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Contemporary 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
Chinese contemporary ink brush painting - "Hua Dan" Side
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Chinese opera is a quintessentially Chinese cultural performance art, and began around 1790, when theater companies from all over China arrived in Beijing, to perform for the Qin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Ink

Woodlands - Original Acrylic on Paper of Trees
Located in Columbus, OH
Playful trees appear to be moving slightly on a clear fresh fall day. This piece is a charcoal sketch with a light lyrical addition of watercolor. The artist captures the delicate s...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Freedom Ride - Charcoal Drawing with Watercolor on paper of 2022
Located in Columbus, OH
This piece is a charcoal sketch with a light lyrical addition of watercolor. The artist captures the delicate sensitivity of horses standing still and in motion. Artist bio: Cecil K...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

Walking Through the Park
Located in Napa, CA
Victoria Veedell captures the essence of nature by examining the effects of light on form in the natural world in her softly glowing landscape paintings. Inspired by her travels thro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Quiet Dawn
Located in Napa, CA
Victoria Veedell captures the essence of nature by examining the effects of light on form in the natural world in her softly glowing landscape paintings. Inspired by her travels thro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Morning Fog
Located in Napa, CA
Victoria Veedell captures the essence of nature by examining the effects of light on form in the natural world in her softly glowing landscape paintings. Inspired by her travels thro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Morning Glow
Located in Napa, CA
Victoria Veedell captures the essence of nature by examining the effects of light on form in the natural world in her softly glowing landscape paintings. Inspired by her travels thro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Slow Creek
Located in Napa, CA
Victoria Veedell captures the essence of nature by examining the effects of light on form in the natural world in her softly glowing landscape paintings. Inspired by her travels thro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

CATALINA - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
6. CATALINA Sevilla, 2023 MEDIDAS:70x43,8 CM Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Sangre 2 cm 1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Handmade Paper

FERRETERIA - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
5. TÍTULO FERRETERIA Sevilla, 2023 MEDIDAS: 120X95 CM Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Sangre 2 cm 1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Handmade Paper

SOMBRA - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Maestranza de Sevilla, 2023 MEDIDAS: 100x76 CM Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Sangre 2 cm 1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Handmade Paper

PUERTA NUMERO 6 - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
3. TÍTULO PUERTA NUMERO 6 Maestranza de Sevilla, 2023 MEDIDAS: 100x74,85 CM Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Sangre 2 cm 1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Handmade Paper

ANTIGUA ESTACIÓN - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
2. TÍTULO: ANTIGUA ESTACIÓN Sevilla, 2023 MEDIDAS: 100X84,65 CM Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Sangre 2 cm 1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Handmade Paper

Puente de Triana - Sevilla- Spain
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
1. TÍTULO PUENTE DE TRIANA Sevilla, 2023 MEDIDAS: 167X80 CM Papel Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Sangre 2 cm 1/7 + COPIA DE AUTOR
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Handmade Paper

Familiar II, Original Painting, Landscape, People
Located in Deddington, GB
Familiar II by Henry Walsh is an original acrylic painting on a wooden board that features a man and dog at leisure on a wintry walk. Henry Walsh’s work begin with snapshots of busy ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic, Board

Be patient. Some things take time, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This new series is in attribute to the "Bored Apes". They're very famous characters in the digital art market (NFTs). This series focuses on the different facets, colors and details ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

You could be your own spotlight, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This new series is in attribute to the "Bored Apes". They're very famous characters in the digital art market (NFTs). This series focuses on the different facets, colors and details ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

I never dreamed about success; I worked for it, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This new series is in attribute to the "Bored Apes". They're very famous characters in the digital art market (NFTs). This series focuses on the different facets, colors and details ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The devil is in the details, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This new series is in attribute to the "Bored Apes". They're very famous characters in the digital art market (NFTs). This series focuses on the different facets, colors and details ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Real Madrid, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Real Madrid inspired, great colors, acrylic and spray on canvas, great art work, exhibitions in the best Art Galleries in France, USA and Mexico. The 14 white lines represent the ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Now, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This new series introduces the positive actions that we normally employ in our daily lives. The colors interpret happiness, and the words, are representations of positive thoughts or...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Power, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This new series introduces the positive actions that we normally employ in our daily lives. The colors interpret happiness, and the words, are representations of positive thoughts or...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

There's no excuse for not trying, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Donald Duck and Disney inspired, great colors, acrylic and spray on canvas, great art work, exhibitions in the best Art Galleries in France, Spain, Japan, USA and Mexico. :: Painting...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Ezinda
Located in Dallas, TX
"I often paint ugly cats, in a realistic depiction, with 10% surreal elements thrown in the mix. I am inspired by the feel of 1970s sci-fi illustrations. The paintings are a necessit...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard

