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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
The Love - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women, Couple

The Love - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women, Couple

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 (Issued by the Gal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Mist" City Landscape with Flowers and Construction Equipment by Max Seckel
"Mist" City Landscape with Flowers and Construction Equipment by Max Seckel

"Mist" City Landscape with Flowers and Construction Equipment by Max Seckel

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Mist" is an original artwork by Max Seckel is made of flashe, acrylic, and spray paint on canvas. This piece measures 23”h x 31”w x 1.75”d framed, is signed by the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Palm Springs Totem 3 - Modern Unique Pastel Abstract Resin Artwork Sculpture
Palm Springs Totem 3 - Modern Unique Pastel Abstract Resin Artwork Sculpture

Palm Springs Totem 3 - Modern Unique Pastel Abstract Resin Artwork Sculpture

By Nayla Saroufim

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

Mixed Media, Resin

Daddy's Girl -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern, Green

Daddy's Girl -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern, Green

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Olaosun draws h...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Flag II
Flag II

Jasper JohnsFlag II, 1975

$1,600Sale Price|20% Off

Flag II

By Jasper Johns

Located in Englishtown, NJ

Limited edition of 300. Printed in 1975 under the supervision of Jasper Johns by ULAE. This lithograph was to be included in a facsimile catalog of Jasper Johns' limited edition prin...

Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Nirvana Nevermind original color slide print

Nirvana Nevermind original color slide print

Located in Austin, TX

Signed print taken from an original color slide of Nirvana taken by Kirk Weddle. This slide was taken during the famous swimming pool sessions with Nirvana for the release of Nevermi...

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Row of Trees in yellow Field Panorama - large scale minimalist color photography
Row of Trees in yellow Field Panorama - large scale minimalist color photography

Row of Trees in yellow Field Panorama - large scale minimalist color photography

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Color landscape photography. A vast green field filled with yellow flowers, with leafless trees in the distance under a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print as...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Synthesis bench by Tom Price - light sculpture and bench
Synthesis bench by Tom Price - light sculpture and bench

Synthesis bench by Tom Price - light sculpture and bench

By Tom Price

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 ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Sea Stack, Bay of Biscay, long exposure panorama - large scale color photography
Sea Stack, Bay of Biscay, long exposure panorama - large scale color photography

Sea Stack, Bay of Biscay, long exposure panorama - large scale color photography

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Color seascape. Long exposure photograph of jagged sea stacks rising from the ocean with misty water and a light sky in the background. Archival pigment ink prin...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Room 310 - Collector Portfolio # 3 out 7 - 12 Fine Art Prints Nude photography
Room 310 - Collector Portfolio # 3 out 7 - 12 Fine Art Prints Nude photography

Room 310 - Collector Portfolio # 3 out 7 - 12 Fine Art Prints Nude photography

By Eric Ceccarini

Located in Brussels, BE

His series "Room" or "My carnival" evokes the fantasy of the mistress, fetishist eroticism, 5 to 7, free fantasy. Eric produces erotic art without ever biting into porn-chic always b...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Rag Paper, Archival Pigment

Ignite2
Ignite2

Ignite2

Located in Zofingen, AG

In my work, I explore how inherited emotional distance turns into a lifelong search for intimacy. I am interested in moments in which connection does not require justification, where...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid

Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 48x47cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print, based on the original Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist ...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

VENUS IN CHAINS original art Paula Craioveanu Nude inspired by Man Ray
VENUS IN CHAINS original art Paula Craioveanu Nude inspired by Man Ray

VENUS IN CHAINS original art Paula Craioveanu Nude inspired by Man Ray

By Paula Craioveanu

Located in Forest Hills, NY

“Venus in Chains”, tempera acrylic pencil on blue paper. Check 1stDibs free shipping code for items over $500. Shipped rolled in a tube, well packed, from Europe using DHL or FedEx. ...

