Contemporary 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

Dada - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 21st Century

Contemporary Photography

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeWeekending - Polaroid, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeReinventing oneself, III - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeGravity's Pull - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, 2016

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeMissing - 40x40cm, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Women, 2018

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeReinventing oneself, I - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeReinventing oneself, II - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeHeartbreak Motel - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Color, Women, 2016

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeTake a Stand - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree, 2019

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeAfterthought, 2016

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSchism - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2021

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeStretched, 2016

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeWonderland - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree, 2019

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeKindling, 2016

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdePeachy, 2016

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeAnyway the Wind Blows - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Contemporary, Color, 2017

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeWeight of the World - Mankind, Nature, Women, Nude, 2017

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeDon't fence me in - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Color, 2019

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeDon't fence me in - Polaroid original Unique Piece, Contemporary, Nude, Color, 2019

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSteam , 2017

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeMagnolia Delight, 2018

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeBotanic, 2017

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeMirage - Contemporary, Nude, Desert, Blue, 2017

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeAll that Glitters ain't Gold - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Photography, Contem, 2017

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeDalí was here (50x50cm) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape, Color, Contempora, 2018

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSpell - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Photography, Women, 2020

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeZabriskie - 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, Contemporary, 2018

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeWalking on Sunshine - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Color, 2019

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeKneel - Contemporary, Nude, Men, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2021

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeBorn to be Wild - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, B&W, 2018

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeGoodbye Girl - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Photography, Women, 2020

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Reinventing oneself, III - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Gravity's Pull - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Missing - 40x40cm, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Women, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Reinventing oneself, I - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Reinventing oneself, II - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Heartbreak Motel - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Color, Women, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Take a Stand - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree, 2019

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

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Afterthought, 2016

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

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

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Stretched, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Wonderland - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Kindling, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Peachy, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Anyway the Wind Blows - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Contemporary, Color, 2017

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Weight of the World - Mankind, Nature, Women, Nude, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Don't fence me in - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Color, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Don't fence me in - Polaroid original Unique Piece, Contemporary, Nude, Color, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Steam , 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Magnolia Delight, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Botanic, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Mirage - Contemporary, Nude, Desert, Blue, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
All that Glitters ain't Gold - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Photography, Contem, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Dalí was here (50x50cm) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape, Color, Contempora, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Spell - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Photography, Women, 2020

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Walking on Sunshine - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Color, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Kneel - Contemporary, Nude, Men, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2021

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Born to be Wild - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, B&W, 2018

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

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Goodbye Girl - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Photography, Women, 2020

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Trial and error - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Roy's - 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, Contemporary, Color, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Connected - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscape, Polaroid , 2017

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Devil Inside (The crazy Adventures of David C.) - Contemporary, Nude, Polaroid, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Birds - 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Memoirs of a Beach Boy - Contemporary, Nude, men, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
I've got this sinking feeling - 21st Century, Polaroid, Photography, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Days before you came - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
There is a light that never goes out - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
I wanna be sedated from The crazy Adventures of David C. - Contemporary, Nude, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Drive-in Dreams (Bombay Beach) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Pit Stop - 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, 2017

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
The more, the merrier - 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape, Contemporary, Color, 2020

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Atomic - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree, 2019

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