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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
Coral Column
Coral Column

David C. GallupCoral Column, 2022

$44,000Sale Price|20% Off

Coral Column

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Alongside my wife Nansi, I have been lucky to explore some of the most beautiful and pristine coral reefs in the world. People often think we take pictures of the corals and paint them, but that is far from our process, which involves (at least in this case) working from an abstract design and weaving in memories and imagination until I had this image resolved. This painting is scheduled to be a part of our (Nansi’s and mine) international museum exhibition highlighting the beauty and fragility of our coral reef ecosystems, kicking off at the new ICONIC Museum in Texas in 2024. David C. Gallup has devoted his life to the study, teaching, and creation of art. He graduated from Otis/Parsons in Los Angeles in 1990, and soon found himself supervising a staff of over thirty artists under pop art legend Hiro Yamagata on the Earthly Paradise collection and other projects. He began plein-air painting on mornings, weekends and after work, and eventually left his friend and patron Yamagata to pursue a career as a gallery artist. For over a decade, he was the Vice President of the historic California Art Club...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Spellbound
Spellbound

Spellbound

By Cynthia Young

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Mountain, lake, trees, nature, landscape, greens, blues, water. 50 x 38" oil on canvas, maple frame Inspired by the drama of nature and light, Cynthia creates abstracted landscapes...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Double Poppies Black
Double Poppies Black

Double Poppies Black

By Donald Sultan

Located in New York, NY

Double Poppies Black 2025 
Color silkscreen with enamel inks, flocking and sand on Rising 4-ply museum board 
Sheet size: 52.5 x 30 inches (133 x 76 cm)
 Image size: 48.5 x 26 inches...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Winter Sport Athletes

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Winter Sport Athletes

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite Price includes $650 additional cost of framing. This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

Portrait of Adefunke
Portrait of Adefunke

Portrait of Adefunke

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

"Portrait of Adefunke" is an original painting created by Eyitayo Alagbe. Eyitayo created "Portrait of Adefunke" with Mixed Media on a Primed canvas of 20Wby 26H Inches The Portrait...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

Beach with Three Figures
Beach with Three Figures

Beach with Three Figures

By Willard Dixon

Located in Burlingame, CA

Beach with Three Figures - The painting was created in 2020 by celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 ye...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled, Watercolour Ink, Pencil, Set of 2 Works Contemporary Artists"In Stock"
Untitled, Watercolour Ink, Pencil, Set of 2 Works Contemporary Artists"In Stock"

Untitled, Watercolour Ink, Pencil, Set of 2 Works Contemporary Artists"In Stock"

By Pankaj Panwar

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

Pankaj Panwar Pastel on Paper, 6 x 9 inches (Unframed Size) 2017 (Each) Set of 2 works ( Delivered unframed ) Born : 1961. Education : 1988 - M.F.A. (Sculpture) from Fine Arts Faculty, M.S. University, Baroda. 1986 - B.F.A. (Sculpture), Kala-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santlniketan.1989-1990 - Post-Experience Diploma in Sculpture, Royal College of Art, London, UK . Professor in Sculpture, Kala-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, W.B. India. Select Solo Exhibitions : 2008 Aicon Gallery, Palo Alto. Grosvenor Museum, Chester, UK. R. C. A., London, UK . Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds, UK Art-Heritage, New Delhi. Select Group Exhibitions : 2008 Shaptarishee, Sculpture in Steel, organized by Depika Jindal, by curated Alka Pandey, Habitat center, New Delhi . Edge of Desire – Idioms of Indian & Italian Contemporary Art, NGMA, Kolkata, Bombay; New Delhi. The Human Figure, Gallery Threshold, New Delhi. Entrusted, Charles Wallace Trust, New Delhi . Continuity, Disjuncture, Creativity, Akar Prakar, Kolkata. Tale of Two Cities, Birla Academy, Kolkata; Mumbai . Hundred and Fifty years of Art of Bengal, CIMA, Kolkata; Mumbai. Multi Media Art...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

Muscle Boy Photograph, Limited Edition 11/15, Harlem, New York City 1963, Signed
Muscle Boy Photograph, Limited Edition 11/15, Harlem, New York City 1963, Signed

Muscle Boy Photograph, Limited Edition 11/15, Harlem, New York City 1963, Signed

By Leonard Freed

Located in New york, NY

Muscle Boy is an iconic image by Leonard Freed who was a pioneer in documentary photography. In this photo a boy flexes his muscles for the camera perhaps making a statement about...

