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Conceptual Art

CONCEPTUAL STYLE

In 1967, artist Sol LeWitt wrote that in “Conceptual art the idea or concept is the most important aspect of the work.” He was giving a name to an art movement that had emerged in the 1960s in which artists were less focused on their medium being something traditionally “artistic” and instead engaged in using any object, movement, form, action or place to express an idea.

LeWitt’s work was featured alongside an assemblage of notes, drawings and outlines by other artists in “Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper Not Necessarily Meant to Be Viewed as Art,” a groundbreaking show at New York City’s School of Visual Arts curated by Mel Bochner, another leading exponent of Conceptualism. Building on radical 20th-century statements, like Fountain (1917) by French artist Marcel Duchamp, Conceptual artists around Europe and North and South America were not interested in the commercial art scene and rather directly challenged its systems and values.

Stretching into the 1970s, this movement has also been called Post-Object art and Dematerialized art. Conceptual art reflected a larger era of social and political upheaval. Pieces associated with the style range from Roelof Louw’s Soul City (Pyramid of Oranges) (1967) — a work of installation art that sees fresh oranges stacked into a pyramid from which visitors are allowed to take one orange away — to On Kawara’s “Today” series, which saw the Japanese artist carefully painting a date in white acrylic on canvases consisting of a single color from 1966 to his death in 2014. Artists such as Ed Ruscha, who created the Twentysix Gasoline Stations book — a collection of photos of gas stations that is widely said to be the first modern artists’ book — made photography a major platform for Conceptual art, as did Bruce Nauman, who burned one of Ruscha's books and then photographed it for his own.

Conceptual art’s legacy of questioning artistic authorship, ownership and how to work with complex ideas of space and time had a significant influence on the decades of culture that followed, and it continues to inform art today.

The collection of Conceptual photography, paintings and sculptures on 1stDibs includes artworks by John Baldessari, Jenny Holzer, Lawrence Weiner, Joseph Kosuth and others.

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Style: Conceptual
Sliver Streak

Sliver Streak

By Kat O'Neill

Located in New York, NY

Archival Ink. Photograph. Waves. Produced by Dye Sublimation - which means archival inks infused into aluminum. Ltd Ed of 10. The art can be inside or outside with no visible lo...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Metal

Window

Window

By William Taylor

Located in New York, NY

Figurative piece with a fun, simple narrative. The beauty of the piece lies in its simplicity. On 3/4 canvas.

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Chair

Chair

By William Taylor

Located in New York, NY

Figurative piece with a fun, simple narrative. The beauty of the piece lies in its simplicity. On 3/4 canvas.

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

#3

#3

By Nadine Saacks

Located in New York, NY

Photojournalist portrait of vanishing Surma tribe. Printed on canvas. Shot in July 2018, over a month in Ethiopia. "I wanted to photograph lost tribes because there are not m...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Canvas, Archival Pigment

Sing Me A Song

Sing Me A Song

By Cabell Molina

Located in New York, NY

Image of woman empowered. Bright colors. About the Artist: Cabell Molina is a contemporary artist transplanted from California to the east. Where Cabell has proved herself exce...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Give Me Butterflies

Give Me Butterflies

By Cabell Molina

Located in New York, NY

Mixed Media. Circular piece. The Man's face says I Love You in every language of the world. About the Artist: Cabell Molina is a contemporary artist transplanted from Califor...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Canine Fantasy
Canine Fantasy

Canine Fantasy

By Laura Benjamin

Located in New York, NY

Original. Part of Candy Wrapper Collage series in Pop Art style. Natural wood frame. Inside a dog's dream. About the Artist: Benjamin received her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from the American University in Washington D.C. and her Master’s Degree in Art Education from New York University. In addition she received an Associate’s Degree in Textile Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology and studied at The Art Student’s League, The Parson’s School of Design and The New School. Benjamin taught art for 34 years. While on sabbatical from teaching she studied textile design. For the next 15 years she continued to teach, as well as freelance as a textile designer in both home furnishings and the apparel markets. In the mid 90’s her focus turned towards computer graphics, and as an art educator, she incorporated this into her curriculum. She was awarded for a “successful practice in crossing the digital divide through art and technology” by the United States Department of Education. Her early works were oils and acrylics. During the late 60’s her interest was in pure abstraction. Pop Art and the human figure began to interest her in the early 70’s. Gradually, Benjamin was drawn to experimenting with mixed media. In the 80’s there was the influence of a career in textile design that moved her towards a more decorative style. In the 90’s, she became involved in the teaching of computer graphics. This was to have a profound influence in aiding and developing a more recent “POP” style. She began to incorporate into her paintings, torn pieces of digital printouts of her subjects. “The part of me that is the “digital artist” became very inspired by the use of the computer as a tool with which I could manipulate my subject and its color energy. The “fine artist” in me was then able to incorporate these concepts into a new image on my canvas. Having always had an interest in mixed media, my current work is now a combination of both POP and Collage. Since 2008 I have been creating a body of work dubbed “Candy Wrapper Collage”. A juried show’s theme, “gluttony”, challenged me to ultimately explore my POP figures through a new medium….candy wrappers! Razor blades are my new paintbrushes and candy wrappers are my new paints. Utilizing torn, cut and expired candy wrappers and their packaging, I render my subjects in diverse and colorful forms. I create representational images of celebrities and pop-culture objects...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Mixed Media

