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: Tyler Shields
Tyler Shields - Woman in the rain, Photography 2025, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Chromogenic Print on Kodak Endura Luster Paper
All available sizes and editions:
15" x 20"
22.5" x 30"
30" x 40"
45" x 60"
56" x 72"
63" x 84"
Editions of 3 + ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Luster, Black and White, C Print, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pig...
The girl on the desert by Tyler Shields
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Smoke by Tyler Shielsd
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Paint Birkin by Tyler Shielsd
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Chanel Champagne by Tyler Shielsd
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Champagne Hands by Tyler Shielsd
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Champagne by Tyler Shielsd
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Bow Silhouette by Tyler Shielsd
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Birkin Spilll by Tyler Shielsd
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Prada Bubblegum by Tyler Shielsd
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Chanel Ballet, Black and White, Fine Art Photography, 2012
Located in Vienna, AT
Ballet shoes with the iconic Chanel Logo, photographed by Tyler Shields in 2012.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
High Heels, This is not a reflection, Fine Art Photography
Located in Vienna, AT
High Heels juxtaposed with the typical red sole, photographed by Tyler Shields.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All print...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Grapefruit - Cut Fruit and Fingers, Fine Art Photography, 2017
Located in Vienna, AT
Grapefruit with two fingers, photographed by Tyler Shields in 2017.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
All prints are done a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Prada Bubblegum - Closeup of red Lips and Tongue, Fine Art Photography, 2023
Located in Vienna, AT
Prada Bubblegum, Closeup of Red lips and Tongue, photographed by Tyler Shields in 2017.
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 certificate of authenticity from the gallery.
This striking image by Tyler Shields features a close-up of a person's mouth with glossy, intensely red lips slightly parted, revealing a tongue holding a small white square labeled "PRADA." A single drop of saliva drips down, adding a sensual and provocative element. The composition is visually bold, utilizing a strong contrast between the vivid red lips and tongue against the stark white of the branded square, which resembles a tab of LSD, playing with themes of consumerism, desire, and indulgence.
Shields is known for his high-concept, provocative photography...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Glitter champagne, colored photography, Fine Art Photography
Located in Vienna, AT
Glitter champagne, hand holding a champagne glass with glitter champagne photographed by Tyler Shields.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Black Birkin - Handbag with Red Background, Fine Art Photography, 2021
Located in Vienna, AT
Black Birkin Bag pulled between a Hand and Woman's Mouth with red Background, photographed by Tyler Shields in 2021.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. Hig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Champagne High Heel - Black High Heel with Champagne, Fine Art Photography, 2014
Located in Vienna, AT
Champagne High Heel - Black High Heel with Champagne, Fine Art Photography, photographed by Tyler Shields in 2014
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Gator Birkin II, Hand holding Birkin fighting Gator, Fine Art Photography, 2021
Located in Vienna, AT
Iconic Gator skin Birkin bag being held by a hand with red nail polish, fighting with a gator over the bag, photographed by Tyler Shields in 2021.
All prints are limited edition. A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Lipstick Cigarette, hand holding smoking lipstick, Fine Art Photography, 2022
Located in Vienna, AT
Hand covered in a black glove, holding a smoking lipstick like a cigarette, photographed by Tyler Shields in 2022.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Provocateur I, two people kissing, b/w, Fine Art Photography, 2014
Located in Vienna, AT
Two people french-kissing, black and white photography, photographed by Tyler Shields in 2014.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on requ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Python Birkin, Snake Leather Birkin choked by Python, Fine Art Photography, 2016
Located in Vienna, AT
Iconic Snake leather birkin bag, being choked by a python snake, photographed by Tyler Shields in 2016.
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 certificate of authenticity from the gallery.
In this haunting still life, a live ball python intertwines with a snakeskin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Takeout Pearls, chinese takeout, white pearls, Fine Art Photography, 2021
Located in Vienna, AT
A woman with red lips and nails, eating Chinese takeout and white pearls photographed by Tyler Shields in 2021.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-en...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
YSL Lipstick, colored photography, Fine Art Photography, 2024
Located in Vienna, AT
Red lipstick with the distinctive Yves Saint Laurent Logo photographed by Tyler Shields in 2024.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Coffee and Cigarette- Cup of Coffee, cigarette, nude, Fine Art Photography, 2018
Located in Vienna, AT
Coffee and Cigarette, Cup of Coffee and a lit cigarette over a naked body, highlighting its silhouette photographed by Tyler Shields in 2018.
All prints are limited edition. Availa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Duality, Black High Heel and naked hairy leg, b/ w, Fine Art Photography, 2020
Located in Vienna, AT
Black High Heel Stiletto showcasing a hairy leg, photographed by Tyler Shields in 2020.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Life is not a Fairytale, red sparkling shoes, Fine Art Photography, 2012
Located in Vienna, AT
Life is not a fairytale writing on the white tile floor, looking like a bathroom floor, red glittery sparkling shoes, and a hand holding a magic wand, photographed by Tyler Shields i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mona Lisa Make-Up, Mona Lisa getting a glow-up, Fine Art Photography, 2018
Located in Vienna, AT
Mona Lisa getting a Make over with the pencil with red paint or lipgloss on it, photographed by Tyler Shields in 2018.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Moonlight Sonata, Side Profile of a lion, b/w, Fine Art Photography, 2018
Located in Vienna, AT
Side profile lion, black and white photography, photographed by Tyler Shields in 2018.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request.
