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In 1967, artist Sol LeWitt wrote that in “Conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work.” He was giving a name to an art movement that had emerged in the 1960s in which artists were less focused on their medium being something traditionally “artistic” and instead engaged in using any object, movement, form, action or place to express an idea.

LeWitt’s work was featured alongside an assemblage of notes, drawings and outlines by other artists in “Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper Not Necessarily Meant to Be Viewed as Art,” a groundbreaking show at New York City’s School of Visual Arts curated by Mel Bochner, another leading exponent of Conceptualism. Building on radical 20th-century statements, like Fountain (1917) by French artist Marcel Duchamp, Conceptual artists around Europe and North and South America were not interested in the commercial art scene and rather directly challenged its systems and values.

Stretching into the 1970s, this movement has also been called Post-Object art and Dematerialized art. Conceptual art reflected a larger era of social and political upheaval. Pieces associated with the style range from Roelof Louw’s Soul City (Pyramid of Oranges) (1967) — a work of installation art that sees fresh oranges stacked into a pyramid from which visitors are allowed to take one orange away — to On Kawara’s “Today” series, which saw the Japanese artist carefully painting a date in white acrylic on canvases consisting of a single color from 1966 to his death in 2014. Artists such as Ed Ruscha, who created the Twentysix Gasoline Stations book — a collection of photos of gas stations that is widely said to be the first modern artists’ book — made photography a major platform for Conceptual art, as did Bruce Nauman, who burned one of Ruscha's books and then photographed it for his own.

Conceptual art’s legacy of questioning artistic authorship, ownership and how to work with complex ideas of space and time had a significant influence on the decades of culture that followed, and it continues to inform art today.

The collection of Conceptual photography, paintings and sculptures on 1stDibs includes artworks by John Baldessari, Jenny Holzer, Lawrence Weiner, Joseph Kosuth and others.

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Style: Conceptual
Gaze of Ambition - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa

Gaze of Ambition - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa

By John Ali

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 Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Unbridled Joy - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa

Unbridled Joy - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa

By John Ali

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 Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Fragments of Light - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa

Fragments of Light - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa

By John Ali

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 Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

She is my best
She is my best

She is my best

By Nina Fedotova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting “My Best” - where chickens appear as women - symbolizes the relationship between a man and a woman. A man leading a chicken on a leash symbolizes his attitude towards hi...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Light, Series Drawing From Israel - Large Format, Charcoal On Paper
Light, Series Drawing From Israel - Large Format, Charcoal On Paper

