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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.

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Style: Contemporary
Color:  Silver
"Begin to Bloom" Necklace, handmade sterling silver wire with freshwater pearls
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Begin to Bloom" is an original artwork by April Field made of 98 ft of sterling silver wire, freshwater pearls, and lacquer. This piece measures 11"h x 7"w x 1.75"...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Wire, Silver

Layered Light 3010-2
Located in Napa, CA
Double layers of stainless steel mesh acrylic painting on lower screen and torched on upper screen, mounted on canvas. Mirang Wonne is a prolific artist who uses innovative media an...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver, Stainless Steel

Leopard Bikini by Roberta Fineberg, People Photography in New York City
Located in New york, NY
For a portrait of a woman in Leopard Bikini by Roberta Fineberg, the photographer focuses in on a subject, a woman with long fingernails, a sun-tanned t...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper, Photographic Film

"Mauve Periwinkle" Contemporary Layered Mixed Media Floral Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
This painting by Antoinette is a stylish and luxurious mixed media on canvas piece depicting abstract floral shapes with bold use of color and contrast. The Silver Leaf background al...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Damien Hirst - Abacus, hirst, skull, silver, sculpture, contemporary art
Located in London, GB
Damien Hirst (b.1965) Abacus - The Dream is Dead 2007 silver 14.5 x 14 x 21 cm incised, titled and numbered ‘Abacus Damien Hirst The Dream is dead 2/12’ (on the verso) edition 2/12 Price: $85,000 USD Provenance: White Cube, London Private collection, New York Sale: Christie’s London, 29 June 2011, lot 114 Private collection, London (acquired at the above sale) Notes: ‘I remember I was thinking that there were four important things in life: religion, love, art and science. At their best, they’re all just tools to help you find a path through the darkness. None of them really work that well, but they help. Of them all, science seems to be the one right now. Like religion, it provides the glimmer of hope that maybe it will be all right in the end.’ (D. Hirst, quoted in conversation with S. O’Hagan in New Religion Damien Hirst, exh. cat., British Council, London, 2006, p. 5) Born in 1965 in Bristol, Hirst grew up in Leeds and subsequently went to Goldsmith's College in London. Between 1988 and 1990 he curated a series of exhibitions of work by his contemporaries including the highly acclaimed group shows Freeze, Modern Medicine and Gambler. In his own work Hirst has continually challenged the boundaries between art, science, the media and popular culture. A 12-foot tiger shark, a cow and her calf sawn in two, pharmaceutical bottles...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Burroughs Family, Alabama, Black and White Portrait Photography, Edition 44/75
Located in New york, NY
Burroughs Family, Hale County, Alabama, 1936 is paper size: 11" x 11.25" and image size: 7.5" x 9.4" A silver gelatin print c.1978 in an edition 44/75. Inscribed in ink on front of p...
Category

