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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
Returnable Items Only
Large Maxx Hermann C-Print, Signed Limited Edition
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Work is titled “Hersheys”. Provenance: Wolfgang Roth & Partners Fine Art, Miami, Florida. Marking(s); notes: signed; ed. 1/ 5; 2007 Country of origin; mater...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

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C Print

Large Jack Youngerman Painting, 92″W
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Work is titled “Gray Open”. Provenance: Tupperware Brands Corporate Collection, Orlando, Florida. Marking(s); notes: signed; 1972-73 Country of origin; mate...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

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Paint

Redhead in Sunlight, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Marion exudes grace and charm with her serene gaze and calm stance. The afternoon sunlight bathes her lush red hair in a soft glow. Soft colors and brushwork im...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Oil

Simon Procter - Stella McCartney Opéra, Spring- Summer 2006 Paris
Located in PARIS, FR
chromogenic print About this image: Stella McCartney Fashion Show, Spring/Summer 2006 Collection in the Ballet Room of the Grand Hôtel de Paris, named Opéra Garnier in homage to th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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C Print

Richard “Dick” Hay Vessel
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Provenance: Artist. Richard Hay is in major museums worldwide. Marking(s); notes: signed Country of origin; materials: USA; slips, engobes and glazes on ear...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

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Earthenware

Ed Ruscha: Paintings, Original Exhibition Poster, Hydraulic Muscles
Located in Hamburg, DE
Original exhibition poster of Ed Ruscha's "Ed Ruscha: Paintings" show at Gagosian, Rome from November 20, 2014 - January 17, 2015.. Ed Ruscha (American, b.1937) Ed Ruscha: Paintings...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Offset

Prometheus Freed by Walter Peter Brenner - mythological figure, bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Prometheus Freed is a sculpture by Guatemalan artist Walter Peter Brenner. It is a tribute to the hero of the Greek mythology, Prometheus, who granted human the ability to think. Pro...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Bronze

Taxi Portrait - Lost in Thought in New York City
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk's signature hi-color/design photography merges with photojournalism in this introspective New York City Taxi Portrait. Signed, dated, numbered low...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink

Leaves with Arching Red Tulips
Located in Bantam, CT
Patricia Udell's art is a combination of Color Field and Hard-Edge abstraction, and her beautiful artworks are deceptively simple. Her signature style and contemporary use of color ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Paper, Gouache

I'm hungry
Located in Barcelona, ES
Portrait of a tiger
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Oil

Rostro que intenta hablar
Located in Barcelona, ES
Acrylic painting
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Acrylic

Atracción
Located in Barcelona, ES
Acrylic painting
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Acrylic

Castigada contra la pared
Located in Barcelona, ES
Acrylic painting
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Acrylic

Pareja paseando
Located in Barcelona, ES
Acrylic painting
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Acrylic

Large Julian Schnabel Diptych Painting, 88″H Framed
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Additional Information: Work is titled “Viva F.” Provenance: Christie’s auction #6242 lot 27 Private Collection, Boston, Massachusetts, acquired 1986. Marking(s); notes: signed, ma...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

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Paper, Oil

" Lady with a cat"
Located in La Quinta, CA
The artist's new artwork " Lady with the cat" brings his approach to his indian roots from the Andes Mountains in Bolivia. A native lady is resting in calm and relaxing ambiance surr...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Acrylic

Walking stallion
Located in Belfast, GB
Walking stallion, 2023 Bronze 14 1/8 x 20 1/2 x 7 7/8 in 36 x 52 x 20 cm Edition 1 of 8 "My great hope for my work is that it makes people experience a truly special feeling that only they can explain. I hope that they experience a sense of what I feel...These feelings and emotions can’t be expressed in words, as it’s on such a deeper level."– John Fitzgerald: Anthology (2023) Born in Co. Meath in 1976, John Fitzgerald is now established as one of Irelands leading Equine, Sporting and Portrait Artists. Originally John studied Industrial Design in Letterkennny RTC & at the University of Wales, Swansea. It was while in college that he developed a strong understanding of drawing and design, and the different techniques used in completing a piece from initial concept sketches, to oberservation, to 3 dimensional form. In 2013 John was asked to be the artist in residence by the Curragh Racecourse where he now has his own studio/gallery, which is open to the public on race days. 2014 saw Johns work reach a huge audience at the Cheltenham festival, where he was filmed by Channel 4 racing while completing a range of works including A.P.Mc Coys portrait, and a set of sketches...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Bronze

