixed Media, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor, Gouache
Artist Comments
Two robins face each other, a colorful display of red, yellow and orange oak leaves frame the scene. "Inspired by traditional Asian watercolor compositions and Western European painting technique, I created this composition to illustrate the harmony in nature between birds and flowers," says Suren. Part of his ongoing Birds and Flowers series.
About the Artist
Suren is an impressionist painter eloquently capturing nature, landscapes, and cityscapes in paint. His body of work reflects several different stylistic approaches. Suren’s scenes in oil are inspired by Impressionist masters Monet and Van Gogh, while his watercolor series of flowers and birds are influenced by Eastern styles of painting and the colors of the Middle Eastern environment. Suren believes his role as an artist is to remind viewers that we all are part of the same natural universe.
Words that describe this painting: robins, birds, fall, leaves, oak tree, fall tree, woodland, autumn, animals, nature, representational, watercolor painting, red
American Robins and Fall Foliage...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Gouache, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor, Graphite
20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal, Paper
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink, Monoprint
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
Artist Comments
Spring is coming to Chicago, and everything is green in a hurry. I went to Trader Joe's, and picked up this small floral arrangement, and decided to paint an ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil Pastel
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Carbon Pencil
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Monoprint, Monotype
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Gouache, Graphite
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pen
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Conté, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
1950s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Engraving
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil Crayon, Archival Paper, Color Pencil
20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Pastel
1990s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Carbon Pencil
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Permanent Marker
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil, Acrylic, Gouache
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Etching