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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
Titty Twister by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, breast, nude

Titty Twister by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, breast, nude

By JJK

Located in München, BY

Titty Twister Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist Plastic breasts on display for sale in Amsterdam. JJK is a pseudonym for one of the world's most successful photo arti...

Category

1980s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tree with Hoar Frost Panorama, Colour Limited Edition Photograph Fine Art Print
Tree with Hoar Frost Panorama, Colour Limited Edition Photograph Fine Art Print

Tree with Hoar Frost Panorama, Colour Limited Edition Photograph Fine Art Print

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 8 // Gallery ID: 21386 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Beach Rock Study, Atlantic Shoreline, Black-and-White Limited Edition Photograph
Beach Rock Study, Atlantic Shoreline, Black-and-White Limited Edition Photograph

Beach Rock Study, Atlantic Shoreline, Black-and-White Limited Edition Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21117 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Humming Bird Flying

Humming Bird Flying

By Kate Breakey

Located in Sante Fe, NM

The Element ‘Gold, (Au) can only be make in the nuclear reactor of stars. It came to our planet when the Earth was first forming, as dust from catastrophic astronomical events –sta...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Gold Leaf

Trees on Rocky Island, Norway – Long Exposure Black and White Waterscape Limited
Trees on Rocky Island, Norway – Long Exposure Black and White Waterscape Limited

Trees on Rocky Island, Norway – Long Exposure Black and White Waterscape Limited

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21293 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Koltur Island, Faroe Islands – Black and White Fine Art Long Exposure Photograph
Koltur Island, Faroe Islands – Black and White Fine Art Long Exposure Photograph

Koltur Island, Faroe Islands – Black and White Fine Art Long Exposure Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 21346 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Christine's '52 Henry J & Teardrop Bonneville, Utah - Landscape Car Photo
Christine's '52 Henry J & Teardrop Bonneville, Utah - Landscape Car Photo

Christine's '52 Henry J & Teardrop Bonneville, Utah - Landscape Car Photo

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

'Christine's '52 Henry J & teardrop' was captured in Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, the iconic home of speed. This photograph captures the mountains in the distance meeting and contras...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Highway 93, Boulder City, Nevada; April 12, 2022

Highway 93, Boulder City, Nevada; April 12, 2022

By Steve Fitch

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Vanishing Vernacular features a selection of color works by photographer Steve Fitch focusing primarily on the distinctive, idiosyncratic, and evolving features of the western roadsi...

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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Two Palms Beach Florida USA black and white panorama photography landscape
Two Palms Beach Florida USA black and white panorama photography landscape

Two Palms Beach Florida USA black and white panorama photography landscape

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11768 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Karma, Milan - Italian bookshop street photography
Karma, Milan - Italian bookshop street photography

Karma, Milan - Italian bookshop street photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Karma, street photography from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of Milan. 'A Short History of Milan' began in November 2018 for a special project featured at the Affordable Art...

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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Boy Running (Point Dume) - analog, color, expired, Polaroid, Contemporary

Boy Running (Point Dume) - analog, color, expired, Polaroid, Contemporary

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Boy Running (Point Dume) - 2000 Sold out Edition of 5, Artist Proof 1/2. 100x133cm. Analog C-Print, hand printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid. Signature label a...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Piano Keys, Stockton-on-Tees - Music color photography
Piano Keys, Stockton-on-Tees - Music color photography

Piano Keys, Stockton-on-Tees - Music color photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Captured when documenting the Preston Hall Museum, this atmospheric piece beautifully captures the Piano in detail. This artwork is a limited edition of 25, gloss photographic print...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Circular Consequence

Circular Consequence

Located in New Orleans, LA

Framed dimensions: 18h x 24w inches. Edition 2 of 10. David Emmite says of his work... My work seeks to ask questions about human relationships with technology, nature, and each ot...

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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Always and Forever (Stage of Consciousness) - Radha Mitchell and Udo Kier

Always and Forever (Stage of Consciousness) - Radha Mitchell and Udo Kier

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Always and Forever (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Vintage Photo of Painting - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century

Vintage Photo of Painting - Vintage Photo - Early 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Vintage Photo of Painting is a vintage photograph realized in the early 20th Century.  The photo belongs to Albumen of historical painting, photographs, meticulously captured. Good...

