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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
1986 Intimate Couple Portrait by Mystery Artist
1986 Intimate Couple Portrait by Mystery Artist

1986 Intimate Couple Portrait by Mystery Artist

Located in New York, NY

Mystery Artist Tennessee, 9/12/86 Oil on canvas 34 x 43 3/4 x 1 in. Titled and inscribed upper left

Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Three and a Half Stone – Minimalist Black and White Seascape, Fine Art Photo
Three and a Half Stone – Minimalist Black and White Seascape, Fine Art Photo

Three and a Half Stone – Minimalist Black and White Seascape, Fine Art Photo

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11277 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

The Garden of Versailles, Paris, France, black and white landscape photography
The Garden of Versailles, Paris, France, black and white landscape photography

The Garden of Versailles, Paris, France, black and white landscape photography

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Black and white landscape photography. Statue of a person along a tall hedge, with a row of trimmed cone-shaped trees. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Mint Julep" Contemporary Barn Painting
"Mint Julep" Contemporary Barn Painting

"Mint Julep" Contemporary Barn Painting

By Carol Young

Located in Westport, CT

This contemporary landscape statement painting by Carol Young captures a rural scene with a barn-like structure in an open field. The bright, warm yellow and orange tones of the barn and ground are contrasted by the cool blue sky and lavender shadows cast by the building. The painting is signed by the artist in the lower right-hand corner of the canvas. The gallery wrapped canvas sides are painted light blue, and the painting is wired and ready to hang. Carol C. Young is a landscape painter working in acrylics and oils. She is a plein air painter as well as a studio artist whose contemporary work is primarily identified by a bold use of light and shadow along with iconic depictions of structures within the rural landscape. A fine arts major at the College of New Rochelle, NY, her paintings have won several awards including best in show at the Pequot Library Art...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Between the Lights, Gondola, Venice, monochrome panorama photo, limited edition
Between the Lights, Gondola, Venice, monochrome panorama photo, limited edition

Between the Lights, Gondola, Venice, monochrome panorama photo, limited edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 11518 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the reverse, signed and numbered by Gerald Berghammer...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Guy Gee, Palestine (medium)

Guy Gee, Palestine (medium)

Located in Manchester, GB

Guy Gee, Palestine (medium) Hand-engraved print on 350gsm on G.F Smith card Image Size: 31 x 35 cm (12.2 x 13.78 in) Framed Size: 53 x 56 cm (20.87 x 22.05 in) - Framed Size Frame i...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Euphoria" Nude Photography 36 x 24 inch Edition of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
"Euphoria" Nude Photography 36 x 24 inch Edition of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko

"Euphoria" Nude Photography 36 x 24 inch Edition of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko

By Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Located in Culver City, CA

"Euphoria" Nude Photography 36 x 24 inch Edition of 18 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Ready to hang. "Edition of 18. Mounting the photo under of glossy acrylic glass creates rich colors a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Pigment

Silent Lake, foggy Morning, Pier, color photograpy, landscape, limited edition
Silent Lake, foggy Morning, Pier, color photograpy, landscape, limited edition

Silent Lake, foggy Morning, Pier, color photograpy, landscape, limited edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Color fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limit...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Wolf Kahn 'Down in the Valley' 2003 Signed and Numbered Screenprint
Wolf Kahn 'Down in the Valley' 2003 Signed and Numbered Screenprint

Wolf Kahn 'Down in the Valley' 2003 Signed and Numbered Screenprint

By Wolf Kahn

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Wolf Kahn Down in The Valley" is a serigraph that exemplifies Kahn's mastery of light and color, hallmarks of his artistic style. This piece, signed by Kahn in the lower right-hand ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Soul of the City - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women
Soul of the City - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

Soul of the City - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Pursuing dreams beyond borders is a journey fraught with complexities and challenges, yet it also offers profound opportunities for growth and transformation. "Finding Solace in Fore...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Misty Trees in Fog – Fanal, Madeira – Black-and-White Limited Edition Print
Misty Trees in Fog – Fanal, Madeira – Black-and-White Limited Edition Print