Belted Galloways Grazing
Located in New Orleans, LA
Greta Van Campen is an artist based in Thomaston, Maine and is known for a hard-edged graphic approach to representation. She has spent a great deal of time traveling across the Unit...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Arromanches - Neige Auto Bleu, Oil on Canvas Painting, 2001
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Arromanches - Neige Auto Bleu by Hugues Pissarro dit Pomié (B. 1935 - ) Oil on canvas 92 x 73 cm (36 ¼ x 38 ¾ inc...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Calm Evening, Oakland Park
Located in New Orleans, LA
Greta Van Campen is an artist based in Thomaston, Maine and is known for a hard-edged graphic approach to representation. She has spent a great deal of time traveling across the Unit...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

September on Penobscot Bay
Located in New Orleans, LA
Greta Van Campen is an artist based in Thomaston, Maine and is known for a hard-edged graphic approach to representation. She has spent a great deal of time traveling across the Unit...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Mounds
Located in Dallas, TX
If you had to put Skele in a category, you could say he is a neo-expressionist artist. He loves working in various mediums, but primarily layers spray paint, acrylic paint, and oil p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Box of Rain - red, blue, white, black, indigenous, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This intriguing, dynamic geometric contemporary painting is by Rick Rivet. The Metis artist has acquired an international reputation for his artwork which often offers a poetic, spir...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Above the Beach 9 - colourful, animal, indigenous, figurative, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Rick Rivet’s powerful series of contemporary paintings called Above the Beach is designed to address the environmental threats against the Arctic. Pollution, climate change, the oil ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Vases - Drawing by Alfredo Malferrari - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Vases is a contemporary artwork realized by Alfredo Malferrari. Mixed colored drawing. Hand signed and dated on the lower margin Includes frame Fair conditions
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper

Dissonance
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In the symphony of life, dissonance rings, Harmony disrupted by conflicting things. Idea clash like cymbals, passions collide, Yet through discord, new melodies abide. Each soul a no...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

"Shipyard" -- Oil Painting by Alexander Stolin
Located in New Orleans, LA
ALEXANDER STOLIN, born and raised in Kiev, Ukraine (under the former Soviet Socialist Republic), where he received intensive training and a master of fine arts degree in his homeland...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

They didn't teach me how to be loved
Located in Porto, 13
"They Didn't Teach Me How to Be Loved" by Ritchelly Oliveira is a poignant depiction that explores themes of love, vulnerability, and the absence of guidance. Against a backdrop of p...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, 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 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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

Memory
Located in Porto, 13
Against a stark white background, the focal point of the painting is two figures centrally positioned. The first figure is a man, depicted with his eyes covered by the gentle touch o...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

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 Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Canvas, 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 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 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 Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Acrylic, Canvas

Emptiness within
Located in Munich, DE
Unique piece Spray, Marker, Soft Pastel on Canvas Jay Foster's artistic journey is a tapestry woven with the threads of anonymity and renown.  His early days were marked by the pul...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Circle of Trust 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The essence conveyed by the artwork is evident: vocalizing one's convictions and taking a firm stance becomes less daunting in the presence of a circle of supportive companions. In a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Mediterranea oil on canvas painting woman portrait
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Modest Cuixart i Tapies (1925-2007) - Mediterranea - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 55x46 cm. Frame measurements 94x85 cm.
Category

1990s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait with red flowers, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Portrait of a girl with red flowers. This picture is completely creative and was created according to my personal idea of composition and color scheme. A certificate of authenticity...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

R. Poch 35. Couple in Colors acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
35.-Couple in colors 100 x 75 cm acrylic painting Born in Badalona (Barcelona). Photographer and advertising film director. Founding partner of the advertising production company ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Where Concrete Comes From, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
View at Walton Pond from the St Vrain Greenway in Longmont, Colorado. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artis...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Outsider, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Symbolic still life of egg masquerading as an orange. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Ha...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Twist Again, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
Realistic and abstract impression of lucky bamboo shoots. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready t...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Walton Pond, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
View of Walton Pond and concrete factory in winter. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Tin Roof, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Landscape of the corrugated metal building in a field. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to H...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Under the Overpass, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting of abandoned silos and dead tree. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pacified, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Still life of a baby pacifier. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Flower Focus, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This is a 2 panel painting, each panel is 14" x 14". :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Han...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Jordan Barker is a New York City based mixed media artist. Initially inspired by found objects, his first piece was a coffee table that was created from a wooden palate found in the ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

The Red and White Striped Cloth, Contemporary Impressionism
Located in Brecon, Powys
This was a blisterly hot day. Anyone who as a cat will know cats like the heat and they seek out a nice comfy spot in the sun. This comfy spot was in the middle of my stil life! In ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Contemporary paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary Paintings>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 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, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Hunt Slonem, Steven Miller, Howard Tangye, and Irena Orlov. 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 paintings, so small editions measuring 0.75 inches across are also available.

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