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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
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Pensando & recordando a Luis Caballero, Nude Watercolor on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"Pensando & recordando a Luis Caballero" by Celso Castro-Daza From the Duchándome Series Watercolor, pastel, and ink on archival paper Sheet size: 19.5 ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Pastel, Archival Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

10th Anniversary New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Poster - 1979
Located in New Orleans, LA
10th Anniversary New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Poster, 1979 by John Martinez Fifth in the series by John Martinez. The grand marshal returns for the Jazz Festival's 10th anniversary; as does the "cut paper" technique first seen in the 1977 poster...
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1970s Contemporary Art

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Screen

Pas Seul 3/9 - figurative, female, bronze, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Using simplified shapes, artist Frances Semple reveals the emotive essence of movement in this bronze sculpture of a walking woman. At 60 inches high, the figure is life-size. The sculpture is inscribed by the artist with initials and edition number, 3/9. The concrete base measures 12h x 24w x 42d inches. Together, the sculpture and base...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Bronze

Traverse - contemporary, abstract, hand-sculpted, ceramic tabletop sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This stunning contemporary vessel was hand-built from clay by Susan Collett. Her intricately detailed vessels are sculptural and created by twisting, squeezing and shaping paper cla...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Ceramic

Distant Muses
Located in New York, NY
Brice Marden Distant Muses 2000 Screenprint 23 1/2 x 19 1/8 inches; 60 x 49 cm Edition of 300 Signed, dated, and numbered in graphite (lower recto) Frame available upon request Available from Matthew Marks...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

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Screen

Champagne Afternoon - tall, colourful, hand-blown glass, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Like flowers in a garden, Susan Rankin’s beautiful glass columns appear to sway in the breeze. An avid gardener, Rankin has created a series of outdoor sculptures inspired by the for...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Steel

Gunnel Bobbing 1/3 - surrealist, canoe, figurative, wood, bronze, sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This surrealist, canoe, figurative, wood, bronze, sculpture was created by Canadian artist Roch Smith. It is an old game. Gunnel or ‘gunwale’ bobbing. Two people stand on the gunnel...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Bronze

Plate No. 143 - Landscape, Portrait, Print, Autumn, Winter, Snow
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order. Lead times are expected between 15-20 days. Giclée print on Archival Matte Paper with Archival Pigment Ink. In 2017 she w...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Limones II. From The Bodegones still life color photography series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The bodegones are a pictorial interpretation based on a research project of the famous chef Juan Carlos Franco, on old food recipes of different periods ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment, Color

Palais Lichtenau Festsaal, Diptych. From the Grand Interiors series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The artist inspiration is deeply rooted in the notion of discovery through visual reflections and a strong passion for symmetry and linear structure. Her architectural works of Refle...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment

Tall Hat
Located in New York, NY
William Wegman is an American artist renowned for his iconic dog photographs featuring his Weimaraners, who he sees as "perfect fashion models", utilizing their elegant forms and abi...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

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Pigment

Nicole
Located in New York, NY
signed and numbered lower right edition of 60 Catalogue raisonné 00717 Published by Simmelink Sukimoto Editions Internationally recognized painter and printmaker Alex Katz was born...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Linocut, Woodcut

Reflections on Water - tall, colourful, hand-blown glass, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Susan Rankin has captured the luminous colour of water—from pale blue and turquoise to ocean blue in her latest series of garden columns. These hand-blown glass outdoor sculptures ar...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Steel

Pre-Columbian Series: Uxmal (Verde) - contemporary, modernist, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting by David Sorensen explores a green palette. An important Canadian artist David Sorensen first discovered colour field painting in the 1950’s. He...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Oil

Mobius H6 25/50 - large, smooth, black granite, abstract, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This sculpture is numbered in an edition of 50 and can be purchased on a commission basis, please allow 8 - 12 weeks before shipping. The sculpture weighs about 600 lbs and different base options are available, please inquire. This Jeremy Guy Mobius sculpture is formed from black granite. The surface is like velvet to the touch; the granite is subtly flecked with copper and white. The form, a Mobius strip...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Granite, Stainless Steel

Elegant Movements 194 - contemporary, abstract, forged stainless steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
They appear to dance in mid-air. This is Kevin Robb. His graceful, curved abstract sculptures are hand forged from stainless steel. The highly polished surfaces of the three intersec...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Stainless Steel

Crimson No.8 - contemporary, abstract, marble dust, wax, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This mixed media contemporary abstract composition in a crimson colour is by a Canadian artist. The uniquely evocative work of Ivo Stoyanov illustrates his interpretation of nature’...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Marble

Gaze Big Green - large, colorful, geometric abstract, contemporary oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Geometric passages in painterly red-orange frame a central green field in this bold abstract painting by David Sorensen. Through his painterly modern compositions, celebrated Canadian painter David Sorensen (1937-2011) sought to “give voice to the inner reality.” In the paintings from his last years, Sorensen offers solutions to the nature of abstraction – wresting nature and the horizon from pure form and brilliant colour. Born in Vancouver, Sorensen studied at UBC and the Vancouver School of Art under Arthur...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Oil

An accumulation of Experiences - figurative, bronze, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This figurative, bronze, outdoor sculpture is by Roch Smith. Inspired by life’s big questions, Roch Smith creates thoughtful and playful contemporary sculptures. This figure cast in ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Bronze

TooLess 5680, Nude. Color Photograph Mounted on Museum Plexiglass
Located in Miami Beach, FL
TooLess 3D versions of the photographs of the TooLess series create a miss perception of the human brain. The first layer of the photo texture is formed by very small black and white...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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C Print, Archival Pigment, Plexiglass

Harunobu - contemporary, landscape, tree, acrylic and resin on panel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary landscape painting of a tree was created by Peter Hoffer, respected in the international art world as a fine contemporary artist for his ethereal, atmospheric lands...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Epoxy Resin, Acrylic, Panel

Stars 3, 2014 - Limited Edition Digital C-Print Photograph on Fuji Paper
Located in Brighton, GB
Stars 3 is a stunning Digital C-Type Print on Fuji Maxima Matte paper, available in this size from a Limited Edition of 7 + 2 Artist Proofs. Ellie has been working in the forests of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Photographic Paper, Digital, C Print

Silver Hand.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"Each image by photographer Dora Franco is accompanied by a detailed, visual description of the moment, light, and colors of the scene. Franco always observes how light touches thing...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment, Color

"Elizabeth" limited edition pigment print on fine art paper by artist Alex Katz
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Elizabeth" limited edition print of a woman by artist Alex Katz framed in a white, wooden frame. Archival pigment ink print on Innova Etching cotton rag 315 gsm fine art paper. Sign...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Ink, Rag Paper

Black Poppyseed Capsule No 2 - contemporary, handcrafted, ceramic sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary ceramic vessel was inspired by nature and rendered in black. As a masterful ceramicist, Loren Kaplan has been intrigued by the concept of containers; the idea that...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Ceramic

Margit Smiles
Located in New York, NY
signed and numbered lower image edition 7/40 Catalogue raisonné 00269 Internationally recognized painter and printmaker Alex Katz was born in 1927 in Brooklyn, New York. Over a thir...
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1990s Contemporary Art

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Aquatint

Halcyon Black 9/50 - dark, smooth, polished, abstract, black granite sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This sculpture is numbered in an edition of 50 and weighs approximately 80 pounds it sits vertically without a base. This item can be purchased on commission basis, please allow 8 - ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Granite

Dawn Seas - contemporary, abstract landscape, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Rendered in a soft gray-green-blue palette, this abstract painting suggests the sea. The work features her signature dividing line, creating tension and balance between the two halve...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Don't Tell Mamma #4. Black and white nude photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Don't Tell Mamma #4, 1994-2010 by Koray Erkaya From the series of Don't Tell Mamma Hahnemühle Photo Matt Fibre Duo 210 Paper Deckled Edge Image size: 37.5 in. H x 25.5 in. W (96 cm ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment

Engulfment, Nacional 7. Nude in a landscape color photo.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The first encounter I had with the abyss, was arriving to a place that does not exist, a point suspended in time where I am without being. An unreal world expands in front of me, eve...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Color, Archival Pigment

Destinations (Flatiron Bidg, 5th Avenue and Broadway at 23rd Street)
Located in New Orleans, LA
In "Destinations", Frederick Mershimer creates an image of taxis rushing by the Fuller Building, better known as Flatiron Building. The building is only six feet wide at its rounded...
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1990s Contemporary Art

