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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.

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Style: Contemporary
Period: 1990s
Tropical Mozart
Located in New York, NY
mixed media and collage on cardboard. Depiction of Butterfly Fantasy
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Cardboard

“Portrait 2”
Located in Southampton, NY
Pierre Marie Brisson (b. 1955) "Portrait 2”. Large mixed media painting on canvas. Purchased from Bowles/Sorokko Galleries, New York in 1992. Brisson's work is displayed in the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale Jewish Museum, New York George Page Museum, Los Angeles Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris Musee de la Poste, Paris Pushkin Museum, Moscow Musee Faure, haute couture Paris Groupe Cartier, and the Argentina Musee de L'Hospice Saint-Roch, among many others. Sight Size: 45.75 by 35 inches Overall Size: 51 by 40.5 inches. Condition is very good to excellent.. Framed with a custom marbleized floating...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Handmade Paper, Canvas

"The Fish Tank, " Abstract Mixed Media on Paper signed by Dan Muller
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Fish Tank" is an original mixed media on paper by Dan Muller. The artist signed the piece lower right. This artwork features abstract shapes and marks in the primary colors. The...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

"Someplace, " Abstract Mixed Media on Paper signed by Dan Muller
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Someplace" is an original mixed media composition by Dan Muller. The artist signed the piece lower left. This piece features abstract shapes and gestural marks in the primary colors...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

"Black Lines Can Move, " Abstract Mixed Media on Paper signed by Dan Muller
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Black Lines Can Move" is an original mixed media composition on paper by Dan Muller. The artist signed the piece lower left. This artwork features abstract shapes in the primary col...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Neapolitan Archipelago - Mixed Media on Table by Marco Amici - 1993
Located in Roma, IT
Neapolitan Archipelago is a wonderful mixed media (oil and chalk) painting on panel, realized by the Italian artist Marco Amici in 1993. Titled and signed in pencil on the back. In...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Board

Pointless - Mixed Media on Panel by Marco Amici - 1998
Located in Roma, IT
Pointless is an original mixed-media painting on panel, realized by the Italian artist Marco Amici in 1998. Original title: Senza Senso. Title, signature, date and monograms, and a...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

For Aspera - Mixed Media on Table by Marco Amici - 1996
Located in Roma, IT
For Aspera is a beautiful oil and mixed media painting on canvas, realized by the Italian artist Marco Amici in 1996. Original Title: Per Aspera Title and monograms are written by ...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil

Fracture - Mixed Media on Panel by Marco Amici - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Fracture is an original mixed media painting on panel, realized by the Italian artist Marco Amici in 1990. Original Title: Frattura Title, Signature, date and monograms are written...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Oil, Board

