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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
Alabaster Coast Seascape, Étretat, France – Limited Black-and-White Photograph
Alabaster Coast Seascape, Étretat, France – Limited Black-and-White Photograph

Alabaster Coast Seascape, Étretat, France – Limited Black-and-White Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21143 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Drangarnir Sea Arch, Faroe Islands – Minimalist Long-Exposure Limited Edition
Drangarnir Sea Arch, Faroe Islands – Minimalist Long-Exposure Limited Edition

Drangarnir Sea Arch, Faroe Islands – Minimalist Long-Exposure Limited Edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 8 // Gallery ID: 21269 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Tea and Cookies, Oil Painting
Tea and Cookies, Oil Painting

Tea and Cookies, Oil Painting

By Art Tatin

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A floral-patterned mug stands beside a gleaming metal teapot accompanied by a plate of buttery, sweet palmier cookies. The polished stainless steel reflects t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Deep Inside III #3, 2018 - Limited Edition Giclee Print

Deep Inside III #3, 2018 - Limited Edition Giclee Print

By Jaume Llorens

Located in Brighton, GB

Deep Inside III #3 is a Giclée Print on Cotton Paper (Hahnemuhle Rag Paper 308g) print available in this size in a limited edition of 10 + 2 Artist Proofs. Born in Porqueres, a sma...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Giclée, Photographic Paper, Color

Trois Plantes, by Francois Houtin
Trois Plantes, by Francois Houtin

Trois Plantes, by Francois Houtin

By François Houtin

Located in Palm Springs, CA

In Trois Plants, François Houtin envisions a fantastical botanical specimen rising like an ornate tower of intertwined foliage and blossoms. Each element—stem, leaf, and tendril—is r...

Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching

Tales By Moonlight 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscapes, Modern City, Oil
Tales By Moonlight 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscapes, Modern City, Oil

Tales By Moonlight 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Landscapes, Modern City, Oil

By Akinsemoyin Basit A

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

As the moon climbed higher, the stories grew darker, more fantastical. Whispers of mermaids, shipwrecks, and buried treasure filled the air. The harbor town, once a bustling hub of a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media

Farming the Sun, Original Painting
Farming the Sun, Original Painting

Farming the Sun, Original Painting

By John Jaster

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Sunflowers basking in the sunlight dominate the scene. At the top of the field, a red barn and a cluster of farm buildings rest beneath a blue summer sky, fra...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Black Stone Beach, Limited Edition Black and White Seascape Photograph
Black Stone Beach, Limited Edition Black and White Seascape Photograph

Black Stone Beach, Limited Edition Black and White Seascape Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21230 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Landscape - Oil Paint - 1990s
Landscape - Oil Paint - 1990s

Landscape - Oil Paint - 1990s

Located in Roma, IT

Oil on canvas realized by an italian painter in 1990s and hand signed "De Silvestri". Very good condition.

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

T Love - Donald Trump
T Love - Donald Trump

T Love - Donald Trump

Located in London, GB

Joan Cornella T-Love, 2025 vinyl sculpture edition of 200 printed signature Over the last decade, Joan Cornellà skyrocketed to internet fame with absurd, disturbing cartoons that ca...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin

Nick

Nick

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Denver, CO

This example of Hunt Slonem's most well-known motif comes complete with a lovely golden frame sourced by Hunt himself. Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been characterized by ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

Driving Range - Sports Photography Golf Course Driving Range Pitch and Putt

Driving Range - Sports Photography Golf Course Driving Range Pitch and Putt

By Chris Frazer Smith

Located in Brighton, GB

Driving Range is a dynamic C-Type Matte Print by Contemporary photographer Chris Frazer Smith. It is available in this size in an Edition of 25, and is sold unframed. In a departur...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital

First Fruit -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Mother and Child
First Fruit -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Mother and Child

First Fruit -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Mother and Child

By Ani Izuchukwu Valentine

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

"First Fruit" is a poignant and intimate painting that captures the essence of motherhood and protection. The title "First Fruit" symbolizes the preciousness and value of the first ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Black Parrot by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Flower, Tulip

Black Parrot by JJK, Photography, Limited Edition, Flower, Tulip

By JJK

Located in München, BY

Black Parrot Tulips Edition of 25 signed and numbered by the artist The most well-known meaning of tulips is perfect and deep love. As the tulip is a classic flower that has been lo...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Frozen Apple Trees Panorama - Limited Edition Monochrome Winter Landscape Print
Frozen Apple Trees Panorama - Limited Edition Monochrome Winter Landscape Print

