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.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
$1,260
Don't Let Them Burst Your Bubble: Pink 31426 - Contemporary Glass Sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary wall sculpture features bubbles of pink glass. Each work is individually hand-formed, so slight variations in colour, shape, and texture from the images shown are ...
Glass, Blown Glass
$1,400
Cotton Candy Cumulus 8:24 - Original Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Metal, Wire
$1,400
Cotton Candy Cumulus 9:18 - Original Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Metal, Wire
$1,400
Cotton Candy Cumulus 8:35 - Original Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Metal, Wire
$1,350
Don't Let Them Burst Your Bubble: Pink 3 XL - Contemporary Glass Sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary pink glass bubble tabletop sculpture is by Cheryl Wilson Smith. Cheryl Wilson Smith is known for her uniquely beautiful glass work-its form, colour and texture are...
Glass, Blown Glass
$2,200
Cotton Candy Cumulus 8:52 - Original Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Metal, Wire
$1,400
Cotton Candy Cumulus 8:01 - Original Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Metal, Wire
"Vault in Blossom", Pink Abstract Folded Paper Wall Sculpture
By Matt Shlian
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Vault in Blossom" is an original artwork by Matthew Shlian made of hand-folded archival paper. This piece measures 14.5”h x 14.5”w x 3.25"d and is signed by the ar...
Archival Paper
Blue sphere by Kuno Vollet - Large Contemporary Round Orbit sculpture
By Kuno Vollet
Located in DE
A large contemporary blue steel sculpture. Beautiful on the floor or a pedestal. A contemporary statement piece full of elegance and movement. ______________________________________...
Metal
$6,000
Clear Single Bubble Fish Water Bag - Hyperreal Glass Sculpture (Limited Edition)
Located in East Quogue, NY
NEW! Limited Edition Hyperreal Bubble Fish glass water bag sculpture - solid and hollow glass by Dylan Martinez. Martinez's hyperreal sculptures are hand-molded, hot-sculpted glass,...
Glass
$6,700
Combahee Verde Lagoon - Large Sculptural Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating how beauty, meaning, and emotional impact can be created from industr...
Wire
"Vault in Copper", Abstract Geometric Folded Paper Sculpture
By Matt Shlian
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Vault in Copper" is an original artwork by Matthew Shlian made of hand-folded archival paper. This piece measures 14.5”h x 14.5”w x 3.25"d and is signed by the art...
Archival Paper
$7,000
Sujoon Periwinkle Gold Ring - Large Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Wire
Tidepool - Abstract Geology Encaustic Geode Sculpture, 2026
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary encaustic sculpture, colorful layers of pigmented beeswax suggest a meteorite or geological formations. Handmade pedestal shown in photos not included in the p...
Wax, Encaustic
Combahee Delta - Large Sculptural Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Wire
Greg Chann "Aver" 2025
By Greg Chann
Located in New York, NY
Greg Chann "Aver," 2025 acrylic and ink 16.5 x 14 x 2 in. (cha043)
Acrylic Polymer, Ink
Greg Chann "Lacuna" 2026
By Greg Chann
Located in New York, NY
Greg Chann "Lacuna," 2026 acrylic and ink 12.5 x 14 x 1 in. (cha050AP)
Acrylic Polymer, Ink
Mirror “with fold” 148 by Franck K - Large Outdoor Stainless Steel Sculpture
By Franck K
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror “with fold” 148 is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture and concrete base by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 153 × 148 × 50 cm (60.2 × 58.3 × 19.7 i...
Concrete, Stainless Steel
$960Sale Price|20% Off
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd "Jaguar Head", Huichol, Contemporary, Mixed Media, 2026
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd “Jaguar Head” — Contemporary Huichol Beaded Jaguar Wall Sculpture 2026 In “Jaguar Head,” contemporary artist CHROMA transforms one of the most powerful and s...
Glass, Mixed Media
$5,400
Combahee 3 Sisters - Large Sculptural Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Wire
Synthesis Bench by Tom Price - Art & Design, Light Sculpture and Bench
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Resin, tar, steel, acrylic, LED. 45 cm × 220 cm × 35 cm. Available on commission. Production delay: 8 months. Synthesis Bench is one of Tom Price's 'hybrid' artworks sitting halfway ...
Steel
$200
"You Are Here: Black" Thread and Acrylic Wall Sculpture, Circular Pattern
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This sculpture titled "You Are Here: Black" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma made of thread scraps & acrylic on panel. Kozma's work is supported by her practice of collectin...
Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel
$1,575
Pink Meteorite - Contemporary Abstract Geology Encaustic Geode Sculpture, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary encaustic sculpture, colorful layers of pigmented beeswax suggest a meteorite and geological formations. Handmade wood pedestal included in the price. Laura Mor...
