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.
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Style: Contemporary
Color: Orange
Linked (red and grey)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Watusi I
Located in New Orleans, LA
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Meditation Study X- abstract painting green yellow
Located in New York, NY
Enamel on wood
8" x 10"
2015
Growing up on the beaches of South Florida and in the mountains of Colorado, Renee became enamored by the natural world at a very young age. Explori...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Watusi II
Located in New Orleans, LA
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cautionary Tale: Big Meshscape
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
Contemporary urbanscape as seen through orange construction mesh, created with acrylic paint and mixed media, including gouache, ink, pencils. Big Meshscape is the largest of Frohsin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Ink, Mixed Media
CT: International Orange
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
"CT: International Orange', is an abstracted collage created in late 2015. The small-scale, dynamic, mixed-media works are among the last of Frohs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Comme deux oiseaux d'or
Located in Miami, FL
Comme deux oiseaux d'or (As two golden birds) is a colorful abstract decoration made by Evelyne Ballestra, a French contemporary artist. This orange, red and green tons expressionist...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
My Best Friend
Located in Miami, FL
My Best Friend is a painting made by Evelyne Ballestra, a French contemporary artist. This orange and yellow tons expressionist painting is the representation of the artist's other-self, an unalterable presence which is an eternal smile of a bursting light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Pet
By Mary Vernon
Located in Dallas, TX
"In the world of still life and landscape, conceptual events meet one another – the structural meets the narrative, the small stands in the space of the large, and color has a chance...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tiffany Style Nude with Wisterias
Located in New York, NY
This piece is a bold depiction of interior scene of a nude woman putting jewels in her hair. Nemethy uses techniques borrowed from early Tiffany stained glass windows...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Merge I
Located in New Orleans, LA
Bonnie Maygarden is a multimedia artist who received her MFA in Studio Arts from Tulane University in 2014. The destruction of Hurricane Katrina caused her to take leave of New Orlea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Move
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original acrylic painting on gallery wrapped canvas. Robyn Gallick is an emerging American female artist living and working in Buffalo, NY.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Taotie II
Located in Miami, FL
Taotie II is a painting made by Evelyne Ballestra, a French contemporary artist. This brown tons expressionist painting is inspired from the Taotie which is a motif commonly found on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Surrounded by Night, Nature's Abundance
Located in Dallas, TX
David A. Dreyer was born in Dallas in 1958, and earned his BFA and MFA at Southern Methodist University. He was a recipient of the Moss/Chumley Award from the Meadows Museum and has ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Graphite, Oil, Canvas
Eve's Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
David A. Dreyer was born in Dallas in 1958, and earned his BFA and MFA at Southern Methodist University. He was a recipient of the Moss/Chumley Award from the Meadows Museum and has ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil
Magic World
Located in Miami, FL
Magic World is a abstract painting made by Evelyne Ballestra, a French contemporary painter. This colorful expressionist painting is the reflection of the way the artist see the worl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Light Modules
Located in New York, NY
Born in Corsica, Cecile van Hanja spent her childhood in France before moving to the Netherlands as a child. Inspired by Piet Mondrian, the De Stijl m...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sunset Boulevard
Located in New York, NY
Born in Corsica, Cecile van Hanja spent her childhood in France before moving to the Netherlands as a child. Inspired by Piet Mondrian, the De Stijl movement, as well as her newfound...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Geometric Arrangement
Located in New York, NY
Born in Corsica, Cecile van Hanja spent her childhood in France before moving to the Netherlands as a child. Inspired by Piet Mondrian, the De Stijl movement, as well as her newfound...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Je t'aime
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 2018, this spray paint and stickers on plywood is hand-signed by Mr. Brainwash (Garges-lès-Gonesse 1966 -) in ink. This is a unique and original work.
Catalogue Raisonné ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint
What I Remember The Most
Located in Miami, FL
Neill Wright is a multidisciplinary artist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. His satirical work braves the world of social commentary in a bold, colorful and humorous manner. Wrig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Strange Trails
Located in Miami, FL
Neill Wright is a multidisciplinary artist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. His satirical work braves the world of social commentary in a bold, colorful and humorous manner. Wrig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
This One Glowing Moment, Now, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in San Francisco, CA
"This One Glowing Moment, Now" is an original Acrylic on Canvas painting by the Skye Brothers.
Based out of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, the story of art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Red Twilight
By Beau Carey
Located in Denver, CO
"By using references to navigational coastal profiling and by borrowing and subverting compositional structures of the 19th century American landscape painters I examine how modern l...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Inland Island #59" Yellow Gestural Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting
By Hyunmee Lee
Located in Baltimore, MD
This piece by Hyunmee Lee is framed. The price reflects the framed piece. Unframed dimensions: 60 x 60 inches.
"My art practice crosses three continents over two decades. The works consider the images and ideas that mark my journey into the spiritual and cultural dimensions of painting as a creative activity. During a period when I have carried adventurous journeys across several different social and geographic divides, I began to search deeper for an understanding of who I am, and where I am. My paintings started to explore the idea of self as the most fundamental element of human nature; I tried to seek my identity as I examined human nature." Hyunmee Lee was born in Seoul Korea, where she grew up practicing Western Modern art with experience in Eastern painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Acrylic
Oil on Canvas: 'Defiance'
By Brian Neish
Located in New York, NY
Neish’s interest is unswerving in expressing something of the actual properties inherent to oil paint as a material in its own right. Paint is dragged and spread across its support r...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil on Canvas: 'Lament'
By Brian Neish
Located in New York, NY
Neish’s interest is unswerving in expressing something of the actual properties inherent to oil paint as a material in its own right. Paint is dragged and spread across its support r...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Confetti
By Sandi Neiman
Located in Austin, TX
Sandi Neiman (b. 1959)
Title: "Confetti"
Size: 12" x 12"
Medium: Mixed Media on Board
Markings: Signed and Titled on Back
Sandi Neiman is local to the Austin, TX area and has recen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Happy Landscape 3 - Framed Original Orange Acrylic and Graphite on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sergio Valenzuela “Valenz” is a contemporary Guatemalan artist who tells stories with everyday objects, primarily expressing them with graphite and acrylic on canvas. His artworks pr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite
Scholes II
By Al Held
Located in New York, NY
This screenprint was created by the artist in 1991. Signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 80 measuring 29 x 34 in. (73.7 x 86.4 cm.). Published by The Metropolitan Museu...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Screen
Seascape #8
Located in New York, NY
Seascape, 2014
Gouasche on board
20 x 16 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Gouache
CAKES STACKED/SINGLE SACK (yellow on green)
By Gary Komarin
Located in Fairfield, CT
Art in America
Sarah S. King July 2003
Komarin’s most successful works are serial - such as the Pop-artish “cake” images - in which versions of a crudely outlined central image...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
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.