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
Looking Beyond 3
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Our Time, Our Fashion - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Black Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Ade...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Omidan 6
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The rhythmic beads on her waist miming to the soft music of the two bilabial mountains flouncing in majesty on her back. I see her and I trance. The curvaceous smile on her face quie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Girl with Fan, Oil Painting
By Di Li Feng
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Di Li Feng, Chinese (1958 - )
Title: Girl with Fan
Year: circa 1990
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 37.5 x 50 in. (95.25 x 127 cm)
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1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Audrey "I Believe" Large Textural Original Audrey Hepburn Pastel Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Christina Major’s "Audrey - I Believe" is a mesmerizing contemporary portrait that blends realism with expressive text overlays, creating a visually and emotionally compelling artwork. This 84 x 57-inch painting captures the timeless grace of Audrey Hepburn, her luminous features emerging from a soft, ethereal palette of cool blues, warm peaches, and gentle neutrals. Layered over her serene expression are hand-painted phrases inspired by Hepburn’s wisdom and humanitarian legacy, adding depth and narrative to the composition. The interplay between the hyperrealistic portraiture and textured text invites viewers to engage with both the subject’s beauty and the empowering messages woven into the piece, making it a captivating addition for collectors of figurative art, contemporary paintings, and pop culture iconography.
Christina Major is a portrait painter interested in the ways the identity of both artist and subject can coexist in a painting. Major's current creative research focuses on the traditional form of the portrait as a powerful form of representing an individual and how meaning can be expanded through scale, brushstroke, color, texture, composition, and the many variables that portraiture deals with.
This one-of-a-kind oil painting is 84 inches tall and 57 inches wide. It is signed by Major on the back. The artwork is wired and ready to hang. It does not require framing. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and International shipping are also available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included.
Major expands the traditional portrait painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Come As You Are
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
For we've come this far
To be whatever we plan to be
From the lessons we've learned
And all the reasons that keep us going, though the journey is far and rough but we will never for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
"Succulent" - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting on paper
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Succulent" - Contemporary figurative oil painting of male figure by Chelsea Gibson
Medium: Oil on paper
Size 43 x 42 inches. Offered unframed.
"Succulent" is part of Chelsea G...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
XXX
Located in New York, NY
Anita Kapraljevic
Pepsi Generation
2010
Oil on canvas
150 x 119 cm
signed, titled and dated on verso
Anita Kapraljevic is born in Mostar and lives in Berlin. She studied in Nürtinge...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Unspoken- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of a boycouple
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tania Rivilis
Unspoken
63 x 45 cm
Oil on wood panel
First we can announce some wonderful news! 3 May 2022 Tania Rivilis did win the first price of the Royal Academy of Portraitpain...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting - Contraposicion
Located in Vilnius, LT
In this work, a solitary figures stand grounded against a stark, muted background, gazing toward something unseen—something the viewer is left to imagine. Dressed in white, the figur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Canvas, Oil
Deep Contemplation
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Deep Contemplation is an original painting by Makama John. John created Deep Contemplation with Charcoal, Oil, and Acrylic on a 30W by 30H inches primed ca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
Breastfeed the Bad, Illustration Style Painting, Primary Tones, Neon Gestures
Located in Barcelona, ES
The paintings of Aleix Font (Sabadell, Spain, 1984) function as a narrative between the collective and the individual world, exploring space and its interac...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Mickey Mouse MM Post-Mortem Mask, Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Realism
Located in Salzburg, AT
Tomasz Bielak born in Lublin in 1967. He graduated of The Academy of Fine Arts, Painting and Graphics Design Department in Gdańsk, in 1994. He realized installation art, graphics ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
A Peculiar Discovery, Avery Palmer, Oil painting, pop surreal figures traveling
By Avery Palmer
Located in Dallas, TX
"A Peculiar Discovery" by Avery Palmer is an oil painting on hardboard. Each Avery Palmer artwork comes mounted in a traditional style frame.