End of the Affair #2 - Ltd Ed
End of the Affair #2 - Ltd Ed

End of the Affair #2 - Ltd Ed

By Andrea McCafferty

Located in New York, NY

Vintage 50's Barbie with vintage accessories and set. Narrative depicts title - the end of the affair. Metallic print produced on metal. Black and white Photography. Ltd Ed.

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Metal

End of the Affair #4 Ltd Ed
End of the Affair #4 Ltd Ed

End of the Affair #4 Ltd Ed

By Andrea McCafferty

Located in New York, NY

Vintage 50's Barbie with vintage accessories and set. Narrative depicts title - the end of the affair. Metallic print produced on metal. Black and white Photography. Ltd Ed.

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Metal

End of the Affair #3 Ltd Ed.
End of the Affair #3 Ltd Ed.

End of the Affair #3 Ltd Ed.

By Andrea McCafferty

Located in New York, NY

Vintage 50's Barbie with vintage accessories and set. Narrative depicts title - the end of the affair. Metallic print produced on metal. Black and white Photography. Ltd Ed.

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Metal

Tree Diva

Tree Diva

By Kat O'Neill

Located in New York, NY

Photograph of aged tree that is then brought to life through some acrylic touches. Photograph produced by Dye Sublimation - which means archival inks infused into aluminum. Abou...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Metal

You Are Enough

You Are Enough

By Cabell Molina

Located in New York, NY

Mixed Media. Round piece. Female centric. Birds as accents. About the Artist: Cabell Molina is a contemporary artist transplanted from California to the east. Where Cabell ...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Lonely Looking Wide Eyed Dog in a Car Window
Lonely Looking Wide Eyed Dog in a Car Window

Lonely Looking Wide Eyed Dog in a Car Window

By Mitchell Funk

Located in Miami, FL

A lonely-looking wide-eyed boxer peers out a car window in anticipation that his owner will return. On closer examination, this is not a photograph of a real Boxer but a cut out of...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Oh James - 3D

Oh James - 3D

By Reisig and Taylor

Located in New York, NY

Depiction of a kind of life. About the Artists: Animated through an assemblage of analog, digital, and lenticular photographic technologies, these selections from Reisig and Tayl...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Lenticular

The End of The Affair #1 - Ltd Ed
The End of The Affair #1 - Ltd Ed

The End of The Affair #1 - Ltd Ed

By Andrea McCafferty

Located in New York, NY

Vintage 50's Barbie with vintage accessories and set. Narrative depicts title - the end of the affair. Metallic print produced on metal. Black and white Photography. Ltd Ed.

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Metal

Birth of Flight

Birth of Flight

By Phil Marco

Located in New York, NY

Aluminum mounted giclee archival print. Sits about an inch off the wall. ABOUT THE ARTIST Marco studied fine art at Pratt Institute and the Art Students League in New York. New York Times photography critic Gene Thornton called Marco “a Minimalist, whose images are sensual, whimsical, often surreal, always strong, and deceptively simple.” “I’ve had the pleasure of working with Phil Marco on a number of my films. Phil is a man of extraordinary talents. It seems that his passion is to take an everyday object or event, and show it in an entirely new and exciting way.” Martin Scorsese. Phil’s work is represented in MOMA, The Museum of the Moving Image, and The George Eastman Museum of Photography. His first photographs were studies for his paintings, before he launched a career in print advertising. He eventually became a Director / DP for film and television for a vast base of national and international clients with his wife Patricia as Partner and Producer. In the 1980’s and 90’s Phil was the go to person for Special Effects in Television and Cinema, also best known for his graphic conceptual still lives, and his consummate mastery of lighting, and design. He’s won many awards for his work, including numerous Cannes Lions, Cleo’s, a Grammy for his print work on the legendary “Tommy the Who...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Giclée