Light, Series Drawing From Israel - Large Format, Charcoal On Paper

By Krzysztof Gliszczyński

Located in Hallein, AT

The artwork is unframed and will be shipped rolled in a tube Krzysztof Gliszczyński is Professor for painting on Academy of fine arts Gdansk. Krzysztof Gliszczyński born in Miastko in 1962. Graduated from the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts in 1987 in the studio of Prof. Kazimierz Ostrowski. Between 1995 and 2002 founder and co-manager of Koło Gallery in Gdańsk. lnitiator of the Kazimierz Ostrowski Award, con-ferred by the Union of Polish Artists and Designers (ZPAP), Gdańsk Chapter. Dean of the Painting Faculty of the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts in the years 2008-2012. Vice Rector for Development and Cooperation of the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts in the years 2012-2016. Obtained a professorship in 2011. Currently head of the Third Painting Studio of the Painting Faculty of the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts. He has taken part in a few dozen exhibitions in Poland and abroad. He has received countless prizes and awards for his artistic work. He is active in the field of painting, drawing, objects, and video. Artist Statement In the 1990s I started collecting flakes of paint – leftovers from my work. I would put fresh ones in wooden formworks, dried ones in glass containers. They constituted layers of investigations into the field of painting, enclosed in dated and numbered cuboids measuring 47 × 10.5 × 10.5 cm. I called those objects Urns. In 2016, I displayed them at an exhibition, moulding a single object out of all the Urns. The Urns inspired me to redefine the status of my work as a painter. In order to do it, I performed a daunting task of placing the layers of paint not in an urn, but on a canvas, pressing each fresh bit of paint with my thumb. In the cycle of paintings Autoportret a’retour, the matter was transferred from painting to painting, expanding the area of each consecutive one. Together, the bits, the residua of paint, kept alive the memory of the previous works. It was a stage of the atomization of the painting matter and its alienation from the traditional concepts and aesthetic relations. Thus, the cycle of synergic paintings was created, as I called them, guided by the feeling evoked in me by the mutually intensifying flakes of paint. The final aesthetic result of the refining of the digested matter was a consequence of the automatism of the process of layering, thumb-pressing, and scraping off again. Just like in an archaeological excavation, attempts are made to unite and retrieve that which has been lost. This avant-garde concept consists in transferring into the area of painting of matter, virtually degraded and not belonging to the realm of art. And yet the matter re-enters it, acquiring a new meaning. The matter I created, building up like lava, became my new technique. I called it perpetuum pictura – self-perpetuated painting. Alchemical concepts allowed me to identify the process inherent in the emerging matter, to give it direction and meaning. In a way, I created matter which was introducing me into the pre-symbolic world – a world before form, unnamed. From this painterly magma, ideas sprung up, old theories of colour and the convoluted problem of squaring the circle manifested themselves again. Just like Harriot’s crystal refracted light in 1605, I tried to break up colour in the painting Iosis. Paintings were becoming symptoms, like in the work Pulp fiction, which at that time was a gesture of total fragmentation of matter and of transcending its boundaries, my dialogue with the works of Jackson Pollock and the freedom brought by his art. The painting Geometrica de physiologiam pictura contains a diagram in which I enter four colours that constitute an introduction to protopsychology, alchemical transmutation, and the ancient theory of colour. It this work I managed to present the identification of the essence of human physiology with art. But the essential aspect of my considerations in my most recent paintings is the analysis of abstraction, the study of its significance for the contemporary language of art and the search for the possibilities of creating a new message. For me, abstraction is not an end in itself, catering to the largely predicable expectations of the viewers. To study the boundary between visibility and invisibility, like in the work Unsichtbar, is to ask about the status of the possibilities of the language of abstraction. The moment of fluidity which I am able to attain results from the matter – matter...

Category

Early 2000s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Random Thought Oil Painting on Canvas, Conceptual 21st Century Art
Random Thought Oil Painting on Canvas, Conceptual 21st Century Art

Random Thought Oil Painting on Canvas, Conceptual 21st Century Art

By John Ali

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

"Random Thought," a captivating creation by artist John Ali, invites viewers into the enigmatic realm of introspection. The artwork features a young man, his head covered with nylon, adorned by an intricate African bead necklace...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Some Women Choose Sneakers, Others Choose High Heels
Some Women Choose Sneakers, Others Choose High Heels

Some Women Choose Sneakers, Others Choose High Heels

By Nina Fedotova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The main idea of the painting is the diversity of the female essence and the freedom of choice, which is an important part of modern life. The painting's storyline presents a metaph...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Remember, Science Art Collection by Anastasia Vasilyeva
Remember, Science Art Collection by Anastasia Vasilyeva

Remember, Science Art Collection by Anastasia Vasilyeva

By Anastasia Vasilyeva

Located in Zofingen, AG

This painting was exhibited at the art exhibition in Innsbruck (Contemporary Art Fair 2019), as well as in Marbella (Excellence Art gallery), Florence (Art Expertise), and Madrid (APPA art gallery). "Remember?" is a conceptual science painting...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Cotton Canvas

Steadfast Gaze 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Girl
Steadfast Gaze 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Girl

Steadfast Gaze 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Girl

By John Ali

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 Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Best for Children
The Best for Children

The Best for Children

By Nina Fedotova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The rooster and the hen, as symbols of parental care, embody adults’ responsibility toward future generations, emphasizing that true value lies not in material possessions, but in th...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Unraveling - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman, Modern
Unraveling - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman, Modern

Unraveling - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman, Modern

By Michael Adetula

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 Mic...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Tender Weight of Waiting 2 -21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait Modern
Tender Weight of Waiting 2 -21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait Modern