The framed dimensions of this piece are...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Untitled
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dónde Estás? (Where Are You?)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Gabriel Mendoza
Dónde Estás? (Where Are You?), 2022
Acrylic on paper
Unframed dimensions: 14 x 19.75 inches
Framed dimensions: 20 x 26 in
This one-of-a-kind painting on paper comes ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Torre Velasca
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Sandstone
I See You Jockin FP
By Fahamu Pecou
Located in East Quogue, NY
Fahamu Pecou overlays social commentary and hip-hop culture onto the world of contemporary art with paintings and drawings that depict himself on fictionalized magazine covers and in...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
''Swimming 2'' Contemporary Oil Painting of a Girl Swimming
Located in Utrecht, NL
Christine van der Cingel (1966) paints mainly cityscapes, people and animals. In her portraits the emphasis is on movement. It is more about t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Refection - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Woman Portrait
Located in Salzburg, AT
Tomasz Bielak born in Lublin in 1967. He graduated of The Academy of Fine Arts, Painting and Graphics Design Department in Gdańsk, in 1994. He realized installation art, graphics ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nothing But Human - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Passionate Hug, Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Obeka Simon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Holy feeling
Located in Zofingen, AG
This piece conveys the enchantment of nurturing love. Symbols intertwine in every corner of the canvas, seemingly disparate at first, but together they form a harmonious composition....
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Teleportation
Located in Zofingen, AG
It's hot; we're sitting in a cafe, drinking Coke with ice.
My husband says, "Right now, somewhere in the field, amidst the expanse, inhaling the scent of heated grass..."
I respond, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Judy Garland - Original Black and White Red Lips 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 48 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 available (this artwork ships in a crate). 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 Haring...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Thread, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Other Medium
Living in the Moment of Peace 2
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.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
"Factory Girl" Marilyn Monroe & Campbells Soup Pop Art Acrylic Painting Canvas
By John Stango
Located in New York, NY
A pop piece depicting Marilyn Monroe juxtaposed with Andy Warhols iconic Campbells Soup. With impasto painting, and quick brushwork we are drawn to the movement, as the artist is abl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Crusader 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Crusader depicts a figure embodying strength, determination, and a sense of purposeful pursuit. it might evoke themes of valor, resilience, or even historical references
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Daniel Owoeye...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Ocean of Conversations, I Wonder What Speaks Beneath
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
At first glance, the central figure seated on the couch draws our attention. His posture suggests a moment of introspection, an invitation for viewers to peer into his internal world. The placement of the bottle of alcohol at his feet immediately introduces a layer of symbolism, hinting at the potential for inner turmoil and emotional struggles.
The artwork encapsulates the notion that some of the most significant conversations we engage in are not the ones with others but the dialogues we have with ourselves. The inner voice, often unacknowledged but constantly present, plays a pivotal role in shaping our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Whether we are conscious of it or not, our self-talk influences our perception of the world, our self-esteem, and our overall well-being.
Adetayo's portrayal deftly captures the spectrum of self-talk. On one end, the inner dialogue can be a source of positivity and empowerment, much like a guiding light illuminating our path. These self-affirming conversations inspire us, boost our confidence, and encourage us to pursue our dreams. Just as sunlight glistens on the ocean's surface, these moments of self-assuredness infuse our lives with brilliance and hope.
On the other hand, the presence of the alcohol bottle suggests a darker side to self-talk. Just as the ocean's depths can conceal hidden currents, negative self-talk can be equally concealed, festering below the surface. The artwork serves as a cautionary tale, reminding us that unchecked negativity can erode our self-confidence and well-being. This juxtaposition underscores the importance of cultivating a conscious and compassionate inner dialogue.
"Ocean of Conversations, I Wonder What Speaks Beneath" stands as a mirror reflecting our own inner landscapes. It prompts us to consider the conversations we engage in with ourselves—do we uplift and motivate or do we undermine and doubt? Adetayo's creation invites us to reflect on our own patterns of self-talk and the ways in which they shape our experiences.
Adeniyi Joshua...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
Expectation 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, African Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This artwork is inspired by one of the issues amongst many in the traditional Yoruba African society where I'm still growing up as the son of the soil. As I was growing up and up til...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Composition - Watercolor by Piero Sbano - Mid-20th Century
By Piero Sbano
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original artwork realized in the half of 20th century by Piero Sbano.
