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
Artist: Peter Hoffer
Horse and Rider - large, green, blue, landscape, figurative, mixed media on jute
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The ghostly figures of a man and horse are set against the epic backdrop of a forested landscape and atmospheric blue sky. Peter Hoffer's paintings evoke nostalgia for classical, rom...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Jute, Oil, Acrylic, Pigment
Tree Portrait 20202 - small, green, blue, figurative, acrylic on panel series
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this charming oil painting by Canadian artist Peter Hoffer, a single deciduous tree fills the canvas—its rich green foliage set against a summer’s pale blue sky, Hoffer is known f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Tree Portrait 20207 - small, green, pink, figurative, acrylic on panel series
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canadian artist Peter Hoffer is best known for his nostalgic landscapes reminiscent of artists such as John Constable. This is one of a series of 12 portraits of deciduous trees in f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Tree Portrait 20203 - small, green, pink, figurative, acrylic on panel series
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Peter Hoffer is known for his romantic, elegant landscapes reminiscent of artists such as John Constable. This is one in a series of 12 atmospheric portraits of single deciduous tree...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Tree Portrait 20205 - small, green, pink, figurative, acrylic on panel series
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A single tree in full leafy green foliage stands against the pretty pastel colours of a morning sky—pale blue and pink in this tree portrait by Peter Hof...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Tree Portrait 20208 - small, green, blue, figurative, acrylic on panel series
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A tall, stately deciduous tree in full foliage stands alone in a field of green set against a pale blue sky—wisps of white clouds on the horizon in this oil painting by Peter Hoffer....
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Brighton - green, pink, blue, contemporary landscape, acrylic and resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Peter Hoffer’s landscapes are ethereal, exquisite and masterful. The Canadian artist’s work has often been compared to the paintings rendered by the famed British artist, John Consta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Cedar - gold, pink, blue, tree, impressionist, acrylic and resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A proud cedar with full top is set against a ground of washed pastel gold, green, pink and blue in this 'portrait' by Peter Hoffer. The artist's skilled rendering reminiscent of the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Resin
Pine Portrait - large, blue, green, impressionist, acrylic and resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A magnificent mature pine tree stands tall in this serene landscape by Peter Hoffer. The rich green of the pine boughs contrast with the deep turquoise blue of the sky and the pastor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Resin
Constable - green, blue, tree, impressionist, resined, acrylic, resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A large, leafy tree framed by scumbled washes of pale blue, moss green and cerise dominates this rich landscape by Peter Hoffer. The artist's skilled rendering is reminiscent of the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Resin
Est - green, blue, pink, contemporary landscape, acrylic and resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Turquoise, pink and mauve are washed over a classical forested landscape in this horizonal composition by Canadian painter Peter Hoffer. The painting...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Peter Hoffer "White Pine" - Landscape Painting on Wood Panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in New York, NY
Peter Hoffer
White Pine, 2020
oil, acrylic and resin on panel
36 x 60 in
(hoff189)
This original landscape painting on panel by Peter Hoffer is simultaneously contemporary and tradi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Resin, Wood Panel, Acrylic, Oil
Peter Hoffer "Muskoka" - Landscape Painting on Wood Panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in New York, NY
Peter Hoffer
Muskoka, 2020
oil, acrylic and resin on panel
20 x 36 in
(hoff186)
This original landscape painting on panel by Peter Hoffer is simultaneously contemporary and traditio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Resin, Wood Panel, Acrylic, Oil
Young Cedar - green, pink, blue, trees, landscape, acrylic and resin on board
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
An iconic young cedar is set against the epic backdrop of a sweeping landscape with distant hills. Peter Hoffer's paintings evoke nostalgia for classical, romantic forms and periods....
