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.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
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Style: Contemporary
Being Kind
Located in Porto, 13
"Being Kind" by Ritchelly Oliveira is a poignant portrayal of compassion and empathy, set against a backdrop of pristine white. At the center of the canvas stands a man.
In front of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
There must have been an angel by my side
Located in Porto, 13
In"There Must Have Been an Angel by My Side," the central figure is a black man, depicted with striking clarity against white backdrop.
To the left side of the man's face, a striki...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Blind in the freedom of not having you II
Located in Porto, 13
"Blind in the freedom of not having you I" by Ritchelly Oliveira is a captivating portrayal of depth and symbolism, resonating with themes of love, fragility, and identity. Set again...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
The space between two seconds
Located in Porto, 13
In the center of the canvas, two men are depicted in a tender embrace, evoking a sense of intimacy and connection.
The title, "The Space Between Two Seconds," hints at the transient...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic, Canvas
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Porto 09
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The boys in the crowd
Located in Porto, 13
At the center of the canvas stand five men, each occupying a distinct pose and embodying a unique presence within the crowd.
The white background serves to accentuate the figures, d...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic, Canvas
The girl in the feather canyons
Located in Porto, 13
In Ritchelly Oliveira's compelling painting, "The Girl in Feather Canyons," the viewer is drawn into a scene of poignant introspection and vulnerability. At the heart of the composit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Canvas, Acrylic
Daydreamer
Located in Porto, 13
"Daydreamer" by Ritchelly Oliveira presents a striking portrayal of introspection and vulnerability against a backdrop of pure white. At the heart of the canvas stands a black man, e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
This may come as surprise but I miss you
Located in Porto, 13
"This may come as a surprise but I miss you" by Ritchelly Oliveira is a captivating artwork that evokes a sense of longing and introspection against a backdrop of pure white. In the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
In between waves
Located in Porto, 13
"In Between Waves" by Ritchelly Oliveira is a striking piece of artwork that explores themes of identity, fragility, and the constant flux of life. Set against a pristine white backg...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
The blue in your love
Located in Porto, 13
"The Blue in Your Love" by Ritchelly Oliveira is a captivating piece that explores the nuances of emotion and introspection against a backdrop of pure white. At the center of the can...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Feel the Blue II
Located in Porto, 13
"Feel the Blue II" by Ritchelly Oliveira presents a captivating scene set against a vibrant orange background. At the forefront of the canvas stands a woman, depicted in varying tone...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Blind in the freedom of not having you I
Located in Porto, 13
"Blind in the freedom of not having you I" by Ritchelly Oliveira is a captivating portrayal of depth and symbolism, resonating with themes of love, fragility, and identity. Set again...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic, Canvas
Hold on
Located in Porto, 13
In Ritchelly Oliveira's evocative painting, the stark contrast of black and white sets the stage for a profound exploration of human vulnerability and connection. At the forefront of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Canvas, Acrylic
Wounded Birds
Located in Porto, 13
"Wounded Birds" by Ritchelly Oliveira is a captivating artwork that delves into the theme of vulnerability and fragility within human relationships. Against a backdrop of pristine wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Orange Sun - contemporary oil on canvas portrait of artist Vincent Van Gogh
Located in Hamburg, DE
"Orange Sun" is a unique oil on canvas work by Milan Markovich from 2017. It portrays the face of Vinvent Van Gogh in the artist's special technique an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
We Await
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"We Await" is a captivating artwork by the talented artist Samson Toba. The piece portrays a powerful scene where a woman stands facing a young woman who carries the globe of the wor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ada - Original Sally K Figurative Artwork
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
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
'Swallow' Silver Leaf painting of a female portrait and swallow bird, nature
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Swallow' by Ignacio Trelis is a dreamlike painting with the portrait of a woman and a swallow bird. Ethereal in its wuaility with such fine detail. The piece is oil on silver leaf p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Silver
Blue Lace - Original Sally K Figurative Artwork
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
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Marseille
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Karine Bartoli was born in 1971 in Ajaccio. She enrolled at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Marseille where she graduated in 1997. Since then she has ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
My Help Has Come
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"My Help Has Come" is a captivating fabric collage painting created by the talented artist Agwunwa Theophilus. The artwork depicts a lady looking upward with a sense of gratitude, he...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas
Kek Okker - Contemporary figurative painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
Figurative 'pin-up' portrait painting with abstract mosaic style background by Hungarian artist Dénes Wächter. Offered unframed.