Mixed colored watercolor.
The artwork is hand signed on the lowe...
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Flora- 21st Century Portrait Painting with Epoxy, Acrylics of a girl looking up
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This Unique painting is made with mixed media. Alkyd paint, Acrylic paint and layers Epoxy Resin. The painting is made in multiple layers you can see through. With a marvelous effect...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Alkyd
Hortus Conclusus- 21st Century Contemporary Portrait Painting of a Girl
By Pam Hawkes
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This remarkable painting is made by Pam Hawkes. This British artist is new to the Netherlands, her work is now a household name in the rest of the world. We're proud to represent her...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Copper
"Five Nearly Camouflaged Zebra" Contemporary Acrylic on Canvas Framed Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Five Nearly Camouflaged Zebra" is a framed acrylic painting on canvas by Joshua Brown, depicting a dazzle of zebra looking directly at the viewer. This playful work features careful...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Portrait dragons
Located in Oslo, NO
Portrait in kitsch style with a Chinese pipe and two dragons. If you look closely, there are three dragons
in the picture.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Mnemosyne - XXI Century Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting Portrait Warm Tones
By Boguslaw Jagiello
Located in Warsaw, PL
Boguslaw Jagiello is a Polish artist born in 1960. He went to the Academy of Fine Arts of Poznan and studied at the Faculty of painting, graphic arts and sculpture. In 1984, he obtai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cara Delevingne Icon X /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Fashion Model Actress
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Cara Delevingne Icon X"
Series: Icon
*Signed, titled, and dated by Graves on verso
Year: 2019
Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Peach Fluo - 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 the individuality and inherent strength of the female experience. Each painting features endless floral arrangements that frame the mysterious visages of beautiful women, creating a stunning celebration of floral abstraction and wild, fanciful coloration. Lavish in application and luxurious in composition, Sally K.'s work is inspired by pop art, culture, and fashion, resulting in a powerful, visually stunning artwork that captures the essence of femininity.
This bright and colorful 62-inch high by 56-inch wide painting on canvas is created with acrylic paint with metallic paint accents. It is stretched, wired, and ready to hang. This floral figurative artwork is signed by the artist on the front of the artwork. The sides are a continuation of the painting and it does not require framing. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Convenient U.S. and global shipping are available. Provenance: Artspace Warehouse. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included.
Sally K. is an Ohio-born artist of Lebanese heritage who spent her formative years in Saudi Arabia before attending high school and college in Beirut. She graduated with distinction from the Lebanese American University of Beirut, earning a BA in Fine Arts. After moving back to the United States in 2013, Sally K. and her family eventually relocated once more to Qatar in 2019. Sally's multicultural background and diverse experiences inform her artistic vision, resulting in a unique style that blends Middle Eastern and Western influences.
Sally K's work is a celebration of femininity, strength, and individuality, reflecting her own journey as a woman and artist. Her captivating portraits of contemporary women are a masterful blend of abstract expressionism and portrait painting, featuring vibrant blooms that create a dreamlike aura around her powerful subjects. Her paintings not only capture the beauty of women but also their confidence and strength, conveying a powerful femininity that inspires and empowers. With alluring, flirtatious, and demure features, Sally's portraits radiate sensuality, independence, and confidence - the very qualities that define strong women.
Sally's portraits are intensely personal, as each woman she paints is an extension of her own feelings, thoughts, and experiences. Through her work, she captures the qualities that captivate her in other women - the qualities she admires and strives to gain for herself. Her paintings are a celebration of the complexities and strengths of women, conveyed through a masterful use of color, texture, and composition.
Sally draws inspiration from photography, pop culture, and fashion as well as artists ranging from the pop art of Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock to the gilded florals and figures of Gustav Klimt. Her highly regarded paintings have been featured in group and solo shows in Beirut, Dubai, Italy, Switzerland, and the USA. They have been collected worldwide. Notable collectors include Jesse McCartney and Kelly Clarkson.
