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: Silver
Silver Bonded
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
Silver and orange monotype EV —edition variée ed 3/5 with heavy hand coloring. A final work from the artist's mportant Cautionary Tales series, that was her focus throughout 2015. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Color Pencil, Pigment, Paper, Monotype, Mixed Media, Ink
The Silver Rope - Original Abstract Painting on Canvas
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s work is influenced by Egyptian hieroglyphs, graffiti and his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the canvas with unique imager...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bono, U2, 1989
By Colm Henry
Located in New York, NY
16x20”
Limited Edition Print, Signed by Colm Henry
Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow 4 weeks for production.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
Otra vuelta por el universo
Located in New York, NY
Otra vuelta por el universo, 2018
Silver ink on paper and magnets unframed
17.72h x 16.14w in
Miriam Peralta was born in 1957 in Buenos Aires, where she also received her formal a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Untitled, 2018
Silver ink on paper, collage unframed
15.35h x 15.75w in
Miriam Peralta was born in 1957 in Buenos Aires, where she also received her formal academic training at th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
Sur-Norte
Located in New York, NY
Sur-Norte, 2018
Silver ink on paper, collage unframed
12.60h x 14.17w in
Miriam Peralta was born in 1957 in Buenos Aires, where she also received her formal academic training at t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
Cut Work, Metal Large Wall Abstract Sculpture: 'Silver Metal-In'
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
Metal
When it Rains it Storms: Silver Lining
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media art installation and photography
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print, Plexiglass
Joan Baez
Located in New York, NY
11x16”
Premiere Archival Print
Next available edition printed upon purchase. Please allow 4 weeks for production.
Category
Mid-20th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
Silver lake
Located in New York, NY
This aerial image was taken from an airplane by Klaus, who also flies it!!
It can be custom size and it is not staged or manipulated.
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Sombra Girl, silver dog pendant on leather cord Navajo rez dog
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Wearable art inspired by Melanie Yazzie's monotypes and paintings. Sterling Silver pendant/enhancer.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
The Silver Salon
Located in New Orleans, LA
Nurhan Gokturk is an artist and urban designer. Born in Istanbul, Turkey, Gokturk immigrated to New York City at the age of three. Raised in Queens and Brooklyn and educated in the p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Watercolor, Paper, Lithograph
Silver Flowers, March 3, 2011
Located in New York, NY
Silver Flowers, March 3, 2011
Silkscreen with hand applied black Silica
on Sauders Waterford paper, 410gm hot press
38 x 38 inches
edition of 75
Print also available in Gold...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
Flurbian Dragonfly
By Rik Allen
Located in Denver, CO
Rik Allen was born in Providence, Rhode Island, and has a B.A. in Anthropology from Franklin Pierce University (NH). In 1995, Rik came to the Northwest...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver, Steel
Part 1: Silver Lining
Located in New York, NY
Mixed Media art installation and photography
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print, Plexiglass
'Telluride' - silver airplaine and model in furcoat, fine art photography, 2023
By David Yarrow
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certifi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
'Come fly with me' - silver airplaine in Telluride , fine art photography, 2023
By David Yarrow
Located in Vienna, AT
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done and signed by the artist. The collector receives an additional certifi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Life is a Jigsaw (Dark Blue)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brendan Murphy
Life is a Jigsaw (Dark Blue), 2021
Signed by artist
Wall sculpture with silver based metallic chrome paint with hand painted formulas
4 piece set
I: 31 x 27 x 5.5 inch...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
Aura
Located in Coltishall, GB
In Bailey-Bond’s papercut works we are presented with a celebration of colour and pattern as decorative repeated forms of butterflies or dragonflies swarm in all directions – forms indicating a sense of transience and joy. Other motifs such as flowers, leaves, and birds all culminate in nests of activity evoking a breezy summers day. Alternatively inspiration has been drawn from aeroplanes or even tattoo’s as artworks created using the same technique offer a bolder, three-dimensional graphic feel.
Icons are first designed digitally, then printed, and cut. Susila manipulates the individual pieces into 3D artworks...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver, Wire
Autumn from The Four Seasons of Hope, Silver Edition (red/yellow) 48/100
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana’s message of HOPE has been an important, poetic language spanning his long career. The Four Seasons of HOPE was created for his solo exhibition at the historic Four Seasons Restaurant in tribute to his friend and architect Philip Johnson.