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic, Resin
''Silhouette 2'' Contemporary Canadian Landscape Painting of a Tree
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Utrecht, NL
Canadian artist Peter Hoffer (1965) is best known for his landscape paintings. His style has also been compared to the idealistic landscapes of the 19th-century landscape painter Joh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Panel
Fendi - acrylic, oil, vintage paper, fashion female model, collage in plexiglass
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In his couture series, Peter Hoffer explores the theater of fashion through a reinterpreted runway. In this mixed media painting, a realistically rendered model for the Italian luxur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plexiglass, Oil, Acrylic, Board, Handmade Paper
Parc - green, pink, blue, floral, landscape, acrylic, oil and resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A spray of bright, flowering plants with a cultivated border are set against an expanse of tended, green lawn in this nostalgic image by Peter Hoffer. Titled 'Parc' the French spelli...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Acrylic, Epoxy Resin
Guardian II - large, tree, landscape, impressionist, acrylic, resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A lone, iconic tree stands against a vast, glowing sky. The dynamic surface of this painting is protected by a reflective resin. This is a muscular, large format and haunting landsca...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Oil, Acrylic
Vice and Virtue - green, blue, horizontal landscape, acrylic and resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
At once both classically romantic and nostalgic, Peter Hoffer’s landscapes are rich in atmosphere. In this pastoral painting, Hoffer uses two young trees to mark the foreground of a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Prince
By Peter Hoffer
Located in New York, NY
Peter Hoffer
Prince, 2020
oil, acrylic and resin on panel
36 x 60 in
(hoff187)
This original landscape painting on panel by Peter Hoffer is simultaneously contemporary and tradition...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Resin, Acrylic
Panoramic No 2 - soft, forest, landscape, contemporary, acrylic, resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canadian artist Peter Hoffer’s stunning landscape of trees, hills and sky recalls a classically romantic form. Panoramic No 02 (the second of two large paintings) is painted on panel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic, Resin
Mountie II - large, figurative, trees, horse, acrylic, oil, painting on jute
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The iconic presence of a Mountie in red serge on a ghostly white horse is set against the epic backdrop of a forested landscape. Peter Hoffer's paintings evoke nostalgia for classica...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Jute, Acrylic, Pigment
''Pastoral 20.1'' Contemporary Canadian Landscape Painting
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Utrecht, NL
Canadian artist Peter Hoffer (1965) is best known for his landscape paintings. His style has also been compared to the idealistic landscapes of the 19th-century landscape painter Joh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel, Epoxy Resin
Guardian - large, green, blue, landscape, impressionist, acrylic, resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
At 5 by 10 feet, this brilliantly executed landscape on panel has a luminosity and a depth rarely seen. The painting has many layers, and is finished in resin. The central figure of ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Oil, Acrylic
Mountie III- large, green, blue, Canadian, figurative, mixed media on jute
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The iconic presence of a Mountie in red serge on a white horse is set against a backdrop of a cerulean lake and atmospheric sky. Peter Hoffer's paintings evoke nostalgia for classica...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Jute, Acrylic, Pigment
Chickadee II - soft, blue, lilac, bird, acrylic and clay pigment on canvas
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Perched on a branch, a lone chickadee is enveloped in a cloud of dusty yellow and mauve in this atmospheric painting by Peter Hoffer.
Peter Hoffer (b. 1965, Brantford, ON) holds an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Clay, Canvas, Acrylic, Pigment
Azzaro - large, fashion female model, paper, oil, acrylic, collage in plexiglass
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The theater of high fashion is captured in this imaginative mixed media painting by Canadian artist Peter Hoffer. Part of his couture series, Hoffer features a runway model in the ce...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Mixed Media
Purple Sky - green, violet, orange, sunset, landscape acrylic and resin on board
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Horizontal landscape depicting a rich violet sunset playing out in the sky. Hoffer's paintings are both romantic and industrial - soft in the rendering of the landscape, and yet hard...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic, Resin
Palm Tree - tropical, green, blue, contemporary, acrylic and resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A majestic palm stands tall amidst a tangle of tropical plants in this ethereal landscape painting by Peter Hoffer. The palm is set against a turquoise s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Resin, Acrylic, Panel
Sparrow - soft, blue, lilac, bird, acrylic and clay pigment on canvas
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A beautifully rendered sparrow sits on a white branch in the center of this painting by Peter Hoffer. Known for idealized landscapes, Hoffer has chosen to honor a little bird indigen...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Clay, Acrylic, Pigment
Drummer - green, blue, garden, boy, figurative acrylic, oil and pigment on jute
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The figure of a drummer boy in blue is set against the backdrop of a cultivated garden in this haunting image by Peter Hoffer. In his paintings, Hoffer evokes nostalgia for classical...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Jute, Acrylic, Pigment
Dior - acrylic, oil, vintage paper, fashion female model, collage in plexiglass
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In his couture series, Peter Hoffer explores the theater of fashion through a reinterpreted runway. In this mixed media painting, a realistically rendered model for the French fashi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Mixed Media
Illuminati - large, blue, architecture, abstract landscape mixed media on linen
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Peter Hoffer’s landscapes have one foot in classic realism and the other in deconstruction. This work, created with clay silicate and pigment on linen, juxtapose the Bauhaus architec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Clay, Linen, Pigment
Sacred-Heart - large, fashion, female, abstract, graffiti, resin, acrylic, panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Forgive Us Our Sins, Sacre-Coeur (Sacred-Heart in English) depicts a high fashion model on the Paris runway. St. Genevieve, patron saint of Paris, is scrawled on the canvas, graffiti style. Created in three vertical panels that reference the classic style of altar pieces, it is elevated by the lower panel. The prettiness of the model is in contrast to the grittiness of spray paint that is superimposed on the work.
