Contemporary Black and White Photography
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: David H. Gibson
Cloud, Laguna Indian Reservation, New Mexico
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Magnificent Dead Horse Point, Moab, Utah
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition, especially for his panoramic landscapes of Texas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Limpia Creek, Fort Davis, Texas
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition, especially for his panoramic landscapes of Texas and the Four Corners region.
Gibson's luminous black-and-white landscapes demonstrate a remarkable sensitivity to light and mood. Dramatic clouds, imminent storms and an occasional lighting strike...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
November Moment, Cypress Creek, Wimberley, Texas
Located in Sante Fe, NM
28 x 50" 8-ply mat for an additional $203.00
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Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cypress Creek, November 19, 2000, 7:32AM, Wimberley, Texas
Located in Sante Fe, NM
28 x 50" 8-ply mat for an additional $203.00
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Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Branch Arch, Limpia Creek, Fort Davis, Texas
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Reed Crescendo, Eagle Nest Lake, New Mexico
Located in Sante Fe, NM
24 x 50" 8-ply mat for an additional $185.00
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Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Weaver's Canyon, Arizona
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition, especially for his panoramic landscapes of Texas and the Four Corners region.
Gibson's luminous black-and-white landscapes demonstrate a remarkable sensitivity to light and mood. Dramatic clouds, imminent storms and an occasional lighting strike...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Road and Sunstreams, Angelina National Forest, Broaddus, Texas
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition, especially for his panoramic landscapes of Texas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Storm Light Passage, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Wave Dance, Sandstone Formation, Page, Arizona
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition, especially for his panoramic landscapes of Texas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Silent Sound, Sandstone Formation, Page, Arizona
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Aspen Grove, Delores River, Rico, Colorado
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition, especially for his panoramic landscapes of Texas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Cloud March, Fort Davis, Texas
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Backlighted Aspen, Telluride, Colorado
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition, especially for his panoramic landscapes of Texas and the Four Corners region.
Gibson's luminous black-and-white landscapes demonstrate a remarkable sensitivity to light and mood. Dramatic clouds, imminent storms and an occasional lighting strike...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Benwee Head, County Mayo, Ireland
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibson ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lachan Strand, Castletown, County Mayo, Ireland
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibson ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ephemeral Moments (06 297)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognit...
Category
Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Entry Portal, St. Cummin, Ballinlena, County Mayo, Ireland
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibson is a lifelong photographer whose first contact with the medium was in his father's darkroom before he could read. Gibson received a B.A. from Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana, and an M.A. at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. His early work in theater lighting...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Tree, Little Wichita River Valley, Texas
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibson is a lifelong photographer whose first contact with the medium was in his father's darkroom before he could read. Gibson received a B.A. from Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana, and an M.A. at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. His early work in theater lighting...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
April Light, Cypress Creek, Wimberley, Texas
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibson ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Reeds 2, Colorado, Rocky Mountains
Located in Sante Fe, NM
David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition. He has also photographed extensi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Reeds #6, Colorado Rocky Mountains
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.”
David H. Gibson is a lifelong ph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Dawn Along Cypress Creek
Located in Dallas, TX
"My work is about respecting the beauty that remains and the poetry that is found."
David H. Gibson is a lifelong photographer whose first contact with the medium was in his fathe...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sun Reflections at Downpatrick Head, County Mayo, Ireland
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibson ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Eagle Nest Lake, August 25, 2010, 7:29 AM, New Mexico
Located in Sante Fe, NM
David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition. He has also photographed extensi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cypress Island, Blanco River, Wimberley, Texas
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibson ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Storm Light Passage, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Arizona
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibson ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Grasses and Reflections, Eagle Nest Lake, New Mexico
Located in Sante Fe, NM
David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition. He has also photographed extensi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Light Cascade: Sequence II, 11 2044, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognit...
Category
Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sunrise, August 29, 2005, 8:40 AM, Eagle Nest Lake, New Mexico)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognit...
Category
Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Water Cascade, 07 1613, British Columbia, Canada
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognit...
Category
Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Light Cascade: At the Plunge Pool, 11 2247, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognit...
Category
Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sunstreams, Merced River, Yosemite National Park, California
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibson ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
November Morning, Cypress Creek, Wimberley, Texas
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibso...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Ephemeral Moments (06 2473)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognit...
Category
Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ephemeral Moments (06 1751)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognit...
Category
Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ephemeral Moments (06 7052)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognit...
Category
Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ephemeral Moments (07 9975)
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognit...
Category
Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Water Cascade: Mystery, 11 1819, Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognit...
Category
Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sunrise, August 26, 2010, 7:50 AM, Eagle Nest Lake, New Mexico
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognit...
Category
Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mountain Moment III, Canadian Rocky Mountains
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognit...
Category
Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Benwee Head, County Mayo, Ireland
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibson ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Mountain Moment II, Canadian Rocky Mountians
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Born in 1939 in Louisville Kentucky, David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognit...
Category
Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Cloudscape, Ceide Fields, County Mayo, Ireland
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibson ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lachan Strand, Castletown, County Mayo, Ireland
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibson ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Walking Rain, Rio Hondo Mesa, New Mexico
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibson ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Afternoon Light, Bunatrahir Bay, County Mayo, Ireland
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibson ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Backlighted Aspen, Telluride, Colorado
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibso...
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
November Light, Cypress Creek, Wimberley, Texas
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibson ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Reeds with Cypress, Village Creek, Texas
Located in Sante Fe, NM
David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition. He has also photographed extensi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Backlighted Moss, Mill Pond, Caddo Lake Texas
Located in Sante Fe, NM
David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition. He has also photographed extensi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Calla Lily Planter in Madame Giri's Garden, St. Pierre-Toirac, France
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibson ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Sunrise, August 24, 2008, 7:17 AM, Eagle Nest Lake, New Mexico
Located in Dallas, TX
Reflections on Eagle Nest Lake
"My first trip to Eagle Nest Lake was over 30 years ago. I was captivated by mists rising over the lake and flowing along the floor of the valley. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lightning Strike, San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibson ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Water Plant Lace, Colorado Rocky Mountatins
Located in Sante Fe, NM
David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition. He has also photographed extensi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Reed Crescendo, Eagle Nest Lake, New Mexico
Located in Sante Fe, NM
David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition. He has also photographed extensi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Branch Structure and Cypress Knees, Baxter Slough, Silsbee, Texas
Located in Dallas, TX
"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson
David H. Gibson ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Contemporary black and white photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary black and white photography 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 black and white photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, orange, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Tyler Shields, Ian Sanderson, Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde, and David Yarrow. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival Pigment Print 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 black and white photography, so small editions measuring 1.5 inches across are also available.