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
When Cats Gather
Located in Zofingen, AG
A striking painting blending Renaissance poise with surreal symbolism. A dignified woman in a dark gown stands in a sunlit garden surrounded by black cats — timeless emblems of myste...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lacquer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Clever as a Fox - Original Wild Animal Portrait Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and expressive animal portraits that radiate vitality and personality. Her unique style combines abstracted forms...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil
Counterpart by Tom Price - pair of functional sculpture (benches), art & design
By Tom Price
Located in Paris, FR
Counterpart is a sculpture by British contemporary artist Tom Price, it is composed by two elements each measuring 45 cm H x 220 cm L x 35 cm D ( 17.7 × 86.6 × 13,78 in).
This artwo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Unity III by Delphine Brabant - Abstract geometric sculpture, bronze column
Located in Paris, FR
Unity III is a bronze sculpture by contemporary artist Delphine Brabant, dimensions are 73 × 14 × 17 cm (28.7 × 5.5 × 6.7 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part of a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Lotus Flower - Panorama - Vietnam - long exposure - waterscape - photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with 4cm white border.
More Sizes:
15.8 x 31.5 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Feline VI by Pierre Yermia - Contemporary animal sculpture, bronze, cat, elegant
Located in Paris, FR
Feline VI is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Pierre Yermia, dimensions are 29 × 83 × 15 cm (11.4 × 32.7 × 5.9 in).
The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is part ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Rose The Pug Pocket Painting, original painting, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Rose The Pug (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 a no...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
drawing portrait watercolor
Located in London, London
Watercolour portrait on Fabriano 320 msg cotton rough paper prime quality.
"Thanks to this psychological analysis, my paintings show emotions that people never experience in the mi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Tempera, Watercolor
Weight They Cannot See 3 (Truth Never Die) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Black
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Truth never dies …Like a seed buried deep, it will sprout again
Through fire and darkness, her eyes do not look away.
Lies can burn, time can hide, but truth lives on, waiting to be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
In the Space of Make-Believe
Located in Zofingen, AG
This dreamer appears to come from a world of her own invention: the hat, the closed eyes, the calm poise, the earring as a quiet emblem of play. She constructs herself outside of imp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
El Nene. From The series Guerreros. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From The series Guerreros
One-of-a-kind Photomontage on archival paper
Unframed
The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist retur...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Paper
Top of the Cliffs - single Person - England - minimalist landscape photo
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Top of the Cliffs Study 1 - England - no. 21378
>> Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9.
>> Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist.
>> Certificate of authenticity include...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Contemporary Figurative Abstract Portrait Painting of Three Female Figures
Located in East Quogue, NY
Brown earth tone contemporary figurative painting of 3 femail figures by Moroccan artist Said Housbane. Acrylic on canvas. Size: 56 x 60 inches. Offered unframed & unstretched. Ships...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
I Recognize Myself
Located in Zofingen, AG
The dog’s gaze meets a bouquet of pink flowers — not to possess, but to witness. There’s no tension here, only quiet coexistence. Daria captures the delicate balance of softness and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Absolut: Toño. From The series Guerreros. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From The series Guerreros
One-of-a-kind Photomontage on archival paper
Unframed
The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist retur...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Paper
Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wild Things (Till Death do us Part) - 2005
50x50cm,
Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid.
Certificate and Signature label.
Artist Inventory #...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Hera II - Modern Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture for Shelf or Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with an elegant and graceful modern appeal. Seemingly disparate cultures inspire Kallweit; the streng...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
''Serenity" Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of an Owl, Brown Barn Owl
Located in Utrecht, NL
British sculptor Anthony Theakston (1965), who draws his inspiration from the shape and movement of birds, simplifies the birds and omits more and more details until only the essence...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Green Table with Red Flowers
Located in Zofingen, AG
From the City Stories series, Green Table with Red Flowers portrays a quiet café scene where everyday life turns into poetry. At the center, a couple sits by a round green table ador...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rjukandefossen Waterfall Forest Norway
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Rjukandefossen Waterfall Study 1, Norway - no. 21373
Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Pri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
"Temptation" (from the series "Inspired by Matisse")
Located in Zofingen, AG
Not the body, but the timeless whisper of desire. Within her delicate audacity breathes an ancient allure: a force that draws us closer, even as it forever eludes our grasp.
