Contemporary Mixed Media
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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Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Vinyl, Lights
1970s Contemporary Mixed Media
Bronze
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Glass, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Glass, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Black and White, Archival Pigment, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Thread, Paper, Pastel, Ink, Wax
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Felt, Thread, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Cotton, Thread, Sailcloth
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Glass, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Felt, Thread, Mixed Media, Screen
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment, Oil Pastel
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Oil, Acrylic, Color, Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Metal
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Acrylic, Oil, Color, Giclée
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Oil, Acrylic, Color, Giclée
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Oil, Acrylic, Giclée, Black and White
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Silver Gelatin
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Fabric, Mixed Media, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Crayon, Ink, Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photographic Paper, Pen, Color
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Crayon, Ink, Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Steel
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Cotton, Thread, Sailcloth
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Acrylic, Canvas, Ink
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Mirror, Plexiglass, Digital
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Stone, Copper
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Felt, Thread, Mixed Media, Screen
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Silk, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Pigment