Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
CONTEMPORARY STYLE
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.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Red Bird Reef, Strong Portrait of a Woman, NYC Subway Map, Bright Red Coral Reef
By Francine Fox
Located in Kent, CT
A strong beautiful portrait of a woman in watercolor and graphite painting on a digital pigment print. An intricate depiction on the woman's skin delicately details a NYC subway car ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Graphite, Digital Pigment
BLESSED original blue ultramarine nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired by Matisse
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Blessed"
Part of "Nude in Interior" series.
Original work on colored paper, with blue ultramarine tempera on red colored paper, inspired by Matisse.
Size 2is 7.5x19.5in / 70x50c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Tempera
Fade to #7
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
" Blue Landscape" Original Oil Paint on Canvas , Original Art made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape BW
charcoal on paper (Canson Paper 300gr)
30x40 cm
the Drawing is mounted on a rigid support with passepartout
dimensions 40x50 cm
Ready to Hang
Certificate of Authenticity...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
"Chimera" - pastel drawing, figure, skeleton, nude, bright colors, texture
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 17 by 14 inches.
Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism. Her work is often heavily...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Pastel
Dawn, Provincetown Bay
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated (at lower right): BROSEN ’23; titled (at lower left): DAWN, PROVINCETOWN BAY
A native New Yorker, Brosen has spent a lifetime wandering its streets, discovering its ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
Untitled II
By João Cardoso
Located in MADRID, ES
Oil pastel on 350 g/m2 textured paper.
With thoughts on 21st century humans and their future, João Cardoso concludes that technology brings tools for two extremes. Thus, technology,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Sun bathing on the rocks
By João Cardoso
Located in MADRID, ES
Oil pastel on 350 g/m2 textured paper.
With thoughts on 21st century humans and their future, João Cardoso concludes that technology brings tools for two extremes. Thus, technology,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Bring Me the Sunset in a Cup (Tonalist Style Country Landscape at Twilight)
By Sue Bryan
Located in Hudson, NY
Romantic, Tonalist style landscape drawing by Sue Bryan of a lush country forest set against a serene sunset
charcoal and acrylic on Arches paper mounted on wood
16 x 20 inches, unf...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Charcoal, Acrylic
Fade to #9
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
"Freudian Landscape" - pastel drawing, landscape, figurative, surrealism, skull
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 17 by 14 inches.
Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism. Her work is often heavily...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Pastel
Originals-Meeting Raphael-Studies of Movement and Form-UK Award Artist- Set of 2
Located in London, GB
This set of drawings included Two Studies of Raphael's paintings in National Gallery, London where Shizico Yi learned her craft in drawings from old masters in Museums, a project she...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
Fade to #19
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Fade to #13
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Along the Boardwalk
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated (at lower right): BROSEN; titled (at lower left):
Boardwalk, Coney Island
A native New Yorker, Brosen has spent a lifetime wandering its streets, discovering its l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Watercolor, Paper
Sketch to #2
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Fade to #16
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Fade to #14
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Cords, Drawing 2014
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Paths series was born out of a trip I took one summer to LA. The trip itself was more of an escape from my life in New York. At the time I was at a crossroads. Having just gone t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Fade to #11
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Sketch to #1
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Fade to #17
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Fade to #15
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Fade to #10
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Fade to #4
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Fade to #1
Located in MADRID, ES
Colour pencil on Canson 300 g/m2 paper.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Color Pencil
Talluah Bankhead 3 and Pola Negri II Diptych. From The Dis-enchanted series.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Talluah Bankhead 3 and Pola Negri II Diptych, 2016
From The Dis-enchanted series
Ink on paper
Overall frame size: 20 in. H x 32 in. W x 1 in D
Individual size:
Image size: 16.5 in....
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Umbilical, Drawing 2014
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Paths series was born out of a trip I took one summer to LA. The trip itself was more of an escape from my life in New York. At the time I was at a crossroads. Having just gone t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
"Souvenirs" - pastel drawing, nature, plants, still life, surreal, skull, heart
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 46 by 34 inches.
Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism. Her work is often heavily...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
BEFORE THE STORM 2 - Contemporary Nature Oil Pastel Painting, Warm Tones, Light
By Janusz Kokot
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
A Space for Two original blue ultramarine nude by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"A Space for Two"
Space for love and passion.
Part of "Nude in Interior" series.
