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: Black
Ink and Watercolor Painting by Kate Roebuck 'Greek Key'
By Kate Roebuck
Located in White Plains, NY
'Greek Key' 2022 by Kate Roebuck. Ink and watercolor on handmade watercolor paper. 40 x 60 inches. This work features classic greek forms in white exposed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
"G" Acrylic on Paper Piece by Ralph Anderson
Located in London, GB
Ralph Anderson
G
Acrylic on paper
H 30cm x W 42cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Acrylic
"Purrpalala" Aboriginal Acrylic on Canvas Painting by Biddy Long Yulngarri
Located in London, GB
Biddy Long is a traditional woman bringing years of bush living and travelling to her painting. Her early life was with other Warlpiri on Mt Doreen cattle station when her family was...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Black Mountains XI - 21st Century, Contemporary, Painting, Mixed Media
By Jon Errazu
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
"My work is characterized by forms and lines. The relationship between background and figure is repeated persistently in each of my works. The figure, simple and almost always quadri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Caïn and Abel II
Located in Paris, IDF
Bruno DESPLANQUES
(Born in 1966, France)
Caïn and Abel II
Painting on wood
120 cm x 90 cm
2021
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint
Partita 50
Located in Paris, IDF
Bruno DESPLANQUES
(Born in 1966, France)
Partita 50
Enamelled lava stone
30 cm ; 30 cm
2021
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Stone, Enamel
Start out by Dreaming
Located in New York, NY
Start out by Dreaming, 2018
Acrylic on canvas
66h x 48w in
Vicky Barranguet was born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1973. In 1996 she moved to Boston and in 1997 to NY, where she studied...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ice Rider
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Chwana
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Patrick Hughes - Hanging on a hook, rainbow, gloss, moon, contemporary, painting
Located in London, GB
Patrick Hughes (b.1939)
Hanging on a Hook
1978
gloss paint on board
91 x 91 cm
Price:
£19,000 GBP
Provenance:
Private collection, UK (acquired directly from the artist in the late ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Board
A Note To Myself - 1 (black and white abstract painting)
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This small, expressive abstract painting invites the viewer to interpret an untold message. Part of an ongoing series.
To view more of my artwork, scroll down and click into the bo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Breakfast TV - XXI century, Figurative-abstract painting, Colorful
By Dawid Polony
Located in Warsaw, PL
DAWID POLONY (born in 1988) Dawid Polony studied at the Faculty of Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow in the studios of graphics (prof. Tomasz Daniec), painting (prof...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
First Fall III (2021) by street artist Vero Rivera, abstract geometric pattern
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"First Fall Far From Home III (gold)" (2021) by street artist and muralist Vero Rivera
Delicate, mandala-like abstract geometric pattern in black and metallic gold tone. Nonobjectiv...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
First Fall II (2021) by street artist Vero Rivera, abstract geometric pattern
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"First Fall Far From Home II (brass)" (2021) by street artist and muralist Vero Rivera
Delicate, mandala-like abstract geometric pattern in black and metallic brass tone. Nonobjecti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
First Fall (2021) by street artist Vero Rivera, abstract geometric pattern
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"First Fall Far From Home I (rust)" (2021) by street artist and muralist Vero Rivera
Delicate, mandala-like abstract geometric pattern in black and rust reddish-orange. Nonobjective...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Space Junk 15 - Original One of a Kind Artwork on Canvas
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s work is influenced by Egyptian hieroglyphs, graffiti, and his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in his creative life. He covers the canvas with unique imagery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Strict Guidance of Michelangelo" Painting 47" x 55" inch by Gosha Ostretsov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Strict Guidance of Michelangelo" Painting 47" x 55" inch by Gosha Ostretsov
Full name: Under the Strict Guidance of Michelangelo
From "Precious Stones of Dissent" series:
A reno...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
A Smaller Crowd II - Orginal Colorful Artwork on Canvas
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s work is influenced by Egyptian hieroglyphs, graffiti, and his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in his creative life. He covers the canvas with unique imagery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Expressionist figurative Oil Painting "The Dancer"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This large scale oil painting on Belgian linen canvas depicts our perceived inner feelings of the people and situations we encounter through the use of bold shapes and colours.
