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.
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Style: Contemporary
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A Group of 3 Rounds containing various Black Shapes - hanging wall sculpture
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The drama of black and white is elevated by this sculptural series of three paintings by Aron Hill. Here the Calgary artist uses clean minimalist form in black on three white circula...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
In Other Worlds - pink, navy blue and turquoise abstraction, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Milly Ristvedt explores the emotional potential of color and form -- spheres of turquoise and sapphire blue float in a sea of vibrant mauve. A band of light pink divides...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Reflecting Nature Series No 1 - polished stainless steel, copper, wall sculpture
By Shayne Dark
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A jewel like surface of polished steel and bronze inlay reflects ambient light in this tondo by Shayne Dark. The pattern cut into the steel surface was sprayed with molten bronze to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Copper, Stainless Steel
Erratic Colour Candy Blue - circles, steel, geometric abstract, wall sculpture
By Shayne Dark
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This blue steel wall sculpture has a terrific presence - the elements suggest movement and vibration, the weaving of basketry, the pulsing of sound. The shadows cast by the piece also shift with the light.
Shayne Dark is one of Canada's most prominent sculptors. He has been awarded numerous large scale public commissions and his works are in many private and public collections around the world. Named one of the top 10 artists to watch at the recent Art...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Circular Motion - large, bright blue, geometric abstract, coated steel sculpture
By Shayne Dark
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This steel sculpture has a grand presence - the elements suggest movement and vibration, the shadows cast by the piece also shift with the light. It also looks as if it might roll, s...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
Antonia's Line (for Marleen Gorris) - black and white, abstract ink on paper
By Lynne Fernie
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Antonia's Line, named after the Dutch film written and directed by Marleen Gorris. The film has been described as a "feminist fairy tale," tells the story of the independent Antonia ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Ink, Latex
The Boy Who Came From the Sea - narrative, abstracted figurative work on paper
By Lynne Fernie
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Rising above a strip of inky black, a black rag doll figure rendered in calligraphic brushstrokes meets three curved lines resembling waves in this pain...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Latex
New Dawn - white, textured, biomorphic, abstract, industrial felt wall sculpture
By Chung-Im Kim
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this elegant monochromatic white tapestry by fabric artist Chung-Im Kim, finely detailed patterns swirl around the fabric. Kim’s organic form is inspired by the patterns she sees ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Felt, Thread, Mixed Media
Plus Cutout With Blue Line - colorful, intersecting abstract shapes on canvas
By Aron Hill
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A fountain of colour in lemon yellow, mauve, lime green and turquoise draws the viewer’s eye to this intriguing work by Aron Hill. The Calgary artist is playing with space, form and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dark Orange No 44 - bold abstract shapes, marble dust, acrylic, wax on canvas
By Ivo Stoyanov
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A shock of saturated orange dominates the canvas in this dramatic mixed media composition from Ivo Stoyanov. Thickly applied visible brush strokes add texture and the white backgroun...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Wax, Acrylic
Man's Ruin
By Don Ed Hardy
Located in Lyons, CO
Color lithograph, Edition 25.
In Man’s Ruin, a wolf is portrayed as a nurse, two iconic images often seen in tattoo flash. Below the wolf are two brigh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Leslie (Flowers Series) - modern, abstract, contemporary, fiberglass sculpture
By Benny Katz
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Funky and fun, this glossy, brightly coloured sculpture by Benny Katz is a contemporary ‘take’ on a bouquet of flowers. To create his ‘flower series’ the Israel-based artist has used...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Free Range & Howboy
By Don Ed Hardy
Located in Lyons, CO
Color lithograph with gold leaf, Edition 30
Don Ed Hardy is a painter, printmaker and tattoo artist. Fascinated by tattoos since childhood, Hardy has ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
High Tide
Located in Lyons, CO
Color woodcut, Edition 30
The left panel of High Tide captures the reflections of the edge of a pond and surrounding trees and hills. The right panel depi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Woodcut
The Bubble Blower
Located in New York, NY
Known for their work in painting, photography, sculpture, and film, McDermott & McGough comprises visual artists David McDermott and Peter McGough, who formed their partnership on th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Photogravure
Banksi
Located in London, GB
edition of 100 plus 15 AP
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Archival Ink
Watercolor landscape of brown and grey by fine italian painter
Located in Milan, IT
Nicola Magrin was born in Milan in 1978. In 2004 he graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan with a thesis on Miquel Barceló.