1930s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

BREAK IN THE HORIZON
Located in New York, NY
VALERIE HIRD BREAK IN THE HORIZON, 2019 oil, monotypes, gesso, Arches paper, silver leaf, silver amulet 23 1/2 x 22 in. 59.7 x 55.9 cm. mythology
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Buddha in Jaatak, Gouache, Silver & Ink on Paper, Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Yugal Kishor Sharma - Buddha in Jaatak - 14 x 14 inches (unframed size) Gouache, Silver & Ink on Paper About thwe Artist & his works : Born : Rajasthan in 1959. Education : Post Graduation (Painting) M.L.S. University, Udaipur Ph.D (Painting) M.L.S. University, Udaipur. Fellowship : 1989-1990 National Jr. Fellowship by M-HRD,GoI-New Delhi. Work Experience : 1970-80 : In traditional miniature painting of Nathdwara, School, Nathdwara 1982-83 : In graphics art, Lalit Kala Academy’s Artists Studios, Garhi, New Delhi. Participation : 1980-2001 9th International Exhibition of Art AIFACS. 5th International Biennial of Print Art-2001,Bhopal National Exhibition of Art, Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi. Selected Exhibitions : 1992 & 94 : The Heritage, Chennai 1991, 2000 & 03 : Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 2002 : Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata 2004 : Harmony Show by Tina Ambani, Mumbai 2005 : Exhibition at Kriti Gallery, Varanasi. Awards : 1980 : Maharana Raj Singh Award, Mewar Foundation, Udaipur 1983 & 2001 : State Award of Art, Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy, Jaipur 1989 : All India Silver...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Two Minds Meeting, small turquoise sculpture ltd. edition Native American animal
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Two Minds Meeting, small turquoise sculpture ltd. edition Native American animal Melanie A. Yazzie "Two Minds Meeting" fabricated aluminum with a po...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Storm, Portugal 1999 /Gelatin Silver Print/ Signed
Located in Coimbra, PT
Street Photography /1999. Portugal / Analog camera photo / B&W 35 mm film. 400 iso / Gelatin Silver Print, Signed, titled, negative date & ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Black and White, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

A Pair of Half size Sterling Silver "Pintail Ducks" with black Onyx Eyes
Located in London, GB
A pair of finely modelled half size sterling silver pintail ducks with black onyx eyes created exclusively for Hancocks by Val Bennett. Drake length 18cm x...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Storm, Portugal 1999 /Gelatin Silver Print/ Signed
Located in Coimbra, PT
Street Photography /1999. Portugal / Analog camera photo / B&W 35 mm film. 400 iso / Gelatin Silver Print, Signed, titled, negative date & ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Black and White, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Kate #4, Black and White Photograph of Female Nude 11" x 14"
Located in New york, NY
Kate #4, 2002 by American photographer Leonard Freed is in the photographer's series "Kate." This is an 11" x 14" gelatin silver photograph signed verso (back of photo) by the Freed ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

High Heel, Black-and-White Photograph of a Stileto Memento Mori
Located in New york, NY
A black-and-white image of a stiletto, a high heel by Roberta Fineberg, the photograph is a memento mori. A reminder that all things including seduction must pass. High Heel, 2003 ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Adonis The Beautiful. Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Adonis The Beautiful. Oil and silver leaf on canvas. The effect of the silver leaf is mesmerizing, constantly changing with the light. The additional images show the painting at a sl...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

