Contemporary Portrait 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: Black
Oh Venus!, Original Kinetic - Mixed Media with Black Glitter Dust
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Oh Venus!" is a unique kinetic mixed media artwork with Black Glitter Dust on panel by a world-renowned French contemporary artist, Patrick Rubinstein. He is famous for his diverse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Silver
Graffi, Original Kinetic - Mixed Media with Gold Leaf
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Graffi" is a unique kinetic mixed media artwork with Black Glitter Dust on panel by a world-renowned French contemporary artist, Patrick Rubinstein. He is famous for his diverse st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Silver
LEOSO, Original Kinetic - Mixed Media with Black Glitter Dust
Located in San Francisco, CA
"LOESO" is a unique kinetic mixed media artwork with Black Glitter Dust on panel by a world-renowned French contemporary artist, Patrick Rubinstein. He is famous for his diverse sty...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Silver
Mirror K
Located in New York, NY
A uniquely hand painted print from the original panting by the artist. The print feature a unique combination of lines, symbols, drawing and words painted by the artist on the surfac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil, Archival Pigment, Canvas, Paper
Waves of Hope, Original Kinetic - Mixed Media with Gold Leaf
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Waves of Hope" is a unique kinetic mixed media artwork with Silver Leaf on panel by a world-renowned French contemporary artist, Patrick Rubinstein. He is famous for his diverse st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Silver
Les Crane Volant, Original Kinetic - Mixed Media with Silver Leaf
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Les Crane Volant" is a unique kinetic mixed media artwork with Silver Leaf on panel by a world-renowned French contemporary artist, Patrick Rubinstein. He is famous for his diverse...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Silver
Dance des Idpidopodres, Original Kinetic - Mixed Media 22 carat Gold L
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Dance des Idpidopodres" is a unique kinetic mixed media artwork with Gold Leaf on panel by a world-renowned French contemporary artist, Patrick Rubinstein. He is famous for his div...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Silver
Millenium Reimagined
Located in New York, NY
A uniquely hand painted print from the original panting by the artist. The print feature a unique combination of lines, symbols, drawing and words painted by the artist on the surfac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Cotton Canvas, Archival Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Pantone Balloon 4
Located in New York, NY
With the distinctive medium of post-it notes, Özmenoğlu re-contextualizes everyday objects from something ordinary to a beautiful work of art. The individualized behavior of each post-it note results in a unique mosaic-like effect with some pieces curling upwards, creating shadows and revealing the original color. This is a unique piece mixed media artwork done by using post-it notes, silk screen, and painting.
Ardan Ozmenoglu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen
Scot
By Bryan Drury
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Bryan Drury, oil on wood, unique
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jackie Camalot Blue Haze
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Russell Young, acrylic on canvas with diamond dust
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Censored II
Located in New York, NY
A uniquely hand painted print from the original panting by the artist. The print feature a unique combination of lines, symbols, drawing and words painted by the artist on the surfac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Canvas
Mirror II Reimagined
Located in New York, NY
A uniquely hand painted print from the original panting by the artist. The print feature a unique combination of lines, symbols, drawing and words painted by the artist on the surfac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil
Pantone Balloon 5
Located in New York, NY
With the distinctive medium of post-it notes, Özmenoğlu re-contextualizes everyday objects from something ordinary to a beautiful work of art. The individualized behavior of each post-it note results in a unique mosaic-like effect with some pieces curling upwards, creating shadows and revealing the original color. This is a unique piece mixed media artwork done by using post-it notes, silk screen, and painting.
Ardan Ozmenoglu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen
Pantone Balloon 6
Located in New York, NY
With the distinctive medium of post-it notes, Özmenoğlu re-contextualizes everyday objects from something ordinary to a beautiful work of art. The individualized behavior of each pos...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen
Mirror L
Located in New York, NY
A uniquely hand painted print from the original panting by the artist. The print feature a unique combination of lines, symbols, drawing and words painted by the artist on the surfac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pencil, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Smoking Kills Blue
Located in New York, NY
With the distinctive medium of post-it notes, Özmenoğlu re-contextualizes everyday objects from something ordinary to a beautiful work of art. The individualized behavior of each pos...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Postcard, Screen
Smokers Die
Located in New York, NY
With the distinctive medium of post-it notes, Özmenoğlu re-contextualizes everyday objects from something ordinary to a beautiful work of art. The individualized behavior of each pos...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Po...
