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
Period: 1990s
Tirtaggana (Contemporary Abstract Violet Painting on Stitched Raw Linen)
Located in Hudson, NY
60 x 72 x 1.5 inches
acrylic on canvas
This painting is being offered by Carrie Haddad Gallery, located in Hudson, NY.
Tirta gangga means WATER PALACE and is a former royal palace i...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Raw Linen, Acrylic
"Rhythms of the Earth" Contemporary Assemblage Piece
By Ann Trask
Located in Houston, TX
Unique contemporary mixed media work with a dried flower attached to the composition. The work is mainly neutral tones. It is signed, titled, and dated by the artist.
Dimensions wit...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Samurai - Mixed by Antonio Vangelli - 1998
Located in Roma, IT
Samurai is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Antonio Vangelli in 1998.
Original mixed media artwork.
Titled, dated and hand-signed by the artist on t...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Woods at Chickamauga
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Woods at Chickamauga" is a large oil on canvas featuring vibrant hues of bright yellow, green, blue, orange and red.
Born in 1944, Kellogg developed his early artistic interests st...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Evening Before Haircut--Self-Portrait, " Acrylic and Enamel by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Evening Before Haircut--Self-Portrait" is an original acrylic and enamel painting on paper by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. It depicts the artist in blac...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Charles Pachter "Mini Blue Barn"
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Charles Pachter (b. 1942) is one of the most collected and cherished Canadian artists. His iconic, uplifting and patriotic images have independently earned their place in museums across the country.
Pachter’s artworks, and unique version of Pop Art, have confirmed his position in the canon of 20th century Canadian art. Pachter’s most cherished images take archetypes of Canadiana -- the barn, Queen Elizabeth, and the moose, -- and depict them with a distinct style, a fresh palette (and often through a humorous lens).
“Mini Blue Barn...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
American Contemporary Art by Elena Borstein - Thira Courtyard
Located in Paris, IDF
Pastel on Arches paper
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paste, Paper
Trees
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Trees" is a large oil on canvas featuring vibrant hues of bright yellow, green, blue, orange and red.
Born in 1944, Kellogg developed his early artistic interests studying in the c...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Man in Red
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on linen painting by emerging contemporary artist Anthony Leone,
currently featured as part of the artists's solo exhibition Grape Farm.
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"Vestido Regional (Girl in Her Regional Costume)" Oil by Abelardo Marquez
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Vestido Regional (Girl in Her Regional Costume)" is an original oil painting on canvas by Abelardo Marquez. The artist signed the piece lower left. This artwork features a young girl in a pink and purple...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Harbors" Abstract Expressionist Painting Edition 5 of 50
By Sharon Leeber
Located in Houston, TX
Neon tonal lithograph print with a black background. The work is in an expressionist style. It is signed, titled and editioned by the artist. The work is framed in a black frame with...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
American Contemporary Art by Elena Borstein - The Red Gate
Located in Paris, IDF
Lithograph, ed. 25
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Abstract Linear Painting in Blue, Green and Red
Located in Houston, TX
Blue, red and green tonal abstract painting with blue lines stretching horizontal along the paper. The work is signed by the artist in the bottom right corner. The work is framed in a dark wooden frame with a linen white matte. The work was aquired from the Lynne Moode Gallery and it is attributed to Miles Lyon...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache
American Contemporary Art by Elena Borstein - Cienfuegos II
Located in Paris, IDF
Pastel on arches paper
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
La Vie #71, Yoshida Kenji, nihonga painting, silver gold copper leaf cobalt, Japan
Located in Santa Fe, NM
La Vie #71, Yoshida Kenji, nihonga painting, silver gold copper leaf cobalt, Japan
Yoshida was born in 1924 in Ikeda City (part of present-day Osaka). He studied art under the grea...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
American Contemporary Art by Elena Borstein - Two Paths
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer Preparations, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting: Acrylic on Canvas Artboard. Woman preparing for sleeveless summer dresses. Wash technique of acrylic medium with overpainting in dense area...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Man with Drill Machine, " Acrylic on Parchment Paper signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Man with Drill Machine" is an original acrylic painting on parchment paper by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. It features a neo-Expressionistictly rendered...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Parchment Paper
Contemporary Gouache Painting Earthquake III, Greek Ruins, Monuments of Greece
Located in Surfside, FL
Les Ruines Des Plus Beaux Monuments De La Grece both 22 3/4" x 34" (sight) oil with arabesque artist identified on label verso. #27, Earthquake III, From 1992 show; Night Paintings, Galerie Pierre Passebon, Paris, France, Les Ruines des Plus Beaux Monuments de la Grèce, Stubbs Books & Prints, New York
Konstantin Kakanias (born September 18, 1961 in Athens) is a contemporary Greek painter and multimedia artist. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles and Greece. Throughout his career Kakanias has created drawings, paintings, sculptures, performances, ceramics and books.
Kakanias' work does not belong to any single style. He is known to explore a range of themes in his work from the light and comic to the dark and psychological.