Wax, Encaustic
F.230101 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary Glass Sculpture, Abstract
Located in Paris, FR
F.230101 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 18 cm × 30 cm × 13 cm (7.1 × 11.8 × 5.1 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is ...
Glass
$742Sale Price|47% Off
After Fernando Botero "Cat" Bronze Sculpture, Edition of 50
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
After Fernando Botero – CAT, Bronze, Marble Base, Great for Home or Office Edition of 50 This beautifully executed bronze sculpture is an After Fernando Botero work, created in fai...
Marble, Bronze
$9,500
Bouquet - Colorful Acorns Wall Sculpture Neon Yellow Bright Pink Orange, 2022
By Julie Maren
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary sculptural wall installation is comprised of more than 275 individual acorn caps mounted on brass pins - each cap is filled with plaster and paint in bright hues of...
Brass
$2,400
"Extra In, Field Flagship (Linea Pictura — Diptych)", Geometric Abstract
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Extra In, Field Flagship (Linea Pictura — Diptych)" is an original artwork by Hyland Mather made of acrylic, ink, string, pins on drop cloth, in tray frames. The diptych measures ap...
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Pins, Wood
$3,979
Unity I, Plaster by Delphine Brabant - Abstract geometric sculpture, white
Located in Paris, FR
Unity I, Plaster is a plaster sculpture by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant. Dimensions: 14.5 × 8.2 × 3.9 in / 37 × 21 × 10 cm. The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part...
Plaster
M.160303 by Toshio Iezumi - Abstract glass sculpture, mirror
Located in Paris, FR
M.160303 is a heat reflective glass and half mirror sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 30 × 12 × 7 cm (11.8 × 4.7 × 2.8 in). The sculpture is si...
Glass
Unity II Monumental by Delphine Brabant - Abstract Steel Sculpture, Outdoor Art
Located in Paris, FR
Unity II Monumental is a corten steel sculpture with a steel base by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 280 × 126 × 65 cm (110.2 × 49.6 × 25.6 in). The sculpture i...
Steel
Monolith by Franck K - Large stainless steel sculpture, outdoor, reflection
By Franck K
Located in Paris, FR
Monolith is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 282 × 120 × 110 cm (111 × 47.2 × 43.3 in). The sculpture is signed and...
Stainless Steel
Sujoon Sky - Blue Abstract Sculptural Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Metal, Wire
Swedish Fish, Hyperreal Glass Water Bag - Limited Edition Glass Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
NEW! Limited Edition Hyperreal Swedish Fish glass water bag sculpture - solid and hollow glass by Dylan Martinez. Martinez's hyperreal sculptures are hand-molded, hot-sculpted glass...
Glass
White Totemic Sculpture in Ceramic, 2025 - 'Farmer's Wife'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Created specifically for the exhibition Timeless Remnants in Knokke, "Farmer's Wife" is part of Laura Pasquino’s new totemic ceramic series. This standing sculpture, composed of stac...
Ceramic, Glaze
$5,400
Sujoon Vogue - Southwest Inspired Sculptural Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Metal, Wire
$27,115
Mirror “with fold” 123 by Franck K - Large stainless steel sculpture, reflection
By Franck K
Located in Paris, FR
Mirror “with fold” 123 is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture and concrete base by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 143 × 123 × 56 cm (56.3 × 48.4 × 22 in)...
Concrete, Stainless Steel
"DALL·E 2023-05-29 21.08.13" Whimsical Abstract Wool Rug/Tapestry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "DALL·E 2023-05-29 21.08.13" is an original artwork by Tuft the World and is made tufted 100% New Zealand wool, and part of the inaugural launch of TTW Editions. Th...
Wool
$10,800
Unity III by Delphine Brabant - Abstract Geometric Sculpture, Bronze Column
Located in Paris, FR
Unity III is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 73 × 14 × 17 cm (28.7 × 5.5 × 6.7 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a ...
Bronze
One Light - immersive infinite perceptual ambient light wall sculpture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Raymond Graber‘s celestial light sculptures transform the sense of perception, challenging the human eye’s sense for scale and time with a transcendenta...
Wood, Lights, LED Light, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Neon Light
Hydrangea Luxe - Large Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Metal, Wire
$56,619
Synthesis 2 by Tom Price - Sculpture and lighting, LED, original, abstract, pink
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Synthesis 2 is a sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of resin, tar, steel, acrylic and LED, dimensions are 125 × 50 × 50 cm (49.2 × 19.7 × 19.7 in). T...
Steel
F.250901 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, abstract, green
Located in Paris, FR
F.250901 is a glass sculpture from the series “Form” by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 9 × 17 × 15 cm (3.5 × 6.7 × 5.9 in). The sculpture is signed and nu...