Tender Weight of Waiting 2 -21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait Modern

By Michael Adetula

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

The Tender Weight of Waiting captures a moment of calm shaped by unseen expectations. Surrounded by books centered on love, marriage, and self-preparation, the subject retreats into ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Rare Abstract Judaica Hebrew Calligraphy Modernist Painting
Rare Abstract Judaica Hebrew Calligraphy Modernist Painting

Rare Abstract Judaica Hebrew Calligraphy Modernist Painting

By William Proweller

Located in Surfside, FL

Abstracted colorful painting of the first verse of the Shema Prayer. (VeAhavta... and you shall love...) William Proweller is an associate professor of art history at S.U.N.Y., Fred...

Category

20th Century Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Other Medium

Crimson Contemplation - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa

Crimson Contemplation - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa

By John Ali

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 Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dialogue, Conceptual Oil Painting on Canvas, 21st Century, Unframed
Dialogue, Conceptual Oil Painting on Canvas, 21st Century, Unframed

Dialogue, Conceptual Oil Painting on Canvas, 21st Century, Unframed

By John Ali

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

"Dialogue," a thought-provoking creation by artist John Ali, beckons viewers into a realm of symbolism and introspection. The artwork features a young man with his head covered in ny...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

There are only chickens around
There are only chickens around

There are only chickens around

By Nina Fedotova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This painting is an allegory for the modern life of a woman in the context of urbanization and mass culture, or an expression of the contrast between the natural and the artificial, ...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shades and Substance - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa

Shades and Substance - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa

By John Ali

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 Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Joyful Moment 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Children
Joyful Moment 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Children

Joyful Moment 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Children

By Oluwatobiloba Amusan

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Oluwatobiloba A...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Paper, Coffee, Watercolor

A Big Catch
A Big Catch

A Big Catch

By Nina Fedotova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This captivating oil on canvas, titled "A Big Catch," invites you to ponder the bravery of pursuing your aspirations. The surreal and symbolic elements blend with a pop art sensibili...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Everyday Frames
Everyday Frames

Everyday Frames

By Nina Fedotova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting “Everyday Frames” explores the theme of restrictions on women's freedom through the prism of everyday life. The yellow and white cells are both a visual reminder of ever...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Under construction", Original painting with concrete on paper, Art Povera
"Under construction", Original painting with concrete on paper, Art Povera

"Under construction", Original painting with concrete on paper, Art Povera

By TUSET

Located in Carballo, ES

This new series of works by the multidisciplinary artist TUSET (1997, A Coruña) shows us a completely unique dynamic. In these works he uses the concrete of the construction as picto...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Concrete

Peace from Within 3 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern
Peace from Within 3 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern

Peace from Within 3 - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern

By Michael Adetula

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 Mic...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Souvenirs of Beauty 1 - 21st Century Mixed Media with Oil and Ankara Fabrics
Souvenirs of Beauty 1 - 21st Century Mixed Media with Oil and Ankara Fabrics

Souvenirs of Beauty 1 - 21st Century Mixed Media with Oil and Ankara Fabrics

By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

"Souvenirs of Beauty" is a captivating portrayal of a woman steeped in tradition and grace, adorned in a rich green headwrap and matching attire that exudes elegance. Her deep brown ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Harvest
Harvest

Harvest

By Nina Fedotova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This painting depicts a wide sky filled with clouds above a brown field, where orange chickens are scattered across the land, improvising as if pecking at the soil. The repetitive mo...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ascending Joy - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Girl

Ascending Joy - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa, Girl

By John Ali

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 Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Still Waiting In Silence - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Love
Still Waiting In Silence - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Love

Still Waiting In Silence - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Love

By Aba Linus

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 Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Sea Beyond the Fence
The Sea Beyond the Fence

The Sea Beyond the Fence

By Nina Fedotova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The sea has long symbolized freedom, peace, and the simple joy of being close to nature. In this painting, however, the shoreline is interrupted by a barrier—a quiet reminder that ev...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pick me up
Pick me up

