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, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Tempera, Watercolor
1980s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Pencil
20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Cardboard, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Ink, Archival Paper
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Paper
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel, Ink, Acrylic
1960s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Gouache
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
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
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Charcoal, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Oil
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
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Wood, Paper, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Archival Paper, Pencil, Ink
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, India Ink, Acrylic
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
Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Sumi Ink, Rag Paper
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Gouache, Panel, Permanent Marker, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil, Acrylic, Gouache
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
Pencil, Ink, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Wood, Paper, Ink, Acrylic, ABS
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Paper, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Acrylic, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Graphite