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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.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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Style: Contemporary
Color:  Black
Two Men with a Diver
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Stay Safe Los Angeles III
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pete Kasprzak’s passion for city life is expressed in his dynamic urban artworks. Kasprzak’s artworks express energy and life with animated brush strokes. He adds dynamic movement an...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media

Klaus Kinski
Located in New Orleans, LA
In highly developed nations today there is a widespread alienation and loneliness that engenders fear and distrust, a restrictive self-righteousness of thought, and a dread of what-c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Red Hot Border I, Semi Abstract Floral Painting, Oxfordshire Artwork, Bright Art
Located in Deddington, GB
The painting was inspired by a series of flower borders in the Oxford Botanic Gardens known as the Merton Borders, a natural planting, with sustainability in mind, the species are able to withstand high temperatures and low rainfall. The borders are a riotous profusion of pink, yellow and purple flowers. Last image shows a diptych - The other works is sold but commissions are available. This was the left hand panel of a bright jazzy pair of paintings intended to form a diptych - see Red Hot Border II which formed the right hand panel. The paintings may be hung separately or side by side as shown in the insitu image. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Red Hot Border I by Elaine Kazimierczuk [2023] Original painting Acrylic and oil on canvas Complete size of framed work: 99.5 H x 99.5 W x 5.5 D cm (39.17 x 39.17 x 2.17 in) Sold Framed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look ARTIST BIOGRAPHY: Elaine Kazimierczuk studied chemistry at university and taught for many years before becoming a professional artist. She has written and illustrated a series of books on local history besides a monograph on the religious works of the prominent sculptor Peter Eugene...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Night Sky/ Low Tide Formation
Located in New York, NY
Gigi Mills' work is born out of her desire to simplify and reduce each moment to its essence; she achieves this by omitting mundane details from life that can often obscure genuine e...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Oil

Carvallo Oil Painting on Canvas Horse Armour Rome In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Carvallo Oil Painting on Canvas Horse Armour Rome In Stock Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni (1967, Rome) descended from an artistic Tuscan family. His grandfather, father, sister and uncle a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cara Delevingne Icon XVI /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Painting Fashion Model
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Cara Delevingne Icon XVI" Series: Icon *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2023 Mediu...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paint, Canvas

"The fall and the rise"
Located in Singapore, SG
If we are able to follow the natural course of an event neutrally, we will notice that one event leads to another and it keeps going on without remembering its origin in the past or ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Diafanie Figurative Drawing
Located in Napoli, IT
Diafanie Mixed media on plastic paper Eclectic artist, born in Atri in Abruzzo in 1980, he works in the field of contemporary art with conceptual creations from the age of 18 years....
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Enamel

A Note To Myself - 2 (black and white abstract painting)
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Small paintings are intimate and personal. They can be moved around easily and personalize a space. This black and white expressive abstract invites the viewer to interpret an untold...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Pastel

Agnangkere Growth
Located in Miami, FL
Gloria Petyarre, sometimes referred to as Gloria Pitjara, was one of Australia s most successful and significant female artists. Her depiction of the Kurrajong bush medicine leaves-with her layered, free-flowing, swirling brushstrokes that scatter across the canvas-became her iconic motif. Her career took off when she won the coveted 'Wynne Prize for Landscape' at the New South Wales Gallery in 1999. It was a triumph for Aboriginal art. Gloria became the first Indigenous Australian artist ever to win a major art prize at the Gallery of New South Wales. The painting was an extraordinary new artistic statement, quite unlike any other Aboriginal artwork at that time. A huge, gold and green abstract work, it was made up of swirling leaf shaped brush strokes positioned close together on a black background. It brilliantly captured the energy and flow of leaves being scattered by a fitful wind, seaweed swirling in a change of tide, or grass billowing in the wind. So much did this artwork fascinate the essentially nature-loving people of this country, that it was to become one of the most popular styles in Aboriginal art, bringing many a devotee to the genre because of its resonance with the viewer. Gloria continued to paint this style for the next 20 years until her retirement in 2019 due to health issues. During that time and subsequently, the style has been adopted and adapted by several generations of her family members. However, Gloria was and is credited with being the creator of this popular style and its most collectable proponent. Gloria's origins are in a region called Utopia, covering an area approximately 230 - 300km from Alice Springs, itself a remote town to many people. Many of Australia's foremost Indigenous artists spring from this area, including Gloria's renowned aunt, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, deceased since 1996, and the most famous and accomplished female Indigenous Artist Australia has produced. Gloria, her family members and her skin family, first became interested in art making by participating in the Utopia Women's Silk Batik Group introduced in 1977 and initiated by CAAMA (the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association). Both Gloria and Emily were founding members of the group. With up to 80 members at a time, the Batik and Tie-die project became the seeding inspiration for the artists, and its tremendous success both in Australia and overseas led to another successful project introduced in 1988, again by CAAMA. This time, the artists were to paint on primed, stretched canvas, and many of the women took to the new medium with ease and enthusiasm, finding it more exciting to work with than the silk and batik techniques they had hitherto used. The resulting works were exhibited at the S.H.Erwin Gallery in Sydney and several other notable galleries across Australia. It was the beginning of the Utopian Art Movement, and it was impressive enough to gain international attention. Gloria was one of the artists at the very centre of it. As demand for Utopian art grew, so did Gloria's career. She travelled with her art to many countries and exhibited in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, the USA and Japan, and of course in regional and commercial galleries throughout Australia. It would be easy to think that Gloria's works were limited to bush medicine leaves works, so popular were they. In fact she had quite a number of Dreamings in her portfolio. She painted the 'Thorny Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming', a pattern of swirling coloured lines which imitate the tracks made in the sand by the lizard's tail. Yam Dreaming, popularly executed by her aunt Emily, was also one of her commonly painted stories. She also painted Grass Seed, Pencil Yam, Emu, Bean, Small Brown Grass and Body Paint Dreamings. This breadth of subject matter and style has made her an extremely versatile artist. Later in her career, Gloria began to paint massive 'Big Leaf' paintings, expressionistically rendered with giant brush...
Category

