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, Paper, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Paper, Wood Panel, Offset
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Cotton, Thread, Sailcloth
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Thread, Organic Material, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Oil, Panel, Monotype
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Gold Leaf
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Gouache, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil Pastel, Oil
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Encaustic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Ink, Archival Paper, Screen
Artist Comments
Artist Jennifer Ross depicts a white horse with a stunning display of autumn colors in the background. She references the piece after a poem by Richard Wilber about wading through a fall meadow. Jennifer composes the equine portrait using her Kintsugi eggshell technique, a Japanese art form of repairing broken objects with gold lacquer. The white shell fragments form a striking image of the majestic creature, highlighted with a few touches of metallic gold to catch the light.
About the Artist
Artist Jennifer Ross creates intimate portraits of birds, nests and horses. Jennifer grew up surrounded by the art of her mother and grandfather. Her attempt to follow in their footsteps presented detours, however, and she ended up working in art galleries selling other's work. But her desire to paint continued to grow throughout the years. In 2008, a gift certificate...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Fabric, Textile, Wood, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Ink, Archival Paper, Screen
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Rag Paper, Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Stone, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Thread, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Gold
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Fabric, Mixed Media, Archival Pigment, Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Ceramic, Found Objects
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Wood, Mixed Media, Paper
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Pigment, Paper, Tape, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Rag Paper, Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Tissue Paper
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Cotton, Thread, Sailcloth
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Color, Archival Pigment
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Photographic Film, Lights, LED Light, Color, Polaroid
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Slate
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Wood, LED Light, Mixed Media, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Acrylic, Black and White, Archival Pigment
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Canvas, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Limestone, Slate, Stone
20th Century Contemporary Mixed Media
Metal, Enamel
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Fabric, Textile, Thread, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Fabric, Mixed Media, Archival Pigment, Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Silk, Thread
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Paper, Acrylic Polymer, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Metal
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Pigment, Charcoal, Rag Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Epoxy Resin, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic