Contemporary Abstract Paintings
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.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
Style: Contemporary
Color: Beige
Untitled
By Christian Rosa
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An abstract oil on canvas by Brazilian contemporary artist Christian Rosa. This large format, untitled oil is executed in bright yellow, black, red and blue in a subdued, neutral pal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Three Field Collage #2
Located in Fairfield, CT
Category
Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Plus Cutout With Blue Line - colorful, intersecting abstract shapes on canvas
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A fountain of colour in lemon yellow, mauve, lime green and turquoise draws the viewer’s eye to this intriguing work by Aron Hill. The Calgary artist is playing with space, form and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled # 13
By A.J. Fries
Located in Buffalo, NY
A contemporary oil painting on linen by American artist A.J. Fries.
Artist’s Statement:
These works are an extension of a small series of realistic paintings that I did of graves...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
191 Walking to the Sea, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Warm, soft colors and lots of movement are in this large abstract. Walking to the Sea is a abstract landscape painting. My inspiration was in Sorrento, Italy when walking down many steps to the Mediterranean Sea on a warm summer day. It was so beautiful and although there were many steps, the air felt light...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Textured Abstract Press Ink on Canvas 'Golf Course'
Located in Toronto, CA
'Golf Course' - Vibrant greens bring the meadow like image to life in this work by Arcade Latour. Working in press ink, the medium allows Latour to achieve coral-like texture across ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink
Come away with me - Contemporary Abstract, Acrylics, Bright colors, Vibrant
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA MASIUL-GOZDECKA
Graduated from Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in 2000. She studied painting at prof. Krzysztof Wachowiak`s atelier, photography under the guidance of prof. Rosław S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Liquid Landscape 0711, Mixed Media, Abstract, colorful, Bright, dimensional
By Kimber Berry
Located in Riverdale, NY
Kimber Berry, Liquid Landscape 0711, Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas. It is 18x12 inches. This is a layered, dimensional contemporary painting. It...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Floral Composition - Oil Painting by Giuseppe Ingegno - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Floral Composition is an Oil painting realized by Giuseppe Ingegno in 1990.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower. with the label on the rear "Fondazione di Paolo"
Good conditions.
This beautiful colored oil paiting...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Jonathan Pylypchuk Mixed Media
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Jonathan Pylypchuk is a former founding member of the Royal Art Lodge cooperative, known for his sculptures of puppet-like creatures and used salvaged materia...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Water Barge with Onlookers (Diptych) Stunning Abstract Landscape in Blue + Grey
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Water-Barge with Onlookers," is a two panel, abstract landscape painting by contemporary artist, Jennifer Blalack. Blalack's fascination with layere...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
" Landscape" Minimalist Paint on Canvas Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
LANDSCAPE
Oil on Canvas
55x45 cm
2023
Original Art Ready to Hang
Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She graduated in Painting at the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shaded Archway with Earth and Red - bold, colorful, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Calgary’s Aron Hill creates unique, pop art Inspired by the dynamic form and colour of abstract artists like Jack Bush. This piece in acrylic and ink on canvas combines architectural...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Bring it On
By Wencke Uhl
Located in Bonn, NW
Original painting. Acrylic on high quality canvas stretcher. Finished off with a soft glossy varnish. 60 x 80 cm 23.6 x 31.5". The sides are painted and it’s ready to hang, so no ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Remember I was Ruin" Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Installation
Located in Houston, TX
Exhibited in "Benji Stiles: A Human Day" at Reeves Art + Design.
In “A Human Day,” a solo show dedicated to the work of contemporary multidisciplinary artist Benji Stiles, we explor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Linen, Acrylic, Paper, Found Objects, Oil
'Yellow Celebration' Minimal Abstract Art Acrylic On Canvas By Devie
Located in Carmel, CA
“Devie’s ‘Yellow Celebration’ is a breathtaking testament to the artist’s mastery of minimalism, where simplicity becomes a canvas for a multitude of emotions. In this vibrant master...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
‘Slice of Heaven’ Mixed MediaContemporary Abstract Landscape by Kobi Raz
By Kobi Raz
Located in Carmel, CA
Kobi Raz's masterful representation of the ethereal interplay between light and nature is evident in this contemporary landscape abstract. The piece exudes a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Concrete" Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media on Canvas Framed Painting
By Maura Segal
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Concrete" is a framed mixed media work on canvas by Maura Segal, with abstract shapes and color blocking. The artist cuts hundreds of paper shapes and adheres them to the canvas und...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Paper, Mixed Media
Valentina
By Jo Hummel
Located in BARCELONA, ES
His practice functions as a simulation of decision-making experiences that allow him to capture and utilise sensations such as anxiety or serenity.