Vanity Mirror Reimagined
Located in New York, NY
A uniquely hand painted print from the original panting by the artist. The print feature a unique combination of lines, symbols, drawing and words painted by the artist on the surfac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Cotton Canvas, Archival Paper, Ink, Pencil, Archival Ink
Black Mirror Reimagined
Located in New York, NY
A uniquely hand painted print from the original panting by the artist. The print feature a unique combination of lines, symbols, drawing and words painted by the artist on the surfac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Ink, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil, Archival Pigment
Mirror I Reimagined
Located in New York, NY
A uniquely hand painted print from the original panting by the artist. The print feature a unique combination of lines, symbols, drawing and words painted by the artist on the surfac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Ink, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil, Archival Pigment
MW Mirror Reimagined
Located in New York, NY
A uniquely hand painted print from the original panting by the artist. The print feature a unique combination of lines, symbols, drawing and words painted by the artist on the surfac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Ink, Pencil
Mirror V Reimagined
Located in New York, NY
A uniquely hand painted print from the original panting by the artist. The print feature a unique combination of lines, symbols, drawing and words painted by the artist on the surfac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Ink
Papilio Ornate Kinetic - Mixed Media
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Papilio Ornate" is a unique kinetic mixed media artwork on panel by a world-renowned French contemporary artist, Patrick Rubinstein. He is famous for his diverse style representing ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Butterfly Waltz, Kinetic - Mixed Media
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Butterfly Waltz" is a unique kinetic mixed media artwork on panel by a world-renowned French contemporary artist, Patrick Rubinstein. He is famous for his diverse style representing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
'Wife Portrait' Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting
By Ly Hung Anh
Located in Rye, NY
Ly Hung Anh was born in Hanoi, Vietnam in 1975 where he currently lives. Known for his figurative oil on canvas paintings, he often paints members of his family in black, white and g...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Autumna - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait Painting, Oil, Canvas
By Ger Doornink
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Measures include black wooden frame.
The Dutch multidisciplinary artist, Ger Doornink, specialises in painting, illustration and photography. Time spent living in Tokyo, Milan and c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Bowie
Located in New York, NY
With the distinctive medium of post-it notes, Özmenoğlu re-contextualizes everyday objects from something ordinary to a beautiful work of art. The individualized behavior of each pos...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Screen, Paper, Mixed Media
Beauty Balloon Pink with Triangles
Located in New York, NY
This series features an image of Kate Moss blowing up a piece of bubblegum that evokes both playfulness and her alluring confidence. With the distinctive medium of post-it notes, Özm...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Mixed Media
Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - The Village
By Kusbudiyanto
Located in Paris, IDF
Kusbudiyanto is an Indonesian artist born in 1969 who lives & works in Jogjakarta, Indonesia.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Eyes Closed
Located in New York, NY
Ayline Olukman is a multimedia artist whose work addresses the notion of intimacy, solitude and wandering. She uses photography, painting, writing, etching, painting and drawing. In...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Laid Paper, Photographic Paper, Stretcher Bars
Last Night
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in New York, NY
Nails and thread on wooden panel. The work comes in a plexiglass box.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in the earlier years of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Textile, Thread, Plexiglass, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Breakfast at Tiffanys III
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in New York, NY
Nails and thread on wooden panel with plexiglass box. It consists 2 panels of 47"x 61"
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Textile, Thread, Plexiglass, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Vinyl
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in New York, NY
Unique glass spheres are arranged to create a colorful portrait of young woman. The light reflects off the glass spheres, creating a dynamic interplay.
Rock, Iconic album covers, cl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Glass, Mixed Media
Beautiful Prince, Kinetic - Mixed Media
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Beautiful Prince" is a unique kinetic mixed media artwork on panel by a world-renowned French contemporary artist, Patrick Rubinstein. He is famous for his diverse style representin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Go Girl, Kinetic - Mixed Media
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Go Girl" is a unique kinetic mixed media artwork on panel by a world-renowned French contemporary artist, Patrick Rubinstein. He is famous for his diverse style representing a mixt...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
CUSTOM Contemporary Art, Gold Leaf Portrait, Modern Art-Harmony
Located in Delaware , OH
CUSTOM Contemporary Art, Gold Leaf Portrait, Modern Art-Harmony
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“Harmony, (Behtyie-A13)” is mixed media portrait art by Addison Jones featuring her own portrait ph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sweet Seduction
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in New York, NY
Nails and thread on wooden panel. The work comes in a plexiglass box.