The c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
J.M. Henry Abstract Painting
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Work is titled “Dark Star”. Provenance: Artist. J.M. Henry has shown his work at numerous galleries in the eastern U.S. since the late 1980s, including Trinity Gallery (Atlanta), The...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Untitled #16, Abstract Landscape Painting, Atmospheric Art, Industrial Ruins Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Internalised / remembered imagery is brought to the surface as I work. Applying thin layers of paint allows the image to grow intuitively creating an image of an unknown landscape.In...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
De Verwondering Amazement Oil Painting on Canvas Abstract Colorful In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
De Verwondering Amazement Oil Painting on Canvas Abstract Colorful In Stock
John Nieland (1966) was born in Baflo, Groningen, the Netherlands en grew up in Friesland. As a young boy his creative talent was already recognized. For a brief period he attended the Rietveld Art Academy in Amsterdam. He felt the academic way of working obstructing his own style, so he decided to go his own way.
His work is inspired by CoBrA, abstract, expressive and surreel. On his colourful and big canvasses he works with thick layers of paint, expressing emotions from the past. The multiple layers make the artwork more complex than you would expect it to be, at first sight. More paintings than one are hidden under the surface. Everyone with its own story, emotion, secret, powerful and renewing. Expression by art is a necessity of life for Nieland.
In 1996 Nieland founded the artist group Lamütta, in Amsterdam. The group consisted of artists, composers, filmers, fashion designers and designers, like Herman Brood...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Per Aspera Ad Astra, abstracted stars, female figures angels blue colorful
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Per aspera ad astra" is Latin for "through difficulty to the stars." A friend asked me to read a religious text. The opening chapter talked about "God's enemies." I thought, God has...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
Dimitri Likissas - Barbie, Glitter, and Glamour
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Linen 3 Black Abstract Textured Canvas Painting
Located in Dallas, TX
Linen #3 was created by layering black linen onto canvas with different acrylic mediums in black matte and gloss finshes and raw canvas to create a beautiful organic modern fine art ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic
"Sweet Licorice I" Contemporary Abstract Black Textured Mixed Media on Canvas
By Maura Segal
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Sweet Licorice I" is a framed mixed media work on canvas by Maura Segal, with abstract shapes in a monochromatic field of black with a continuous line in lavender to draw the eye ar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Paper, Mixed Media
Devonian Devon - Contemporary Landscape Abstract Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Own Technique on canvas: oil and crayons
Aleksandra Batura (b. 1982 in Augustów) a Warsaw based artist. She earned a Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Crac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Dimitri Likissas - Downy
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
Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Beauty Kids
By Kusbudiyanto
Located in Paris, IDF
On holidays, as usual, the little girls in our village gather in the field in the middle of the village to play and joke around with their pets. They play happily and spend their fre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Kiss
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
The Bridge - Large Format Painting, Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Aleksandra Batura (b. 1982 in Augustów) a Warsaw based artist. She earned a Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. She studied at the Faculty of Painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Dimitri Likissas - Cary Grant
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Obama
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Sitting on the Edge of One's Seat (Golf)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Spank Me
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Mubadala, Abu Dhabi (Tennis Court)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Rabbit, Yellow
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Lemon
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Balloon Dog in Field
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Michael Caine
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Liubov Juravliova - Princesse Indienne
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & mixed media on cardboard
Liubov Juravliova is a French painter born in Chisinau, Moldova in 1963 who lives and works in Argenteuil, near Paris, France She has been listed ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Cardboard
Dimitri Likissas - Karl Standing
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Zenith El Primero
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Manga Smurf
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Cherry Blossoms
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Eagle
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Celia Cruz
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Gucci or Louis Vuitton?
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - No Dream Too High - Astronaut Buzz Aldrin
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Madame Noblesse
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Pensive Solitaire
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Figurative
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 tha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Lady Red Top
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Figurative
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 tha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Rebellious Expression of Freedom
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
Dimitri Likissas - Oh My God
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Che Guevara
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Memento Mori
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Je Ne Sais Quoi
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Dimitri Likissas - Crying Eye #3
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
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 in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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.