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
Le Nourrice - Black China Ink and Pencil Drawing - 1951
By Flor David
Located in Roma, IT
"Le Nourrice" is a black China ink and pencil drawing on paper glued on ivory-colored cardboard, signed and dated by Flor David (1891-1958).
The artwork represents Le Nourrice - Groupe du Theatre...
Category
1950s Contemporary Art
Materials
Ink, Pencil
Horus The Magician. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
This large work from the Smoke And Mirror series was inspired by a visit to the sites of ancient Egypt. Horus the Magician encapsulates the religion & ritual during the time of the P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Naughty - Contemporary Abstract Painting with Beautiful Brushstrokes(Pink+Peach)
By Amy Smith
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Naughty" is a contemporary abstract painting on canvas by LA based street artist Amy Smith. This piece is part of a new series of abstract works. Known for her L.A. murals and power...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Canvas
Broken Silence
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michael Knigin, American (1942 - 2011)
Title: Broken Silence
Year: 1990
Medium: Acrylic on canvas mounted on board, signed verso
Size: 60 in. x 36 in. (152.4 cm x 91.44 cm)
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
The Patriot (Haley and the Birds) - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'The Patriot' (Haley and the Birds)
2013, 128x125cm, Edition 1/5,
analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Crystal Fuji Archive Paper,
based on a Polaroid, Certificate and sign...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Depress Myself
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on canvas
Signed by artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mrozony Peppermint (Frozen Peppermint) - Vintage Poster - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Mrozony Peppermint (Frozen Peppermint) - Vintage Poster is a vintage poster realized by Unknown Artist, in 1970s.
Mixed colored offset print.
The artwork represented a poster of a...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photogravure
Just Look
Located in Brecon, Powys
acrylic on board, unframed
100x140 (cm)
2022
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled (Oilfields) - Contemporary, Men, 21st Century, 21st Century, Hand made
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Oilfields) - 2004
50x50cm,
Edition of 10,
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid
Certificate and Signature label,
artist Inventory # 1201.
Not mounted.
OILFIELDS, 2004
...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Sunday Afternoon, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Rick "Marlowe" Schneider presents a beach scene from a bygone era of the 1930s. A woman playfully sips her soda surrounded by colorful beach umbrellas....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Untitled (Sex Machine no. 12)
By Brian Finke
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Untitled (Sex Machine no. 12), 2015
Untitled (Sex Machine no. 12) was photographed at a hedonism resort in Jamaica in 2015.
Signed, numbered, and dated ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print, Digital Pigment
Cut 2 ply museum board, abstract wall sculpture: 'Orange & White Gunshot'
Located in New York, NY
“CUT WORK” is an evolving examination of emotion experienced through the inspired meeting of blade and paper. Beginning with the featureless plane of a blank paper canvas and a surge...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper, Mixed Media
L.E.A.D. Uganda (Blanket)
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Shepard Fairey
L.E.A.D. Uganda (Blanket)
2009
Screenprint
24 x 18 in.
Edition of 450
Pencil signed & numbered
Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum F...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
Salton Sea Life (American Depression) - Polaroid, Vintage hand-print
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Salton Sea Life (American Depression) - 1999
58x56cm.
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
1 analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid.
Signature Label an...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Radha doing her Nails by the Pool
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha doing her Nails by the Pool (29 Palms, CA) - 1999
126x125cm,
Edition of 5,
analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on a Polaroid,
Certificate and Signature label,...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Azaleas on Yellow, from The Flowers Portfolio
By Alex Katz
Located in London, GB
Archival pigment print, 2021, on Innova Etching Cotton Rag 315 gsm paper, signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 100, Lococo Publishing, Missouri, 119 x 86 cm. (46¾ x 33¾ in.)
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Oilfields, diptych - 21 Century, Polaroid, Contemporary, Portrait, Landscape
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled' (Oilfields) 2004, - diptych.
Edition of 10, plus 2 artist Proofs.
20x20cm each, installed with gaps 20x43cm,
2 Archival C-Prints, based on 2 expired Polaroids.
Signat...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Naruto power (Pop Art, Street Art, Urban Art)
By Agent X
Located in Kansas City, MO
Agent X
Naruto power
Digital Print on Archival Paper
Year: 2021
Edition: 200
Size: 35 x 35 in - 88 x 88 cm
Signed
COA provided (gallery issued)
Ref.: 924802-402
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Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital
Venus and the Bull - Original Etching by Leo Guida - 1985
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Venus and the Bull 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 title...