REPRESENTATION
Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
2024 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2024 Affordable Art Fair, Austin, TX
2023 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2022 “Identity with a Chance of Imperfection”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2022 “Saturate Euphoria”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY
2021 “Splatters of Life”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2020 LA Art Show, CA
2020 Art Palm Springs, CA
2019 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong
2019 Affordable Art Fair New York
2019 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2018 "Colored Whipped Cream," Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Threshold Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018 484 North Gallery, Laguna Beach
2013 Beirut Art Beat
2009 Lebanese Artists Association
2009 Gallery Surface Libre
2008 Lebanese Painters...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Double Figure Portrait in Bold Color Blocks, Two by America Martin
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin
"Two"
Oil & Acrylic on Canvas
72 x 60 inches; 73.5 x 61.5 inches Framed
Signed painting by America Martin. Signature seen on front of painting in image #7.
Exploring...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
My Joy My Hope
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Gold II - Original Sally K Figurative Artwork
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gazing at Lebanese American artist Sally K's floral portrait is consuming and empowering. Inspired by strong, feminine women, she creates pop-realistic paintings that speak to the energetic female experience; one of individuality and inherent strength in femininity. There are endless floral arrangements capping the mysterious visages of beautiful women, capturing attention through a celebration of floral abstraction and wild, fanciful coloration. Lavish in application and luxurious in composition, Sally K.'s work is inspired by pop art, culture, and fashion.
This original 10-inch high by 8-inch wide acrylic on canvas board painting is signed on the front and back. It is unframed and requires framing for display. Convenient local Los Angeles area shipping. Affordable U.S. and global shipping also available. Provenance: Artspace Warehouse. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included.
Sally K was born in Ohio following her family’s emigration from Lebanon. Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Saudi Arabia, where she stayed until she was 14. Sally attended high school and college in Beirut, where she graduated with a BA in Fine Arts with distinction from the Lebanese American University of Beirut. In 2013, Sally and her family moved back to the United States and she now paints out of her studio in California.
The focus of Sally’s portraits is contemporary women. Her style merges characteristics of abstract expressionism with realism and portrait painting to convey not just the beauty of women, but their confidence and strength as well. They are alluring, flirtatious, and demure with an inspiring femininity that Sally describes as the “sensuality, independence, and confidence you see in strong women.”
Sally’s portraits of women are intensely personal. “The women I paint are an extension of me, of what I feel, how I process my surroundings, my thoughts, my anger, my pleasure. They’re the confident strong women that I strive to be. Sometimes tough and daring, sometimes shy and reserved, but always self-assured and determined; they represent what captivates me in other women; the qualities I admire, and strengths that I strive to gain.”
Sally draws inspiration from photography, pop culture and fashion as well as artists ranging from the pop art of Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock to the gilded florals and figures of Gustav Klimt. Her highly regarded paintings have been featured in group and solo shows in Beirut, Dubai, Italy, and the USA. Notable collectors include Jesse McCartney and Kelly Clarkson.
REPRESENTATION
Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
2024 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2024 Affordable Art Fair, Austin, TX
2023 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2022 “Identity with a Chance of Imperfection”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2022 “Saturate Euphoria”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY
2021 “Splatters of Life”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2020 LA Art Show, CA
2020 Art Palm Springs, CA
2019 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong
2019 Affordable Art Fair New York
2019 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2018 "Colored Whipped Cream," Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Threshold Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018 484 North Gallery, Laguna Beach
2013 Beirut Art Beat
2009 Lebanese Artists Association
2009 Gallery Surface Libre
2008 Lebanese Painters...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
"White Gold Lilies for the Dove of Peace" Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A masterwork from a master artist,White Gold Lilies for the Dove of Peace is an immaculate piece, pure colours balanced with earthy hues imbue the work with shades of sumptuous richness seldom found outside the great collections. Nuance and symbolism combine within the elements of this painting to create an artistic journey through antiquity; Japanese wood block design, the language of flowers, even the colours themselves combine so masterfully to complete the piece.
