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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Oil Painting on Canvas– Contemporary Female Portrait - Feminist Artist
Located in Vilnius, LT
Contemporary Pop Art, Feminist Portrait, Oil on Canvas.
"Caught Red-Handed" by Lithuanian artist Laisvyde Salciute presents a sharp feminist commentary through a pop-influenced visua...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Oil on Board And Textures With Selfie, Animals And Figures. “Doubt”.
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Selfie Figurative Magical Painting, oil on board, textured mixed media, created in 2021. This piece represents one of my earlier works, which explores our connection with animals thr...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Wood
This Must Be Illegal
Located in Dallas, TX
HelioBray's latest work, titled "This must be Illegal," is a stunning fusion of his urban intervention style and the intricacies of composite paint. The piece showcases the artist's ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Cotton Canvas, Pigment
Green Abe
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt
Title: Green Abe
Date: 2023
Medium: Oil on Wood
Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16"
Framed Dimensions: 23" x 19"
Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Girl with Cat”
Located in Southampton, NY
Evocative original oil on canvas painting by the Welsh artist, John Bowen. Signed lower left. Condition is very good. Circa 1970. The artist uses the light to capture the beauty of the young girl looking directly at us with her cat resting in her lap. The painting is housed in a dark wood frame with narrow liner of the same time period of the artwork. Overall framed measurement is 41 by 29 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida estate.
John Bowen (1914–2006)
Carmarthenshire Museums Service Collection
Painter, born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. After attending Llanelli and Swansea Schools of Art he taught at Llanelli School of Art, 1939–60, also at the Boys’ Grammar School there apart from wartime service in the Royal Air Force. He was an artist member of SWG and also showed WAC and at the Royal National Eisteddfod. In 1968 he had a retrospective at Parc Howard Mansion, Llanelli. Painter of landscapes in Britain and abroad and still life, in oil and watercolour whose work is in many public collections, including WAC and Newport Art Gallery and Museum.
Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)
His work was influenced by some of the twentieth century's greatest artists such as Pablo Picasso and Marc Chagall. His paintings are in the permanent collections of Parc Howard Museum...
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"O.W. Circles" by Anne Siems, Painting with female portrait, on paper, framed
By Anne Siems
Located in Dallas, TX
Anne Siems has created this artwork by painting and drawing over an archival print on thick 100% cotton fiber paper.
All archival materials.
Unframed size: 8.5x11 inches
Frame size: 15x12x1 inch
ANNE SIEMS
(b. 1965, Germany)
Artist Statement
I was born in Berlin, Germany. From 1969 to 1971 I lived near Buenos Aires, Argentina. My first extended stay in the US was as an exchange student in 1986. Then in 1991, after finishing my MFA in Berlin, I moved to Seattle, WA.
My work has moved from semi-abstract, room-filling plant and insect drawings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic, Panel
Girl in Her Cultural Bead 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This artwork is a wonderful portrait of grace and elegance, capturing the essence of boundless beauty and uniqueness of cultural heritage. The subject, a stunning black Yoruba girl i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Her Ascent- 21st Century Contemporary painting of a woman in red dress
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tanvi Pathare
Her Ascent
190 x 100 cm
Oil on Canvas
Born and brought up in Mumbai,India, Tanvi Pathare showed a growing interest in Fine Arts since a very early age. Encouraged by family,she began her art education at the prestigious Sir J.J.School of Art in Mumbai and received her Bachelors in Fine Arts(Painting) with outstanding grades,topping the University.
After being allured by the Realistic tradition of painting from nature, Tanvi applied and was Accepted At the Florence Academy Of Art, Florence, Italy(FAA).
Here she was honored By the Best Painting Of the Year from the Intermediate Studio of the School among other awards. She taught in the Academy in their Sculpture Drawing Studio.She was awarded for her Outstanding Performance in Art in her final academic year.
