Contemporary Color 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.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

Style: Contemporary

Artist: Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Crushing - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude, Women, Figurative

Contemporary Color Photography

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeCrushing - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude, Women, Figurative, 2017

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeJust waitin' for a Friend, 2016

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSkindeep - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, 2018

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeClosing Time - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Century, Bombay Beach, 2019

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeThose were the Days- 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, 2018

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeBadlands - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2018

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeFull frontal - 21st Century, Polaroid, Vintage Cars, Photography, Contemporary, 2019

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeThe road ahead - Contemporary, Landscape, Polaroid, Route 66, 2020

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeDesert Visions - Contemporary, Portrait, Men, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude, 2019

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeMorning Glory, 2016

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSign of the Times - Contemporary, Nude, men, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeOn the Road to Nowhere, 2017

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeDrowning the Noise - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 2020

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdePeaches, 2016

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeWhile you were sleeping - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeOrigins, 2017

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSelf Service, 2017

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeMermaid - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, 2016

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeBreakdown - Contemporary, Polaroid, vintage Cars, Color, Women, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeFern II - Polaroid, Women, 21st Century, Nude, Landscape, 2018

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSanta Monica - 21 Century, Women, Contemporary, Polaroid, Landscape, 2017

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeHide and Seek II, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, 2016

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeBluebell Dream, 2017

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeCrush with Eyeliner - 21 Century, Women, Contemporary, Polaroid, Figurative, 2016

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeBath time Story IV - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2021

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeTranquility - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color, 2019

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeCrushing - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude, Women, Figurative, 2017

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeDrive-In (Bombay Beach) 45x61cm, 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, 2018

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeAsleep - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeEscapism - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, 2020

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeBreakdown - Contemporary, Polaroid, vintage Cars, Color, Women, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeYou used to call me on my Cell Phone, 2017

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeThursday's Child - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color, 2019

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeMet him in a motel room - 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, 2020

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeTug of war - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSerpentine - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2018

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeMaya (60x48cm) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, Color, 2018

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeThe Upside Down - Polaroid, Contemporary, Women, Nude, 2017

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeShiver - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Crushing - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude, Women, Figurative, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Just waitin' for a Friend, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Skindeep - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Closing Time - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Century, Bombay Beach, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Those were the Days- 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Badlands - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Full frontal - 21st Century, Polaroid, Vintage Cars, Photography, Contemporary, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
The road ahead - Contemporary, Landscape, Polaroid, Route 66, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Desert Visions - Contemporary, Portrait, Men, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Morning Glory, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Sign of the Times - Contemporary, Nude, men, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
On the Road to Nowhere, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Drowning the Noise - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Peaches, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
While you were sleeping - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Origins, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Self Service, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Mermaid - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Breakdown - Contemporary, Polaroid, vintage Cars, Color, Women, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Fern II - Polaroid, Women, 21st Century, Nude, Landscape, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Santa Monica - 21 Century, Women, Contemporary, Polaroid, Landscape, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Hide and Seek II, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Bluebell Dream, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Crush with Eyeliner - 21 Century, Women, Contemporary, Polaroid, Figurative, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Bath time Story IV - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2021

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Tranquility - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Crushing - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude, Women, Figurative, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Drive-In (Bombay Beach) 45x61cm, 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Asleep - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Escapism - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Breakdown - Contemporary, Polaroid, vintage Cars, Color, Women, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
You used to call me on my Cell Phone, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Thursday's Child - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Met him in a motel room - 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Tug of war - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Serpentine - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Maya (60x48cm) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, Color, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
The Upside Down - Polaroid, Contemporary, Women, Nude, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Shiver - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Hurt - Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Ever present - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2021

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
The Upside Down - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Drive-in, 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, Contemporary, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Nymph - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Changing every Day - Bombay Beach - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Hurt - Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Beyond, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Frontwards - Polaroid, Color, Women, Portrait, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Heart of Glass - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Even with my eyes closed - Polaroid, Color, Women, Portrait, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Breakdown - Contemporary, Polaroid, vintage Cars, Color, Women, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Prairie Rose - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Upside down (boy you turn me) - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Days of Thunder (Bombay Beach, CA) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Vintage Cars, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Golden Brown - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Days of Thunder (Bombay Beach, CA) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Vintage Cars, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Buds, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Shiver - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019