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: Purple
Electric Jet
By Loren Abbate
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Oil, acrylic, ink and sand on wood panel
Purple, blue, aqua, black, teal, indigo, violet, lavender, gray
Geometric abstraction
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
John Scott Martin, Coming Into St Tropez, Sailing Art, St Tropez Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Coming Into St Tropez by John Scott Martin [2021]
Original
Linocut print
Image size: H:37 cm x W:37 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:49.5 cm x W:49 cm x D:0.1cm
Sold Unframed
Ple...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Linocut
Wrapped Up in a Daydream #13
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
Wrapped Up In A Daydream #13 – By Lucy Moore [2022]
original
Acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:60 cm x D:1.5cm
Sold Unfr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled 730 - 21st Cent, Contemporary, Figurative, Oil Painting, Portrait, Pop
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Françoise Nielly has explored the different facets of image all her life, through painting, photography, roughs, illustrations and virtual computer generated animated graphics. It is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Luis Miguel Valdes, "My Left Hand", 2017, painting 58x83in
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuban, 1949)
"My Left Hand" (Tribute to those who help", 2017
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
58 × 83 in
Unframed
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Digital Pigment
Exaltation
Located in Deddington, GB
Exaltation by Christina Sadler [2022]
original
Oil on Board
Image size: H:29 cm x W:29 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:20 cm x W:20 cm x D:1cm
F...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Toys- Contemporary, Abstract, Minimalism, Modern, Pop , Mixed media, geometric
Located in London, London
"Toys" 1993. Acrylic and collage on canvas
This work unframed, signed and with certificate of authenticity.
His work has been shown in Reina Sofía Museum of Madrid, Royal Academy o...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
do what you love - neon art work
Located in New York, NY
Mary Jo designs all the neon as a unique piece of artwork. Each piece is hand blown glass and assembled to create a one-of-a-kind piece, which comes completely ready to install. Whit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Neon Light
Love Is In The Air
By Shawn Ehlers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Photographed in one of Florida’s state parks known for its old growth gardens. The roses are juxtaposed against the blue spring sky highlighting their b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Wax, Wood Panel, Polaroid, Photographic Paper
Rock, Late Afternoon - Norwegian Rockpool / Seascape, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Claire's work is inspired by light and colour on the landscape, and the abstract qualities they create. Her work places the viewer in a dreamlike landscape of pure light, texture and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Full Moon Over Ponza - Painting by Adriano Bernetti da Vila - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
Full Moon Over the Island of Ponza is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Adriano Bernetti da Vila in 2018.
Hand-signed oil on canvas 80 x 80 cm. The artwork aportray...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Murmurations 8 - Handmade Linocut, Monotype, Limited Edition Print Unique 2/6
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork will be sent unframed
Linocut and monotype print technique
Art print from 4 matrices
Limited edition, print unique number 2/6
Paper Fabriano Rosaspina 220 g
Paper size 1...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Linocut
Corona life
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Building on a series of exhibitions titled Panorama of the Anthropocene which examined the ecological impact of human activity through an array of paintings, digital prints and video...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Digital
Sailing boat at Morston Creek
Located in Deddington, GB
Sailing boat at Morston Creek by Joanna Padfield [2022]
limited_edition
Linocut
Edition number 50
Image size: H:30.8 cm x W:30.8 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:38 cm x W:38 cm...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Linocut
Georgian Contemporary Art by Luka Tsetskhladze - Purple City Voyage
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Persian Contemporary Art by Aziz Anzabi - Covid 19 Orbit
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Summers 1" - Original Painting by Jonjo Elliot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English artist Jonjo Elliot's artworks are a collision of expressionistic fauvism and his collections encourage a youthful candor. Plants thrive in environments the viewer wants to immerse themselves in. He’s interested in the crossover point between abstract and representational art and is constantly exploring where painting can take him and the viewer as a means of expression.
This 20-inch square original painting is created with acrylic paint on canvas. It is stretched, wired, and ready to hang. The artwork is signed on the back and initialed on the side. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping are available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included.
Jonjo Elliott is a mixed-media artist working in a range of mediums, from paper and paint to skate ramps, ceramics, and chairs. Working from his studio in the UK, his vibrant works are inspired by the spaces surrounding him, and his large-scale still lives are intended to bring color and delight into the homes of his collectors.
A graduate of De Montfort University, he now manages a studio in Leicester. Jonjo's immersive and lively artworks are collected extensively in the UK, the US, and throughout the world. His works have been represented by Artplex Gallery since his Los Angeles solo show in 2019.