SILVER LAKE, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Expressive painting of imaginary fresh water lake in northern Ontario. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the arti...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Cherry / Silver / Lace
Located in New Orleans, LA
artwork dimensions (unframed): 20h x 14w inches LAURA TANNER GRAHAM’s drawings and installations are often discussed as part of the Southern Gothic literary tradition, sharing similar themes with authors such as Flannery O’Connor and Eudora Welty. As a Georgia native, Graham’s work seeks to understand the ways in which pattern and printed textiles are informed by social and political movements. Her narratives are tightly bound to antebellum traditions while balancing the changing ideals of the new generation of southern society. Graham received her MFA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a BFA from Florida State University. She has exhibited nationally in both group and solo exhibitions including the Weatherspoon Art Museum, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and the Athens Institute of Contemporary Art. She has also been a visiting artist at Tulane University and Valdosta State University. In 2016, Graham was awarded a fellowship and residency at the Ucross Foundation and the Vermont Studio Center. Graham is currently living and making work in Tucson, AZ. STATEMENT Firmly grounded in America’s expansive colonial history, my work interrogates how Southern culture has been idealized as “quintessential America” and the bedrock of traditional American values. Using my familiarity and position within Southern culture, I have created a new visual literacy to demonstrate how America’s nostalgia for tradition has been manipulated in an effort to isolate and disenfranchise. My drawings act as a visual archive of research that examines the consequences of American colonialism and addresses the sense of white fragility that continues to pervade Western culture. In the midst of widespread anxiety over the collective American identity, there has been a revival of many of the country’s unresolved historical battles, including contentious race relations, sexism, nativism, and an ever-growing wage gap. I employ the Americana aesthetic of the old South to parallel historical and contemporary acts of resistance to racial, economic, and gender diversity. Borrowing directly from the decorative arts, the meticulously hand-cut mylar and equally intricate drawing capitalizes on America’s propensity for nostalgia to lure the viewer into confronting injustices through the detached lens of that which has already happened. Through a combination of appropriated and invented imagery, my work contextually constructs contemporary accounts of systemic marginalization, executed under the guise of leisure, embellishment and luxury. The dense visual language invites investigation into the textured surfaces and leads the viewer to reflect on the social textures of contemporary culture while questioning their own complicity in current social constructs. Sourcing from period- specific textiles, turn-of-the-century advertisements, campaign posters, and found family photographs, the collaged images create a singular narrative composition that document the cyclical and systemic nature of marginalization in America. The methodology with which the drawings are constructed echoes historical layers of rules, regulations and hierarchies that are stitched into dominant white American myths. The resulting drawings are indexical in nature, recording the parallels between topics of current debate and 18th century Western expansionism. The disconnect between the delicate nature of the work and the unresolved cultural tensions that it reveals provides a visual record of the inconsistencies of American idealism. My current project explores the South as the embodiment of America’s pastoral traditions and values that are at the center of the “Make America Great Again” movement, a movement which has both exploited and is at odds with a social ideal that simultaneously proclaims itself to be “post- racial” and “post- gender” while identifying with a “pull-yourself-up-by-the-boot-straps” mentality. As one of the earliest colonized areas, the South is often portrayed as a region of racial and gender stability in the face of impending change. I am currently working with research institutions in the South to further understand how the architectural structure of the Southern plantation...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Mylar

Seams on Silver - Acrylic Painting by Mario Bigetti - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Seams on Silver is an original artwork realized by the Italian contemporary artist Mario Bigetti in 2020. Mixed media: acrylic painting on canvas, twine, and seams. Hand-signed and dated on the back. A minimal wood frame blue colored is included 44 x 3 x 44 cm Good conditions. This original painting is realized witha a vivid silver acrylic paint on canvas and presents two cuts on its surface. The painting consists in only one homogeneous vivid color. The cuts are mended with twine, like stitches do for healing wounds. The artist was certainly inspired by the great Italian artist Lucio Fontana, whom created the concept of Spatialism and came up with the idea of space inside a flat surface like the one for painting. The artwork has been realized by Mario Bigetti, a Roman contemporary...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Tentation #10- Floral landscape soft pastel silver color contemporary photograph
Located in New York, NY
This floral photography has a dramatic sense of composition which recalls the careful arrangements of Dutch and Flemish still life paintings from the 17-18 century. Belgian photog...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Anna Harley, Silver Birch Mini, Limited Edition Print, Nature Art, Art Online
Located in Deddington, GB
Anna Harley Silver Birch Mini Limited Edition Silkscreen Print Edition of 80 Size: H 22cm x W 22cm x D 0.1cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

The De-Memorialized
Located in New Orleans, LA
Medium: clay sculpture, glass beads, metal beads, chains, crystal, silver leaf, metal Esperanza Cortés is a Colombian born multidisciplinary artist based in New York City. Cortés ha...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Silver