Mujer y su inconsciente
Located in Barcelona, ES
Acrylic painting
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Acrylic

¿Qué hay detrás de la puerta?
Located in Barcelona, ES
Acrylic painting
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Acrylic

El origen de la luz (Amarillo albor)
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
La serie El origen de la luz consta de tres piezas impresas en serigrafía sobre papel. La serie explora uno de los principios de la auto-percepción, la conc...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Screen

Estatuas doradas
Located in Barcelona, ES
Acrylic painting
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Acrylic

Pelirroja
Located in Barcelona, ES
Acrylic painting
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Desnudo 2
Located in Barcelona, ES
Strokes, lines, points, signs come from the plexus, travel through the arm and hand, reaching the canvas with the indicated “nerve.” Lights and shadows complete the possibility of th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Charcoal

Chance Encounter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This image is printed in an edition of 7, but comes in larger and smaller sizes. Each photograph is hand printed on Canson Baryta Paper and is signed and editioned by the artist. Only 3 or 4 remain in each size! Statement This image of Chance Encounter is from Sarah Hadley's series Story Lines, which explores the female interior landscape. The series was inspired by the French New Wave films of the 60’s, which were shot in black and white on the street and which often portrayed the subconscious...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment

Circo
Located in Barcelona, ES
Acrylic painting
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Acrylic

Enigmática
Located in Barcelona, ES
Acrylic painting
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Acrylic

Velero
Located in Barcelona, ES
Acrylic painting
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

La Vaca
Located in Southampton, NY
"La Vaca" (The Cow) is one of a series of farm animal paintings by J. Oscar Molina. The artistic distillation into bold shapes and facial expressions render a humanistic quality to ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Acrylic

Air
Located in PARIS, FR
Unique artwork by artist Sara Shamma. Sara Shamma is a renowned painter whose works can be found in both public and private collections around the globe. Shamma was born in Damascus, Syria (1975) to a Syrian father and Lebanese mother. She graduated from the Painting Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Damascus in 1998. She moved to London in 2016 under the auspices of an Exceptional Talent Visa where she currently lives and works. Shamma’s practice focuses on death and humanity expressed mainly through self-portraits and children painted in a life-like visceral way. Her works can be divided into series that reflect often prolonged periods of research, sometimes extending over years. Shamma believes that death gives meaning to life, and rather than steering away from a subject that is increasingly taboo in contemporary culture, she considers the impact of grief and deep internal emotions. The Syrian conflict has a distinct impact on the way that Shamma portrays her subjects. Working mainly from life and photographs, the artist uses oils to create a hyper realistic scene, using transparency lines and motion to portray a distant and deep void.  Shamma has previously taught at the Adham Ismail Fine Arts Institute in Damascus, and alongside her practice has always had a strong dedication to sharing her knowledge with the next generation of artists. She was a member of the jury for The Annual Exhibition for Syrian Artists held by the Ministry Of Culture, in Damascus, 2006. Shamma believes in helping others and has been supporting the United Nations World Food Programme since 2010, during which time she produced Fighting Hunger., sold by Christie’s Dubai in 2012 with all proceeds going to the WFP.  Shamma has participated in a number of solo and group exhibitions including: “London”, Art Sawa Gallery (Dubai, 2017); World Civil War Portraits, The Old Truman Brewery (London, 2015); Diaspora, Art Sawa Gallery (Dubai, 2014); Q, Royal College of Art (London, 2013); Birth, Art House (Damascus, 2011); Love, 360 MALL (Kuwait, 2009); The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition, The Mall Galleries (London, 2013); Nord Art 2012 organized by KiC – Kunst in der Carlshütte (Büdelsdorf, 2012); UAE Through Arabian Eyes, (Dubai, 2008); Syrian Artists, Souq Wakef Art Center (Doha, 2008); Panorama of Syrian Arts, Catzen Arts Centre at The American University (Washington D.C, 2007); (shortlisted) International Painting Prize of the Castellon County Council, (Castellon 2005), Castellon and the Municipal Arts Centre of Alcorcon, (Madrid, 2005-2006); Women and Arts, International Vision...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Ritmo del Despertar-Contemporary, Japanese, Fantasy, Natural Materials
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Complete title: El Origen del Deseo - Ritmo del Despertar (The Origin of Desire -Awakening Rhythm) Mari Ito was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1980. She majored in Nihonga, Japanese-style ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Glue, Sumi Ink, Wood Panel, Washi Paper, Pigment