Tanvi presently works in her private studio in Florence while continuing to be an instructor in the Academy’s Drawing...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In His Space -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern Men, Interior, Wine
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Oil Painting with Figures and Animals "kairos" 2024
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This painting is a large format oil on canvas, depicting a composition that combines anthropomorphic figures and animal elements, integrated into a dark setting with geometric fragme...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Me and You - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Love Africa Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Figurative/Portrait_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_The Striped Orange Cat, America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"The Striped Orange Cat"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
62.5 x 33.5 in. 64 x 35 in. Framed
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Untitled - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Modern Art, Colour, Acrylic
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Beauty is What I Posessed
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
My beauty is one of a kind, my color is one of a kind, and I cherished my My skin which brings out the strength in me
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fabric
Couple #2- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a nude dancing male and female
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Daniela Astone
Couple #2
50 x 40 cm
Oil on wood
Daniela Astone works and lives in Florence.
For years she was a teacher on the famous Florence Art Academy. Since 2022 she fulltime works as a painter. Her works are all around the world in great collections.
For our exhibition 'A Female Gaze' Daniela Astone made a series of paintings where the female aspect of her life is the main subject.
This series contains a series of seven paintings where you see a dancing couple. Female- male couples and male-male/ female-female couples.
The Currator of Galerie Bonnard says about the paintings by Daniela Astone:
The classical structure and narrative paintings show a technique that is special. Her style is virtuoso and her subjects narrative. The keys are loose and subtle. For this artist, standing in front of a painting means...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Emperor Caligula
Located in Milano, MI
Urbex is the English acronym for urban exploration and is an activity that consists of searching for and locating abandoned infrastructure with the goal of visiting, photographing an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Sandstone
Antica Roma
Located in Miami, FL
A. Laurenti has been exhibiting since 1984 universal, visionary and contemporary paintings.
His images bring back to us through his colors, landscapes and personalities that have exi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil, Pigment
Oil on canvas with animals and figure in natural shadows. "Return to the lost"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting on canvas with animals and fantastic figures in natural shadows. A Animal figurative magic. A moment to remember when we were connected to the magical and invisible, whe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Reincarnation -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, African Artwork
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Unchained Soul
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting captures the strength and beauty of a black African girl who gazes directly at the viewer with a thought of total liberation. The use of oil on canvas creates a vibrant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil
"Mukwooru" Bright Contemporary Portrait of Central Texas Penateka Comanche Chief
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful contemporary portrait of the 19th Century Penateka Comanche Chief Mukwooru, also known as Mugara. An important leader and shaman since the 1820s, Mukwooru also trained Buffalo Hump and Yellow Wolf, two of the most important chiefs during the period between Texas Independence...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Aka Ji Oku (Women as the Custodians of Light) - 21st Century, Contemporary Art
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Aka ji oku" (Women as Custodians of Light) - Aka ji oku is an Igbo statement, which denotes "the hand that bears the light". Igbo's origin can be traced down to the Eastern Region o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
''Spin 2'' Contemporary Underwater Portrait Painting in Neon Colors
By Amy Devlin
Located in Utrecht, NL
Amy Devlin portrays people, animals, or nature in her works. But what really matters to her is light and water, which she wants to capture in the form of a physical memory. By following her passion for paint, she tries to represent reality and thereby express her feeling in the expressive colors she uses. Her paintings show a fascination with the movement and texture of water, which is depicted in vivid colors in her works. Her hybrid painting style combines realism with impressionism in a very interesting way, providing a different view of the world and our memories of it. Devlin loves the unexpected, looks at things from a crazy angle and imagines. Since 2014 she mainly paints underwater portraits...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fill my Heart with Song- 21st Century Romantic painting of a girl with a Robin
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Liseth Visser
Fill my Heart with Song
73 x 73 cm
(Frame is included, framed 88 x 88 cm)
Oilpaint on wood panel
Dutch Female Artist Liseth Visser is no stranger to the world of portr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Beauty Within
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Melanin Meditation
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Melanin Meditation" is a captivating artwork created by Ekele Francis that delves into the depths of cultural identity and self-reflection. Francis, kno...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Flowers and Figures, Oil Painting
By Mary Pratt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Three figures in colorful dresses stand gracefully amidst a lush, fantasy garden. Oversized flowers in soft pastel tones add a surreal feel to the scene. The ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mother's Comfort
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
At the center of the artwork, we see a woman seated, her face exuding tranquility and warmth. Cradled in her loving embrace is a young child, their head resting gently on her chest. This simple yet poignant gesture portrays a profound sense of security and reassurance, as the child finds solace and comfort in the maternal embrace. The woman's gentle smile conveys a sense of contentment and unconditional love, offering a safe haven for her child's vulnerable heart.