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
God Answers - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Gold Dress
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“God Answers”(God answers) is a profound and thought-provoking artwork that explores the universal human quest for connection, guidance, and meaning. This powerful title captures the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jose. From The series Guerreros. Photomontage
Located in Miami Beach, FL
From The series Guerreros
One-of-a-kind Photomontage on archival paper
Unframed
The root of these unique photographic works by the artist Celso Castro occurred when the artist retur...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Paper
Grammia Virgo Female - Coral Red Black Peach Moth Insect Patterned Wings, 2007
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary, hyper-detailed archival pigment print on watercolor paper, a coral red moth with black markings on its wings and abdomen and pale peach on its upper wings is dr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Luna - Modern Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture for Shelf or Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with aquiline and a graceful modern appeal. Seemingly disparate cultures inspire Kallweit; the streng...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Seven Sister, White Chalk Cliffs, limited panorma
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Seven Sisters Panorama Study 1, England - no. 21372
Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. Prints are made to order in limited editions on Hahnemuehle Photo Ra...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
The Warriors by Martine Demal - bronze sculpture, group of human figures
Located in Paris, FR
Bronze sculpture, patinated brass or steel plinth. 167 cm × 60 cm × 30 cm. Limited edition of 8 + 4 A.P., each signed and numbered.
Dimensions include the plinth of the sculpture, w...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Tulip Fields 01 by Bernhard Lang - Aerial abstract photography, Netherlands
Located in Paris, FR
Aerial Views, Tulip Fields 01 is a limited-edition photograph by German contemporary artist Bernhard Lang.
This photograph is sold unframed as a print only. It is available in 4 di...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Castaway - Abstract Playful Earth Tone Textural Paint Splat Mixed Media 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
Hot Wire - underwater nude photograph - archival pigment print 25" x 35"
By Alex Sher
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This contemplative monochromatic underwater nude photograph captures a naked female figure on the pool floor, surrounded by dramatic caustic light patterns. The high-contrast black a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment, Archival Paper, Archival Ink
$720 Sale Price
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Highland Cow & Otter Pocket Painting 2c, diptych, original painting, still-life
Located in Deddington, GB
Pocket Sloe Berries (Pale Blue) 2c (canvas size 7x7cm) is an original oil painting by Dani Humberstone as part of her Pocket Painting series featuring small scale realistic oil paint...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
''Winged Sideways" Contemporary Bronze Sculpture Portrait of an Owl, Barn Owl
Located in Utrecht, NL
British sculptor Anthony Theakston (1965), who draws his inspiration from the shape and movement of birds, simplifies the birds and omits more and more details until only the essence...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Earth Reflections - Modern Abstract Landscape paint – Original Oil on Canvas
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Abstract landscape oil painting by French contemporary artist Sophie Dumont, Reflets de Terre (Earth Reflections) captures the dialogue between matter and light, structure and emotio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Blue glossy ceramic balloon sculpture handmade for wall, ceiling installation
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
ArtArsouf Blue Contemporary handmade Glossy ceramic balloon sculpture. The balloon sculptures can be easily installed individually as one balloon or in different combinations creatin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic, Glaze
Door - Lariat Motel, Nevada - Cinematic Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
From Richard Heeps Dream in Color series a cinematic scene, a doorway in a motel in Nevada on an American road trip. Warm evening sunlight glows casting shadows across the picture.
...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
Beauty in the Eyes of Beholder -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait
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, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
"Duet"
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Resin
$30,000
After Botero - Horse Bronze Sculpture
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
PLEASE NOTE: SHIPPING OF ART IS 2 WEEKS AFTER THE RECEIPT OF FINAL FIRST DIBS PAPERWORK ! ! ! !
This AFTER BOTERO sculpture is a very beautiful, faithful reproduction in the style ...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Art
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Lisette II - Figurative Abstract Bronze Sculpture for Shelf or Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
German sculptor Nando Kallweit produces figurative bronze sculptures and reliefs with aquiline and a graceful modern appeal. Kallweit is inspired by seemingly disparate cultures; the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Poppin' Graff - Abstract Colorful Textural 'Love You' Graffiti Mixed Media Art
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
Girl’s dream by Cécile Raynal - seated woman figure, bronze sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Girl’s dream is a bronze sculpture by French contemporary artist Cécile Raynal, dimensions are 155 × 50 × 63 cm (61 × 19.7 × 24.8 in). Dimensions include white wood stand.
