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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
Farfalle - Original Abstract Vibrant Colorful Geometric Shape Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designs, shapes, and colors find a balance between a polite instinct and a domesticated confusion within the cubist-inspired artworks by Tuscan artist Federico Pinto Schmid...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Landscape, Paint on Canvas , Made in Italy By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape (80x100 cm) is an original, one-of-a-kind abstract painting by Italian contemporary artist Marilina Marchica. The work belongs to her ongoing research on architecture, memo...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Pastel, Oil

Beau Simmons - Cowboys Never Die, Photography 2022, Printed After
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: The Western Collection Archival Pigment Print Unframed Sizes: 20" x 40" - $5,800.00 30" x 60" - $7,000.00 40" x 80" - $9,500.00 Framed Sizes: 27" x 47" - $6,800.00 37" x 67...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Beating Heart - Original Colorful Still Life Pointillist Textured Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Susan Gale's work explores the nostalgia of community by highlighting the juxtaposition between the peaceful, quiet, mystery of light, and the rush of visually invoked sensation. She...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

Bride - underwater black & white nude photograph - archival pigment print 54x43"
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This ethereal monochromatic underwater nude photograph captures a young woman wrapped in flowing translucent fabric. The sepia-toned composition emphasizes texture and movement, wher...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

I remember the sweetness of life - Dreamy soft atmospheric waterfall painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
A moment in time and nature, "I remember the sweetness of life" is the latest in my water series, and exploration of dawn in the wild, the sweetness of the light and foamy water as i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Cradle - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Cradle' part of the series 'Hands down' - 2019 50x50cm, Edition 5/7. archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist inventory PL2019-505. Not...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Indian Summer - Dreamy warm small abstract sunset landscape painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
Oh, my pinky golden sky as the twilight envelopes the wild mountain on the longest evenings of the year. If only you could last forever. A small canvas on a deep frame, with perfect...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Mafalda by Marie Louise Sorbac - Bronze animal sculpture, frog, green patina
Located in Paris, FR
Mafalda is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Marie Louise Sorbac, dimensions are 20 × 26 × 33 cm (7.9 × 10.2 × 13 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Halcyon Gold - contemporary, abstract, gold-plated, steel, outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract sculpture was created from stainless steel and painted gold. This impressive monumental sculpture by Viktor Mitic was forged from stainless steel and pain...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold, Stainless Steel

Small contemporary modern blue wall sculpture painting relief BL15LH
Located in Doetinchem, NL
BL15LH is a unique small size contemporary modern wall sculpture painting relief by German artist Dieter Kränzlein. This sculpture relief is carved from a single block of limestone, ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Limestone

Sister Bloom - Abstract Contemporary Folk Art Inspired Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Sister Bloom" is an enchanting example of contemporary botanical art that marries organic abstraction with symbolic folk influences. This unique painting was creat...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

Be-formed 4 by Sharon Brill - Wall sculpture, porcelain, white, aesthetic
Located in Paris, FR
Be-formed-4 is a unique sculpture by contemporary artist Sharon Brill. This is a mixed media wall sculpture (porcelain, wall putty, paint, wooden frame), dimensions are 53 × 48 × 17 ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Porcelain, Paint, Wood Panel

Seeing Bloom - Abstract Contemporary Folk Art Inspired Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meredith Walker’s "Seeing Bloom" is a striking original painting that fuses abstract botanical symbolism with a rich, earthen palette, capturing the viewer's attention through its el...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

View of Rome - Oil Painting by Franco Marzilli - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Franco Marzilli (1934-2010) in 1970s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition. Franco Marzilli was born in Rome in 1934. He received his first artis...
Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Bird. Ocean, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A great blue heron stands on a sandy shore, shown in profile with its long neck elegantly curved and its legs extended. Abstract shapes in the background evoke ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Why don't you find out for yourself (Bombay Beach) - Polaroid, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Why don't you find out for yourself (Bombay Beach) - 2023 20x20cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. A...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

The Lake District, Infinity Elipse Blue Tones Vertical Diptych, Minimalist Style
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern minimalist shapes. "The Lake District" it's made by layering paper cutouts an...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Monotype