Colored Seams on Silver - Acrylic Painting by Mario Bigetti - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Colored Seams on Silver is an original artwork realized by the Italian contemporary artist Mario Bigetti in 2020. Mixed media: acrylic painting on canvas, twine, and seams. Hand-signed and dated on the back. A minimal wood frame is included 54.5 x 3 x 64 cm Good conditions. This original painting is realized witha a vivid silver colored acrylic paint on canvas and presents two cuts on its surface. The painting consists in only one homogeneous vivid color. The cuts are mended with twine, like stitches do for healing wounds. The artist was certainly inspired by the great Italian artist Lucio Fontana, whom created the concept of Spatialism and came up with the idea of space inside a flat surface like the one for painting. The artwork has been realized by Mario Bigetti, a Roman contemporary...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Storm, Portugal 1999 /Gelatin Silver Print/ Signed
Located in Coimbra, PT
Street Photography /1999. Portugal / Analog camera photo / B&W 35 mm film. 400 iso / Gelatin Silver Print, Signed, titled, negative date & ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Black and White, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Silver Dress – Emma Summerton, Polaroid, Fashion, Art, Nude, Woman, Erotic
Located in Zurich, CH
Emma SUMMERTON (*1970, Australia) Silver Dress, 2004 Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Paper 100 x 80 cm (39 3/8 x 31 1/2 in.) Edition of 5, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 2/5 Australian bor...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Tulips Against Blue Amy Christie, Affordable Bright Still Life Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Tulips Against Blue Original Still Life Painting Mixed-Media on Canvas Canvas size Size: 40 x 40 cm Framed size: 44 x 44 cm Framed in a White Wooden Hand Painted Tray Frame Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look. Tulips Against Blue is an original mixed-media painting by Amy Christie. Painted in bright, vibrant colours with acrylics and mixed-media to achieve a textured surface on the canvas. Amy has used silverleaf on many parts of the composition plus a metallic glaze to highlight certain areas. The silverleaf and shimmering glaze catch the light beautifully, so this is a piece of artwork that changes depending on the time of day, the light in the room and the direction from which the painting is viewed… artwork that literally changes before your eyes. I’m a North-Norfolk based painter inspired by the joy and vibrancy of flowers. They are a great vehicle for colour and I thoroughly enjoy selecting, mixing and working into my paints to create a piece that sings. I aim to uplift the viewer with my artwork and feel that I have succeeded in my work if I bring about a smile, a feeling of peace or a moment where all that matters is the beauty of colour and form. I work in acrylics and use textures and glazes with multiple layers of colour to create interesting and exciting effects. Paint is partially removed and pulled back to reveal hidden colours and I often adorn the painting with gold- or silver-leaf to illuminate it even further. I also use antique wooden printing blocks...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Arno River, Florence, Italy, Street Photography of Soldiers
Located in New york, NY
This is a black and white photograph of three soldiers seated on a bridge, above the Arno River, Florence, Italy 1958 by Leonard Freed. It is a 12" x 16" ge...
Category

1950s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

"New York View II", photography by Jean-Michel Berts (43x43'), 2006
Located in Paris, France
"New York View II", black and white photograph by Jean Michel Berts. Jean Michel Berts has been a photographer since the age of 16, and has since gone ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