The Messenger

The Messenger

By Phil Marco

Located in New York, NY

Face Mounted Plexi. Aluminum braced archival print. Mysterious subject matter. ABOUT THE ARTIST Marco studied fine art at Pratt Institute and the Art Students League in New York. New York Times photography critic Gene Thornton called Marco “a Minimalist, whose images are sensual, whimsical, often surreal, always strong, and deceptively simple.” “I’ve had the pleasure of working with Phil Marco on a number of my films. Phil is a man of extraordinary talents. It seems that his passion is to take an everyday object or event, and show it in an entirely new and exciting way.” Martin Scorsese. Phil’s work is represented in MOMA, The Museum of the Moving Image, and The George Eastman Museum of Photography. His first photographs were studies for his paintings, before he launched a career in print advertising. He eventually became a Director / DP for film and television for a vast base of national and international clients with his wife Patricia as Partner and Producer. In the 1980’s and 90’s Phil was the go to person for Special Effects in Television and Cinema, also best known for his graphic conceptual still lives, and his consummate mastery of lighting, and design. He’s won many awards for his work, including numerous Cannes Lions, Cleo’s, a Grammy for his print work on the legendary “Tommy the Who...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Giclée

Business Man Rises Above the Manhattan Skyline - Staged Photography
Business Man Rises Above the Manhattan Skyline - Staged Photography

Business Man Rises Above the Manhattan Skyline - Staged Photography

By Robert Funk

Located in Miami, FL

A two-inch plastic toy figure of a suited man is placed on top of an extended firetruck ladder. The toy truck and man are placed on the roof of a Brooklyn Heights building and positioned directly in front of the lower Manhattan skyline. At the time, it was the very center of of world commerce. The two-inch toy man raises above the tallest and most important buildings , including the recently finished World Trade Center Twin Towers. Clearly, this man is above it all and this photo is more than child's play. The work is signed, numbered 2/15, dated and titled lr. printed later, unframed, Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Robert Funk is a pioneer of toy, doll, miniature, plastic thingies and staged photography. He also photographs his own paintings. Most of his work is done on location. He does not use photoshop to strip in images. He doesn’t take photographs he creates photographs and has works dating from 1973. He was widely published in the 1970's and early 1980's. As an undergrad in painting, he studied with first-generation abstract expressionist Robert Richenburg...

Category

1970s Conceptual Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

How the Rich Make Street Art -  Palm Beach 5
How the Rich Make Street Art -  Palm Beach 5

How the Rich Make Street Art - Palm Beach 5

By Robert Funk

Located in Miami, FL

Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Landscaping art aesthetically is the opposite of the generally accepted meaning of Graffiti Street Art...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Saving the Books : mixed media collage
Saving the Books : mixed media collage

Saving the Books : mixed media collage

Located in New York, NY

Contemporary work of art by Christine Graf. A collage work of art created using wood, vintage book and canvas. Graf skillfully employs unconventional m...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas, Wood, Paper

Four Seasons : colorful figurative work of art
Four Seasons : colorful figurative work of art

Four Seasons : colorful figurative work of art

By John Hrehov

Located in New York, NY

A diptych by an accomplished artist John Hrehov. The painting is a visual allegory of Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter, the characteristics of which can be seen in the backgrounds of...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

FORT DE SOTO WAVES #36, St Petersburg, Florida  2013

FORT DE SOTO WAVES #36, St Petersburg, Florida 2013

By Jay Mark Johnson

Located in Santa Monica, CA

This large format, color-photograph belongs to Jay Mark Johnson's wave series - the images from which depict the rhythmic cycling and recycling of oceanfront waves as recorded on remote coastlines around the world--in Hawaii, Florida, California, the Caribbean, Great Britain, Australia and South Africa. These artworks belong to the artist’s ongoing inquiry into the possibilities for timeline photography. For this decades-long project Johnson employs an unconventional camera system to produce seamless delineated renderings of familiar events as they occur over time. The results present an altered view of our surroundings. Artworks from Johnson’s timeline series have been exhibited extensively throughout the U.S. and Europe. They can be found in the permanent collections of the Bundestag (German Parliament) in Berlin, the Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie at Karlsruhe, the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, the Phoenix Art Museum, the Langen Foundation, Hombroich, Germany, the Peter Klein...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Aluminum

Dwellings 5
Dwellings 5

Dwellings 5

By Iliyan Ivanov

Located in New York, NY

This series “Dwellings” is comprised of pieces of mixed media on wood panels. The artist uses wood panels 5 x 5 inches each as base that is painted ei...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Monoprint

Totem of Unmeasurable Memory Assemblage 7 Silver Gelatin Photograph Photo Prints
Totem of Unmeasurable Memory Assemblage 7 Silver Gelatin Photograph Photo Prints

Totem of Unmeasurable Memory Assemblage 7 Silver Gelatin Photograph Photo Prints

By Lewis Koch

Located in Surfside, FL

Totem of Unmeasurable Memory, 1995 Assemblage of 7 vintage silver gelatin prints Lewis Koch lives in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. After completing undergraduate studies in social histor...