Emmanuel Daniel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bunmi - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, School Uniform, Nature
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Fauvist Oil Portrait -- Study of Madame Matisse
Located in Soquel, CA
Study of Madame Matisse Fauvist portrait in oil paint on canvas.
Vintage study of Henri Matisse's famous fauvist portrait with his wife as sitter. Signed by Annamarina Norman, a Cal...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Blue Eyed Girl + Brown Eyed Girl -2 Original Paintings On Canvas, 4"x4" Each
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
With attention to detail, this delightful pair of paintings on canvas highlight the eyes, making them a focal point of each piece. The blending of acrylic paint, pencil and coloured ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
Absence of Noise, Solace in Music -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Cat
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Life is replete with distractions, obligation and there exists a unique sanctuary where I find solace and escape the cacophony of life.
I am drawn to the power of music to provide r...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Sisterhood 3 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women Africa Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Sisterhood is also about growth and transformation. As we go through life, we change and evolve as individuals, and our relationships with our sisters change and evolve with us. The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary red white blue wall resin pop art interior Banksy
Located in New York, NY
Bespoke wall sculpture resin painting
Easy wall mount
Plastic Jesus:
Born : London (United Kingdom)
Current Location: Los Angeles
Huffington Post - Best street art of 2012
Co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Resin, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic, Spray Paint
Dog and Woman Abstracted Figures, Acrylic on Canvas, Golden Hour by Rebecca Jack
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack
"Golden Hour"
Acrylic on Canvas
40 x 60 in.
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Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates vibrant, figurative works that highlight the beauty...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Joe Louis" Oil on Board with Mixed Media, Iconic Portrait, African American
Located in Detroit, MI
“Joe Louis” is a breathtakingly beautiful portrait of a man who was the best in his profession yet humble in his demeanor. Louis was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber, Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 until his temporary retirement in 1949. He was victorious in 25 consecutive title defenses, a record for all weight classes. Louis had the longest single reign as champion of any boxer in history. He is widely regarded as the first person of African-American descent to achieve the status of a nationwide hero within the United States, and was also a focal point of anti-Nazi sentiment leading up to and during World War II because of his historic rematch with German Boxer Max Schmeling in 1938. He was instrumental in integrating the game of golf, breaking the sport's color barrier in America by appearing under a sponsor's exemption in a PGA event in 1952. The artist, Henry Heading...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Board
Peaceful Haven -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Colorful
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
''Julia'' Contemporary Dutch Portrait Painting of a Girl with Black Braids
Located in Utrecht, NL
In her art, Yvonne Michiels (1966) depicts personal stories about beauty, emotions and mortality.
In order to heighten the emotional charge, Yvonne often uses young models. Their h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pierrot. Surrealistic, Fantasy Oil Painting on Board, Polish art
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Figurative oil on board painting by Polish artist living in the USA, Monika Rossa. Artwork depicts wide variety of fantastical creatures on a black background. Scene takes place at n...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Garden Spirit no.16, original painting, contemporary, abstract, portrait
Located in Deddington, GB
Original painting by Agnese Negriba. This painting on paper from 'Garden Spirits series' is inspired by gardens in London and Oxford. Female figure is depicted in a reclining positio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Inner Bloom -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Women Art
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fractured Harmony -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
This Shall Pass 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Men, Green
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This shall pass, like a fleeting dream,
A moment in time, a fleeting scheme,
The winds of change will soon abate,
And the stormy skies will soon relate,
The sun will shine, the cloud...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
"Lucy Boom" – Mixed Media Naïve Child Portrait on Canvas. Influencers Series
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Lucy Boom" (2018) is a mixed media painting on canvas measuring 22.4 x 32.3 x 5 cm, framed for enhanced presentation. The artwork depicts a central figure with vibrant red hair agai...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Street Mouse" Mickey Mouse & 100 Dollar Bills Pop Art Acrylic Canvas Painting
By John Stango
Located in New York, NY
A pop piece depicting Mickey Mouse juxtaposed with 100 Dollar Bills. With impasto painting, thrown paint and quick brushwork we are drawn to the movem...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Sphinx - unique piece by Paula Craioveanu Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
This painting was inspired by ancient masks and statues and it's part of my Neo-Mythology series. Painted with acrylic on round canvas (20cm / 8in) Unique work, not a series. Ready f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Pantheon
Located in Milano, MI
Urbex is the English acronym for urban exploration and is an activity that consists of searching for and locating abandoned infrastructure with the goal of visiting, photographing and conveying its contents, with particular involvement of methodologies from geography, anthropology, sociology to cultural studies.