Frozen Apple Trees Panorama - Limited Edition Monochrome Winter Landscape Print

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21331 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

City at Night, by Frank Romero
City at Night, by Frank Romero

City at Night, by Frank Romero

By Frank Romero

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Medium: Serigraph Image Size: 22 x 32 inches Year: 2022 Edition: 100 This is a reworking of an early work by Romero, featuring the view of cars on an overpass at night, against the ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Wind-Shaped Laurel Trees in Fog, Fanal, Madeira — Limited Large Color Photograph
Wind-Shaped Laurel Trees in Fog, Fanal, Madeira — Limited Large Color Photograph

Wind-Shaped Laurel Trees in Fog, Fanal, Madeira — Limited Large Color Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 5 // Gallery ID: 21281 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

FroFrozen Birch Tree – Black-and-White Winter Landscape, Limited Edition Print
FroFrozen Birch Tree – Black-and-White Winter Landscape, Limited Edition Print

FroFrozen Birch Tree – Black-and-White Winter Landscape, Limited Edition Print

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21335 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Maison Romaine, by Francois Houtin
Maison Romaine, by Francois Houtin

Maison Romaine, by Francois Houtin

By François Houtin

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Signed, titled and numbered by the artist, edition of 30. This Imaginary building shows the move toward more elaborate landscape images Houtin started doing in the early 1980's. Fr...

Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching

Exhale II

Exhale II

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

Archival Paper, C Print

Five Stamps in the Lake, Minimalist Black and White Photograph – Limited Edition
Five Stamps in the Lake, Minimalist Black and White Photograph – Limited Edition

Five Stamps in the Lake, Minimalist Black and White Photograph – Limited Edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21200 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

World-Class Racing Yachts at Start of the Regatta, Black and White Photography
World-Class Racing Yachts at Start of the Regatta, Black and White Photography

World-Class Racing Yachts at Start of the Regatta, Black and White Photography

By Drew Doggett

Located in US

"At the Start" In this best-selling image, the racing yachts Velsheda, Ranger, and Rainbow wait for the start of a race in Italy. The nautical print series Sail: Majesty at Sea is an intimate look at two revered racing boat classes and their incredible and enduring design as they navigate the open seas. Images from this series are in the permanent collection of the Mariners' Museum, Newport News...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Love and Wild XX - Colorful Impasto Textured Heart Artwork on Black Wood Panel
Love and Wild XX - Colorful Impasto Textured Heart Artwork on Black Wood Panel

Love and Wild XX - Colorful Impasto Textured Heart Artwork on Black Wood Panel

By Cynthia Coulombe Bégin

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Coulombe-Bégin creates dynamic, highly textured paintings that explore identity, emotion, and the human experience. Contrasting colors, spontaneous gestures, and layered materials br...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Resin

Monte Amiata I, Milan - Color Blocking Architecture Photograph
Monte Amiata I, Milan - Color Blocking Architecture Photograph

Monte Amiata I, Milan - Color Blocking Architecture Photograph

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

'Monte Amiata I', photographed in February 2020 for his ongoing series 'A Short History of Milan'. There is a reoccurring linear, structural theme throughout the series, capturing t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Rock Pier Panorama, Minimalist Black-and-White Seascape, Limited Edition
Rock Pier Panorama, Minimalist Black-and-White Seascape, Limited Edition

Rock Pier Panorama, Minimalist Black-and-White Seascape, Limited Edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21132 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Hunt Slonem "Peach Bunnies" Lithograph (print)
Hunt Slonem "Peach Bunnies" Lithograph (print)

Hunt Slonem "Peach Bunnies" Lithograph (print)

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Peach Bunnies Series: Bunnies Date: 2017 Medium: Lithograph on Paper Unframed Dimensions: 24" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 29" x 22" Signature: Signed...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Seascape I - large format photograph of blue tone horizon and sea
Seascape I - large format photograph of blue tone horizon and sea