Dénes Wächter creates unique post-pop art paintings ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
No Pasaran - Lone Soldier Symbolizing the Human Desire for Equality and Freedom
Located in Chicago, IL
Hugh Goffinet stares out from the canvas in the dress of a soldier, without being one. He is a reenactor of an African American volunteer in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion. His inspiration is the Lincolns—the battalion’s volunteers—but they are pictured only symbolically, in his dress. Their inspiration was Lincoln, who many decades earlier helped give meaning to the American Civil War, but who is invisible in the painting except by implication—the pose of Hugh Goffinet—which carefully emulates Lincoln’s pose in the celebrated presidential portrait by George Healy. Entirely hidden, at the deepest layer of history, is the true source of inspiration: the human desire for equality and freedom. To understand, honor, and preserve it requires remembrance, in this case with history animating reenactors who animate art that animates memory.
"No Pasaran" - an expression of determination to defend a position against an enemy - channels the spirit of Winslow Homer's war imagery, bringing it into the contemporary world, asking us to reflect upon the decisions forced to be made in wartime, some of which will never leave us. As for the paintings, William uses materials and methods of the Civil War era. The linen on which he paints was in use at that time as well as the tubed oil paints. He is one of the few artists who tacks his canvas to the stretchers using similar tacks that would have been used by Winslow Homer. While he leaves the works unframed for this reason, the artwork could certainly be framed. This piece is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.
William Blake
No Pasaran
oil on linen
48h x 30w in
121.92h x 76.20w cm
WIL047
Known for his highly charged depictions of Civil War reenactments, William Blake’s powerful paintings show the recursive bodies of reenactors as they gesture across time. Participating in over 40 reenactment events, Blake currently interprets as the artist-correspondent Winslow Homer at these battle reenactments. He immerses himself in the materiality of his own obsession by constructing period clothes, camping on battlefields, and documenting the reenactment similar to Homer’s documentation of the authentic war.
The figures in the paintings reverberate the past with respect and with a desire to educate, humble, and play. With each annual iteration of American Civil War reenactments, the reanimation of the past encourages a review of history and aids in its continuous revision.
For his second exhibition with Gallery Victor Armendariz, William Blake presents A Great Battlefield, a collection of new paintings depicting US Marines at the Gettysburg National Military Park. A Great Battlefield, takes its title from Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address which poetically looks to the battlefield as a site of rebirth. Following the tradition of nineteenth-century American history painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Portrait of a birdman
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Portrait of a bird man in oil born from the mystery of painting. 36" x 64" inches, made with professional Winsor & Newton colors protected with gloss varnish and UV protection. Shipp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
Figurative/Portrait_Abstract Figure_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Adalgisa, Rebecca Jack
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
Rebecca Jack
"Adalgisa"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
24 x 20 in.
25.25 x 21.25 in. Framed
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Rebecca Jack, an intuitive painter, creates vibrant, figurative wo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Afrocentric Radiance
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In a vibrant celebration of African heritage and beauty, our protagonist, a stunning black African woman, graces the scene with her majestic presence. Crowned with a voluminous afro ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
Bright Vibrant Emerald Green Figurative Portrait by Cuban Artist Hector Frank
By Hector Frank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Figurative Vibrant Emerald Green Female Portrait - Large Format Contemporary Cuban Art.
This piece is unique and comes with a signed certificate of Authenticity by the artist.
Desp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Pigment
Telephone
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, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic, Mixed Media
Secret Moon Garden (The Shepherdess), Girl, Bird, Portrait
Located in Deddington, GB
Original painting by Angela Smith showing girl enchanted by humming bird.
A portrayal of young girl with brown hair tied back by white flowers looking up...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bulb of Awakening
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Bulb of Awakening" is a captivating artwork that centers around a woman adorned with an exclusive and mesmerizing hairstyle. Created by the talented artist Ekele Francis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Adedoyin (Royalty has become Sweet)
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.
About Artist
Olu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Strangelove
Located in New Orleans, LA
Discover the warmth and depth of "Strangelove," an oil painting on linen by Alessandro Tomassetti. This artwork shows a person not facing the art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Kings of the Renaissance Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art oriental art
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas
Hand-signed
Unique work
THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI
" Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to which we were ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Tropicana 3 - Vibrant Fun Abstract Figurative Portrait
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by her background in fashion, artist Lindsey McCord creates vibrant portraits that encapsulate the confidence that comes with the fun of being stylish and chic. Her figures ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Lucy" Candid Childhood Scene
Located in Austin, TX
By Ken Tolmie
This sentimental painting depicts the daughter of the Artist walking along the road. The perspective of the piece takes the point of view of the parent. This piece meas...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art painting oriental art drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic painting on paper
Hand-signed by the artist lower left
Unique work
THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI
" Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Living in the Moment of Peace
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Living in the moment of peace is depicting the moment of finding peace, serenity, and contentment within yourself and all sentient beings around you.
