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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
Picking Daisies - Hyperreal - Glass sculpture

Picking Daisies - Hyperreal - Glass sculpture

By Layne Rowe

Located in Manchester, GB

Layne Rowe, Picking Daisies, 2025 Hot sculpted glass cut polished and assembled with lampworked daisies H 15.5 x W 8 x D 7 cm (6.10 × 3.15 × 2.76 in) Original artwork (unsigned) Pi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Blown Glass

Marc Sijan "Pinky" Hyper realistic Sculpture
Marc Sijan "Pinky" Hyper realistic Sculpture

Marc Sijan "Pinky" Hyper realistic Sculpture

By Marc Sijan

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: Sijan, Marc Title: Pinky Date: 2024 Medium: Polyresin with oil paint and mixed media Signature: Signed lower leg Edition: Unique Variant Marc Sijan (born 1946) is a Se...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Oil

Badass with a Needle: Contemporary Acrylic Sculpture on Panel
Badass with a Needle: Contemporary Acrylic Sculpture on Panel

Badass with a Needle: Contemporary Acrylic Sculpture on Panel

By Kelly Kozma

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This sculpture titled "Badass with a Needle" is an original artwork by Kelly Kozma as part of her newest exhibition, "Watch Me Backflip." This exhibition is made up of meticulously ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel

India Watercolour RCA Architect Painting Palace Udaipur Lake Travel Orange Blues
India Watercolour RCA Architect Painting Palace Udaipur Lake Travel Orange Blues

India Watercolour RCA Architect Painting Palace Udaipur Lake Travel Orange Blues

Located in Norfolk, GB

There is something compelling about drawings and sketches made by architects. Loose and full of life this delicious little study, made on the spot, beautifully captures the essence of place. Made during one of Patterson's early tours to India it shows the gloriously majestic Palace Museum in Udaipur, Rajasthan, which sits on the highest point overlooking Lake Pichola and the City. The delicate wash of terracottas, pinks and reds offers us the feel of sun on the old stones. India Palace Museum (Udaipur), watercolour & pencil on paper, image 9.5cm x 14cm, framed 21.5cm x 24.5cm, Artist Stamp, signed in pencil bottom left, 1990 Doug Patterson...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper, Pencil

Signals - Screen Print by Leo Guida - 1970s

Signals - Screen Print by Leo Guida - 1970s

By Leo Guida

Located in Roma, IT

Signals is a lithograph print realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Good condition, with slight folding on white margins. Artist sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and h...

Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Hajime Sorayama Tyrannosaurus T-rex Cyborg Dinosaur Sculpture in Box Nanzuka
Hajime Sorayama Tyrannosaurus T-rex Cyborg Dinosaur Sculpture in Box Nanzuka

Hajime Sorayama Tyrannosaurus T-rex Cyborg Dinosaur Sculpture in Box Nanzuka

Located in Surfside, FL

Hajime Sorayama (Japan, b. 1947) Medium: PVC (vinyl), silvered chrome resin Dimensions: 60 × 23 × 15 cm Approximately 23.5 x 9 x 6 inches. Produced by APPortfolio and Nanzuka A Tyra...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media

Randal Ford - Vinny, Photography 2020, Printed After

Randal Ford - Vinny, Photography 2020, Printed After

By Randal Ford

Located in Stamford, CT

All available sizes and editions: 32 x 32, edition of 15 40 x 40, edition of 10 48 x 48, edition of 5 Narrative: That look when someone mistakes you for a pug … again. Brussels Grif...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print

Angela West "Sweet Sixteen #13" Figurative color photograph of young girl
Angela West "Sweet Sixteen #13" Figurative color photograph of young girl

Angela West "Sweet Sixteen #13" Figurative color photograph of young girl

By Angela West

Located in East Quogue, NY

Large portrait of a teenage girl seated in orange prom dress, titled "Sweet Sixteen #13" by Angela West. Chromogenic dye coupler print on paper. Limited Edition #1/16. Print is offered framed. Print size: 20 x 16 inches Frame size: 27 x 23 inches Angela West's "Sweet 16" series is a collection of portraits taken in Dahlonega, Georgia and based on a photograph of the artist herself at 16 years old. The subjects were neither instructed nor prompted beyond the notion that they were having a "formal" portrait made. Using the conventions of the studio, Ms. West creates portraits that allude to society painting, but with one social class of subjects standing in for another. The purpose of photographic portraiture is to document an appearance on a particular day, or at a certain age. These portraits underscore an expectation of beauty particular to the South, while decoding "16" as a universal female condition. The young girls' dress, makeup, and posture provide subtle references to personality and social status while also capturing the process of "becoming" - either in their masquerade of proper feminine behavior or quietly defying the social demand of civilized femininity. teenager, prom, portrait photography, color photography, figurative photography, contemporary photography, limited edition, orange, female portrait, girl portrait, female artist, fashion, teen art,