1990s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Long straight road Nicolas Kennett Contemporary art painting black spiritual
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint on wood panel Unique Hand-signed by the artist on the back
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Help, 60x50cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Help, 60x50cm
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

More Tulip
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: More Tulip Series: Butterflies Date: 2023 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14" Signature: Signed by Artis...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

GETTING CONSTANT WAVINGS FROM SURRAUNDINGS
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on handmade paper. Hand signed and dated on front by the artist. Artwork sheet size 19.75 x 15 inches. Frame size approx 30 x 26 inches. Artwork is in excellent...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Handmade Paper

Summit Meeting
Located in New Orleans, LA
In highly developed nations today there is a widespread alienation and loneliness that engenders fear and distrust, a restrictive self-righteousness of thought, and a dread of what-c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nina Narimanishvili - Hear my Thoughts
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas Nina Narimanishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Nina has been painting since childhood and over time her interest i...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Small Town No. 24
Located in Columbia, MO
JERRY BERNECHE Small Town No. 24 Watercolor on Arches 21.5 x 29.25 inches
Category

1990s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Chinese Contemporary Art by Wang Dianyu - Waiting
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Wang Dianyu is a Chinese male artist born in 1983 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He is a bachelor of Oil Painting Department at Minz...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Star Lady
Located in New Orleans, LA
In highly developed nations today there is a widespread alienation and loneliness that engenders fear and distrust, a restrictive self-righteousness of thought, and a dread of what-c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Approaching, Landscape Painting, Gray, Ivory Clouds Over Black Road, Green Field
Located in Kent, CT
The drama of the sky in New York State's Hudson Valley is captured in this landscape painting by David Konigsberg. In this painting, ivory and gray clouds are dramatic against the so...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Group of Men in a Field
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

After Lupertz
Located in New Orleans, LA
In highly developed nations today there is a widespread alienation and loneliness that engenders fear and distrust, a restrictive self-righteousness of thought, and a dread of what-c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Bolt of Lightning
Located in New Orleans, LA
In highly developed nations today there is a widespread alienation and loneliness that engenders fear and distrust, a restrictive self-righteousness of thought, and a dread of what-c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Cecilia Arrospide - Dualidad, Painting 2020
Located in Greenwich, CT
Dualidad Oil On Canvas 43 x 37 My work is mainly abstract, I would say abstract expressionism. I love painting with oils, they give me many possibilities I do not find in other medi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Cecilia Arrospide - Pensamientos, Painting 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pensamientos Oil On Canvas 40 x 16 My work is mainly abstract, I would say abstract expressionism. I love painting with oils, they give me many possibilities I do not find in other ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Study for the Green Lamp
Located in New Orleans, LA
In highly developed nations today there is a widespread alienation and loneliness that engenders fear and distrust, a restrictive self-righteousness of thought, and a dread of what-c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Petra Torso Study
Located in New Orleans, LA
In highly developed nations today there is a widespread alienation and loneliness that engenders fear and distrust, a restrictive self-righteousness of thought, and a dread of what-c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

2306F, black and white, original painting, still life, nude, affordable
Located in Deddington, GB
2306F [2023] original ink pen on paper Image size: H:41.5 cm x W:29.5 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:41.5 cm x W:29.5 cm x D:0.1cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu im...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Ink

Georgian Contemporary Art by Keti Shapatava - Fire
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Keti Shapatava is a Georgian artist born in 1995 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She was introduced to the world of art at Anastasia Virseladze Art Gymnasium ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Haunter of Lanes II
Located in New Orleans, LA
In highly developed nations today there is a widespread alienation and loneliness that engenders fear and distrust, a restrictive self-righteousness of thought, and a dread of what-c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