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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper

"The Little Red Dress"

"The Little Red Dress"

By Max Hammond

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

From the time he was four years old, Max Hammond was destined to paint, as he began on the walls of his home, a budding muralist. As he ran along the edges of the salt marshes of the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women

Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Women

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Little Darlings (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 38x37cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 artist proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inv...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Row of colorful Pedal Boats Panorama, waterscape - limited edition color print
Row of colorful Pedal Boats Panorama, waterscape - limited edition color print

Row of colorful Pedal Boats Panorama, waterscape - limited edition color print

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Color panorama waterscape photography. A row of colorful pedal boats on the lake Balaton with dramatic cloudy sky. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Foggy Wooden Dock Panorama, waterscape, lakeside - limited edition large format
Foggy Wooden Dock Panorama, waterscape, lakeside - limited edition large format

Foggy Wooden Dock Panorama, waterscape, lakeside - limited edition large format

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

© 2025 Gerald Berghammer - Black and white long exposure waterscape photo. Wooden pier extending into calm water, with a minimalistic and serene background. Archival pigment ink pri...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Welcome to the Jungle - landscape, nipa palms - Vietnam - limited color photo
Welcome to the Jungle - landscape, nipa palms - Vietnam - limited color photo

Welcome to the Jungle - landscape, nipa palms - Vietnam - limited color photo

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Color minimalist landscape photography. Lush tropical greenery with palm trees and a narrow waterway in the center. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limit...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Lotus Flower Panorama - seascape, minimalist flower - Vietnam - limited edition
Lotus Flower Panorama - seascape, minimalist flower - Vietnam - limited edition

Lotus Flower Panorama - seascape, minimalist flower - Vietnam - limited edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Black and white minimalist waterside photography. Water lilies and lily pads on a calm pond with reflections of the flowers in the water. All Gerald Berghammer p...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Karma, Milan - Italian bookshop street photography
Karma, Milan - Italian bookshop street photography

Karma, Milan - Italian bookshop street photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Karma, street photography from Richard Heeps series, A Short History of Milan. 'A Short History of Milan' began in November 2018 for a special project featured at the Affordable Art...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Dusk from an Airplane, Abstract Aerial Diptych, Giclée, Deep Blue to Yellow Hue
Dusk from an Airplane, Abstract Aerial Diptych, Giclée, Deep Blue to Yellow Hue

Dusk from an Airplane, Abstract Aerial Diptych, Giclée, Deep Blue to Yellow Hue

By Ryan Rivadeneyra

Located in Barcelona, ES

Cyd Fontaine (Lausanne, 1992) is a contemporary artist renowned for her captivating use of dreamy atmospheric gradients, which has helped her carve a distinctive niche in the world o...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Dreaming in The Dark
Dreaming in The Dark

Dreaming in The Dark

Located in Zofingen, AG

Through my art, I share with viewers the profound importance of personal integrity in our lives. In my paintings, I explore the delicate balance between individual wholeness and deep...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Taupie - Abstract Gold 'I LOVE YOU' Graffiti Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Taupie - Abstract Gold 'I LOVE YOU' Graffiti Mixed Media Painting on Canvas

Taupie - Abstract Gold 'I LOVE YOU' Graffiti Mixed Media Painting on Canvas

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, Ink

Radiance - painting, acrylic on canvas
Radiance - painting, acrylic on canvas

Radiance - painting, acrylic on canvas

By Sasha Rogers

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This contemporary abstract landscape painting is by Sasha Rogers. The luminous, expressive paintings of this Canadian artist are rooted in her childhood memories of growing up on th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Red Moon -from Light Series, Contemporary Woven and Painted Abstract Artwork
The Red Moon -from Light Series, Contemporary Woven and Painted Abstract Artwork

The Red Moon -from Light Series, Contemporary Woven and Painted Abstract Artwork

By Marta Pokojowczyk

Located in Salzburg, AT

'The Red Moon', from The Light series, hand-weaving, linen yarn, organic cotton, wool, acrylic textile paint, 80 x 60 cm, 2026 This work are a symbiosis of two disciplines of art, P...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Textile, Cotton, Linen, Yarn, Acrylic

Place to linger Panorama, minimalist winter landscape - color limited photo
Place to linger Panorama, minimalist winter landscape - color limited photo

Place to linger Panorama, minimalist winter landscape - color limited photo

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

© Gerald Berghammer - Color panorama photography. Foggy landscape with two large frozen trees and a park bench underneath the trees, on a grassy field. Archival pigment ink print as...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Cotton Candy Cumulus Pink Silver - Original Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Cotton Candy Cumulus Pink Silver - Original Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Art

Cotton Candy Cumulus Pink Silver - Original Abstract Three-Dimensional Wall Art

By Atticus Adams

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, Wire

Monolith by Franck K - Large stainless steel sculpture, outdoor, reflection
Monolith by Franck K - Large stainless steel sculpture, outdoor, reflection

Monolith by Franck K - Large stainless steel sculpture, outdoor, reflection

Located in Paris, FR

Monolith is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 282 × 120 × 110 cm (111 × 47.2 × 43.3 in). The sculpture is signed and...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

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.