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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2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
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Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
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Paper
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Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Paper, Ink, Cotton, Board, Cardboard, Magazine Paper
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
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Metal
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Plexiglass, Adhesive, Acrylic, Board
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Paper, Powder Coating, Watercolor
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Mixed Media
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Paper, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Paint, Mixed Media, Board
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Resin, Paper, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Cardboard
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Charcoal, Mixed Media, Rag Paper, Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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Paper, Found Objects, Wood Panel, Polaroid
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Paper, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Paper
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Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Birch, Varnish, Pigment, Acrylic
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Steel
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Metal
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Canvas, Plaster, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Wood, Mixed Media, Screen
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Fabric, Ink, Oil Pastel, Paint, Thread
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Birch, Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
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Silk, Thread
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Paper, Mixed Media, Monotype
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Silk, Thread
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Plaster, Wood, LED Light, Acrylic, Latex
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Acrylic, Board
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Enamel, Steel
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Acrylic Polymer, Digital
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Paper, Varnish
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Paper, Varnish
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Paper, Varnish
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Stainless Steel
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Wire
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Metal, Silver
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Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
India Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Paper
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Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Paper, Varnish
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Glue, Sumi Ink, Wood Panel, Washi Paper, Pigment
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Porcelain, Screen, Ceramic, Mixed Media, Board