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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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Gesso, Canvas, Photographic Film, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Plastic, Screen
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Paper, Mixed Media
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Fabric
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Glass, Paint, Etching
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Cotton, Thread, Sailcloth
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Slate, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Wood, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Wood, Found Objects, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Rag Paper, Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Paper, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Fabric, Textile, Mixed Media, Oil, Wood
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Fabric, Wood, Mixed Media, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Paper, Oil, Acrylic, Board, Magazine Paper
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Glass, Plaster, Walnut, Vinyl
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Gold Leaf
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Cotton, Thread, Sailcloth
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Enamel, Metal
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Paint, Screen
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Ink, Digital
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Pigment, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Thread, Organic Material, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Paper, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Paper, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Paper
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Handmade Paper
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Paste, Wood, Charcoal, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Paper
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Crayon, Acrylic
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Wax Crayon, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Marble, Gold Leaf
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Wood, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Cotton, Thread, Sailcloth
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Wood, Mixed Media, Oil
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Crayon, Ink, Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Leather, Wood, Cedar, Mixed Media, Spray Paint
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Gold
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Wax Crayon, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Oil, Archival Paper, Ballpoint Pen, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Pastel, Pencil, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Paper, Powder Coating, Watercolor
Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media
Silk, Screen
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Mixed Media