"Evening Star, " Abstract Mixed Media on Paper signed by Dan Muller
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Evening Star" is an original mixed media artwork on paper by Dan Muller. The artist signed the piece lower left. This artwork features a star and other abstract shapes in the primar...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Pink Gin
By Lara Schnitger
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Lara Schnitger (b.1969). Pink Gin, 1999. Collage of cut vintage papers on illustration board, measures 10 x 14.25 inches. Measures 17.5 x 21.5 inches framed. Provenance: Anton Kern Gallery. Search terms: woman artist; Feminist artist: Feminist Lara Schnitger 1969 Born in Haarlem, Netherlands 1987-1991 Koninklijke Academie voor beeldende Kunsten, Den Haag 1991-1992 Academie Vyvarni Umeni, Prague 1992-1994 Ateliers ´63, Amsterdam 1999-2000 C.C.A., Kitakyushu, Japan Lives and works in Los Angeles and Amsterdam Solo Exhibitions 2018 Suffragette City, Frieze Live, Frieze Art Fair, Randall's Island, NY 2017 Don't Let The Boys Win, Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Dresden, Germany Suffragette City, Kunsthaus Dresden, Germany Lundgren Gallery, Mallorca, Spain 2016 In Real Life: Lara Schnitger, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA 2015 Suffragette City, FRAC Champagne-Ardenne, Rheims, France Suffragette City, Parcours, Art Basel, Lichthof Building, Basel, Switzerland 2014 PINK POP Festival, Bonnefantenmuseum Pavilion, Maastricht, Netherlands Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London, UK Never Alone, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY 2012 Lara Schnitger, Wilhelm Müller: Colored Fabrics, Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Dresden, Germany Lara Schnitger & My Barbarian: The Butterfly’s Evil Spell, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY 2010 Damned Women, Modern Art, London, UK Two Masters and Her Vile Perfume, Sculpture Center, New York The Artist's Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 2009 Anton Kern Gallery, New York Dance Witches Dance (with My Barbarian), Luckman Fine Arts Complex, Cal State, Los Angeles 2008 Museum of Modern Art Arnhem, Holland, Netherlands Dance Witches Dance (with My Barbarian), Museum Het Domein, Sittard [cat.] Double Happiness, Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Berlin 2007 Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London Anton Kern Gallery, New York 2005 My Other Car is a Broom, Magasin 3, Stockholm, Sweden traveling to Stroom den Haag, The Hague, The Netherlands [cat.] Anton Kern Gallery, New York [cat.] Blacks on Blondes, Triple Candie, New York 2004 Air 2 Paris, Paris 2003 Liesje Leerde Lotje lopen langs de lange Lindenlaan, Revalidatie Centum Friesland, Beesterswaag, Netherlands 2002 Civilized Special Zone, Lara Schnitger and Matthew Monahan, Chinese European Art Center, Xiamen Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY 2001 Statements, Basel Art Fair, Basel Raum Aktuellekunst, Martin Janda Gallery, Vienna Project Room, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA 2000 Kunstwerke, Berlin Gozaimas, Lara Schnitger and Matthew Monahan, Bureau Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1999 Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY Up & Co, New York, NY 1998 Hyper Space, Galerie Daniel Blau, Munich Basel Art Fair, Galerie Daniel Blau SpaceInvader, Vleeshal, Middelburg, Netherlands 1997 University of Buffalo Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY 1996 Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY Group Exhibitions 2018 Other Walks, Other Lines, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA (opening November) Pussy, King of the Pirates, Maccarone, Los Angeles, CA “Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.), curated by Emmanuelle Lainé, FRAC Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France bitch MATERial, Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin, Germany Reclaimed, Linda Pace Foundation, San Antonio, TX 2017 3. Berliner Herbstsalon, Maxim Gorki Theatre, Berlin, Germany Brightsiders, curated by Adam D. Miller, Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA Hope and Hazard: A Comedy of Eros, curated by Eric Fischl Hall Art Collection, Reading, VT Do Disturb, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France 2016 Revolution in the Making: Abstract Sculpture by Women, 1947 – 2016, Hauser, Wirth & Schimmel, Los Angeles, CA [cat.] Reveal the Rats, The Pit, Los Angeles, CA 2015 NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from The Rubell Family Collection, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL Poor Art - Rich Legacy. Arte Povera and Parallel Practices 1968-2015, Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway Beating around the bush Episode #4, Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, The Netherlands 2014 Beating around the bush Episode #2, Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, The Netherlands 2013 Girls Just Want to Have Funds, La Mama Gallery, New York, NY Paintings, Sculptures, Drawings and Mixed Media Artworks, The Rema Hort Mann Foundation, New York, NY 2012 My Barbarians Collaboration / Performance, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY More to Tell, Museum Het Domein, Sittard, Netherlands Chasm of the Supernova, Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA Niki de Saint Phalle Tirs: Reloaded, Getty’s Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival Without Hope, Without Fear, Mottahedan Projects, Al Quoz, Dubai, UAE The Butterflies Evil Spell, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY 2011 The Artist's Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Investigation of a Dog: Works from the FACE collections, Magasin 3 Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden; La Maison Rouge, Paris, France 2010 Ordinary Madness, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA Investigation of a Dog: Works from the FACE collections, Ellipse Foundation, Cascais, Portugal; Deste Foundation, Athens, Greece; Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, Italy 2009 Group Exhibition, Honor Fraser, Los Angeles Strike a Pose, Stephen Friedman Gallery, London Directions, A Palazzo Gallery, Brescia, Italy Double Dutch, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill Investigations of a Dog, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin (re)Visions:(di)Visions, Foster Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire 2008 Sonsbeek Sculpture Exhibition, Arnhem Attribution problems, Johann König, Berlin Carried away, Museum Moderne Kunst, Arnhem, NL 2007 Read Me! Text In Art, Armory Art, Pasadena Unmonumental: The Object in the 21st century, New Museum, New York Wild West, Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Berlin USA Today, Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia To Be Continued…, Magasin 3 Stockolm Konsthall, Stockholm, Sweden Frac des pays de la loire, Carquefou, France Don’t Let the Boys Win, Mills College Art Museum, Oakland Fantastic Politics, The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Oslo, Norway Eight Sculptors from Los Angeles, Sabine Knust, Munich Uneasy Angel/Imagine Los Angeles, Sprueth Magers, Munich 2006 Lara Schnitger, Lily Van Der Stoker, Sue Williams, Modern Art Inc., London Ridykeulous, Participant Inc., New York, NY La Retour de la Colonne Durutti, Gallery Isabella Bortolozzi, Berlin USA Today, The Saatchi Gallery, London Implosion, Anton Kern Gallery, New York The “F” word, Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, USA Red Eye: L.A. Artists from the Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL 2005 THING New Sculpture from Los Angeles, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA Both Ends Burning, David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles [cat.] Follow Me: A Fantasy, curated by Malik Gaines, Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA Forms after David, Accademia di Belle Arti, Florence, Italy My Barbarian, Powerplant, Toronto, Canada 2004 Obsession, Galerie Diana Stigter, Amsterdam, NL M.B. The Mary Blair...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Paper