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media, Acrylic
31-1-21, 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“I paint the human figure and explore further till I reach the Beauty of Being, the Soul.. the part of Human Being where everything is in total Serenity, Goodness and Harmony, where ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
The love of two women Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art oriental art
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper
Hand-signed by the artist
Unique work
THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI
" Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art painting oriental art drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper
Hand-signed by the artist
Unique work
THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI
" Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
A sincere dream Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art painting oriental art
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper
Hand-signed by the artist
Unique work
THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI
" Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to wh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
The Great Uncovering of the Face of God, Oil on canvas painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
The Great Uncovering Of God. A major work from Berlin and companion to his Certainty Of Eternity.
Metaphysics and alchemy come together in this piece depicting emerging Bodhisattvas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Court of Qajar Kings Mohammad Ariyaei Contemporary Iranian art painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper
Unique work
THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI
" Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to which we were accustomed fro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
The Whale
Located in Toronto, CA
Daisuke Takeya’s “No Man’s Land” is his 5th solo exhibition with the gallery, presenting a new series distinct from, and yet analogous to, the parts of his practice that have been ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bullet Hole Justin Bieber - graphic, pop-art, acrylic, spray paint, on canvas
By Viktor Mitic
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This painting has an incredible provenance, once stolen from his exhibition at Toronto's International Film Festival in 2017, it was returned unharmed and is now available at Oeno Ga...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Canvas, Acrylic
4-1-16, 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“I paint the human figure and explore further till I reach the Beauty of Being, the Soul.. the part of Human Being where everything is in total Serenity, Goodness and Harmony, where ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil
4-5-17, 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“I paint the human figure and explore further till I reach the Beauty of Being, the Soul.. the part of Human Being where everything is in total Serenity, Goodness and Harmony, where ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil
The Girl with the Green Ribbon - Contemplative Female Figure, Oil on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Tina Figarelli is a classically trained artist whose favorite subject matter in her artwork is ideas with a strong narrative. Tina leaves the viewer hints about the story in the piec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Cuban Street- 21st Century Contemporary Painting, of a group of people playing
By Mitzy Renooy
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Mitzy Renooy
Cuban Street
70 x 65 cm
Frame included in price, size with frame: 75 x 70 cm
Dutch artist Mitzy Renooy, a former camera woman for national television, did follow art ac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Salud Johnny - Inspirational Portrait of a Lone Soldier Staring Out at Viewer
Located in Chicago, IL
William Blake’s oil painting asks us to perceive the powerful layers of history that shape both art and memory. In Blake’s painting is a man, but what Blake painted is an idea. Hugh Goffinet stares out from the canvas in the dress of a soldier, without being one. He is a reenactor of an African American volunteer in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion. His inspiration is the Lincolns—the battalion’s volunteers—but they are pictured only symbolically, in his dress. Their inspiration was Lincoln, who many decades earlier helped give meaning to the American Civil War, but who is invisible in the painting except by implication—the pose of Hugh Goffinet—which carefully emulates Lincoln’s pose in the celebrated presidential portrait by George Healy. Entirely hidden, at the deepest layer of history, is the true source of inspiration: the human desire for equality and freedom. To understand, honor, and preserve it requires remembrance, in this case with history animating reenactors who animate art that animates memory.
Artist, William Blake channels the spirit of Winslow Homer's war imagery, bringing it into the contemporary world, asking us to reflect upon the decisions forced to be made in wartime, some of which will never leave us. As for the paintings, William uses materials and methods of the Civil War era. The linen on which he paints was in use at that time as well as the tubed oil paints. He is one of the few artists who tacks his canvas to the stretchers using similar tacks that would have been used by Winslow Homer. While he leaves the works unframed for this reason, the artwork could certainly be framed. This piece is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.
William Blake
Salud Johnny, 2023
oil on linen
76h x 36w in
193.04h x 91.44w cm
WIL049
Known for his highly charged depictions of Civil War reenactments, William Blake’s powerful paintings show the recursive bodies of reenactors as they gesture across time. Participating in over 40 reenactment events, Blake currently interprets as the artist-correspondent Winslow Homer at these battle reenactments. He immerses himself in the materiality of his own obsession by constructing period clothes, camping on battlefields, and documenting the reenactment similar to Homer’s documentation of the authentic war.
The figures in the paintings reverberate the past with respect and with a desire to educate, humble, and play. With each annual iteration of American Civil War reenactments, the reanimation of the past encourages a review of history and aids in its continuous revision.
