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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
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Yellow Buckle with Pinks - large, floral, abstracted still life, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A glorious riot of colour….pink—from pale to a rosy red play against orange, green, white and a pop of bright yellow in this oil painting by Jennifer Hornyak. Known for her abstract ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Taylor Swift
Located in Toronto, ON
This painting is an original mixed media on canvas, featuring the World-famous singer/ songwriter, Taylor Swift! The artist, Pietro Adamo is great at capturing the energy of Taylor S...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Mixed Media

Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
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A Walk In The Grass - 5"x7", Artwork On Paper, Green, White Flowers, Landscape
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
A Walk In The Grass - This original artwork on watercolour paper captures a vibrant, expressive field of grass, where a few delicate white and pink flowers emerge. An array of lush g...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic

Printemps Pomme II - contemporary, landscape, tree, acrylic and resin on panel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary landscape painting of a tree was created by Peter Hoffer. Canadian artist Peter Hoffer captures the glory of an apple tree in spring in this vividly coloured mixed...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Panel

Wanderings/Suluk #59 - blue, white, brown, collage, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This is one in a series of elegant abstract compositions Shireen Kamran created to remember the forced exodus of many people from the town of Suluk, Syria. Using paper collage and ac...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Acrylic, Pigment

Pink Tulips - 3"x5" - Small Artwork On Paper, Framed, Pastel Flower Landscape
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Pink Tulips - Small and intimate, this original artwork on watercolour paper captures a glimpse of pink tulips dancing in an open field. Layering of acrylic and oil pastel with intui...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic

Sapience - graphic, shapes, orange, yellow, green, abstract, acrylic on panel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Colorful shapes and patterns -- pinstripes, marbling, chenille spots in pink, yellow, orange and green -- intersect in this dynamic tondo by Sylvain Louis-Seize. When success came u...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Panel

Fragrance - contemporary, abstract, landscape, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This bold contemporary abstract painting was rendered in acrylic by Sasha Rogers. The work features her signature dividing line, creating tension and balance between the two halves. ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Lime Green with Coral - large, floral, abstracted still life, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A joyful tapestry of colour greets the viewer’s eye in this oil painting by Jennifer Hornyak. Her series of lovely floral still life’s re-imagine the form and colour palette of tradi...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Man with Hat - small blue, white, male portrait figurative still life oil
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Using layers of thick, expressive brushwork, solid colors and slightly flattened space, Jennifer Hornyak has created an elegant portrait of a man in black shirt and white sun hat. The simple, modern forms outlined in black on an indigo ground emphasizes the stillness of the oil portrait on canvas that is reminiscent of the work of Jean Paul Lemieux...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Horse and Rider - large, green, blue, landscape, figurative, mixed media on jute
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...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Jute, Oil, Acrylic, Pigment

My.Heart.Beats.Here. - colorful, minimal, abstract floral, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Vancouver artist Pat Service has always found inspiration in nature for her beautiful paintings. This series of florals documents a variety of single blossoms. A Grouping of four fl...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Wild Card - colorful, expressive, minimal, abstract, floral, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A single golden yellow ‘black-eyed Susan’ pops from the canvas in this joyful painting by Pat Service. Reminiscent of Andy Warhol, Service’s flowers are pared down to the essentials-...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Back 2 - swimmer, minimal, contemporary, figurative, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary minimalist painting of a swimmer is by Pat Service. Highly regarded as one of Canada’s finest landscape artists, in her decades long career Pat Service has also e...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Banksee
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Ed. 75 Patrick Hughes (b. 1939) is a British artist working in London. He is the creator of “reverspective,” an optical illusion on a three-dimensional surface where the parts of th...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Archival Ink, Acrylic

Eclipse (Oil Painting, Impasto, Impressionism, Colorful, Vibrant, Dark, Glossy)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Genevieve Hamel Eclipse Oil on Wood Panel Year: 2024 Size: 24 x 24 x 1.625 inches Signed by hand COA provided *wired and ready to hang Genevieve Hamel’s passions for design and na...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Yellow No 22 - large, bold abstract shapes, marble dust, acrylic, wax, on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A painterly canary yellow orthogonal floats on an energetic ground of charcoal with indigo highlights in this bold canvas. Artist Ivo Stoyanov combines acrylic paint, marble dust, pi...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled Gestural Abstraction
Located in Kansas City, MO
Genevieve Hamel Untitled Gestural Abstraction Oil on Canvas Year: 2021 Size: 48x30x1.5 Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1398
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Lunar Moose Ascending - contemporary, figurative, pop-art, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This pop art painting of a moose is by Charles Pachter. One of Canada’s most beloved and important contemporary artists, Charles Pachter’s singular imagery of iconic national symbol...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Carmine - lively, narrative, overlapping botanicals, acrylic, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Carmine is one of a new series of stunning acrylic abstract paintings by Vancouver-based artist Fiona Ackerman. Inspired by 17th century botanical illustrations by women naturalists,...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Boat 6 - bright, yellow, minimalist, abstracted waterscape, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In brilliant yellow, Vancouver artist Pat Service has captured the classic image of a rowboat, moored to a dock. The form is near abstraction as only the outline of the boat in brown...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Lily, Red - minimalist, abstract, floral, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The distinctive shape of a bright red lily pops from the canvas in this engaging floral abstract by Vancouver artist, Pat Service. Reminiscent of Andy Warhol, Service’s flowers are p...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Bay Oyster Shell
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Every oyster shell is a unique thing of beauty. This is one of many I have smuggled from restaurants after devouring a dozen or mo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Colours Of The Night, 24"x30" Original Painting, Black Dress, Woman, Figurative
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
COLOURS OF THE NIGHT -This figurative painting features an interplay of paint and pencil with an outcome both expressive and refined. Through the process of adding and subtracting, t...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Textile, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil

Soul Matters No 26 - collaged blocks of pale umber, dove grey and white
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Painterly and collaged blocks of pale umber, dove grey and white form a floating patchwork in this contemplative painting by Shireen Kamran. Shireen Kamran (b. 1954, Lahore, Pakista...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Great Wave
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Fabian Jean graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University. He has had solo exhibitions in Montreal, Toronto and Halifax and has been included in several group exhi...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Moon Flower - lively, narrative, overlapping botanicals, acrylic, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A fantastical arrangement of blue—turquoise, royal and sky-blue flowers amid spherical shapes, Moon Flower is one of a new series of abstract oil and acryl...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Orca Play - cool, colorful, lyrical, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A cloud of silvery white floats across shimmering layers of turquoise and cerise in this abstract painting by Alice Teichert. The cloud appears above a flurry of calligraphic marks t...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Rain Dance No 1 - large, muted, gestural abstract landscape, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Art and nature collide in this ethereal abstract painting—one of a series created en plein air by Viktor Mitic. The ‘rain paintings’ are evocative landscapes rendered in expressive b...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Whitestar Composition - vibrant, modernist, abstract, mixed media on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A star motif in white, sapphire, charcoal and emerald are layered with geometric passages in this contemplative paper and acrylic composition by Otto Rogers. Framed dimensions are 39...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

Dream Flower - lively, fuscia, overlapping botanicals, acrylic, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
With Dream Flower, Fiona Ackerman has painted a gorgeous ethereal abstract arrangement of brilliant pink, purple, mauve, orange flowers and organic shapes against a background of vib...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Vivid Blue No 36 - contemporary, abstract, marble dust, acrylic, wax, canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Vivid, deep blue and abstract…this compelling acrylic and mixed media piece by Ivo Stoyanov illustrates his masterful use of expressive form, colour and texture. The Canadian artist ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Marble

Spring - large, bright, yellow, orange, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Passages of butter yellow, rose and light green float on a washed spring yellow ground in this elegant abstract painting by Milly Ristvedt. Milly Ristvedt (b. 1942, Kimberley, BC) MA, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe...
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1980s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Milan Still Life
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Tony Scherman (1950-2023) is one of the most collected and cherished Canadian artists. He is renowned internationally for his work in encaustic (a mix of wax and oil, one of the most...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

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Encaustic

Typewriter and Wastebasket - still-life, realist, Ukraine, Israeli, oil/canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
An old-fashioned typewriter sits on its worn green case against ripped and stained wallpaper; a blue mug lays beside it—the coffee spilled across the black and white tile floor. The ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

One Long Day - lively, narrative, overlapping botanicals, acrylic, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Inspired by 17th century botanical illustrations of women naturalists, Fiona Ackerman’s beautiful acrylic series of paintings are delicately detailed compositions of natural images—f...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Guardian - large, green, blue, landscape, impressionist, acrylic, resin on panel
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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Epoxy Resin, Oil, Acrylic

Brighton - green, pink, blue, contemporary landscape, acrylic and resin on panel
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...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Epoxy Resin, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Gilded Passage - colorful, impasto, abstract expressionist, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Using a pallet knife Adam Cohen cuts into the thick layers of acrylic, creating dynamic lines and texture while the paint is still wet. The American artist is known for his grand ges...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Haze - warm, gestural, contemporary, landscape, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This golden light-filled contemporary painting is by Sasha Rogers. The Canadian artist is captivated by the effect of creating what appears to be a ‘horizon’ line in her work that di...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Grizzly in Ursa Major - bear, indigenous, figurative, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
As a Métis artist, Rick Rivet first attracted national attention when his paintings were included in the prestigious Canadian Museum of Civilization’s national exhibition featuring I...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

View South - green, blue, violet, panoramic landscape, acrylic on board
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...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Resin, Acrylic, Board

