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
Bells Ringing (Sidewinder) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bells Ringing (Sidewinder), 2005 -
Edition 2/5,
104x424cm (installed), each piece 48x46cm,
16 analog C-Prints, based on 16 expired Polaroids,
hand-printed by the artist on Fuji ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Archival Paper
Unshakable - Contemporary Abstract Geology Encaustic Monotype Lilac Yellow, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary encaustic monotype, layers of pigmented beeswax on lightweight kozo paper create an undulating composition suggesting layers of the earth's crust and geological ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Encaustic, Archival Paper, Monotype
The Dance Goes On, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Sunlight filters through the dilapidated room, illuminating dust motes and peeling paint. Before the crumbling fireplace, the translucent figures of the home's ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Baboucha - Large Vibrant Floral Abstract Contemporary Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Axelle Gosse creates intricate, tactile compositions using rope and fabric, transforming everyday materials into striking contemporary artworks. Inspired by her extensive travels acr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Textile, Canvas, Mixed Media
Gift of Flight, Original Painting
By Karen Barton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting was inspired by the simple joy of watching hummingbirds flit and play among the flowers in artist Karen Barton's garden. Two birds hover at the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Taupe 2 - Abstract Colorful Cool Tone Original Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Tea Garden - Mixed Media Wall Sculpture Acorns Crystals Blue Pink Orange, 2021
By Julie Maren
Located in Kent, CT
Contemporary vertical wall sculpture consisting of a meandering installation of acorn caps on brass pins filled with acrylic paint, natural crystals and mica, glass, glitter, brass, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Brass
Love Moves Us Forward - Contemporary Bold Navy Abstract Text Street Artwork
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
Buongiorno Professore! - Mixed Media by Sirio Pellegrini - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Pastel and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s.
Very good condition. Hand signed in pencil lower right.
Includes a contemporary wooden frame 108.5x84....
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor
"Gary" Contemporary Abstract Colorful Western Cowboy Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract cowboy portrait painting by contemporary artist Ian Francis. The work features a western inspired figure with a shadowed face dressed in a blue scarf and caramel co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Lying Figure I by Pierre Yermia - Bronze sculpture, nude woman statue
Located in Paris, FR
Large Lying Figure I is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 46 × 120 × 17 cm (18.1 × 47.2 × 6.7 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Paradise, Contemporary Text Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting is part of the Paradise body of work, a series that explores the layered and often contradictory meanings of the word itself. Boldly inscribed with the word “PARADISE,”...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil, Wood Panel
Parchment Series XXXlV - abstract, embossed, monoprint on parchment paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary embossed white mono print was inspired by nature.
Susan Collett is a masterful printmaker and an award-winning ceramic artist whose work is collected international...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Parchment Paper, Monoprint
The Roots - Contemporary Woven and Painted Abstract Artwork
Located in Salzburg, AT
'The Roots', handwoven painting, linen yarn, organic cotton, jute, acrylic textile paint, 80 x 60 cm, 2025.
This work are a symbiosis of two disciplines of art, Painting and Weaving....
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Textile, Cotton, Linen, Yarn, Acrylic
Landscape – Original Painting on Canvas Contemporary Art Unique Art
Located in Agrigento, AG
Description:
"Landscape" is an original painting on canvas (50x50 cm) by Marilina Marchica, a contemporary artist who explores the relationship between nature, material, and memory t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Enamel
Counterpart (diptych) by Tom Price - Bench sculpture, resin, coal, LED light
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Counterpart (diptych) is a sculpture by contemporary artist Tom Price. This sculpture is made of coal, resin, tar, steel, acrylic, LED, dimensions are 45 × 220 × 35 cm (17.7 × 86.6 ×...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
K, Hockney's Alphabet, David Hockney
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph in colors on vélin Exhibition Fine Art Cartridge paper. Paper Size: 12.75 x 9.75 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Hockney's ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Werner Bronkhorst - Walk On Water
Located in London, GB
Werner Bronkhorst
Walk On Water, 2025
Giclée print on heavyweight 395gsm matte Canson Infinity PhotoArt ProCanvas, made with long-lasting Epson archival inks
43 x 33 cm (16.9 x 13 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Archival Ink, Giclée
1972 Porsche 911 Targa, 2020
By Nick Veasey
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
"The Tailor", Figure with Sewing Machine in Yellow, Paint, and Collage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"The Tailor" is an original artwork by Eustace Mamba and measures 24"h x 30"w x 2"d. The artists cuts, arranges, sews, and collages fabric and paints to create layers of texture and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Textile, Mixed Media, Canvas, Thread, Oil, Acrylic
Lately - Oil Painting Figurative Seascape Swimmer Dark Ocean Peach Clouds, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
Two figures float in a dark charcoal black ocean with their arms outstretched while cumulus clouds float in the coral sky overhead. Signed, dated and titled on verso.
