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Contemporary Animal 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
Caballo Yellow Horse Mixed Media Maroufle Framed In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Caballo Yellow Horse Mixed Media Maroufle Framed In Stock Size without frame 24 x 30 cm Mackaay works with recognizable shape:: women, men and anim...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Mixed Media

"Tigre de pared II" art toy, tiger, pop art, Mexican, contempo, sculpture
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
A piece from the exhibition "Cosmic Duality" by artist Mr. Mitote. Mitote is a term we use today to describe a lively, noisy, and excessive gathering. It’s also used to depict tumul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Resin, Paint, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Japanese Contemporary Art by Teppei Ikehila - Modern Borrowed Scenery Shibuya
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Teppei Ikehila is a Japanese artist born in 1978 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. He is graduated from Shimane University in 2001. Since 2000, he has held many priva...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Japanese Contemporary Art by Teppei Ikehila - Modern Borrowed Scenery Iceberg
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Teppei Ikehila is a Japanese artist born in 1978 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. He is graduated from Shimane University in 2001. Since 2000, he has held many priva...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Two girls in a bucolic garden - Louis-Paul Ordonneau, Contemporary pop painting
Located in Paris, FR
Vinyl paint on canvas Signed and dated by the artist on the back Unique work
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Vinyl

Carvallo Oil Painting on Canvas Horse Armour Rome In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Carvallo Oil Painting on Canvas Horse Armour Rome In Stock Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni (1967, Rome) descended from an artistic Tuscan family. His grandfather...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Cupid at bay-Antoine Néron Bancel, 21st Century, Contemporary figurative painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Signed Unique work Antoine Neron-Bancel is a young artist of brazilian origins. After studying literature, he graduated from The Nîmes School of Fine Arts (A...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Stranger in My Pond
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting on linen by artist Veryl Goodnight. Framed.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Linen, Oil

City woman in the countryside. 2020. Oil on canvas 60x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
City woman in the countryside. 2020. Oil on canvas 60x80 cm Dagnia Cherevichnik (1974) Born in 1974 in Riga. Professional education: 1986-1993 – J. Rozentals Riga Art Secondary Scho...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A lullaby for Zuze. 2015. Oil on canvas, 85x95 cm
Located in Riga, LV
A lullaby for Zuze. 2015. Oil on canvas, 85x95 cm Dagnia Cherevichnik (1974) Born in 1974 in Riga. Professional education: 1986-1993 – J. Rozentals Riga Art Secondary School; 1995 ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Philosopher. 2018. Oil on canvas, 60x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Philosopher. 2018. Oil on canvas, 60x50 cm Dagnia Cherevichnik (1974) Born in 1974 in Riga. Professional education: 1986-1993 – J. Rozentals Riga Art Secondary School; 1995 - 2001- ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pig herder. 2007. Oil on canvas, 70x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Pig herder. 2007. Oil on canvas, 70x50 cm Dagnia Cherevichnik (1974) Born in 1974 in Riga. Professional education: 1986-1993 – J. Rozentals Riga Art Secondary School; 1995 - 2001- L...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mara's Pond. 2011. Oil on canvas, 100x110 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Mara's Pond. 2011. Oil on canvas, 100x110 cm Dagnia Cherevichnik (1974) Born in 1974 in Riga. Professional education: 1986-1993 – J. Rozentals Riga Art Secondary School; 1995 - 2001...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Concert. 2016. Oil on canvas, 60x90 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Concert. 2016. Oil on canvas, 60x90 cm Dagnia Cherevichnik (1974) Born in 1974 in Riga. Professional education: 1986-1993 – J. Rozentals Riga Art Secondary School; 1995 - 2001- LMA ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Graceful Magpie Bevallige Ekster Oil Painting on Panel Bird Nature In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Graceful Magpie Bevallige Ekster Oil Painting on Panel Bird Nature In Stock Walter Elst Born in Antwerp, Belgium - 1955 After finishing his study Medicine at the University of Bruss...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Heart of Gold
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original oil painting on linen by artist Krystii Melaine. Framed.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Mr. Bubbles - Blue Agave - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on hand-made Mulberry paper the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Jeff Conroy Mr. Bubbles - Blue Agave...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Mr. Bubbles - Anarchy - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extraordinary dimensionality. By printing it on hand-made Mulberry paper the artist achieves a beautiful aesthetic. The artwork is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options. Jeff Conroy Mr. Bubbles - Anarchy sumi ink and colored pencil on mulberry paper 14.75h x 20w in 37.47h x 50.80w cm JEC153 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Silly Rabbit, Trix are for Kids - Gyotaku Style Sumi Ink Painting of an Octopus
Located in Chicago, IL
A small octopus is inked in the Japanese style of Gyo-Taku print making. Using sumi ink to "print" the octopus, the artist then embellishes it with colored pencil to convey an extra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil

Stormy Weather Blues
Located in Cleveland, OH
Multiple Black Outline Bunnies, Blue
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Oil

Lord of the jungle
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Portrait of a tiger
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Oil

Fusion in Cream and Colors
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original acrylic painting by artist Greg Ragland. Gallery wrapped canvas.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Nambe Myth
Located in Bozeman, MT
Paying attention to what's outside, beyond walls, fences and myths of the modern world, my painting process inspires me to become more aware, attuned and present. I get excited notic...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Paint, Paper, Gouache

Sunset
Located in Zofingen, AG
A blazing red-orange sky stretches above the quiet earth as the golden sun melts into the valley. Below, a shimmering river winds through the landscape, reflecting the last light of ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Shaman's Cat in a Tree
Located in Bozeman, MT
Enthralled with the lore and spirituality of American Indian cultures, his work often depicts these traditional subjects in nontraditional ways. Hawkins captures the raw sense of ele...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Chanel Quilted Black Caviar Ray - Sumi Ink on Mulberry Paper, Gyotaku Original
Located in Chicago, IL
Designers have an wide reach through out the world but have yet to reach the depths of the ocean. Artist Jeff Conroy has created this Gyotaku print of large ray entitled simply "Channel Quilted Black Caviar Ray" to fill that void. To achieve this remarkable painting, the artist applies sumi ink to a sting ray he caught himself on Florida's Gulf Coast, then "prints" it onto Marbled Mulberry paper - a soft, handmade paper. He then embellishes the details with watercolor to give extraordinary dimension and interest to its overall aesthetic. The artwork is framed as shown. Jeff Conroy Chanel Quilted Black Caviar Ray sumi ink and watercolor on mulberry paper 37h x 25w in 93.98h x 63.50w cm FRAMED DIMENSIONS 42.50h x 30.75w x 1d in 107.95h x 78.11w x 2.54d cm JEC083 Gyotaku - A Japanese word translated from "gyo" meaning fish and "taku" meaning stone impression and is believed to get its inspiration from Chinese stone rubbings of calligraphy, which then gave rise to printing . This tradition dates back to the mid-1800s and was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of its own. Prints were made using Sumi ink and Washi paper. It is rumored that Samurai would settle fishing competitions using Gyotaku prints. This original form of Gyotaku is still utilized today, and can be seen hanging in fish and tackle shops all...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Watercolor, Sumi Ink, Mulberry Paper

The leader
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Portrait of a lion
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Oil

BEACH HOUSE - Hyperrealism / Portrait of crab with conch shell on the beach
Located in New York, NY
Will Wilson (b. 1957, Baltimore, MD) completed his studies at the Schuler School of Fine Arts, Baltimore, MD, and the New York Academy of Art, New York, NY. He began exhibiting with ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Domestic Forager" large scale contemporary surrealist watercolor of anteater
Located in New York, NY
40"x60" watercolor on paper, signed on reverse by the artist. In this contemporary surrealist painting, an anteater is foraging through cast off items from domestic life. The anima...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

The Magic War - Surreal Disney Characters, Highly Detailed Original Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
The painting is based on the sketch I made for a friend who in the early 90's wrote an account of his years as an occultist in Berkely, CA during the 1970's and 80's. He apprenticed himself to a charismatic magician. The latter believed himself to be both the returned Christ and the magical child (incarnated spell) of the infamous Alestair Crowley. This magician took on the form of Mickey Mouse in order to carry out his ministry, the ultimate goal of which was to be crowned at the Vatican. In time the apprentice became roused to individuate from his master and took the Satanic role in the form of Donald Duck (the avian predator of mice: Horus the Avenger...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