Oil Painting On Canvas "The Luminous Moment #3 Green And Purple"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"The Luminous Moment #3 Green and Purple" is a painting from a new series exploring the relationships between human and animal forms and two predominant complementary colors: Green a...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Girl - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Girl' part of the series 'A girl called N.' - 2019 20x20cm, Edition 2/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs, Archival C-Print based on the Polaroid, Not mounted. Signed on the back and with ce...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Red Barn Through the Shadows, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A large red barn sits in the middle of a bright lime green field. A dirt road winds inward, flanked by two trees that cast long shadows across the grass. Fence ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Autumn Melody
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures a warm and peaceful autumn day. A man sits alone with his guitar, playing music under the golden canopy of a tree. The bright yellow leaves, soft shadows, and ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Please (Sidewinder) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Nude, 21st Century, Color, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Please (Sidewinder) - 2005 48x60cm, Edition 1/10. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 3391. Not mounted. Consider Stef...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Mascot, Brooklands - Religious Iconography Color Photography Artwork
Located in Cambridge, GB
Mascot, photograph from Richard Heeps' series, Man's Ruin. Captured at the Hot Rod Hayride this Jesus on a Cross, was meant to protect the Hot Rodders in their cars. There is somethi...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin, Color, C Print, Photographic Paper

Standing Cub by Eric Valat - Bronze sculpture of a bear, animal
Located in Paris, FR
Standing cub is a sculpture by French contemporary artist Eric Valat. This artwork represent a cub standing, head in the clouds, gently lifting one paw. Dimensions: 3.93 x 5.11 x 3...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

Bunny Wood in Late Autumn, original painting, landscape, nature
Located in Deddington, GB
This work is an interpretation of an autumn woodland in bright sunshine. The colours are drawn from soft autumnal greens, ochres and flaming oranges with flashes of golden yellow whe...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Elvis’s JetStar
Located in Zofingen, AG
In 1962, Elvis Presley purchased one of the world’s first four-engine business jets — the iconic Lockheed JetStar. Luxuriously equipped with leather seats, a bar, a bedroom, and even...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lacquer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled (Eric, from the series “Men in the Cities”)
Located in London, GB
11 colour silkscreen on 410gsm Somerset Tub Sized Satin Radiant White paper with matte varnish seal. Edition of 1273 Individually signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Original C...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Passion
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

Male Nude from the 29 Palms, CA series - Polaroid, 20th Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Male Nude (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition 4/10. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 293. Not mounted THE GREA...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Tha First Man - Oil Paint by Marco Fariello - 2024
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting of lying man looking for his reflection in the water. Realized by Marco Fariello in 2024. This painting is inspired by the myth of the fall of man narrated in the Corpu...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Bless me Father for I have sinned (Sidewinder) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Nude
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Bless me Father for I have sinned (Sidewinder) - 2005 Edition of 1/10, 20x20cm, digital C-Print based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory # 3751.01....
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

"Wanderer 9" House Composition in Motion in Paint, Paper, and Charcoal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece, titled "Wanderer 9" is an original artwork by Seth Clark as part of his newest solo exhibition, "Passing Through" and made of collage, charcoal, pastel, acrylic, and gra...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Graphite, Acrylic, Pastel, Charcoal, Wood

Brutalist Architecture Painting of Industrial Building, Flamingo Pink Sky, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This beautiful painting by Nacho Reina is a formidable example of the interplay between form and color forms as the central axis of his work, where he starts from architectural shape...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Quiet, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Set against an expansive yellow field, a cluster of white farmhouses stands at ease near the horizon. The scene whispers of silence, space, and distance. The co...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

F.171201 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary glass sculpture, green, abstract, light
Located in Paris, FR
F.171201 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 17 × 42 × 35 cm (6.7 × 16.5 × 13.8 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass

Heather - Limited edition nude art print, Analogue, Sensual Charismatic woman
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘Heather' Limited edition of 5 Signed by...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Pigment, Giclée, Black and White, Phot...