In The Pierrots Tent. Contemporary Mixed Media Figurative Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Take a moment to forget all about the outside world and be lured into the mysterious world of Sax Berlin. Here one finds echoes of Degas, Daumier, Leonardo, Rembrandt, and Picasso m...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Silver Lining
Located in Burlingame, CA
Swans in 'Silver Lining' are used as metaphors by Diana Tremaine for beauty and resilience rising above chaos during difficult times. Rich colors — blue...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Silverwoman in Silver Shoes – Emma Summerton, Polaroid, Fashion, Nude, Flash
Located in Zurich, CH
Emma SUMMERTON (*1970, Australia) Silverwoman in Silver Shoes, 2004 Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Paper 100 x 80 cm (39 3/8 x 31 1/2 in.) Edition of 5, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 2/5 ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Silver Curl, Hermosa Beach, California, U.S.A – Anthony Friedkin, Ocean, Wave
Located in Zurich, CH
Anthony FRIEDKIN (*1949, America) Silver Curl, Hermosa Beach, California, U.S.A., 2005 Silver Gelatin Print, later print 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.) Edi...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Paris Rooftops, France by Roberta Fineberg, Classic Black-and-White Photography
Located in New york, NY
An iconic black-and-white image from the 1980s in France, a look at a rooftop vista from an 11th "arrondissement" (district) apartment window in Paris. Paris Rooftops, 1988 by Robert...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Untitled pendant (Viagra)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I have been taking impressions of pills and creating a pill archive where pills are cast in silver and/or gold since 1995. At that time I was given pills as an answer to something th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Birches VI: Minimalist Landscape Painting of Birch Trees on Dark Silver
Located in Hudson, NY
Minimalist landscape painting of white Birch tree branches on a dark silver surface Birches VI, painted by Frank Faulkner in 2012 36" X 30" Acrylic on Canvas Wire backing for secure installation Signed, verso The Birch Tree paintings are an elegant and sophisticated body of work painted by Frank Faulkner in 2010-2012. White birch branches are contrasted by a dark ground that transitions from black to steel gray. The Birch Tree is the symbol of new beginnings, regeneration, hope, new dawns and the promise of what is to come. The tree carries ancient wisdom and yet appears forever young. An impasto relief is created using acrylic paint on wood panel, in an abstract, almost bead like design. The minimalist landscape is completed on canvas and is signed by the artist on the back. More about the artist: Born in Sumter, South Carolina in 1946, Frank Faulkner received his B.F.A. from the University of North Carolina in 1968, Phi Beta Kappa, and his M.F.A. from the same institution in 1972. Faulkner’s work quickly won him numerous grants and awards, including an individual artist grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1974. He was selected for the Whitney Biennial in 1975, which prompted him to settle in New York. There, he came to the attention of Dorothy Miller, Curator Emeritus of the Museum of Modern Art with a legendary eye for new talent. Since then, Faulkner has continued to garner acclaim and awards. He has been featured in dozens of one-person exhibitions (not to mention group exhibitions) in this country, as well as in Japan, Switzerland, and Germany. Faulkner’s work is owned by leading museums (the Smith College museum in Northampton, Massachusetts, for example, the National Museum of American Art and the Hirshhorn in Washington, D.C.) and by renowned collectors such as Nelson Rockefeller, Baron Leon Lambert, Phillip Hanes and Abba Eban...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Birches IX: Minimalist Landscape Painting of Birch Trees on Dark Silver
Located in Hudson, NY
Minimalist landscape painting of white Birch tree branches on a dark gradient silver surface Birches IX, painted by Frank Faulkner in 2012 36 x 30 inches Wire backing for secure installation Signed, verso The Birch Tree paintings are an elegant and sophisticated body of work painted by Frank Faulkner in 2010-2012. White birch branches are contrasted by a dark metallic surface that transitions from midnight blue to steel gray. The Birch Tree is the symbol of new beginnings, regeneration, hope, new dawns and the promise of what is to come. The tree carries ancient wisdom and yet appears forever young. An impasto, almost bead-like relief is created using acrylic paint and creates an interesting abstract juxtaposition with the representational foreground. The minimalist landscape is completed on canvas and is signed by the artist on the back. More about the artist: Born in Sumter, South Carolina in 1946, Frank Faulkner received his B.F.A. from the University of North Carolina in 1968, Phi Beta Kappa, and his M.F.A. from the same institution in 1972. Faulkner’s work quickly won him numerous grants and awards, including an individual artist grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1974. He was selected for the Whitney Biennial in 1975, which prompted him to settle in New York. There, he came to the attention of Dorothy Miller, Curator Emeritus of the Museum of Modern Art with a legendary eye for new talent. Since then, Faulkner has continued to garner acclaim and awards. He has been featured in dozens of one-person exhibitions (not to mention group exhibitions) in this country, as well as in Japan, Switzerland, and Germany. Faulkner’s work is owned by leading museums (the Smith College museum in Northampton, Massachusetts, for example, the National Museum of American Art and the Hirshhorn in Washington, D.C.) and by renowned collectors such as Nelson Rockefeller, Baron Leon Lambert, Phillip Hanes and Abba Eban...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