The sculpt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
Mystical Forest Clearing, Madeira, Portugal, landscape photograph limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Skogafoss gigantic waterfall, Iceland. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
The Keeper of Geese, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A woman sits serenely on a bench, cradling a white goose against her chest. Her patterned dress blends into the patchwork of earth beneath her, while a modern s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Myth #4. From The Myths of Human Erectness series
By Javier Rey
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Myths of Human Erectness explores the human body as both subject and object, interrogating the myths surrounding masculinity, erectness, and human supremacy. The male figure emer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Carrie Bradshaw says good bye. From the Art, Culture & Society series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him.
The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Cotton Candy Cumulus Gum Drop - Original Blue Three-Dimensional Wall Artwork
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
PaperLandscape, Paint and collage on Cotton Canvas, Ready to Hang Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
PaperLandscape
Mixed-media painting on Cotton Canvas
One of a kind artwork
Size: 80x80 cm
Ready to hang
Signed certificate of authenticity
Style: Abstract, Minimalist
Marilina Mar...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Fishing Boat, small Islands, La Hong Bay, Vietnam, limited seascape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Fishing Boat Study 1, La Hong Bay, Vietnam - no. 21361
Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. P...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
"BRAT" Layered Hand-Cut Paper with Glitter Effect by Charles Clary
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"BRAT" is an original wall-hanging sculpture by Charles Clary as part of the artist's popular "Text-i-monial" series. To create the artwork, Clary hand cuts a series of individual sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Wood Panel, Archival Paper
Bubbles, They Will All Burst, Original David Shrigley Art
Located in Manchester, GB
David Shrigley, Bubbles, They Will All Burst, 2023
Unique acrylic on wove paper
75 x 55 cm (29 1/2 × 21 7/10 in)
Hand-signed with initials in pencil
Part of a series of 20 paintings...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Mecanique Celeste 7/10 - tall, geometric, modern, outdoor steel sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This work is available by commission, with 4 to 6 weeks required before delivery. It is edition 7 of 10.
There are also versions available in sizes up to 10 feet, with multiple sph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
Stroll in the Sun
Located in Zofingen, AG
From the City Stories series, this painting captures the vibrant rhythm of urban life bathed in sunlight. The golden tones of the vintage car and the bright dress at the center creat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Minimalist Landscape, Frozen Apple Trees, frosty Morning, Austria
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Frozen Apple Trees Study 3, Austria - no. 21371
Digital Pigment Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta Fine Art Paper, edition of 7.
Each print is stamped on the back and signed, numb...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
Into the Nothing - long exposure jetty waterscape photo - limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Gerald Berghammer - Black and white minimalist waterscape photography. Wooden dock extending into a calm, foggy body of water with a bench at the end.
Archival pigment ink print, ed...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
New Stories
Located in Zofingen, AG
From the City Stories series, New Stories portrays the quiet poetry of urban encounters. Figures gather around a café beneath a bright awning, some pausing in conversation, others si...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Small Winter Landscape - Atmospheric Nature Painting, Framed
Located in Salzburg, AT
This painting is signed on the back, the frames are made of oak
A few words of the artist about his art:
When i painting landscapes, I usually choose simple geometric arrangements,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Randal Ford - Bantom White Polish Hen No. 2 on Black, 2024, Printed After
By Randal Ford
Located in Stamford, CT
"With a snowcapped crest like that, it’s no mystery where Denali got her name. Originally a Native American term meaning “the high one,” the word eventually became the name of the ta...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Paper, C Print
You Are A Super Hero - Original Colorful Still Life Pointillist Textured Artwork
By Susan Gale
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
Nothing to hide - Contemporary, Nude, Women, Polaroid, 21st Century, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Nothing to Hide' part of the series 'A girl called N.' - 2019
20x20cm,
Edition 2/7 plus 2 Artist Proofs,
Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid, not mounted.
Signature label and c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Polaroid, Color, C Print, Archival Paper
Waterfall into the Ocean Faroe Islands
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artist. Certificate of authenticity included. Printed with 4cm white border.
15.75 x 15.75 in. (40 x ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital Pigment
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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