Category

1960s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...

Beyond The Page 23/25 - Contemporary Figurative Bronze Iron Metal Wall Sculpture
Beyond The Page 23/25 - Contemporary Figurative Bronze Iron Metal Wall Sculpture

Beyond The Page 23/25 - Contemporary Figurative Bronze Iron Metal Wall Sculpture

By Mireia Serra

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mireia Serra creates sensuous bronze and iron sculptures showing the beauty of snapshots caught in life which are full of emotions and feelings along the life journey. Her metal artw...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Iron

"Portalito", Abstract Patterns, Geometric Abstraction, Woodcut Monoprint
"Portalito", Abstract Patterns, Geometric Abstraction, Woodcut Monoprint

"Portalito", Abstract Patterns, Geometric Abstraction, Woodcut Monoprint

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piece titled "Portalito" is an original piece by Alexis Nutini and is made from a woodcut monoprint mounted on panel. This piece measures 7.25"h x 9.5"w. Born in Mexico City, ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Panel, Monoprint, Woodcut

La Raccourcie

La Raccourcie

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

Kim Frohsin, Third generation Bay Area Figurative artist began exhibiting in the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990s, and in 1993 was...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

Vision of Twilight 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Realism
Vision of Twilight 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Realism

Vision of Twilight 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Realism

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

“Vision of Twilight” is a captivating and contemplative artwork that suspends us in the ethereal realm of the in-between. This enchanting title captures the essence of a fleeting mom...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Weed + Grub 2"- Archival Pigment Ink Photography

"Weed + Grub 2"- Archival Pigment Ink Photography

By Lauren Hurt

Located in West Hollywood, CA

This selection is an intimate grouping of portraits of celebrities and tastemakers in the burgeoning cannabis industry. I’ve paired these with select portraits evoking the feeling of...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink

Untitled  - Landscape Nature Painting by Lesley Anne Spowart
Untitled  - Landscape Nature Painting by Lesley Anne Spowart

Untitled - Landscape Nature Painting by Lesley Anne Spowart

Located in Carmel, CA

Lesley Anne Spowart, an abstract artist hailing from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is renowned for her transformative creations that blur the boundaries of mediums and styles. With a di...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Utopian Foyer II, Milan - Architectural urban color photography
Utopian Foyer II, Milan - Architectural urban color photography

Utopian Foyer II, Milan - Architectural urban color photography

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

Utopian Foyer II, from Richard Heeps series A Short History of Milan, which began as a special project for the 2018 Affordable Art Fair Milan. It was well received and the artwork ha...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Bathers by the Water

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Bathers by the Water

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Bathers by the Water Signed in red, recto Oil on canvas 96.25 x 67 inches (244.5 x 170.2 cm) $15,000 + $900 framing This work is offered by Cla...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

Green Gust  -  Contemporary Surrealist Still Life Painting
Green Gust  -  Contemporary Surrealist Still Life Painting

Green Gust - Contemporary Surrealist Still Life Painting

By Jeff Faust

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Jeff Faust draws from the rich tradition of highly illusionistic canvases, where the eye perceives a sophisticated depth. Faust's ability to blend the ordinary with a touch of the ex...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Untitled

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Untitled

Located in Paris, IDF

Acrylic on paper Nino Tolomashvili is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. After completing her schooling, she pursued her studies at the Tbilisi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