Misty Trees in Fog – Fanal, Madeira – Black-and-White Limited Edition Print

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 8 // Gallery ID: 21161 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

Characters - Oil paint by Daniela Romano - 1980s
Characters - Oil paint by Daniela Romano - 1980s

Characters - Oil paint by Daniela Romano - 1980s

Located in Roma, IT

Oil on canvas realized by Daniela Romano (1947-2009) in 1980s. Hand signed lower right. Includes a wooden chassis 35x45 cm. Very good condition.

Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled Work of Fire Diptych

Untitled Work of Fire Diptych

By Christopher Colville

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Christopher Colville is an American artist working to push the boundaries of the photographic medium in both experimental and traditional forms. His images are created outdoors by ig...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

"Dear Prudence" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
"Dear Prudence" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics

"Dear Prudence" Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics

By John Lennon

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the song "Dear Prudence" first released as on The White Album by the Beatles in 1968 . It was written when Len...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Other Medium

Contemporary Abstract Figurative Graffiti, 115X115 cm, Excellent
Contemporary Abstract Figurative Graffiti, 115X115 cm, Excellent

Contemporary Abstract Figurative Graffiti, 115X115 cm, Excellent

Located in New York, NY

The image is a colorful, abstract acrylic on canvas artwork that combines figurative and geometric elements. At the center, there is a person with short dark hair, resting their arms...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

TABACCHI at Day, Milan - Architectural Color Photography
TABACCHI at Day, Milan - Architectural Color Photography

TABACCHI at Day, Milan - Architectural Color Photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

TABACCHI at Day, one of a sequence of photographs from Richard Heeps series, 'A Short History of Milan' which began in November 2018 for a special project featuring at the Affordable...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Wooden Pegs in the Lake, color photography, limited edition, seascape, landscape
Wooden Pegs in the Lake, color photography, limited edition, seascape, landscape

Wooden Pegs in the Lake, color photography, limited edition, seascape, landscape

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Color fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limit...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

The Currency 9714. No Way Out
The Currency 9714. No Way Out

The Currency 9714. No Way Out

By Damien Hirst

Located in Manchester, GB

Damien Hirst, The Currency 9714. No Way Out, 2016 (With original HENI Frame) Enamel paint, handmade paper, watermark, microdot, hologram, pencil 20 x 30 cm Hand-signed on the rev...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

A Particular Kind Of Heaven

A Particular Kind Of Heaven

By Ed Ruscha

Located in London, GB

Ed Ruscha A Particular Kind Of Heaven, 1983 Poster 61 x 92 cm 24 x 36.2 inches Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco exhibition poster Ed Ruscha’s expansive oeuvre defies easy categor...

Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Korean Contemporary Art by Lee Yu Min - The Moon with Us

Korean Contemporary Art by Lee Yu Min - The Moon with Us

Located in Paris, IDF

Acrylic on wooden panel with a white frame Lee Yu Min is a Korean artist born in 1987 who lives and works in Daejeon, South Korea. She is specialized in Korean painting, completing ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Turn - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude

Turn - Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Nude

By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Turn - 2019 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signature label with certificate. Artist inventory PL2019-640. Kirsten ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, C Print, Polaroid

Fluid Heart
Fluid Heart

Fluid Heart

Located in Burlingame, CA

Elizabeth Geisler is best known for her dazzling contemporary water reflection paintings that bridge realism with abstraction. Up close, the paintings appear ambiguous and loose, yet...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

InvadHirst
InvadHirst

InvadHirst

By Damien Hirst

Located in Calabasas, CA

Artist: Damien Hirst X Invader Title: Invadhirst Year: 2025 Medium: 21-colour silkscreen print on Somerset Satin White 410 gsm cotton paper Edition: 1194; hand-signed by the artists ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Sea Water Swimming Pool, color photography, limited edition, seascape, landscape
Sea Water Swimming Pool, color photography, limited edition, seascape, landscape