And it is through these contradic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
12 Multicoloured Lines No.4 - bold, colorful, contemporary, acrylic on paper
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Calgary artist Aron Hill plays with a full range of bold, bright colours in this series of dramatic minimalist compositions. Bands of colour layered one above the other in blues, gre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Dimitri Likissas - Transference
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Abstract
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Half Empty Spaces, Urban Style Tiles, Miami Pastel Tones, Pink, Yellow Terrazzo
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Half Empty Spaces" is a hand-painted acrylic painting on high-quality 300g paper by artist Ryan Rivadeneyra. These painting, influenced by modernist artists of the 50's, 60's, and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Sumi Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
"Brutalist Burgundy Bench" Painting on Paper Furniture Design Raw Gouache rigid
Located in Hamburg, HH
Made in 2023 by Amanda Andersen, this geometric abstract painting on paper is one in a series of nine minimal artworks with a visual simplicity in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Color Pencil
Chuckles, oversize panel of abstract paint, collage images, earth tones, animals
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Acrylic, ink, collage, charcoal, wood stain, resin on panel. Figurative, landscape, abstract, animals.
Chaotic, random images w figures, nudes, snake, animal skull, bird, music scor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Dawn's Delight- contemporary abstract landscape framed mixed media painting
Located in London, GB
Andrew Kinmont:
''I have an overwhelming urge to create. This drive comes from deep within me, a need to explore and find something to say, to have my own individual voice. As humans...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Fragmento de Hauntopolis IX
Located in BARCELONA, ES
The central axis of Santiago Talavera's work is the reflection on the human condition through the investigation of the landscape and its symbolic, narrative and spatial possibilities...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Landscape Vs city 3 by Fleur Park, Landscape, cityscape, nature, abstract
Located in Deddington, GB
Landscape vs City 3 is an original contemporary artwork by Fleur Park. The work is part of an ongoing series in which Fleur Park explores the similarities and differences following h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Wild Ones by Harriet Chomley, original painting, contemporary art, abstract art
Located in Deddington, GB
The Wild Ones by Harriet Chomely [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:100 cm x W:100 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:100 cm x W:100 cm ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract 26
By Jorge Yances
Located in Nashville, TN
Award-winning artist Jorge Yances reflects the Latin literary tradition of Magical realism with his ability to blend fantasy and reality in his artwork.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionistic Oil on Canvas Figurative Street Scene "On Guard"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique oil painting, drawing heavily from the post-impressionist movement. A gloomy night-time street scene, typical of Glanville's work, depicting two figures in earthy colours.
O...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cecilia Arrospide - Fulgor II, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fulgor II
Oil On Canvas
39 x 39
My work is mainly abstract, I would say abstract expressionism. I love painting with oils, they give me many possibilities I do not find in other med...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Cecilia Arrospide - SOL Y SOMBRA, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
Oil on canvas
Cecilia studied Social Studies and Literature at Universidad Catolica del Peru, Drawing with Cristina Galvez, and Watercolors with Juan ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Brahms' Large Abstract Painting Mixed Media Contemporary Art by Nan Van Ryzin
Located in Carmel, CA
There are many masterful abstracts out there, however, to be able to find ones on such a goliath scale is few and far between. To be able to create such massive abstracts, and not lo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Unstretched Painting #03
By Jorge Yances
Located in Nashville, TN
Award-winning artist Jorge Yances reflects the Latin literary tradition of Magical realism with his ability to blend fantasy and reality in his artwork.
Yances was born in Cartagena...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Geometric Landscape" Abstract Paint on Canvas by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
Mixed media on Cotton Canvas
100x100 cm
Ready to Hang
Original Artwork
Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She graduated in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition - Original Tempera by Emile Marz - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original painting in tempera on cardboard realized by Emile Marze in the Late 20th Century.
Good conditions.
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
French Contemporary Art by Marie-Anne Decamp - Sunny Yellow
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic, texture on canvas
Marie Anne Decamp is a French artist born in 1973 who lives and works in Chambly in Oise in Picardy, near Paris. She belongs to the expressionist movement...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Embodied III
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pelias expounds on her new works . . .
