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

Self Service

Contemporary Photography

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeSelf Service, 2017

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeOn the Road to Nowhere, 2017

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeOrigins, 2017

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeThe bitter end - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeBluebell Dream, 2017

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeThe receiving End - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, 2018

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeFluidity, 2020

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeStrike a Pose - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeBattle for the Sun - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, 2019

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeAftermath, 2016

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeMusic was my first love - Polaroid, Color, Women, Portrait, 2020

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeGrip - Polaroid, Color, Women, Portrait, 2020

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den AudenaerdeDoll - Polaroid, Contemporary, Women, Nude, 2017

2010s Contemporary Photography

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

2010s Contemporary Photography

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Self Service, 2017

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
The bitter end - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, Nude, 2020

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
Bewitched - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Women, 2020

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
The receiving End - 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography, 2018

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Fluidity, 2020

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

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

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Strike a Pose - Contemporary, Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, 2019

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

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Battle for the Sun - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, 21st Century, 2019

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Aftermath, 2016

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Music was my first love - Polaroid, Color, Women, Portrait, 2020

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

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

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

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Doll - Polaroid, Contemporary, Women, Nude, 2017

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Baby you can drive my Car - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Color, 2019

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
She drives me Crazy - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color, 2019

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Now I see you - Contemporary, Polaroid, Black and White, Women, 21st Century, 2016

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Baby you can drive my Car - Contemporary, Polaroid, Nude, Color, 2019

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

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

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