L' Abbatimento della Bandiera Oil Painting on Canvas Mythology In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
L' Abbatimento della Bandiera Oil Painting on Canvas Mythology In Stock Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni (1967, Rome) descended from an artistic Tuscan family. His grandfather, father, sist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Grilling Guests - Photorealistic Painting of Summer Grilling Scene with Frogs
Located in Chicago, IL
Rick Pas Grilling Guests acrylic on panel 24h x 24w in 60.96h x 60.96w cm RPA004 ARTIST'S STATEMENT Creating is an addiction. With all the highs and lows you would expect. I am interested in the surface textures and creating paintings that portray them in realistic detail. Hopefully a viewer will feel they can run a hand over the feathers and moss, or grasp an object in the painting. This detail is usually composed in an abstract design. The design can occur naturally or be arranged by me. The subjects of my paintings are usually based on the patterns and textures of nature and human interaction with nature. I have found subjects to paint in remote wilderness areas of the world, local parking lots, and my own backyard. EDUCATION Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI Bachelor of Fine Arts Pearson Art Scholarship COMMISSIONS AND COLLECTIONS Alliance for the Great Lakes, Chicago, IL Ameritech, Detroit, MI Charles S. Mott Foundation, Flint, MI General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI Potter Park Zoological Society, Lansing, MI SELECTED PUBLICATIONS "Rick Pas From moths to modern-day life." Southwest Art, January 2016 "Interpreting nature." American Art Collector, September 2015 "Abuzz About Bugs." The Artist's Magazine, July/August, 2015 The Lusitania Conspiracy, Walters Media LLC, Traverse City, MI, 2015 (cover illustrator) "Layer Upon Layer." The Artist's Magazine, July/August, 2011 "Rick Pas: Touchable Texture." Acrylicartist, Fall, 2010 "Competition Spotlight." The Artist's Magazine, April, 2009 "Holland show features art inspired by nature." The Grand Rapids Press, July 27, 2008 "Don't Miss 'Natural Eye' exhibit at HAAC." The Holland Sentinel, June 12, 2008 "Softening the definition of landscapes." American Art Collector, May 2008 "Nature is in the Details." The Artist's Magazine, October, 2007 "Nature's Surfaces and Textures." Whisper in the Woods, Summer, 2007 "Arizona Best of the West-Animal Art." Southwest Art, May 2007 "Cover Competition Finalists." American Artist Watercolor, Spring, 2007 Pintores de la Naturleza, SEO/Birdlife, Madrid, 1997 (illustrator) "A Dark, Dark Day Indeed." Audubon, March, 1988 (illustrator) "Wildlife Artist of the Year." Michigan Out of Doors, December 1987 (article & cover illustrator) "Music in the Men's Room." Audubon, July, 1985 (illustrator) "Bird Art Takes Wing at Wausau." Milwaukee Journal, September 11, 1983 "Wildlife Artist of the Year." Michigan Out of Doors, December 1982 (article & cover illustrator) AWARDS Art Renewal Center Salon 2015-2016, Honorable Mention - Animal category Art Renewal Center Salon 2014-2015, Third Place - Animal category The Artist's Magazine Art Competition Finalist, 2006-2010, 2014 Art Renewal Center Salon 2012-2013, Honorable Mention - Animal category Society of Animal Artists Patricia A. Bott Award for Creative Excellence 2011 Art Renewal Center Salon 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2014-2015 Finalist Society of Animal Artists Award of Excellence 2010 Art Renewal Center Salon 2009-2010, Second Place - Animal category American Artist Cover Competition Finalist, 2007 Fraser Gallery, Georgetown International Honorable Mention, 2003 Arts for the Parks Region III Award, 1992 Indiana Migratory Bird Stamp Design, 1985 Michigan United Conservation Clubs' Wildlife Artist of the Year, 1982,1987 SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2017 William Baczek Fine Arts, Northampton, MA, Animal Kingdom William Baczek Fine Arts, Winter Lovetts Gallery, Tulsa, OK, Red 2016 William Baczek Fine Arts, 20th Anniversary Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Summer William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition Monroe Community Church, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL, Group Exhibition Lovetts Gallery, Cauldron 2015 William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Summer Part 1 JW Marriott, Grand Rapids, MI, ArtPrize Handwright Gallery, New Canaan, CT, Small Works Ann Brierly Gallery, Winnetka, IL, Ann Nathan Gallery Satellite Exhibition RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY, A Magical Menagerie 2014 William Baczek Fine Arts, Spring William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition 2013 Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH, Environmental Impact (Exhibition national tour locations include: The R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI Roger Tory Peterson...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

The measurement of space - Onisco, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
An original piece from the series "The measurement of space", oil and pencil on paper, 54 x 42 cm, 2014. I am a terrible chess player, because every time I play, I get distracted...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Oil

"Diablito de pared II" art toy, red devil, pop art, Mexican, contempo, sculpture
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
A piece from the exhibition "Cosmic Duality" by artist Mr. Mitote. Mitote is a term we use today to describe a lively, noisy, and excessive gathering. It’s also used to depict tumul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Resin, Paint, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Afternoon swim
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Portrait of an elephant
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Oil