Woodpecker Green Pocket Painting 9c, original painting, still-life, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Green Woodpecker (canvas size 5x5cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, with ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gerhard Richter, 1025 Colors (1025 Farben)
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exhibition poster for "Image after Image" at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, held from February 4 to May 29, 2005, was originally printed by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walter K...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

L'Ours Pompon - Yves Klein Limited sculpture includes COA Contemporary Design
Located in Madrid, Madrid
"Ours Pompon - Yves Klein" after Pompon and Klein Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Artisanal resin and pigments Edition: 999 (few numbers available, assigned randomly) Size: Plexiglas ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Resin, Plexiglass

Cherry Betty Boop - Colorful Abstract Figurative Cartoon Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jesse’s imagery often merges playful and gritty elements, blending floral patterns, vintage-inspired designs, and bold outlines with a touch of whimsy. His artwork exudes a sense of ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Wall mirror “with fold” I by Franck K - Stainless steel sculpture, reflection
Located in Paris, FR
Wall mirror “with fold” I is a unique mirror-polished stainless steel sculpture by contemporary artist Franck K, dimensions are 92 × 92 × 3 cm (36.2 × 36.2 × 1.2 in). The sculpture ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

Rhapsody
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Rhapsody - 2016 Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs 50x50cm Based on the Polaroid Archival C-print, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2017-110...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print, Color, Polaroid

Entrapped 7 by Simcha Even-Chen - Porcelain sculpture, yellow & white, organic
Located in Paris, FR
Entrapped 7 is a unique paper porcelain sculpture by contemporary artist Simcha Even-Chen, dimensions are 30 × 30 × 24 cm (11.8 × 11.8 × 9.4 in). The sculpture is signed and comes w...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Porcelain

Oriolo-Tired Felix Vintage 90's
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tired Felix by Don Oriolo is a playful portrait of the original Felix the Cat, published by Graphique de France. Known for introducing poster culture to the United States in the earl...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Offset

Coastal Lightscape
Located in Zofingen, AG
Series: Path to the Light. This series is a distinctive branch of my artistic journey. Here, light and color meet in a delicate dance, where every stroke conveys a sense of stillness...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled IV. From The series Buscando Mamá. Photomontage
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

Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Color

Remembrance, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A meticulously detailed horse stands against a vivid backdrop adorned with scarlet cardinals. Inspired by the stunning contrast of the cardinals' brilliant red ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Dripping Dots - Mallorca" Blue & Gold Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses gold leaf with thick textured oils and glass t...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver

Torso 03 - Contemporary Figurative Ink Painting, New Expressionism
Located in Salzburg, AT
The artwork on paper will be sent unframed to you. Maciej Olekszy was born in 1982, Poland. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland in 2007. Faculty of Painting i...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Clementine Bright & Pear Green Speckled Pocket Painting 2, diptych, original
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Bright Clementine 2c (canvas size 5x5cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paintings, w...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cold foggy Winter Morning monochrome limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art winter landscape photography print. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity inclu...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Viga 1, 2, 3 & 4 by Tom Price - Abstract sculpture, wood, steel, resin, column
Located in Paris, FR
Viga 1, 2, 3 & 4 is a group of sculptures by contemporary artist Tom Price. These sculptures are made of resin, tar, steel, wood. Overall dimensions are 242 × 180 × 45 cm (95.2 × 70....
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Doves 2007
Located in New Orleans, LA
Very nice early Hunt Slonem of Doves with vintage frame selected by the artist
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Bluelandscape" Original Abstract Drawing by Marilina Marchica, Pure Pigment
Located in Agrigento, AG
Description: Bluelandscape is an original work on paper by contemporary artist Marilina Marchica. Created using pure blue pigment on Canson Aquarelle 300 gsm paper, this large-format...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Charcoal, Carbon Pencil

The Guitar Player
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This whimsical and surreal etching by Mexican artist Maximino Javier, dated 1984, embodies his unique visual language that blends fantasy, folklore, and satire. Medium: Lithograph ...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Etching

Shelbourne Hotel - Strange Love, 4 pieces, 100x100cm each
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Sherburne Hotel' (Strange Love) - 2010 98x96cm each, 4 pieces, installed with gaps 430x96cm, Edition of 5, analog C-Print printed on Fuji Archive Paper, hand-printed by the artist...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Industrial Minimalism, Urban Landscape Diptych, Pastel Palette, Modern Cityscape
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Lugar 18&19" is a beautiful painting by Nacho Reina rooted in the language of brutalist architecture. Softened by a contemporary palette, this diptych reinterprets industrial forms...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Radha Pink (29 Palms, CA) - Original Polaroid Unique Piece
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha Pink (29 Palms, CA) Original Polaroid - Unique Piece 1/1. 10.7 x 8.7 cm. Artist inventory 616.00. Signed on back. Original Polaroids for Sale — The Heart of My Work For ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Polaroid

After Botero - Bull Bronze Sculpture
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
¡ SPECIAL EDITION ! 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 1...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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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