L'ATLAS - Cosmic Vibes 2019
Located in PARIS, FR
About L' Atlas - Street Art and Optical Art Movement: One of the most promising artists of his generation, L' ATLAS overturns codes, bringing the street into galleries and museums. A...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Small Town No. 1
Located in Columbia, MO
JERRY BERNECHE Small Town No. 1 Watercolor on Arches 21.5 x 29.25 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Sagittoria nell anno del Drago Oil Painting on Canvas Dragon Myth In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Sagittoria nell anno del Drago Oil Painting on Canvas Dragon Myth In Stock Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni (1967, Rome) descended from an artistic Tuscan family. Hi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Keti Shapatava - Childhood
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Keti Shapatava is a Georgian artist born in 1995 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She was introduced to the world of art at Anastasia Virseladze Art Gymnasium ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Saint” Oil Painting 53" x 27.5" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné
Located in Culver City, CA
"Saint” Oil Painting 53" x 27.5" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné Katherine Bakhoum represents art that has been forgotten for a long while. She draws upon ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

American Beauty 4
Located in Nottingham, GB
Her realistic figurative works portray the female form and are marked by restricted use of colour. Good especially enjoys the juxtaposition of "ghostly" charcoal renderings of the fi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

High Tide
Located in New York, NY
Gigi Mills' work is born out of her desire to simplify and reduce each moment to its essence; she achieves this by omitting mundane details from life that can often obscure genuine e...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Oil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Keti Shapatava - Sixth Floor
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Keti Shapatava is a Georgian artist born in 1995 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She was introduced to the world of art at Anastasia Virseladze Art Gymnasium ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Natura Morta di Pesci Oil Painting on Canvas Still Life Rome Fish In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Natura Morta di Pesci Oil Painting on Canvas Still Life Rome Fish In Stock Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni (1967, Rome) descended from an artistic Tuscan family. His grandfather, father, s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Binding of the starry sky, 80x60cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Escape from the rabbit hole, 80x60cm
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The World
Located in New Orleans, LA
JOHN ISIAH WALTON was born in 1985 in New Orleans, where he currently lives and works as a fine artist. He attended St. Augustine H.S. (1999-2002) and graduated from Sarah T. Reed H....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Chinese Contemporary Art by Wang Dianyu - Plaster Bear
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Robert mapplethorpe portrait, Watercolor on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Robert Mapplethorpe Portrait, by Manuel Santelices Watercolor on paper Image size: 15 in. H x 10.5 in. W Unframed 2022 The worlds of fashion, society, and pop culture are explored ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Georgian Contemporary Art by Elene Melikidze - Rabbit
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Elene Melikidze is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives & works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She started painting since childhood in various...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Black swan milk, 97x91cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Black swan milk, 97x91cm
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Aldo
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Aldo Series: Bunnies Date: 2022 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 16" x 14" Signature: Signed by Artist on Vers...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Elene Melikidze - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Elene Melikidze is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives & works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She started painting since childhood in various...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Georgian Contemporary Art by Elene Melikidze - Birthday
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Elene Melikidze is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives & works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She started painting since childhood in various...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Piggy Back - Two Figures with Bold Colors and Heavy Textured Oil Paint on Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
Bright swaths of blue, red and green abound in this painting by Georgia Hinaris titled "Piggy Back". The thick, textured paint and the use of bold satu...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Chinese Contemporary Art by Wang Dianyu - Peep
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Wang Dianyu is a Chinese male artist born in 1983 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He is a bachelor of Oil Painting Department at Minz...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

2 Bunnies Metallic
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: 2 Bunnies Metallic Date: 2023 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 12" x 18" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Editi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Elene Melikidze - Abstraction
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Elene Melikidze is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives & works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She started painting since childhood in various...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Elene Melikidze - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Elene Melikidze is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives & works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She started painting since childhood in various media. Her other profession is...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Elene Melikidze - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Elene Melikidze is a Georgian artist born in 1999 who lives & works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She started painting since childhood in various...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Balaam’s Ass
Located in Brecon, Powys
Derived from a biblical tale Balaam’s Ass is such a figurative work. Summers has taken the humble donkey from the biblical story and elevated it to a position of power in this contem...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Gas Station with Directions" Oil on canvas figurative cityscape night street
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Gas Station with Directions" (2016) by Aaron Hauck Oil on canvas 24" H x 24" W x 1.5" D Figurative night time cityscape, street scene, skyscape Predominan...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chinese Contemporary Art by Wang Dianyu - The Prayer
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Wang Dianyu is a Chinese male artist born in 1983 who lives and works in Beijing, China. He is a bachelor of Oil Painting Department at Minzu University of China. Betw...
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, 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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