In this group of oil paintings on canvas, I am inspired and informed by my personal history and collective lived experience, as well as the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Sumi Ink
"Geometric Landscape" Abstract Paint Large size Original Art made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Geometric Landscape
oil paint and soft pastels on cotton canvas
107x100 cm
this Artwork I sold flat Ready to Hang
Marilina Marchica Contemporary Art Studio
about:
Marilina March...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Oil
Cecilia Arrospide - EQUILIBRIO (diptych), Collage 2020
Located in Greenwich, CT
EQUILIBRIO (diptych)
Oil on Canvas
16" x 35" 40.64 x 88.9cm
My work is mainly abstract, I would say abstract expressionism. I love painting with oils, they give me many possibili...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Embodied XIII
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pelias expounds on her new works . . .
In this group of oil paintings on canvas, I am inspired and informed by my personal history and collective lived experience, as well as the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Sumi Ink
Embodied XII
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pelias expounds on her new works . . .
In this group of oil paintings on canvas, I am inspired and informed by my personal history and collective lived experience, as well as the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Sumi Ink
I am the Whore and the Holy Woman
Located in New Orleans, LA
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to a Greek immigrant mother and a first generation Greek-American father. She received her BFA from the Newcomb College of Tulane Univers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Smile
Located in New Orleans, LA
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to a Greek immigrant mother and a first generation Greek-American father. She received her BFA from the Newcomb College of Tulane Univers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Empress
Located in New Orleans, LA
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to a Greek immigrant mother and a first generation Greek-American father. She received her BFA from the Newcomb College of Tulane Univers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Transparence rouge 2", painting by Park Byung-Hoon (23.6x16"), 2022
Located in Paris, France
"Transparence Rouge 2", by Park Byung-Hoon
Park's work is entirely based on color and transparency. Simple and fundamental, it is inspired by the main concepts of Western art of the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Brutalist Cubes" Painting on Paper Furniture Design Raw Gouache minimalist
Located in Hamburg, HH
Made in 2023 by Amanda Andersen, this geometric abstract painting on paper is one in a series of nine minimal artworks with a visual simplicity in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Color Pencil
Were Not Always
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The work of painter Scott Pattinson (born in 1974 in Toronto, Canada) may be seen in the context of an early 21st century resurgence of formalism unburdened by the meta-narratives of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
All Its Moments
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The work of painter Scott Pattinson (born in 1974 in Toronto, Canada) may be seen in the context of an early 21st century resurgence of formalism unburdened by the meta-narratives of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Landscape" Abstract Seascape Contemporary Art Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
mixed media on canvas
Original Pain on Canvas
50x70 cm
2021
Original Art
Ready to Hang
Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works....
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Canvas
There is Nobody There
Located in Montreal, Quebec
The work of painter Scott Pattinson (born in 1974 in Toronto, Canada) may be seen in the context of an early 21st century resurgence of formalism unburdened by the meta-narratives of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring, 2009
By Matt Kinney
Located in Hudson, NY
ABOUT
Matt Kinney was born in Georgetown, Massachusetts. He attended Pratt Institute and The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, graduating in 1998. After graduation, Kinney began in...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Landscape" Abstract Seascape Contemporary Art Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
oil on canvas
40x50 cm
2017
Original Art
.Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She graduated in Painting at the Academy of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Large Multicolor Snoopies Allover Crowd 40x60 inches on paper
By Nina Bovasso
Located in New York, NY
Multicolor Snoopies Allover Crowd 40x60 inches on paper. This work was shown in 2015, however I added more Snoopies!
At first it many not be obvious this is a dog head repeated, an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
Contemporary Art, Yellow Neon Painting, Graffiti Art-Ignition
Located in Delaware , OH
Contemporary Art, Yellow Neon Painting, Graffiti Art-Ignition
Artist Statement:
I went to a concert and I was so inspired by the lights and pop of color. I am also very into 60's an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Original Acrylic On Canvas "Blue, Yellow And White"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Blue, Yellow, And White
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 19.5 x 19.25 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
No...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Break Through by Alison Gilbert, Urban art, Abstract painting, Contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
This painting came about when I had just experienced a significant breakthrough in my work process. The bold splash of black seems like it is breaking through and has burst forth wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Harvest and Thread (~55% OFF LIST PRICE - LIMITED TIME ONLY!)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jennifer Bricker-Pugh
Harvest and Thread
Acrylic on Panel
Year: 2022
Size: 23x34x1.5in
Signed, dated and inscribed by hand
COA provided
Ready to hang
Ref.: 924802-1080
Jennifer is a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Contemporary abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary abstract paintings 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 abstract paintings 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 Anastasia Pelias, Chelsea Davine, Waleria Matelska, and Anna Maria Caboni. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Fabric 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 abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 1.63 inches across are also available.