Seascape I - large format photograph of blue tone horizon and sea

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

large scale photograph capturing the soothing tones of nature's calming blue hour color palette Seascape I by Frank Schott 48 x 64 inches / 122cm x 162cm signed edition of 7 30 x 40 inches / 76cm x 102cm signed edition of 25 archival fine art pigment print signed & numbered by artist on certificate label ------------------------- Frank Schott grew up in Germany and attended the prestigious Academy of Arts in Cologne, studying under Professor Arno Jansen, who was an early influence. Moving to California in 1998, Schott's work has evolved to include the epic landscapes and deserts of the American West as well as architectural, conceptual and more formal environments from both home and his travels. Influenced by a number of photographic peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Hiroshi Sugimoto, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld, Schott's images successfully blend technical, conceptual and formal rigor with a decisive sense of composition and color. Schott's images have an iconic sensibility and give us a bird's eye view onto humanity and its constructs. The specific is edged towards the abstract, often revealing the compelling and disjunctive moment where nature meets man. Frank Schott was born in Cologne, Germany in 1962. He currently lives and works in San Francisco. _________________________ Edition EKTAlux publishes an evolving curated selection of collectable large-scale photography in strictly limited editions, working closely with each artist to guarantee state-of-the-art museum level print and framing quality. Custom / larger print sizes available on request Images can be printed with white border ( 2in L prints / 4in XL prints )

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée

Lakeside Wooden Jetty — Limited Edition Black and White Photograph
Lakeside Wooden Jetty — Limited Edition Black and White Photograph

Lakeside Wooden Jetty — Limited Edition Black and White Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21150 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Horseplay
Horseplay

Horseplay

By Werner Bronkhorst

Located in London, GB

Werner Bronkhorst Horseplay, 2026 Giclée print on heavyweight 395gsm matte Canson Infinity PhotoArt ProCanvas, made with long-lasting Epson archival inks. Hand-stretched over FSC-cer...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Giclée

California Dreaming - large scale photograph of iconic desert landscape
California Dreaming - large scale photograph of iconic desert landscape

California Dreaming - large scale photograph of iconic desert landscape

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

California Dreaming by Frank Schott from a series of photographs capturing the Golden State's vast desert landscapes 27 x 40 inches / 68cm x 102cm edition of 25 signed 48 x 72 inches / 122cm x 183cm edition of 7 signed archival quality fine art pigment print limited art edition published by Edition EKTAlux artist signed + numbered certificate of authenticity ________________________ Frank Schott grew up in Germany and attended the prestigious Academy of Arts in Cologne, studying under Professor Arno Jansen, who was an early influence. Moving to California in 1998, Schott's work has evolved to include the epic landscapes and deserts of the American West as well as architectural, conceptual and more formal environments from both home and his travels. Influenced by a number of photographic peers and precursors such as Candida Höfer, Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Jeff Wall, Michael Wolf, Gregory Crewdson, William Eggleston and Joel Sternfeld, Schott's images successfully blend technical, conceptual and formal rigor with a decisive sense of composition and color. Schott's images have an iconic sensibility and give us a bird's eye view onto humanity and its constructs. The specific is edged towards the abstract, often revealing the compelling and disjunctive moment where nature meets man. Frank Schott was born in Cologne, Germany in 1962. He currently lives and works in San Francisco...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée

Sea I - 21 Century Contemporary Painting of the Ocean
Sea I - 21 Century Contemporary Painting of the Ocean

Sea I - 21 Century Contemporary Painting of the Ocean

By Bart Koning

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Bart Koning Sea I 155 x 150 cm Oil on linen We're proud to introduce Dutch/ German artist Bart Koning. Incredibly clever how the originally Dutch Bart Koning knows how to make all ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Shared Secret 2
Shared Secret 2

Shared Secret 2

By Roxana Khonkulova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This work appeared without a clear plan. Sometimes I simply begin painting objects that seem able to coexist within a single composition. I like the feeling that things somehow know ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Retoni Fishing Hut, Marina di Pisa, Panoramic Limited Edition Colour Photograph
Retoni Fishing Hut, Marina di Pisa, Panoramic Limited Edition Colour Photograph

Retoni Fishing Hut, Marina di Pisa, Panoramic Limited Edition Colour Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21392 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Palm Trees on the Roadside, Black and White Landscape Photo, Limited Edition
Palm Trees on the Roadside, Black and White Landscape Photo, Limited Edition

Palm Trees on the Roadside, Black and White Landscape Photo, Limited Edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21032 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

HG66 - Playful Chaos Hidden Garden, 2023
HG66 - Playful Chaos Hidden Garden, 2023

HG66 - Playful Chaos Hidden Garden, 2023

By Damien Hirst

Located in Manchester, GB

Damien Hirst, HG66 - Playful Chaos Hidden Gardens, 2023 Oil on canvas presented in a white, hand-painted wooden frame 62.3 x 45 cm (24.5 x 17.7 in) Original artwork Hand-Signed by D...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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.