REPRESENTATION
Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2023 'Fragmented Fluorescence', Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 'Slice of life', Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
'Instalive', 19 Karen gallery, Brisbane, Australia
Affordable Art Fair New York City
2021 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles
2019 Solo Show, Artplex Gallery
Affordable Art Fair, New York
2018 Solo Show, LCB Depot
Affordable Art Fair, London
“Love Art,” Curve Theatre
Roys People Art Fair, Oxo, London
“Love Art,” New Walk Museum
2017 “Daily Grind,” Solo Show, LCB Depot
“Permanent Fixture,” Gujiko Gallery
“Steep Learning,” Curve Theatre
“Staircase,” De Montefort University
“Joe Orton’s What the Butler Saw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
My own private Travel Diary - Bishop, CA - A quiet Town
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
My own private Travel Diary - Bishop, CA - A quiet Town - 2001,
20x29cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid Slide.
Signature label and C...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Beyond talk/Über das Reden hinaus
Located in New Orleans, LA
edition 2/5
BARBARA KUEBEL is a Daphne, AL-based artist who uses oil and pencil for her works on paper and on canvas. She was born and raised in Austria and earned two art degrees f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Woodcut, Paper
Heavy Love - Expressive Abstract Flowers Painting - Large Format Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Katarzyna Swinarska is a contemporary visual artist working with painting and video which often follows the convention of video performance. She creates also multimedia projects wher...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Apollo Icon /// Contemporary Street Pop Art Mythology Portrait Painting Colorful
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Apollo Icon"
Series: Icon
*Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso
Year: 2022
Medium: Original A...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Paint
Wilde VI
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wilde VI, 1998
Lithograph
38 × 28 in
96.5 × 71.1 cm
Melissa Meyer's bold gestures create a field of color and lyrical form.
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
My own private Travel Diary - Bishop, CA - Hotsprings
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
My own private Travel Diary - Bishop, CA - Hotsprings - 2001,
20x29cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid Slide.
Signature label and C...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Red Roses, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A vibrant bouquet of red roses in a black vase. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Y...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Metal Mural Modern Wall Hanging Sculpture Aluminium Steel " Blow Out "
Located in Benahavis, ES
The modern Wall Sculpture " Blow Out ” is a unique metal Mural made from a burnout mold by David Marshall in 2021, sand cast in aluminium and steel in our foundry, handcrafted by th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal, Steel
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Exploflora Series No.81
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas - artwork can be shipped in a tube or framed in a crate
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Rapidly Changing Conditions
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Depicts the ongoing drama of volcanic eruption at the summit of Kilauea in Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park. Exhibited at the Jefferson National Monument as part of the Paint the Par...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Deterioration Series 130
Located in New York, NY
Robert Farber
Deterioration Series 130
1979-2013 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
60 x 40 inches
signed and numbered edition of 5 on the verso
This image is part of Robert Fa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Theres no Point Carrying an Umbrella if your Shoes are Leaking by Lélia Pissarro
Located in London, GB
There's no Point Carrying an Umbrella if your Shoes are Leaking by Lélia Pissarro (b. 1963)
Oil and gold on canvas
53.5 x 59.5 cm (21 ⅛ x 23 ⅜ inches)
Signed lower left, Lélia Pissar...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
¡Fútbol! - Deep Blue & Yellow Geometric Wall Hanging Sculpture on Linen & Panel
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Imagine the swelling sea in an electric storm—fútbol/soccer fans in a packed stadium at night, their thunderous roars in the moments leading up to kickoff, their focus on one player on the field, the tension in the crowd increasing exponentially in contrast to the calm confidence of an expert, the distortion of space and time as she moves her foot ever closer to the ball—The Creation of Adam—a growing...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Linen, Acrylic, Panel
NOMAD V (Film Rebate), New York - Conceptual Architectural Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'NOMAD V (Film Rebate)', New York. Richard Heeps has photographed the iconic Empire State building in the mist. The NOMAD sequence of photographs capture the art deco architecture il...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Color, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, C Print
Desperately Seeking Someone, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Referencing the movie title Desperately Seeking Susan, artist Linda Benenati offers a humorous take on the struggles to find a soulmate. "This is a playful look...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Encaustic
My own private Travel Diary - Bishop, CA - Walking Fellini
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
My own private Travel Diary - Bishop, CA - Winter - 2001,
20x25cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid Slide.
Signature label and Certifi...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Tape Collection, AILA Purple - Contemporary Pop Art Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
AILA Purple, from the Heidler & Heeps Tape Collection - The B Sides.
The Heidler & Heeps collaborations are creative representations of Natasha Heidler and Richard Heeps’, personal p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
NOMAD VIII (Film Rebate), New York - Conceptual Architectural Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'NOMAD VIII (Film Rebate)', New York. Richard Heeps has photographed the iconic Empire State building in the mist. The NOMAD sequence of photographs capture the art deco architecture...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
NOMAD VIII (Film Rebate), New York - Conceptual Architectural Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'NOMAD VIII (Film Rebate)', New York. Richard Heeps has photographed the iconic Empire State building in the mist. The NOMAD sequence of photographs capture the art deco architecture illuminated by changing colours, and is part of Richard's street photography portfolio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Francky Criquet - LE TEMP DU SOLITUDES - oil on canvas - Diptych /220x163cm
Located in Stienta, IT
Le temp de Solitudes is realized with oil paints on Alcantara canvas and is composed of two canvas for a wonderful diptych 220x163 cm.
