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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.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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Style: Contemporary
Guardians & Butterflies Savior
Guardians & Butterflies Savior

Guardians & Butterflies Savior

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Hunt Slonem, American, included in 250+ museum collections Unique oil on canvas painting, signed and dated verso Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned fo...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Eve Arnold - A Woman Trains a Horse, Photography 1979, Printed After

Eve Arnold - A Woman Trains a Horse, Photography 1979, Printed After

By Eve Arnold

Located in Stamford, CT

A woman trains a horse for the militia in Inner Mongolia, China in 1979. All available sizes and editions: 20" x 24", Edition of 25 + 3 Artist Proofs 24" x 34", Edition of 25 + 3 Ar...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Morning Blooming - Butter Yellow Floral Landscape Mixed Media Art on Canvas
Morning Blooming - Butter Yellow Floral Landscape Mixed Media Art on Canvas

Morning Blooming - Butter Yellow Floral Landscape Mixed Media 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

Love Tide Washes In - Mixed Media Street Graffiti Inspired Artwork on Canvas
Love Tide Washes In - Mixed Media Street Graffiti Inspired Artwork on Canvas

Love Tide Washes In - Mixed Media Street Graffiti Inspired Artwork 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

Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo
Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo

Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

A classic British fish & chips van, on a classic English day Haddenham Steam Rally Country Fair, photograph by Richard Heeps. This artwork is a limited edition of 50 gloss photogra...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Yellow Pumpkin
Yellow Pumpkin

Yellow Pumpkin

By Yayoi Kusama

Located in Bristol, GB

Resin with original box Edition 17 of 30 8 × 9.2 × 9.7 cm (3 x 3.6 x 3.8 in) Signed and numbered on the bottom of sculpture. Signed, titled and numbered on the box Condition upon req...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin

H9-1 Justice - Damien Hirst Cherry Blossoms
H9-1 Justice - Damien Hirst Cherry Blossoms

H9-1 Justice - Damien Hirst Cherry Blossoms

Located in Manchester, GB

Damien Hirst, Justice, Laminated Giclée Print on Aluminium Composite Panel 120.1 × 96 cm (47 3/10 × 37 4/5 in) Limited edition of 1005 Hand-signed and numbered by the artist The Vi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Pigment

Nocturne for a Feline Soul original art Paula Craioveanu
Nocturne for a Feline Soul original art Paula Craioveanu

Nocturne for a Feline Soul original art Paula Craioveanu

By Paula Craioveanu

Located in Forest Hills, NY

“Nocturne for a Feline Soul, tempera acrylic pencil on paper. Check 1stDibs free shipping code for items over $500. Shipped rolled in a tube, well packed, from Europe. Artist Stat...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper

Nature's Beauty - Large Scale Mixed Media Graffiti Inspired Artwork on Canvas
Nature's Beauty - Large Scale Mixed Media Graffiti Inspired Artwork on Canvas

Nature's Beauty - Large Scale Mixed Media Graffiti Inspired Artwork 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, Spray Paint, Acrylic

"Love" Limited Edition Drawing
"Love" Limited Edition Drawing

"Love" Limited Edition Drawing

By John Lennon

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Rare Limited Edition Lithograph of John Lennon's "Love" originally drawn in Japan in 1977, this limited edition was released by Bag One Arts (The Lennon Estate) in 1996 and has been...

Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Dedicated, Oil Painting
Dedicated, Oil Painting

Dedicated, Oil Painting

By Alana Clumeck

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A cowgirl holds steady as a horse descends from a jump, its body stretched forward toward the ground. A wooden fence and low structures stretch across the backg...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Love Bomb - Original Minimalist Black and White Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Love Bomb - Original Minimalist Black and White Mixed Media Painting on Canvas

Love Bomb - Original Minimalist Black and White Mixed Media Painting 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

Dawn from an Airplane, Abstract Aerial Diptych, Giclée, Blue Gradient Skyline
Dawn from an Airplane, Abstract Aerial Diptych, Giclée, Blue Gradient Skyline

Dawn from an Airplane, Abstract Aerial Diptych, Giclée, Blue Gradient Skyline

By Ryan Rivadeneyra

Located in Barcelona, ES

Cyd Fontaine (Lausanne, 1992) is a contemporary artist renowned for her captivating use of dreamy atmospheric gradients, which has helped her carve a distinctive niche in the world o...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital, Giclée, Archival Pig...