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Mezzotint, Aquatint

Corpheum XVII - contemporary, geometric abstract, Corten steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary, geometric abstract, Corten steel outdoor sculpture is by Quebec artist Claude Millette. Millette has been creating compelling sculptures for more than four decades...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Steel

Girl Blowing Bubble Gum, Wall, South Dakota - Michael Ormerod, Documentary
Located in Brighton, GB
Girl Blowing Bubble Gum, Wall, South Dakota is a stunning Colour Print on Hahnemuehle Paper in an Edition of 20 in this size by photographer Michae...
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1980s Contemporary Art

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Photographic Paper

Cloud
Located in Dallas, TX
The alabaster of "Cloud," upon which this bronze is based, is in the collection of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. Anita Huffington's work is also included in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York; the Morris Museum in Augusta, Georgia; the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock; and the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Anita Huffington's history includes a long period in New York City starting in the late fifties when she studied dance with Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham. Huffington became acquainted with a circle of artists of the New York School, including Kline and de Kooning, as well as a diverse and individualistic group of painters, sculptors, musicians, and poets in this vital and idealistic period. These experiences, and her later choice to live in the woods of the Arkansas Ozarks, sowed the seeds for the sculpture she makes in stone, bronze, wood, and mixed media. Her work reflects both the world of art and the spirit of her life in the woods. Anita Huffington states: "I do direct carving in stone and make bronzes, often using the stone as part of the process. My sculpture is usually based on the human form, primarily the female nude. I often carve torsos...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Bronze

Greeting - surrealist, abstract, figurative, male, bronze sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This indoor figurative bronze sculpture is made by Canadian artist Roch Smith. The imaginative sculptural work of Roch Smith often takes a playful approach to more serious themes. H...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Bronze

Portrait Head
Located in New York, NY
Lucian Freud Portrait Head 2001 Etching on Somerset Textured White paper 28 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches; 72 x 57 cm Edition of 46 Initialed and numbered in graphite (lower recto) Frame available upon request Published by Matthew Marks Gallery...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

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Etching

"Les Macarons"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Peter Anton’s work has been extensively exhibited in over 30 solo shows throughout the world, including the Allan Stone Gallery, Hammer Galleries, Bruce R. Lewin Gallery, and Unix Ga...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Mixed Media

Passage, by Art Werger
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Werger's mezzotint prints are masterful at capturing a mood, and suggesting a story for the viewer to complete. Anonymous pedestrians passing on a snowy walk through Central Park. Um...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

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Mezzotint

Blue Chroma, Figurative nude. Oil on canvas. Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series of pieces is the result of an investigation into the use of light as a tool for the representation of reality and image creation. Starting in the 40s, the work of the art...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Oil

Self Touches #10. Black and White Male Nude Photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
All about narcissism. The series, which he started during the exhibition of the Don't Tell Mama photography series at the European Nu Photo Festival (Europeen de la Photo de NU) held...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment

Gigi: red black abstract print with poetry based on 1950s vintage movie poster
Located in New York, NY
Touched by the influence of Andy Warhol, champion of a young Jean-Michel Basquiat, Rene Ricard served as enfant terrible of the 1980s New York art scene. This red and black lithograp...
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1980s Contemporary Art

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Lithograph

Yellow Nude. Portrait. Painting Pastel, pencil, ink on archival paper mounted
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Yellow Nudes, 2016 by Celso Castro-Daza One of a kind Pastel, carbon pencil, ink on archival paper mounted on board Image size: 52.5 H in. x 37.8 in. W M...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Oil Pastel, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Carbon Pencil

Soul Matters #29 - contemporary, abstract, mixed media and acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this abstract composition by Montreal-based artist Shireen Kamran, colour and form create a dynamic painting. Indigo blue, green, dove grey, and white colours are punctuated by bl...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Acrylic, Pigment, Paper

Mecanique Celeste 9/10 - tall, geometric, modern, outdoor steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This work is available by commission with 4 to 6 weeks required before delivery. It is edition 9 of 10. There are also versions available in sizes up to 10 feet, with multiple spheres, and finishes in red, black or brown. A polished stainless steel ball...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Stainless Steel

Positive Capability - large, rust, male figure, Corten steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
American artist Jason Kimes is best known for his compelling and beautiful figurative outdoor work. This imposing sculpture (254 cm high) of a nude male in a classic yoga pose–arms c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Steel