Robert Indiana
Autumn from The Four Seasons of Hope, 2012, Silver Edition of 125
Screenprint on Coventry Rag paper
image size 26 x 26 inches
sheet size 35 x 29.5 inches
Published by American Image Art
Available as a single at $6500 or the entire set...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
Wild Kong - Silver Metal
Located in Miami, FL
Unique tagged resin sculpture by Richard Orlinski. 1/1
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Resin
412
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Punk Me Tender
412, 2022
48 by 36 inches
Acrylic on silver mirror, silver mirrored butterfly
This piece is unique
Signed by artist
Currently on display at Art Angels Los Angeles
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
373
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Punk Me Tender
373, 2022
36 x 36 inches
Acrylic on silver mirrored canvas with silver mirrored butterfly
This piece is unique
Signed by the artist
Currently on display at Art Angels...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
Let Loose
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brendan Murphy
Let Loose, 2022
72 x 60 inches
Oil and acrylic on silver based chrome board
Signed by artist
This piece is unique
Currently on display at Art Angels Los Angeles
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
Silver Dawn
By Paul Rousso
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Rousso
Silver Dawn, 2022
45 x 80 x 6 inches
Acrylic paint on hand sculpted acrylic
This piece is unique
Signed by the artist
Currently on display at Art Angels Los Angeles
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Dream Machine, Silver Chrome
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rubem Robierb
Dream Machine, 2017
31 x 15 x 9 in. (78.7 x 38.1 x 22.9 cm.)
Sculpture, Solid bronze dipped in silver chrome
Edition of 9
Currently on dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Concrete, Gold, Silver
Trio Over Copper Sunrise
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
A wonderful composition of one of Reynolds’ most iconic subjects, hummingbirds. This piece depicts three multicolored hummingbirds mid-flight on a metallic surface with transcendent ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
"Dripping Dots - Calypso" Colorful Contemporary Gradient Oil Painting on Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses thick textured oils to add a very contemporary...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
"With Gratitude". Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This is a poignant piece from Sax Berlin, an almost iconic working of pre-Renaissance religious painting. His woman is classically posed and portrays her emotions perfectly in the ca...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
Bubbly Silver Glitter Balloon Turquoise
By Cévé
Located in Miami, FL
Resin, glossy finish with small chromed butterfly.
Signed and numbered limited edition number 1 of 8.
CÉVÉ was born in Paris in 1951. She specializes in contemporary sculpture and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Resin
Racer of Silver Dream - Bronze Sculpture
Located in Sofia, BG
"Racer of Silver Dreamt" is a monumental bronze sculpture.
It is created by the artist Maestro Volodymyr Kochmar.
About the artwork
Edition : Uniq...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Desire & Love, Purple
Located in Los Angeles, CA
BRENDAN MURPHY
Desire & Love, Purple, 2021
Signed by artist
Wall sculpture with carved letters, symbols, and numbers
Silver based chrome board
24 inches
This piece is unique
This pi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
Silver Lantern Flowers, May 5 - Contemporary, 21st Century, Sculpture, Flower
Located in Zug, CH
Donald Sultan, Silver Lantern Flowers, May 5
Contemporary, 21st Century, Sculpture, Flower
Polished Aluminum Sculpture
Edition of 12
45.7 x 49.5 x 7.6 cm (17.9 x 19.4 x 2.9 in)
Signe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
"My Malibu Sunset Heart" Contemporary Multicolored and Silver Oil Painting
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. This piece displays a beautiful lavender color with white hea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Tree of Life Besamim Box (Spice Box)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Genevieve E. Flynn
Title : Tree of Life Besamim Box (Spice Box)
Materials : Sterling Silver
Date : 2010-2020
Dimensions : 8 x 4 in. (diameter base...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
Urban Egret
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Genevieve E. Flynn
Title : Urban Egret
Materials : Copper, Sterling Silver
Date : 2016
Dimensions : 6.5 x 2 in. (diameter)
Description : Chasing and repousse has been implemented to create a 3D effect of the Egret. Cold forged sterling silver creates the legs and feet of the bird. The toes of each bird are all adorned with a copper toenail.
ONE OF A KIND.
Award winning silversmith, Genevieve Flynn, has been working in precious metals for 44 years creating hollow-ware and art jewelry family heirlooms. Flynn has been invited to create numerous private commissions, including an intricately chased and engraved hand mirror that was presented to music industry personality, Paula Abdul and a commemorative 1985 World Series pin for the late Ewing Kauffman, then owner of the Kansas City Royals and Marion Laboratories.
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Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Copper, Silver
Ssssssumptuos Teapot
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Genevieve E. Flynn
Title : Ssssssumptuos Teapot
Materials : Sterling Silver
Date : 2014
Dimensions : 6 x 4 x 4 in.
Description : This teapot is an award winning teapot. In 2015, it was included in the Saul Bell Art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
Life's Struggles Teapot
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Genevieve E. Flynn
Title : Life's Struggles Teapot
Materials : Brass, Silver
Date : 2016
Dimensions : 8 x 4 x 6 in.