Brian Leo 'Hang in There'
Located in New York, NY
Brian Leo Hang in There 2020 Acrylic on stretched canvas 36 x 24 inches Brian Leo was born in New Jersey in 1976, and is currently living in New York Ci...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Aurum 21 -Decorative Flowers Birds Animal Painting Gold Contemporary Circles
Located in London, GB
The collaboration between Keng Wai Lee and Marco Araldi is based on the contrast between the techniques used. Marco uses ink pen and gold, creating geometrical patterns and graphic i...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Tide
Located in Miami, FL
Tide is a painting made by Evelyne Ballestra, a French contemporary artist. This blue, purple and green tons expressionist painting is inspired from horses walking on the beach, alon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Osprey 1 (after Audubon)
Located in Bozeman, MT
Reed borrows visual fragments from predominantly seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Northern European art, citing the artists of these works like a dutiful scholar. She copies and r...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Paper, Oil

A Maker, Comic Animal modern pop art painting on Cow Flying Car wings, In Stock
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
WANG ZHI WU 王志武 1984 China Wang Zhi Wu is well-known by personifying animals in his paintings. Animals in Wang’s paintings have cartoon-liked shapes. Their images mix with differe...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bee Scene (Dark Blue)
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b. 1986 Adam Umbach was born in Chicago, and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. After being inspired from an early age by the modern masters collection at the Art Institute of Chicago, he received his BFA in painting from the University of Wisconsin. He has exhibited his large-scale paintings nationally in Cavalier Ebanks Galleries...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Enamel

San Giorgo Oil Painting on Panel Dragon Boy Saint In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
San Giorgo Oil Painting on Panel Dragon Boy Saint In Stock Tino Luciano (1953, Sardinië) Like most artists, Luciano started painting at an early age. His paintings can be considered...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Red Panda with Sketchbook" Contemporary Surrealist Watercolor on Paper
Located in New York, NY
22"x30" watercolor on paper, signed on reverse. In this contemporary surrealist painting, a red panda is depicted holding a sketchbook in its mouth with lea...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Prometheus
Located in New York, NY
Prometheus 2023 Acrylic and oil on canvas 24 x 12 inches Skasi’s work arises from the belief that we inhabit the final romantic era before humanity's inevitable expansion into space...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Acrylic

Why Am I Here
Located in New York, NY
Why Am I Here 2023 Acrylic on canvas 24 x 24 inches Skasi’s work arises from the belief that we inhabit the final romantic era before humanity's inevitable expansion into space. She...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Acrylic

