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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
Dreamer, Original Painting
Dreamer, Original Painting

Dreamer, Original Painting

By Nava Lundy

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A woman wearing oversized heart-shaped sunglasses and a bold red-and-white top lifts her face toward the light. She radiates confidence and imagination, driftin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Horizon
Horizon

Horizon

By Jered Sprecher

Located in New Orleans, LA

JERED SPRECHER says of his work…   I hunt and gather images of flowers, thick forests, sun-dappled foliage, and birds; seeking images that evoke wonder and depict natural beauty, com...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Cypress Tree, Field, Panorama - Tuscany - black and white landscape photography
Cypress Tree, Field, Panorama - Tuscany - black and white landscape photography

Cypress Tree, Field, Panorama - Tuscany - black and white landscape photography

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Black and white landscape panorama photography. Rolling hills and a small group of tall, slender cypress trees on a hill, with a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Bad Eddies Boat, Ireland, black and white photograph, limited edition, landscape
Bad Eddies Boat, Ireland, black and white photograph, limited edition, landscape

Bad Eddies Boat, Ireland, black and white photograph, limited edition, landscape

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Bad Eddie's Boat Shipwreck at Bunbeg Beach, Ireland. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titl...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital Pigment, Archival Ink

In Plain Sight, Oil Painting
In Plain Sight, Oil Painting

In Plain Sight, Oil Painting

By David Thelen

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Focusing on the elegance of everyday design, artist David Thelen presents a contemporary interior as both personal and universal. Defined by clean lines, a subt...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Nick

Nick

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Denver, CO

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

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Wood

Wild West Panorama, Monument Valley, USA black and white photography, landscape
Wild West Panorama, Monument Valley, USA black and white photography, landscape

Wild West Panorama, Monument Valley, USA black and white photography, landscape

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Black and White Fine Art landscape panorama photography - Wild West Panorama, Monument Valley, Utah, USA. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbe...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Flora Italiana (Papavero Bianco) - large format botanical still life photograph
Flora Italiana (Papavero Bianco) - large format botanical still life photograph

Flora Italiana (Papavero Bianco) - large format botanical still life photograph

By Linda Rosewall

Located in San Francisco, CA

Original large format still life photograph from Linda Rosewall's series "Flora Italiana", an intensely beautiful body of works exploring the botanical splendor of Italian flowers with highly detailed captures Flora Italiana ( Papavero Bianco ) delicate white poppy flower petals 40 x 30 inches (102 x 76cm) signed edition of 25 64 x 48 inches (162 x 122cm) signed edition of 7 archival fine art pigment print signed & numbered by artist on label custom/larger sizes are available on request ___________________ About the artist Linda Rosewall’s artistic path was cemented during her childhood. She was inspired by her farther, an accomplished musician and composer who raised his six children as a performing family act. The experience of traveling the United States and Canada in a small airplane piloted by her father provided the opportunity for Linda to capture these moments on her small Kodak Instamatic Camera. At the age of 18, she enrolled at Columbia College of Fine Arts Chicago. During her studies, Linda apprenticed under photographer Norman Bilisko and later worked with Dennis Manarchy...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Climber on Red N Blue Square. , Original Painting
Climber on Red N Blue Square. , Original Painting

Climber on Red N Blue Square. , Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Yelitza Diaz presents a symbolic display of figures holding onto each other as they climb a ledge. Part of her long ongoing Climbers series reiterated ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media

David Hockney, Letter M, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991
David Hockney, Letter M, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991

David Hockney, Letter M, from Hockney's Alphabet, 1991

By David Hockney

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by David Hockney (born 1937), titled Letter M, from the folio Hockney's Alphabet, Drawings by David Hockney, originates from the 1991 edition published by A...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

When I See You I Smile - Large Original Beige Abstract Graffiti Artwork
When I See You I Smile - Large Original Beige Abstract Graffiti Artwork

When I See You I Smile - Large Original Beige Abstract Graffiti Artwork

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, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Unleashed, Original Painting
Unleashed, Original Painting

Unleashed, Original Painting

By Jaime Ellsworth

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Dogs romp in every direction, while a single red ball rolls across the ground. Bright colors heighten the contrast, and layers of acrylic peek through the surfa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Roques de Arguamul Rocks, Spain – Black and White Long-Exposure Landscape Photo
Roques de Arguamul Rocks, Spain – Black and White Long-Exposure Landscape Photo

Roques de Arguamul Rocks, Spain – Black and White Long-Exposure Landscape Photo

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21112 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

Red Tailed Hawk #1, Espanola, NM, 2011

Red Tailed Hawk #1, Espanola, NM, 2011

By Brad Wilson

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Affinity by Brad Wilson is a series of exquisitely detailed close-up color portraits of captive birds, reptiles, and mammals in a studio environment. Employing a stark black backdrop...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Colours Of The Night #4, 11"x14", Fashion Art Print, Figurative, Woman
Colours Of The Night #4, 11"x14", Fashion Art Print, Figurative, Woman

Colours Of The Night #4, 11"x14", Fashion Art Print, Figurative, Woman

By Andrea Stajan-Ferkul

Located in Mississauga, Ontario

Colours Of The Night #4 - This figurative art print on paper captures the essence of timeless style. A neutral, atmospheric background creates an evening-like ambiance. Personalize your space with a sense of quiet sophistication. Hand signed on back. This is #4 from a series of 4 art...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Untitled