Kakanias attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, majoring in Textile Design, from 1977-1979. Kakanias moved to Paris in 1979. He attended the Studio Berçot where he studied Fashion and Art. He was also taught by the Italian artist and stage designer Lila de Nobili...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Gouache
Oranges - Oil on Canvas by Zhang Wei Guang - 1998
Located in Roma, IT
Oranges is an original oil on canvas realized by the chinese painter Zhang Wei Guang (Mirror) in 19998.
Excellent conditions.
Zhang Wei Guang, also called ‘mirror' was born in Helon...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Over the River
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Igor Melnikov, Over the River
acrylic on panel
31.5 x 32.5" framed
1999
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Panel, Acrylic
"Company", Large Oil Painting by David Amico
By David Amico
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: David Amico, American (1951 - )
Title: Company
Year: 1994
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed verso
Size: 84 x 60 in. (213.36 x 152.4 cm)
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary Gouache Painting Earthquake II, Greek Ruins, Monuments of Greece
Located in Surfside, FL
Les Ruines Des Plus Beaux Monuments De La Grece both 22 3/4" x 34" (sight) oil with arabesque artist identified on label verso. #27, Earthquake II, From 1992 show; Night Paintings, Galerie Pierre Passebon, Paris, France, Les Ruines des Plus Beaux Monuments de la Grèce, Stubbs Books & Prints, New York
Konstantin Kakanias (born September 18, 1961 in Athens) is a contemporary Greek painter, illustrator and multimedia artist. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles and Greece. Throughout his career Kakanias has created drawings, paintings, sculptures, performances, ceramics and books.
Kakanias' work does not belong to any single style. He is known to explore a range of themes in his work from the light and comic to the dark and psychological.
Kakanias attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, majoring in Textile Design, from 1977-1979. Kakanias moved to Paris in 1979. He attended the Studio Berçot where he studied Fashion and Art. He was also taught by the Italian artist and stage designer Lila de...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Gouache
Open Debate, Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
From Sax Berlin's Fools series of the 1990's. This intricate masterpiece is of museum quality. Berlin's Fools are seen clustered en masse in a complex portrayal of debate. This work ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Laura's Grammy Performance Live at Ovation Theatre, " Acrylic on Canvas signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Laura's Grammy Performance Live at Ovation Theatre" is an original acrylic painting on canvas by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left and dated it. This piece dep...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Modern Aqua, Navy Blue and Gold Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Aqua blue and navy blue square sections. The painting as an abstract gold heart shaped figure layered on top of the navy and aqua blues. The painting is in a modern style. It is fram...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Waiting Terresa, " Acrylic on Parchment Paper signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Waiting Terresa" is an original acrylic painting on parchment paper by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right. It features a nervous woman seated on a yellow chair...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Parchment Paper
Pointless - Mixed Media on Panel by Marco Amici - 1998
By Marco Amici
Located in Roma, IT
Pointless is an original mixed-media painting on panel, realized by the Italian artist Marco Amici in 1998.
Original title: Senza Senso.
Title, signature, date and monograms, and a...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
State of Mind Robert Mapplethorpe model Ken Moody
Located in Delray Beach, FL
State of Mind Robert Mapplethorpe model Ken Moody
watercolor on paper 96x46 (artist collection)
Keith Carrington’s experiences have led him to express his talents through the fluid...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
"Searching Top Shelf, " Acrylic on Parchment Paper signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Searching Top Shelf" is an original acrylic painting on parchment paper by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece upper right and dated it. It features an abstracted man in bl...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Parchment Paper
Fracture - Mixed Media on Panel by Marco Amici - 1990
By Marco Amici
Located in Roma, IT
Fracture is an original mixed media painting on panel, realized by the Italian artist Marco Amici in 1990.
Original Title: Frattura
Title, Signature, date and monograms are written...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
Woman In Blue; contemporary figurative oil painting by Sax Berlin
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Just released form the artists studio a 1997 Gouache.
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"Skeletype Grape, " Acrylic & Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Skeletype Grape" is an original acrylic painting and pastel on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left. This artwork features an abstract portrait o...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Pastel, Acrylic
"Double Tone Accent, " Acrylic on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Double Tone Accent" is an original acrylic painting by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left. It depicts an abstracted face.
