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.
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Style: Contemporary
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2023
Located in New York, NY
Spanish artist Xavi Carbonell born 1971, actively paints like a child as an adult, and leaves all of his pieces "untitled" so that each viewer can create their own story. The result...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Islands of Spray 6 - Contemporary Abstract Blue and Pink Landscape Painting
By Kenji Lim
Located in Wien, Wien
Kenji Lim
Islands of Spray 6 - Contemporary Abstract Blue and Pink Landscape Painting
Acrylic on linen, framed
54 cm x 54 cm
Unique copy
Kenji Lim is a British artist based in Essex...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Raw Linen, Acrylic
Free-Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'Burlesk' All Over-Out'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Free-Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'Burlesk' All Over-In'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Tropical Fantasy Floral #2 Oil on Canvas By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Floral wall art depicting the luxury and abundance of the tropical floral jenra with large overlapping inventive flowers
Tropical Fantasy Floral #2' Oil on Canvas By Marc Zimmerman
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Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Free-Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'NYC Blow Out'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Pink Tenement House - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Free-Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'NYC Black White-Out'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Untitled
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Mixed Media on canvas by Brazilian artist Alander Especie.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Villa 1 - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Silver Peace, Original painting, Birch Trees, Forest, Nature art, Framed acrylic
Located in Deddington, GB
An original acrylic painting of a silver birch trees. The canvas is splattered in whites, greys, yellows, greens and black, forming a beautiful detailed and vibrant forest.
ADDITION...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"And the Time Turn Around", Contemporary, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Painting, Wood
Located in St. Louis, MO
Born in Columbus, Ohio in 1968, Ronald Johnson received an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2003. Since then, Johnson has exhibited widely both nationally and internatio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Polyurethane
Free-Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'NYC Blue Four Piece-In'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Traces, Abstract Oil Paint Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Traces
oil paint on canvas
Original Art
Ready to Hang
authenticity certificate
"Traces" is an exploration of texture and history. Rendered in a palette of neutral colors, the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Voluptuous Rhythm in Blue - Large Floral Painting - Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
The painting comes with a certificate of authenticity and a letter of appraisal.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Free-Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'Burlesk'-In'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Free-Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'Black Red White-In'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Free-Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'White Red Black-In'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Free-Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'NYC Four Piece-In'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Free-Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'NYC Red Four Piece-In'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Salt Stone by Shirley Lewis Large Square Contemporary Blue Painting on Canvas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Shirley’s love of creating came at an early age. She learned many of her techniques from the time she spent with her depression-era grandmother, making artistic statements from items...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Encaustic
Free-Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'NYC in Gold'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
The Earth XXXI - I - Original Abstract Textural Wall Sculpture Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Victoria Kovalenchikova’s abstract artworks are an outlook on the transformation of the world surrounding us; a shout in the cold infinity of cosmos. Kovalenchikova expresses through...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Epoxy Resin, Mixed Media, Oil
Free-Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'Burlesk'-Out'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Mountain - Landscape Painting Blue White Red Grey Yellow Black
By Leith Ridley
Located in Sofia, BG
"Mountain" is a painting by the South African - French artist Leith Ridley.
About the artwork:
TECHNIQUE: oil painting mounted on linen canvas
STYLE: Abstract, Contemporary
Editi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Free-Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'NYC in Red-Out'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Free-Hand, Minimal, Cutwork: 'NYC in Red-In'
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen’s Cut Work series is a free hand paper cutting process that charts the contours of our ever-changing emotional experience through the movement of form, line, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Matrix In Creation No 12
Located in Berlin, DE
Acrylic paint on canvas, 2015. It comes directly from the studio of the artist.
Height 65 in ( 165 cm ), Width 39.37 in ( 100 cm )
Matrix In Creation belongs to a line of more than 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
June on The Cove, Landscape, Waterscape, Reflections, Blue, Water, Horizontal
By Betty Ball
Located in Riverdale, NY
June On The Cove by Betty Ball is part of her Land and Sea series. It is Oil on Linen, 24x48. It has a white float frame. Framed size is 25.5 x 49.5. It is $2,895. It is a beaut...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Cool Over Warm I" Contemporary Abstract Landscape Framed Oil On Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Cool Over Warm I" is a framed oil painting on canvas by Marshall Noice, depicting an abstracted copse of white trees set against a multicolored background. The artist's use of inten...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Wheat, Hampshire, Original painting, Blue, Modern, Skyscape, Abstract art
Located in Deddington, GB
I spend many hours a week walking my young working cocker Scout, and I always carry a sketchbook with me. Hampshire is full of wheat fields and in the Spring the young grasses are an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Sunkissed 4 - Original Abstract Artwork with Texture, Resin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nichole McDaniel's artistry unfolds as a captivating fusion of contemporary landscapes and abstract compositions, drawing inspiration from both local surroundings and her exploration...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
R. Poch WOMAN Lola acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
49 Lola 100x80_ cm acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production company La Cosa de las...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
R. Poch Brindis acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
120.Brindis acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production company La Cosa de las Pelicula...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Choreographer. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
In this Harlequin series work Berlin has The choreographer absent mindedly slipping on a ballet slipper. The hand is hardly discernible on the canvas as it is in his mind. His gaze a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in Dallas, TX
Color Simplicity and Free Geometry
L7matrix came to a unique style through his experimentation – namely, he combines geometrical elements and very stylized color puzzles with reali...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"((((()))))", Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas with Mixed Media, Colorful
By Ethan Meyer
Located in St. Louis, MO
"My work, both in painting and sculpture, involve networks of intricately connected, overlapping, and morphing shapes and patterns, reflecting the complex and ever-changing nature of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wool, Canvas, Thread, Plastic, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Wollblume by Shirley Lewis Large Square Contemporary Blue Painting on Canvas
Located in Atlanta, GA
Shirley’s love of creating came at an early age. She learned many of her techniques from the time she spent with her depression-era grandmother, making artistic statements from items...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Encaustic
No Name
Located in Dallas, TX
Color Simplicity and Free Geometry
L7matrix came to a unique style through his experimentation – namely, he combines geometrical elements and very stylized color puzzles with reali...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Big Sur bouquet - Still-life Art by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
A floral, but instead of a vase it finds itself in a jungle setting. Rich reds weave amongst the large green leaves and white flowers creating fullness for this tropical jungle
Flor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
NPO-1
Located in East Patchogue, NY
Ink, gouache and acrylic on Canson Paper .