Original work on colored paper, with blue ultramarine tempera on red colored paper, inspired by Mati...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Tempera
Chapter Fine Focus, Two Moths and Woman's Hair Twist, Small Pencil Drawing
By Francine Fox
Located in Kent, CT
A magical little drawing by Francine Fox whose work is centered around the mystical animal and natural world. At 6 x 4 inches, this drawing is tiny, calling the viewer in to examine ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
"Untitled 29" (FRAMED) Pencil Drawing 21" x 18" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 29" (FRAMED) Pencil Drawing 21" x 18" inch by Antonio Pelayo
Size unframed: 15.5" x 13.5" inch
Medium: Pencil on Paper
Artist Antonio Pelayo, born in Glendale, California...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Fluctus 4 - Blue grey black abstract seascape paper collage on wood board
Located in New York, NY
Marie Laforey is a self-taught artist based in New York, US who maintains a sustainable art practice using primarily organic material. Laforey enjoys the tactility of working with or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper
Some Twilight Land (Charcoal Landscape Painting of Country Forest & Sky)
By Sue Bryan
Located in Hudson, NY
Large, highly detailed charcoal and acrylic landscape featuring a lush country forest against a sunlit sky
"Some Twilight Land" by Sue Bryan
charcoal, acrylic, and pastel on canvas, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Canvas, Charcoal
VILLAGE ON THE WATER - Modern Nature Oil Pastel Painting, Blue Tones, Light
By Janusz Kokot
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Orange Woman. Contemporary Mixed Media on paper
By Angela Lyle
Located in Brecon, Powys
Angela brings vibrant immediacy to her figurative paintings. She uses a depth of colour and bright outlines of her figures to emphasize shape and contours. In all her works Angela gi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon, Mixed Media, Oil
"Dew Drops" - pastel drawing, landscape, bunny, animal, grass, green, flowers
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 22 by 22 inches.
Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism. Her work is often heavily...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Canvas, Pastel
'Ebren Ha Dor, Tremenus'. Framed contemporary landscape, rural sky blue nature
Located in Penzance, GB
'Ebren Ha Dor, Tremenus'. Contemporary landscape painting, Cornwall
Original Artwork. Framed ready to hang
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The dancing light and rapidly changing skies, hung high a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Snowflakes 152 Trance Fusion, Mandala Drawing, Pencil, Ying and Yang, Planets
Located in Kent, CT
Meticulously intricate patterns and little vignettes with tiny ringed planets and galactic cosmos reach outward from the center of this circular mandala. Two perfectly balanced Ying ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Graphite
Silvery Song of Resistance - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Silvery Song of Resistance is a Drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2022.
China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper.
Hand-signed and dated with the embossing stamp.
Excellent conditions.
Presented in a Personal exhibition of "le Poesie Di Lutto e Di Lotta " (The Poems of Struggle and Mourning) curated by Leda Bartolucci in Turin, Italy, Bagni Pubblici, 2022.
The artwork is poetically created through expressionistic brush strokes, the well-applied dry and watery strokes from the series “The Poems of Struggle and Mourning " representing revolutionary figures in a minimalistic manner. The figure on the right and left made an impressive composition dynamically.
What makes this series unique: is deeply behind the dynamic emotion of each figure and abstract form, four colors here have metaphorical features; pink as woman, yellow as hope, silvery as resistance, and red as blood.
Her works in this series challenge oppression, torture, censorship, and gender-related issues themes by applying oriental brushstrokes of calligraphy in ink as a primary tool, to fragile subjects. She portrays her Eastern identity through materials and techniques as a fundament, adding themes of today's socio-political concerns. In her Exhibition "Heroine's Journey" presented in the Sparkasse Plettenberg, Germany in 2023, with the same approach successfully presented revolutionary and rebellious gestures figures.
The panoramic lines inspired by Persian calligraphy created motifs and repetition harmoniously in a neat composition, each reminding mysterious words. The style of Persian calligraphy and her knowledge of poetry let her create a visual poem in an expressionistic style, the use of space and maintaining an empty background and foreground intentionally have been made to emphasize the solitude and loneliness of figures and at the same time connect to oriental calligraphy in which empty space has the same value as the filled one, succeed to create pure incarnation.
Avani's artworks have evident characteristics, firstly strongly inspired by Tachisme's “Abstraction lyrique" and artworks of Henri Michaux, and Hans Hurting secondly oriental Persian calligraphy of poem style is evident in her artworks, finally dynamic sensation of revolutionary art, the slogan of street wall transformed into contemporary language and its features intuitively are subtly inserted.