Hilary Lloyd, Shopfront - Signed Print, Contemporary Photography
Located in Hamburg, DE
Hilary Lloyd (British, b. 1964) Shopfront, 1999 Medium: Offset lithograph on card stock Dimensions: 21 x 26 cm Edition of 100: Hand-signed, numbered and dated Condition: Excellent
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20th Century Contemporary Art

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Offset

Sin título (Ceiba y semillas)
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Pieza realizada por Jan Hendrix y Javier Hinojosa. La fotografía ese de J, Hinojosa; la serigrafía de J. Hendrix Pieza perteneciente a la carpeta Respeto y Tolerancia. Impresión digi...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Digital Pigment

Aspens
Located in New York, NY
Samoylova's "Landscape Sublime" series explores how landscape imagery in contemporary culture is used to create constructed realities, wholly apart from our lived experiences. Samoyl...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment

Still Life
Located in Miami, FL
Miguel Padura "Still Life" Oil on canvas 21 1/2 x 38 in
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1990s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Oil

NAL KWON (Flying martial arts)
Located in Seoul, KR
About ‘Nal Kwon’ Nal Kwon is a phonetic representation of the Korean characters 날 and 권 . The character 날(Nal) is derived from the verb 날다 which means fly and Kwon refers to a kind o...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Paper, Ink

Mr. Green, Mr. White and Mr.Black
Located in Porto, 13
Each with their own Aura. Messrs. Green, White and Black here side by side in an image in which a special filter was used that allows you to see the golden color of each one. An Auro...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Old Man
Located in New York, NY
2020, Oil on canvas
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Oil

Le Maître Coiffeur
Located in Porto, 13
The master barber, not without pride, here in a demonstration of talent and technique! His apprentices in the background are divided between a certain admiration and some disdain bec...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Nul - Contemporary, 21st Century, Sculpture, Limited Edition, Neon Light
Located in Zug, CH
This high-impact neon sculpture creates a mellow atmosphere as a result of the expertise of a glass blower and a neon technician. Jan Henderikse, Nul ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Neon Light

Roman Road, Linton, Cambridgeshire, Contemporary British Artist
Located in London, GB
Oil on board, signed bottom right and dated on reverse Image size: 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches (24.75 x 19 cm) The Artist Andrews developed a unique style combining objective studies of n...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Oil, Board

Cigale
Located in PARIS, FR
Circular oil and acrylic painting by artist Wenyu Zhu. The artist uses bright yellow and red to cover half of the painting, which is in stark contrast with the sunflower shrubs at the bottom of the painting. Especially for the cicada...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic

Pulpit in Room Limited edition fine art print signed by the artist
Located in BORDEAUX, FR
Born in 1990 in Cartagena, Jose Sierra Vega is a prodigious young Colombian photographer. Employing photography as an instrument to explore the human ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Archival Pigment

Mao Zedong Waving with Black Square - Contemporary, 21st Century, Lithograph
Located in Zug, CH
Wang Guangyi, Mao Zedong waving with black square Lithograph on Velin BFK Rives 300 gr Accompanied by poem by Fernando Arrabal 120 x 80 cm (47.2 x 31.5 in.) Edition of 165 plus 4 AP...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

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Lithograph

Cinquième saison
Located in PARIS, FR
Circular oil and acrylic painting by artist Wenyu Zhu. The work shows a unique imaginal season that doesn’t exist in reality – the fifth season. In this seas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Linen, Oil, Acrylic