The Menagerie

The Menagerie

By Maggie Taylor

Located in Sante Fe, NM

Maggie Taylor creates evocative single-scene narratives in her whimsical and elaborate photomontages. Working intuitively, Taylor combines 19th Century photographs, found objects, ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Gluttony"

"Gluttony"

By Tim Rees

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Timothy Rees was fascinated with drawing throughout his youth and after high school pursued a degree in animation. The pull to painting portraits and figures was strong, however, le...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Hunt Slonem "Cloud 9" Butterflies
Hunt Slonem "Cloud 9" Butterflies

Hunt Slonem "Cloud 9" Butterflies

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Cloud 9 Series: Butterflies Date: 2021 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 40" x 60" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Unique ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Paul Mann - Frankenstein - Contemporary Cinema Movie Posters

Paul Mann - Frankenstein - Contemporary Cinema Movie Posters

Located in Asheville, NC

Frankenstein Frankenstein is a 1931 American science fiction horror film directed by James Whale, produced by Carl Laemmle Jr., and adapted from a 1927 play by Peggy Webling, which in turn was based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Frankenstein stars Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein, an obsessed scientist who digs up corpses with his assistant in order to assemble a living being from body parts. The resulting creature, often known as Frankenstein's monster, is portrayed by Boris Karloff. The make-up for the monster was provided by Jack Pierce. Alongside Clive and Karloff, the film's cast also includes Mae Clarke, John Boles, Dwight Frye, and Edward Van Sloan. Artist: Mann, Paul Edition Details Year: 2020 Class: Cinema Status: Official Released: 07/14/20 Run: 165 Technique: Offset Lithograph Paper: 300gsm archival paper Size: 24 X 36 Markings: Numbered About Artist: For more than 40 years, Paul Mann...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Color, Digital, Laser, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment...

White Glove ( Michael Jackson ) - large format photograph of iconic rhinestones
White Glove ( Michael Jackson ) - large format photograph of iconic rhinestones

White Glove ( Michael Jackson ) - large format photograph of iconic rhinestones

By Tom Schierlitz

Located in San Francisco, CA

White Glove (Michael Jackson) by Tom Schierlitz, a highly detailed still life photograph of the King of Pop 's glamorous Swarovski crystal rhinestone glove, capturing intricate detai...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Ky Anderson "Timeline 24.1" Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
Ky Anderson "Timeline 24.1" Acrylic and Oil on Canvas

Ky Anderson "Timeline 24.1" Acrylic and Oil on Canvas

By Ky Anderson

Located in New York, NY

Of her recent work, Ky Anderson states, "After taking a couple of months off from painting, I returned to the studio with a sense of urgency and dove in without a preconceived concep...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

The Character of Rain

The Character of Rain

By Pauline Ziegen

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Pauline Ziegen oil, aluminum leaf, mixed media on panel white, gray, white gold, navy, blue Pauline Ziegen’s earliest landscape paintings were painted outdoors in Kansas where vast ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Hunt Slonem "Max" Bunny
Hunt Slonem "Max" Bunny

Hunt Slonem "Max" Bunny

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Max Date: 2024 Medium: Oil on Wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Verso Edition: Unique Provenanc...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Deep Inside III #3, 2018 - Limited Edition Giclee Print

Deep Inside III #3, 2018 - Limited Edition Giclee Print

Located in Brighton, GB

Deep Inside III #3 is a Giclée Print on Cotton Paper (Hahnemuhle Rag Paper 308g) print available in this size in a limited edition of 10 + 2 Artist Proofs. Born in Porqueres, a sma...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Giclée, Photographic Paper, Color

Talking Heads Speaking in Tongues Record, Limited Edition, 1983, Vinyl
Talking Heads Speaking in Tongues Record, Limited Edition, 1983, Vinyl

Talking Heads Speaking in Tongues Record, Limited Edition, 1983, Vinyl

Located in Englishtown, NJ

Limited edition exclusive European release record featuring the artwork of Robert Rauschenberg. Clear housing with 3 art record plates in blue, yellow and red that stack to create a ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Vinyl

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.