Category

Early 20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Surreal World, Dubai, UAE, Black and White Fine Art Photography, Limited Edition
Surreal World, Dubai, UAE, Black and White Fine Art Photography, Limited Edition

Surreal World, Dubai, UAE, Black and White Fine Art Photography, Limited Edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11478 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Misty Morning on the Lake, Limited Edition Monochrome Waterscape Photograph
Misty Morning on the Lake, Limited Edition Monochrome Waterscape Photograph

Misty Morning on the Lake, Limited Edition Monochrome Waterscape Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21232 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Mont-Saint-Michel, France – Giant Clouds, Black and White Landscape Photograph
Mont-Saint-Michel, France – Giant Clouds, Black and White Landscape Photograph

Mont-Saint-Michel, France – Giant Clouds, Black and White Landscape Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21176 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Pan di Zucchero - extra large scale photo of Mediterranean beach scene (framed)
Pan di Zucchero - extra large scale photo of Mediterranean beach scene (framed)

Pan di Zucchero - extra large scale photo of Mediterranean beach scene (framed)

By Massimo Vitali

Located in San Francisco, CA

large format photograph by iconic Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the rites and rituals of modern leisure Pan di Zucchero...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Cypress Hill Panorama Study 3, Tuscany, Italy, Black and White Photograph
Cypress Hill Panorama Study 3, Tuscany, Italy, Black and White Photograph

Cypress Hill Panorama Study 3, Tuscany, Italy, Black and White Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 18188 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Shipwreck

Shipwreck

Located in New Orleans, LA

Framed dimensions: 18h x 24w inches. Edition 1 of 10. David Emmite says of his work... My work seeks to ask questions about human relationships with technology, nature, and each ot...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Wild West II - large scale photograph of iconic landscape of American West
Wild West II - large scale photograph of iconic landscape of American West

Wild West II - large scale photograph of iconic landscape of American West

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

Wild West II by Frank Schott 27 x 40 inches / 68cm x 102cm edition of 25 signed 48 x 71 inches / 122cm x 180cm edition of 7 signed archival museum quality fine art pigment print limited art edition published by Edition EKTAlux artist signed + numbered certificate of authenticity ________________________ Frank Schott grew up in Germany and attended the prestigious Academy of Arts in Cologne, studying under Professor Arno Jansen, who was an early influence. Moving to California in 1998, Schott's work has evolved to include the epic landscapes and deserts of the American West as well as architectural, conceptual and more formal environments from both home and his travels. Influenced by a number of photographic peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Ed Rusha...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Telephone VII, Palm Springs, California - Vintage Interior Color Photography
Telephone VII, Palm Springs, California - Vintage Interior Color Photography

Telephone VII, Palm Springs, California - Vintage Interior Color Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Telephone VII, vintage interior photograph from Richard Heeps' series, Dream in Colour. Captured in the cool Ballantines Movie Colony, Palm Springs this artwork combines gorgeous col...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Lone Pine, California - American Color Photography
Lone Pine, California - American Color Photography

Lone Pine, California - American Color Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

There is a cinematic style to this artwork, Lone Pine, taken in a former movie town in California, many Western films were made there. Taken outside Richard's iconic interior photogr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Marmo di Carrara - large format photograph of iconic Italian marble quarry
Marmo di Carrara - large format photograph of iconic Italian marble quarry

Marmo di Carrara - large format photograph of iconic Italian marble quarry

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

Signed large scale original photograph of the Mediterranean marble quarries in Carrara, Italy, iconic material source of classic Italian art and architecture, captured with a large format camera to allow epic scale print sizes with incredible image details Marmo di Carrara...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

Untitled (Traintracks) - based on a Polaroid

Untitled (Traintracks) - based on a Polaroid

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Untitled (Traintracks) - The last Picture Show - 2004 50x50cm. Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Red Dinosaur II, Milan - Brutalist Architecture Urban Color Photograph Framed
Red Dinosaur II, Milan - Brutalist Architecture Urban Color Photograph Framed

Red Dinosaur II, Milan - Brutalist Architecture Urban Color Photograph Framed

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Red Dinosaur, from Richard Heeps series A Short History of Milan, which began as a special project for the 2018 Affordable Art Fair Milan. It was well received and the artwork has be...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Drangarnir Sea Arch, minimalist color panorama, Faroe Islands
Drangarnir Sea Arch, minimalist color panorama, Faroe Islands

Drangarnir Sea Arch, minimalist color panorama, Faroe Islands

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Color Seascape Photography. A large sea stack with an arch at its base, covered in grass and moss, rising from calm ocean waters. Archival pigment ink print as pa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Palm Tree, Black-and-White Fine Art Photograph, Santa Barbara, California, USA
Palm Tree, Black-and-White Fine Art Photograph, Santa Barbara, California, USA

Palm Tree, Black-and-White Fine Art Photograph, Santa Barbara, California, USA

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11600 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Burst I - large scale abstract photograph of caleidoscopic color explosions
Burst I - large scale abstract photograph of caleidoscopic color explosions

Burst I - large scale abstract photograph of caleidoscopic color explosions

By Christian Stoll

Located in San Francisco, CA

From Christian Stoll's body of works BURST (2015), an abstract exploration of high speed photographs capturing mesmerizing explosions of caleidoscopic color 27 x 40 inches (68 x 102...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée

Fine Art Tuscan Landscape Photography – Single Italian Stone Pine Tree – Limited
Fine Art Tuscan Landscape Photography – Single Italian Stone Pine Tree – Limited

Fine Art Tuscan Landscape Photography – Single Italian Stone Pine Tree – Limited

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21097 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Zzyzx Resort Pool II, Soda Dry Lake, California - Palm Print Color Photography
Zzyzx Resort Pool II, Soda Dry Lake, California - Palm Print Color Photography

Zzyzx Resort Pool II, Soda Dry Lake, California - Palm Print Color Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Part of Richard Heeps 'Dream in Colour' Series, he was set a challenge to find something interesting on the road from LA to Las Vegas. In the heart of the Mojave Desert, Richard foun...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Wine Press House, Study 3 – Limited Edition Black-and-White Photograph, Austria
Wine Press House, Study 3 – Limited Edition Black-and-White Photograph, Austria

Wine Press House, Study 3 – Limited Edition Black-and-White Photograph, Austria

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21059 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Karine - 21st Century, Portrait Photography, Contemporary, Color

Karine - 21st Century, Portrait Photography, Contemporary, Color

By Tao Ruspoli

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Karine - 2018 Edition of 10, 30x20cm. Archival Print. Signature label and Certificate. Not mounted. Tao Ruspoli (born 7 November 1975) is an Italian-American filmmaker, phot...

Category

2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Photographic Paper, C Print

Three poppies - black and white floral photography, limited edition of 20
Three poppies - black and white floral photography, limited edition of 20

Three poppies - black and white floral photography, limited edition of 20

By Ugne Pouwell

Located in London, GB

'Three poppies’ London, United Kingdom 2024. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. The photograph is signed front and back and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Carefully placed in a secure cardboard package and shipped with an insured express delivery service. Please feel free to contact if you have any questions. About the artist: Ugne Pouwell is a fine art photographer originally from Lithuania. Today she makes most of her creative work in London, United Kingdom. Her main focus is black-and-white landscape and floral photography. Mainly using a large format 4x5 Linhof camera to express the timeless beauty of the subject in focus. Many of the influences come from 20th-century photography. She processes her work from start to finish: film processing, scanning and printing. Her work is mainly printed on the world's oldest paper-producing houses Hahnemühle and Awagami and some more exclusive work on organic linen and cotton fabrics. Paper and canvas choices are mainly based on organic feeling also adding more special feeling to her work. 2016 Ugne finished her studies at the University of Westminster Photography and Digital Imaging Technologies. She continued her practice by applying scientific knowledge to her everyday work in fine art photography. Awards: 2023 Black Spider Awards, Honourable mention in Still Life 2022 Black Spider Awards, Honourable mention in Still Life 2022 IPA International Photography Awards, Honourable mention in Analogue / Film Fine Art 2021 Mono Visions...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Gothic Facade of the Doge’s Palace, Venice – Monochrome Limited Edition Photo
Gothic Facade of the Doge’s Palace, Venice – Monochrome Limited Edition Photo

Gothic Facade of the Doge’s Palace, Venice – Monochrome Limited Edition Photo

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 18198 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Palm Springs Palm Trees V (Californication)

Palm Springs Palm Trees V (Californication)

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Palm Springs Palm Trees V (Californication) - 2019 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archivall C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artis...

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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Once We Were Warriors (Stage of Consciousness) starring Radha Mitchell

Once We Were Warriors (Stage of Consciousness) starring Radha Mitchell

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Once We Were Warriors (Stage of Consciousness) - part of the 29 Palms, CA project - 2007 - featuring Radha Mitchell 48x46cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. digital C-Print, ...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid, Color

Sunset (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - Polaroid

Sunset (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - Polaroid

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Sunset (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - 2007, from the 29 Palms, CA project - 40x50cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label with ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

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.