Contemporary Figurative 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
Color: Brown
Untitled (John McAfee no. 2)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (John McAfee no. 2), 2012
I was shooting for my U.S. Marshals book when I got the call from the photography director at Wired Magazine for an ass...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Puglia Boys
Located in Burlingame, CA
Large-scale photographer Troy House celebrates people’s primordial attraction to the beach. He travels the world capturing iconic, breathtaking scenes – often from a bird’s-eye view ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Ole Miss no. 17)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Ole Miss no. 17), 2011
From a series of photos that capture the spectacle and revelry of American sports culture. This work documents the legendary...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Ole Miss no. 15)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Ole Miss no. 15), 2011
From a series of photos that capture the spectacle and revelry of American sports culture. This work documents the legendary...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Swim- Free shipping-Signed limited edition still life print, Pool, Contemporary
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Swim - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Edition of 5
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm , Acid-free and lig...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Color, Photographic Paper, Pigment, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pig...
Untitled (LSU no. 2)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (LSU no. 2), 2012
From a series of photos that capture the spectacle and revelry of American sports culture. This work documents the legendary football rivalry between LSU ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Hip Hop Honeys no. 29)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Hip Hop Honeys no. 29), 2013
Women have been an essential part of decades’ worth of rap videos yet rarely get the spotlight. The works in the series Hip Hop Honeys attempt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Christy, Southwest Airlines)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Christy, Southwest Airlines), 2004
Flying the friendly skies, Brian Finke spent three years, on and off, photographing flight attendants o...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Football no. 107)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Football no. 107), 2002
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football players. M...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (LSU no. 8)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (LSU no. 8), 2012
From a series of photos that capture the spectacle and revelry of American sports culture. This work documents the legendary football rivalry between LSU ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (LSU no. 6)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (LSU no. 6), 2012
From a series of photos that capture the spectacle and revelry of American sports culture. This work documents the legendary football rivalry between LSU ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (LSU no. 5)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (LSU no. 5), 2012
From a series of photos that capture the spectacle and revelry of American sports culture. This work documents the legendary football rivalry between LSU ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 67)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 67), 2004
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 67) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 59)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 59), 2005
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 59) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 46)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 46), 2004
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 46) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 14)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 14), 2004
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 14) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 9)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 9), 2004
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 9) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing male ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Guprun, Icelandair)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Guprun, Icelandair), 2006
Flying the friendly skies, Brian Finke spent three years, on and off, photographing flight attendants on carriers in the United States and abroad...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Anna and Guprun, Icelandair)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Anna and Guprun, Icelandair), 2006
Flying the friendly skies, Brian Finke spent three years, on and off, photographing flight attendants on carriers in the United States a...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 121)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 121), 2002
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football player...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 87)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 87), 2001
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football players...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 47)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 47), 1998
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football players...
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 45)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 45), 2002
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football players...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 20)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 20), 2001
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football players...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Construction)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Construction), 2011
Construction workers are often imagined in broad and stereotypical terms. However, whereas in his previous series, the artist zeros in on postures, exp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled from "Pia"
Located in New York, NY
Listing includes free shipping in the US and a 14-day return policy. All prints are made to order and will arrive in mint condition directly from Christopher Anderson...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital, Photographic Paper
A Helping Hand
Located in New Orleans, LA
edition 1/5
TRENITY THOMAS is a self-taught photographer who has also experimented with painting and sketching since grade school. As a photographer, he has worked in a myriad of ge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Untitled (Football no. 73)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Football no. 73), 2002
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football players. Mi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Atlantic Challenge no. 25)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Atlantic Challenge no. 25), 2011
Taken in the final minutes of the Atlantic Challenge, a 3-month-long rowing race across the Atlantic Ocean, from the Canary Islands to Bar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
The Green Ray - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photograph, Figurative, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Green Ray (2012)
Edition of 10
40 x 40 cm - Digital C-Print based on a on a Polaroid,
Not mounted.
Signed on back with certificate.
Artist:
Influenced by Fellini’s 8 1/2 and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Untitled (Julie no. 25)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Julie no. 25), 2019
Untitled (Julie no. 25) is a photograph made in the early months of the artist’s relationship.
Signed, numbered, and dated (archival label, verso)
Di...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 123
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 123), 2001
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football player...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 117)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 117), 2001
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football player...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 119)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 119), 2002
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football player...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Tales of Bitter Doom #08 - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, Figurative, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
TALES OF BITTER DOOM #08
Edition 2/7, 30x30cm, 2016
mounted on dilite 2mm with matte UV-Protection
Handsigned and numbered by artist on verso
Carmen De Vos - artist statement
Flying...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Swim - Signed limited edition contemporary print, Colour pool photo, Figurative
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Swim - Signed limited edition archival pigment print, Edition of 5
This is an Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm , Acid-free and lig...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Color, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Photographic P...