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Aquatint, Etching
Entry 3: Orange, Yellow, Green, Violet - bold, colourful, abstract oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A scaffold of dark violet gives structure to painterly hot orange and teal bands in this confident abstract canvas by David Sorensen. The curated strata of fresh colors points to an ocean horizon at sunrise.
Through his painterly modern compositions, celebrated Canadian painter David Sorensen (1937-2011) sought to “give voice to the inner reality.” In the paintings from his last years, Sorensen offers solutions to the nature of abstraction – wresting nature and the horizon from pure form and brilliant colour.
Born in Vancouver in 1937, Sorensen studied at UBC and the Vancouver School of Art under Arthur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Smoking
By Justin Love
Located in New York, NY
Figurative painting. Asian female theme. On canvas.
About the Artist:
Justin Love, a native of New York City, has been a painter for 27 years and r...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Fabric of the Mind (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Fabric of the Mind I (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2013
20x24cm, Edition of 10,
digital C-Print, based on an expired Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
A...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper
I Love I – John Yuyi, Temporary Tattoos, Social Media, Photography, Nose, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
JOHN Yuyi (*1991, Taiwan)
I Love I, 2016
Archival Pigment Print
Sheet 75 x 60 cm (29 1/2 x 23 5/8 in.)
Edition of 6, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 4/6
John Yuyi (*1991, Taiwan) is known worldw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
It seems Strange., Painting, Acrylic on MDF Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
It seems strange to think of all these foreign cities covered in rubble If my home was like that I think IΓÇÖd trouble myself to sweep up a bit and tidy my shelf Always shouti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Color Chords - Painting by Adriano Bernetti da Vila - 2019
Located in Roma, IT
Color Chords: Lisbon Dream, Alfama Colors is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Adriano Bernetti da Vila in 2019.
Hand-signed oil on canvas 80 x 60 cm. The artwork i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Naruto power (Pop Art, Street Art, Urban Art)
By Agent X
Located in Kansas City, MO
Agent X
Naruto power
Digital Print on Archival Paper
Year: 2021
Edition: 200
Size: 30 x 30 in
Signed
COA provided (gallery issued)
Ref.: 924802-402
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Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Digital
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
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Starry Eyed - Original Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Capturing movement in acrylic paint, Armen Ges experiments with optical illusions and perspective in his original pop artworks. To create these intriguing vi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"No. 2314" Miniature Collage
Located in Soquel, CA
Miniature paper collage by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Titled/numbered, initialed, and dated on verso. Acquired with a collection of his work. Presented in a new mat with foa...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Accident I (Stay) analog, 128x125cm, starring Ryan Gosling, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
A piece of art from the movie 'Stay' by Stefanie Schneider
Stefanie created the art for both main actors Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling in the movie 'Stay' directed by Marc Forster. S...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
French Contemporary Art by Francis Moreau - Passant Parmi... 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Legs For Days - Three Octopuses in Gyotaku Style Japanese Sumi Ink Painting
By Jeff Conroy
Located in Chicago, IL
Three outstretched octopuses in shades of blue and red are seen here in Jeff Conroy's work entitled "Legs for Days". To achieve this remarkable painting, the artist inks the octopus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Flare
By Emily Payne
Located in Mill Valley, CA
graphite on book boards, book covers
Emily Payne has always been interested in balance. In her exhibition, “Burst,” she is playing with gradations of density and weightlessness, dar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Graphite
Miranda Priestly aka Ana winter Protrait in The devil wear Prada. 2021
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Miranda Priestly (Meryl Street The Devil Wears Prada), by Manuel Santelices
Acrylic on panel
Image size: 8 in. H x 6 in. W
One of a Kind
Unframe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Panel, Acrylic
Clothesline (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - Contemporary, Portrait, Polaroid, expired
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Clothesline (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - 2007
from the 29 Palms, CA Project
70x90cm,
Edition of 5.
Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Archive Fuji Chrystal Paper,
matte s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid, Archival Paper
"Six Scorpions" Contemporary Yellow & Red Abstract Pepper Still Life Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary yellow and red abstract still life painting by Texas artist Henry David Potwin. This work features a grouping of six scorpion peppers, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Orange Pleats, Contemporary Textile Wall Sculpture by Mia Olsson
By Mia Olsson
Located in Wilton, CT
Orange Pleats is made of sisal fibers, dyed and formed in a technique unique to Mia Olsson. The sisal fibers used by the Swedish artist are shiny and reflect the light, even more whe...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Textile
Tape Collection, Type II Tutti Frutti - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Type II Tutti Frutti, from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection - The B Sides.
The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Tape Collection, Chrome Tutti Frutti - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Chrome Tutti Frutti, from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection - The B Sides.