Description : "This teapot was created in response to the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver, Brass
Silver Poppies, Donald Sultan
Located in New York, NY
Large, bold and stunningly beautiful – Silver Poppies, by Donald Sultan is a stunning screenprint on museum board, the artwork monogrammed, titled, date...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Screen
"Onna" Large Contemporary Handmade Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Part of his Strangers series, Spencer Hansen's large fanciful sculpture made of ceramic, raw diamonds, silver-plated brass, wire, and Himalayan goat fur. Onna is not meant to stand ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Brass, Wire, Silver
3 to 5 Seconds Mirror
Located in New York, NY
Jenny Nordberg (b. 1978, Sweden) is an industrial designer based in the south of Sweden whose interdisciplinary work explores and challenges contemporary ideas of design as well as t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
Climber AL, Silver
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rainer Lagemann
Climber AL, Silver
40 x 9 x 72 inches, Edition of 9
Signed and numbered on certificate of authenticity
Stainless steel welded sculpture, wall or ceiling mounted with marble base
Currently on display at Art Angels Los Angeles
Rainer Lagemann
Heart
Sculpture
Stainless steel sculpture
Outdoor sculpture
Climbing man
Wall climber
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Life Emerging Mezuzah
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Genevieve E. Flynn
Title : Life Emerging Mezuzah
Materials : Sterling Silver
Date : 2009
Dimensions : 0"x4"x8"
Description : A newly emerging dragonfly hovers amongst the taro leaves of a pond. This mezuzah is carefully hand saw pierced to create parts of the taro leaves and the dragonfly. The piece has a curved surface with areas attached to the back to install on your doorway. It is recommended that this piece be hung inside out of the weather.
Award winning silversmith, Genevieve Flynn, has been working in precious metals for 44 years creating hollowware and art jewelry family heirlooms. Flynn has been invited to create numerous private commissions, including an intricately chased and engraved hand mirror that was presented to music industry personality, Paula Abdul and a commemorative 1985 World Series pin for the late Ewing Kauffman, then owner of the Kansas City Royals and Marion Laboratories.
contemporary art, ceramcs, contemporary ceramics, contemporary fine art, ceramic artists, sculpture, contemporary sculpture, jewelry, contemporary jewelry, jewelry art, Margaret De Patta, René Lalique, Bruce Metcalf, fine art jewelry, Suzanne Belperron, Stanley Lechtzin, Art Smith, Margret Craver...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
Tree of Life Shabbat Candlesticks
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Genevieve E. Flynn
Title : Entwined Shabbat Candleholder
Materials : Sterling Silver
Date : 2009
Dimensions : 10"x8"x10"
Description : Sterling silver chased grapevine leaves encircle the large vine supporting the candlelabra. This image shows 3 Shabbat candles in place. The center vine is a hollow form while the stems of the leaves are cold forged, all in sterling silver. Custom ordering allows you the capability to add more candle cups.
Award winning silversmith, Genevieve Flynn, has been working in precious metals for 44 years creating hollowware and art jewelry family heirlooms. Flynn has been invited to create numerous private commissions, including an intricately chased and engraved hand mirror that was presented to music industry personality, Paula Abdul and a commemorative 1985 World Series pin for the late Ewing Kauffman, then owner of the Kansas City Royals and Marion Laboratories.
contemporary art, ceramcs, contemporary ceramics, contemporary fine art, ceramic artists, sculpture, contemporary sculpture, jewelry, contemporary jewelry, jewelry art, Margaret De Patta, René Lalique, Bruce Metcalf, fine art jewelry, Suzanne Belperron, Stanley Lechtzin, Art Smith, Margret Craver...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver
"ROSES SILVER" Sculpture 19" x 17" x 7" inch by Melanie Newcombe
Located in Culver City, CA
"ROSES SILVER" Sculpture 19" x 17" x 7" inch by Melanie Newcombe
Aluminum window screen, aluminum wire, wood, paint
2018
* * * Melanie Newcombe * * *
* * Artist Statement * *
I am...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Untitled (1 Charm Necklace, Sulfamethoxazole Trimethoprim)
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 (9 Charm Bracelet, Adderal, Prozac, Valium)
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
Sadarnuna - silver nude picture of a ballerina/dancer from the Argentum series
Located in Vienna, AT
Classical silver nude picture of a ballerina/dancer artfully arranged - from the Argentum series of antique goddesses and sculptures.
PREISS FINE ARTS i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Brigitte Bardot in Westwood for Viva Maria!, 1965
Located in Chicago, IL
Brigitte Bardot, 1965, TIME
This photo was taken at the premiere of Louis Malle's French Film "VIVA MARIA!" at the Bruin Theatre in Westwood.
Silver Gelat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Means of Reproduction no. 524 – ACER SACCHARINUM, Silver Maple
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Means of Reproduction
Means of Reproduction is a photography project that explores the transformative power of seeds. I portray these microcosms as large and mysterious presences,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
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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