"The office", photography by Jean-Michel Berts (42x63'), 2017
Located in Paris, France
"The Office", color photograph by Jean Michel Berts. Jean Michel Berts has been a photographer since the age of 16, and has since gone on to gain in...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Silver Sea Form - Silver Three-Dimensional Lightweight Metal Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial materials. Using mostly aluminum mesh—generally found in screen doors, windows and filters—he creates contemporary abstract sculptural artworks and installations, which resemble flowers, clouds, and other natural phenomena. Working in metal, Adams effortlessly transforms rigid material into airy, effervescent artworks. This 24 by 20 by 14 inch silver metal wall sculpture...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Wire

Untitled 803 - lith silver gelatin print
Located in Burlingame, CA
John Casado - Untitled 803, 1997 - Unique lith silver gelatin photographic print - 10 x 8 inches. image = 8 7/8 x 7 inches or 22.5 x 17.8 centimeters/ ppr 8 x 10 inches vertical. ...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled pendant (Prozac)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I have been taking impressions of pills and creating a pill archive where pills are cast in silver and/or gold since 1995. At that time I was given pills as an answer to something th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Kate Resting, Contemporary Portrait Photography of Female Nude
Located in New york, NY
This is a black and white contemporary portrait photograph of a female nude by Leonard Freed, Kate Resting, is in the photographer's series "Kate". A 20" x 16" gelatin silver photogr...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

Untitled pendant (b 972 1 0, Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I have been taking impressions of pills and creating a pill archive where pills are cast in silver and/or gold since 1995. At that time I was given pills as an answer to something th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Untitled pendant (Klonopin)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I have been taking impressions of pills and creating a pill archive where pills are cast in silver and/or gold since 1995. At that time I was given pills as an answer to something th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Raila (13), Turkana, Kenya, Silver Gelatine, Photography, Contemporary
Located in Munich, DE
"Essence" A portrait of a woman of the Turkana tribe in Kenya. Silver Gelatine, partly toned. Mounted on 1 mm aluminium board, signed and numbered Also available in: 64 x 77 cm / 2...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Platinum

Untitled pendant
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I have been taking impressions of pills and creating a pill archive where pills are cast in silver and/or gold since 1995. At that time I was given pills as an answer to something th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Untitled 20258 - lith silver gelatin print
Located in Burlingame, CA
John Casado - Untitled 20258 figurative black and white, male body nude, figurative photograph. 2002 - Unique lith silver gelatin photographic print. image = 17.25 x 22.75 or 43.8 ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled pendant (Percocet)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I have been taking impressions of pills and creating a pill archive where pills are cast in silver and/or gold since 1995. At that time I was given pills as an answer to something th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Untitled pendant (Xanax)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I have been taking impressions of pills and creating a pill archive where pills are cast in silver and/or gold since 1995. At that time I was given pills as an answer to something th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Natural Oasis - Lithograph on Silver Paper by G. Giannini - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
Natural Oasis is a very colorful artwork realized by Giuseppe Giannini in 1980. Colored lithograph on silver paper. The print is hand-signed and dated in pencil on the lower right....
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled pendant (Clozaril - clozapine)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I have been taking impressions of pills and creating a pill archive where pills are cast in silver and/or gold since 1995. At that time I was given pills as an answer to something th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Untitled pendant (Ritonavir)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I have been taking impressions of pills and creating a pill archive where pills are cast in silver and/or gold since 1995. At that time I was given pills as an answer to something th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Untitled pendant (Amitriptyline)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I have been taking impressions of pills and creating a pill archive where pills are cast in silver and/or gold since 1995. At that time I was given pills as an answer to something th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Untitled pendant (West-ward 787)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I have been taking impressions of pills and creating a pill archive where pills are cast in silver and/or gold since 1995. At that time I was given pills as an answer to something th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

