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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
Teens Blue
Teens Blue

Silvia BertonTeens Blue, 2020

$3,960Sale Price|70% Off

Teens Blue

Located in Miami, FL

Teens Blue is a captivating original painting by contemporary artist Silvia Berton, known for her emotive and expressive portraits. This striking piece features a close-up of a young...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Reclined Pose: Mixed media painting on paper

Reclined Pose: Mixed media painting on paper

By Angela Lyle

Located in Brecon, Powys

Drawn from life this model is obviously at ease which has allowed Angela to present a relaxed and subtle figurative work. Her colors are warm and this is a beautiful, graceful piece....

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Pencil

Illuminated Nest-Green Eggs, Original Painting
Illuminated Nest-Green Eggs, Original Painting

Illuminated Nest-Green Eggs, Original Painting

By Jennifer Ross

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A small, delicate nest cradles two blue eggs, its woven twigs and fibers forming intricate textures. Painted on an aluminum panel, the surface lends a subtle luminosity to the composition. The artwork celebrates nature's quiet beauty and the fragility of new life.


About the Artist
Artist Jennifer Ross finds inspiration in gathering and replicating fragments of nature. "Birds, nests, eggs, and horses represent my realization that life embodies a tension between wanting security and the love of freedom," says Jennifer. Through her art, she aspires to convey a healing power inspired by the living world. Jennifer initially aspired to follow her mother and grandfather's artistic path but took a detour and began a decade-long career working in art galleries, selling the artwork of others, and doing framing design. Eventually, her creative soul persisted. She began experimenting with small pastel...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The Way of Now - Mixed Media Street Graffiti Inspired 'I LOVE YOU' Art on Canvas
The Way of Now - Mixed Media Street Graffiti Inspired 'I LOVE YOU' Art on Canvas

The Way of Now - Mixed Media Street Graffiti Inspired 'I LOVE YOU' Art on Canvas

By Amber Goldhammer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Africa Motifs 7 -21st Century Contemporary, Abstract Expressionism, Design

Africa Motifs 7 -21st Century Contemporary, Abstract Expressionism, Design

By Wasiu Sunday Hassan

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Cup of Tea - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Woman Hair
Cup of Tea - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Woman Hair

Cup of Tea - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Black Woman Hair

By Emmanuel Daniel

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

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

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

City and Color - Abstract Vibrant Colorful Stripes Textured Painting on Canvas
City and Color - Abstract Vibrant Colorful Stripes Textured Painting on Canvas

City and Color - Abstract Vibrant Colorful Stripes Textured Painting on Canvas

By Armen Ges

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Capturing movement in acrylic and spray paint, Armen Ges experiments with optical illusions and perspective in his original abstract artworks. To create these intriguing visuals, Ges...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Cowboy Portrait, Ink & Pencil, Gestural Line, Texas Rangers by America Martin

Cowboy Portrait, Ink & Pencil, Gestural Line, Texas Rangers by America Martin

By America Martin

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

America Martin "Texas Rangers", 2019 Pencil & Ink on Paper 11 x 9.5 in (27.94 x 24.13 cm) America Martin is an internationally represented Colombian-American fine artist based ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Ink, Pencil

"Clown-Car Sex Scandal I, Collaged Textiles, Geometric Abstraction, Mixed Media
"Clown-Car Sex Scandal I, Collaged Textiles, Geometric Abstraction, Mixed Media

"Clown-Car Sex Scandal I, Collaged Textiles, Geometric Abstraction, Mixed Media

By NDA

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"Clown-Car Sex Scandal I" is an original piece by NDA made from collaged acrylic on canvas. This piece measures 27”h x w x 33“w framed and is signed en verso. NDA is a public and g...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Cardiff by the Sea" Oil Painting
"Cardiff by the Sea" Oil Painting

