Contemporary Figurative Photography
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.
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photogravure
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Lithograph
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Paper
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Paper
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Lithograph
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Black and White
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Paper
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Paper
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Pigment, Color
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Platinum
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Lithograph
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
C Print
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Plexiglass, C Print
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
C Print
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Paper
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Pigment, Ph...
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, C Print
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, C Print
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Metal
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Lithograph
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Lithograph
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Paper
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Color, Lambda, Polaroid
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Digital Pigment
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
C Print, Color, Polaroid
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Giclée, Black and White, P...
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Pigment
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
C Print
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Lithograph
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Canvas, Digital
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
C Print, Color, Polaroid
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Inkjet
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photogravure
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Canvas, Digital
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Silver Gelatin
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Lithograph
1970s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Lithograph
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
1980s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Paper
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
1960s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Photographic Paper