Waiting To Blossom -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Fabrics
Waiting To Blossom -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Fabrics

Waiting To Blossom -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Fabrics

By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bakare Babatund...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Dreaming in The Dark
Dreaming in The Dark

Dreaming in The Dark

Located in Zofingen, AG

Through my art, I share with viewers the profound importance of personal integrity in our lives. In my paintings, I explore the delicate balance between individual wholeness and deep...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

I Can Do Anything
I Can Do Anything

I Can Do Anything

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting from the "Echo of Harmony" series, titled "I Can Do Anything". This work is my artistic statement on inner strength and emotional balance. Using acrylic on canvas, I ca...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Karst Limestone Cliffs Reflected in Calm Water, Ha Long Bay Black & White Photo
Karst Limestone Cliffs Reflected in Calm Water, Ha Long Bay Black & White Photo

Karst Limestone Cliffs Reflected in Calm Water, Ha Long Bay Black & White Photo

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21366 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

Monte Amiata I and Utopian Foyer IV, Milan - Two Framed Architecture Photographs
Monte Amiata I and Utopian Foyer IV, Milan - Two Framed Architecture Photographs

Monte Amiata I and Utopian Foyer IV, Milan - Two Framed Architecture Photographs

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Two framed artworks each measuring 30" x 23.5". 'Monte Amiata I' and 'Utopian Foyer IV', Milan, 2020. Artworks from Richard Heeps' photography series 'A Short History of Milan. The...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Meditation
Meditation

Meditation

By Willard Dixon

Located in Burlingame, CA

Willard Dixon is widely recognized for his calm, contemplative landscapes and skyscapes, paintings that hold stillness, clarity, and a quiet reverence for nature. In this exhibition,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Babar au Chapeau Offset Print, Framed, Contemporary, 1990s
Babar au Chapeau Offset Print, Framed, Contemporary, 1990s

Babar au Chapeau Offset Print, Framed, Contemporary, 1990s

By Laurent De Brunhoff

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This framed piece celebrates the beloved character Babar, the charming elephant who has captivated children and adults alike for generations. Created by Jean de Brunhoff in the 1930s...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

"The Little Red Dress"

"The Little Red Dress"

By Max Hammond

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

From the time he was four years old, Max Hammond was destined to paint, as he began on the walls of his home, a budding muralist. As he ran along the edges of the salt marshes of the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Roots and Rhythm - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Fabrics
Roots and Rhythm - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Fabrics

Roots and Rhythm - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Fabrics

By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bakare Babatund...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

"Let's Catch Up Soon" by Mando Marie, Stencilism, Acrylic on Canvas
"Let's Catch Up Soon" by Mando Marie, Stencilism, Acrylic on Canvas

"Let's Catch Up Soon" by Mando Marie, Stencilism, Acrylic on Canvas

By Mando Marie (seeyouthroughit)

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"Let's Catch Up Soon" is a one-of-a-kind original artwork by Amanda Marie (also known as Mando Marie). Executed in aerosol and acrylic paint on canvas in a solid wood tray frame, the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Stencil

Morning Mist Cyanotype Print, Contemporary Landscape, Ed. 2/5, 24x16"
Morning Mist Cyanotype Print, Contemporary Landscape, Ed. 2/5, 24x16"

Morning Mist Cyanotype Print, Contemporary Landscape, Ed. 2/5, 24x16"

Located in Oakland, CA

These are the foggy woods in the hills of Oakland, across the bay from San Francisco. Shortly after sunrise. The paths are crowded with towering eucalyptus, bay laurel and madrone tr...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Let's Clay - Werner Bronkhorst - Tennis
Let's Clay - Werner Bronkhorst - Tennis

Let's Clay - Werner Bronkhorst - Tennis

Located in London, GB

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

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Giclée

"Bar" Miniature Wall-Mounted Storefront Sign by Drew Leshko
"Bar" Miniature Wall-Mounted Storefront Sign by Drew Leshko

"Bar" Miniature Wall-Mounted Storefront Sign by Drew Leshko

By Drew Leshko

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Bar" is original artwork made from paper, inkjet print, enamel, wire, chain, aluminum, and pastel by Drew Leshko. This piece measures 17”h x 1.75”w x 10”d. Paradi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Wire

Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo
Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo

Fish and Chips Van Square, Haddenham - English Vintage Countryside Color Photo

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

A classic British fish & chips van, on a classic English day at Haddenham Steam Rally Country Fair, photograph by Richard Heeps. This artwork is a limited edition of 25 gloss p...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women

Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 38x37cm, 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

In Still Waters
In Still Waters

In Still Waters

Located in Zofingen, AG

In Still Waters captures a quiet, suspended moment on the edge of land and reflection. A solitary figure drifts across calm water, surrounded by softened greens and diffused light. T...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Italian Stone Pines, Tuscany, Italy – Large-Scale Minimalist Color Photograph
Italian Stone Pines, Tuscany, Italy – Large-Scale Minimalist Color Photograph

Italian Stone Pines, Tuscany, Italy – Large-Scale Minimalist Color Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 26004 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

Kitty and Kat
Kitty and Kat

Kitty and Kat

Located in Zofingen, AG

They brought their own living room to the middle of nowhere. Because why wait for the perfect place when you can create your own atmosphere? Pearls at sunset. Coffee on a picnic blan...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Baroque Pearl
Baroque Pearl

Baroque Pearl

Located in Zofingen, AG

Series: Sea Within — Journey Between Light and Silence. A luminous baroque pearl emerges from an open oyster — a symbol of individuality shaped by time. Subtle pearlescent accents an...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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.