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
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 - Cow (Pink & 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 - Hand with Diamond
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 - Hibiscus Flowers
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 - Everything and Everyone is For Sale
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
Dimitri Likissas - Cognac and Cigar
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 - Pussycat Senior
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 - Willy Bangcock
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 - Ebony
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 - Nunc est Bibendum
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 - 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 - Crying Eye #2
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 #1
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 - Three Coca Cola Bottles
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 - Chanel Bottle
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 #4
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 - Hold Me, Touch 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 - Who's Really in Charge?
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 - Hidden Beauty
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 - Perceptual Consciousness
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 - Exploration of the Mind
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 - Vivid Evocation
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 - Bello Come Sempre #2 (Columns)
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 - Health, Prosperity, Abundance
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 - Candy Modulations #4
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 - Kinda Like a Big Deal
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 - Ritualistic Repetition 2
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 - Assertive Female in Underwear
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 Laying Down
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 - Don't Cook Don't Do Dishes...
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
'The Queen' 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Abstract Painting by F. Willis
Located in Carmel, CA
In 'The Queen,' Frida Willis presents a sister piece to her 'Madame,' delving once again into the realm of contemporary figurative abstraction. This capti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Dimitri Likissas - Candy Modulations #6
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 - Enchant Your Senses
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
Dewy Wine, Red, Yellow Flowers on Mauve, Birds in Tree, Botanical Bird Painting
Located in Kent, CT
A lively, bright red botanical pattern against a mauve background with a deep cobalt blue bird perched on a tree. Signed, dated and titled on verso.
Pastoral and bucolic still life...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled, Acrylic on Paper, Abstract, Black Color, Contemporary Art "In Stock"
By Partha Shaw
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Partha Shaw - Untitled - Acrylic on Paper.
20 x 30 inches
This work will be shipped flat without frame.
Style : Shaw works mainly with landscapes, but handles them in a very cont...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Vallauris", Yellow Blue Red Grey Black Empowering Bouquet Abstract Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
"Vallauris" is a mixed media painting on canvas by Andrée de Frémont.
Within this square canvas, a composition of profound blacks, nuanced grays, striking reds, vibrant yellows, an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Untitled, Oil on Canvas, Red, Black by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amitava Dhar - Untitled
Oil on Canvas
46 x 58 inches, 1994
( Unframed & Delivered )
Amitava Dhar graduated from Government College of Arts & Crafts, Kolkata, following which he did...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Finding Home" Large Earthy Contemporary Abstract Landscape By Steffen Bue
By Steffen Bue
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Introducing "Finding Home," a beautiful landscape painting by contemporary Danish artist Steffen Bue. This stunning piece features a fresh and balanced pal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hex-2, Original Signed Contemporary Colorful Geometric Abstract Grid Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Hex-2, Original Signed Contemporary Colorful Geometric Abstract Grid Painting
36" x 36" x 1.5"
Hand-signed by the artist in verso.
A bright and vibrant rainbow of colors bleed toget...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Showering a Rain of Melody, Abstract Expressionist Landscape
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Showering a Rain of Melody" is a 24 x 30 inches, original land.- and skyscape by American master colorist painter Al Lachman. The artwork is framed and sig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Acrylic, Board
Large Expressive Landscape Oil Painting "Swartland"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
The area of South Africa where the artist lives, is called "Die Swartland" (The Black Land). It was given this name by the first Dutch settlers, who named it after the shrub that is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
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
Chinese Contemporary art by Du Ke - The Girl and the Cat
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Du Ke is a Chinese male artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tongzhou district, Beijing, China. He was graduated from the Painting Department of Tianjin Academy ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Liubov Juravliova - Femme en Rouge
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & mixed media on canvas
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 at...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Botanical Ink and Watercolor Painting by Kate Roebuck 'Smileyz'
By Kate Roebuck
Located in White Plains, NY
'Smileyz' 2022 by Kate Roebuck. Ink and watercolor on stretched heavyweight canvas. 20 x 16 inches. This work features a classic botanical form, with a su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Watercolor
Bush Hen Dreaming
Located in Miami, FL
Abie Loy is the eldest of five children, and was born on Utopia station, about 270km north east of Alice Springs in the Northern Terrirtory. Abie definitely has painting in her blood: being the daughter of Margaret Loy Pula (who won the Wynne Prize in 2012) and Ray Loy Pula. Her aunt is the celebrated artist, Gloria Petyarre and her Grandmother is the equally respected senior woman artist, Kathleen Petyarre.
A very innovative mid-career artist, she began painting at the age of 19. She was mentored by her grandmother Kathleen Petyarre, who taught her the methodology of using details and tiny shimmering dotting to create complex optical effects.
Over the years, Abie further developed her skills as an artist to become an extraordinarily talented colourist and designer, experimenting with elements of line, colour and form.
Abie is a custodian of the Bush Hen Dreaming which she inherited from her Grandfather. At the simplest level, her Bush Hen Paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic
Space - black blue contemporary modern abstract sculpture painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Space is a unique contemporary modern sculpture painting by Dutch artist Michiel Jansen. This wall relief is made from dozens of indivually cut strips of pure grey black slate. First...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Slate
Aboriginal Painting by George Ward Tjungurrayi
Located in Miami, FL
George Ward Tjungurrayi was born near Kiwirrkura. It was only in his teenage years that he first encountered Europeans, when a commonwealth wel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
A Note To Myself - 2 (black and white abstract painting)
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Small paintings are intimate and personal. They can be moved around easily and personalize a space. This black and white expressive abstract invites the viewer to interpret an untold...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Pastel
Hvodjra No19
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
"The Knight Dog" Diptych Painting 39" x 63" inch by Gosha Ostretsov
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Knight Dog" Diptych Painting 39" x 63" inch by Gosha Ostretsov
Born in 1967, in Moscow
Lived in Paris for ten years (1988 - 1998), now lives and works in Moscow.
PUBLIC COLLE...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Embodied I
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
French Contemporary Art by Marie-Anne Decamp - System Failed
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & texture on canvas (Reactif UV Light)
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 ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
16 red/black quadrants RZ - contemporary modern abstract painting relief
By Eef de Graaf
Located in Doetinchem, NL
16 red/black quadrants RZ is a unique one-of-a-kind contemporary modern painting relief by Dutch artist Eef de Graaf. The relief is made from meticulously hand-cut plain black and re...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cardboard
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.