Death Star Moose
Located in Bozeman, MT
For the last 10 years Travis Walker has made landscape paintings about Jackson Hole, a place that never ceases to inspire him to pick up his brushes. He works on location, capturing ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Last Derby
Located in Bozeman, MT
For the last 10 years Travis Walker has made landscape paintings about Jackson Hole, a place that never ceases to inspire him to pick up his brushes. He works on location, capturing ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Reader
Located in New York, NY
Signed on reverse, 22"x30" available unframed. Thomas Broadbent has shown extensively throughout the U.S. as well as internationally. Broadbent’s work won the Pulse Prize for best s...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Tigre atacando I" art toy, tiger, pop art, Mexican, contemporary, sculpture
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
A piece from the exhibition "Cosmic Duality" by artist Mr. Mitote. Mitote is a term we use today to describe a lively, noisy, and excessive gathering. It’s also used to depict tumultuous gatherings marked by disorder, commotion, and sometimes even quarrels. In the colonial past, mitote was a celebration commemorating the establishment of the New Spain kingdom, blending local pride with imperial solemnity. However, throughout both ancient times and the present day, mitotes serve as rituals embedded in the culture and religiosity of various indigenous groups in Mexico, such as the Nahua, Cora, Tepehuan, and Huichol. Adorned in rich attire, gathered around a fire amidst the sounds of musical instruments, and under the intoxicating influence of alcoholic beverages, mitotes serve as occasions to invoke sacred beings—whether protective deities of nature or Christian saints associated with agriculture—to pray for bountiful harvests. Mitotes encompass and have always embodied rites, myths, and life. In homage to the artist’s name, this exhibition is presented as a mitote: a celebration displaying the intimate mythologies of its creator through various artistic expressions such as sculpture, artwork, and video. Cosmic Duality is a concept wherein Mr. Mitote delves into memories of his childhood from a contemporary perspective. His mother introduced him at a young age to the traditions and customs of her native Maltrata, Veracruz, a town steeped in the memory of a noble past wherein it fought for its autonomy. Every year on January 1st, to invoke prosperity, the dance of the huehues (meaning “old people” or “elders” in Nahuatl) is performed. According to oral and local traditions, these characters embody foes in a mocked and vanquished manner, dancing beneath the lash of a tiger or devil. Their costumes feature pre-Columbian symbols merged with elements evoking nature, alongside nods to contemporary entertainment culture. Through the observation and interpretation of nature, numerous ancestral cultures created dual cosmologies. Far from viewing opposites, they conceived of dual complementary systems such as chaos-order, cold-heat, humidity-drought, feminine-masculine, and life-death, among others, to uphold cosmic order. Placed within the context of Mexico City, Mr. Mitote reimagines these enduring principles from ancient religious practices alongside contemporary languages. He does so through vibrant entities that blend tradition and innovation, memory and fantasy, past and present, ancestral ceremonies, and urban rituals. Each artwork serves as a reminder that across all latitudes and human territories, culture thrives, tradition evolves continuously, the past is revitalized, and the present shapes the path forward into the future. The body has served as the quintessential conduit bridging two dual dimensions: the human and the divine, the earthly and the celestial, the microcosm and the macrocosm. In several of his artworks, Mr. Mitote invokes propitiatory dances, and ritual practices, aimed at attracting abundant rain and fostering good harvests, many of which entail risking the physical well-being and even the lives of participants. The tiger hunt...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Resin, Paint, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Sea Floor
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b. 1986 Adam Umbach was born in Chicago, and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. After being inspired from an early age by the modern masters collection at th...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Golden Pheasant in the Garden of Wishes"-Colorful Hyperrealist Acrylic Painting
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vertical 48 inch high by 36 inch wide original painting on canvas is wired and ready to hang. It does not require framing. It is signed and dated by the artist on the front of the artwork. Bonasi says of her work, "In the bird series I have regained my child. With a bright color palette I experience that joy and place of safety, that state of not knowing. I examine and interpret my references loosely with no set composition in mind. Drawing right onto the canvas like a child, I build an imaginative truth that cushions me from the world. The birds cover me with their feathers and I am a hatchling in the nest of my own making." Jodi Bonassi has been actively exhibiting since 1994. She has had solo exhibitions at California State University Northridge, Coagula Curatorial, and other venues including a 2018 retrospective at The Museum of the San Fernando Valley...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Diablito 1" art toy, red devil, pop art, Mexican, mask, contemporary, sculpture
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
A piece from the exhibition "Cosmic Duality" by artist Mr. Mitote. Mitote is a term we use today to describe a lively, noisy, and excessive gathering. It’s also used to depict tumul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Resin, Paint, Spray Paint, Acrylic

"Diablito 4" art toy, red devil, pop art, Mexican, mask, contemporary, sculpture
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
A piece from the exhibition "Cosmic Duality" by artist Mr. Mitote. Mitote is a term we use today to describe a lively, noisy, and excessive gathering. It’s also used to depict tumul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Resin, Paint, Spray Paint, Acrylic

"Tigre III" art toy, smiling jaguar, pop art, mexican art, mask, nature
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
A piece from the exhibition "Cosmic Duality" by artist Mr. Mitote. Mitote is a term we use today to describe a lively, noisy, and excessive gathering. It’s also used to depict tumul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Resin, Paint, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Timeless Battles II Aquarel Handmade Rice Paper Framed Horses In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Timeless Battles II Aquarel Handmade Rice Paper Framed Horses In Stock Gerti Bierenbroodspot is a leading Dutch painter, sculptor, writer and po...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Watercolor

Corner
Located in New York, NY
ink and watercolor on paper, 26"x 30" This painting is from as series of ink and watercolor paintings that depict ad-hoc structures, similar to tree houses or forts. The ...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Watercolor

Great Dino Joanna Flatau Contemporary art woman animal painting red humour joy
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Unique work Hand-signed lower right by the artist Joanna Flatau was born in Varsaw, Poland. She graduated from Varsaw History of Arts University and from th...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Portugese man o´war
Located in Wien, 9
Xenia Ostrovskaya's work explores ideas of heritage and belonging by juxtaposing the Anthropocene world and its memorabilia with sculptural representations of flora and fauna. The no...
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2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

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Acrylic

Mystic Lagoon
Located in Bozeman, MT
Johnny Defeo’s work belongs to the concept of souvenir, attempting to capture the experiences he has in the natural world, where he feels free and most at home. His paintings and rug...
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1990s Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Lithograph

Contemporary animal paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary animal 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 animal 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, orange, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Hunt Slonem, Jeff Conroy, Arozarena De La Fuente, and John Defeo. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint 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 animal paintings, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for animal paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $98 and tops out at $437,000, while the average work sells for $3,497.

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