'I'm frozen in my Memory of Love that once was' from Till Death do us Part
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'I'm frozen in my Memory of Love that once was' (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
122x122cm,
Edition 2/5,
analog C-Print print, hand-printed by the artist, based on a Polaroid,
arti...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Metal
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 91), 2002
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 91), 2002
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 91), 2002, was published in the artist’s monograph 2.4.6.8: American Cheerleaders & Football Players, Umbrage Edition...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 90), 2002
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 90), 2002
Untitled (Cheerleading #90), 2002, was published in the artist’s monograph 2.4.6.8: American Cheerleaders & Football Players, Umbrage Editions, ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Football no. 99)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Football no. 99), 2002
For several years, artist Brian Finke, traveled across the country photographing high school and college-level cheerleaders and football players. Mi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
"Fluidity Nr 8" 40" x 30" inch Photography Edition of 10 by Lika Brutyan
By Lika Brutyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"Fluidity Nr 8" 40" x 30" inch Photography Edition of 10 by Lika Brutyan
Original photography by Lika Brutyan from the ""Fluidity" series
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Ph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Rag Paper
Untitled (Roshayati, Air Asia)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Roshayati, Air Asia), 2006
Flying the friendly skies, Brian Finke spent three years, on and off, photographing flight attendants on carriers in the United States and abroa...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
See You Clear
Located in New Orleans, LA
edition 1/5
TRENITY THOMAS is a self-taught photographer who has also experimented with painting and sketching since grade school. As a photographer, he has worked in a myriad of ge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mimic
Located in New Orleans, LA
edition 1/5
TRENITY THOMAS is a self-taught photographer who has also experimented with painting and sketching since grade school. As a photographer, he has worked in a myriad of ge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Inside Too Long
Located in New Orleans, LA
edition 1/5
TRENITY THOMAS is a self-taught photographer who has also experimented with painting and sketching since grade school. As a photographer, he has worked in a myriad of ge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Making Beignets
Located in New Orleans, LA
edition 1/5
TRENITY THOMAS is a self-taught photographer who has also experimented with painting and sketching since grade school. As a photographer, he has worked in a myriad of ge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Party Poopers
Located in New Orleans, LA
edition 1/5
TRENITY THOMAS is a self-taught photographer who has also experimented with painting and sketching since grade school. As a photographer, he has worked in a myriad of ge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Resentment
Located in New Orleans, LA
edition 1/5
TRENITY THOMAS is a self-taught photographer who has also experimented with painting and sketching since grade school. As a photographer, he has worked in a myriad of ge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Purple Morning
Located in New Orleans, LA
edition 1/5
TRENITY THOMAS is a self-taught photographer who has also experimented with painting and sketching since grade school. As a photographer, he has worked in a myriad of ge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 77)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 77), 2005
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 77) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, C Print
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 16)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 16), 2004
Untitled (Bodybuilding no. 16) is from Brian Finke’s series Most Muscular (2003–2005), where the artist spent nearly two years photographing mal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
The Heat
Located in New Orleans, LA
edition 1/5
TRENITY THOMAS is a self-taught photographer who has also experimented with painting and sketching since grade school. As a photographer, he has worked in a myriad of ge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Creation of Blood and Bones_Brooke Shaden_Photo/FineArtPaper, ed 3/15_Figure
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
BROOKE SHADEN
The Creation of Blood and Bones, 2014
Photo on Velvet Fine Art Paper
10 × 10 in. Unframed
18.25 x 18.25 in. Framed
Edition 3 of 15
Channeling the light and darkness i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Mission Accomplished
Located in New Orleans, LA
editions available 1, 3-5
TRENITY THOMAS is a self-taught photographer who has also experimented with painting and sketching since grade school. As a photographer, he has worked in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Thoughts
Located in New Orleans, LA
edition 1/5
TRENITY THOMAS is a self-taught photographer who has also experimented with painting and sketching since grade school. As a photographer, he has worked in a myriad of ge...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Crazy India 5 - Photo by Giulio Gonella - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
This beautiful photograph Crazy India 5 was shot by the Italian photographer Giulio Gonella.
Print on canvas from the print series Crazy India, open edition. Hand-signed by the arti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
"Geometry of Color N4" 40x30in Original photography Edition 2/10 by Lika Brutyan
By Lika Brutyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"Geometry of Color N4" 40x30in Original photography Edition 2/10 by Lika Brutyan
"Geometry of Color N 4"
40" x 30" inch
Original photography by Lika Brutyan from the ""Geometry of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Rag Paper
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 17)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 17), 2001
Untitled (Cheerleading no. 17), (2001), was published in the artist’s monograph 2.4.6.8: American Cheerleaders & Football Players, Umbrage Editi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Contemporary figurative photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary figurative 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 figurative photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of green, yellow, orange, blue and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Tyler Shields, Brian Finke, Stefanie Schneider, and David Drebin. Frequently made by artists working with Polaroid, and Paper 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 figurative photography, so small editions measuring 3.04 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative photography made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $110 and tops out at $40,000, while the average work sells for $701.
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