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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
Seascape XI Triptych (framed) - abstract photographs of ocean surface & horizon
Seascape XI Triptych (framed) - abstract photographs of ocean surface & horizon

Seascape XI Triptych (framed) - abstract photographs of ocean surface & horizon

By Frank Schott

Located in San Francisco, CA

Mesmerizing large scale photographs from the artist's Seascape series, a body of works capturing the tactile surfaces and monochrome blue azure nature of oceanic waterscapes SEASCAP...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment, Plexiglass

Arches on Catedrais Beach Study 4 – Limited Ed. Black and White Seascape, Spain
Arches on Catedrais Beach Study 4 – Limited Ed. Black and White Seascape, Spain

Arches on Catedrais Beach Study 4 – Limited Ed. Black and White Seascape, Spain

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21315 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Breakwater Pier Study 1 – France – Black and White Long Exposure Seascape
Breakwater Pier Study 1 – France – Black and White Long Exposure Seascape

Breakwater Pier Study 1 – France – Black and White Long Exposure Seascape

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21127 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Colossal Happiness - Large Scale Mixed Media Graffiti Inspired Art on Canvas
Colossal Happiness - Large Scale Mixed Media Graffiti Inspired Art on Canvas

Colossal Happiness - Large Scale Mixed Media Graffiti Inspired Art on Canvas

By Amber Goldhammer

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...

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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Silent Lake Panorama, Large-Scale Minimalist Limited Edition Colour Photograph
Silent Lake Panorama, Large-Scale Minimalist Limited Edition Colour Photograph

Silent Lake Panorama, Large-Scale Minimalist Limited Edition Colour Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 8 // Gallery ID: 21243 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

"The Way Home"
"The Way Home"

HELEN MOUNT"The Way Home", 2024

$685Sale Price|40% Off

"The Way Home"

By HELEN MOUNT

Located in Zofingen, AG

"The Way Home" immerses us in the majestic beauty of familiar landscapes that evoke a sense of unshakable belonging. The subtle shades of the sun enveloping the smooth lines of the r...

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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Hunt Slonem "Molucans 18" painting of birds
Hunt Slonem "Molucans 18" painting of birds

Hunt Slonem "Molucans 18" painting of birds

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Boston, MA

Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Molucans 18 Series: Birds Date: 2022 Medium: Oil on panel Unframed Dimensions: 32" x 26" Framed Dimensions: 40.5" x 34.5" Signature: Signed by Art...

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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil

Sunset (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - Polaroid

Sunset (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - Polaroid

By Stefanie Schneider

Located in Morongo Valley, CA

Sunset (Oxana's 30th Birthday) - 2007, from the 29 Palms, CA project - 40x50cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label with ...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Art

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

Munich, Original Acrylic Painting on Wood Panel, Contemporary 2018
Munich, Original Acrylic Painting on Wood Panel, Contemporary 2018

Munich, Original Acrylic Painting on Wood Panel, Contemporary 2018

By Marc Tanguy

Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR

"Munich, parc", oil on wood panel, original painting by Marc Tanguy, 2018 35 x 35 x 2 cm Signed and date on the back Framed with a natural oak floating frame (40 x 40 x 3,5 cm frame...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

3-D Acrylic Wall Sculpture with Pink Straws, Contemporary Art, New
3-D Acrylic Wall Sculpture with Pink Straws, Contemporary Art, New

3-D Acrylic Wall Sculpture with Pink Straws, Contemporary Art, New

By Sangsik Hong

Located in New York, NY

A figure appears when looking straight in the middle of the piece Acrylic, STRAWS, Plexiglas. Sang Sik Hongs' work is all made by hand; each straw is hand placed, a contrast to the...

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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Plastic, Plexiglass, Acrylic

Unfolding Dreams - Modern Relaxing Figurative Bronze Iron Metal Wall Sculpture
Unfolding Dreams - Modern Relaxing Figurative Bronze Iron Metal Wall Sculpture

Unfolding Dreams - Modern Relaxing Figurative Bronze Iron Metal Wall Sculpture

By Mireia Serra

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mireia Serra creates sensuous bronze and iron sculptures that capture the beauty of snapshots from life, full of emotions and feelings along the journey of life. Her metal artworks c...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Iron

Three poppies - black and white floral photography, limited edition of 10
Three poppies - black and white floral photography, limited edition of 10

Three poppies - black and white floral photography, limited edition of 10

By Ugne Pouwell

Located in London, GB

'Three poppies’ London, United Kingdom 2024. It is a still life black and white film photograph, made with a large format 4x5 Linhof camera. The photograph is signed front and ba...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée

Sunset Lens, Limited Edition, Geometric Diptych in Yellow, Contemporary Design
Sunset Lens, Limited Edition, Geometric Diptych in Yellow, Contemporary Design

Sunset Lens, Limited Edition, Geometric Diptych in Yellow, Contemporary Design

By Ryan Rivadeneyra

Located in Barcelona, ES

Sunset Lens is a limited edition giclée diptych that translates the atmosphere of a sunset into a refined geometric composition. Through soft gradients, repetition, and symmetrical s...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Giclée

Place to Linger Study 1 – France – Limited Black and White Coastal Photography
Place to Linger Study 1 – France – Limited Black and White Coastal Photography

Place to Linger Study 1 – France – Limited Black and White Coastal Photography

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21151 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Pink Granite Coast Panorama Study 2 – Brittany, France – Black and White Photo
Pink Granite Coast Panorama Study 2 – Brittany, France – Black and White Photo