Category

1990s Conceptual Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Weight of Man in Olympus
The Weight of Man in Olympus

The Weight of Man in Olympus

By Mattia Novello

Located in Rye, NY

This sculpture represents the idea of human balance in infinity. The symbol of construction while balancing a feather, symbol of freedom and lightness.

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Plaster, Found Objects, Mixed Media

Loops & Curves Blue/Red
Loops & Curves Blue/Red

Loops & Curves Blue/Red

By Sol LeWitt

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Created in 1999, this etching and aquatint on white Somerset Textured paper is hand-signed by Sol LeWitt (Hartford, 1928 - New York, 2007) in pencil in the lower right margin and is ...

Category

1990s Conceptual Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld

By John Baldessari

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Created in 2015, this color screenprint is hand signed by John Baldessari (National City, 1931- Los Angeles, 2020) in pencil in the lower right margin and is from the edition of 50. ...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Screen

Ascoltando Il Sole II
Ascoltando Il Sole II

Ascoltando Il Sole II

By Mattia Novello

Located in Rye, NY

With these pieces Mattia is painting a self-portrait in a unique and creative way without the typical technique of using paint with brush strokes. Mattia starts by creating molds then ice sculptures with color...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ascoltando Il Sole I
Ascoltando Il Sole I

Ascoltando Il Sole I

By Mattia Novello

Located in Rye, NY

With these pieces Mattia is painting a self-portrait in a unique and creative way without the typical technique of using paint with brush strokes. Mattia starts by creating molds then ice sculptures with color...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ascoltando I Fulmini  Listening to Lightning Green
Ascoltando I Fulmini  Listening to Lightning Green

Ascoltando I Fulmini Listening to Lightning Green

By Mattia Novello

Located in Rye, NY

With these pieces Mattia is painting a self-portrait in a unique and creative way without the typical technique of using paint with brush strokes. Mattia starts by creating molds then ice sculptures with color...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ero Seduto Guardando Il Tramonto -  I Was Sitting Watching the Sunset
Ero Seduto Guardando Il Tramonto -  I Was Sitting Watching the Sunset

Ero Seduto Guardando Il Tramonto - I Was Sitting Watching the Sunset

By Mattia Novello

Located in Rye, NY

With these pieces Mattia is painting a self-portrait in a unique and creative way without the typical technique of using paint with brush strokes. Mattia starts by creating molds then ice sculptures with color...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Niayendu

Michael RohdeNiayendu, 2006

Price Upon Request

Niayendu

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Hand woven tapestry: wool, dyes

Category

Early 2000s Conceptual Art

Materials

Tapestry, Wool, Dye

Io Su Poltrona Pensando Al Lui  Me On An Armchair Thinking About Him
Io Su Poltrona Pensando Al Lui  Me On An Armchair Thinking About Him

Io Su Poltrona Pensando Al Lui Me On An Armchair Thinking About Him

By Mattia Novello

Located in Rye, NY

With these pieces Mattia is painting a self-portrait in a unique and creative way without the typical technique of using paint with brush strokes. Mattia starts by creating molds then ice sculptures with color...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ascoltando I Fulmini  Listening to Lightning
Ascoltando I Fulmini  Listening to Lightning

Ascoltando I Fulmini Listening to Lightning

By Mattia Novello

Located in Rye, NY

With these pieces Mattia is painting a self-portrait in a unique and creative way without the typical technique of using paint with brush strokes. Mattia starts by creating molds then ice sculptures with color...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Stars and Stripes - SOLD - Commission Available

Stars and Stripes - SOLD - Commission Available

By Nelson De La Nuez

Located in New York, NY

Pop Art. Mixed Media sketch on paper. Floats on white matte and framed with white frame. A celebration of America via the Flag. Vintage feel. Background from artists vintage ...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Conceptual Abstract

Conceptual Abstract

By Craig Alan

Located in New York, NY

Mixed Media Original with resin finish from world renowned artist with unique, one of a kind style. About the Artist: In his prolific career is a culmination of textbook artistic...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

New Dawn - Digital Art

New Dawn - Digital Art

Located in New York, NY

Digital Art. Female form with city scape. Produced on metal with white 2 inch border. About the Artist: Chad is more than just a freelance artist, he ...

Category

2010s Conceptual Art

Materials

Metal

Conceptual art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Conceptual art 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 art 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 Reinhard Görner, Kojun, Jose Sierra, and xulong zhang. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Conceptual art, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for art 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 $45 and tops out at $500,000, while the average work sells for $2,465.