Pick me up

By Nina Fedotova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work is about the part of us that is strong, grown, independent… and still sometimes wants to be held. About the inner child. About trust. About vulnerability that is, in fact, ...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Silent Grace - 21st Century, Contemporary Oil and African Women Fabrics, Floral
Silent Grace - 21st Century, Contemporary Oil and African Women Fabrics, Floral

Silent Grace - 21st Century, Contemporary Oil and African Women Fabrics, Floral

By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

The Silent Grace captures the serene profile of a woman, adorned in a bright yellow dress and matching hat, embellished with vibrant patterns. Her deep purple complexion contrasts be...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Head Tie 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Indigenous, Women, African
Head Tie 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Indigenous, Women, African

Head Tie 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Indigenous, Women, African

By Oluwatobiloba Amusan

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Oluwatobiloba A...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Tear it Up" 9 x 9
"Tear it Up" 9 x 9

"Tear it Up" 9 x 9

By William Finlayson Jr.

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Born in Tallahasee Fl, William started his artistic career as a color consultant for his family's Design and Painting company that took on constant projects of custom painted interio...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Decorate!
Decorate!

Decorate!

By Nina Fedotova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting “Decorate!” is a reflection on the power of female presence in the world and a call to action. Against the backdrop of a light gray sky with light clouds, the earth stre...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pearl of Heritage - 21st Century Mixed Media with Oil and African Women Fabrics
Pearl of Heritage - 21st Century Mixed Media with Oil and African Women Fabrics

Pearl of Heritage - 21st Century Mixed Media with Oil and African Women Fabrics

By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bakare Babatund...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

The Farm
The Farm

The Farm

By Greg Decker

Located in Atlanta, GA

Greg's witty and charming oil painting on aluminium comes framed in a floater frame which adds 1.75 inches all the way around. "Greg Decker is a visionary painter. His work epitomise...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Metal

Onileke Ara (Beaded in Style) 2 -21st Century Contemporary, African Woman, Beads
Onileke Ara (Beaded in Style) 2 -21st Century Contemporary, African Woman, Beads

Onileke Ara (Beaded in Style) 2 -21st Century Contemporary, African Woman, Beads

By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Regal and radiant! 'Onileke Ara (Beaded in Style)' celebrates the beauty and elegance of African culture 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 Bakare Babatunde, born in Ogun State, Nigeria, is a dynamic artist whose journey in the world of art has been shaped by a rich cultural background. Completing his higher education in Lagos State, Nigeria, Bakare earned a Higher National Diploma in Library and Information Science, laying the foundation for a unique artistic perspective. Bakare's artistic evolution began with pencil drawing, a modest start that eventually led him to experiment with various mediums. Among these, oil color, acrylic, and Ankara fabrics on canvas emerged as his favored mediums, allowing him to explore the depth of his creative vision. Primarily focusing on figurative painting and portraiture, Bakare's work delves into the intricacies of human expression and identity. His art becomes a canvas for the narratives of emotions and cultural appreciation. Bakare's artistic journey has been punctuated by notable exhibitions, showcasing his talent on both national and international platforms: Icreate Skill Festival Abuja (2017). Ijakadi Art Exhibition, Kwara State (2020). Kwara State Youth Fair 2.0 Art Exhibition Category (2022). 'Unconditional Love Is Not Beyond Us' An Online Group Exhibition by Constance and Sons...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

Located in Barcelona, CT

the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate

Category

Early 2000s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Ink

Everyone has their own paradise
Everyone has their own paradise

Everyone has their own paradise

By Nina Fedotova

Located in Zofingen, AG

The subtext of the work points to two types of personal involvement: - blindly following mass ideas, which often lead to undesirable consequences; - independent choice and the abilit...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mandorla - Large Format Charcoal On Paper, Black White Drawing
Mandorla - Large Format Charcoal On Paper, Black White Drawing

