Contemporary Mixed Media
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: 20th Century
Peter the Great, Mixed Media and Oil Paint on Canvas by Konstantin Bokov
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Konstantin Bokov, Ukrainian/American (1940 - )
Title: Peter The Great
Year: 1985
Medium: Found Art Collage with Paint on Canvas, Signed and ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Found Objects, Oil
"Green Bridge", Mixed Media Collage with Fabric, circa 1983
By Jean Olds
Located in Long Island City, NY
This colorful abstract paper and fabric collage was created by American artist Jean Olds. Olds is known for her work with collages and flat mixed-media sculptures. This work in her t...
Category
1980s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
When Something is a Picture, Abstract Mixed Media Screenprint by Steven Sorman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Steven Sorman, American (1948 - )
Title: When Something is a Picture
Year: 1980
Medium: Mixed Media Collage with Fabric, Screenprint, and Glitter, signed and numbered in penc...
Category
1980s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Glitter, Mixed Media, Screen
The Artist As Star
By Isaiah Zagar
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original fabric work by Isaiah Zagar created in collaboration with Gubercindo Tella in LaPaz, Bolivia in 1985. The piece measures 47”h x 34”w.
Isaiah Zagar is an award-w...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric
"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
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
'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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil, Tissue 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....
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Found Objects
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Who is that Masked Woman
Located in Buffalo, NY
This intriguing mixed media painting and collage is signed illegibly in the lower right. Dated 1982 with the words "Who is that Masked Woman" scratched into the lower left.
Category
1980s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic, Inkjet, Mixed Media
"Wall of the Carry Outs, " Abstract Acrylic Collage signed by Joseph Rozman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Wall of the Carry Outs" is Wisconsin artist Joseph Rozman's 1968 signed acrylic collage.
36" x 29 1/2" art size
Joseph Rozman was born on December 26, 1944 in Milwaukee, WI. He wa...
Category
1960s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled Drawing
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A mixed media on paper by contemporary artist Anton Henning. This work is one of Henning’s "Interieur" paintings, a complex, pictorial systems of paintings within paintings that int...
Category
1980s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
Returning from the River
Located in Long Island City, NY
A mixed media painting by Michael Platt from 1981. A representational image of a figure in a diverse color pallet. Platt creates artwork that centers on figurative explorations of li...
Category
1980s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Graphite, Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
Paul Manes - Lux Ex Tenebris, Painting 1991
By Paul Manes
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dartboard
By Kim Dingle
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.
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Wood, Oil
Composition
Located in New York, NY
This unique artwork by Conrad Marca-Relli is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
1970s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Borg)
Located in New York, NY
When Bucher moved back to Zurich from California in the mid-1970s and established her studio in an old butcher’s shop, she began creating latex castings of architectural elements, li...
Category
1970s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Textile, Latex
Untitled Paper Collage
By David Hayes
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
David Hayes (1931 - 2013)
Untitled Paper Collage, 1993
Paper Collage, Mounted on Paper
21.75 x 22.25 in
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Magazine Paper
Collage 1994 - 1996
By Purvis Young
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Purvis Young (1943 - 2010)
Collage 1994 - 1996, 1994-1996
Paint and wood construction on board
96 x 24 in
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Fabric, Wood, House Paint, Wood Panel
Collage Figures
By Purvis Young
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Purvis Young (1943 - 2010)
Collage Figures, 1990
Mixed Media
43 x 28 in
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Medusa Marinara (for Peter Norton Family Christmas Project)
By Vik Muniz
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Ceramic
Untitled
By Mike Kelley
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Digital
Do Not Open 'Til Happy Hour
By Jack Smith
Located in New York, NY
Jack Smith Do Not Open ‘Til Happy Hour
c. 1960s
Pen on manila folder
12 x 9.5 inches
Contact gallery for price.
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
1960s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
"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 ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Trial Run of "Burning House"
Located in New York, NY
Spray paint on paper
Contact gallery for price
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category
1980s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Spray Paint
'Color Nines', 3-D Screen Print on folded paper by Yaacov Agam
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Rye, NY
This wall sculpture by Yaacov Agam is a 3D screen print on folded construction paper mounted in a plexiglass enclosure. It is # 86 in a series of 99 printed in 1984. The color palett...
Category
1980s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper, Screen
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Stainless Steel, Enamel
"Self Portrait" Frontal Female, Mixed Media on Paper, Subtle Colors
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
"Self-Portrait" is a stunning mixed media piece showing the vibrancy of the figure through the use of bold lines and placement of the blue and orange colors. The figure appears to be...
Category
1980s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Surreal Study" Male and Female Figures on a Branch, Colors, Mixed Media
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
"Surreal Study: Male and Female Figures on a Branch" is a complex piece with figures both facing toward and away from the viewer sitting on a branch in a mammoth tree or a fallen tre...
Category
1980s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
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.
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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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Stainless Steel
Donald Sultan (Mixed Media) - Herndon Railway, 18 August 1988
Located in London, GB
Donald Sultan
Born 1951
Herndon Railway, 18 August 1988
Latex and tar on canvas
96 x 96 inches
Donald Sultan is an acclaimed American painter known for his large-scale paintings p...
Category
1980s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Tar
Donald Sultan (Mixed Media) - Forest Fire, 14 May 1985
Located in London, GB
Donald Sultan
Born 1951
Forest Fire, 14 May 1985
Tar, spackle and latex on tile over masonite
96 x 96 inches
Donald Sultan is an acclaimed American pa...
Category
1980s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Latex, Masonite, Tar
Donald Sultan (Mixed Media) - Lines Down, 11 November 1985
Located in London, GB
Donald Sultan
Born 1951
Lines Down, 11 November 1985
Latex and tar on tile
96 x 96 inches
Donald Sultan is an acclaimed American painter known for his large-scale paintings produc...
Category
1980s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Latex, Tar
Wooden and Cement Target Inspired by Jasper John's Target Paintings
By Joe Mancuso
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Wood
"Flag" Wood and Cement Block
By Joe Mancuso
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Wood
Lounge
Located in Phoenix, AZ
pastel on fabric (bathrobes) on wood panel with upholstery tacks
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Stainless Steel
Contemporary mixed media for sale on 1stDibs.
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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