Contemporary Art
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.
Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.
Style: Contemporary
Color: Orange
Floral Wicker Bag, Goodwood Revival - Vintage Fashion Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
This stylish artwork, 'Floral Wicker Bag' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly captures feminine sophistication with a vintage vib...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Color, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, C Print
Zabriskie Point IV - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Zabriskie Point (Stranger than Paradise) - PART IV - 2003
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate. ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
David Bowie Smoking
Located in Austin, US
Signed limited edition print of David Bowie by Barry Schultz. Taken at Hilversum Holland's TopPop TV studios in October 1977 where Bowie was promoting Heroes.
Available in three si...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Sweet Melodies - Original Sally K Figurative Artwork
By Sally K
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
‘Sunset’ abstract art Contemporary Colorful Mixed Media By Frida
Located in Carmel, CA
Sunset Over The Forest - oil on canvas painting - abstract art
The painting comes with a certificate of authenticity and a letter of appraisal.
An original piece, one of a kind.
T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Carolina - Colorful Abstract Figurative Portrait Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by her background in fashion, Atlanta, Georgia-based artist Lindsey McCord creates artworks that encapsulate the fun of being stylish and the a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite
Duck - figurative animal painting
Located in New York, NY
A farm stands before you on the horizon. A windmill majestically slices the blue sky. A bird, painted in taut brushstrokes, struts on a branch. These are tranquil images; horizon far...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Soraya, the foreign Princess - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Woman
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Soraya, the foreign Princess (The Princess and her Lover) part of the 29 Palms, CA project - 2007
20x24cm, Edition of 10.
Digital C-Print based on a Polaroid.
Signature label a...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Crack Down
By Keith Haring
Located in Washington , DC, DC
Poster designed by Keith Haring in 1986 "Crackdown on Crack" concert in New York City. The concert was organized by famed concert promoter and producer Bill Graham to raise funds to ...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Venus and the Sapient - Original Etching by Leo Guida - 1980s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Venus and the Sapient is an original etching and drypoint realized by Leo Guida in 1985.
Good condition.
Mounted on a yellowed cardboard passpartout (50x35 cm).
Hand signed and da...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching, Drypoint
Jersey Girls (Yellow), Wildwood, New Jersey - Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Jersey Girls Yellow, from Richard Heeps Jersey Shore series.
Vintage matchbooks from the Chelsea flea market featuring nudes from the 1940's are reim...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Vivace 13 - bold, colourful, geometric abstraction, modernist, acrylic on panel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Modernist Burton Kramer finds inspiration for his abstract paintings in the beauty of music. In Vivace 13, one of a series, geometric shapes in blues, reds, greens against a sunny ye...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Nandi, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Brown, Orange by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Paramesh Paul - Nandi - 36 x 60 inches (unframed size)
Acrylic on Canvas
Style : Paramesh Paul is a freelance artist from Mumbai. Looking at his paintings the viewer dri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ben Harman - The Lion King - Contemporary Cinema Film Movie Posters
Located in Asheville, NC
The Lion King
Disney Animation Film
The Lion King is a 1994 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd Disney animated feature film, and the fifth animated film produced during a period known as the Disney Renaissance. The Lion King was directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, produced by Don Hahn, and has a screenplay credited to Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton. Its original songs were written by composer Elton John and lyricist Tim Rice, with a score by Hans Zimmer. The film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Matthew Broderick, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Moira Kelly, Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Rowan Atkinson, Robert Guillaume, Madge Sinclair (in her last film role), Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings. The story takes place in a kingdom of lions in Africa and was influenced by the Biblical stories of Joseph and Moses, and William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Artists: Ben Harman...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Giclée, Color, Archival Pigment, Screen
Signals - Original Lithograph by Leo Guida - 1984
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Signals is an original artwork realized in 1984 by the Italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original lithograph on cardboard.
Hand-signed on the lower right in pe...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Wear NIKE 3 – John Yuyi, Fashion, Millenial, Photography, Art, Temporary Tattoo
Located in Zurich, CH
JOHN Yuyi (*1991, Taiwan)
Wear NIKE 3, 2018
Archival Pigment Print
Sheet 90 x 60 cm (36 x 24 in.)
Edition of 6, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 1/6
John Yuyi (*1991, Tai...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
French Contemporary Art by Francis Moreau - Remerciement au Ruisseau
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Actor Girl I (29 Palms, CA) - analog, hand-print, Contemporary, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Actor Girl - part I (29 Palms, CA) - 2008,
60x75cm, Edition 1/5.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, matte surface,
based on a Polaroid.
Sign...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
'Surfers' Dream Sunset' Mixed Media on Canvas - Seascape Painting 2021
Located in Carmel, CA
'Surfer's Dream' mixed media on canvas - Seascape Painting 2021
Acrylic paint and photography on canvas. One of a kind.
