Contemporary Abstract Prints
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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2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Giclée
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, G...
1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Screen
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Lithograph
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Encaustic, Archival Paper, Monotype
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Lithograph
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Giclée
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Screen
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Lithograph
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Canvas, Linen, Paper, Oil
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Pigment
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Rag Paper, Lithograph
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Lithograph
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Digital Pigment
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Carbon Pencil, Screen
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Engraving, Lithograph
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Engraving, Handmade Paper
1960s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Lithograph
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Encaustic, Archival Paper, Monotype
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Prints
Color, Lithograph
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Lithograph
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Screen
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Screen
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Prints
Color, Lithograph
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Screen
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Lithograph
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Lithograph
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Mylar, Ink, Fabric, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Encaustic, Archival Paper, Monotype
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Etching
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Offset, Felt Pen
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Screen
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Screen
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Encaustic, Archival Paper, Monotype
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Aquatint, Color
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Prints
Offset
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Lithograph, Offset
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Screen, Paper
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Archival Paper, Monotype, Encaustic
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Metal
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Encaustic, Archival Paper, Monotype