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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
Charred Sentry 1
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Concrete, Metal

"Pearl Royale Chess Set" 14K White Gold & Diamonds Ed. of 3 by Colin Burn
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pearl Royale Chess Set" 14K White Gold & Diamonds Ed. of 3 by Colin Burn Medium: 18K White Gold, Diamonds, Sapphires & South Sea Pearls Limited Edition - 3 Only Edition: Artist Pr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Platinum

"Paper Landscape" Original Paint on Canvas by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape 100x100 cm Original Art Ready to Hang Marilina Marchica orients her pictorial research to the theme of subtraction, her attention is focused on the aesthetic and conceptu...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Pastel, Oil

Calliope (50x50cm) - Contemporary, Polaroid, 21 Century, Color, Mystical
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Calliope (Haley and the Birds) - 2013 50x50cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Not mounted. Alchemist...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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

Travesti Hairy Diva oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: "Travesti, Hairy Diva" Artist: Unknown Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 24.4 x 20.5 in Period: 21st century Framing: Unframed Work Description "Travesti, Hairy Diva" is a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Oil

Synthesis bench by Tom Price - light sculpture and bench
Located in Paris, FR
Resin, tar, steel, acrylic, LED. 45 cm × 220 cm × 35 cm. Available on commission. Production delay: 8 months. Synthesis Bench is one of Tom Price's 'hybrid' artworks sitting halfway ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

"DALL·E 2023-05-29 21.08.13" Whimsical Abstract Wool Rug/Tapestry
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "DALL·E 2023-05-29 21.08.13" is an original artwork by Tuft the World and is made tufted 100% New Zealand wool, and part of the inaugural launch of TTW Editions. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Wool

Cotton Candy Cumulus Citrine - Original Orange Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Untitled (Beachshoot) - based on a Polaroid - featuring Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Beachshoot) - 2005 48x46cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 21398. Not mounted. Stefanie Schneider – Beachshoot...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Composition, Chandelier Series, Dale Chihuly
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic on Arches Aquarelle Rag paper. Paper size: 83.5 x 22.625, overall; inches; 41.75 x 22.625 inches, sheet (each). Inscription: Hand signed, as issued. Notes: This work is regis...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Washeteria Looking In, London - Vintage interior photograph
Located in Cambridge, GB
Washeteria - Looking In, vintage interior photograph from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of London. "I discovered this launderette while London was in lockdown during the pand...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Faith Ringgold 'Groovin' High' 1996- Serigraph Unsigned, Printer's Proof
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a printer’s proof of Groovin’ High, created by the esteemed artist and civil rights activist Faith Ringgold. Unlike the official edition, this p...
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1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Saturday - Figurative Watercolor Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ama Liyanage, a contemporary artist and printmaker, creates whimsical paintings from her home studio in Ontario, Canada. Each piece holds minuscule painted details waiting to be disc...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Last thing on my mind - Polaroid, Color, Women, 21st Century, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Last Thing on my Mind - 2020 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2020-...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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

Edition 3/10 - Poppies, Suffolk, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Located in Eye, England
Editions of 10 + 5 APs. Front: Signature and edition number in pencil. Back: Ink stamp and print details in ink. Dimensions: Landscape/Portrait: Mounted 40 x 50 cm (16 x 20 inches ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Black and White, Silver Gel...

Entanglement - Original Oil Painting of Intertwined Female Figures Floating
Located in Chicago, IL
This dynamic and masterful painting of two intertwined figures floating in an open space is an excellent example of the artist's talent with the human figure. A textured impasto background surrounds the figures who float, eyes closed, in a fetal state. Bruno Surdo is one of few artists combine traditional figurative technique with a contemporary interpretation to great effect. Bruno Surdo Entanglement #2 oil on canvas 64h x 50w in 162.56h x 127w cm Bruno A. Surdo b. Chicago, 1963 EXHIBITIONS 2018 Liberation, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Blood Sport, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Art on Paper 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Pier 36, New York, NY SOFA Chicago 2018, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL 2017 POP!ARAZZI, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL Coming Attractions, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL 2015 SOFA Chicago 2015, Ann Nathan Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Allegories, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2014 Bruno Surdo: Respond, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Modern Metaphors, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL 2013 Bruno Surdo: Revelations, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Vice + Virtue, Northern Illinois University Museum of Art 2012 Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 2011 Bruno Surdo, University of St. Francis School of Creative Arts, Fort Wayne, IN Uncensored, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2010 Art Chicago 2010, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2009 Art Chicago 2009, Ann Nathan Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL 2007 Bruno Surdo, Art Institute of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 2006 Context/Content: Making Meaning with the Figure, University of Arkansas, Conway, AR Creative Imaginings, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, AL Bruno Surdo: Cycles, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005 Art Chicago 2005, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2004 Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2004, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Group Show, Arcadia Gallery, New York, NY Drawings VII, Koplin Del Rio Gallery, West Hollywood, CA Armory Show, New York Armory, New York, NY 2003 Paintings & Drawings, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL The Art Show, New York, NY Bruno Surdo: New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2003, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003-10 International Show of Contemporary Artists, Chicago Art Open, Chicago, IL 2002 Bruno Surdo: Perception of Appearance, Frye Museum, Seattle, WA Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Richard M. Daley Center, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Transcendence, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Art Chicago 2002, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Tragedy, Memory, & Honor, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR 1998 Evanston and Vicinity Artists, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL 1996 Bruno Surdo: A Personal View, University of Wisconsin, Kenosha, WI 1995 Bruno Surdo: Recent Works, College of Lake County, IL AIDS in Our Society, Loyola University, Chicago, IL Bruno Surdo: Life, Struggle, and Hope, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL 2001 Magic Vision, Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR Bruno Surdo: Dualities of Life, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1999 Group Show, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 1998 Group Exhibition, Fine Arts Building Gallery, Chicago, IL 1995 Spiritual Inquiries, Struve Gallery, Chicago, IL 1994 Recent Works, The 14th Annual Juried Exhibition for Lake County Artists, Grayslake, IL Go Figure, Figurative Works on Paper, Chicago Printmakers Collaborative, Chicago, IL SELECTED COLLECTIONS The Re-Birth of Venus, Temporary Loan, Fort Wayne Museum of Art Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR College of Lake County, Greyslake, IL Flashpoint Academy, Chicago IL John Robert Wiltgen Design Shoemaker Ruud Collection Julie & Thomas Danilek Michael Vozzella and Mike Silver Benjamin Fernandez Tom Braake Betsy Colburn Michael Diemand & Lor LaRose Michael Staab & Kathy Brock Bruce Leep Frank Tzurect Mary Foley Rosalyn Carlson Mimmy Turney Janet Long Halstead Billy Hunt Carol Galli Myles Kerrigan Honorable & Mrs. Edwin Berman Theodore Gage Northrop Art Museum Past Present & Future Company Dr. James & Peggy Kemmler Salvatore Monastero Nix & Virginia Lauridsen Joel Miller David & Marlene Zerkel Ann & Andy Abel Claudia Rush Marc Miller Leonard Goldberg Lawrence Pucci Howard Tullman Collection Susan & Manny Kramer James Rinnert Richar Interiors Michael & Nancy Colt Khalid Altijir Dr. Joe Grodman Beryl & Jack Gore Larry Wolf & Eric Naegle Chuck Wolandi Jack Schwab & David Sandelin Thomas Kaczmarek Marti Dinerstein Craig & Michael Golden...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Unity VIII by Delphine Brabant - Abstract geometric sculpture, plaster, white
Located in Paris, FR
Unity VIII is a unique plaster sculpture by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 73 × 17 × 13 cm (28.7 × 6.7 × 5.1 in). The sculpture is signed and comes with a cert...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Plaster

Pilgrim No. 37 by Doris Marten - Oil on vinyl, music, orange, abstract, hypnotic
Located in Paris, FR
Pilgrim No. 37 is a unique oil on vinyl painting by German contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 30 × 30 cm (11.8 × 11.8 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and com...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Grace Kelly and Cary Grant in Car for “To Catch a Thief”
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white film still of Grace Kelly and Cary Grant posed in car for the film “To Catch a Thief”, circa 1955. To Catch a Thief is a 1955 American romantic thriller film directe...
Category