In this large ground breaking painting Berlin has used bright vermillion & turquoise powered tones, volcanic glass and rock garnered from the slopes of Mount Vesuvius create texture and the use of the finest hand ground pigments and pure white gold leaf escalate this seminal piece to a higher plane.
This magnificent painting offers the pinnacle of modern fine art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
UNTITLED
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on handmade paper. Hand signed and dated on front by the artist. Artwork size 19 x 12.25 inches. Frame size approx 30 x 26 inches.
Artwork is in excellent condi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper
Textured Painting on Canvas by Serg Graff Portrait of Elizabeth Hamilton
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a rare unique original acrylic/oil painting on canvas in a naive primitivism style depicting Elizabeth Hamilton (1757-1854) the spouse of Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804) - one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Present in an ornate gilt frame. Excellent condition. Framed measuring 25.5" x 21.5" & painting measures 20" x 16" . Signed in the upper right corner, and on verso by Artist Serg Graff...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Contentment
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
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.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Wild Flowers- 21st Century Contemporary Painting, of a bouquet with flowers
By Mitzy Renooy
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Mitzy Renooy
Wild Flowers
110 x 120 cm
Frame included in price, size with frame: 115 x 125 cm
Dutch artist Mitzy Renooy, a former camera woman for national television, did follow ar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Christian (Brother)" Haitian Boy Portrait in Yellow Shirt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Christian (Brother)" is an original artwork by Alain Jean-Baptiste and measures 60"h x 48"w. This oil work on canvas reflects on the buildup and aftermath Jean-B...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Appolo
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
Plantation Worker I
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
We should never forget our foreign religion was forced on our ancestors during slavery and the hatred for their beauty from hair to body. And till today how we continue to embrace th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Mythological II (Faun) - 21st Century, Red, Blue, Flower, Myth, Contemporary Art
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Mythological II (Faun), 2016
Acrylic marker on canvas sheet (signed and dated front left corner)
23 5/8 H x 17 3/4 W in.
60 H x 45 W cm
(reproduced at page 23, in the catalogue 'Myth...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Karine Bartoli - Porto 10
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
BLEU OCEAN IV
Located in PARIS, FR
Immerse into the blue, with this outstanding piece from Delphine Rocher., from the Series "Blue Ocean". She uses a blue ballpoint pen over acrylic, on a wood panel.
Already framed ....
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen
Vibrant Pop Surrealist Portrait. Woman. Fluorescent Colors, Insects And Plants
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Anthropomorphic figure created by accumulating representations of flowers, plants, insects, and other elements of kitsch iconography, with intense, bright, and fluorescent colors. Th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"The Results Are In" Oil on canvas, seated figure, balloons, unicorns, favors
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "The Results Are In " is an original artwork by Katherine Fraser and is made of oil on canvas. This piece measures approximately 40" x 54" and is shipped in the pic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beach Boys- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of boys playing on the beach
By Mitzy Renooy
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Mitzy Renooy
Beach Boys
65x 80 cm ( frame included in price and size)
acrylic paint on 12 wooden panels all in one frame together.
Mitzy Renooy, a former camera woman for national ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sunday - Contemporary Art, Skull, Figurative Painting, 21st Century, Yellow
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Sunday, 2010
acrylic on canvas
27 9/16 H x 23 5/8 W in.
70 H x 60 W cm
The artwork was exhibited in the solo show "Christ" from 2011.
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blossoms of Strength 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
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 Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Persian Wonder, original painting, portrait
Located in Deddington, GB
Persian Wonder This portrait captures the serene and curious expression of a young white Persian cat, gazing upwards with wide, bright blue eyes full...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Greenbergs - Figurative Art by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
A playful rendition on Grants farm painting.