Figurative Ink Painting N.2 'Vessels II' by Dmitry Samygin
Located in Paris, FR
Figurative Ink on Cotton paper Painting N.1 'Vessels II' by Dmitry Samygin H.27 x 19.5 cm About Dmitry Samygin Furniture and Product Designer. His approach relies on simple forms and clarity in ideas with carefully chosen materials to expose the essence of an object. His products exemplify humanistic design, comfort in everyday use and ergonomic function. He is a prize-winner in international competitions. He has taken part in exhibitions in Paris, Milan and Moscow, collaborates with European and Russian production, architectural and design companies. Since 2021 Dmitriy's design has been presented in a permanent exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Crafts in Moscow. Dmitry's graphics and designs are in private collections all over the world. Samygin's Awards 2023 I+D / Design Now / winner (product design & decor) 2021 Red dot / Modul 2021 I+D magazine award / Shelter (covers for the sculptures of Moscow State Architectural Museum) 2020 Best 2020 AD Russia 2019 Andrew World...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Cotton, Paper, Ink

Cape Cross - Studio Portrait, Stallion, Champion, Equine Art Print Unframed
Located in London, GB
Cape Cross (13 March 1994 – 21 April 2017) was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. He is a son of the July Cup winner Green Desert and Cheveley Park Stakes, winner Park Appeal who ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

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Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Bla...

Shooo-(I)
Located in Seoul, KR
ARTIST STATEMENT My work focuses on the relationship between ‘Writing and Drawing’. From a distance, it appears to be a drawn image but a closer look reveals innumerable minute handw...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Ink, Paper

El Puerco / Gordo
Located in Southampton, NY
"El Puerco/Gordo (The Pig)) is one of a series of farm animal paintings by J. Oscar Molina. The artistic distillation into bold shapes and facial expressions render a humanistic qu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Acrylic

Scenery of Mind
Located in Seoul, KR
The Ideascape of Minjoo Kim The artist explains that she painted “not the realistic depiction, but the inner tree, the objects, the shapes, and a psycholog...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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India Ink, Mulberry Paper, Pigment

Looking for the Seven Seas
Located in PARIS, FR
" Looking for the Seven Seas " Unique Mixed Media 52 x 18 x 64 cm 2023 Working in wire allows Chedburn to draw in three dimensions; creating lines, curves and volumes to reveal the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Metal

" Kalya Dhaman"
Located in Singapore, SG
Interrelating the mythological story with today's facts of life in the present context. Mythology refers to the same river Yamuna which was saved by Krishna from Kaliya naga, who wa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Wolf - Cherry", unique animal sculpture, ceramic, sgraffito technique
Located in CANNES, FR
Unique, original work of art, made 100% of ceramic, hand-signed, siliconized underneath. Original composition of a classical sculpture with a graphic design in sgraffito technique. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Ceramic

Nebula, British Contemporary Artist Abstract Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas Image size: 15 3/4 x 19 1/2 inches (40 x 49.5 cm) Framed
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Oil

"La lluvia de la semilla" colorful, figurative, organic, ink painting
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Through fluid strokes, rhythmic details, and archaic beings, the work shows us the artist's interest in exploring color. This abstract landscape is built by stages of primary colors,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Aquatint

Electromagnetic Power Station
Located in New York, NY
This is an imagined view of an Electromagnetic Power Station charging away somewhere in the multiverse. The image measures 9" H x 12" W; the paper measures 11" H x 15" W. I am both ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Gouache, Rag Paper, Other Medium

Telling my Story 2, Elisia Nghidishange, Mixed media sculpture
Located in Windhoek, NA
This artwork formed part of Nghidishange's exhibition titled 'Ehafo' held at the Namibian Arts Association in 2022. Nghidishange was born in Eenhana in northern Namibia. This printma...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Wire

A HOLE IN ONE II - Hyperrealism / Contemporary / Doughnut / Golf Lover
Located in New York, NY
Original Oil Painting by Elizabeth McGhee
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Oil, Panel

Blossom Moon Jar Drawing 9
Located in Seoul, KR
ABOUT THE ARTWORK Cut-outs on A4 paper/ Collage work for Blossom Moon Jars Series. About Moon Jars The characteristic of the method of making moon jars is the technique of making an...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Paper, Glue

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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