Contemporary Animal Paintings
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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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Metal
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil, Panel, Graphite
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Charcoal, Varnish, Acrylic, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Paint, Paper, Gouache
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Glass, Epoxy Resin, Wood, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1990s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Panel
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Ink, Acrylic, Vinyl, Pen, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil, Panel, Graphite, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Johansen Newman paints a portrait of a young tattooed woman with flowing hair. Her hazel eyes strike a piercing gaze toward the viewer. Sparrows flutte...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil, Panel, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist Jeff Fleming shows a contemporary portrait of a charming dog bouncing a blue ball with its button nose. "Dalmatians have a storied history of their contributions to helping firefighters," says Jeff. He pays tribute to their bravery and adds the stars and stripes background to emphasize their important role in American history. Jeff creates details with brushes and string for decorative patterns, whisking paint in random strokes for a dynamic boost of energy.
About the Artist
Artist Jeff Fleming uses fingerpainting to create exuberant portraits of dogs. Growing up in Southern California, Jeff was first introduced to fingerpainting in kindergarten. He painted through high school and college and won several art awards, including Best of Show in a city wide student competition. After graduating with a degree in journalism and advertising, he went to work as an art director. For the next 40 years, he created print, radio and television ads for a number of top agencies. "After retiring in 2019, the clouds of stress and pressure cleared and allowed me to set my creative energy free," says Jeff. He began developing new techniques focused on the excitement and energy of painting. Today, he uses a variety of methods and tools, including fingerpainting wearing nitrile gloves...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Animal Paintings
Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic