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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
Period: 1980s
Hechale, Eduardo Oropeza, skeleton band, pink, red, white, black, day of the dead
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Hechale, Eduardo Oropeza skeleton band, pink, red, white, black,day of the dead hand pulled limited edition serigraph at Self Help Graphics in Los Angeles California Signed and numbe...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Screen

Mnemosyne
Located in New York, NY
Gregory Amenoff is a painter who lives in New York City and Ulster County, New York. He is the recipient of numerous awards from organizations including the American Academy of Arts ...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

Times Square Fragment 6
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Chryssa, Greek (1933 - 2013) Title: Times Square Fragment #6 Year: circa 1980 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300; AP 35 Paper Size: 37 x 25 inche...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Screen

I from Plazas in Transition: Foundations of Fragmented Perspectives
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Barry Le Va, American (b. 1941) Title: I from Plazas in Transition: Foundations of Fragmented Perspectives Year: 1981 Medium: Etching with Aquatint on grey BFK Rives, sign...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Portfolio of Six Untitled Etchings
Located in New York, NY
Louisa Chase was born in Panama City, Panama. Seven years later, her family moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She studied painting and sculpture at Syracuse University and at the Ya...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Etching

Round Table /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Abstract Modern The Rolling Stones
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Kazuhide Yamazaki (Japanese-American, 1951-) Title: "Round Table" *Signed and dated by Yamazaki in pencil lower right Year: 1981 Medium: Original Monotype on Arches paper Limited edition: (1/1) Printer: Perma Press, New York, NY Publisher: Perma Press, New York, NY Sheet size: 30" x 22.5" Image size: 24" x 18" Condition: Never framed, has been professionally stored away for decades. In mint condition Rare Notes: Provenance: acquired directly from the publisher Perma Press, New York, NY in the 1980's. Titled lower center and the medium inscribed lower left by Yamazaki in pencil. Perma Press chop mark/blind stamp lower left. Arches France watermark lower right. Kazuhide Yamazaki was commissioned to create elaborate and colorful stage artwork by The Rolling Stones for their 1981 American tour from September 25 - December 19, 1981, (see final photo for reference). Also known as the most painterly method among the printmaking techniques , a monotype is essentially a printed painting. The characteristic of this method is that no two prints are alike; although images can be similar, editioning is not possible. Biography: Kazuhide Yamazaki is a Japanese born artist who studied printmaking in San Francisco now living in New York City. The artist is best known for his work for The Rolling Stones. On their 1981 American tour, he designed the sets, tour poster, t-shirts, and record cover of the tour album. His unique hand painted monotypes can be found in many important collections including The Brooklyn Museum and the J.P. Morgan Chase Art Collection. From an article by Rolling Stone magazine on Yamazaki and his artistic contribution to The Rolling Stones' 1981 Tour: "Designed by Japanese artist Kazuhide Yamazaki, the stage was the largest mobile concert set ever built: sixty-four feet wide, with eighty-foot ramps stretching out from the right and left sides, and another 150 feet of fluttering silk strips streaming into the bleachers. The massive scrims surrounding the stage — painted with post-modernist pastel...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Monotype, Acrylic

HOPES FOR PEACE Signed Lithograph Abstract Dove, Airbrush Colors, Spanish Artist
Located in Union City, NJ
HOPES FOR PEACE is a handmade color lithograph by the internationally recognized Spanish artist Cristóbal Gabarrón printed on archival Arches printmaking paper in 1986. HOPES FOR PEA...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Assistant, from the Black Book: Black, White Series
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Christopher Wool Assistant, from the Black Book; Black, White Series, 1989 Silkscreen 22 3/5 x 16 3/5 inches (57.4 x 42.2 cm) Edition 345/350
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Black and White

Twombly Exhibition - Galerie Di Meo - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Twombly Exhibition -  Galerie Di Meo is a colored offset-poster realized in 1989. This artwork was realized in occasion of the exhibition of  Cy Twombly  held at Leo Castelly Galler...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

Poster for Nuclear Disarmament
Located in New York, NY
This work by Keith Haring is offered by CLAMP in New York City. Poster for Nuclear Disarmament 1982 Printed signature and date, l.r.; Also hand-signed, dated, and inscribed, verso ...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Paper, Lithograph, Offset

Twombly Exhibition - Galerie Di Meo - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Twombly Exhibition -  Galerie Di Meo is a colored offset-poster realized in 1989. This artwork was realized in occasion of the exhibition of  Cy Twombly  held at Leo Castelly Galler...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Offset

American 1986 signed limited edition original art print etching 15x11 in.
Located in Miami, FL
Denis Long (United States, 1951) 'Intervalo IV, 1986 Etching and aquatint on paper Image size: 7.08 x 4.92 in (18 x 12.5 cm.) Sheet size: 14.96 x 11.22 in. ...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint

American 1986 signed limited edition original art print etching 15x11 in.
Located in Miami, FL
Denis Long (United States, 1951) 'Intervalo III', 1986 Etching and aquatint on paper Image size: 7.08 x 4.92 in (18 x 12.5 cm.) Sheet size: 14.96 x 11.22 in...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint

Against Apartheid
Located in Köln, DE
This work by Arman from 1983 is part of the portfolio "Against Apartheid". In this year, many renowned artists decided to create a portfolio of printmaking works to set a sign against the Apartheid. There was also a touring exhibition. The complete project was supported by the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid. Please scroll through our seller storefront...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Shoalhaven
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
’Shoalhaven’ By Arthur Boyd Medium - Lithograph Signed - Yes Edition - Trial Proof Size - 610mm x 855mm Date - c1985 Colour of print may not be accurate ...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Monoprint on Paper by Kirk Mangus (INV# NP3598)
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Kirk Mangus Monoprint on Paper (INV# NP3598) 30 x 22.5" 1985 signed by artist
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Monoprint

Modernist Lithograph Red, White, Denim Blue Guitar Aaron Fink Pop Art Americana
Located in Surfside, FL
Aaron Fink (American, b. 1955) Red, white and denim blue patriotic electric guitar (an iconic image of American Rock and Roll) Signed and dated "Aaron Fink" lower right on Arches deckle edged paper. it is pencil signed, dated and numbered in pencil. (this is possibly a woodblock or woodcut print from the looks of it but I have seen it described as a lithograph so I am selling it thus.) Born in Boston, Fink received his BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and his MFA from the Yale University School of Art. Aaron Fink has been involved in art since he was a child; his father, Alan Fink, co-runs Newbury Street’s Alpha Gallery and the paintings of Barbara Swan, Aaron Fink’s mother, have received considerable critical acclaim.His work has been exhibited widely throughout the U.S., Europe, Japan and Australia. He has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Muskegon Museum of Art, Michigan, the Rockford Art Museum, Illinois, and Colorado State University, Fort Collins. In 2002 a monograph on Fink’s work, Out of the Ordinary, was published, with text by Eleanor Heartney. In 1983 Fink met the collector John Powers...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

'Color Nines', 3-D Screen Print on folded paper by Yaacov Agam
Located in Rye, NY
This wall sculpture by Yaacov Agam is a 3D screen print on folded construction paper mounted in a plexiglass enclosure. It is # 86 in a series of 99 printed in 1984. The color palett...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Plexiglass, Paper, Screen

Two Paintings: Dagwood
Located in Miami, FL
From the "Paintings" Series. Lithograph and woodcut in colors. Published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles. Hand signed, dated '84 and numbered in pencil lower right. 14 colors in 11 run...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Woodcut

One Plate, from Growing Suite
Located in Miami, FL
Hand signed, numbered and dated '88 in pencil on recto in the lower right margin. Reference Littman, K, & Haring K. Keith Haring, Editions on Paper 1982-1990: The Complete Printed Wo...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Screen

Tile Photograph 8
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 50) Signed and numbered in purple, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Monotype)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Peter Voulkos Title: Untitled Print Year: 1984 Medium: Monotype Signed and Dated Size: 42″x 29″ A West Coast potter and sculptor, Peter Voulkos (1924-2002) led in the development o...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Monoprint

Untitled (Monotype)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Peter Voulkos Title: Untitled Print Year: 1984 Medium: Monotype Signed and Dated Size: 28″x 22″ A West Coast potter and sculptor, Peter Voulkos (1924-2002) led in the development o...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Monoprint

Untitled (Monotype)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Peter Voulkos Title: Untitled Print Year: 1984 Medium: Monotype Signed and Dated Size: 24 1/2” x 18 1/2” image 29 3/4” x 22” paper size A West Coast potter and sculptor, Peter Voul...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Monoprint

Untitled (Monotype)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Peter Voulkos Title: Untitled Print Year: 1984 Medium: Monotype Signed and Dated Size: 17 1/2” x 11 x 3/4” image 29 3/4” x 22” paper size A West Coast potter and sculptor, Peter Vo...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Monoprint

Untitled Print CR238-Pr
Located in Kansas City, MO
Monotype Dimensions : 42 x 29 1/16 inches image and paper Peter Voulkos (popular name of Panagiotis Voulkos; January 29, 1924 – February 16, 2002) was an American artist of Greek descent. He is known for his abstract expressionist ceramic sculptures, which crossed the traditional divide between ceramic crafts and fine art. While his early work was fired in electric and gas kilns, later in his career he primarily fired in the anagama kiln of Peter Callas, who had helped to introduce Japanese wood firing aesthetics in the United States. After serving in the United States Army during the Second World War, Voulkos studied painting and printmaking at Montana State College, in Bozeman (now Montana State University), where he was also introduced to ceramics; Frances Senska...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Monotype

Contemporary abstract prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary abstract prints 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 abstract prints 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, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Roger Mudre, Rafael Alberti, Johanna Goodman, and Leo Guida. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Lithograph 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 abstract prints, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract prints made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $195,622, while the average work sells for $1,000.

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