Cat Is Very Smart
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Konstantin Bokov, Ukrainian/American (1940 - ) Title: Cat is Very Smart Year: 1999 Medium: Acrylic on Board and Found Art Collage, Signed and dated Size: 20 x 16 in. (50....
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Found Objects, Acrylic, Board

Nature Studies
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: found gloves, rivets, steel medium: pencil on work gloves installation dimensions variable Paul Villinski has created studio and large-scale artworks for more than thr...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Found Objects

Hibiscus III, flowers, oil and encaustic on canvas
Located in Miami, FL
Born in 1956 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Mark Gaskin is a post-Modern painter who blends the effects of ancient fresco and mural art with contemporary subject matter. His fascinating technique – in which his painting surfaces are purposefully distressed – conjures the textures of prehistoric cave painting, ancient Roman painting, and Renaissance fresco...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Canvas, Wax, Oil

"Garcon pres d'une Table et une Nue, " Mixed Media on Paper, 1996
By Boris Zabarov
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Boris Zabarov, Belarusian (b. 1935) Title: Garcon pres d'une Table et une Nue Year: 1996 Medium: Mixed Media on Paper, signed l.r. Size: 24.5 x 78.75 inches
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

"Ducks & Habitat, " Acrylic on Paper & Wood signed on Verso by Tom Shelton
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Ducks & Habitat" is an original acrylic on paper and wood construction by Tom Shelton. The artist signed the piece on the reverse. This piece depicts many different types of ducks f...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Wood, Paper, Acrylic

Hibiscus I, Flowers, oil and encaustic on canvas
Located in Miami, FL
Born in 1956 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Mark Gaskin is a post-Modern painter who blends the effects of ancient fresco and mural art with contemporary subject matter. His fascinating technique – in which his painting surfaces are purposefully distressed – conjures the textures of prehistoric cave painting, ancient Roman painting, and Renaissance fresco...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Canvas, Wax, Oil

'Kitties at the Beach', Cristina Sayers, Contemporary California Artist
By Cristina Sayers
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed verso, "Cristina Sayers", a listed California artist, titled "Chicas at the Beach" and created in 2012. Whimsical oil and assemblage showing three anthropomorphic cats wearing bows and swimsuits set against a whimsical beach...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Canvas, Paper, Oil, Tissue Paper

"Hibiscus II" - Vertical flower painting, oil and encaustic on canvas.
Located in Miami, FL
Born in 1956 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Mark Gaskin is a post-Modern painter who blends the effects of ancient fresco and mural art with contemporary subject matter. His fascinating technique – in which his painting surfaces are purposefully distressed – conjures the textures of prehistoric cave painting, ancient Roman painting, and Renaissance fresco...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Canvas, Wax, Oil

US Flag with Bill and Hillary Clinton, Pop Art Mixed Media by Konstantin Bokov
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Konstantin Bokov, Ukrainian/American (1940 - ) Title: US Flag with Bill and Hillary Clinton Year: 1996 Medium: Mixed Media with Acrylic on D...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Paul Manes - Lux Ex Tenebris, Painting 1991
Located in Greenwich, CT
Manes has had an extensive career since studying at the Graduate School of Fine Arts, Hunter College (New York) in 1983. Domestically he has shown cross-country, in museums and galle...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Canvas, Oil