The thickness of the canvas is painted. The fra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Letter N Violet and Yellow - Hand-Colored Lithograph by Raphael Alberti - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Letter Letter N Violet" by Rafael Alberti, from Alphabet series, is an original lithograph, realized by Rafael Alberti in 1972.
Hand-signed, dated, numbered, edition of 11/99 prin...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Watercolor, Lithograph
Ices (Pink), Bexhill-on-Sea - British seaside color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES, by Richard Heeps, photographed at the British Seaside at the end of summer 2020. This artwork is about evoking memories of the simple joy of days by the beach. The bold color b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
ATARI Imperatore 2020 Photograph of Epic Landscape in Italy Abruzzo
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
ATARI Imperatore by Frank Schott
from a series of photographic observances capturing urban textures and color palettes
30 x 46.25 inches / 76cm x 118cm
edition of 25
signed
48 x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée
violet and green tree with plums, by master italian painter
Located in Milan, IT
Plum #2
Watercolor on paper inch 39.7 x 25.5 - cm 101 x 65
Botanical watercolourist. Born in Bergamo in 1974. She graduated from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan in 1997. In...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Watercolor
Italian Contemporary Art by Marco Santaniello - Herta Berlin Supporters
Located in Paris, IDF
Edition of 30 & hand signed by the artist
Marco Santaniello is an Italian artist born in 1981 who lives & works in Cosenza, Calabria in Italy. He started his path doing Pop Portrai...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Digital
Softness of an Evening Snow - Contemporary British Landscape: Oil on Canvas
By Glynne James
Located in London, GB
Working with oil paint on canvas of all different shapes and sizes, Glynne James is inspired by the Lincolnshire fenland that he has come to call home. His unique style is comprised...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
awakenings, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Robin Okun
Located in Yardley, PA
A contemporary scene by artist Robin Okun of statuesque purple figures fuses with a striking purple backdrop. The patterned abstract shapes of black, red, and green create a strik...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Kiss You, Taste You All Night - Impasto Blue 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, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Lovers - Love Of My Life 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original semi-abstract figurative painting on canvas, painted edges and ready to hang, frame is optional. Second painting of a new series "Lovers - Love Of My Life" of emotional and sensual couples...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Summers 3 - Modern Architecture Original Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English artist Jonjo Elliot's artworks are a collision of expressionistic fauvism and his collections encourage a youthful candor. Plants thrive in environments the viewer wants to i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Sunset, San Francisco I - Colour Rich Urban Landscape, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Claire's work is inspired by light and colour on the landscape, and the abstract qualities they create. Her work places the viewer in a dreamlike landscape of pure light, texture and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Another Camellia Portal #4
Located in New Orleans, LA
MARGARET EVANGELINE received her MFA from the University of New Orleans (UNO) in 1978, where she was the first woman to graduate from the program. Margaret studied with Calvin Harlan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Joshua Tree, Mojave Desert, California - American landscape color photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Joshua Tree National Park an extremely interesting rural landscape, made famous through its popularity in pop culture. Here, the Joshua Tree captured in the Mojave Desert at dusk whi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Contemporary Art"The Enchanted Clouds"Large Expressionist Diptych Acrylic Canvas
Located in Coimbra, PT
JParames is considered one of the most talented and promising Portuguese artists of his generation. Born in Lisbon in 1978, he studied at the National Society of Fine Arts in Lisbon. His work is represented in numerous private and public collections, national and international. Several exhibitions in galleries and public spaces have attracted public attention, allowing expose his work abroad, including France, Germany, Canada and USA. "Agora Gallery...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Gatorade
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A mixed media piece by Donna Huanca. "Gatorade" is a contemporary plaster and 3D paint on canvas in a palette of white by process-oriented, American artis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Paint
Deterioration Series 055
Located in New York, NY
Robert Farber
Deterioration Series 055
1979-2013 (printed later)
Archival pigment print
60 x 40 inches
edition of 5
This image is part of Robert Farber’s Deterioration Series which...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dixie Fire
Located in Denver, CO
"My work is about Place. There has always existed within me an urgency to define myself through place that stems from an upbringing full of uprooting and re homing. In the absence o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Source Entry - small, vibrant, expressive, gestural landscape, oil on canvas
By Julie Himel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Bare trees set against a dramatic blue sky hug the shoreline in this dreamy landscape by Julie Himel. Rendered in a pastel palette of blues, mauve, white and pale yellow punctuated b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
'Blood in the Veins'. Cherry blossom pink white blue magenta abstract sakura
Located in Penzance, GB
'Blood in the Veins'
Original Artwork, Unframed.
_____________________
Capturing the flush of fleeting youth, the cherry blossoms blush crimson as the sap pulses through branches, b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Contemporary Art by Helen Uter - Soir
By Helen Uter
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Helen Uter is an established Franco-American painter born in 1955 who lives and works in Donnery, near Orléans, France. Heavily influenced by Edward Hopper, she crea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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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