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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
Hustler

Hustler

By Christopher Makos

Located in New York, NY

Hustler 254 West 11th Street, NYC, 1977/printed later Signed and numbered, verso Archival pigment print (Edition of 15) 24 x 17 inches

Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

“Spiral movement”
“Spiral movement”

“Spiral movement”

Located in Zofingen, AG

Red fish move towards each other, forming a closed circle — a spiral — a space of eternal movement, interaction, equilibrium and balance. This is an image of cyclicality, reciprocity...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Laurisilva of Madeira - analogue black and white nature photography, Limited 10
Laurisilva of Madeira - analogue black and white nature photography, Limited 10

Laurisilva of Madeira - analogue black and white nature photography, Limited 10

By Ugne Pouwell

Located in London, GB

' Laurisilva of Madeira' 2026 Limited edition of 10 Photograph shot using mid-century large format film camera Linhof. Printed on archival Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper. Signe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Film, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Giclée

"Red bulI"
"Red bulI"

"Red bulI"

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this work I will continue to weave archetypal images of ancient times. The work enters into a dialogue with the symbolism of long-standing visual memory, which appears in various...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

With You - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern, Africa

With You - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern, Africa

By Oluwatosin Ogunniyi

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. About Artist Tos...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Don't Let Them Burst your Bubble: Cerulean 71425 - sculpture, blown glass, metal
Don't Let Them Burst your Bubble: Cerulean 71425 - sculpture, blown glass, metal

Don't Let Them Burst your Bubble: Cerulean 71425 - sculpture, blown glass, metal

By Cheryl Wilson Smith

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This contemporary cerulean colored glass wall sculpture was created by Cheryl Wilson Smith. Each work is individually hand-formed in glass, so slight variations in colour, shape, an...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media

"The Fish Bowl", Building Facade with Fish and Landscape Mixed Media
"The Fish Bowl", Building Facade with Fish and Landscape Mixed Media

"The Fish Bowl", Building Facade with Fish and Landscape Mixed Media

By Eustace Mamba

Located in Philadelphia, PA

"The Fish Bowl" is a one-of-a-kind piece created by Eustace Mamba. This original artwork made of oils and acrylics on sewn mixed media measures 12”h x 12”w. It ships with a gallery-...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil, Other Medium, Fabric

In a May Garden
In a May Garden

In a May Garden

By Jacob Burda

Located in Zofingen, AG

In a May Garden captures a quiet moment of connection hidden within the richness of nature. Surrounded by deep green foliage and blooming pink forms, two figures sit together at a sm...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

New Girl in Town
New Girl in Town

New Girl in Town

By Daria Okhrimenko

Located in Zofingen, AG

New Girl in Town captures that delicate, almost imperceptible feeling of being slightly out of rhythm with the world around you — where everything seems settled, familiar, already un...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Pink Ascension Beyond The Moon & Stars
Pink Ascension Beyond The Moon & Stars

Pink Ascension Beyond The Moon & Stars

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Hunt Slonem, American, included in 250+ museum collections Unique oil on canvas painting, artist's antique frame, signed and dated verso Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hu...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

In The Presence of Fragrant Bliss - Abstract Landscape Mixed Media Art on Canvas
In The Presence of Fragrant Bliss - Abstract Landscape Mixed Media Art on Canvas

In The Presence of Fragrant Bliss - Abstract Landscape Mixed Media Art 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, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

The Circle of Life
The Circle of Life

The Circle of Life

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this work, the artist embodies the idea of care as a natural exchange between living beings. The person standing among the birds does not dominate but belongs—to the earth, to the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

In Search of a Cerulean Sweater
In Search of a Cerulean Sweater

In Search of a Cerulean Sweater

By Daria Okhrimenko

Located in Zofingen, AG

In Search of a Cerulean Sweater plays with the idea of difference — of standing side by side while belonging to entirely different worlds. It reflects that quiet, often overlooked st...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Pugna 061 by Chidy Wayne, Minimalist Style, Large Format
Pugna 061 by Chidy Wayne, Minimalist Style, Large Format

