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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
Artist: Stefanie Schneider
Tropics Motor Motel II (Memories of Green)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Tropics Motor Motel II (Memories of Green) – 1999 Edition 1/10 58x56 cm Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the Polaroid Artist invento...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Plane Mirage (Stranger than Paradise)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Plane Mirage (Stranger than Paradise) - 2008 40x40cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inven...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Play among the Stars (Till Death Do Us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Play among the Stars (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005 50x49cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature labe...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Letham House (Stay) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Letham House (Stay) - 2006 Edition of 10, 6 pieces 82x80cm each, installed 174x260cm. 6 archival C-Prints, based on the 6 Polaroids. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inve...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Princess (The Princess and her Lover), analog, mounted
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Princess (The Princess and her Lover) - 2009 Edition of 2/5, 125x123cm. Analog C-Print, hand printed by the artist and based on the Polaroid, mounted on Aluminum with matte ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Mysteries of Love (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Mystery of Love (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - 2017 20x24cm, Edition of 10. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Artist inventory 21300. Signature label and Certific...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Play among the Stars (Till Death Do Us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Play among the Stars (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature labe...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Angie - Heavenly Falls - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude, Woman, bath
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Angie' (Heavenly Falls) - 2016 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid from the making of the documentary "instant dreams". Certificate and signature labe...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled - Oilfields
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled (Oilfields) - 2004 60x60cm, Edition 3/10. Analog C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #1206.03. Not mounted. In the cano...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Starlite Motel (California Badlands) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Landscape
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Starlite Motel (California Badlands) - 2010 20x24cm, Edition of 10, digital C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 10978. Not mounte...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Dusk (The Last Picture Show) - analog, 9 pieces, sunset
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dusk (The last Picture Show) - 2005 Edition of 5, 38x36cm each, installed with gaps 124x118cm, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on t...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Judith (Suburbia) Contemporary, Polaroid, Analog, Color, Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Judith (Suburbia) - 2004 50x60cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid, Signed on verso with Certificate, Artist inventory number: 1698. Not mounted. Stefanie S...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Games we played (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Games we played (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 artist proofs. Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label, a...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Silence and their words (Till Death do us Part) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Silence and their words (Till Death do us Part) - 2007 20x24cm, Edition of 10, digital C-Print print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 8...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Olancha (Stranger than Paradise) - 6 pieces
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Olancha (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999, (6 pieces) 38x36cm each, 80x120cm installed with gaps, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs, 6 archival C-Prints, based on the 6 Polaroids. ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Indian Summer III (The Last Picture Show)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Indian Summer III (The Last Picture Show) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label Arti...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Planet of the Apes X - Polaroid, Color, Nude, Men, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Planet of the Apes X - 1999, Edition 1/10, 40x40cm. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Not mounted, Stefanie Schneider — The Alchemy of T...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

A Room with a View - Strange Love
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'A Room with a View' (Strange Love) - 2010 20x20cm, Edition of 5, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, signature label and certificate, arti...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Lifeguard (Malibu) - Contemporary, Landscape, expired, Polaroid, analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Lifeguard (Malibu) - 2004 39x37cm, Edition 2/5, Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, printed on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the Polaroid. Artist inventory Number ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Another Day in Paradise (The Last Picture Show)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Another Day in Paradise (The Last Picture Show) - 1999, 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Enchanted (Saigon) - analog vintage print, 58x56cm
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Enchanted (Saigon) - 2003 Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs. 58x56cm. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Artist inventory Number 465. Not mount...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

29 Palms, CA - Self Portrait - 20th Century, Women, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
29 Palms, CA - Self Portrait (29 Palms, CA) - 1997 Edition of 1/3. 126x164cm with white border. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Certificate an...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Girl Nude at Window - Bathtime III (29 Palms, CA) based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Girl Nude at Window - Bathtime III (29 Palms, CA) - 1999, 40x40cm, Edition 3/10. Archival C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the original Polaroid. Signature label a...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

What are we gonna do?! (Till Death do us Part) - Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
What are we gonna do?! (Till Death do us Part) - 2008 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature la...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Burned (Self Portrait) - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Burned (Self Portrait), 1999 Edition of 2/10, 20x20cm Print on Velvet Watercolor, 310gsm, No OBAs, Bright White, Acid Free based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. N...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment, Polaroid

Windmills of your Mind (Heavenly Falls) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Windmills of your Mind (Heavenly Falls) - 2016 40x48cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist invent...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Planes IV
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Planes IV - 2008 50x50cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory #4639. Not mounted. ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

It's gonna be ok (Till Death do us Part) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
It's gonna be ok (Till Death do us Part) - 2008 40x48cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inve...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Planes I
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Planes I - 2008 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory #4656. Not mounted. S...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Hallway III (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hallway III (Suburbia) - 2004 20x24cm, Edition of 1/10, digital C-Print based on the Polaroid, Not mounted. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory No. 430.01. Subur...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Miss America' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Miss America' (Sidewinder) - 2005 - 1 Archival Color Photograph based on the original Polaroid. Polaroid sized open Editions 1999...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Blue Fingernails (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Blue Fingernails (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 50x50cm, Edition of 10. digital C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist inventory number: 21083. Not mou...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Archival Paper