"Cardiff by the Sea" Oil Painting

By Megan Eisenberg

Located in Boca Raton, FL

This serene coastal landscape of an overcast surfing day is quintessential Encinitas, CA. Surfers dot the distance under cool gray skies. A mix of blues and greens create the stage ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Margins of Perception: Contemporary Acrylic on Canvas, Framed

Margins of Perception: Contemporary Acrylic on Canvas, Framed

By Tim Owen

Located in Santa Fe, NM

acrylic, mixed media My paintings explore the themes of light, atmosphere, and the emotional impact of nature. The bold, expressive brushstrokes and saturated hues in my work aim to...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Interspersed Field Realization, Big Bend, TX

Interspersed Field Realization, Big Bend, TX

By Jim Woodson

Located in Dallas, TX

"Interspersed Field Realization, Big Bend, Texas," by artist Jim Woodson is oil on canvas. The unframed dimensions are 24 x 48 inches. The artist signed and titled the painting on ve...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gaze Big Green - large, colorful, geometric abstract, contemporary oil on canvas
Gaze Big Green - large, colorful, geometric abstract, contemporary oil on canvas

Gaze Big Green - large, colorful, geometric abstract, contemporary oil on canvas

By David Sorensen

Located in Bloomfield, ON

Geometric passages in painterly red-orange frame a central green field in this bold abstract painting by David Sorensen. Through his painterly modern compositions, celebrated Canadian painter David Sorensen (1937-2011) sought to “give voice to the inner reality.” In the paintings from his last years, Sorensen offers solutions to the nature of abstraction – wresting nature and the horizon from pure form and brilliant colour. Born in Vancouver, Sorensen studied at UBC and the Vancouver School of Art under Arthur...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Brighton - green, pink, blue, contemporary landscape, acrylic and resin on panel
Brighton - green, pink, blue, contemporary landscape, acrylic and resin on 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

Epoxy Resin, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Montauk Point Lighthouse

Montauk Point Lighthouse

By Therese James

Located in Brecon, Powys

From the "Living The Dream" Series comes Therese James' lovely painting of this most iconic of lighthouses. Standing on the easternmost point of Long Island it's New York States fir...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Triptych Abstract Forest Trees Landscape Painting by British Urban Artist
Triptych Abstract Forest Trees Landscape Painting by British Urban Artist

Triptych Abstract Forest Trees Landscape Painting by British Urban Artist

By Angela Wakefield

Located in Preston, GB

Early Triptych Abstract Trees Forest Landscape Painting by British Urban Artist, Angela Wakefield. This rare early work is from an intense body of abstract work that formed the very ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Paint, Varnish, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Wood, Board, Wood Panel

Model with Mandolin, Contemporary Ink and Charcoal on Paper, 1970s
Model with Mandolin, Contemporary Ink and Charcoal on Paper, 1970s

Model with Mandolin, Contemporary Ink and Charcoal on Paper, 1970s

By Katherine Kallick

Located in Soquel, CA

Model with Mandolin in Ink and Charcoal on Paper Black and white painting of a woman by acclaimed bluegrass musician Katherine "Kathy" Kallick (American, b. 1952). A woman is sitting in a chair, with a mandolin in her lap. She is shown in profile, looking to the viewer's right. Next to the chair is an end table with a vase of flowers. Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work. Paper size: 22.5"H x 28.38"W Katherine Kallick...

Category

1970s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Paper, Ink

Riders - Contemporary Oil Painting, Colorful, Figurative, Polish artist
Riders - Contemporary Oil Painting, Colorful, Figurative, Polish artist

Riders - Contemporary Oil Painting, Colorful, Figurative, Polish artist

By Monika Rossa

Located in Warsaw, PL

MONIKA ROSSA studied painting at the University of Arizona, in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Escuela de Diseno in Barcelona. She practices drawing and easel painting....