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious j...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gold III - Original Sally K Figurative Artwork
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gazing at Lebanese American artist Sally K's floral portrait is consuming and empowering. Inspired by strong, feminine women, she creates pop-realisti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Evy- 21st Century Contemporary Portrait of a young Girl with Beautiful Eyes
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Evy
24 x 30 cm ( it will be delivered framed/ frame is included: size with frame 28 x 34 cm )
Acrylic paint on wood
The Dutch artist Jantina Peperkamp likes to paint portraits of y...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Southern Belle: An Imaginary Portrait", woman, pastel, pink, acrylic painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Southern Belle: An Imaginary Portrait”, a 43 x 32 x 1.5 inch acrylic painting with collage on canvas is from the artist’s Socialite series...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Man of the World", contemporary, portrait, acrylic, mixed media, painting
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “Man of the World”, an acrylic painting on canvas with collage, an imaginary portrait 27.5 x 21 inches, in muted neutral tones highlighted by lemon and golden yellows and chalky reds, is from the artist’s “Mask” series...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense", Contemporary, Portrait, Mixed Media
By John Baker
Located in Natick, MA
John Baker’s “The Ego and the Mechanism’s of Defense” is an acrylic painting on canvas with collage 20 x 16 inches in beige, blues, greens and ochres. The painting borrows its title from Anna Freud...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Face 3" by Anne Siems, Painting with female portrait, on white clay panel
By Anne Siems
Located in Dallas, TX
"Face 3" by Anne Siems, is a captivating figurative-narrative portrait painted on white clay panel. It features a beautiful female face and dark hair with red flora.
ANNE SIEMS
(b....
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Clay, Panel
Happiness Is... a Merle Dane
Located in Loveland, CO
Original Oil "Happiness Is... a Merle Dane"
Canvas is gallery wrapped with black sides, perfect as is, or easy to frame.
14" x 11" oil on canvas
'I painted all of my dane's siblings, this one was Maya, so distinguished and beautiful' - AK
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Since graduating from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1999, Alyson Kinkade’s artwork has been widely collected and exhibited throughout the U.S. Her work is displayed publicly in the permanent collections of the cities of Little Rock, AR; Downey, CA; Paramount, CA; Loveland, CO; Platte River...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Bazooka Basquiat" Bazooka Gum & Jean Michel Basquiat Acrylic Painting on Canvas
By John Stango
Located in New York, NY
A pop piece depicting Basquiat with Bazooka Gum. With impasto painting and silkscreening we are drawn to the movement, as the artist is able to engage his viewer with contrasting hig...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Oil on Canvas Portrait -- In Barcelona
By Gary Masline
Located in Troy, NY
A dark-hued classic portrait in oil, reflecting beauty, intelligence, and character, in an atmospheric background. The visage has been surrounded by an ethereal yellow glow and the e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of Benjamin - Fleur de Lis Background, Oil, Antique Florentine Frame
By Peter Lupkin
Located in Chicago, IL
Twenty-first century Classical Portraiture has a casual feel as seen here in "Portrait of Benjamin" by Peter Lupkin. The very masculine Benjamin, with his heavy beard, dark tousled ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Tidal Bodies" - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Tidal Bodies" - Contemporary figurative oil painting of a man's torso by Chelsea Gibson
Medium: Oil on panel
Size 39.5 x 35 inches. Offered unframed.
"Tidal Bodies" is part of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Blind Man's Bluff - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, People Portrait
Located in Salzburg, AT
Tomasz Bielak born in Lublin in 1967. He graduated of The Academy of Fine Arts, Painting and Graphics Design Department in Gdańsk, in 1994. He realized installation art, graphics ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Enthusiasm
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Elixir" neon painting by Olha Vlasova
Located in Zofingen, AG
ITEM DETAILS
The edges are painted
Some parts of the picture glow under blue light
ABOUT THE ARTWORK
“Elixir" is a visual embodiment of love, portrayed as a powerful and
a mysterious force that inspires awe and intrigue in hearts. The canvas
reveals the magical nature of this profound emotion, which can be
simultaneously enchanting and disturbing, frightening yet irresistibly
captivating.
The painting provokes contemplation on the duality of choice, how
each time we choose one path, we renounce another. Its colors
express the priceless experience that comes with the courage to
know love, as well as the fear of the unknown that lies one step away
from new horizons. The artist asks the viewer: Are you willing to take a
risk for the unexpected, but perhaps the greatest experience of your
life?
ABOUT ARTIST
Olha Vlasova...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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