Mandorla - Large Format Charcoal On Paper, Black White Drawing

By Krzysztof Gliszczyński

Located in Hallein, AT

Krzysztof Gliszczyński is Professor for painting on Academy of fine arts Gdansk. The artwork is unframed and will be shipped rolled in a tube Artist Statement In the 1990s I started collecting flakes of paint – leftovers from my work. I would put fresh ones in wooden formworks, dried ones in glass containers. They constituted layers of investigations into the field of painting, enclosed in dated and numbered cuboids measuring 47 × 10.5 × 10.5 cm. I called those objects Urns. In 2016, I displayed them at an exhibition, moulding a single object out of all the Urns. The Urns inspired me to redefine the status of my work as a painter. In order to do it, I performed a daunting task of placing the layers of paint not in an urn, but on a canvas, pressing each fresh bit of paint with my thumb. In the cycle of paintings Autoportret a’retour, the matter was transferred from painting to painting, expanding the area of each consecutive one. Together, the bits, the residua of paint, kept alive the memory of the previous works. It was a stage of the atomization of the painting matter and its alienation from the traditional concepts and aesthetic relations. Thus, the cycle of synergic paintings was created, as I called them, guided by the feeling evoked in me by the mutually intensifying flakes of paint. The final aesthetic result of the refining of the digested matter was a consequence of the automatism of the process of layering, thumb-pressing, and scraping off again. Just like in an archaeological excavation, attempts are made to unite and retrieve that which has been lost. This avant-garde concept consists in transferring into the area of painting of matter, virtually degraded and not belonging to the realm of art. And yet the matter re-enters it, acquiring a new meaning. The matter I created, building up like lava, became my new technique. I called it perpetuum pictura – self-perpetuated painting. Alchemical concepts allowed me to identify the process inherent in the emerging matter, to give it direction and meaning. In a way, I created matter which was introducing me into the pre-symbolic world – a world before form, unnamed. From this painterly magma, ideas sprung up, old theories of colour and the convoluted problem of squaring the circle manifested themselves again. Just like Harriot’s crystal refracted light in 1605, I tried to break up colour in the painting Iosis. Paintings were becoming symptoms, like in the work Pulp fiction, which at that time was a gesture of total fragmentation of matter and of transcending its boundaries, my dialogue with the works of Jackson Pollock and the freedom brought by his art. The painting Geometrica de physiologiam pictura contains a diagram in which I enter four colours that constitute an introduction to protopsychology, alchemical transmutation, and the ancient theory of colour. It this work I managed to present the identification of the essence of human physiology with art. But the essential aspect of my considerations in my most recent paintings is the analysis of abstraction, the study of its significance for the contemporary language of art and the search for the possibilities of creating a new message. For me, abstraction is not an end in itself, catering to the largely predicable expectations of the viewers. To study the boundary between visibility and invisibility, like in the work Unsichtbar, is to ask about the status of the possibilities of the language of abstraction. The moment of fluidity which I am able to attain results from the matter – matter...

Category

Early 2000s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Solace Oil Painting on Canvas, Conceptual Portrait, 21st Century
Solace Oil Painting on Canvas, Conceptual Portrait, 21st Century

Solace Oil Painting on Canvas, Conceptual Portrait, 21st Century

By John Ali

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

In the captivating piece titled "Solace," artist John Ali unveils a profound exploration of introspection through the gaze of a young woman lost in thought. The poignant portrayal ca...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Deborah Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Conceptual Style, 21st Century
Deborah Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Conceptual Style, 21st Century

Deborah Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Conceptual Style, 21st Century

By Oluwafemi Afolabi

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

"Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell and got back up again." I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. “The peasantry ceased, they ceas...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Face to Face Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Conceptual, 21st Century
Face to Face Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Conceptual, 21st Century

Face to Face Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Conceptual, 21st Century

By Aba Linus

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

"Face to Face" by Aba Linus is a thought-provoking and enigmatic artwork that presents a powerful visual representation of human connection and communication. In this piece, two youn...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Rope Swing

Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - Rope Swing

By Su Yu

Located in Paris, IDF

Oil on canvas Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives and works in Beijing. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing at Oil Paintin...