Unique piece signed by the artist.
Christophe GALUD was born and live in Paris. His father is an artistic director in a large advertising ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Gouache
Red Sky in the Morning
Located in Columbia, MO
Amy Meyer studied art at University of Central Missouri, Indiana State University, and Columbia College, where she completed her degree in painting and drawi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wax, Oil, Wood Panel
"My Marie-Antoinette Heart" Contemporary Pop Art Oil Painting with Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
Untitled 4 - Contemporary Expressive Abstract Painting, Conceptual Art
Located in Salzburg, AT
Urszula Wilk – artist statment:
I have always been interested in the idea of infiniteness of a painting and its opposite – that is the physical finiteness of the painting. This phys...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
“Hi-hat Kabbalah”, abstract, nude, music, pink, green, blue, acrylic painting
By Sandra Cohen
Located in Natick, MA
Sandra Cohen’s “Hi-hat Kabbalah” is a 30 x 24 x 1.5 inch acrylic painting on canvas, painted loosely in a light spring palette of blue, green, pink, and white, with sharp concentric ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Personal Sun
Located in Dallas, TX
With its roots deeply intertwined in the enduring legacy of medieval and early Renaissance art, this pastel establishes a connection to artistic lineage and transports observers to t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Wax Crayon
“Doomed Romantic”, abstract, blue, green, black, pink, white, acrylic painting
By Sandra Cohen
Located in Natick, MA
Sandra Cohen’s “Doomed Romantic” is a 30 x 24 x .25 inch abstract acrylic painting on canvas board, loosely painted in blue, green, black, pink, red, and white. Stormy shapes of blac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sydney Triptych - Fabric on Canvas - Abstract Art by Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
Sydney Triptych (3 panels) - Fabric on Canvas - Abstract Art by Beverly Bigwood
Each Panel is 26"x48"
Experience the captivating new art abstract collection by Beverly Bigwood, whe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media
Untitled 3 - Modern Landscape and Mountains Painting, Abstract, Joyful, Colorful
By Anna Ładecka
Located in Salzburg, AT
Anna Ładecka is a Paris-based polish illustrator and painter.
Graduated from Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts, Master of Art - Diploma in painting and lithography and obtained a scholar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Joy In The Unknown" - Original Abstract Landscape Painting
By Dana Cowie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Using an impasto, painterly technique Dana Cowie creates cubist-inspired farm and rural landscapes. Working within controlled color schemes, her artworks appear abstract up close and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sun Dial; Aged Drawing No. 20
Located in Dallas, TX
Static and dynamic symbols live, rotate, grow, die and explode underneath vaporous clouds of color or find respite in an interior structure. Man-made machines move with intention sur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Wax Crayon, Graphite
“Thunderhead”, contemporary, pink, green, blue, yellow, red, acrylic painting
By Sandra Cohen
Located in Natick, MA
Sandra Cohen’s “Thunderhead” is a 24 x 24 x 1 inch acrylic painting on cradled wood, loosely painted in colors of pink, brown, blue, and green. At the top, a dense and chaotic storm ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
White No 9 - soft, contemporary, abstract, marble dust, wax, acrylic on canvas
By Ivo Stoyanov
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Lush layers of white paint in expressive brushstrokes form a geometric pattern that plays out across the canvas in this engaging abstract by Ivo Stoyanov. Internationally recognized ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Marble
Equipoise 6 - soft, contemporary, abstract, marble dust, wax, acrylic on canvas
By Ivo Stoyanov
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canadian artist Ivo Stoyanov is internationally recognized for his compelling abstract paintings. This piece, one of a series illustrates Stoyanov’s masterful vision that combines ge...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Marble
Framed Original Acrylic Painting
By Jenik Cook
Located in Chatsworth, CA
This is an original acrylic painting on paper by Jenik Cook. Hand signed by the artist, it includes Letter of Authenticity. This piece comes from the artist's personal collection. Me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Babies ate my Dingo", contemporary, orange, green, pink, blue, acrylic painting
By Sandra Cohen
Located in Natick, MA
Sandra Cohen’s “Babies ate my Dingo” is a 24 x 24 x 1 inch acrylic painting on cradled wood, in light tones of mint green, blue, orange, pink, yellow and red. Realistically depicted ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Equipoise 2 - soft, contemporary, abstract, marble dust, wax, acrylic on canvas
By Ivo Stoyanov
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The allure of deep pink, a colour that evokes feelings of pure joy dominates the canvas in this enigmatic abstract painting by Ivo Stoyanov. The Canadian artist has become internatio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Marble
"Smart Biomass" Painting 28" x 24" inch by Gosha Ostretsov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Smart Biomass" Painting 28" x 24" inch by Gosha Ostretsov
Born in 1967, in Moscow
Lived in Paris for ten years (1988 - 1998), now lives and works in Moscow.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
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Category
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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.