Last Season (Wastelands), diptych - Polaroid, Expired. Contemporary, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Last Season - so I walked away from my valley (Wastelands), diptych - 2003 Edition of 3/5, 57x117cm installed 57x56each. analog C-Prints, hand-printed by the artist, based on the 2...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

'Tell me what I am to do' (Till Death do us Part) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Tell me what I am to do' (Till Death do us Part) - 2008 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #932...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

The Games we played (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Games we played (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 artist proofs. Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label, a...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wild Things (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005, 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inven...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Athena and Henry (Stay) - featuring Ryan Gosling and Elizabeth Reaser - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Athena and Henry (Stay), from Ryan Gosling's memory sequence - 2006 50x49cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate a...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Play among the Stars (Till Death Do Us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Play among the Stars (Till Death Do Us Part) - 2005 80x30cm including white frame, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certific...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Circle of Magic - Elixirs (29 Palms, CA)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Circle of Magic - Elixirs (29 Palms, CA) - 2009 20x24cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inv...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Long Way Home III - analog, 128x125cm, not mounted, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Long Way Home (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 128x125cm, Edition of 10, analog C-Print based on the Polaroid, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, Not mount...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Roads where we're going (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush')
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Roads where we're going (Ensign Broderick record Shoot 'Blood Crush') - Bombay Beach, CA - 2019 48x60cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled (Beachshoot) - based on a Polaroid - featuring Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Beachshoot) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 21398. Not...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Radha Shooting II (Long Way Home) - Polaroid, Pop-art, Contemporary, analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha Shooting II (Long Way Home) - 1999 published in 'Stranger than Paradise' 128x126cm Sold out edition of 5, Artist proof 2/2, Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Why can’t it work? (Till Death do us Part), diptych - Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
I am leaving! (Till Death do us Part) - 2007 - 20x24cm each, installed 20x50cm, Edition of 10, 2 digital C-Prints, based on 2 Polaroids. Certificate and Signature label, artist...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Lila and Sam' (Stay) - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid-sized unlimited Mini 'Lila and Sam' (Stay) - 2006 - signed in front, not mounted. 1 Archival Color Photograph based on the Polaroid. Polaroid sized ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Bob and Liz (Chicks and Chicks and Sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bob and Liz (Chicks and Chicks and Sometimes Cocks) - 2016 40x48cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

You, the desert and me - 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative, Photograph, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'You, the desert and me' (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) 125x150cm, Edition of 5, Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid, Certificate and Sign...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid

Waiting - Contemporary, Nude, Figurative, Polaroid, Photograph, expired
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Waiting (Sidewinder) - 2005 48x47cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory No. 3173. Not ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Radha Mind Screen, Contemporary, Figurative, Woman, Polaroid, Photograph
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha Mind Screen (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 128x125cm, Edition 5/5, Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper Based on the Polaroid, Certificate and Si...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Lost (Stranger than Paradise) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Lost (Stranger than Paradise) - 1999 Edition of 10, 50x50cm. Archival C-Print, on Archive Fuji Chrystal Paper, based on the Polaroid. Artist inventory number: 20375. Signature la...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Divinity (Haley and the Birds)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Divinity (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Stefanie Schneider Minis - Brooklyn Bridge (Stay)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Minis 'Brooklyn Bridge' (Stay), 2006 signed and signature brand on verso Lambda digital Color Photographs based on the original Polaroid. from the movie 'Stay'...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Impregnable - Heavenly Falls
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Impregnable' (Heavenly Falls) 2016 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid, Certificate and signature label artist inventory number: 19506.26 Not mounted...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Fear (Stage of Consciousness) - 20x24cm, starring Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fear (Stage of Consciousness) - 2007 20x24cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory No....
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Max by the Pool - 29 Palms, California, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Max by the Pool (29 Palms, CA) - 1999, 20x20cm, Edition of 10, archival C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist inventory number: 614. Not mounted. Schneider harnesses the unpredictable chemical mutations of expired Polaroid film, where bursts of color erupt across the surface, destabilizing the photograph's traditional allegiance to reality. These vivid distortions draw her characters into ethereal, trance-like dreamscapes. Like fleeting sequences from a vintage road movie, Schneider’s images shimmer with a transitory quality, dissolving before any definitive conclusions can be drawn. Their ephemeral essence is conveyed through subtle gestures and enigmatic motives. Refusing to yield to the constraints of reality, Schneider’s work keeps alive a delicate interplay of dream, desire, fact, and fiction, blurring the boundaries between them with poetic ambiguity. Stefanie Schneider’s work echoes the heart of American art, channeling the cinematic nostalgia of Ed Ruscha’s roadscapes, the stark sensuality of Georgia O’Keeffe’s deserts, and the haunting solitude of Edward Hopper...
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1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Dreamgirl II (29 Palms, CA)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dreamgirl II (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 Edition of 10, 58x56cm. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and signature label. Artist inventory ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Desert Living (California Dreaming) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Desert Living (California Dreaming) - 2017 20x24cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Invento...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled (Cathy and Shannon) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Cathy and Shannon) - 2004 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inven...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print

Girl down the Road (The Last Picture Show) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Girl down the Road (The Last Picture Show) - 2006 Edition of 10, 58x57cm. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Archive Fuji Chrystal Paper, based on the Polaroid. Artist...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Field of Briar (Sidewinder) - Polaroid, 21st Century, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Field of Briar (Sidewinder) - 2005 Edition of 10, 20x24cm. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory No. 3141. Not mounted. "...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

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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