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.
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Style: Contemporary
Recognized Seller Listings
Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry, 1984, Digital C-Print, Portrait Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
One of Steve McCurry's most iconic images, this portrait features a young Afghan girl with piercing green eyes wearing a red head scarf.
Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry is a 24 x 20 i...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Digital
Camels in Dust Storm by Steve McCurry, 2010, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Camels in Dust Storm by Steve McCurry presents two figures leading their camels through the sandy terrain of the desert. They struggle further into the storm, consumed by the orange ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Digital
Breaker - nature, contemporary, abstracted landscape, photography on dibond
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The blurring of time and space captured in time-lapse photography while the photographer is in motion has resulted in patterns and colours that here resemble a long coastal breaking ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
Fashion FR
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Fashion books
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Bliss
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"In my works, I am fascinated to reshape existing forms, to reinvent new shapes. Underneath the surface of the ball shape of the flower, I discovered the most delicate little flowers...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Blue Mosque, Mazar e Sharif by Steve McCurry, 1992, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Blue Mosque, Mazar e Sharif by Steve McCurry depicts a couple seated on the ground, feeding a flock of white doves. More birds swoop down from the sky, intrigued by the hand out of f...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Digital
Cerulean - nature, contemporary, abstracted landscape, photography on dibond
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The blurring of time and space captured in time-lapse photography while the photographer is in motion has resulted in a lined pale beach, cerulean water and a darker sapphire sky str...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, C Print
John Biggers in His Studio by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., 1986, Gelatin Silver Print
Located in Dallas, TX
John Biggers in His Studio by Earlie Hudnall, Jr. depicts John Biggers painting in his art studio, surrounded by paintings and art supplies.
Gelatin silver print
Paper size: 20 x 1...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
The First Cut by Robyn Stacey, 2009, C-Print
By Robyn Stacey
Located in Dallas, TX
The First Cut by Robyn Stacey features a large watermelon sitting on a wooden table in this dramatically lit still-life. The handle of a silver knife protrudes out from a cut in the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print
Falla 1, 6, and 2 From the series All the faults of the world.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Falla 1, 6, and 2, Triptych, 2021
Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle smooth canvas.
From the series All the Faults of the World
Overall size: 37 x 60 inches.
Individual size: 37 x...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Canvas
Flipping Boy, 4th Ward, Houston, TX by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., 1983
Located in Dallas, TX
Flipping Boy, 4th Ward, Houston, TX by Earlie Hudnall, Jr. is a 14 x 11 inch silver gelatin print. This photograph features a boy flipping in the street, with people watching from th...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Man and Taj Reflection by Steve McCurry, 1999, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Man and Taj Reflection by Steve McCurry depicts a man dressed in white, kneeling down to gather water below him. The Taj Mahal is mirrored almost perfectly in the still water.
This ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Digital
Emerald Mood V3 - contemporary, abstracted landscape, photography on dibond
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this unique photographic print, Etienne Labbé has captured the subtle variation in a moody gray sky above a band of emerald green water. His beautiful compositions experiment with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
C Print, Plexiglass
The Guardian by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., 1991, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Dallas, TX
The Guardian by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., depicts a portrait of a father and daughter standing together. The girl is smiling into the camera while the man wrapped his coat around her to k...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Falla 4, 8, and 7 From the series All the faults of the world.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Falla 4, 8, and 7, Triptych, 2021
Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle smooth canvas.
From the series All the Faults of the World
Overall size: 37 x 60 inches.
Individual size: 37 x...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Canvas
Sebastian Cardin in Issey Miyake, New York City
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland)
Sebastian Cardin in Issey Miyake, New York City, 1989
Archival pigment print
76 x 61 cm (29 7/8 x 24 in.)
Edition of 25, plus 2 AP
Print only
Signed...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
A set of 3 unique Black & white nudes. Polaroids from the Do it Yourself Series
By Uwe Ommer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
A set of 3 Polaroids by Uwe Ommer
Archival Pigment Print
Frame size: 8.5 H x 12.5 W x 1 D in.
Each Polaroid: 4 H x 3 W in.
1/1 Ex.
Wood frame
Black and white Photography
Do it yourself Series
In this series the artist wanted his models to stand on their own for once. Uwe Ommer put a trigger in the girls' hands. This series was produced for 7 years and resulted in a book of the same name.