In his latest body of work, the Dutch artist Nemo Jantzen is combining skills obtained in the earlier years of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Textile, Thread, Plexiglass, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
'Tribal Woman' African portrait painting of a woman figure dressed with jewels
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Tribal Woman' a highly detailed portrait painting of a tribal African black woman with jewellery and headdress. Ignacio Trelis is a Spanish contempor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
J'aime le Luxe, Kinetic - Mixed Media with Gold Leaf
Located in San Francisco, CA
"J'aime le Luxe" is a unique kinetic mixed media artwork with Gold Leaf on panel by a world-renowned French contemporary artist, Patrick Rubinstein. He is famous for his diverse sty...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Pile of Hay" Oil painting 37"x71"inch by Sarah Tantawy
By Sarah Tantawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pile of Hay" Oil painting 37"x71"inch by Sarah Tantawy
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Michael Jordan, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Rye, NY
William (Bill) Lopa emerged onto the Sports Art scene in the mid 1990’s with his unique aesthetic style of kinetic impressionism. He uses spatter techniques to capture athletes in motion and utilizes a pallet knife with brightly bold colors. His works have been featured in art galleries across the nation. Bill has also been chosen to paint commemorative artwork at All-Star and Championship sporting events. This framed original and unique 1/1 painting of global NBA icon Michael Jordan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sarah 5 - Nail and Thread Original Mixed Media String Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s work is influenced by Egyptian hieroglyphs, graffiti and his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. On his sculptural and three-dimensional mixed media artworks he covers the wood panel with carefully placed nails and creates intriguing portraits with thread woven through the nails. The harmony of the overall filography composition finds its way through his intricate threading of yarn into a cohesive visual statement. Hidden within the patterns and markings of this string art portrait are limitless points of interest, constantly revealing the imagery in a new way for us to discover. His works have been exhibited at galleries and art fairs internationally, including Los Angeles, New York, Zurich, Hong Kong and London.
This unique mixed media artwork measures 45 inches high by 42 inches wide and 3 inches deep. The shadows cast by the nails and black thread add a three-dimensional texture to this monochromatic artwork. It is wired and ready to hang. It does not require framing. It is signed and dated by the artist on the back of the artwork. Free local Los Angeles delivery. Affordable U.S. and global shipping options available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included.
Philosophy, mathematics, scientific theory, poetry and astronomy are a few of the themes that run through his paintings and he expresses it with unique imagery. Hunt describes his contemporary imagery as, “Chaotic order pouring from the watery depths of my unconscious”.
Ricky Hunt lives and paints in Los Angeles. A brief period of drug addiction in the 1980's led to a term of incarceration for the artist. This in turn led to the discovery of his artistic talent and personal transformation through the love of art. He found inspiration in artists such as Basquiat and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Thread, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Other Medium
"DUAL Pop Icon No. 1", Monumental Contemporary Spray Painted Portrait
By Paul Barces
Located in Houston, TX
Bold, graphic spray paint portrait piece by local Houston street artist DUAL titled "Pop Icon No. 1 ". Signed, titled, and dated on the back. This piece was featured at a solo exhibition of DUAL's work titled "Waste Nothing" at the Wedge Space in Houston, TX in 2016.
Artist Biography:
DUAL stands for the conflict between “street art” and “fine” art, between freeway burners and gallery exhibitions, between mass recognition and total anonymity. His bold lines and fresh colors are a break from the every day monotony of life in the city—a taste of urban subculture, whether you asked for it or not.
While one may not have a choice in where and when they encounter a DUAL piece, DUAL leaves it up to the observer to assign a meaning to his work. By operating under a pseudonym, he lets his audience write their own narrative for who he is and the message he is trying to get across.
Perhaps best known for his work with wheat paste, particularly since his feature in the 2011 wheat pasting documentary Stick ‘Em Up!, DUAL has never been one to confine himself to a particular medium, background, or context.
He has been recognized not only for his work with silkscreen and spray paint, but also for his work with lithography and acrylics. Though his obsession with “making marks” stems from his background in graffiti, he has translated that into a passion for creating art. His “art” includes everything from large-scale murals to micro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Contraseñas
Located in New York, NY
Julio Alan Lepez
Contraseñas, 2017
Oil on canvas
14 x 18 in
(35.56h x 45.72w cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Larry
Located in Dallas, TX
Sedrick Huckaby's paintings and works on paper metaphorically express universal themes of faith, family, community, and heritage. Huckaby focuses on the subjects of quilts and portra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Les Dormeurs
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint painting, title : Les dormeurs
146 cm x97 cm
France, 2013
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary portrait paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary portrait 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 portrait 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, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Nemo Jantzen, America Martin, Jack Graves III, and Timothy Archer. 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 portrait paintings, so small editions measuring 2 inches across are also available. Prices for portrait 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 $88 and tops out at $430,743, while the average work sells for $4,000.
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