One & a Half - contemporary, floral still life, acrylic and oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Two bouquets become one to create a lavish brightly coloured arrangement in this floral still life by Pat Service. The Canadian artist created a series of paintings in the 1990s that...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Havana No 4, Yellow - bold, bright, colorful, abstract, modernist, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A vibrant culture is captured in colour and dynamic form in this lively abstract painting by David Sorensen. After visiting Cuba in 1999, the Canadian artist created a series of paintings. The light, the bright colours and the rich atmosphere of life in Havana inspired Sorensen’s colour palette—a brilliant square of yellow in the center, surrounded by graphic shapes in red, orange, lime green, blue and black. Lines of blue and black create a grid-like pattern that runs both horizontally and vertically across the canvas. “Through the medium of his art, a bridge is built between inner sensation and outer world experience, illusion and reality, what we cannot see and what we see, life and afterlife.” John K. Grande, Montreal poet and writer Born in Vancouver Sorensen (1937-2011) studied at UBC and the Vancouver School of Art. His teachers were renowned—Arthur Erikson...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Return - bright, colorful, minimalist, abstracted landscape, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The colours of summer by the lake are celebrated in this pastoral painting by Pat Service. The Canadian artist is known for her landscapes—this minimalist piece illustrates a classic lake and beach view—the deep blues of the cloud filled sky and lake, green fields, a red cabin...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

'Three Flowers' Contemporary Resin and Acrylic Pop Art Floral Painting
Located in Toronto, ON
Hamilton Aguiar's iconic melting poppies are front and centre in this contemporary pop art work. Playing off the idea Warhol presented in his floral prints adding his own flair Aguia...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Resin, Wood, Acrylic

Reclining Nude - elegant, abstracted figurative, nude, female, oil on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Dan Hughes pays homage to classical painting techniques with a loose hand. Bold, modulated colour brushstrokes showcases formal composition in a new and refreshing light. Well known ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil, Archival Paper

Arctic Wolf - colourful, animal, indigenous, figurative, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
With this striking image, Rick Rivet has captured the fierce face of a wolf—eyes focused on the viewer, jaw open to reveal rows of jagged teeth. The Métis artist is known for his col...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Five Flowers Red on Green - colorful, minimal, abstract, floral, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This joyful, colourful painting is by one of Canada’s finest landscape artists, Pat Service. Here, the avid gardener uses bold colours-eye-popping red, yellow and white against a br...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

La derniere demure de la reine Nefertiti 4 (Last Resting Place of Nefertiti)
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Sea blue ground with calligraphic, black, gestural lines articulate a conversation with overlaid paper collage -- a central red and black rectangle is flanked by strips of blue, red,...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

My Pink with Blue Grey - small bright, colourful, floral still life oil
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A tall vase with a single rose in bright "Hornyak pink" is balanced by shapes and lines in this sophisticated composition by Jennifer Hornyak. Framed dimensions are 11.75 x 9.75 inch...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Panel

Tree Study at Dusk - landscape, trees, contemporary, acrylic and resin on panel
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...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Take Me Dancing #2, 14"x14", Original Dress Painting, Red, Framed Artwork, Women
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
An air of femininity is expressed in this striking red dress painting on art board, capturing a nostalgic nod to timeless glamour. Delicate detail (with a hint of shimmer) blends wit...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic, Board, Pencil, Color Pencil

Saudade No 21 - bold, expressive, red, white, blue, abstract acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In Portuguese, the word ‘Saudade’ means ‘missing’ and conveys a nostalgic longing for an absent place or person. The emotion in this abstract painting by Montreal-based artist Shiree...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Camouflage, 60"x48", Abstract Landscape Painting, Textured Blues Greens Neutrals
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Textures and lush brushstrokes create expressive, visual movement in this abstract style painting. With parts left to intuition and chance, layers of muted blues, greens and neutrals...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Textile, Canvas, Acrylic

Safe Harbour - large, graphic, figurative, pop-art, cultural, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The painting is based on a real confrontation provoked by chainsaw wielding Proud Boys in a Toronto park. Strategically executed bullet holes pierce the canvas creating a tension bet...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Above the Beach - colourful, animal, indigenous, figurative, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The walrus, an impressively large Arctic animal dominates the canvas in this expressive abstract painting by Rick Rivet. The Metis artist has acquired an international reputation for...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Connecting Red With Grey - large pink, blue, brown, figurative women oil
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Two figures in crimson red are framed by layered gray ground in this sophisticated narrative by Jennifer Hornyak. Framed dimensions are 55 x 52 inches. Inspired by German Expression...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pearl - large, soft, bright, peach, pink, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A ballet of intersecting brushed swipes in indigo, verdant green, mauve and cerise emerges from a soaked peach ground in this classic 1988 painting by Milly Ristvedt. Colour and the ...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

James Dean
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Inspired by cinema, photography, music and literature, Monet has a natural connection and sense for the current society and his contemporaries. His signature conceptual assemblage of...
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2010s Contemporary Paintings

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Mixed Media, Panel

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