1950s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

1972 Porsche 911 Targa, 2020
Located in München, BY
Edition 15, framed Chromaluxe Original 1972 Porsche 911 Targa A man with x-ray vision, NICK VEASEY creates art that shows what it is really like inside. Nick’s work with radiograph...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Voluptuous Nude Muse oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: "Voluptuous Nude Muse" Artist: Apyle Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 24.4 x 20.5 in Framing: Unframed Style: Figurative with neo-figurative influences Period: Contemporar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cotton Candy Cumulus Shelly Green - Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Happiness is What Matters - Original Colorful Abstract Street Art Painting
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

Fruit Adventure (set of 3) Pocket Paintings set, Still life, Original
Located in Deddington, GB
Set of 3 paintings by Dani Humberstone Pocket Bright Green Apple Peach Fuzzy Pocket Painting Strawberry Ripe Very Pocket Painting Pocket Bright Green Apple is an original oil pain...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Burgundy Wall Phone", floral needlepoint wrapped around vintage landline phone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Burgundy Wall Phone" is an original piece by Ulla-Stina Wikander that can be wall-mounted or be free standing. This piece is made from sourcing vintage needlepoint embroidery and ex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Thread, Found Objects, Textile, Tapestry, Mixed Media

Toujours Paris Twilight, France, Mixed Media, Art and Photography, Aqua Emerald
Located in New york, NY
A mixed-media lens-based work in a color-field style with an emphasis on color, Roberta Fineberg paints with oil and watercolor pastels, rendering her subjects (books) abstract. Art ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digi...

Fishing Hut, Southwold - Blue Seaside Architecture Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
Fishing Hut, Southwold, harbour architecture photograph from Richard Heeps' series, On-Sea. The modest fishing hut becomes a work of art set against a blue sky in the sunshine. This...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

The Elephant (Untitled)
Located in Manchester, GB
David Shrigley, The Elephant, 2023 Screenprint in colours on wove paper 56 x 76 cm (22 x 29 9/10 in) Edition of 125 Hand-signed and numbered on the reverse David Shrigley Briti...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Lotus in Layers Boutique XL
Located in Manchester, GB
Gareth Tristan Evans, Lotus in Layers Boutique XL Giclée printed canvas combining digital and traditional design with hand-applied techniques in the application of acrylics, Gold Le...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Ganesh Chaturthi Festival by Steve McCurry, 1994, Digital C-Print
Located in Denton, TX
Ganesh Chaturthi Festival by Steve McCurry features a mass of people walking into the shallow waters of the sea, as part of their celebration. People gather around a large statue of ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

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

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Acrylic, Pigment

One Light - immersive infinite perceptual ambient light wall sculpture
By Raymond Graber
Located in San Francisco, CA
Raymond Graber‘s celestial light sculptures transform the sense of perception, challenging the human eye’s sense for scale and time with a transcendenta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Lights, LED Light, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Neon Light

In The Sky (35/50) - Steel Figurative Sculpture with Glossy Red Balloon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nayla Saroufim creates installations that challenge the traditional notion of the passive viewer. Nayla’s art is a rich mix of media. She was always captivated by the dialogue betwee...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Steel

Cotton Candy Cumulus Mountainberry - Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Redwoods Study II - large format observation panorama of green redwoods forest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large scale photograph of lush emerald green nature biotope, a highly detailed observation of the natural beauty of Northern California's coastal redwood forest Redwoods Study II ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

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

ICES Cornflower Blue, Bexhill-on-Sea - Pop Art Typography Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
ICES Cornflower Blue, bold pop art street photography from Richard Heeps' series, On-Sea. Created as an ode to Richard's childhood visits to his grandparents living on the Sussex co...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Twiggy Getting into Car
Located in Austin, TX
Black and white candid capture of model Twiggy getting into a car with a man holding an umbrella overhead. Twiggy, is an English model, actress, and singer. She was a British cultur...
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1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"Thin Ice"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Mike Carson is a Minneapolis painter, and graduate of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, whose artwork can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the Unite...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Running with Guns (Long Way Home)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Running with Guns (Long Way Home) - 1999, 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid. Signed on back with certificate. Artist I...
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1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

"Still Life with Flowers in Pink Vase" 2025 Oil on Linen
Located in New York, NY
Remnants of our consumer culture keep finding their way into my work. Our visual lives are cluttered with packages, clothing and furnishings that come at us in a swirl of color and p...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Flowers on the table, 70x50cm. paper/ pastel/ gouache
Located in Yerevan, AM
Flowers on the table 70x50 cm
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Gouache