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Untitled

Located in Paris, IDF

Acrylic on canvas Nino Tolomashvili is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. After completing her schooling, she pursued her studies at the Tbilis...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Cypress Hill Panorama, Tuscany, black and white photograph, limited landscape
Cypress Hill Panorama, Tuscany, black and white photograph, limited landscape

Cypress Hill Panorama, Tuscany, black and white photograph, limited landscape

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Black and white Tuscan landscape photography. Rolling hills with two clusters of tall, thin trees in the distance, under a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Portrait of Adesuwa - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women
Portrait of Adesuwa - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women

Portrait of Adesuwa - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, 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

Spring Still Life, Oil Painting
Spring Still Life, Oil Painting

Spring Still Life, Oil Painting

By Nikolay Rizhankov

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Delicate lilac flowers fill a glass vase, while a fallen cluster rests beside it, adding a natural touch. Gentle light filters through the scene, adding a warm ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Cyanotype Painting Crocus Star Flower Cosmos Ferns, Blue Flowers Plants, 2021
Cyanotype Painting Crocus Star Flower Cosmos Ferns, Blue Flowers Plants, 2021

Cyanotype Painting Crocus Star Flower Cosmos Ferns, Blue Flowers Plants, 2021

By Julia Whitney Barnes

Located in Kent, CT

In this contemporary cyanotype painting in watercolor, ink, gouache, and cyanotype on Arches platine paper, meticulously detailed flowers, including crocus, star flower, cosmos and f...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Untitled 20

Untitled 20

By Billy Childish

Located in London, GB

Billy Childish Untitled 20, 2013 Giclee archival print 30.48 x 45.1 cm 12 x 17.75 inches Billy Childish’s emotional, introspective portraits and landscapes take inspiration from the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Giclée

Sandman
Sandman

Sandman

Located in London, GB

Danielle Mckinney Sandman, 2025 Archival pigment print on 330gsm Somerset Enhanced Satin 100% Cotton paper. 20 × 15 47/50 in 50.8 × 40.5 cm Edition of 1176 Danielle McKinney (b. 19...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Mindscreen 1 - Polaroid

Mindscreen 1 - Polaroid

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Mindscreen 1 - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #240 Not mounted. Stefanie Schneider's ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Lapis 286  - white 3D abstract floral geometric ceramic composition
Lapis 286  - white 3D abstract floral geometric ceramic composition

Lapis 286 - white 3D abstract floral geometric ceramic composition

By Marie Laforey

Located in New York, NY

Marie Laforey is a self-taught artist based in New York, US who maintains a sustainable art practice using primarily organic material. Laforey enjoys the tactility of working with organic mediums and learning how to craft preserved moss, clay, feathers and other natural elements into beautiful abstract compositions. Primarily inspired by nature, repetition, patterns, texture and geometry are essential elements that are omnipresent in her works. About Lapis and Flos series: Laforey recent ceramic works are unique pieces that alter in patterns to give an illusion of movement and depth by using clay’s potential for building sculptural dimension. The repetitive use of a unique element, the circle is centered to her work. The circle has often been associated with the female and to Mother Earth. It has no beginning and no end, it is the whole, the essence of things. It symbolizes the ongoing energy found in nature. Laforey’s Lapis mural ceramic series...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Clay

Geronimo, Contemporary Charcoal & Pencil Drawing with Collage by Tomás Lasansky
Geronimo, Contemporary Charcoal & Pencil Drawing with Collage by Tomás Lasansky

Geronimo, Contemporary Charcoal & Pencil Drawing with Collage by Tomás Lasansky

By Tomas Lasansky

Located in Long Island City, NY

A large, unique pencil drawing and collage by Tomas Lasansky from circa 1990. A portrait of the Apache leader who fought against Mexico in the historic Apache wars. Signed in lower r...

Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Landscape Study 257 - Atmospheric Skyscape Acrylic Painting on Canvas Paper
Landscape Study 257 - Atmospheric Skyscape Acrylic Painting on Canvas Paper

Landscape Study 257 - Atmospheric Skyscape Acrylic Painting on Canvas Paper

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Jodi Miller captivates with her atmospheric landscapes, inspired by the vast skies of her prairie upbringing and her global travels in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Influenced by the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Graphite

Palms Motel, Santa Barbara, USA, black and white photography, fine art landscape
Palms Motel, Santa Barbara, USA, black and white photography, fine art landscape

Palms Motel, Santa Barbara, USA, black and white photography, fine art landscape

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Black and white cityscape photography. Seaside hotel with multiple balconies, a curved walkway, and tall palm trees near the ocean. Archival pigment ink print as...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Rice Farmer with water Buffalo, colorful landscape, Vietnam - limited edition
Rice Farmer with water Buffalo, colorful landscape, Vietnam - limited edition

Rice Farmer with water Buffalo, colorful landscape, Vietnam - limited edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Color landscape photography. A farmer wearing a conical hat guides a water buffalo through a flooded rice field. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Between the Landscape and Geometry I - Modern Woven and Painted Abstract Artwork
Between the Landscape and Geometry I - Modern Woven and Painted Abstract Artwork

Between the Landscape and Geometry I - Modern Woven and Painted Abstract Artwork

By Marta Pokojowczyk

Located in Salzburg, AT

Between the Landscape and Geometry, hand weaving, linen yarn, wool, acrylic textile paint, 70 x 65 cm, 2024. There is a second painting from this series - my other article here, mat...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Textile, Wool, Cotton, Linen, Yarn, 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.