"American Bald Eagle Flying Through Silver Clouds Between..." by David Barnett
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"American Bald Eagle Flying Through Silver Clouds Between Heaven and Earth" is an original mixed media piece by David Barnett, signed on the lower left center. It incorporates watercolor, ink, iridescent acrylic, rubber stamps, collage, and oil pencil. This piece depicts a surrealist landscape. A cow with an cowl perched on its back stands in the lower left corner, and tracks lead away from it across the bottom of the picture. A small turtle approaches a pond in the lower right. In the center register of the image, two leaves have been collaged into an abstractly-drawn forest. The eagle of the title is shown in several stages of its flight through the blue and yellow sky. Art size: 7 15/16" x 9 1/2" Frame size: 15 1/4" x 16 1/8" David Barnett, an artist, collector, appraiser and gallerist has been passionate about art from the early age of five. David’s career as an art dealer began at age nineteen when, as a fine arts student, he sponsored an exhibition of work by fellow student artists. In 1966, he opened his first gallery in a converted basement apartment at Wisconsin Avenue and 21st Street. In 1985 David moved his gallery from Wisconsin Avenue into the Old Button Mansion on State Street and has been active ever since. David’s talents for recognizing undervalued artists and for meeting the needs of art lovers, art collectors and artists have created a vibrant, flourishing gallery and collection of over 6,000 works of art. David was born and raised in Wisconsin. He has been painting in watercolors, acrylics, oil pastels as well as fine art photography. David has more than 10 different series he has developed over the years. They include Abstract, Surrealism, Morph Dog, Up North Birch Bark, Impressions of Mexico City, Southwest, Fireworks, Famous Artist Paying Homage and Garden Panorama. Influential artists include Vermeer, Miro, Kandinsky, Chagall, Nolde and Klee. David has been featured in many magazines, newspapers and public television programs regarding his beautiful gallery, collection and knowledge and passion of fine art. David also has work in the permanent collection Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Arizona. In November 2005, he opened his second studio gallery in Hartland, Wisconsin. Exhibits “Morph Dog Series”, David Barnett Gallery, 1996 “Renewal", Art Escape Gallery, Thiensville, WI, 2003 “Recent Watercolors", David Barnett Gallery, 2003, Lora D. Art Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2004 “Group Show”, Broden Gallery Ltd., Madison, WI, May-June 2004 "Homage to Kandinsky", David Barnett Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2014 Collections Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ Private collections throughout the United States and around the world including collections in Wisconsin, Maryland, New York, Washington D.C., Arizona, Illinois, Florida, Kentucky. International collections in Brazil, Singapore and Hong Kong. Articles Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Barnett Gives His Work an Exhibit" by James Auer, November 1996 Exclusively Yours...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil Crayon, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor, Other Medium

Untitled
By Eva Zethraeus
Located in Morton Grove, IL
porcelain, glaze, silver luster
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Untitled 20243 - lith silver gelatin print
Located in Burlingame, CA
John Casado - Untitled 20243 figurative black and white, male bodybuilder nude, figurative photograph. 1995 - Unique lith silver gelatin photograph...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled (10 Charm Bracelet, Mixed)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I have been taking impressions of pills and creating a pill archive where pills are cast in silver and/or gold since 1995. At that time I was given pills as an answer to something th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Untitled pendant (BuSpar - buspirone hydrochloride)
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I have been taking impressions of pills and creating a pill archive where pills are cast in silver and/or gold since 1995. At that time I was given pills as an answer to something th...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Narjop (19), Himba, Namibia, Silver Gelatine, Photography, Contemporary
Located in Munich, DE
"Essence" A portrait of a young beautiful woman of the Himba tribe in Namibia. Silver Gelatine, partly toned. Mounted on 1 mm aluminium board, signed and numbered Also available in:...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Platinum

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