O. Devan paints that which he doesn't really see.
His camer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Woman In Red - Original Lithograph by P. Borra - 1973
By Pompeo Borra
Located in Roma, IT
Woman In Red is a beautiful colored lithograph realized by the Italian artist Pompeo Borra (Milan, 1898-1973).
Edited by La Nuova Foglio, Macerata.
Hand-signed in pencil "P. Borra"...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Landed (Long Way Home) - Polaroid, analog, Contemporary, pop-art
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Landed (Long Way Home) - 1999,
50x50cm,
Edition of 25, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Artist Inventory #834.
No...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Selena - Colorful Abstract Figurative Portrait Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by her background in fashion, Atlanta, Georgia-based artist Lindsey McCord creates artworks that encapsulate the fun of being stylish and the a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Spray Paint, Glitter, Mixed Media, Oil Pastel
Skydive (Vegas) - Polaroid, Contemporary, analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Skydive (Vegas) - 1999
Edition of 10,
50x60cm,
analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #541.
Not moun...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Diptych - "Master Dik" - Joyful, Expression, Pop, Street Art, Abstract
By Paweł Myszka
Located in Salzburg, AT
Please ask me about the shipping costs. Because the paintings consist of 2 elements they can be packaged appropriately for shipping and that makes the shipping significantly cheaper ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Orange Flowered Couch at Sunset (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Orange Flowered Couch at Sunset (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
Edition 1/10,
20x20cm,
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid
Artist inventory Number 19762
Not mounted.
Stefanie Schneider:...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Ancient Trackway 6
Located in Deddington, GB
Ancient Trackway 6 By Sarah Brooks [2022]
limited_edition
Mixed media
Edition number 40
Image size: H:29.7 cm x W:42.5 cm
Complete Size of Unframed W...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Nude - Original Mixed Media by Sergio Barletta - 1994
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is original artwork in mixed media, ink and tempera applied on cardboard, realized by Sergio Barletta in 1994.
Hand-signed on the lower right, dated on the lower left. Image Di...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Ink, Tempera
Triptych - "Freeform" - Abstraction, Expression, Pop, Street Art, Joyful
By Paweł Myszka
Located in Salzburg, AT
A single painting is 70x60 cm in size, All together next to each other 70x180 cm. Please ask me about the shipping costs because we can send the paintings much cheaper, the system h...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled Black Spiral
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Capturing movement in acrylic and spray paint, Armen Ges experiments with optical illusions and perspective in his original abstract artworks. To create these intriguing visuals, Ges...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
The Rose - Original Screen Print by Costantino Persiani - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
The Rose is an Original print screen on cardboard by Costantino Persiani in 1973.
Hand-signed and dated on the lower right.
Good conditions.
Numbered, edition 73/210.
Dimension: ...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
Shells (Wastelands) - Contemporary, Abstract, Landscape, Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Shells (Wastelands)
Edition 2/5, 57x56cm, 2003
Analog C-Print, hand-printed and enlarged by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper,
based on a Polaroid,
Artist inventory Number ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Landfill II
Located in Stamford, CT
Landfill II, 2022, Ravi Chaurasiya, 12 x 9 inches, Dry pigment and Watercolor on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Watercolor, Pigment
Landfill III
Located in Stamford, CT
Landfill III, 2022, Ravi Chaurasiya, 12 x 9 inches, Dry pigment and Watercolor on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Watercolor, Pigment
Landfill IV
Located in Stamford, CT
Landfill IV, 2022, Ravi Chaurasiya, 12 x 9 inches, Dry pigment and Watercolor on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Watercolor, Pigment
Divinity, Flying Hair & Sanskrit Script, Orange &Green, Acrylic Canvas"In Stock"
By Sukanta Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sukanta Das - Untitled - 36 x 24 inches (unframed size)
Acrylic on canvas
Inclusive of shipment in roll form.
Style : Juxtaposing the mundane with the exotic, Das’ work is usually ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Charcoal, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled
By Stuart Klein
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic and acrylic ink on paper
Signed in pencil, verso
10.5 x 8 inches, sheet
18.5 x 16 inches, frame
This work is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Price includes frame.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Ink, Paper, Acrylic
Chromatic Patterns After the Graham Foundation - Orange
Located in Bloomington, IL
"Chromatic Patterns After the Graham Foundation - Orange" is a relief print with lithography and aluminum dust. It is one print from a suite of three that are closely related to Ledg...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Small Town Love - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Portrait, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Small Town Love' (Last Picture Show), 2006, 20x20cm, Edition 3/10.
Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label, artist Inventory No 1029.15,
not mounted
...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Polaroid, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color
David Bowie - 21st Cent, Contemporary, Figurative, Pigment Print, Portrait, Pop
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Edition of 50
The Françoise Nielly limited editions are available as pigment prints on aluminium: durable and colourfast hi-definition images with a smooth glass-like luminescent ef...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Pigment
The other day I was sure I knew what is good and what is bad - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The other day I was sure I knew what is good and what is bad (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2015
50x50cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Digital C-Print, based o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Cinergy #7
By BERNARD, LUC
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Luc Bernard. “Cinergy #7” is a contemporary abstract painting, oil and acrylic on canvas in a brown-yellow by artist Luc Bernard. The work is signed signed on the verso...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Sumi Ink, Oil
May
Located in New York, NY
Together Wonderful is a Brooklyn based artist collaboration using togetherness as a catapult towards creativity. Each work is constructed by mergi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
I Love You #4/25
By K.K.
Located in East Hampton, NY
This is from the "Other People's Conversations" ongoing series. (app 10 years ongoing)
The perfect way to say it.
Printed on METALLIC Paper
Using Text In Art
Editioned to 3/ 25
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
Lollipopped
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Domestic Demise
In the latest narratives, “Domestic Demise,” the woman becomes the victim of domestic disasters. Her activities, obsessions and objects are overwhel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Indian Summer II (The Last Picture Show) - analog, 128x126cm, mounted
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Indian Summer II (The Last Picture Show) - 2005,
128x125cm,
Edition 1/5,
analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper,
based on the Polaroid, mounted ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Bawa Biwi, Set of 18 works Reverse on Acrylic on Acrylic Sheet & Acrylic Canvas
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Shyamal Mukherjee - Bawa Biwi - 8 x 8 inches ; 8 x 9 inches ; 12 x 12 inches
Oil Reverse on Acrylic on Acrylic Sheet & Acrylic on Canvas ( Set of 18 works )
About the Artist...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Mixed Media
Playing Music, Acrylic on Canvas Orange Yellow by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Paramesh Paul - Untitled - 36 inches Dia (unframed size)
Acrylic on Canvas
Style : Paramesh Paul is a freelance artist from Mumbai. Looking at his paintings the viewer d...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dancer - Contemporary, nude, portrait, figurative, Polaroid, photograph, expired
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Dancer (Stay), 2006, 37x36cm,
Edition of 2/5, Lambda Print, based on a Stefanie Schneider expired Polaroid photograph
Certificate and Signature label
artist Inventory Nr. 5315.10...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print, Color, Polaroid
Nude - Lithograph by Ugo Rambaldi - 1970s
By Ugo Rambaldi
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an color lithograph on cardboard realized by Ugo Rambaldi.
Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil.
Numbered, edition 42/150.
The state of preservation is very good.
Th...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
'Desert Sunset' Photography 64" x 44" framed by Karim
Located in Carmel, CA
Edition of 3
1/3
The photograph comes with a certificate of authenticity and a letter of appraisal.
Karim - 'Desert Sunset' Photography on paper. frame...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper
A Memory - Strange Love
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'A Memory' (Strange Love) - 2010,
20x24cm, Edition 1/10,
digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid,
signature label and certificate, artist Inventory No. 6131.01,
Not mounted.
“I nev...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Landfill I
Located in Stamford, CT
Landfill I, 2022, Ravi Chaurasiya, 12 x 9 inches, Dry Pigment and Watercolor on paper
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Watercolor, Pigment
Superman
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Superman
20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signature Label and Certificate.
Not mounted.
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color
Untitled (Oilfields) triptych - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Landscape
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Oilfields), triptych, 2004,
60x60cm each, installed 60x200cm, Edition 6/10.
3 Analog C-Prints, hand-printed by the artist based on 3 original Polaroids.
Certificate and ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Caldo Estivo, Motherlode Collection abstract mixed media
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Needlepoint designed by the artist, clay pigment, gesso, and oil on canvas
Andrée B. Carter was born and raised in New Orleans. She has lived in Seattle and Los Angeles, and now res...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Valentine
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Anonymous Women: Domestic Demise
In the latest narratives, “Domestic Demise,” the woman becomes the victim of domestic disasters. Her activities, obsessions and objects are overwhel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
The Snow Doesn't Give A Soft White Damn - abstract, oil on canvas over panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this lyrical abstract work by Montreal born Mel Davis organic shapes intersect in a playful composition. Using form and colour--blue, yellow, blush pink, black and snow-white Davi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Living The Dream - Impasto Thick Paint Original Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Coulombe-Bégin's dynamic acrylic on canvas works seek to produce a metamorphic interpretation of the artist's inner identity. Her paintings make ample use of contrasting colors to cr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary 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 Stefanie Schneider, Tyler Shields, Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde, and Richard Heeps. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Paper 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 art, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available.
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