In 2008 he was selected for a three...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Watercolor
Flourish II - white, textured, abstract, modernist, layered glass frit sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Like a glacial wave building momentum before cresting, delicate layers of glass frit have been fired into a striking circular band that overlays itself exuding quiet fluidity.
Wilso...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal, Steel
The White & Black Set
Located in Lyons, CO
Color woodcut/lithograph with chine collé and collage
Woodman returned to Shark's in 2015 to make her most recent print "The White & Black Set". The artist poses a set of white a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph, Woodcut
Old Bitch 2/8 - small, rustic, figurative, female cow, bronze interior sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
"Old Bitch" figures the female cow in posture that could be interpreted as either playful and canine-like, or troublingly docile and submissive. Relying on traditional skills of repr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Bronze
"T"
By Kelvin Mann
Located in Palm Springs, CA
The single letter "T", from the alphabet, illustrated by a Toucan. All letters are available, and the full set of 27 etchings in folio box is available for $3200. Animals, real and i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
All about Eve. From the Art, culture & society series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
All about Eve, 2023 by Manuel Santelices
From the Art, culture & society series
Unframed
Movies, TV. and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as flickering and shallo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Sherlock #1
By Kevin Horan
Located in Dallas, TX
Edition of 8
Signed, titled, dated, numbered and copyright.
Kevin Horan is a photographer based in Langley, Washington, USA. He is working on projects which look at animals as peopl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
By Red Grooms
Located in Lyons, CO
Color 3-D lithograph in Plexiglas box, Edition 50
Red Grooms revisits the rich subject matter of his New York City neighborhood in his new three-dimensional lithograph “Extra! Ext...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Abstract Dancers, White 1, 2019 by Giles Revell - Photography, Contemporary
Located in Brighton, GB
Please bear in mind that all prints are produced to order and lead times are between 15-20 days.
A stunning and dynamic Archival Pigment Print by contemporary British photographer Giles Revell...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Photographic Paper, Color, Archival Pigment
Nina Simone Sings Pirate Jenny (Full Bleed) #96
Located in Houston, TX
Kate Shepherd
Nina Simone Sings Pirate Jenny (Full Bleed) #96, 2019
Unique screenprint on Coventry Rag paper
38 3/4 x 23 3/4 in (98.4 x 60.3 cm)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Rag Paper, Screen
Lotus
Located in Lyons, CO
Color woodcut, Edition 30.
Lotus is a twenty-six color woodcut from seven woodblocks printed in an edition of 30, plus proofs, on white Thai Mulberry paper. In this print, a compe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Woodcut
Snakes & Letters - repurposed metal, gothic, aluminum figurative wall sculpture
By Dale Dunning
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Re-purposed Georgian scroll style decorative moldings are shaped into a large mask and cast in aluminum in this unique sculpture by Dale Dunning. The surface of the mask has an undulating quality reminiscent of the experience of playing Snakes and Ladders...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Still Too Young To Be A Team Player
By Michael Vasquez
Located in New York, NY
Michael Vasquez is an American artist most recognized for his works that explore identity and the cultivation of community amidst an inherent disposition of broken homes inside margi...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Room 123
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Room 123, 2011
Photographs from the photography book entitled Hotel Chelsea (publisher pointed leaf press 2013).