Pugna 061 by Chidy Wayne, Minimalist Style, Large Format

By Chidy Wayne

Located in Bruxelles, BE

Chidy Wayne (b. 1981, Spain) is an artist based in Barcelona. Over the years, he has established himself as a recognized figure in the art world, developing a personal artistic langu...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Textile

Werner Bronkhorst - The Champions
Werner Bronkhorst - The Champions

Werner Bronkhorst - The Champions

By Werner Bronkhorst

Located in London, GB

Werner Bronkhorst The Champions, 2025 Giclée print on Hahnemühle Photorag paper with ready-to-hang heavyweight solid oak frame. From the artist's acclaimed Wimbledon series. Accompan...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Giclée

Culture Identity 1 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

Culture Identity 1 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative Modern Women Painting

By Oluwafemi Akanmu

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. About Artist The...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Golden Shade of Love - Large Scale Mixed Media Graffiti Inspired Art on Canvas
Golden Shade of Love - Large Scale Mixed Media Graffiti Inspired Art on Canvas

Golden Shade of Love - Large Scale Mixed Media Graffiti Inspired Art 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, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Nocturne for a Feline Soul, Tempera Acrylic Pencil / Paper, 27.5x19.5 in Florida
Nocturne for a Feline Soul, Tempera Acrylic Pencil / Paper, 27.5x19.5 in Florida

Nocturne for a Feline Soul, Tempera Acrylic Pencil / Paper, 27.5x19.5 in Florida

By Paula Craioveanu

Located in Forest Hills, NY

“Nocturne for a Feline Soul", tempera acrylic pencil on paper. Shipped rolled in a tube, well packed, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This particular piece is in my studio in Fort ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper

El mar. By Inna Panasenko. 2007. Oil on canvas. 200/300 cm
El mar. By Inna Panasenko. 2007. Oil on canvas. 200/300 cm

El mar. By Inna Panasenko. 2007. Oil on canvas. 200/300 cm

Located in Riga, LV

Inna Panasennko is one of the most successful and best-selling contemporary artists in Germany. One of the central themes of Inna's work is monumental images of bulls in all their na...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Morning Blooming - Butter Yellow Floral Landscape Mixed Media Art on Canvas
Morning Blooming - Butter Yellow Floral Landscape Mixed Media Art on Canvas

Morning Blooming - Butter Yellow Floral Landscape Mixed Media Art 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, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Mutual Trust
Mutual Trust

Mutual Trust

Located in Zofingen, AG

Size: 95×95 cm (overall size with stretching 105×105 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: Stretched, in reinforced cardboard packaging. This work is part of the T...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Love Tide Washes In - Mixed Media Street Graffiti Inspired Artwork on Canvas
Love Tide Washes In - Mixed Media Street Graffiti Inspired Artwork on Canvas

Love Tide Washes In - Mixed Media Street Graffiti Inspired Artwork 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, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Mini Glass Water Bag - Hyperreal glass sculpture
Mini Glass Water Bag - Hyperreal glass sculpture

Mini Glass Water Bag - Hyperreal glass sculpture

By Dylan Martinez

Located in East Quogue, NY

Hyperreal mini water bag glass sculpture - solid and hollow glass by Dylan Martinez. Martinez's hyperreal sculptures are hot sculpted glass hand-molded entirely by the artist. The p...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass

Another Day Still Disable -21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Portrait Modern

Another Day Still Disable -21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Portrait Modern

By Abdulateef Salaudeen

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

GIRL IN LOVE original art Paula Craioveanu
GIRL IN LOVE original art Paula Craioveanu

GIRL IN LOVE original art Paula Craioveanu

By Paula Craioveanu

Located in Forest Hills, NY

“Girl in Love with Mask”, tempera acrylic pencil on paper. Check 1stDibs free shipping code for items over $500. Shipped rolled in a tube, well packed, from Europe, using DHL or Fed...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper

Love Bomb - Original Minimalist Black and White Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Love Bomb - Original Minimalist Black and White Mixed Media Painting on Canvas

Love Bomb - Original Minimalist Black and White 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, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, 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.