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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
Arlen Reclining
Arlen Reclining

Arlen Reclining

Located in London, GB

Bronze Numbered 4/10 21cm × 26cm × 57cm Ian Rank-Broadley is one of the foremost sculptors working today. His effigy of the late Queen Elizabeth II appears on all UK and Commonwealt...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

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

Niño Payaso, Original Stone Lithograph Mexican Child Clown Portrait, Rust, Black
Niño Payaso, Original Stone Lithograph Mexican Child Clown Portrait, Rust, Black

Niño Payaso, Original Stone Lithograph Mexican Child Clown Portrait, Rust, Black

By Rafael Coronel

Located in Union City, NJ

Niño Payaso is an original hand drawn stone lithograph by the Mexican artist Rafael Coronel. Niño Payaso was printed one color at a time on archival printmaking paper using traditional hand lithography techniques in Paris c.1973 from lithographic stones drawn by the artist. Niño Payaso is a sensitive profile portrait depicting a young boy wearing an antique-style clown outfit whose image suggests a deeply dispirited child at a moment of gloom; a very strong impression printed in rust orange, light beige and black ink on buff colored paper. Framed size - 24 x 30 in., dark brown Mexican wood frame...

Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

Garden of Abstraction By Marc Zimmerman
Garden of Abstraction By Marc Zimmerman

Garden of Abstraction By Marc Zimmerman

By Marc Zimmerman

Located in Carmel, CA

A floral, but instead of a vase it finds itself in a jungle setting. Rich reds weave amongst the large green leaves and white flowers creating fullness for this tropical jungle Flor...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pop Shop II Plate 3 By Keith Haring
Pop Shop II Plate 3 By Keith Haring

Pop Shop II Plate 3 By Keith Haring

By Keith Haring

Located in Dubai, Dubai

Pop Shop II Plate 3 By Keith Haring Keith Haring was a visionary American artist and social activist known for his iconic, colorful, and dynamic graffiti-inspired artwork that eme...

Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Screen

Untitled, EZ
Untitled, EZ

Untitled, EZ, circa 1995

$636Sale Price|20% Off

Untitled, EZ

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: EZ Title: Untitled Year: circa 1995 Medium: Acrylic on linen Size: 13 x 17.5 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed in gold ink Notes: Original painting. EZ paintin...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Topiary II - large format photograph of ornamental shaped sidewalk trees
Topiary II - large format photograph of ornamental shaped sidewalk trees

Topiary II - large format photograph of ornamental shaped sidewalk trees

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

large scale photogaph from a series of photographic observances capturing the antics of urban gardening and whimsical botanical art of topiaries' green minimalism TOPIARY II by Fran...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

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

Artemesia
Artemesia

Artemesia

By René Romero Schuler

Located in Westport, CT

René Romero Schuler’s expressionistic paintings depict delicate female figures that she paints using a dry-brushed, minimalist hand, leaving her subjects mostly featureless but nonet...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

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

Brambles 4, Abstract ceramic sculpture, brown
Brambles 4, Abstract ceramic sculpture, brown

Brambles 4, Abstract ceramic sculpture, brown

By Rachelle Krieger

Located in New York, NY

Artist Statement by Rachelle Krieger: These new ceramic sculptural works are a reflection of biodiversity and vitality, capturing natural elements in various stages of life. During ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Wire

Path to Light
Path to Light

Path to Light

Located in Zofingen, AG

This painting was inspired by architectural forms and the eternal contrast of day and night. I wanted to convey the feeling of transition — from one world to another, from everyday r...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Gymnast Bust, Quarter life
Gymnast Bust, Quarter life

Gymnast Bust, Quarter life

By Richard MacDonald

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Created as a study for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, the “Gymnast Bust, Half life”, provides a glimpse into the creative process of the artist. Richard MacDonald created a b...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Bronze

No title (No 77) Ballet Photography 32 x 32 in Ed. of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko
No title (No 77) Ballet Photography 32 x 32 in Ed. of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko

No title (No 77) Ballet Photography 32 x 32 in Ed. of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko

By Yevgeniy Repiashenko

Located in Culver City, CA

No title (No 77) Ballet Photography 32 x 32 in Ed. of 25 by Yevgeniy Repiashenko No title (No 77) by Yevgeniy Repiashenko Year photo was taken: 2020 Limited Edition of 25 Picture s...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Archival Pigment

"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

Snowy Mountains

Snowy Mountains

By Theodore Waddell

Located in Bozeman, MT

Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Joel Urruty - Shola, Sculpture 2024

Joel Urruty - Shola, Sculpture 2024

By Joel Urruty

Located in Stamford, CT

Medium: Mahogany As an artist I strive to create elegant sculptures that capture the true essence of the subject matter. Form, line and surface are used as the visual language. The ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Mahogany

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

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

Between 2 silences— Abstract Minimalism, Oil Painting, Seaside, Contemporary art
Between 2 silences— Abstract Minimalism, Oil Painting, Seaside, Contemporary art

Between 2 silences— Abstract Minimalism, Oil Painting, Seaside, Contemporary art

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Framed in natural wood or black floater frame (your choice) Signed – Certificate of authenticity – Ready to hang Sophie Dumont is a French contemporary painter based in Normandy, kn...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Easy Rider

Easy Rider

By William Wegman

Located in New York, NY

2009, pigment print photograph, 14 x 11 inches, Edition of 12 signed and numbered by the artist on the reverse William Wegman is a renowned photographer famous for his unique and ar...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Pigment

New Perspective

New Perspective

By Cynthia Young

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Inspired by the drama of nature and light, Cynthia creates abstracted landscapes with oil on canvas.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Untitled

Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - Untitled

Located in Paris, IDF

Acrylic on oil 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 Tb...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Hunt Slonem "Chinensis 4" Bunnies
Hunt Slonem "Chinensis 4" Bunnies

Hunt Slonem "Chinensis 4" Bunnies

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Chinensis Monday Series: Bunnies Date: 2021 Medium: Oil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 48" x 48" Signature: Signed by Artist on Verso Edition: Uni...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Nocturnal Nature Magnolia - Contemporary Floral Cyanotype Butterfly, 2021-'22
Nocturnal Nature Magnolia - Contemporary Floral Cyanotype Butterfly, 2021-'22

Nocturnal Nature Magnolia - Contemporary Floral Cyanotype Butterfly, 2021-'22

By Julia Whitney Barnes

Located in Kent, CT

In this contemporary botanical cyanotype painting in watercolor, gouache, India ink, and cyanotype on Arches platine paper, meticulously detailed flowers, including magnolia, proteus...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Mist and Ice Diptych, Greenland, 50x70in Color Photograph, 2019, Signed Edition
Mist and Ice Diptych, Greenland, 50x70in Color Photograph, 2019, Signed Edition

Mist and Ice Diptych, Greenland, 50x70in Color Photograph, 2019, Signed Edition

By Jean-Michel Voge

Located in New york, NY

Mist and Ice, Greenland, 2019 by Jean-Michel (JM) Voge captures the beauty of an eco-friendly natural world, an image split in two (diptych), drawing our attention to climate change ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Digital Pigm...

Beside Still Waters, Original Painting
Beside Still Waters, Original Painting

Beside Still Waters, Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A weathered farmhouse stands sentinel, a skeletal whisper against the vast prairie. Once, laughter echoed through its rooms, and children's dreams clung to th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Chroma-Q- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting
Chroma-Q- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting

Chroma-Q- 21st Century Contemporary portrait Painting

By Tania Rivilis

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Tania Rivilis Chroma-Q 41 x 29 cm framed (included in price) 44 x 32 cm Oilpaint on wood panel Tania Rivilis (b. 1986) 2022 winner of the 'William Locke Price' ( £ 30.000 ) from ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

What will you say? Nude drawing. 2021. Paper, mixed media, 70x48 cm
What will you say? Nude drawing. 2021. Paper, mixed media, 70x48 cm

What will you say? Nude drawing. 2021. Paper, mixed media, 70x48 cm

Located in Riga, LV

In the recent years Maris Abilevs has been exploring the beauty of female shapes by using mixed media and various drawing techniques raging from expressive sketching to neat lines.

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Color Pencil

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.