Pink Granite Coast Panorama Study 2 – Brittany, France – Black and White Photo

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 21156 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Digital Pigment

Terion of Kin

Terion of Kin

By Gwen Wong

Located in Atlanta, GA

Gwen Wong's work is both painterly and allegorical, caught somewhere in the middle between the representational painter and the narrator. "I am inspired by the idea of a childhood re...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Multiverse, Flowers Takashi Murakami Limited Edition Signed Print Colour Flowers
Multiverse, Flowers Takashi Murakami Limited Edition Signed Print Colour Flowers

Multiverse, Flowers Takashi Murakami Limited Edition Signed Print Colour Flowers

By Takashi Murakami

Located in Bristol, GB

Offset print, cold stamp and high gloss varnishing Edition of 300 Diameter: 71 cm (27.9 in) Signed and numbered on front Mint. Minor imperfections may appear due to the production pr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Offset

View from Midtown, New York City - Manhattan Cityscape Skyline Photograph
View from Midtown, New York City - Manhattan Cityscape Skyline Photograph

View from Midtown, New York City - Manhattan Cityscape Skyline Photograph

By Richard Heeps

Located in Cambridge, GB

New York Cityscape, panorama photograph capturing the Manhattan skyline from Richard Heeps series, The Streets of New York. This artwork is a limited edition of 25 gloss photographic print from negative, dry-mounted to aluminium, presented in a museum board white window mount and a choice of black or white box frame. It is signed and numbered on reverse accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Handmade to order, this artwork is available unframed and in other sizes. It pairs well with other Richard Heeps artworks in our 1stdibs store. “Richard Heeps' seductive, highly-saturated colours and sophisticated pictorial structures demonstrate a true love and empathy for this subject matter – be it cool, descriptive interiors, still life or landscape.” His distinctive style pushes the limits of photography. The collectable and affordable, hand-printed colour photographs combine the best in traditional processing with the latest archival materials – from photographic paper to mounting with a 100% cotton museum board. His artwork has been bought by many international collectors. Exhibitions Include: Royal Academy of Arts London, Photoville Brooklyn, The Photographers Gallery London, The Spitz Gallery London, Kettle's Yard Cambridge, Norwich Arts Centre. The Civic Centre Thurrock, 20-21 Visual Arts Centre Scunthorpe, Rochester Art Gallery, Preston Hall...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

soft place to land

soft place to land

Located in New Orleans, LA

Kristin Cronic says of her work... I create large scale gestural paintings of nature forms. The live oaks of my birthplace, uprooted tree carcasses, and rock formations magnify the ...

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2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Bea with a whip at The Other Side

Bea with a whip at The Other Side

By Nan Goldin

Located in New York, NY

Nan Goldin Bea with a whip at The Other Side 1973 Gelatin silver print 14 x 11 inches; 36 x 28 cm Edition of 100 Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in graphite (lower right verso) ...

Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

I Stay
I Stay

I Stay

By Daria Okhrimenko

Located in Zofingen, AG

She is not holding anything up. Not her spine, not her breath, not your expectations. Her body has dropped the performance. Her skin belongs only to her. A shoulder bare, a shirt fal...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Magenta Gummy in Awe"

"Magenta Gummy in Awe"

By John Schieffer

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

John Schieffer graduated in 1995 from Paier College of Art in Hamden, Connecticut with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The salutatorian entered the world of illustration at Mercer Ma...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Hand-Printed Cyanotype Photograph 'Round the Bend', 6 x 10 in., Contemporary Art
Hand-Printed Cyanotype Photograph 'Round the Bend', 6 x 10 in., Contemporary Art

Hand-Printed Cyanotype Photograph 'Round the Bend', 6 x 10 in., Contemporary Art

By Christine So

Located in Oakland, CA

A curve in a s steep path in woods that disappear into morning mist. These are the foggy woods in the hills of Oakland, across the bay from San Francisco. This is a photograph print...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Photogram

Ascension
Ascension

Ascension

By Maria Deguchi

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Ascension Etching and aquatint printed in red and gold leaf on Arches France paper Signed, titled, and editioned in pencil by the artist (see photos) Edition: 60 of which this number...

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1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Aquatint

Randal Ford - Lila, Photography 2020, Printed After

Randal Ford - Lila, Photography 2020, Printed After

By Randal Ford

Located in Greenwich, CT

Available sizes: 37.5" x 30", Edition of 15 50" x 40", Edition of 10 60" x 48", Edition of 5 Narrative: A big part of working with dogs throughout this process, involved learning th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

C Print

Feelings - Figurative work on paper with ballerinas and text
Feelings - Figurative work on paper with ballerinas and text

Feelings - Figurative work on paper with ballerinas and text

By Adam Baranello

Located in East Quogue, NY

Original mixed media work on paper by Adam Baranello. Mixed media, acrylic, spray paint on canvas. Size 17 x 14 in. Offered unframed. Ships rolled Multidisciplinary artist Adam Ba...

Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

"The Pond in Golden Light" Contemporary Acrylic Painting in the style of Monet
"The Pond in Golden Light" Contemporary Acrylic Painting in the style of Monet

"The Pond in Golden Light" Contemporary Acrylic Painting in the style of Monet

By Robert Gregory Phillips

Located in New York, NY

An abstract expressionist acrylic painting on canvas with wonderful color combinations of whites, pinks, orange and effortless lines and shapes. Inspired by Claude Monet's Lilly Pads...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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.