This lower panel has been treated with a high gloss resin, in contrast to the matte finish of the rest of the work.
Scrawled in the lower left portion of the painting, the text reads Pardonne nos péchés, or forgive us our sins.
This monumental work is rendered in realism, but ultimately expressed as a defaced modern commodity. The spray painted graffiti is transformed into a series of balloon like images, festive till one realizes they came from a paint gun...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Panoramic No 1 - green, red, brown, yellow, horizontal, acrylic, resin on board
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Stunning rich landscape, painted on panel and sealed with resin. The work speaks to a classic romanticism in the landscape, with a thoroughly modern and contemporary treatment with t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Panel, Resin, Acrylic
Region Study No 2 - soft, blue, landscape, contemporary, acrylic, resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Billowing lavender and grey clouds in a soft turquoise sky rise above a treed plain in this romantic landscape by acclaimed Canadian painter Peter Hoffer. The artist's skilled render...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Resin, Board, Acrylic
Mountie - large, figurative, trees, horse, acrylic and oil painting on jute
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The iconic presence of a Mountie in red serge on a ghostly white horse is set against the backdrop of a mountain landscape. Peter Hoffer's epic paintings evoke nostalgia for classica...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Jute, Oil, Acrylic, Pigment
Waltz - green, pink, blue, trees, forest landscape, acrylic and resin on board
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A single grouping of trees displayed on a colorful sky backdrop boasting hues of soft pink, lavender and blues. The painting has a liveliness that is enhanced by the resin on the sur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic, Resin
Peach Sky - yellow, blue, pink, landscape, contemporary, acrylic, resin on board
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A lone tree set against a subtle peach-coloured sky has a serene and moody presence in this landscape by Canadian artist Peter Hoffer. Hoffer has created an entire series of tree por...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Panel, Acrylic, Resin
Tree Study at Dusk - landscape, trees, contemporary, acrylic and resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Lush, romantic imagery with a distressed surface. Hoffer's technique presents great depth of field and features hues of lavender and blues. Towards the bottom of the picture plane, t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic
View South - green, blue, violet, panoramic landscape, acrylic on board
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A wide summer plain, dotted with distant trees and atmospheric mountains meets a hazy sky in this acrylic and resin painting on board. The artist's skilled rendering reminiscent of t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Resin, Board
Tree with Violet Skies - landscape, contemporary, acrylic, resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A leafy summer tree framed by a sky of mauve, amber and cerulean dominates the picture plane of this acrylic on board by Peter Hoffer. The artist's skilled rendering reminiscent of t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic, Resin
Tree Through Window Pane - blue, green, landscape, acrylic, resin on board
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A leafy summer tree overlaid with the pale blue outline of a window pane is framed by a sky of periwinkle in this acrylic on board by Peter Hoffer. The artist's skilled rendering rem...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic, Resin
Bauhaus No 02 - large, blue, green, architecture, deconstruction, mixed media
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Peter Hoffer’s landscapes have one foot in classic realism and the other in deconstruction. This work, created with clay silicate and pigment on linen, juxtapose the Bauhaus architec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Clay, Linen, Pigment
Assembly - soft, landscape, forest, contemporary, acrylic and resin on panel
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This romantic painting from the Berlin studio of acclaimed Canadian painter Peter Hoffer is lush, rich with color, and has the surrealism of being in the interior of the forest. The ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Resin, Wood Panel
Bauhaus No 01 - large, blue, green, architecture, deconstruction, mixed media
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Peter Hoffer’s landscapes have one foot in classic realism and the other in deconstruction. This work, created with clay silicate and pigment on linen, juxtapose the Bauhaus architec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Clay, Linen, Pigment
''Vermeer' Contemporary Canadian Landscape Painting with Moving Sky and Tree
By Peter Hoffer
Located in Utrecht, NL
Canadian artist Peter Hoffer (1965) is best known for his landscape paintings. His style has also been compared to the idealistic landscapes of the 19th-century landscape painter Joh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Panel
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