C-print archival
Size: 20 H x 30 W in. Edition 1/15 + 2AP
Unframed
*Extra Large size available in Edition of 3 (by special order)
These extraordinary photographs are part of the the Hotel Chelsea series. The Hotel Chelsea closed its doors for the first time in its iconic history of over one hundred years. American photographer Victoria Cohen...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
Untitled. Hand Embroidery on map. From the Cartographies series
By Ana Seggiaro
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled, 2013 by Ana Seggiaro
From the Cartographies series
Embroidery on canvas (map)
Unframed
In the mid-2000s, Ana Seggiaro made her first small-scale collage works on paper. S...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Thread
Untitled. Hand Embroidery on map. From the Cartographies series
By Ana Seggiaro
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled, 2013 by Ana Seggiaro
From the Cartographies series
Embroidery on canvas (map)
Unframed
In the mid-2000s, Ana Seggiaro made her first small-scale collage works on paper. S...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Thread
THE GENTLE SEASON. BONNIEUX
By Tom Mabon
Located in London, GB
This painting, titled "THE GENTLE SEASON. BONNIEUX," depicts a serene countryside landscape, perfectly capturing the essence of a gentle season. The main focus of the composition is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
THE BROKEN SUNLIGHT. GIARDINO DE BOBOLI, FLORENCE
By Tom Mabon
Located in London, GB
This painting, titled "THE BROKEN SUNLIGHT. GIARDINO DE BOBOLI, FLORENCE," portrays a tranquil countryside scene that vividly captures the warmth and vitality of the sunlight. The ma...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
FLORENTINE GARDENS
By Tom Mabon
Located in London, GB
The painting titled "Florentine Gardens" depicts a vividly detailed Italian landscape. In the foreground, a cat sits on a platform, directly facing the viewer from behind a lemon tre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
EVER DARKENING TINTS BELOW THE APENNINES
By Tom Mabon
Located in London, GB
This painting, titled "EVER DARKENING TINTS BELOW THE APENNINES," depicts a rich and colourful scene of the Italian countryside. The composition gradually extends from the foreground...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Iceberg
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Rendered in many small, stainless steel discs, a hollow head floated on a clear, plexiglas cylinder appears to melt, the discs diminishing in size and forming 'puddles' in this sculp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Stainless Steel
DAISY (GERBERA) STUDY II
Located in London, GB
This painting, titled "DAISY (GERBERA) STUDY II," is simple yet expressive. The focal point is a yellow daisy, slanted in a glass that is only depicted by its rim, adding a modern an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Open Up The Red Door. From the Grand Interiors series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Open Up The Red Door, 2021 by Celia Rogge
From the Grand Interiors series
Edition 2/8 + 2AP
Unframed
Fine Art Photography collaboration with Alexa Hampton…
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Celia Ro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
One & a Half - contemporary, floral still life, acrylic and oil on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Two bouquets become one to create a lavish brightly coloured arrangement in this floral still life by Pat Service. The Canadian artist created a series of paintings in the 1990s that...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Fish & Chips
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fish & Chips is a lithograph on paper, initialed lower right 'BD', 9.5 x 9" image size. From the edition of 395, numbered XLIX/C (there were also 275 Arabic and 20 AP), framed in a c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph, Paper
Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Bad Hare Day (Whistler's Mother) is a lithograph on paper, initialed 'BD' lower right, 9 x 9 inches image size. From the edition of 395, numbered 178/275 (there were also 100 Roman a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Château Des Déesses. From the Grand Interiors series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Château Des Déesses, 2017 by Celia Rogge
From the Grand Interiors series
Edition 1/8 + 2AP
Unframed
Fine Art Photography collaboration with Alexa Hampton…
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Celia Rog...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mirror Me This. From the Grand Interiors series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mirror Me This, 2021 by Celia Rogge
From the Grand Interiors series
Edition 2/8 + 2AP
Unframed
Fine Art Photography collaboration with Alexa Hampton…
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Celia Rogge’s ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Summer Flowers - contemporary, floral still life, acrylic and oil on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The simple beauty of a summer bouquet is celebrated in this lovely floral portrait by Pat Service. The Canadian artist chose to experiment with the classic still-life genre in her ow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
CHATEAU AT VAUVENARGUES. PROVENCE
By Tom Mabon
Located in London, GB
"Chateau at Vauvenargues, Provence" portrays the castle of Vauvenargues in the Provence region of France. The painting depicts the magnificent appearance of the castle and its integr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Oil
Elsa Peretti goes out for a drink. From the Art, culture & society series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Elsa Peretti goes out for a drink, 2024 by Manuel Santelices
From the Art, culture & society series
Unframed
Movies, TV. and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Ink
"Untitled III"
Located in Lyons, CO
The artist describes this project:
Making these monotypes was a wonderful new experience for me. They combine a painterly, abstract background with a graphic structure of hard edged...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Monotype
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Room 1024
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hotel Chelsea, New York. Room 1024, 2011
Photographs from the photography book entitled Hotel Chelsea (publisher pointed leaf press 2013).