Untitled, 1993-94, Vintage
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is the original opening invitation card for Donald Judd: The Last Editions at Brooke Alexander Editions in 1994. The invitation takes the form of a postcard that opens up to rev...
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Skirt 1/3 - small, surrealist, canoe, male, figurative, wood, bronze, sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Pierre Trudeau, a former Canadian Prime Minister and an avid outdoorsman and canoeist once said, “Paddle a hundred miles in a canoe and you are already a child of nature.” This play...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Woman in the Boudoir oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Woman in the Boudoir Artist: Anonymous Dimensions: 39.4 x 31.9 in Technique: Oil on canvas Support: Unframed canvas Style: Contemporary figurative art in the style of Fernando...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Canvas, Oil

Mr Brainwash, Balloon Girl, silkscreen and mixed media on paper, hand signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Mr Brainwash "Balloon Girl," 2022 Silkscreen and Mixed Media on Paper Paper Size: 30 x 22 inches Frame Size: 34 x 26.5 inches Hand signed by the artist in black ink in the lower rig...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Gloria by Helle Crawford, Contemporary bronze horse animal sculpture
Located in DE
Even though Helle Rask Crawford often refers to classic myths in her sculptures, sh is not a classical sculptor in the neoclassical sense. Rather, Helle Crawford could be defined as ...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Un mot après l'autre, Abstract books, Expressionism, Contemporary library
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
In One Word After Another, Sophie Dumont continues her exploration of the library motif, a recurring theme in her work, infusing it with a tactile and meditative dimension. Through a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Promised Land, Contemporary Textile Art, Contemporary Art, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
From the series Observing Multiculturalism - Despite having already settled in his promised land, anxiety still rules all his thoughts, 2019 Contemporary Textile Artwork Minimalist, neutral colors Raw Mexican wool...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Textile, Wool, PVC

"Jin’long (Golden Dragon)" 24K Gold Sculpture 7.5 x 1 in Ed. of 5 by Colin Burn
Located in Culver City, CA
"Jin’long (Golden Dragon)" 18K Gold Sculpture 7.5 x 1 in Ed. of 5 by Colin Burn Medium: 24K Yellow Gold, 18K White Gold & Diamonds Edition of 5 NOTE: preparation time may take up to 8 weeks. Electroformed 24k gold and diamond olisbos sculpture featuring a traditional Chinese dragon totem symbolizing power, strength and good luck, combined with an 18k white gold and pave diamond set lotus flower, reflecting purity of the mind and heart. The diamond lotus flower features a 3.8 carat flawless diamond solitaire at its peak. Sculpture comes with Limited Edition Artist Certificate of Authenticity and Jewelry Certificate of Materials. Artists Inspiration: “Influence was drawn from visiting Shanghai and encountering a city on the move like no other, expanding at lightning pace but reflecting back to the 1930’s when Shanghai was seen as the Paris of the East or better known as the whore of the Orient. There seemed to be a movement underway to ensure the city not forget its exciting past and efforts to recapture some of this vibrant history were at play. From my observation, modern China is experiencing a sexual revolution, where an oppressive past has given way to a new modern world of fashion, fun and luxurious opulence. I wanted to create a unique art piece that would reflect what I was seeing and feeling, it had to have deep Chinese tradition and power balanced out with this new outrageous opulence. From my perspective the new Shanghai is still the vibrant Paris of the East, or as she was better known, “the whore of the Orient”. Electroformed in pure 24k yellow gold, featuring a traditional Chinese dragon totem, symbolizing power, strength and good luck, combined with a solid 18k white gold pave’ set diamond lotus flower with 3.8 carat flawless white diamond solitaire at its peak. “It had to have deep Chinese tradition and power, balanced out with this new outrageous opulence” - Colin Burn ABOUT COLIN BURN: Australian artist Colin Burn is a bold provocateur in the world of conceptual art, using his work to disrupt societal norms and spark critical dialogue often around uncomfortable truths. His art pushes boundaries, urging viewers to rethink their assumptions on value, power, and meaning, especially in contexts often deemed taboo or overlooked. Known for his masterful fusion of symbolism and opulence, Burn transforms ordinary objects into potent allegories, frequently employing their high monetary value to amplify the emotional and intellectual resonance of his themes. He understands that society frequently ties value to price, and this awareness is central to his approach. With an attention-grabbing allure, Burn’s work invites viewers to look beyond the surface, encouraging them to explore the deeper, often concealed meanings behind what they see—reminding them that true value lies not only in the material cost, but in the idea or theme that it represents. A compelling example of this is his Pearl Royale chess set...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold

New Buds - Original Abstract Floral Landscape Street Art Painting
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

"Heartstrings" by Jon Wassom - Mixed Media Figurative Painting, 2024
Located in Denver, CO
Jon Wassom’s "Heartstrings" is an evocative mixed media painting on panel, measuring 16 x 16 inches. This striking composition explores themes of intimacy, emotion, and human connect...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

My thoughts flood back to you - warm pink and gold abstract painting
Located in Broomfield, CO
A warm, enveloping ethereal painting, made for contemplation and wonder. A story that never ends, is never the same. A romance. A dreamscape. That is "My thoughts flood back to you",...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

"Honest Convergence"- Expressive Mixed Media Figurative Painting 2024
Located in Denver, CO
Jon Wassom’s Honest Convergence (2024) is an evocative mixed media painting on panel, measuring 16 x 16 x 1.5 inches. This original work showcases Wassom’s signature expressive style...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Floral Still Life with Calla Lilies, Dahlias, and Freesia in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Floral Still Life with Calla Lilies, Dahlias, and Freesia in Oil on Canvas Bright and vibrant still life of a floral arrangement by an unknown artist (20th Century). This piece is a...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

GARDEN ROMANCE Signed Lithograph, Black Couple Portrait, Lovers, Flower Garden
Located in Union City, NJ
GARDEN ROMANCE by the artist James Denmark is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) printed on archival Somerset paper using t...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Swallowtail
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Swallowtail Series: Butterflies Date: 2022 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 30" x 30" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Entrance (Kings Road) - observations at the Schindler House in Los Angeles
Located in San Francisco, CA
In Kings Road (2022) Mona Kuhn lyrically reconsiders the realms of time and space within the midcentury architectural elements of the iconic Schindler House in Los Angeles. Built by Austrian architect Rudolph M. Schindler in 1922, the house was both a social and design experiment and an avant-garde hub for intellectuals and artists in the 1920s and ’30s. The body of works incorporates chromogenic color prints, reflecting vignettes and materials of the building's emotional architecture, juxtaposition with unique solarized gelatin silver prints capturing traces of an ethereal human presence. Entrance (2022) Kings Road: A Rudolph Schindler House 45" x 60" / 114cm x 152cm / edition of 3 30" x 40" / 76cm x 102cm /edition of 12 limited edition photograph printed under artist supervision + accompanied by signed artist certificate: artist signature label (8x10") signed/editioned/dated/titled by the artist + stamped for authenticity label is placed centered on verso of the mounted print __________________ About the artist Acclaimed for her contemporary depictions, Kuhn is considered a leading artist in the world of figurative discourse. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, the underlying theme of her work is her reflection on humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity. As she solidified her photographic style, Kuhn created a notable approach to the nude by developing friendships with her subjects, and employing a range of playful visual strategies that use natural light and minimalist settings to evoke a sublime sense of comfort between the human figure and its environment. Her work is natural, restful, and a reinterpretation of the nude in the canon of contemporary art. For the past two decades, the Los-Angeles based artist's works have been shown steadily, revealing an astonishing consistency in technique, of subject and of purpose. In 2001, Kuhn’s photographs were first seen by an influential audience during the exhibition at Charles Cowles Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Kuhn’s distinct aesthetic has propelled her as one of the most collectible contemporary art photographers—her work is in private and public collections worldwide and she is represented by galleries across the United States, Europe and Asia. Kuhn was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1969, of German descent. In 1989, Kuhn moved to the US and earned her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Occasionally, Mona teaches at UCLA and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Kuhn’s first monograph, Photographs, was debuted by Steidl in 2004; followed by Evidence (2007), Native (2010), Bordeaux Series (2011), Private (2014), and She Disappeared into Complete Silence (2018/19). In addition, Stanley/Barker Editions published Kuhn's Bushes & Succulents in 2018. In 2021, Thames & Hudson published a career retrospective titled Works. Kuhn's most recent publication Kings Road (2022) with Steidl accompanies a multi-dimensional museum traveling exhibition shown in Europe and the US. Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Kiyosato Museum in Japan. Kuhn's work has been exhibited at The Louvre Museum and Le Bal in Paris; The Whitechapel Gallery and Royal Academy of Arts in London; Musée de l’Elysée in Switzerland; Leopold Museum in Vienna Austria, The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver Canada, Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan and Australian Centre for Photography. Mona Kuhn lives and works in Los Angeles. __________________ Solo Exhibitions 2025 Mona Kuhn: Y Tu Desnudo será Un Gran Poema, Museum of Contemporary Art, Malaga, Spain Mona Kuhn: Kings Road, Lianzhou Museum of Photography, China 2024 Mona Kuhn: The Schindler House, A Love Affair, Galerie XII...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper

"My Candy Heart" Colorful Pop Art Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Board, Mixed Media

La Famille-original figurative bronze sculpture-artwork for sale-contemporary
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "La Famille" by Nicola Godden is a poignant original figurativ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Cocktail? 2023
Located in München, BY
Edition 15, framed Chromaluxe A bartender is waiting for you. A man with x-ray vision, NICK VEASEY creates art that shows what it is really like inside. Nick’s work with radiograph...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Rose glow - analogue floral abstract photography, limited edition 2 of 20
Located in London, GB
'Rose glow' Printed on Hahnemühle photo rag Baryta 308 Gsm fine art paper, these limited edition photographs are designed to withstand the test of time, preserving the beauty and em...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Film, Giclée

They drank coffee all day and all night 52/100 - sculpture, figurative, bronze
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Reprising their popular hybrid sculptures, Gillie and Marc have created this whimsical table top piece cast in bronze. Designed to represent the spiritual connection humans share with animals, a rabbit...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Charred Sentry 3
Located in New Orleans, LA
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY is proud to announce, Shape-Memory, a solo exhibition of new textile and sculptural artworks by New Orleans-based artist Gina Phillips. Initially born from h...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Concrete, Metal

Unity II by Delphine Brabant - Abstract geometric sculpture, terracotta, brown
Located in Paris, FR
Unity II is a unique terracotta sculpture by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 26 × 19 × 12 cm (10.2 × 7.5 × 4.7 in). The sculpture is signed and comes with a cer...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Terracotta

Yellow Onion, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A single yellow onion on a warm gray countertop rests in full sunlight. The peeling layers of its dry, papery skin and the small, dried stalk add to its earthy,...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Woman Nude at Rest oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Woman Nude at Rest Artist: Anonymous Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 39.37 x 31.89 in Date: c. 2000 Movement / Style: Contemporary Figuration, Neo-Figurative and Satirica...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Walasse Ting '2 Parrots' 1990
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In this very large piece titled 2 Parrots, Walasse Ting captures a tender moment between two parrots sharing a moment of love on a branch. The artwork bursts with vibrant tropical hu...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

David Shrigley - I Will Not Allow The Dark Skies To Affect Me
Located in London, GB
David Shrigley I Will Not Allow The Dark Skies To Affect Me, 2024 Screenprint on 300gsm BFK Rives paper 76 x 56 cm Edition 80 of 125 Hand-signed and numbered by the artist published...
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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Strand In Story (Where I Fit In) - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. (Issues b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"MJ-af66128ff0c0" Green Red and Yellow Abstract Tufted Wool Tapestry/Rug
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "MJ-af66128ff0c0" is an original artwork by Tuft the World and is made tufted 100% New Zealand wool, and part of the inaugural launch of TTW Editions. The artists t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Wool

The Turn - underwater photograph - archival pigment print 26x35"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
"The Turn" represents a pivotal moment in contemporary underwater fine art photography, where sculptural form meets fluid dynamics. In this arresting composition, a figure in vibrant...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Porcelain Red - Lake Landscape Window Flowers Fruit Botanical Still Life, 2024
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary painting in oil on canvas, a cheerful interior scene is bright and inviting with a still life arrangement of red poppies, red flowers and pale pink dahlias in a ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Evenfall
Located in London, GB
Evenfall, 2024 Archival Inkjet with Screenprint Overlay on Somerset Enhanced Infinity 330 gsm Paper edition of 99 hand-signed and numbered by the artist Stanley Donwood is a British...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Inkjet, Archival Pigment, Screen

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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