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

Because- Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century

Contemporary Photography

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeBecause- Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2022

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeBath time story V - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2017

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeAfterglow - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2022

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeDanger, Danger - Polaroid, 21st Century, Contemporary, Color, Landscape, 2017

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeLucid Dreams - Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeNothing (Bombay Beach, CA) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, 2022

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeForest Fire - 50x50cm - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSynchronicity - Original Polaroid - Unique Piece, 2020

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSwept Away - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, 2017

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSynchronicity - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeCounterweight - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2022

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeI see you (50x50cm) - 21st Century, Women, Nude, Contemporary, 2017

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeThe Future's so bright - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree, 2019

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeFool's gold - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2021

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeElevate - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2022

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdePlanted -Contemporary, Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeCurtain Call - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, 2017

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeHalf a World away, 2016

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeLittle House on the Prairie, 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, 2018

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeAshtray Heart - Original Polaroid - Unique piece, 2019

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeFern II - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, Color, 2018

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeStranger - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Landscape, 21st Century, 2016

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeThe way we were - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color, 2019

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeCracked (Bombay all Day) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSkin and Bones III - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, B&W, 2018

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeWho I am - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree, 2019

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeCome on - Original Polaroid - Unique Piece, 2019

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeWicca - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, 2019

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Because- Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2022

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Bath time story V - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Afterglow - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2022

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

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Nothing (Bombay Beach, CA) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, 2022

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Forest Fire - 50x50cm - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Synchronicity - Original Polaroid - Unique Piece, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Swept Away - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, 2017

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Synchronicity - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Counterweight - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2022

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
I see you (50x50cm) - 21st Century, Women, Nude, Contemporary, 2017

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
The Future's so bright - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, Joshua Tree, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Fool's gold - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2021

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Elevate - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2022

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Planted -Contemporary, Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Curtain Call - Contemporary, Portrait, Women, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, 2017

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Half a World away, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Little House on the Prairie, 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape Photography, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Ashtray Heart - Original Polaroid - Unique piece, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Fern II - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, Color, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Stranger - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Landscape, 21st Century, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
The way we were - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Cracked (Bombay all Day) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women, 21st Century, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Skin and Bones III - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, Contemporary, B&W, 2018

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

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

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

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Come on - Original Polaroid - Unique Piece, 2019

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

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

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

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Wicca - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, 2019

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Sonnet - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, 2022

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

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Never gonna cry again, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Guitar girl - Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

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

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Edge of the Sea, 2016

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
Heather - Contemporary, Nude, 21st Century, Polaroid, Portrait, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Touch me, feel me, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Pull up to the Bumper - Contemporary, Polaroid, Classic Cars, 21st century, 2019

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

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Morning Glory, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Wishing, 2020

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Peaches, 2016