Her works have been in the past approached to the works of Anselm Kiefer (b. 1945) and Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1770), but in Gullotta's paintings the absence of color makes the spaces particularly ethereal, allowing them to be ideally lifted to new places and to new life.
An artist of international caliber who has decided to entrust her return to her homeland to Almach Art Gallery in Milan, while maintaining connections with important galleries, such as Marlborough Fine Art in London and Galerie Koch in Hanover.
The artwork represents the famous Velasca Tower in Milan.
This artwork was exhibited during the Daniela Gullotta...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Sandstone
Undreamed Shores - Contemporary Oil Painting of a Woman Walking Through Water
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Jantien de Boer (1984, Classical Academy for Painting Groningen) likes to tell a story in her paintings. She freezes the moment that demands her attent...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Dreamers I
Located in Vilnius, LT
Serenity, warmth, and harmony are at the heart of Dreamer, a captivating oil on canvas painting that invites reflection and a sense of peace. The work portrays a figure with closed e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Canvas, Oil
Jon Wassom - Soul Searching - Expressive Mixed Media Figurative Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Jon Wassom’s Soul Searching (2024) is a striking mixed-media painting on canvas, measuring 24 x 20 inches with a 1.5-inch depth. This original artwork captivates with its expressive ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting - Quatros Mujeres
Located in Vilnius, LT
Amílcar Rivera M. is a multidisciplinary artist who graduated from the Faculty of Arts at Universidad Veracruzana in Mexico and now lives and creates in Vilnius, Lithuania. His inter...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Canvas, Oil
Girl in Her Cultural Bead 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This artwork is a wonderful portrait of grace and elegance, capturing the essence of boundless beauty and uniqueness of cultural heritage. The subject, a stunning black Yoruba girl i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
This Can't Be! - Woman in a Blue Dress Expressing Shock, Original Oil, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
This painting is part of a series of portraits by Richard Gibbons in which the subject displays shock, dismay, anger or ambivalence in response to an unknown outside event. The portr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
The Bathers I, Figurative, Texas artist, Women in the Arts, 9x12" oil on birch
Located in Houston, TX
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Bathers: 12 x 9 oil on cradled birch panel. Ready to hang with wire on the back
They are blurred. So I paint them with a regular brush, let the paint get partially dry, and then I use a brush to go over it many times to blur the paint.
Sometime if it gets too blurred I go back in and do some more painting to define an area, and then use a big special brush to blur the image again.
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Birch
"Surprise" – Mixed Media on Canvas with Frame, Contemporary Portrait, 2018
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Surprise" (2018) is a charming mixed media work on canvas by Inés Silvalde, measuring 22.4 x 32.3 x 5 cm, and presented in a complementary wooden frame. Part of her Influencers de T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
150 Years From Now 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Colours
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Let love lead. Let's be genuinely happy for each other. No malice, no backbiting. No jealousy. No comparison. Life is not a competition. At the end of the day, we will all transit to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
"Navajita", Mixed Media on Thick Canvas, Figurative Nigh Scene with pocketknife
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Navajita" (2018) is a mixed media painting on canvas by Inés Silvalde, measuring 20 x 25 x 3.5 cm. This work, part of the Influencers de Taberna series, captures a surreal yet intim...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Unfolding Horizons - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Colourful
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This artwork conveys a journey of discovery, growth, and transformation. The figure stands amidst diverse landscapes, symbolizing the various stages and experiences in life. The suns...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dreaming Away - Highly Textured Dream-like Painting with Surreal Nautical Theme
By Victor Wang
Located in Chicago, IL
Victor Wang's subject is a female seemingly caught in a contemplative moment yet a war rages behind her. She dons a hat shaped as a boat and carries and oar as if to "Dream Away" these other thoughts. Wang uses a blend of luminous colors and buttery textures to evoke these enigmatic moments of meditation. Influence by the Renaissance Masters Titian and Rembrandt for their glazing and layering techniques respectively, the artist builds the surface using heavy paint, swirling and mixing the color on the canvas. The end result is a poetic and emotionally powerful representation of the human form.