Al...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Prada Popcorn, Popcorn filled in a Prada bag, Fine Art Photography, 2012
Located in Vienna, AT
Iconic Prada Popcorn, a bag of Prada Popcorn being indulged by a red lipped woman, photographed by Tyler Shields in 2012.
All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple size...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Roadside Assistance, woman with heels under a car, Fine Art Photography, 2022
Located in Vienna, AT
A woman with black Louboutin heels, only black tights, and a black Birkin bag lying under a Rolls Royce car was photographed by Tyler Shields in 2022.
All prints are limited editio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hermes Lipstick, Photography, Fashion, Story Teller, Limited Edition
Located in München, BY
Edition of 3
More sizes on request.
Shot using a Deardorf 8 by 10 camera from 1959 this is the highest resolution photo you can take in the world right now these images will be incr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dior Lipstick, Photography, Fashion, Story Teller, Limited Edition
Located in München, BY
Edition of 3
More sizes on request.
Shot using a Deardorf 8 by 10 camera from 1959 this is the highest resolution photo you can take in the world right now these images will be incr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
YSL Lipstick, Photography, Fashion, Story Teller, Limited Edition
Located in München, BY
Edition of 3
More sizes on request.
Shot using a Deardorf 8 by 10 camera from 1959 this is the highest resolution photo you can take in the world right now these images will be incr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Dualism
Located in New York, NY
Tyler Shields is a renowned contemporary photographer known for his provocative and bold artistic style. His work often pushes boundaries, blending elements of glamour, violence, and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Phone Booth
Located in New York, NY
Tyler Shields is a renowned contemporary photographer known for his provocative and bold artistic style. His work often pushes boundaries, blending elements of glamour, violence, and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Ferrari Legs
Located in New York, NY
Tyler Shields is a renowned contemporary photographer known for his provocative and bold artistic style. His work often pushes boundaries, blending elements of glamour, violence, and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Dorothy's Night Out
Located in New York, NY
Tyler Shields is a renowned contemporary photographer known for his provocative and bold artistic style. His work often pushes boundaries, blending elements of glamour, violence, and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
2:22 AM
Located in New York, NY
Tyler Shields is a renowned contemporary photographer known for his provocative and bold artistic style. His work often pushes boundaries, blending elements of glamour, violence, and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
The Mystery of the Helicopter
Located in New York, NY
Tyler Shields is a renowned contemporary photographer known for his provocative and bold artistic style. His work often pushes boundaries, blending elements of glamour, violence, and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Lamborghini Legs
Located in New York, NY
Tyler Shields is a renowned contemporary photographer known for his provocative and bold artistic style. His work often pushes boundaries, blending elements of glamour, violence, and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Champagne bottle (Artwork by Tyler Shields)
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Green Birkin (Fine Art Photograph by Tyler Shields)
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
Smoking Girl
Located in New York, NY
Tyler Shields is a renowned contemporary photographer known for his provocative and bold artistic style. His work often pushes boundaries, blending elements of glamour, violence, and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Rolls Royce Legs
Located in New York, NY
Tyler Shields is a renowned contemporary photographer known for his provocative and bold artistic style. His work often pushes boundaries, blending elements of glamour, violence, and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Lipstick Cigarette
Located in New York, NY
Tyler Shields is a renowned contemporary photographer known for his provocative and bold artistic style. His work often pushes boundaries, blending elements of glamour, violence, and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Ferrari Salt Flats
Located in New York, NY
Ferrari Salt Flats by Tyler Shields is a black and white photograph from his Provocateur Series.
In Shields' Ferrari photographs, the iconic sports ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Lamborghini Mechanic
Located in New York, NY
Lamborghini Mechanic by Tyler Shields from his Provocateur Series. In this bold continuation of his Provocateur series, Shields invites viewers into a world where beauty meets rebell...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
PRADA BUBBLEGUM by Tyler Shielsd (70x70in) INDULGENCE series
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
PRADA BUBBLEGUM by Tyler Shielsd (60x60in) INDULGENCE series
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
PRADA BUBBLEGUM by Tyler Shielsd (45x45in) INDULGENCE series
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
PRADA BUBBLEGUM by Tyler Shielsd (30x30in) INDULGENCE series
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
PRADA BUBBLEGUM by Tyler Shielsd (18x18in) INDULGENCE series
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
PILL BOX by Tyler Shielsd (70x70in) PROVOCATEUR series
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
PILL BOX by Tyler Shielsd (60x60in) PROVOCATEUR series
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
PILL BOX by Tyler Shielsd (45x45in) PROVOCATEUR series
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
PILL BOX by Tyler Shielsd (30x30in) PROVOCATEUR series
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
PILL BOX by Tyler Shielsd (18x18in) PROVOCATEUR series
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
BIRKIN SPLIT by Tyler Shielsd (70x70in) INDULGENCE series
Located in New York City, NY
Los Angeles-based photographer Tyler Shields seeks “beauty in chaos,” capturing both young models and celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. His polished editorial imag...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Paper, C Print
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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