David Konigsbe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Liquify - Soft Abstract Blue Original Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Canvas
"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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Wool
Luis Alberto. From The series Buscando Mamá. Photo Collage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist returned from Italy to live back in Colombia in 1987.
Castro wanted to produce from t...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
Taupe 3 - Abstract Colorful Original Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Terracotta
Blue Side
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Hunt Slonem's artistic trajectory has always been characterized by a deep exploration of spiritual themes. His use of repetition in form—particularly with his beloved bunnies—serves ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Only Pink - 8”x10”, Still Life Painting, Floral Art, Flowers, Pink, Green
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
ONLY PINK - An expressive burst of delicate pink flowers creates a composition full of movement and energy. A blend of acrylic and oil pastel is used to build up rich textures and lo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
Le Petit Parisien, Paris, France, Iconic Contemporary French Photography
By Willy Ronis
Located in New york, NY
A much sought after photograph Le Petit Parisien, 1952 by French photographer Willy Ronis is a black and white image, a gelatin silver print, measuring 30 x 23,5 cm 12 x 9in. The w...
Category
1950s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Paule's Table - Yellow Orange Flowers Fruit Blue Dining Room Still Life, 2015
Located in Kent, CT
Contemporary painting in oil on canvas of a bright and inviting interior scene with a botanical still life arrangement of two vases with yellow daffodils and orange tulips, a pair of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pablo Picasso (After), 'La Colombe Bleu, 1961'
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: PABLO PICASSO (AFTER )
Title: La Colombe Bleu
Year: 1961
Published by: Combat Pour La Paix, Paris
Medium: Offset Lithograph
Printed by Mourlot
Edition: 200 plus EA
Size: 20 ...
Category
1950s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Evergreens - Abstract Colorful Original Nature Landscape Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Seascape XVIII - Diptych - abstract photograph of water color cloud horizon
By Frank Schott
Located in San Francisco, CA
large format abstract photograph of water color clouds and horizon
from a series of photographic works capturing the sea blue color palette of the ocean
SEASCAPE XVIII Diptych by F...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Silence then (Sidewinder) - Polaroid, Contemporary, 21st Century, Nude, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Silence then (Sidewinder), 2005
Edition of 1/10, 40x50cm,
digital C-Print based on an expired Polaroid.
Signature label and Certificate.
Not mounted.
Life’s a Dream
(The Personal...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Handing Your Heart to the Heat - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple
By Rick Sindt
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Lefty" Contemporary Abstract Colorful Western Cowboy Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract cowboy portrait painting by contemporary artist Ian Francis. The work features a western inspired figure with a shadowed face dressed in a blue shirt and bolo tie s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Lasting In The Presence" Contemporary Abstract Oil On Canvas Framed Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Lasting In The Presence" is a framed contemporary oil on canvas painting by Amy Donaldson featuring an abstract composition that evokes the feeling of a vibrant, natural landscape. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Fata Morgana
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Fata Margana - 2017
Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proof
Archival C-print, based on the Polaroid
not mounted.
Signed on the back and with certificate.
Artist inventory PL2017-138
Kirs...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print, Polaroid, Color, Archival Paper
Pop Stars Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick, Chuck Wein, Iconic Black and White Photo
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
Andy Warhol, Edie Sedgwick and Chuck Wein posing in a manhole on East 58th Street in Manhattan's Sutton Place. Photo by Burt Glinn (1965). A color photograph from Glinn’s Warhol phot...