Glass
$1,819
Composition 173 by Sean Thornhill - Contemporary Relief Geometric Wall Sculpture
By Sean Thornhill
Located in DE
Sean Thornhill is an artist and designer based in Cambridgeshire, creating from the serenity of his garden studio. Drawing inspiration from the bold geometry of Bauhaus and the raw a...
Wood, House Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard
$1,008Sale Price|20% Off
Don't Let Them Burst your Bubble: Purple 21425 - blown glass wall sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary, purple-colored, glass wall sculpture was created by Cheryl Wilson Smith. Each work is individually hand-formed in glass, so slight variations in colour, shape, an...
Metal
“Bull Skull” (From CHROMA Collection), Huichol, Contemporary, Mixed Media, 2026
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
“Bull Skull” (From CHROMA Collection) — Contemporary Huichol-Inspired Beaded Bull Skull Sculpture 2026. In “Bull Skull,” contemporary artist CHROMA transforms the powerful image of ...
Glass, Mixed Media
Horizon Bleu: Mosaic Sculpture, Glass and Ceramic, Framed
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary mosaic composition by Laurence Petit is made from glass and ceramic pieces in blues. Colour is a very important element in all of Laurence Petit’s expressive artwo...
Ceramic, Glass, Mosaic, Wood Panel
$13,756
Stabile by Franck K - Painted stainless steel sculpture, outdoor, colourful
By Franck K
Located in Paris, FR
Stabile is a unique painted stainless steel stabile and base sculpture by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 250 × 200 × 200 cm (98.4 × 78.7 × 78.7 in). The sculpture is s...
Stainless Steel
M.180603 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, column
Located in Paris, FR
M.180603 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 65 cm × 12 cm × 7 cm (25.6 × 4.7 × 2.8 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is p...
Glass
Yellow Pumpkin
By Yayoi Kusama
Located in Bristol, GB
Resin with original box Edition 17 of 30 8 × 9.2 × 9.7 cm (3 x 3.6 x 3.8 in) Signed and numbered on the bottom of sculpture. Signed, titled and numbered on the box Condition upon req...
Resin
Carbon Void Jade by Tom Price - Abstract Geometric Sculpture, Art & Design
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Carbon Void Jade is a sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of coal, polyurethane resin, steel, dimensions are 46 × 155 × 71 cm / 18.1 × 61 × 28 in. Th...
Steel
Swedish Fish Glass Water Bag - Limited Edition Hyperreal Glass Sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
NEW! Limited Edition Hyperreal Swedish Fish glass water bag sculpture - solid and hollow glass by Dylan Martinez. Martinez's hyperreal sculptures are hand-molded, hot-sculpted glass...
Glass
Mini Glass Water Bag - Hyperreal glass sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Hyperreal mini water bag glass sculpture - solid and hollow glass by Dylan Martinez. Martinez's hyperreal sculptures are hot sculpted glass hand-molded entirely by the artist. The p...
Glass
$12,278
P.010502-II by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, green, abstract
Located in Paris, FR
P.010502-II is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 75 × 38 × 9 cm (29.5 × 15 × 3.5 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part ...
Glass
"Rhombicuboctagedron" collaborative collage, three-dimensional sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Rhombicuboctagedron" is an original artwork by members of Space 1026 and is made of cardboard, paper, acrylic, and varnish. This piece me...
Paper, Varnish, Acrylic, Cardboard
Hera II - Modern Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture for Shelf or Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with an elegant and graceful modern appeal. Seemingly disparate cultures inspire Kallweit; the streng...
Metal, Bronze
$4,365
M.160302 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, green, abstract, light
Located in Paris, FR
M.160302 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 29 × 12 × 8 cm (11.4 × 4.7 × 3.1 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of...
Glass
$8,000
Terra Negra - contemporary, handmade, abstract, ceramic tabletop sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary ceramic black bowl is by Steven Heinemann. For the celebrated Canadian ceramicist Steven Heinemann, the humble shape of a bowl has always been an endless source of...
Ceramic
$2,273
Totem (4) by Patricia Volk - Abstract ceramic sculpture, painted clay, dynamic
Located in Paris, FR
Totem (4) is a fired clay constructed, painted and mounted on MDF sculpture by Patricia Volk, dimensions are 63 × 48 × 18 cm (24.8 × 18.9 × 7.1 in). It is a unique signed piece and ...
Clay
$18,500
Contemporary Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Geologic Editions #5', 2018 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
Please allow a three month turnaround time for piece to be made. About the Geologic Editions: The Geologic Editions are studies for Colorado Cascade Mural. David pieced together bit...
Stainless Steel
Large Abstract by Yann Guillon - Contemporary Bronze Sculpture
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Limited edition of 8 + 4 artist's proofs. Each cast is signed and numbered. Sold with a brass base. Dimensions of the bronze sculpture: 67 H x 37 L x 18 D cm Dimensions of the base:...
Bronze, Brass