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
Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Giclée
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Offset, Lithograph
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Aquatint
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Encaustic, Archival Paper, Monotype
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Archival Paper, Monotype, Encaustic
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Screen
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Color, Digital
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Monotype, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Screen
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Encaustic, Archival Paper, Monotype
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Photographic Film, Plexiglass, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographi...
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Woodcut
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Encaustic, Archival Paper, Monotype
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Encaustic, Archival Paper, Monotype
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Engraving, Paper, Screen
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Screen
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Color
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Aquatint
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Lithograph, Offset, Permanent Marker
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Metal
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Engraving, Ink, Etching
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Aquatint, Color
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Screen, Paper
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Lithograph, Offset
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Digital
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Woodcut
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Offset, Felt Pen
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Mylar, Ink, Fabric, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Archival Pigment
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Linocut
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Color, Digital
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Lithograph, Offset
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Etching
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Screen
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Engraving, Screen, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Screen
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Archival Pigment
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Lithograph, Offset
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Lithograph, Paper
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Color, Digital, Bamboo Paper, Inkjet, Monoprint
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Engraving, Paper, Screen
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Giclée, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Ink
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Intaglio, Monotype, Screen
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Screen, Intaglio, Monotype
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Paper, Intaglio, Monotype, Screen
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Lithograph, Paper
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Pigment
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Monoprint, Acrylic, Paper, Monotype