Dartboard
Located in Irvine, CA
This unique Dartboard by California artist Kim Dingle was part of her "Priss Room" exhibition. It is oil painted on wood with three feather darts and measures 31" in diameter.
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Wood, Oil

Untitled Paper Collage
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
David Hayes (1931 - 2013) Untitled Paper Collage, 1993 Paper Collage, Mounted on Paper 21.75 x 22.25 in
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Magazine Paper

Collage 1994 - 1996
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Purvis Young (1943 - 2010) Collage 1994 - 1996, 1994-1996 Paint and wood construction on board 96 x 24 in
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Fabric, Wood, House Paint, Wood Panel

Collage Figures
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Purvis Young (1943 - 2010) Collage Figures, 1990 Mixed Media 43 x 28 in
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Medusa Marinara (for Peter Norton Family Christmas Project)
Located in New York, NY
Medusa Marinara (for Peter Norton Family Christmas Project) 1999 Stamped, verso Ceramic plate (Made by Bernardaud in Limoges, France) 12.5 x 12.5 inche...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Ceramic

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Untitled 1999 Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil, recto Iris print (Edition of 100) 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm), sheet 27 x 18 inches (68.6 x 45.7 cm), image Contact galle...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Digital

"After Gandhi, " Acrylic on Canvas - Abstract painting
Located in Houston, TX
This work resembles a colorful abstraction of a terrarium inhabited by geometric and organic forms alike. Bert L. Long Jr., was self-taught artist, was born in 1940 in Texas, grew ...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Canvas, Acrylic

Narcissus, from ROCI USA (Wax Fire Works)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Robert Rauschenberg, American (1925 - 2008) Title: Narcissus, from ROCI USA (Wax Fire Works) Year: 1990 Medium: Acrylic, Enamel, and Fire Wax on Sta...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Stainless Steel, Enamel

Fido (Mock Chemical or biological rocket)
Located in New York, NY
Fido, 1998 Chemical or biological rocket Stainless steel, electronics and resin 100 x 12 x 12 inches Fido is a fully functional rocket with a hand sculpted nosecone but is missing the detonator and fuel. Shipping times may vary depending on location. Gregory Green is internationally recognized for his challenging work and the numerous controversies it has spawned in the USA and Europe. Since the mid-1980’s, Gregory has created artworks and performances exploring systems of control and the evolution of individual and collective empowerment. Green’s work considers the use of violence, alternatives to violence, and the accessibility of information and technology as vehicles for social or political change. Referencing historical precedents and disturbingly anticipating various historical events, such as the tragedy of 9/11 and the Arab Spring...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Stainless Steel

Wooden and Cement Target Inspired by Jasper John's Target Paintings
Located in Houston, TX
Target shaped work made of wood and cement. Inspired by Jasper John's target paintings from the 1960's. Artist signed the back of the work. Artist Biography: Joe Mancuso lives and w...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Wood

"Flag" Wood and Cement Block
Located in Houston, TX
Jasper Johns style flag mixed media work. The work consist of wood layers with cemented layers in between the wood. The work is signed, titled and dat...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Wood

Lounge
Located in Phoenix, AZ
pastel on fabric (bathrobes) on wood panel with upholstery tacks
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Fabric, Wood, Pastel

Fido (Chemical or biological rocket)
Located in New York, NY
Fido, 1998 Chemical or biological rocket Stainless steel and electronics 100 x 12 x 12 inches Fido is a fully functional rocket but is missing the detonator and the rocket fuel. Gregory Green is internationally recognized for his challenging work and the numerous controversies it has spawned in the USA and Europe. Since the mid-1980’s, Gregory has created artworks and performances exploring systems of control and the evolution of individual and collective empowerment. Green’s work considers the use of violence, alternatives to violence, and the accessibility of information and technology as vehicles for social or political change. Referencing historical precedents and disturbingly anticipating various historical events, such as the tragedy of 9/11 and the Arab Spring...
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1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

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Stainless Steel

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Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary mixed media 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 mixed media created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Chelsea Davine, Giuliano Bekor, Mark Jackson, and Anastasia Pelias. Frequently made by artists working with Mixed Media, 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 mixed media, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available.

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