14" x 12" art
Reginald K. Gee was b...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Acrylic
"Nina Alfarera (Child Making Pottery) - Puno, " Oil on Canvas signed by Velazquez
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Nina Alfarera (Child Making Pottery) - Puno" is an original oil painting by Abelardo Marquez. It depicts a young girl sculpting pottery. This painting was completed in a monochromat...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Party Time, Oil painting by Greg Kessler
By Greg Kessler
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Greg Kessler, American (1966 - )
Title: Party Time
Year: 1995
Medium: Oil and Collage on Canvas, signed and dated verso
Size: 48 in. x 72 in. (121.92 cm x 182.88 cm)
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Trapped in New York, " Acrylic on Canvas Field of Trees signed by Tom Shelton
By Tom Shelton
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Trapped in New York" is an original acrylic painting by Tom Shelton. The artist signed, titled, and dated the piece in the lower right. This piece features a forest with animals and...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Boy During Thunderstorm, " Acrylic on Parchment Paper signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Boy During Thunderstorm" is an original acrylic painting on parchment paper by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower left. It depicts an abstracted figure holding a cup...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Parchment Paper
"Nina Ponema Puno (Young Girl from Puno), " Oil on Canvas signed by A. Velazquez
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Nina Ponema - Puno (Young Girl from Puno)" is an original oil painting on canvas by Abelardo Marquez. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. This painting depicts a young g...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Untitled (pulling up trousers) from the series A Job to Do
By Tom Strider
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tom Strider lives and works in New Orleans, Louisiana. His work has been shown at The Newark Museum, in Newark, NJ and in New York City at Artists Space, The Drawing Center, Debs & C...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
"Cross Tracks 7" Geometric Color Wheel Painting
By Sara Sosnowy
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful geometric painting organized to cross across the canvas. Canvas is not framed. Artist signed, dated, and named the painting on the back.
Artist Biography: Sara Sosnowy was...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Un-stretched Longitude", contemporary, cityscape, window, red, oil painting
Located in Natick, MA
"Un-stretched Longitude" by Alexandra Rozenman is a large, mysterious cityscape in oil paint on canvas measuring 72 x 72 x 2.5 inches. Painted in the late 90’s this piece is one of t...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
On the Threshold
By David Row
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An oil and alkyd on canvas depicted in abstracted geometric shapes of glossy black, yellow green and yellow red by David Row. Signed verso, "#400, 1996, Oil/Alkyd/Canvas, an arrow up...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Alkyd, Canvas, Oil
Sayan Terrace (Contemporary Abstract Painting on Raw Linen)
Located in Hudson, NY
60 x 72 x 1.5 inches
acrylic on canvas being offered by CARRIE HADDAD GALLERY in Hudson, NY.
Large, horizontal abstract painting with a palette of turquoise, saffron orange, teal an...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Raw Linen, Acrylic
"Ducks & Habitat, " Acrylic on Paper & Wood signed on Verso by Tom Shelton
By Tom Shelton
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Ducks & Habitat" is an original acrylic on paper and wood construction by Tom Shelton. The artist signed the piece on the reverse. This piece depicts many different types of ducks f...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Acrylic
The Future and the Past - Original Oil on Canvas by A. Sergheev - 1995
Located in Roma, IT
"The Future and the Past" is an original oil on canvas realized by the russian painter Alexandr Sergheev in 1995.
It represents the past and the present of railways in a single, evoc...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life and Cornfield, Painting by Sheila Meeks
By Sheila Meeks
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Sheila Meeks, Canadian (1955 - )
Title: Still Life and Cornfield
Year: 1991
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 48 x 24 in. (121.92 x 60.96 cm)
Frame Size: 50.5 x 26.5 inches
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Impressions of Mexico City: Three Doors, " Original Watercolor by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Impressions of Mexico City: Three Doors" is an original watercolor painting by David Barnett, signed in the lower right. Bright colors capture the experience of walking through Mexi...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Life's a Beach, Contemporary Figurative Coastal Beach Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary figurative coastal beach landscape by San Francisco, California artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th c.). A woman in a bathing ...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Contemporary Art by Elena Borstein - Neon Courtyard
Located in Paris, IDF
Pastel on arches paper
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paste, Paper
American Contemporary Art by Elena Borstein - Marvao
Located in Paris, IDF
Pastel on arches paper
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paste, Paper
Spring
Located in Dallas, TX
From a series of four paintings of the seasons, "Spring" includes the plants shepherd's-purse on the left and Bermuda Grass on the right. There were many grass fires during the perio...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Geography #4 (Abstract Grid Pastel Drawing of Africa in Light Wood Frame)
By Anne Francey
Located in Hudson, NY
Geography #4 (Abstract Gestural Pastel Drawing of Africa in Light Wood Frame)
Abstract, gestural graphite and pastel drawing on Arches paper
41.5 x 30 inches unframed
49 x 37 inches...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper, Graphite
Gahn Portrait 120, Darren Vigil Gray, contemporary Apache black red blue green
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Gahn Portrait 120, Darren Vigil Gray, contemporary Apache black red blue green
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Paper
Untitled
By Joan Nelson
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An acrylic ink and acrylic medium on paper landscape by Joan Nelson.
Provenance:
General Electric Corporate Collection;
Heather James Fine Art.
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Ink
River of Gold (Contemporary Abstract, Veils of Chartreuse and Yellow)
Located in Hudson, NY
60 x 72 x 1.5 inches
acrylic on canvas being offered by Carrie Haddad Gallery located in Hudson, NY.
Large, horizontal abstract painting with a palette of bright green, yellow and o...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Modigliani Pin-ups
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roberto Carbone
Title: Modigliani Pin-ups
Year: 1994
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed
Size: 48 x 60 inches
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Christmas Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
Category
1990s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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