Parimah Avani, born in 1988 in Tehran, Iran, is a multidisciplinary artist and a recognized figure in contemporary hermetic Persian literature and the avant-garde "Other" movement. Her book, "Magic Verses of Antalus," was a finalist for the prestigious "Shamlou" Award. Her most recent achievement is winning an art competition for a scholarship from Werkstatt Plettenberg in Germany, culminating in a solo exhibition held at the Gallery of the German Bank...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Life Study: Figurative Drawing
By Jain Wallis
Located in Brecon, Powys
Previously Exhibited in the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition of 2004 this is a fine drawing by this artist. RA label verso
Image 26" x 19"
Well framed and in good condition.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
"Walk" - oil pastel drawing, figurative, nature, deer, optical mixing, colorful
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 42 by 26 inches.
Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism. Her work is often heavily...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Canvas, Oil Pastel
"Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily" - pastel drawing, figurative, surrealism
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is framed measuring 36.5 by 44.5 inches.
Based in Carrollton, Georgia, Erin Dixon is a mixed media artist whose work bridges realism and surrealism. Her work is often hea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pastel
Chopin Music Abstract Expressionist Landscape Piano Homage Contemporary Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Homage to Chopin-Nocturnes The Pleasure of Polish Potatoes - Sunset with Potato Clouds in the Western Sky" is an original watercolor painting with collage elements by David Barnett,...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor
On Human Relations - Deborah Sengl 21st Century Animal Figurative Drawing Unique
Located in Vienna, AT
On Human Relations (d’après Adolph Freiherr Knigge) - Deborah Sengl 21st Century Animal Figurative Drawing Unique
Title: "About dealing with adventurers and drifters" (Original: Ueb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Beaten Rose of Revolution - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Beaten Rose of Revolution is a Drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2022.
China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper.
Hand-signed and dated with the embossing stamp.
Excellent conditions.
Presented in a Personal exhibition of "le Poesie Di Lutto e Di Lotta " (The Poems of Struggle and Mourning) curated by Leda Bartolucci in Turin, Italy, Bagni Pubblici, 2022.
The artwork is poetically created through expressionistic brush strokes, the well-applied dry and watery strokes from the series “The Poems of Struggle and Mourning " in poetic style representing revolutionary figures in a minimalistic manner.
What makes this series unique: is deeply behind the dynamic emotion of each figure and abstract form, four colors here have metaphorical features; pink as woman, yellow as hope, silvery as resistance, and red as blood.
Her works in this series challenge oppression, torture, censorship, and gender-related issues themes by applying oriental brushstrokes of calligraphy in ink as a primary tool, to fragile subjects. She portrays her Eastern identity through materials and techniques as a fundament, adding layers of today's socio-political concerns. In her Exhibition "Heroine's Journey" presented in the Sparkasse Plettenberg, Germany in 2023, she with the same approach successfully presented revolutionary and rebellious gestures figures.
The panoramic lines inspired by Persian calligraphy created motifs and repetition harmoniously in a neat composition, each reminding mysterious words. The style of Persian calligraphy and her knowledge of poetry let her create a visual poem in an expressionistic style, the use of space and maintaining an empty background and foreground intentionally have been made to emphasize the solitude and loneliness of figures and at the same time connect to oriental calligraphy in which empty space has the same value as the filled one, succeed to create pure incarnation.
Avani's artworks have evident characteristics, firstly strongly inspired by Tachisme's “Abstraction lyrique" and artworks of Henri Michaux, and Hans Hurting secondly oriental Persian calligraphy of poem style is evident in her artworks, finally dynamic sensation of revolutionary art, the slogan of street wall transformed into contemporary language and its features intuitively are subtly inserted.
Parimah Avani, born in 1988 in Tehran, Iran, is a multidisciplinary artist and a recognized figure in contemporary hermetic Persian literature and the avant-garde "Other" movement. Her book, "Magic Verses of Antalus," was a finalist for the prestigious "Shamlou" Award. Her most recent achievement is winning an art competition for a scholarship from Werkstatt Plettenberg in Germany, culminating in a solo exhibition held at the Gallery of the German Bank...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Coast
Located in New York, NY
ink and pastel on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Ink, Paper
Summer Set 8, watercolor monoprint (unique) on Dieu Donne handmade paper, signed
By Arlene Shechet
Located in New York, NY
Arlene Shechet
Summer Set 8, 2005
Watercolor monoprint on dieu donné hand made paper
21 × 27 1/2 inches
Signed and dated in graphite on the front
Exquisite watercolor monoprint on di...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Monoprint, Mixed Media, Graphite
Dreamland (Large Charcoal Landscape Drawing with Light Blue Sky by Sue Bryan)
By Sue Bryan
Located in Hudson, NY
Large, charcoal and acrylic landscape painting on canvas featuring a detailed countryside wooded field and light blue sky
"Dreamland" by Sue Bryan
acrylic and charcoal on canvas
34 x...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic, Canvas
Jardin Imprévu Pivoines, Original Drawing, Flowers, Peonies, Garden
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
Work : Original Drawing, Handmade Artwork, Unique Work. The work has been treated with an anti-UV varnish and it is not framed.