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Whispers of Trust
Whispers of Trust

Whispers of Trust

By Olga Tsyhypko

Located in Zofingen, AG

Through my artworks, I embark on a visual exploration of how each of us can shape our own reality, discover inner balance, and radiate that harmony to the world around us. This paint...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Renee Ritter Mixed Media Canvas, Signed
Renee Ritter Mixed Media Canvas, Signed

Renee Ritter Mixed Media Canvas, Signed

By Renee Ritter

Located in New York, NY

Renee Gaylin Ritter (American, b. 1935) Growth, c. 1990s Mixed media on canvas 16 1/4 x 31 3/4 x 2 in. Signed lower right Bio from Renee Ritter's website: I'm a New Yorker, born and bred. I was raised with noise and rush and life all around me. My world was vivid technicolor, and no one ran faster than I did. I met and married the man of my dreams, and had the joys and exasperations of raising a family. And all of these events would have been the colors of my canvas if not for the happy opportunity of being able to spend some years in Japan. Japan is the perfect place to plunk down a New Yorker. While it races along on one level, there is this other part of Japan that forces you to hit the mental brakes until the images racing by slow down enough to actually be seen! Eastern thought is a well from which to draw the pure water that clears the mind and strengthens the soul. I've had the unbelievable pleasure of turning visions into realities, and of having those pieces of me scattered around the world. I'm thrilled that they've found so much acceptance in exhibitions, and I'm humbled at the thought that they hang on the walls of museums. But I have to say that I am most pleased when they speak so loudly to another soul that that person has to bring me home to continue our conversation for years to come. For the last 18 years, I've been a teacher, too. I have all the joys of being able to step back from what I do, and think through the principles I've recognized and the pathways I've wandered. And then to offer those insights to others to help them bring out their own mental images for the rest of us to share. AWARDS National Collage Society, "Postcard Exhibit", Merit Award, 00 National Collage Society, Kent State U, Kent, OH, Merit Award, 99 Hazel Witte...

Category

1990s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Black - 21st Century. Contemporary, Figurative Modern, Africa

Black - 21st Century. Contemporary, Figurative Modern, Africa

By Aba Linus

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Oil

Summer Woods IV Cyanotype Painting, Contemporary, 18x18, Signed, 2010+
Summer Woods IV Cyanotype Painting, Contemporary, 18x18, Signed, 2010+

Summer Woods IV Cyanotype Painting, Contemporary, 18x18, Signed, 2010+

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

This unique multistep technique is a combination of a painting and a photograph or monotype. Cyanotypes are a kind of alternative photographic process from the 1800s. The chemicals a...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Monkeys  in the Groove 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Impasto, Animals, Africa

Monkeys in the Groove 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Impasto, Animals, Africa

By Abiodun Nafiu Azeez

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Geometry I - landscape painting
Geometry I - landscape painting

Geometry I - landscape painting

By Magdalena Laskowska

Located in New York, NY

This beautiful acrylic on canvas painting from Contempop Gallery by Magdalena is part of her pool series paintings. It is 92X73 cm, signed by the artist Magdalena Laskowska, born in...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Korean Contemporary Art by Sa Hara - White

Korean Contemporary Art by Sa Hara - White

By Sa Hara

Located in Paris, IDF

Oil on canvas Sa Hara is a Korean artist born in 1975 who lives and works in Seoul, South Korea. She is graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration at Dongguk Univ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"I Give Myself Grace Now", Woman Surrounded By Laundry in Oil and Embroidery
"I Give Myself Grace Now", Woman Surrounded By Laundry in Oil and Embroidery

"I Give Myself Grace Now", Woman Surrounded By Laundry in Oil and Embroidery

By Sarah Detweiler

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "I Give Myself Grace Now" is an original painting by Sarah Detweiler and is made from oil paint, recycled fiber packing material, crochet thread, acrylic mirror tiles on canvas with acrylic painted edges. This piece measures 48”h x 36”w and ships with a gallery-issued Certificate of Authenticity. In Unmasquerade, Detweiler positively redefines the ADHD term of masking as a purposeful and playful act, as her figures wear novelty sunglasses, fur suits...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Thread, Mirror, Found Objects

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.