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Uwe Ommer (born 1943 in Bergisch Gladbach is a German photographer...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Polaroid
Mahout Reads with his Elephant by Steve McCurry, 2010, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Mahout Reads with his Elephant by Steve McCurry depicts a man and elephant sitting in a grassy field. The man sits on a rock while he reads his book, and the elephant sits behind him...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Digital
White Triangles, Houston by George Krause, 1988, Gelatin Silver Print
Located in Dallas, TX
White Triangles, Houston by George Krause features a nude woman, reclining on a patterned couch. She leans her head back and holds her white bra in her hand, which is draped over the...
Category
1980s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled Abstraction
By Peter Marks
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Unsigned
Six panel collage, with each panel (image measures 2 1/2" square)
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Collage image size: 8 3/8 x 8 3/8"
Peter Marks (1935 -2010)
Peter Marks ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Film
Fishermen at Weligama by Steve McCurry, 1995, Digital C- Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Fishermen at Wligama by Steve McCurry features four men fishing in the ocean, on the shores of Sri Lanka. Three of the men are sitting on top of tall sticks, perched above the water ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Digital
Birds, Mexico by George Krause, Silver Gelatin Print, Black and White Photograph
Located in Dallas, TX
Birds, Mexico by George Krause is a 13.5 by 18.75 inch silver gelatin print. This photograph features birds sitting on a fence. The photograph is signed and dated in pencil on print ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Abstract Dancers, White 1, 2019 by Giles Revell - Photography, Contemporary
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are between 15-20 days.
A stunning and dynamic Archival Pigment Print by contemporary British photographer Giles Revell...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
Do it yourself, France. Black and white Nude. Limited Edition Photograph
By Uwe Ommer
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Do it yourself by Uwe Ommer
Black and white Photography
Archival Pigment Print
Image size: 45 H x 30 W cm.
Edition of 7 + 6AP
Unframed
Do it yourself Series
In this series the artist wanted his models to stand on their own for once. Uwe Ommer put a trigger in the girls' hands. This series was produced for 7 years and resulted in a book of the same name.
Other sizes are available.
All Prices are quoted as "initial price". Please note that prices and availability may change due to current sales
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Uwe Ommer (born 1943 in Bergisch Gladbach is a German photographer...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Black and White
Lifting, by Trevor Southey
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist from the edition of 150. Male nude against an abstract background with predominantly black, tan and brown colors.
Trevor Southey was born i...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Lithograph
The Wind II. From the Desert Flower series .
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Wind II by Guilherme Licurgo
From the series Desert Flower
Archival pigment print
Image size: 60 in. H x 40 in. W
Edition of 5 + 2AP
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Guilherme Licurgo was...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Color, Archival Pigment
Ganesh Chaturthi Festival by Steve McCurry, 1994, Digital C-Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Ganesh Chaturthi Festival by Steve McCurry features a mass of people walking into the shallow waters of the sea, as part of their celebration. People gather around a large statue of ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment
RED #1, Nude Color Photograph
By David Jay
Located in Miami Beach, FL
RED! #1 by David Jay
40" x 60"
Archival Pigment Print
Edition of 5 + 2AP
2016
Although a great deal of David jay body of work focuses on often hidden aspects of the human condition. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Color, Plexiglass, Archival Pigment
Head Close Cut by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., 1990, Gelatin Silver Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Head Close Cut by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., is a black and white portrait of the back of a man's head, focusing on his short, faded haircut.
Paper size: 20 x 16 in.
Image size: 18.75 x 1...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Lana Ogilvie with Tarantula, New York City
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert Watson
Lana Ogilvie with Tarantula, New York City, 1991
Archival pigment print
76 x 61 cm (29 7/8 x 24 in.)
Edition of 25 plus 2 artist's proofs. Ed. no. 7/25.
Albert Watson ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hamila Aden, New York City
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert Watson
Hamila Aden, New York City, 2019
Archival pigment print
142 x 107 cm (55 7/8 x 42 1/8 in.)
Edition of 10 plus 2AP
Albert Watson was born 1942 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sherlock #1
By Kevin Horan
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 8
Signed, titled, dated, numbered and copyright.