For his second exhibition with Gallery Victor Armendariz, William Blake presents A Great Battlefield, a collection of new paintings depicting US Marines at the Gettysburg National Military Park. A Great Battlefield, takes its title from Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address which poetically looks to the battlefield as a site of rebirth. Following the tradition of nineteenth-century American history painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Ramparts - Inspiration Portrait of a Lone Soldier Staring Out at Viewer, Oil
Located in Chicago, IL
William Blake’s oil painting asks us to perceive the powerful layers of history that shape both art and memory. In Blake’s painting is a man, but what Blake painted is an idea. Hugh Goffinet stares out from the canvas in the dress of a soldier, without being one. He is a reenactor of an African American volunteer in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion. His inspiration is the Lincolns—the battalion’s volunteers—but they are pictured only symbolically, in his dress. Their inspiration was Lincoln, who many decades earlier helped give meaning to the American Civil War, but who is invisible in the painting except by implication—the pose of Hugh Goffinet—which carefully emulates Lincoln’s pose in the celebrated presidential portrait by George Healy. Entirely hidden, at the deepest layer of history, is the true source of inspiration: the human desire for equality and freedom. To understand, honor, and preserve it requires remembrance, in this case with history animating reenactors who animate art that animates memory.
Artist, William Blake channels the spirit of Winslow Homer's war imagery, bringing it into the contemporary world, asking us to reflect upon the decisions forced to be made in wartime, some of which will never leave us. As for the paintings, William uses materials and methods of the Civil War era. The linen on which he paints was in use at that time as well as the tubed oil paints. He is one of the few artists who tacks his canvas to the stretchers using similar tacks that would have been used by Winslow Homer. While he leaves the works unframed for this reason, the artwork could certainly be framed. This piece is unframed. Please contact the gallery for framing options.
William Blake
Ramparts
oil on linen
24h x 30w in
60.96h x 76.20w cm
WIL048
Known for his highly charged depictions of Civil War reenactments, William Blake’s powerful paintings show the recursive bodies of reenactors as they gesture across time. Participating in over 40 reenactment events, Blake currently interprets as the artist-correspondent Winslow Homer at these battle reenactments. He immerses himself in the materiality of his own obsession by constructing period clothes, camping on battlefields, and documenting the reenactment similar to Homer’s documentation of the authentic war.
The figures in the paintings reverberate the past with respect and with a desire to educate, humble, and play. With each annual iteration of American Civil War reenactments, the reanimation of the past encourages a review of history and aids in its continuous revision.
For his second exhibition with Gallery Victor Armendariz, William Blake presents A Great Battlefield, a collection of new paintings depicting US Marines at the Gettysburg National Military Park. A Great Battlefield, takes its title from Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address which poetically looks to the battlefield as a site of rebirth. Following the tradition of nineteenth-century American history painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Girl With Harpoon - Florence, Italy, 2020
Located in Hudson, NY
ABOUT
Born in 1967, Piussi was raised in Florence where he studied at the Istituto d’arte, majoring in sculpture and painting and completing his artistic education at Milano’s Brera Art Academy. He lives in Florence, pursuing painting, bas-reliefs in terracotta and in bronze, and bronze sculpture.
Piussi presents an ideal, almost childlike world which can be found below everyday events, a step outside the flow of time, yet still a part of contemporary life, with a nod to Alex Katz and David Hockney. The drama, or lack thereof, is played out in simplified, almost abstract spaces. Pure in intent, Piussi’s oeuvre are inspired by the Early Renaissance.
Snapshot images of a world reduced to its essence, the apparently comic-book style has echoes of Giotto, Paolo Uccello, of medieval illuminations. Rather than mimicking the appearance of nature, Piussi reaches for its essence, without distracting details. Women stand on the shore of quintessentially peaceful seas, self-contained, at ease, unwitting replicas of classical goddesses - a proud diver echoes Neptune holding a trident.
“Queen Kong...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
At The Bridge
Located in Toronto, CA
Daisuke Takeya’s “No Man’s Land” is his 5th solo exhibition with the gallery, presenting a new series distinct from, and yet analogous to, the parts of his practice that have been ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The New Way Fairer 4
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Innocence filled with curiosity, subtle and gentle.
We all passed through this phase of life.
As time passes by, I will not remain like this for long.
What is my fate in the present ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Winter Tale
Located in Toronto, CA
Daisuke Takeya’s “No Man’s Land” is his 5th solo exhibition with the gallery, presenting a new series distinct from, and yet analogous to, the parts of his practice that have been ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Cumulonimbus
Located in Toronto, CA
Daisuke Takeya’s “No Man’s Land” is his 5th solo exhibition with the gallery, presenting a new series distinct from, and yet analogous to, the parts of his practice that have been ex...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Snow Country
Located in Toronto, CA
Daisuke Takeya’s “No Man’s Land” is his 5th solo exhibition with the gallery, presenting a new series distinct from, and yet analogous to, the parts of his practice that have been ex...
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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