Sea Water Swimming Pool, color photography, limited edition, seascape, landscape

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Color fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehle ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, USA, black and white photography, landscape
Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, USA, black and white photography, landscape

Half Dome, Yosemite National Park, USA, black and white photography, landscape

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Black and white Photography. Mountainous landscape with a forest, a large granite rock formation in the background, cloudy sky above. Archival pigment ink print, ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Rocks on the Shore, Great Rock, Sand Beach, color photograph, limited edition
Rocks on the Shore, Great Rock, Sand Beach, color photograph, limited edition

Rocks on the Shore, Great Rock, Sand Beach, color photograph, limited edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Color fine art long landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemu...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Flooded Rock – Iceland Black Beach & Mountains, B&W Print , Limited Edition
Flooded Rock – Iceland Black Beach & Mountains, B&W Print , Limited Edition

Flooded Rock – Iceland Black Beach & Mountains, B&W Print , Limited Edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 15 // Gallery ID: 11133 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Wooden Jetty in Mist, Minimalist Black-and-White Long-Exposure Photograph
Wooden Jetty in Mist, Minimalist Black-and-White Long-Exposure Photograph

Wooden Jetty in Mist, Minimalist Black-and-White Long-Exposure Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21214 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

Golden Shade of Love - Large Scale Mixed Media Graffiti Inspired Art on Canvas
Golden Shade of Love - Large Scale Mixed Media Graffiti Inspired Art on Canvas

Golden Shade of Love - Large Scale Mixed Media Graffiti Inspired Art on Canvas

By Amber Goldhammer

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Omo Emiyan (Canvas of Emotion) 9 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Modern

Omo Emiyan (Canvas of Emotion) 9 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Modern

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

This series of paintings highlights the diverse expressions of human life, from joy to sorrow, love to heartache, and every emotion in between. Just like a painter's brushstrokes, hu...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Werner Bronkhorst - Tiebreak
Werner Bronkhorst - Tiebreak

Werner Bronkhorst - Tiebreak

Located in London, GB

Werner Bronkhorst TieBreak, 2025 Giclée print on Hahnemühle Photorag paper with ready-to-hang heavyweight solid oak frame. From the artist's acclaimed Wimbledon series. Accompanied b...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Giclée

"Home Plate 14" Figurative Sculpture by Lauren Rinaldi
"Home Plate 14" Figurative Sculpture by Lauren Rinaldi

"Home Plate 14" Figurative Sculpture by Lauren Rinaldi

By Lauren Rinaldi

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Home Plate 14" is an original artwork made from oil paint and acrylic on panel by Lauren Rinaldi. This piece is freestanding and measures approx. 7.25"h x 2.5"w x ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

American Dance Festival 2001 Offset Print, Contemporary, Unframed
American Dance Festival 2001 Offset Print, Contemporary, Unframed

American Dance Festival 2001 Offset Print, Contemporary, Unframed

By Cecily Brown

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper Size: 20.5 x 27.75 inches ( 52.07 x 70.485 cm ) Image Size: 20.5 x 27.75 inches ( 52.07 x 70.485 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional Details: Offset lithograph poster created by Cecily Brown...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Bob Dylan, "Motel Pool, " hand signed
Bob Dylan, "Motel Pool, " hand signed

Bob Dylan, "Motel Pool, " hand signed

By Bob Dylan

Located in Chatsworth, CA

This piece is a giclee on Hahnemuhle 350gsm Museum paper, created by Bob Dylan in 2013. It is from Dylan's series entitled The Drawn Blank Series. Bob Dylan is known as one of the mo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Giclée

Forest in Quiet Light
Forest in Quiet Light

Forest in Quiet Light

Located in Zofingen, AG

Series: Between Light and Silence. Vertical birch trunks form a calm, rhythmic structure, opening the forest to soft, diffused light. Muted greens, violets, and warm undertones creat...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

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.