Kevin Horan is a photographer based in Langley, Washington, USA. He is working on projects which look at animals as peopl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Confessional Booth)
Located in New York, NY
archival pigment print
edition of 3 + 2 AP
12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Oil Tank Mural)
Located in New York, NY
archival pigment print
edition of 3 + 2 AP
12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Horse)
Located in New York, NY
rose toned cyanotype
edition of 3 + 2 AP
15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.9 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photogram
Untitled (Instructions)
Located in New York, NY
archival pigment print, ed. of 3 + 2 AP
12 x 18 in. / 30.5 x 45.7 cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
St. Nick
Located in New York, NY
rose toned cyanotype
edition of 3 + 2 AP
15 x 11 in. (38.1 x 27.9 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photogram
Untitled (Bathroom Stall Partition)
Located in New York, NY
archival pigment print
edition of 3 + 2 AP
12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Rubber Duckies)
Located in New York, NY
archival pigment print
edition of 3 + 2 AP
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Morning Dew
Located in New York, NY
rose toned cyanotype
edition of 3 + 2 AP
11 x 15 in. (27.9 x 38.1 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photogram, Photographic Paper
Untitled (Jelly Donuts)
Located in New York, NY
archival pigment print
edition of 2 + 3 AP
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Spider Web)
Located in New York, NY
archival pigment print, ed. of 3 + 2 AP
12 x 18 in. / 30.5 x 45.7 cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Man Walking)
Located in New York, NY
archival pigment print, ed. of 3 + 2 AP
24 x 36 in. / 51 x 91.4 cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Park Puddle)
Located in New York, NY
archival pigment print
edition of 3 + 2 AP
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Gas pump)
Located in New York, NY
archival pigment print
edition of 3 + 2 AP
12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Roadside Puddle)
Located in New York, NY
archival pigment print
edition of 3 + 2 AP
12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Cinnamon Roll Basket)
Located in New York, NY
archival pigment print
edition of 3 + 2 AP
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Boot)
Located in New York, NY
archival pigment print
edition of 3 + 2 AP
12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Blue Wall)
Located in New York, NY
archival pigment print
edition of 3 + 2 AP
24 x 36 in. (61 x 91.4 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Surveillance Camera)
Located in New York, NY
archival pigment print
ed. of 3 + 2 AP
12 x 18 in. / 30.5 x 45.7 cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled (Burnout Marks)
Located in New York, NY
rose toned cyanotype
edition of 3 + 2 AP
11 x 15 in. (27.9 x 38.1 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photogram
Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
rose toned cyanotype
edition of 3 + 2 AP
11 x 15 in. (27.9 x 38.1 cm)
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photogram, Photographic Paper
Your Sweet Magic by Marcy Palmer, 2015, Archival Pigment Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 10
Signature label with name, title, materials, series, edition number and date.
From Marcy Palmer's series, Unearthing.
Marcy Palmer's Artist Statement:
"The photogra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Black Flower. From he Desert Flower series. italy.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Black Flower / Desert Flower – Italy, 2011 by Guilherme Licurgo
Archival Pigment Print
Medium image size: 35 in. H x 23 in. W
Edition of 10 + 2AP
Desert Flower is a project create...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
Sabrett Hot Dog Vendors / Headquarters, Sabrett Frankfurters, New York, N.Y.
By Neal Slavin
Located in Dallas, TX
Sabrett Hot Dog Vendors / Headquarters, Sabrett Frankfurters, New York, N.Y. by Neal Slavin depicts a group of men with their red and white striped hot dog carts...
Category
1970s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
James Bond, Castelloland Series. Digital Collage Color Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
'James Bond' Castelloland by Paloma Castello
Digital photographs on glossy pearlescent paper
47.2" x 33" inches
Edition 1/3 + 1AP
2015
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Paloma Castello born ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Kouros Blue. Nude Photograph Limited Edition
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Kouros Blue, by Michael James O’Brien
Color fiber paper
Paper size: 24 H x 20 W inches.
Ed 3/5 + 2AP
Unframed
Medium format color neg film
Photographed with Pentax 6 x 7 camera In ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Kouros Torso Pink. Nude Photograph Limited Edition
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Kouros Torso Pink, by Michael James O’Brien
Color fiber paper
Paper size: 24 H x 20 W inches.
Ed 3/5 + 2AP
Unframed
Medium format color neg film
Photographed with Pentax 6 x 7 came...
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Color
Contemporary photography for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary 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 photography created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stefanie Schneider, Tyler Shields, Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde, and Richard Heeps. Frequently made by artists working with Pigment Print, and Archival Pigment Print 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 photography, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available.
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