The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, pe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
My Chrysalis
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A mixed media work by Lawrence Lee. “1My Chrysalis” is a contemporary painting, India Ink, graphite, tea stains, pen and watercolor on paper in brown and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Charcoal, Ink, India Ink, Ballpoint Pen, Tea
Cricket on the Nose Scene - Untitled II - 29 Palms, CA, analog, mounted
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled II' (Cricket on the Nose Scene) from the 29 Palms, CA series - 2009
56x56cm, Edition 1/5,
analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on a Polaroid
signed on verso,...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Floral Wicker Bag, Goodwood Revival - Vintage Fashion Photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
This stylish artwork, 'Floral Wicker Handbag' taken at the glamorous retro event Goodwood Revival, perfectly captures feminine sophistication with a vintage vibe.
This artwork is a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Silver Gelatin
A set of four paintings multiple options geometric abstraction blue red greeh
By Kyla Kegler
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original series of four gouache paintings by contemporary female artist Kyla Kegler. This work is comprised of four paintings which can be hung in several different arrangements ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Latex, Gouache, Fiberboard, Illustration Board
Mike Mitchell - Skully III Cardboard Bastard - Contemporary Artist
Located in Asheville, NC
Mike Mitchell - Skully III Cardboard Bastard - Contemporary Artist
Artists
Mitchell, Mike
Manufacturer
Static Medium
Edition Details
Year: 2020
Class: Original Ar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Giclée
Untitled (Traintracks) - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Traintracks) - The last Picture Show - 2004
40x39ccm.
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Arti...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Feroz Khan - Untitled
Acrylic on Canvas, 55 x 42 inches
About Artist :
Mohammad Feroz Khan was born in 1978 and brought up in Delhi. He have not undergone any formal training in Ar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Woman with Flowers & Tattoo, Mythology Orange , Pink, Acrylic Canvas "In Stock"
By Sukanta Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sukanta Das - Untitled - 30 x 30 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
'Degrees of Change So Small' original abstract oil painting by Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Degrees of Change So Small' is an oil painting by the American artist Deirdre Schanen. Schanen's works weave between non-objective abstraction and representative landscape painting....
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
I'm Afraid of Red, Yellow, Blue
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Constance Mallinson. "I'm Afraid of Red, Yellow, Blue" is a contemporary painting, oil on canvas by female Amercian artist Constance Mallinson. The artwork is unsigned....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
City 2 - Acrylic by A.M. Caboni - 2016
Located in Roma, IT
City 2 is a beautiful acrylic painting on canvas realized by the Italian artist Anna Maria Caboni in 2016.
The artwork is hand-signed and hand-dated "AMC 16" by the artist in black ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Spanish Contemporary Art by Mercedes Aparicio - L’amour du Coeur
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Traintracks) - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Train tracks) - The Last Picture Show - 2004
38x37cm.
Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Art...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Coral and Orange Bougainvillea
By Cig Harvey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Blue Violet is a celebration of the natural world and the senses. Blue Violet is a vibrant meditation on the procession of seasons, sensory abundance, and the magic in everyday life.
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sediments, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
- Title: Sediments - Medium: Mixed media - Support: canvas, ready to hang - Size: 24"x48"x1.5" - Two coats of protective gloss varnish are applied to protect the painting from UV...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Women portrait With Cubist Red Background Female Model Oil On Board by Shana
By Shana Wilson
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana’s portraits adorned two covers of Time Magazine.
Shana’s work is about the face and eyes. Young face, old face, black or white. Her subjects are confused, lonely, ragged and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Contemporary Realist Orange Landscape painting 'Autumn Woodland' Trees, River
By Luis Pardo
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Autumn Woodland' by Luis Pardo. A beautiful realist painting of a woodland path way surrounded by trees, greenery and a running river. Beautiful palette of oranges, greens and browns. A work that would perfect in any interior space!
Pardo has travelled extensively, specifically to the city of Valence where he delved into the world of impressionism. His first exhibitions where in Cultural centres, banks and official institutions, his first solo exhibition was in 1981. Luis Pardo has exhibited all over the world including Europe, America and Southern America...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Panel, Oil
Gazelle #5 in Persimmon Orange with Gold Leaf Horn Detail
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Gazelle sculpture in Persimmon Orange with Gold Leaf Horn Detail meticulously created by Artist Justin King from individually cut and folded pieces of card...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Mixed Media
The Watchers, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"A handsome, European 1930s couple gazing out on a scenic view of an exotic coastline," describes artist Rick "Marlowe" Schneider. Part of Rick's Pulp series,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Mixed Media
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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