Going to the Olympics
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Frank Romero created this serigraph after learning that the original mural, completed on the 101 freeway in Los Angeles, 1984, had been painted over. The mural, which was done for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, has since been restored. Signed and numbered by the artist in black marker, in lower left corner of print on black background - hard to see except at an angle. Throughout his 40 year career as an artist, Frank Romero has been a dedicated member of the Los Angeles arts community. As a member of the 1970s Chicano art collective, Los Four...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Screen

Andromeda - large, abstract, 24kt gold plated, stainless steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
‘Andromeda,’ Viktor Mitic’s grand contemporary outdoor sculpture forged from stainless steel is has a patina finish and is accented in 24 kt. gold. The abstract fluid lines of this p...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Marble, Gold, Stainless Steel

Invacuo Project #21. B&W Portrait inspired by the Gezi Park resistance movement
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In his new photographic art series, Erkaya revolts against individual and social de-sensitization. In order to address the memory and to increase awareness, he uses “gas” against everyone –without discrimination. He tests his models with gas in the specifically prepared labyrinth made of mirrors. When we see ourselves in the eyes of the models in the mirrors...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment

Entre dos Iconos. From The series Buscando Mamá. Photo Collage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Entre dos Iconos, 2001 by Celso José Castro Daza From The series Buscando Mamá One of a kind photo collage Sheet Size: 39.5 in. H x 27.5 in. W Signed, titled and dated by the artist...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color

Wanderings/Suluk #59 - blue, white, brown, collage, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This is one in a series of elegant abstract compositions Shireen Kamran created to remember the forced exodus of many people from the town of Suluk, Syria. Using paper collage and ac...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Paper, Acrylic, Pigment

Proud Pansy - colorful, expressive, abstract, floral, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In vivid blue Pat Service has captured the simple beauty of the pansy. Reminiscent of Andy Warhol, Service’s flowers are pared down to the essentials--simple shapes without leaves or...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Bones of the Earth III - contemporary, layered glass, wall relief, sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary wall sculpture is made of fired glass; its design is inspired by nature and rock formations. Cheryl Wilson Smith’s uniquely striking wall sculptures are inspired b...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Glass

I am fleeting #1 and Mirages #4, Diptych. Color Photography
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Is a project that debates through the photographic image, the importance that humans have assigned to ourselves, and proposes a reconciliation with the reality of our own insignifica...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Color, Archival Pigment

Blue Green (Center Lines) - abstract, contemporary, modernist, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This is a gorgeous David Sorensen painting; one of the desirable ‘Horizon’ series painted in the early 2000s. The palette is rich and warm. The gestural brushstrokes reveal subtle la...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Oil

Brigitte Bardot with cigar - Spain, 1971 - co signed by Terry O'Neill and Bardot
Located in Chicago, IL
French actress Brigitte Bardot on the set of "The Ballad of Frenchie King" in Almeria, Spain, 1971 Co signed by Brigitte Bardot and Terry O'Neill 40 x 60 inches Edition Size: 50 +...
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1970s Contemporary Art

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Self Portrait) by Diane Gamboa
By Diane Gamboa
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Screenprint Year: 1984 Image Size: 35.25 x 23.5 in. Sheet size: 40 x 28 in. Edition size: 78 NOTE: minor crackling of black background ink in bottom central section of image. Museum Collections: University of California, Santa Barbara, Library Los Angeles County Museum of Art Twelve color image. Self portrait on a black background. Atelier information on the back. Emerging from the black background are a face and hand. Squares of different colors break up or add to the face. documentation on back of print: EXPERIMENTAL SCREEN PRINT ATELIER III SELF HELP GRAPHICS AND ART, INC. EAST LOS ANGELES, CA. SPRING 1984 Barbara Carrasco...
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1980s Contemporary Art

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Screen

Event 3/50 - dark, smooth, polished, abstract, black granite sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
With its fluid and elegant lines, this abstract stone sculpture by Jeremy Guy appears to resemble a figure eight. Guy is known for his powerful contemporary form that often emulates ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Granite

Flora 06 - Contemporary Photography, Floral, Female Nude, Lilies, Orange flowers
Located in Brighton, GB
Flora 06 is a vibrant Digital C-Type print in an Edition of 15 in this size by contemporary photographer duo Tortora & Travezan. All prints are produced to order. Lead times betwee...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Digital

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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