C-print archival
Size: 20 H x 30 W in. Edition 1/15 + 2AP
Unframed
*Extra Large size available in Edition of 3 (by special order)
These extraordinary photographs are part of the the Hotel Chelsea series. The Hotel Chelsea closed its doors for the first time in its iconic history of over one hundred years. American photographer Victoria Cohen...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
C Print
La Vie En Rose. From the Château D’eau Enfilades series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
La Vie En Rose, 2022 by Celia Rogge
From the Château D’eau Enfilades series
Edition 3/8 + 2AP
Unframed
Fine Art Photography collaboration with Alexa Hampton…
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Celia ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Root
Located in Lyons, CO
Color lithograph, Ed. 25
The artist describes his work:
My work has often been described as belonging to a category of ‘reductive, geometric abstraction’. In the last decade ho...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Enfiladen Vid Hamnen. From the Grand Interiors series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Enfiladen Vid Hamnen, 2021 by Celia Rogge
From the Grand Interiors series
Edition 1/8 + 2AP
Unframed
Fine Art Photography collaboration with Alexa Hampton…
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Celia Ro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ahmadi Oil Fields by Steve McCurry, 1991, Digital C-Print, Photography
Located in Dallas, TX
Ahmadi Oil Fields by Steve McCurry depicts two figures standing in a fiery landscape. They are both dressed in white hazmat suits with gas masks. Both figures are fixated by the fire...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Digital
Storm Dragon
By Don Ed Hardy
Located in Lyons, CO
Color lithograph, Edition 20.
Don Ed Hardy’s lithographs “Storm Dragon” and “Sea Dragon” continue his lifelong exploration of dragon mythology and imagery. For 2000, the Year of the...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
Flying Torso Variation 7
Located in Dallas, TX
Michael O’Keefe’s sculptures, drawings, and paintings depict figurative narratives born from unpredictable processes. He couples innovative methods with unconventional tools to creat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Stoneware
Three Figures in Black - Morocco by Paul Greenberg, 1994, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Three Figures in Black - Morocco by Paul Greenberg depicts four people walking on a sidewalk. A small child walks with two figures cloaked in black, and carries a white toy attached ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Art
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Idylls Of Havelland. From the Schinkel Enfilades - Interiors Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Idylls Of Havelland, 2016 by Celia Rogge
From the Schinkel Enfilades - Interiors Series
Edition 1/25 + 2AP
Unframed
Fine Art Photography collaboration with Alexa Hampton…
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Category
2010s Contemporary Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Flores para la Ñusta II
Located in Lyons, CO
Color lithograph with cut outs, Edition 30.
Flores para la Ñusta translates as "Flowers for the Ñusta". The artist states:
"In the Andean cosmology, the Ñust...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Materials
Lithograph
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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