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Color

Tailor's Stool

Tailor's Stool

Located in Columbia, MO

Ashlee received her BFA with a Minor in Art History from University of Missouri-Columbia in 2012 and has been exhibiting and selling her artwork for the past twelve years. When she’s not making art, Ashlee loves to get lost in her garden with her four year old son where they battle pirates on lost islands, fly with dragons around kingdoms in the sky, and search lush jungles for purple tigers.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

The Last Song – XXXL Figurative Painting in Acrylic & Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2026
The Last Song – XXXL Figurative Painting in Acrylic & Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2026

The Last Song – XXXL Figurative Painting in Acrylic & Oil Pastel on Canvas, 2026

By Claus Bertermann

Located in OVIEDO, ES

The Last Song is a monumental figurative painting that marks a decisive moment in Claus Bertermann’s oeuvre and his first figurative work presented on 1stDibs. Measuring an imposing ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil

Ashabi Oge - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa Women, Fashion
Ashabi Oge - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa Women, Fashion

Ashabi Oge - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa Women, Fashion

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Azeez Muritadoh ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Acrobats -  Etching boy Marino Marini - 1963

Acrobats - Etching boy Marino Marini - 1963

By Marino Marini

Located in Roma, IT

Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 50 prints. From the book "Idea e Spazio" including 12 etchings by Marino Marini and poems by Egle Marini. Ref.: Toninelli n. 80. Image dimensio...

Category

1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching

Antelope Canyon Sandstone Abstract – Limited Edition Black and White Photograph
Antelope Canyon Sandstone Abstract – Limited Edition Black and White Photograph

Antelope Canyon Sandstone Abstract – Limited Edition Black and White Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 18122 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

Serena Puppet - Vintage Photograph - 1980s

Serena Puppet - Vintage Photograph - 1980s

Located in Roma, IT

Serena Puppet - Vintage Photograph is a vintage black and white photograph realized in the 1980s. Puppetry of "Samson and Delilah" Good conditions with slight foxing.

Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

No But Yes, by Yuji Hiratsuka
No But Yes, by Yuji Hiratsuka

No But Yes, by Yuji Hiratsuka

By Yuji Hiratsuka

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Image of a young woman, pondering a question over a cup of coffee. While the images have some resemblance to traditional Japanese Ukiyo-e prints, their sense of whimsy, satire and i...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Exile and Embrace 3 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Modern
Exile and Embrace 3 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Modern

Exile and Embrace 3 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Modern

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Exile and Embraces is a visual exploration of migration—its pain, hope, and the unbreakable ties to home. This series reflects the bittersweet reality of leaving behind familiarity f...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Inkjet

Old Cat

Old Cat

By David Shrigley

Located in London, GB

12 Colour Screenprint with a Varnish Overlay on Somerset Tub Sized 410gsm Paper. Limited edition of 125. Hand signed and numbered verso by David Shrigley.

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Feelings
Feelings

Feelings

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Breathe Slowly/2
Breathe Slowly/2

HELEN MOUNTBreathe Slowly/2, 2024

$837Sale Price|30% Off

Breathe Slowly/2

Located in Zofingen, AG

Helen Mount's painting Breathe Slowly/2 embodies the theme of calm and reflection, which is key to the artist's new collection. A huge sky filled with light clouds dominates the calm...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Awaken - cool, gestural, seascape
Awaken - cool, gestural, seascape

Awaken - cool, gestural, seascape

By Sasha Rogers

Located in Bloomfield, ON

The exquisite ethereal contemporary paintings of Canadian artist Sasha Rogers can be found in both private and corporate collections throughout the world. Rogers is highly regarded f...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Hunt Slonem "Summer Dusk Bunnies" Bunnies, Butterflies
Hunt Slonem "Summer Dusk Bunnies" Bunnies, Butterflies

Hunt Slonem "Summer Dusk Bunnies" Bunnies, Butterflies

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Summer Dusk Bunnies Series: Bunnies Date: 2025 Medium: Lithograph on Paper Unframed Dimensions: 16" x 24" Framed Dimensions: 22" x 29" x 1.25" Sign...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Hummingbird (260309)

Hummingbird (260309)