Category

2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Best Friend - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Love, Cat
Best Friend - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Love, Cat

Best Friend - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Love, Cat

By Abayomi Odetomi

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Window. Oil on canvas, 80x120 cm
Window. Oil on canvas, 80x120 cm

Window. Oil on canvas, 80x120 cm

By Elga Grinvalde

Located in Riga, LV

Window. Oil on canvas, 80x120 cm Elga Grinvalde ”ellgrii” Born in Valka (Latvia) 1966 Education: 1982-1986 Riga Applied Art College,Latvia department of glasswork desig. 1994-1998...

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Early 2000s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seeking Perfection 2 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern
Seeking Perfection 2 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern

Seeking Perfection 2 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern

By Michael Adetula

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 Mic...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Mixed Media

Beyond Reproach - 21st Century, Expressionist, Figurative Portrait, Oil, Women
Beyond Reproach - 21st Century, Expressionist, Figurative Portrait, Oil, Women

Beyond Reproach - 21st Century, Expressionist, Figurative Portrait, Oil, Women

By Sayeed Momoh

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Sayeed Momoh is...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Clouds and Early Moon
Clouds and Early Moon

Clouds and Early Moon

By Greg Decker

Located in Atlanta, GA

Greg's witty and charming oil painting on aluminium comes framed in a floater frame which adds 1.75 inches all the way around. "Greg Decker is a visionary painter. His work epitomise...

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2010s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Metal

Upright Impression Oil Painting on Canvas, Conceptual, 21st Century
Upright Impression Oil Painting on Canvas, Conceptual, 21st Century

Upright Impression Oil Painting on Canvas, Conceptual, 21st Century

By John Ali

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

"Upright Impression" by John Ali captures the innocence, resilience, and curiosity of youth through the portrayal of a young girl. In this captivating artwork, the girl stands tall a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Post Conceptual Digital Artist Oil Painting Screenprint Diptych Joseph Nechvatal
Post Conceptual Digital Artist Oil Painting Screenprint Diptych Joseph Nechvatal

Post Conceptual Digital Artist Oil Painting Screenprint Diptych Joseph Nechvatal

Located in Surfside, FL

Joseph Nechvatal The Oedipal God of Oil Paint and Destruction, Diptych Oil and screenprint on two canvases, 1985, both signed 'Joseph Nechvatal', titled and dated on the reverse, with label from Brooke Alexander, NY. Joseph James Nechvatal (born 15 January 1951) is a post-conceptual digital artist and art theoretician who creates computer-assisted paintings and computer animations, often using custom-created computer viruses. Joseph Nechvatal was born in Chicago. He studied fine art and philosophy at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Cornell University and Columbia University, where he studied with Arthur Danto while serving as the archivist to the minimalist composer La Monte Young. From 1979, he exhibited his work in New York City, primarily at Galerie Richard, Brooke Alexander Gallery and Universal Concepts Unlimited. He has also solo exhibited in Berlin, Paris, Chicago, Cologne, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Aalst, Belgium, Youngstown, Senouillac, Lund, Toulouse, Turin, Arles and Munich. His work in the early 1980s chiefly consisted of post minimalist gray graphite drawings that were often photo mechanically enlarged. During that period he was associated with the artist group Colab and helped establish the non-profit cultural space ABC No Rio. In 1983 he co-founded the avant-garde electronic art music audio project Tellus Audio Cassette...

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1980s Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Screen

Dusk Pool by Karen Lynn, Hockney Inspired, Architectural, Contemporary
Dusk Pool by Karen Lynn, Hockney Inspired, Architectural, Contemporary

Dusk Pool by Karen Lynn, Hockney Inspired, Architectural, Contemporary

By Karen Lynn

Located in Deddington, GB

Dusk Pool [2022] original and hand signed by the artist oil on canvas Image size: H:100 cm x W:100 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:100 cm x W:100 cm x D:4cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look This is a painting from my architectural series of works. I wanted to paint a twilight scene using deep rich colours against a beautiful lit up pool. A window depicting another world inside a modernist house reflecting interiors with warm and inviting colours. I am inspired by modern architecture as I love painting the straight lines against the softness of nature with its trees and plants and cactii. This painting is painted in oils on a thick painted edged canvas and is ready to hang. Discover original architectural paintings online with Wychwood Art and in our Oxfordshire art gallery by artist Karen Lynn...

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21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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