Victor Wang
Dreaming Away, 2017
oil on canvas
42h x 56w in
106.68h x 142.24w cm
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My path through life has been adventurous, exciting, and dream-like. My experience of settling into America in search of better opportunities has been both challenging and inspiring. I use the human face as a vehicle to paint human experiences - worry and wonder, sadness and pleasure - which reflect the emotional stage directly tied to my immigration experiences.
I grew up amongst the sunflower fields in northern China. In my childhood years, I played under the bright, yellow sunflowers with my brothers everyday. China’s Cultural Revolution played an important part in my life. During that time, sunflowers were used as political allegories to depict how citizens of China should follow Mao who represented the sun, since sunflowers follow the sun’s movements. People eventually inferred the deception that this symbol masked. After graduating from high school, I was sent to a labor camp in the country for ‘reeducation’ during China’s Cultural Revolution. There, I was subject to grueling farm work. Often, I worked in corn and sunflower fields from sunrise to sunset. Thus, for me, sunflowers evoke both personal joy and sadness. Therefore, to deliver my complex feelings, I use sunflowers as a metaphor to connote my background and emotional stage.
My incorporation of collages of figures from China’s Tang Dynasty represents my Chinese heritage and is a constant reminder of where I came from. The texture and earthiness on the canvas’s surface are inspired by the texture of the soil on the farm where I worked in China.
Although I often gain great pleasure from the process of painting, it is most important to unfold expressively those feelings within myself.
Wang belongs to a generation of immigrant painters from China, whose artistic background was defined by socialist realism but took advantage of their skills and broke away from that tradition to create new subjects in the U.S.
“When I was a student during Cultural Revolution, Soviet realism art was among the dominant source of influence and it grabbed us like lightening rod...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
"Girl with the Pearl Earring" Original Oil Reproduction
Located in Boca Raton, FL
My original master reproduction of Johannes Vermeer's portrait of "The Girl with the Pearl Earring" was created using the same process that Vermeer used to paint his famous Dutch Mas...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman King -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Pixelated, Red, Crown Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In the time of my mother and the women before her in her generation line, women are not allowed to talk or have a genuine opinion on the crucial and critical matters of emergency in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Four Faces, Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract on Black
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary surreal figurative oil painting featuring the faces of four men floating in the lower register of a black space Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Unsign...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Blossoms of Strength 1 - - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Floral
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Contemporary abstract acrylic painting faceless portrait of a woman on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Unfolded Strength" is an abstract artwork by French artist Natalya Mougenot, created as part of her "Women" series, where she explores the intricate dimensions of womanhood and femi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"James Dean" Contemporary Black and Yellow Pop Art Porsche Car Racing Painting
By Jörg Döring
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pop culture inspired painting by German artist Jörg Döring. The work features a dynamic depiction of James Dean driving his Porsche 550 Spyder with the iconic number "13...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Unbroken -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Women, Hair
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Charcoal, Mixed Media
Skull Icon /// Huge Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting Colorful Abstract Face
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Skull Icon"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso
Year: 2024
Medium: Original Ac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
"Heroine (Intercessor)", Figurative Oil Painting, Seated Woman with Butterflies
By Paul Romano
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Heroine (Intercessor)" is an original oil painting by American artist Paul Romano. The piece ships ready-to-hang in the pictured artist-made frame, measuring 34in x 32in x 2in.
Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Lady in Pearl -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Beautiful
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This piece, which was inspired by Johannes Vermeer's painting ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’, is a reflection of deep African beauty and symbols.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Reclining Male Nude - by Paula Craioveanu - Female Gaze series
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Reclining Male nude. Size 31.5x21.5in / 70x60cm . Part of Nude Men series. Male Nude seen by a female artist - part of "female gaze" series. Varnished and ready for hanging. Shippin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Varnish
Self Confidence - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Angela - Large Original Colorful Floral Portrait Painting on Blue Background
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Juliette in Black + White_America Martin_Ink on Paper_Figurative/Portrait
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Juliette in Black and White"
Ink on Paper
48.75" x 36.75" Framed
Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Martin draws inspiration ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper
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