Located in Atlanta, GA

Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Black Heritage 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African, Woman, Hair
Black Heritage 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African, Woman, Hair

Black Heritage 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African, Woman, Hair

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Black heritage portrays the rich cultural, historical, and social contributions of Black individuals and communities throughout history. It encompasses the traditions, values, and ac...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

A Broken Frame - An Album Cover for Depeche Mode - Medium Size Photograph
A Broken Frame - An Album Cover for Depeche Mode - Medium Size Photograph

A Broken Frame - An Album Cover for Depeche Mode - Medium Size Photograph

Located in London, GB

A solitary figure harvests wheat under a darkening sky, embodying resilience against nature's elements... “It had been raining all morning but the clouds suddenly parted and we had ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color

Delft Blue
Delft Blue

Delft Blue

Located in New York, NY

Sila Sehrazat Yucel is a talented artist based in Istanbul. Her background in landscape and interior architecture shapes her creative vision. With experience as an art director in ci...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

IN THE GARDEN Signed Lithograph 1979, Black Woman, Contemporary Collage Portrait
IN THE GARDEN Signed Lithograph 1979, Black Woman, Contemporary Collage Portrait

IN THE GARDEN Signed Lithograph 1979, Black Woman, Contemporary Collage Portrait

By Romare Bearden

Located in Union City, NJ

IN THE GARDEN is a limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free, in an edition size of 150 by the renowned African American artist Romare Bearden. Featuring fresh, uplifting shades of lavender, hues of fresh green, pink, warm tomato red, orange yellow, grays, black and white, IN THE GARDEN depicts a charming collage portrait drawing of a young black woman waving as she carries her basket of freshly picked flowers. She is standing in the garden wearing a bright pink gingham...

Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Wild Flowers    Painting by Marc Zimmerman
Wild Flowers    Painting by Marc Zimmerman

Wild Flowers Painting by Marc Zimmerman

By Marc Zimmerman

Located in Carmel, CA

Wild Flowers - Still Life Flowers Painting by Marc Zimmerman Inventive flowers and strong color placed in juxtaposition in a wild manor makes for a one of a kind work of art. Marc...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Toucans In The Jungle By Marc Zimmerman
Toucans In The Jungle By Marc Zimmerman

Toucans In The Jungle By Marc Zimmerman

By Marc Zimmerman

Located in Carmel, CA

A variety of colorful and surreal plants weave amongst each other. They harmoniously rise in this fantasy jungle as toucans accent the tropical scene. Toucans in the Jungle - Landsc...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Perception
Perception

Perception

By Diana Tremaine

Located in Burlingame, CA

Diana Tremaine’s large-scale, dynamic, figurative oil paintings reflect a search for truth and meaning in the human experience. She develops brushstrokes and marks by adding and then...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Breathe Slowly/3
Breathe Slowly/3

HELEN MOUNTBreathe Slowly/3, 2024

$956Sale Price|20% Off

Breathe Slowly/3

Located in Zofingen, AG

“Breathe Slowly/3” by Helen Mount immerses us in a tranquil dawn over dense forests and soft waves of mist drifting through the valleys. The light of the morning sky, colored in deli...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Gillian Theobald "Fictive Space 75B" 2019 acrylic on panel
Gillian Theobald "Fictive Space 75B" 2019 acrylic on panel

Gillian Theobald "Fictive Space 75B" 2019 acrylic on panel

Located in New York, NY

Of her recent work, Theobald states, "My practice is to make both relief collages and paintings at the same time. The paintings are not an abstraction of an actual landscape, but the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Tell Me A Story II, Contemporary Mixed Media Art, Hahnemuhle Rag Paper, 2025
Tell Me A Story II, Contemporary Mixed Media Art, Hahnemuhle Rag Paper, 2025

Tell Me A Story II, Contemporary Mixed Media Art, Hahnemuhle Rag Paper, 2025

By Roberta Fineberg

Located in New york, NY

The contemporary work on paper is both art and photography, highlighting color fields. 16 x 16in photography and oil pastels on Hahnemuhle paper Tell Me a Story II, 2025 by Roberta F...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Archival Pigment, Oil Pastel, Oil

Poolside

Poolside

By David Hockney

Located in London, GB

David Hockney Poolside, 1974 Coloured pencil and graphite on paper 35.4 x 43.1 cm 13 7⁄8 x 17 inches David Hockney is a pioneering figure of the 1960s British art movement and one o...

Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Color Pencil, Graphite, Paper

Moment

Moment

Located in Atlanta, GA

Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

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.