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
Artist: Margaret Evangeline
Zen Camellia
Located in New Orleans, LA
Margaret Evangeline is a contemporary painter, sculptor, and installation artist who lives and works in New York City. She was the first female recipient of an MFA in Fine Arts from ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Greening World #9
Located in New Orleans, LA
MARGARET EVANGELINE received her MFA from the University of New Orleans (UNO) in 1978, where she was the first woman to graduate from the program. Margaret studied with Calvin Harlan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lone Camellia
Located in New Orleans, LA
MARGARET EVANGELINE received her MFA from the University of New Orleans (UNO) in 1978, where she was the first woman to graduate from the program. Margaret studied with Calvin Harlan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
Blue Punk Camellia
Located in New Orleans, LA
MARGARET EVANGELINE received her MFA from the University of New Orleans (UNO) in 1978, where she was the first woman to graduate from the program. Margaret studied with Calvin Harlan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oliver's Camellia
Located in New Orleans, LA
MARGARET EVANGELINE received her MFA from the University of New Orleans (UNO) in 1978, where she was the first woman to graduate from the program. Margaret studied with Calvin Harlan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Another Camellia Portal #4
Located in New Orleans, LA
MARGARET EVANGELINE received her MFA from the University of New Orleans (UNO) in 1978, where she was the first woman to graduate from the program. Margaret studied with Calvin Harlan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Coteau Camellia
Located in New Orleans, LA
MARGARET EVANGELINE received her MFA from the University of New Orleans (UNO) in 1978, where she was the first woman to graduate from the program. Margaret studied with Calvin Harlan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Language 2
Located in New Orleans, LA
MARGARET EVANGELINE received her MFA from the University of New Orleans (UNO) in 1978, where she was the first woman to graduate from the program. Margaret studied with Calvin Harlan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Starry Camellia
Located in New Orleans, LA
MARGARET EVANGELINE received her MFA from the University of New Orleans (UNO) in 1978, where she was the first woman to graduate from the program. Margaret studied with Calvin Harlan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Ice Camellia
Located in New Orleans, LA
MARGARET EVANGELINE received her MFA from the University of New Orleans (UNO) in 1978, where she was the first woman to graduate from the program. Margaret studied with Calvin Harlan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Oil
Greening World #6
Located in New Orleans, LA
MARGARET EVANGELINE received her MFA from the University of New Orleans (UNO) in 1978, where she was the first woman to graduate from the program. Margaret studied with Calvin Harlan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
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