Medium : Oil based color pencils on archival paper pu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Oil Crayon
Red Rose of Revolution - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Red Rose of Revolution is a Drawing realized by Iranian Painter and Poet Parimah Avani in 2022.
China ink and acrylic on ivory-colored paper.
Hand-signed and dated with the embossing stamp.
Excellent conditions.
Presented in a personal exhibition of "Le Poesie Di Lutto e Di Lotta" (The Poems of Struggle and Mourning) curated by Leda Bartolucci in Turin, Italy, Bagni Pubblici, 2022.
The artwork is poetically created through expressionistic brush strokes, the well-applied dry and watery strokes from the series “The Poems of Struggle and Mourning " in poetic style representing revolutionary figures in a minimalistic manner.
What makes this series unique: is deeply behind the dynamic emotion of each figure and abstract form, four colors here have metaphorical features; pink as woman, yellow as hope, silvery as resistance, and red as blood.
The panoramic lines inspired by Persian calligraphy created motifs and repetition harmoniously in a neat composition, each reminding mysterious words. The style of Persian calligraphy and her knowledge of poetry let her create a visual poem in an expressionistic style, the use of space and maintaining an empty background and foreground intentionally have been made to emphasize the solitude and loneliness of figures and at the same time connect to oriental calligraphy in which empty space has the same value as the filled one, succeed to create pure incarnation.
Avani's artworks have evident characteristics, firstly strongly inspired by Tachisme's “Abstraction lyrique" and artworks of Henri Michaux, and Hans Hurting secondly oriental Persian calligraphy of poem style is evident in her artworks, finally dynamic sensation of revolutionary art, the slogan of street wall transformed into contemporary language and its features intuitively are subtly inserted.
Parimah Avani, born in 1988 in Tehran, Iran, is a multidisciplinary artist and a recognized figure in contemporary hermetic Persian literature and the avant-garde "Other" movement. Her book, "Magic Verses of Antalus," was a finalist for the prestigious "Shamlou" Award. Her most recent achievement is winning an art competition for a scholarship from Werkstatt Plettenberg in Germany, culminating in a solo exhibition held at the Gallery of the German Bank...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
The Tree of Paxos
Located in New York, NY
ink and pastel on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink
Poli Negri III, Poli Negri and Louise Brooks II, Triptych.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Poli Negri III, Poli Negri and Louise Brooks Triptych, 2016
From The Dis-enchanted series
Ink on paper
Overall frame size: 20 in. H x 48 in. W x 1 in D
Individual size:
Image size:...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
Blue Curaçao - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Blue Boy of the North Atlantic - Octopus on Antique Nautical Chart Gyotako Style
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on a nautical chart, in this case a pilot chart of the Northern Atlantic Ocean from 1945, the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.
Jeff Conroy
Blue Boy of the North Atlantic
sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper
23h x 37w in
58.42h x 93.98w cm
JEC111
Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings of calligraphy, which then gave rise to printing . This tradition dates back to the mid-1800s and was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Prints were made using Sumi ink and Washi paper. It is rumored that Samurai would settle fishing competitions using Gyotaku prints...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
"Habitat Relocation Project" Etching on archival paper, botanical, floral
Located in Philadelphia, PA
intaglio with a la poupée on Somerset paper, unframed, edition of 6
Please message us directly if you are interested in a framed print.
Bio // Katie VanVliet is a sculptor and prin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching, Intaglio
BLACK JAWS - Contemporary Abstract Expressive Oil Pastel Painting
By Janusz Kokot
Located in Salzburg, AT
Janusz Kokot was born in Kalisz in 1960. He studied at the Pedagogical University in Częstochowa at the Art Institute. He practices painting and drawing. In the years 1988 - 2020 he ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
Contemporary drawings and watercolor paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary drawings and watercolor paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add drawings and watercolor paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Leo Guida, Reginald K. Gee, David Barnett, and Luis Miguel Valdes . Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary drawings and watercolor paintings, so small editions measuring 0.79 inches across are also available. Prices for drawings and watercolor paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $60 and tops out at $295,000, while the average work sells for $1,201.
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