Category
1960s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Small Square Abstract Canvas Art Study of Sunflower Field by Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Small Square Abstract Landscape Canvas Art Study of Sunflower Field by Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield
Art measures 6 x 6 inches
Frame measures 11 x 11 inches
Angela Wakefiel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board
After Botero Bronze Sculpture Bird
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
This AFTER BOTERO sculpture is a very beautiful, faithful reproduction in the style of BOTERO'S work that has sold very well here on 1st Dibs.
The edition is 50 in Roman numerals. ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Marble, Bronze
"I'm Losing You" Framed Limited Edition Hand Written Lyrics
By John Lennon
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Rare Limited Edition Serigraph of John Lennon's handwritten lyrics for the song "I'm Losing You" first released on "Double Fantasy" in 1980. It was written when Lennon was in Bermu...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Other Medium
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
Still Life with Book, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A warm glow from a flickering candle illuminates the scene, casting soft light across every object. An antique clock nestled within a sculpture evokes a sense o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
BLUE 2 by Ramon Enrich - Geometric landscape painting, architecture
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
BLUE 2 is an acrylic on canvas painting by Spanish contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 60 cm x 80 cm (23.6 × 31.5 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes wit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Yellow Drip - Colorful Abstract Figurative Sculptural Contemporary Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nebraka-based Jamie Burmeister is a sculptor known for his original small bronze figures, standing at just 4 inches tall. His unique figurative sculptures have been showcased in gall...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Arbus, Composition, Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios (after)
By Diane Arbus
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Héliogravure on vélin paper. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the folio, Diane Arbus, Electa Editrice Portfolios, 1979. Published by Unite...
Category
1970s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Renée's Dream (Days of Heaven) - Analog, Contemporary, Women, Polaroid, mounted
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream (29 Palms, CA) - 2005
32 pieces, Edition 3/5,
31 x 38 cm each, installed 276 x 164 cm including gaps.
32 analog C-Prints, hand printed by the artist,
based on 27 or...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Floral Study II - Abstract Contemporary Folk Art Inspired Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker's "Floral Study II" is a charming piece of contemporary folk art that showcases a minimalistic botanical composition. This original acrylic and gouache painting on ca...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache
Sea Within — Moonlit Journey
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Sea Within — Journey Between Light and Silence.
This painting is part of my series “Sea Within — Journey Between Light and Silence,” which explores the emotional depth and t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Wrestlers IV by Yann Guillon - Large-scale outdoor bronze sculpture, nude male
By Yann Guillon
Located in Paris, FR
Wrestlers IV is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Yann Guillon, dimensions are 70 × 113 × 66 cm (27.6 × 44.5 × 26 in). A base can be created as necessary.
This sculptu...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
XIV Winter Olympics games by Cy Yozo Hamaguchi - 1984
Located in Roma, IT
XIV Winter Olympics games is a vintage poster realized by the artist Yozo Hamaguchi, in occasion of the XIV Winter Olympics games in Sarajevo, in 1984.
Category
1980s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Morning Glory (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Morning Glory (Till Death do us Part) - 2005,
20x20cm,
Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs.
Archival C-Print based on the original Polaroid.
Certificate and signature label.
Ar...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
The Billiard Player oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: The Billiard Player
Artist: Anonymous
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 39.4 x 31.9 in
Period: c. 2000
Condition: Good
Art Movement: Contemporary Figurativism, Neofiguratio...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Bay of Poets - Mediterranean landscape on cotton canvas, limited edition 2 of 5
Located in London, GB
'Bay of Poets' 2024
Cotton canvas print.
A timeless monochrome Mediterranean landscape, captured with a large-format 4x5 film camera and developed in the artist’s studio.
Printed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas
Champagne - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 43x65"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Underwater photo of a naked young woman wrapped in air bubbles. The photograph depicts only her body, the face is not visible. A very bright eye catching artwork.
The pool was freez...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Beyond the Beauty 1 - 21st Century, Figurative, Mixed Media, Oil, Fabrics, Women
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
Bakare Babatund...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Contemporary art for sale on 1stDibs.
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